New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-25
FROM THE nHsstssiPPl.
Department Of En-t Arkan.as-Capturc Of
Lnrgc NumbSrs Of Gucrrilias Col.
yo.cy CnPturod-The Thirteenth Ar
Ennsns nroLen up-Bsford nzt. Bragg
The Fifteenth Illinois Cavalry The
Force nf Helena loo s,saii--lurs. s:eB.
E"fard and the Freedmen.
HlLEsA. March Is. 1854.

Exceedingly important military operations
are continually going on In the Department OF Enst
Arkansas, under command Of Brig. Gen y. il. Bu.
ford No other General l. making active war with the
Rebellion on the Mississippi No other General is fight
ing and capturing guerrillas. No other General is
checking dsloya traffic down the Mississippi To
Cen Huford and his faithful scouts who for thrre
hundred miles up ana down ihe mississippi, on either
side the country Its almost uninterrupted nhNied
ton owes the meat and wood FOR n ihouaand steam
boats and the fostering protection ior scores o loyal
planters.
short time since Gen Bragg the solicitation Of
Rebel officials detailed Col T. g. JO.ey, lth Arkan-ns
Cavarv to recruit cavalry regiment 20 bronk up
navigation on the Mississippi
Cen Bnford has now the order detailing Col Josey
for tls work Col Josey had recruited ahout hall
regiment when ten. Bgiord planned scout which.
under command Of Capt. Meaiyard, = brave ana ui'
hnchng officer resulted in the woundlns ana caplur
ING OF four commissioned ccers and, after desperate
resistance Col Joscy himself This resulted III aiinost
breaking mp the guerrilla force north OF Helena iAtey
Lieut. Col Duncan has been active In recruiting men
for Joseys regiment. second scout Of Gen. Bniofd
brought in today Lieut.. Col Duncan and several Rebo
officers of the guerrilla force Col Duncan lad original
papers from JEFF Davis and Bragg detailing thls force
H. break up commerce the Mississippi. The same
scout broue hi in prisoner Rob CASTLE. noted tici
a guerrilla who has been for some time engaged IN
firing into unarIned boats and prosecuting Union
men A third scOut, under command ~ MAJOR tHfni-
chael and Capt Noble, A. q. W. broke up guerrilla
force south OF Gelenn, bringing jill hlh' SutiIli@ ~
ending several officers This scout also arrested cot
ton.boat engaged ia disloyal trade.
THE FIFTEENTH ILLiNOI9 cAvALkY.
An OF this scouting is done by one regiment the
18th Illinois cavalry, Col Frank Gilbert Day hnh
night they range through the country on both SIDES Oi
he Mississippi for miles always successful always
nrompt This force in the scouts planned 10y zen.
Ruord has captured during the the last year 40 armed
Rebels who have been sent prisoners oi ~ai 10 the
North. , ,oo
Beside this they have calturd more than 800 Losos
and many stand OF arms.
TIE FORCE AT HELENA 100 SMALL.
Cen Rnfords force in this department Is too small
Civil nficcra Of the Government are amazed OIL Inc
uuinhsr of captures by so small force III GeD. u;
had tr.r or fonr or five thousand men, there W0nld
NOT be "A guerrilla ia Eastern Arkansas; bohir Wouid
,onve nm and down the river nnalaTmedi commerce
ould DO upmolested AMI tue rich botionahds oil the
Mississippi now oycrgrown with weeds, would grow
mellow with the honorable labor OF iTeeInen- ihon'
sands of freedmen want tO work. Plantations are W.
protected and these freedmen congregato ~ contra
bend comps 10 idle and die Ten ii6usahd cdydlr! re-
main iole IN Memphis under q commander who failed
uL!i. e. nri6FG vino never disobeyed an order, plt
WHO like en- Old veteran struggles day and neht VIII
SUPERIOR forces on oil sides Of him-Wble Gen bu
ford asks in vain for troops. somebody ID
numbering Not Cen Buiord, nor Mrs. Bnfnrd. VINO
lke GOOD angel works for the poor Gbout hor-louhy
distritntu shoes bare feet tomorrow clothing rcen
Women WHO look TO her, aud TO her alone as woman
who ann and win foster them Ia THEN dnA Journey
through he night OF Slavery.