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is Journal has a letter from "Headquarters of Freedmen," at Helena, Ark., containing the result of an application by a Southern lady to have her slaves returned to her. It appears that Mrs. Louisa T. Campbell, who had two sons in the Confederate army, was on her way from Springfield, Mo., to Mississippi, and while crossing the river was captured, with her slaves, twenty in number, by a gunboat. Mrs. Campbell afterwards made application to Brig-Gen. Ross, commanding in the absence of Maj-Gen. Prentiss, for her property. The letter says: This morning an order was sent to this office, of which the following is a copy: Office of the Provost-Marshal,District of Eastern Arkansas.Helena, July 24. Captain: You will please show to the young girl who accompanies the order to your headquarters the contrabands that were turned over to you by the officer of the gunboat last evening. You will allow her to fetch nine (9) back to this office of the number that were turned over to