The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-25
INTERESTING FROM ARKANSAS.
Our st. Louis Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. o, 1854.


ST LOUIS, Dec. Q, 1854.
DISASTROUS RErRKAT PRICE
Some very interesting official accounts have re-
ceived a. department headquarters in relation to the
disastrous OF General Price, which fully confirm
previous reports OF the suffering OF his troops
complete failure OF the rebel invasion. II Is only
necessary preface this statement with from
letter written by General Price, in September,
Deacon Tucker editor Of the Mobile Argus, formerly ed
tor Of secession paper called the state Journal, pub
shed in this city. which suppressed early the
by order OF the late General Lyon.
WHAT PRICE EXPECTED.
Tucker says that private letter General Price
pressed to HIM the conviction that the state OF public
opinion and feeling in Missouri among friends OF the
South not only justified but rendered the reoccupation
that State imperative duty He hoped for the
gratifying results from the about TO throw
into the State.
ACCOMPLISHED.
IL would be Of time and space recount now,
at this late day, what Prise accomplished while In the
state His rebel friends who escaped conscrption
feeling cost Of Prices seriously
than the Union II only necessary to remark thss
Price entered at the southeast about the 18th Of spem
Der and left at tho southwest about November 1.
MuTiSY THE FINAL RETREAT.
After the battle OF Fayetteville Ark lusas, we lost sigh,
OF Price time but the official documents just
received which duplicates Of reports General
Steele Little Rock say Price crossed the Arkansas
the 18th Of November thirty west OF Fort smith,
tording the river with his whole army. He cut down
the banks OF she river 10 make road both sides and
was vas, pilotsd BY some friendly Choctaws tasins
army was making preparations for the crossing
They complained that they had been deceived and
swnded out OF iar share OF the plumber obtained In
Missouri. They we're without shoes proper clothing,
and they would 60 home General Fagin, who is
said 70 have great influence his men, made them
four weeks. The most unruy placed under arrest.
including colonel and three captains The greatest
jealousy exists between Fsgins men and sheby's d..
vision Of Prices army and several fights have taken
place relative 20 the plumber acquired by the latter as
the advance division Of Prices army In the march
through Missouri. The muiny was queled, but not
settled
Several statements in the ofhoiai reports concur 10
representing the Of Price beyond any prev ousy
estimated Counting recruits and conscripts Price had
at Boonvle than twenty thousand men. Whom
be crossed the Arkansas on his retreat this number
over tour thousand were unarmed. Price lost
eleven guns captured and disabled the march,
the river There was long train OF broken down, worn
out jaded animals Following his army, but they
the only ones Who had any shoes 70 speak o. and After
leaving fayettovls they were compelled by order
from Price 70 dssorse many extra pairs they had con-
the picture OF despairhs clothing and hat 10 taers,
| his hair and beard untrimmed, his demeanor visbly
altered and bis confidence apparently gone. He lost all
his copscrpts and recruits. Tho sunerngs tho
retreat were too much for shem.
RETREAT.
The army OF Masruder had expected TO be joined by
Price bis return Missouri and Immediately
upon Little Rock but the sad, exhausted condition
dscsm6ted Missouri invaders preciudee any such
for many mouths This the meaning OF the story
10 The Richmond journals several days ago that Price
army menacng Little Rock SO from there ing
any truth in this Arkansas has not been quiet
since Lite Rock vas captured, and Magruder has
marched his forces 10 Washington which 10 In Hampstead
county, not far from bs base OF supplies Red rver
Price In Disgrace and Is reported In Little Rock that
he bad been sent for by JEFF Davis 20 visit Richmond.
There fresh CONSERVATION among the rebels OF
the Mississippi caused by renewed orders from Richmond
proceed Mobile and other parts Of Alabama 10 assist
Hood and other rebel officers 10 recovering The country
laid open by the success OF General sherman.
PRCg's AND WOUNDED.
cavalry expedition from Fort Scott proceeded on the
line OF Prices retreat about ten days ago to pick bis
wounded aud sck One batch OF hundred and thirty
prisoners arrived Fort Smith, most Of them glad
enough 10 be taken prisoners under such crcumsa
There captain among them Our cavalry are stil
picking up rebel wounded and carrying them along and
The net result Of this expedition will probably be i've
all s features the end OF she invasion OF Missouri by
Price has proved one OF the most complete failures OF the
Many thousand OF the troops engaged on our side
Ia Tspelng Price confronting Hood, while Price
and Msgruder have disabled AZ least thirty thousand
from service TO the confeteraoy Truly JET Davis will
not remember Prces invasion OF Missouri with much
gratitude, and s not wonderful the Richmond papers
have nottips 10 say about TJicos retreat