, 1862-06-27

Hs0 At4 4lA41l3 IcCUSulztu LQG GC0Q1lQafALESEatab
OF America. They came from private dis
patch from Richmond, as usual
The rebel Col John H. Morgan, Is to fll a
place in Stonewall Jackson's army, vacated
by the death Of Ashby.
The Knoxville Register OF the 18th, reports
all quiet at Chattanooga
LATER.
MEMPHIS, June 1854 H.
Gen. Q. Grant has been appointed to the
department. Of Western Tennessee, headquar-
ters for the present at Memphis. He takes
command to-day and has made the following
appointments: Colonel commanding post,
Col J. D. Webster, Of Chicago, chief Of Gen.
Grants staff, and also chief of artillery; Col.
W s. Uil]yer, provost marshal western dis
trict; Lieut. Col D. G. Anthony, provost
marshal Of Memphis; senior medical officer
for district, Brigade Surgeon G. F. Halston;
chief Of cavalry Of the district, Col. T. Lyle
Dickey, of 4th Illinois cavalry.
Tie Union meeting yesterday NO.
ncderate success.
The Mayor, John Park, and three alder
men, have taken the oath Of allegiance. The
rest of the city officers refuse
The telegraph line is now open from Jack
son to Columbus, Ky, and Cairo. ILL.,, and
commercial dispatches will be received this
evening.
: Adv1ees from Richmond, dated June Goth,
have been received.
The naval committee declared the burning
Of the steamer Virginia {Aerrimac) in James
River uncalled for.
Gen. Kershaw's South Carolina brigade had
skiimish with the Union troops on the 18th.
The enemy VAS driven back aud his camp
taken.
Mrs. Gen. Lee and daughter had arrived,
Mr.. Lee declared the letter published in the
Northern papers as from her to federal OFF,
Ger forgery.
A special 70 the Grenada Appeal OF the 1o.h
says; " All quiet here. We have heard from
the fleet coming down. Ten mortar boats
psestd Rodney this morning coming up.''
The Ficksburg Cui-ea contains q copy Of
| the correspondence between Lieutenant E.
F. Nichols, commanding the United St1tes
steamer NinoDa, of Rodney, and Gen, Lowell,
Of the land forces Of the confederates at
| that point. Under date Of June 5th, Nichols
threatened that If an United States vessel was
fired upon BY the people Of Rodney he would
| open upon it with his batteries. Lowell re-
turned, telling him to do so If he thought
| best. When his batteries were not located in
| the village, Only i'll the vicinity, the rules OF
| warfare did not call upon him to destroy that
village. The town alluded to Was Grand
| Calf
| Rebel ady;ce5 from Arkansas arc thai
! fEn l'1Ijnn hara
! River and arc rctreating towards Mis-
souri, Gen Hind1nan relied upon them to
meet our lestians aud give them fight ; pc1
| haps they did meet at st. Charles, but ths
| Arkarsas True Democrat lad not heard ths
news, and the Grenada dpbea{, Of the 2oth,
sa3s that the federals had evacuated Holly
| Spriy gs. Preparations were 1Gaking at Yicss-
burg to meet the eueuy. The rebel force in
Mississippi is On the Increase, Gen. Polk's
corps more especially. The new camp is su.
pcrior to Co1inth, the supply Of water being
betttr.
ITO the Associated Preas1
/ WAsH1SGTuS, June 26--FIag officer Davis
has reported concerning the expedition up the
| White River, that after the accident to the
Mound City, the wounded men were shot By
the enemy while in the water, and adds the
navy department. and country will contrast
tlie b.rbarlty OF savage enemy WITH the hu.
mane efforts made by our own people to res
cue the wounded and disabled under simila,
circumstances in the engagements Of the 9Th
MEMPHIS. June 2G--Beaurcgard publishes
letter III the Mobile Meas Of tho 14th. referring
to Gen Halleck's telegram from Corinth t6
The War Department.. dated June l4.h, tha'
Gen. Pope was pushing tue ensmy aad al
ready reports 10000 prisoners and deser:erl
and IL, ,uC0 ttand Of arms captured; clso tha
Bcrrtgad became frantic when he heard thu
Col. Elliot had cut the railroad Oh tho lin,
Of his retreat. The following is the substanc
: Of the letter. Beauregard says:
Had Gen. Pope attempted to push hard o,
!. INC, would have giTen him u lesson tha
: would Lave checked his ardo1; but he wa
careful to advance only after my troops hi
retr. ated from each successive position
Gen Pope must haye dreamed Of hayiu!
taIcn 10,00o prisoncrs AID 15,0GO stand q
| arnl:, for We positively never lost them
About 100 or 200 struggles would probab1
( cover all the prisoners he took, and abou
r eco damaged musk-ts all he got. The ac!ua
, Lumber OF prisoners taken was about c4ua
III 10th sides and thcy were but few.
Gen. uaileck did not capture nine 1ocomc
tivrs. By the accidental destruction of
bTi6ge beto1e Eoule traius had passed, he gt
seven en51ncs in 4 damaged condition, u
J, ears having hcen burned by my orders.
l attest tiat ll We lost ut Corinth aud du1
Liz AIl4Adt HDAlA AAt AluOu0t III 0uE LAY
eArtnscs Of lis army.
= {SlgneI) G, T. BEACnEGARD.
WASHINGTON, juno 26.-Flag officer Fa
: Iagut communicates to the nary departmer
: the Teport OF an encounter between our gu,
boats in the mississippi and the rebel artille1
in the vicinity Of Grand Gulf. between Satcht
n sud Ticksburg. 4 boat sent down to brin
= up coal vessels from near that point discove
I'd eartlWozks i'll process OF erection. tt
Wikeaucton and the 1rasca were sent down t
IS attack them. They found I battery Of rife
e gums located there, and force Of some 81
y, | arti;lerists ready to receive them.
y vigorous fight ensued. The Itasca was struc
twtnty-tivc times, and the WiBsaucton seyci
o teen. They howcyer, lost but one man kille
e and six wounded. Tie fort being too seriol
:. All obstacle to have in the rear Of the boat
y Commander Palmer serving at that point
4 cid. d to bring the remainder Of the squadrc
Il dvwn and break up the business before it b
"a came too formidable. On the afternoon Of ii
~ 18th he dropped down abreast With the squa
ron, aud shelled the town for an hour; b.
1t they deerrted their batteries, ani with the e
c.llion Of 9 few rifle shots, manifested no
- s:s1trce. Commander Palmer sy} s the heish
j. are filled with r;fle1ncn, aLd il they give hi
a any mote annoyance he shall bombaEd thel