Daily Times, Leavenworth, Kansas US
From Our Special Correspondent.
How Gen. Blunt Bluffed Hindman.
Fort Scott, Dec. 23, 1862.

Ed. Times:--We are luxuriating in a rain storm here—the first one that has visited this section for a long time.

Gen. Blunt has won considerable military honor by the late fight in Arkansas. The men of the Kansas Brigade think he is the best general in America, and should at once be promoted to a Major Generalship and put with the Army of the Potomac, with the Kansas army to back him up. Numerous anecdotes are told about the General's bravery, and his general conduct upon the field and in camp. Among them one in reference to his conference with Hindman, under a flag of truce, shortly after the battle. Hindman requested an armistice of three days, in order to bury the dead and take care of the wounded. Gen. Blunt replied as follows:

"I will be ready to fight you in thirty minutes. Our wounded have been taken care of, and the dead will do well enough until we finish this business."

Gen. H.—"But General, you don't want to fight as soon as that?"

Gen. B.—"Yes, we are ready at any time. If you will bring your forces out on the open prairie, I'll fight you with the Kansas Brigade."

Gen. H.—"General, if my men are whipped I am not."

Gen. B.—"If you will take off your linen you will see a Major General whipped in less than ten minutes."

The above is a portion of the dialogue held between the Generals the morning after the fight. It was given to me by an officer who heard it, and as he is a perfectly reliable man I have no hesitation in giving it as true.

It was decided at the conference that hostilities should cease until evening, the enemy in the meantime being allowed to bury their dead and provide for their wounded. Before the time arrived for the armistice to end, it was discovered that Gen. Hindman and his rebel renegades had taken advantage of the time granted them and unceremoniously left, without as much as saying "good bye."

From all that I can learn, from officers who have recently come up from the command, Gen. Blunt will not push forward after the rebels until he has received further reinforcements. It would be of no use, whatever, for him to do so, because if he did come up with and whip them, he would be compelled to return to his present position on account of the scarcity of forage south of it. Forage is scarce, and hard to get as it is, and it would be worse than folly to push right into a country with a small army, where the danger is increased, and no subsistence can be had for the animals.

Gen. Fitz Warren will have joined them ere this, I think, and we may soon expect to hear of a bold movement on the part of the Army of the Frontier.

The ladies and gentlemen of Fort Scott are making preparations to have a Christmas ball, the proceeds to be donated to the refugee Union families in this vicinity. It is for a worthy object and I hope will be successful.
B.