Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

cunfeierates Their force was now. easv
to get at. Their divisions were probably
each three brigades, aud their brigadrs
each three regiments. Their crack bri-
saie (Col. McLins's) consisted of three
regiments, TT Ohio, veterans Just returned
re-enliSted and recruited. 500 men; 43d
Iowa, Just returned, *, 900 men, and
the 5Dh Indiana, old time not vet out
$50 i 400 men. From what saw Of
other regiments, | think this TO he the
fullest brigade. ycrpt the tso negro regi-
-ne it-, which were pretty large. | lhiak
am correct in putting their force on ar
rival az l3 900 lighting men. Deduciing
the lps~es known. and the above named
brigade with 100 cavalry, sent with r.
urn rain to MI. Eibl, leaves them 9, 800
nen at the time of evacuation, MT deduct
Ing tie sick, who were not uunerun-
among privates but so mary among off
GERS that mt one Of the cOiOnels OF the
above brigade went on their fatal TRIP to
Mt. Eiba. Gen. Steele had burnt the off
crrs' trunks aud mess chests at the Ms
souri river, partly for lex Of trlnsporta>
ton, AID partly because the privates were
dissati~Ii "a that The officers mad !uxnries
while tie men were FINISHING. aad had
each ~ pack ID ~ 50 pounds weight On
the march. III cannon they were rot
sfrO = They alleged that Oh the Prairie
Cen. 'Fira hal more pieces than they.
At Poison Spa thry lJ-t four. Thcy sent
ten pieces with lAc "A Owe wagon train,
lri since ~. N le,t. | !. arm from --
thar six Fioce- ave been found that they
lift. cIrriiges and al, ia fhe DIachits
river, above t"wH. spike! Ut course. This
make, tssnty pieces Jhat Gen. Steele l.
shJrt ln his i.J.A iiIte cln.u44i. - 10
tie qnairy u the tr5up-, the infantry IL
excellent, buf when HEY irf, t1ey were As
much tnn greatly depressed In spirits a.
they .i1i been elaf=d when they came.
IAe lna.ry ~rFa mueH iniaFigr generally
ID tile CJJie.ria.g,. Incir horses we're
reduced in Il n, very much - The 1t
Arkau.a@. mud Ihr Kansas Jlyh4Wkers and
Indians. have the name IN heir own army
Uf not i-ht ~ We l. The ratIons of :
private syIitrr Iur ur Giy- in advance.
was ,lreiuiIy Jted. it c,lsi-tei Vi eight
hard bread cTacke :, l'wo DAY, and a
piece uf meat the SIZE VI YOUR hru-. after
the alarm al Gen. Snl'n's frno'acl. g, the
FglerlI- became nut only more careful of
tho'r Own safety. but mOrs Indifferent TO
Ihe safety uf prI9iie properly. The OH
Gers crnplAiuei uf the general cJOIuess cf
their recei'l1u 90 Camden. anG cursed, II
M b.r, worse lhn hcf rra. The only ap
1I!c ,tIOu / r guard likely to have atteu-
uUn, must be from lady well dressed
i'he only chaute iJr hyu-e was a guard
ihr only guari- to BE- hid appeared 10 be
Invalid. By this time trey hal a doons-
lay box d Ilan went rOlnd nat took O
last IT property, mai the politics OF owner,
Ia wa df.unci MARRIED thlt Gag after dly
tne pressure became more intense, aud the
stiiir =, between army and citlzeus more
clrari, Y iheI- Less 1empuri=lng o. both
-ides. Tie ladies cspecigliy cOul / not
conceal their di,gnsf. Those who MAJ
have thought Wrli VI the Federal. before
they came. were w 4 Is tin, cured. |
understand That some took Ihe oath, which
was Mt called the ,ath Of allegiance. but
If .u,n sty" IL vas explained a. some-
thing softer lhln the BIZ oath a ~
,i.ht OF cory. !; vas silent upon Civ
ing '.aId aud comfort % rebels, but meant
Inc same lhiug. II bpund une tJ abide
oy all laws O.. Congress Oh til negro qls~
i'm, but I..t uue tree tI oLjact u U.hsr
avs rae oath was nccomplniel by
printed hanrbli. 30 address from the bogus
uovernor MIrphy The idea contained
10 il wa, I'VE have siuned against the
t4>t -icvernn ~ in tha world Father.
trsi:e U.s." &c--neauing. Of coI.~e,
Father Abraham.
Before forget u, ! must tell you that
Dr.. - found out Il a certainty that
tie general order in this western army
~. ii.;.l W usllune Ut ail stall re used.
rhev had better aud safer ordered no
n.urpJwdcr. That order al ne wunii
lose them an army in south Arkansas II
Gen. Smith allows them a footing here
Their qninlne u adnllcrated, and their
coffee appears t. have been submitted
10 some steamlns process ~ extract the
virtue before the army gets ID. At any
rate | never saw Sucli coffee before
Their mrn and officers were filthy,
and not 80 substantially clad as ones
whom | saw dclilng across the river
Yesterday. They are more uniform. Tut
tie fabrics AMI Ihe making were made
~ sell. They burned good dral Of
clnthing when they evacuated, and ail
the negroes boxes aud trunks of cloth
ing AMI plumber. their sappers aud min
ers tools. and many wagons, about one
hnndrcd was tJld. A written order was
posted that ~ rcgrD man woman ur
child, should ride IN any wagon. and the
snldIers swofe taeF would nut sta-vr ~
feed fugitive negroes. Vet they fU eel
tlIem To 90.
did not find the ne rrn soldiers impn-
dent to a firm white man, hnt they were
Over-beirlug 10 the negroes. aud nade
them believe there was a negro General,
under who G orders they were acting
Ny own impression j., that their negro
eiiiistIncnfs tend ID diminish their force
III THIS way. They furnish "a excuse
i"r more white Ire.l mt ~ re-enlist
or vOlnntceE than the number of negro
recruits, rnprc ~ less. They talk OF "A
negro regiment, and the officers of a
negro regiment, as "A hoiaAn : Of black
dag, ut least ; lar a. that reg mcnt goes.
sudden vn The mDruing Ut Tue-iay,