, 1864-03-04
TIVE WAR ON THE FRONTIER.
Eatters in Kansas and Western Ar
kansas, &c, &c,

lftom our special Correspondent
L1AvEHwolfTH. kansas, Feb 18th, 1864.
MaJof75eaerai Blunt lett this city for Fort Snaitl
70 feeame nus Old command. (of 50 much Of 1t q
the mA'ioe OF 1en. Aaheck leaves him. In obedi
cnce 70 m ofoer iesned yeatcfday directing him Il
lake command OF the District OF the Frontier In
e'aoeo IN INC Oepastmens OF AEkansas.
INC ~olome o. Inc ofoes 10 singular, and tho po
1re.on o' .na.to Gown In INC Inoan Territory ant
esee1n Alkaes1s NOT 'oes 20 than the order. Lei
~" se o,4e1 tsu"speeaSe e1anee'
,.1.t, ostooct nsn' ntaht ~As supcfseoeo BY ten
anu,1 oIoe1s tlom seaone'd. bnnt went
-. ss...,--.s - Is t"e1e &noasn tae WIZ
~. ~ -4N ~ - ~o'ote" ulant4J. tnt
..s,H. M. ..un " u's oi1eo os*a aulaosazed &c
sppon.. alne' Walea naRes ~ sainGs cVea. Al
'as, la'o out his enemy schohead, and ths
1ntre fnnnd b,ma.1r .nt-.,amss
III ~,oo;1a5 u''tAuss'ce
tns.o,, - I..H .ose Wis" Hash
aneton, Tue Department OF Kansas, with Ma}ol
General Curtis at tho head, had been created Thu,
included the Indian Territory and the t.,al21for,
po.t,, known oe Tort smith ~ Th,a 1"a,Ha.1 I.1
an area Of about 200 square yards. Certainly, tht
War department did not mean such stupIditv as
tlx. The tnoons co,n,,ossp,. IN - ..-.. - ~.
frontier, were nearly all in the border tier Of eoun
tics In Arkansas.
The 13th Kansas and ri v,zeon.,, ,oa, =. u,
-
hnten, under Col. Bowen OF the 18th, as also par
OF tne "a Kansas battery. The I'd Kansas cava1ry
with Robbs sth Indians battery. at W,a,drrn fort,
nnes soa.h 'ae ast colorcd Kansas, Col. Williams
~ Aosesh'e, eo miles southeast; the 18th Iowa
part Ut the 1s:h, cth Kansas cavalry, three Arkan
Cen Tflunt1 worc a. ~ e>asts ,+",..., 80.
r,,1c md c'sswh.ss " TSn ~ aa. sa No"" fasetse
~ ~ 81 asas aae pos1 gasrson consisted
sas cavalry, while battalion Of the 18th wore cu
eampcd In the tea1itorg continnons1v
II sas evident finn, tl,c ,rc%as,, ~ +,o .s.....,
tho President intended hat S,ts J son15
Of the town rs vel as post Of ft To,t
Smith, as also command of tbe army of rhn Eron.
tier. But the opportunity was too ,ood to scnrsre
rs, en nh, 1nn, o. eqmm:nd So Steele acting With
s, o1a ooantr @ 4d INC inspiration Of Gen. Haleck,
an ssn na ~ IaSss 70 fo1t smith to assume con
This lcayes een munt without troops, exocpt lie
1a1 1nolnn n!saoG "a soored lsth and 18th Kansas,
Cen Tnn It wSe s u Ws1hnrton rsGy scs1e5 ya
snfance that he should hare command suitable
to hls sank, ard large enough for service. Hc e
pee9s s. tq e. mGye @ tito Tens u9less he receives
soua that The Ggnerslin.ch,e1, with the animosity
ne 14 mas alTays dlsplayed 10 kansas and the far
Of his farorite, Schodeld, would prevent or
;.n;.,s, Ssas1!, "aa mas nc h,gh crime Of being
mnrs ian rcs ~ .Saso A.4 iaus1t. Hom adding any
But It Is Believed Ii1s1 fhe wsr TSs5s nsns,+unt u
ouirs t6at ~ 1Wa ,Sene 1ass and othcrElse r.
11Eausaa should be inc,uded IL e. 81 n II
mnni9 ~ tfe .n5 III E, st00ps .ans under the com
cient fonr r. ar% 1'cse ~. l4e aaer VII naFe sui
region Of Northern TeSas earr n IN a'a snra1 a.ss
Te shs sce cbsnss &c a. G Toff smth a. IN ~ few days
cne,av W1 not ,o1H ssie eae long 1or AZ restless
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