New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-30

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pears.
From Our Special Correspondent
sAryT CHARLES Ark., Jan Q, 1864.
Do Won recollect that about tho LIST Of July,
1892 THE TRIBUNE contained account OF the desna'
ton bg shot from Rebel bs,tery,oi Union gun
boat in White Riyer' Tso, You GTe doubtless fauniu
with the main incidents Of the aisr-oi tne VIZ! IN
which the gunboot steamed up to within thirty yards
of tie battery and remained there throwing sho and
shen with precision and effect until 2tpoand shot
entered her boiler-of the explosion which immediately
follow ed and Of the terrible ss OF lie which ensued In
CONSEQUENCE hereOf0 the fact thar snch OF the crew
as we're not Instantly killed bumped into tie river and
began 10 swim toward the shore-ci the order which
the commander of the Rebel frces gave, while our
j scelded men were Struggling IN te WAtei, 10 SnoVs
the Cd Id Yankees don't lcrye Of tho1n alive
--aDd finally Of tho capture Of the battery by orr nd
forces and the occupation Nv item Of the town close
by This battle II may properly be termed steh tooH
place in june 1862 NOT long after che caEre CI len
mis- Tho QTlnholt was the Mound city. Ter hui
rests nearly IN the middle Of the rrer directly opposite
Yhe haf where was planted tha battery which he gs-
,antly ai+acfod Immediately in the rear Of tho bluffs
te village Of Saint Charles place which. three OK four
yeers sqo Contained about three hundred inhsttaEts
q
Fitch Of indiana think he was for several years .
coearpa Of Bright in the u. 8 senate. Inc itebc,s
wcrc commanded 10y desperate named Fry, who Is
,eteei ted 10 he BY residents Of this place rs rtb-
gade from the L s. RcCuis- Army. He was capture,
and-nota o. standing his numerous order Wnicn wa
obryed ly ls troops, 10 fire upon our woun@eo ana
dreaming nen--treated prisoner q Hes II que
Sin. lie exchanged and citizens OF th!s place N
{u d.. that hen they last heard Ot hin re was WIN
Draggs ARMY just previously 10 the battle OF Au ecs
Tho Rebels at one time had about 200 troops II the
flsce. Their intfeBohmsrts arc quite extensive and
Selnsiu about they lett them Tie Gltch IS In iAc
shay OF half GoCR ard extends ~ the river az each
end taking in about one.third Of the Town. While *
sminiug il Yesterday, ogme 20 the conclusion that
Sen low hed bad something TO DO win Us eonsfrac-
ton found that tho earth bad IN some places been
fhruGn W on the wrong side. Bat Ill the time aud
labor spent in digging II were thrown away for when
our trus were tod ~ move upon the euenys works
fhey went over Il without serious difficulty.
Gen German paid st Charles VISIT last Winter, and
occupied II several days. Finding however, that be
drew his troops and the place hes rot been troubled by
eitirr i1c or gTey-coat since Lis departure.
Tie inhabitants are secessionsts. With one excep-
fiou. lie says he Union man oil the time, but
cone of bis negbbols tel an entirely dhereAt story
a they all sufficiently tiDctured with loyalty 10
SsisA family supplies and 10 sen their cotton TO
Srcaf0rs for 80 or IS cents pound payable IN green
bucks when was here first, in August last they
said they were suffering for coffee. tea, medicines
-r0rpsu' /. shoes and don't know what else Since
then some good Samaritan. who got an idea into his
head tia; II he could buy ther cotton for Is oants
pound and sell il at Memphis or Cucinnati Tor 10 o. 20
Sen;s he would not lose much by the operation, hs
furfi red then with such goods as tie Treasury De
par lent thought proper they should receive.
Tho cOttoaspecuiatng business, by the way hos Dee
reduced to a science There wss time when money
could have been, and frequently was mado IN II by
almost any Of moderate capital aud ordinary GDih
a. hut thst tine Is yeTy much like tho Divine nsitu
lion OF Sayery"-t has passed away, never 10 return
Nov, a cotton SPECTATOR, 70 wo-k eIectiYeiy must
posses almost unlimited capital eIo as much tcnti Tor
his bushes. a. jimmy TwitcLer had FOR sucking eggs
Coincidence is not at al necessary in any cotton raslc
on bat Is occasionally made use Oh by some OF the
newest buyers Of ana operators m the fancy staple
N l. 10 be presumed they will soon get tho hang Of tic
tLing and Law conscience by for future emergencies
The entire country between the Arkansas ana White
rivers, from Che MISSISSIPPI 70 Little Rock has been
nrc1nentad" By agents o. cotton buyer-tho agents
rtig Tor Dor ceBtsge Of al the cotton they can en-
cage Tho Arkansas Il now IN isir my gaeie eonai0n
and hazard LITTLE "a saying tAat 100 pes wa "
shipped from its different landings oSsheoH 'NS GA" az
Of March x.,...o ara ,,ro., d..cs,a
ants Of the original chiarcn OF trae- Ohe ~ ~, -
m III. place but he hnds himself one DAY, 10. sew
ara behind the fair. He ives very ANTIQUE tnis morn
ing 10 learn IL was in the sans buslnsss anu wLes
positively and truthfnly told him thss Wes ho v se
Raid " You ish Won lucky man. makes notlhg' ven
4 comes away from Memphis, dinks get rieh pooty
soon, bat spends mine money for travel ana goes
hungry goOt many dimes ana nnd c,too wa va. vet
Syv NOT Ais Ven gets back 70 Memphis stays ueteF
fhero was something pathetic and az me same tin.e
I'm the language and manner OF the poor 1e"
bs tol5 me his experiences in the uncertain business
IA cotton buying managed 10 refrain from lAsgblhs
garsrS tbe recital OF his brief narrative but when no
len me and walked toward the blr TO see u boat was
coming down tbs river, made up Tor lost lae IA LIS
10 "get rich pooy soon" IA the cotton rhde hs
All do.buless receive the sympathy Of scores OF adyen
turers who hsvs come down the river within tne lss.
three mouths. and who. Ike him: are now Psriec''
Wiin9 10 return 20 Memphi. and stay there
The popuiaton OF st. Charles has not for elx months
MAST numbered more than twenty whites. Before mo
fFsr The ooIored population was NOT far TON ~ Dul
tSey are mot here now Most Of the ebe-bodlod ones
! take " Iexas mouths agoI o!aets hare iou'a |