New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-07
IHE DEFEAT Of PRICE AND MAnMADukE.
The People Of Arkansas Giving Thanks
The Rebel Forces In Full Retreat.
ST. Lovs, ThuTsSsy. scrs. .. isso.

A letter from Gen. Steele, received az Head
quarters Tuesday night. dated cArcpson August 2t,h
says
"Ouy advance. under Davidson has driven Nuna
dasos cavalry about a0oO. out u BrowrS's csp,ar-
Ing COL. Ia,bridgo and some prlra,e'."
At tie date Il We 6sYatoh from Dsyiison, GloveTs
brigade vss pushing NE enemy toward Bayou Meter.
THIS morning ths following dispatch wss received
fsom Gen. Flax;
rror RSob. wedn..aay. Sept 2 lsc1
IL Majpr Gss scnorviD:
4 drsertcr fsDn purbridge's command reports thai
oar faroes attached Prloe On the 95h at Brovpsyup
ard Bayou Meteor "Qid rsps" frces wero dhSen
hank Acros Arfaafas river oa Wednesday forenoon
last
fhc entire Rebc, force In full retreat Steele and
Davidson hoty pursuing them and Smelling tho feeinS
Rebels
Hundreds are deserving
Marraduhos command was wholly Tog,ed and scat
tered
Little Rock was within the grasp Of the Federal army
The people Of Artansas. north Of White rive. arc
Praisng God for the prospective deverance hoin the
JeG Davis despotGn. C. II. FISK. Brig. Gen.
ST LouIs Sept. g. 1879.
A special dispatch from Memphis to TAe Re
publican says;
The steamer Progress from White River brings the
news that Gen. Davidson. with cavalry and artillery
the Of Geo. Steeles army on the
ssth Of August drove the enemy. 1900 strong. across
Bayou MotaIe Bridge, killing and woundng about 100
and capturing so Our loss was 30 The Rebels burn
cd the bridge aftor crossig Gen. Steele was at Duyas
Bluff Oh the 3st ult
Loss Of the Courier-steele's Expedition
aner Price-Appearsnee Of the Country.
From Our Special Correspondent.
HELENA AK. Aug. "a 1862.
The loss Of the steamer Courier the Memphis
and Helena packet upon which were forwarded the
atest dispatches to TIE TRIBUNE nom this Dace to-
pcter with my own absence from here for the past TWO
DAYS has made an awkward interval Of some four or
i've days in your Arkansas correspondence. AZ IN
formation from Gen. Steele's expedition after fiice
Mnrmadukc and Kirby Smith being. ~ yet, oohirs
band there will be 10 great difficulty In making "Dcna'
for this. ., - .-..
At daylight on the morning Of the Goth your CORES
pondent In company with professional nienu i4n n
himself eiY miles out ON tho road IoadiiS -
this point to the Interior IL must NOT 10 io I'm
ills That we were scouting outside Of our own iiher ~
the contrary. were far behind the adVahce " "a.
army and Is OF 20 miles from Clarendon ana h,h
and nearly far from Lawrcnocvile AL Va saa.
points are either occupied or covered by our
Tho towns named above are all situated on Wn,so
River each being kind Of business nucleus or scoP
Of 10 or miles around where the inhaDiun. ~
stated seasons accumulate 10 dispose ofthcT n
ducts and supply themselves with neceSsaies or Ao a
comfort. The regions surrounding these placer e eS.
about the relation 10 their respective towns .
the tail Of peacock does TO the pope Tor stnonkn
upon an eIoeedlngy small point. Nor ~ have been
informed, In any SUCH thing mixing featheIs
Frequent quarres have sprung up between them On NC
count Of efforts made by one town " sagnct 'ne V9s"