Show new iboina neally every regiment has haa le ie enlisted report of a rebel lieutenant great gloom in and Coinman ilsA A rt ederae success PORT FORT SMITH jan jail ath W A britain aid arkansas regiment ot of a iclet birgado came into our lines today to daywitt day with q a squad of his command ile he left prices licad quarters at longwood 20 miles west of camden on Chris christmas tillas gen holmes commands the trans mississippi department price commands the army in ill the field which is estimated at seventeen thousand strong but britian says the entire effective rebel force outside of texas dont exceed of prices missourians Missour ians only about three or four thousand remain and but a few of these are part of the army he took out of missouri the veterans of lexington 0 and pea ridge are arc neaily all in their graves the missouri troops are shelbye Shel bys cavalry and parsons infantry brigade general steele is superseded in in command of the rebel department of the indian territory by briggen brig gen massey the rebel troops have issues of only fresh beef and cornmeal with one ration of flour per week I 1 they are arc badly clothed have no tents and stiffer sufi er greatly reports of the federal successes in in texas and banks possession of the rio grando grande created great gloom among the rebels rumors of the issue issue of president Lincol ns ain amnesty nesty peocla mation is also having effect throughout the ranks and desertions are arc frequent officers were promising a speedy advance northwards to keep them quiet many welt well informed officers were of the OP opinion I 1 that price would move icove with one column upon little rock and massey with another on fort smith weather here the coldest ever known thermometer lias has been 10 to 15 degrees 10 below zero for several days the cavalry intercepted a rebel mail and letters found speak of an all immediate diate advance of their force northward north waid as probable CAIRO jan 10 the little rock democrat of the alt says price is IS 18 miles mile S south 8 0 U t 11 0 f cam den dan marmaduke has been relieved from duty pagans fagans head quarters are at oam cam den whence ho he sends scouting 0 parties towards princeton and rockport rockfort Rock port green of the 3rd ard arkansas cavalry while on the way to fort smith with a detachment was attacked by the rebel col hall the rebels were completely routed and the col with five men were taken prisoners capt napier of the same regiment had an engagement not long since since with rebels in yell county and captured lacut burnett and 15 men |