New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-26
10 no1
which shall employ him, the enemy or We. II 10 NOS
from any solicnde 10 the pTeseryat OF Slavery
for ieI

which shall employ him, the enemy or We: II 10 NOT
from any solicnde 10 the preservation OF Slavery
for If we are conquered Slavery Is destroyed
The only other effect Of this proposed accession TO
cur military organization in certain extremity Is 10
increase OF resisting foes and Of winning
our independence Is it this that alarms The Standdrd'
We prefer independence to everything else; 1t seems
10 prefer anything else TO independence We have no
wish TO appeal to the We have mentioned nor Is
now necessary But when we cur enemies looking
to that as our only hope we should be FOOLS or mad.
men, traitors If we did not wrest the weapon rom
their hands and it ourselves IL occasion shall re-
qaire it, Not only independence. but the preservI
ton Vi Slavery itself would commend il.
FROM TRANs-NJssISsIPPI.
From The Richmond Wing Oct "a.
Dependent generally upon Northern channels foY
news RON Trans Mississippi, always get perverted
the truth reaches from Trustworthy Confederate
sources. We have at last received Gen. MaoRuDERs
SRIBY, now operating with Gen. PRICE, for his gallant
achievements in Arkansas. in September. II was read
to every battalion, regiment. &C, in his districts:
1.-The Maj0rG General commanding this district an
with pride TO the troops Of the most gallant
exploits and successful expeditions Of the Wharf.-The cap
ulo OF five forts by the heroic SHELBY and his brave
officers and men, in the face VI superior numbers.
and the destruction Of the railroad between Little Rock
aud Dnvals BlG. The eloquent report Of SHELBY will
best inform his comrades how this vas DONE The fol-
my forlorn hope Of advance, rndcr the brave and
intrepid WILKINS immediately charged the retreatDg
eGeny-and wave Of steel oyeIapped and followed up
the bueeoa.s The fort was surrounded tho artillery
opened at point Dlluk range and over the white burst
OF the powder cloud which driited and foated away
before the battle breeze. white flag waved out as
token Of surrender. The results Of this capture were
~ prisoners and 80 small arms, besides lerge quanil-
ties of supplies.
"staton No . was next attacked captured ard de-
sir0yed and hundred more prisoners added TO tie
first.
'statou No shared the same fal 9, while fifty more
prisoners swelled the number.
Stations Nos. and 8 were stubborn and defiant
and held on for While under pitiless and splendid
artillery fire. Veteran Illinois and Indiana infantry
were In these redOubts and they had hatred Of
rendering, although never asked them to 10 so. Time
passed Five hours had been spent IN these operations.
and could not wait Col SHaSKs. commanding my
old brigade, than whom Drawer better man never
set squadron in the field ordered to dismoant bis
command: Col: Jackson also dismounted portion o.
his brigade. aud then forming infantry with Col.
SfiAsKs, dashed forward with their intrepid leader a.
the pas de charge while strong body OF cavalry were
held well in hand for any emergency:
As the dsmounted men gained the ditches and pail
isaaes tho reserved cavalry, whose steeds had all the
long forenoon been ohanping impatient bits. dashed
away niter them in long fierce gallop.
When within five hundred yards Of their friends.
the Fcderals overtaken surrounded, ridden over
aud Col MITCHELL and four hundred and fifty OF biz
Officers and men surrendered Internationally. They
were Immediately cOuntermarched and double-9uieked
to therear the bullets Of their friends all the while ring
ing discordant metre.
1.-THE immediate and tangible fruits Of my expedition
field officer and eleven line officers, two hols,
aud y hund ed and fifty FedeIals killed and wounded.
ten miles OF railroad track completely destroyed tne
ties mp and burned the iron heated and bent teeI
graphs destroyed bridges and reste ork ruined eight
thousand bales Of hay consumed by fire. twenty hay
machines chopped to pieces, fge forts RACED TO tho
ground five hundred small arms distributed to my
armed men, many fine horses captured. twelve barrels
OF salt brought of and given to command suffering
for It. besides supplying many soldiers with blankets,
shoes, boots, hats and clothing
IAN this WIS done within six miles Of Duyars Blum,
and 10y details tearing up the track while the
enemy bullets firing at the covering regiments. were
throwing
MY loss. In the entire fighting, is seventyfhre4
He'd and wounded. Lieutenant STONE, OF SHASKs'
Regiment, and Lieutenant DCKRf, ofSMTHs RegimeDtf
Two as gallant spirits as ever laid down their lives
willing sacrifice for their country beneath the banner
If the bars among the number who fell mortslY
wounded"