| Show I 1 from arkansas guerrillas straits of the rebels union cause gaining ground rebels defeated caino 25 recent news from arkansas is as follows the advance of gen pagan 0 commanding state troops is is reported at or near tuili cuili dallas county parsons brigade is at elba on salino saline river between camden and little rock pagan whose head quarters wore were at camden had biad order edi ecla a concentration doubtless biff a view view of a feint on little rock kirby smith is reported at washington hempstead county these places are all on the texas route southwest of little rock it is reported and generally believed that gen polk was to bo be sent to who seems to be still in the state there seems to be a sufficient quantity of corn beef and pork in the rebel lines but clothing supplies are almost I 1 entirely exhausted many have been compelled to cut up carpets to make dresses for the children the troops were armed with double barrilee shot guns afew of them have colts ic le but no sabers A band of 40 guerrillas fired into the ferry boat running between memphis and tn on the killing the captain and wounding another man severely they braided the boat which they scuttled and sunk A force was sent in pursuit and succeeded in capturing six guerrillas r and thirty or forty mules and horses when tile the perry left gunboats gun boats were shelling intile the woods parties arrived from the 0 interior into bior counties of west tennessee represent great destitution among emolt the people of that region in haywood and madison counties the best families afford any better meal than broad bread without butter and salt pork partly preserved in ashes forrest is levying contributions of provisions and forage on oil all farmers in the vicinity the guerrillas under murray and payne who have been committing depredations on the people in counties adjoining memphis have it is reported gathered up all their forces and crossed the big the little rock democrat of the says the city is is improving in every respect business is is rapidly increasing in in tile the state tho the union cause is is gaining ground round rapidly and steadily secession ests are arc laying down their aims and prejudices hundreds of are arc enrolling themselves in the ranks of the national defenders better spirits and healthier tone pervades among 0 o the people col merrill who was sent some das dabs ain ago 0 in pursuit of a lebel force in the south ou th sent in dispatches des patches last night that he met tho the enemy clie lyly six six hundred strong two miles mile s beyond princeton killed 80 wounded 18 took prisoners 3 commissioned officers and 25 privates privat es A federal foraging party in rear of merrills advance captured a hundred and forty head of beef cattle marked 0 S A tile tho rebels are all driven beyond On achita merrill rillias was within fourteen miles of camden and in pursuit |
