The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-07-22

Gen. Curtiss' army has suffered con
sderablv from fatigue Of long and fore
cd marches under the burning sun, but
are in good condition. His forces have
been subsisting on half ralions for some
weeks, and when they arrived at Helena,
they had only supplies sufficient to last
three days longer.
Five men of the | tn Illinois cavalry
were captured By rebels yesterday morn
ing about A miles from Memphis, on the
fernando road.
Taylor's battery was attacked yester-
day by a party of Guerillas near German
town, the rebels retired after a brief
skrmish. Loss not known
CAIRO, July 15.-The canal at Vicks
burg does not work. We have com
menced deepening it three feet.
New YORK, July 16.-The British
steamer Ann arrived at noon to-day in
charge of acting master Partridge. The
Ann was discovered under the guns of
Fort Morgan, Mobile, unloading arms
and gun powder, when the frigate Sus-
quehanna and gun boat Kenawa sailed
into the bay, the former engaging the
Fort and the latter succeeding in cutting
out the British neutral vessel. The crew
of the Ann deserted and escaped, after
attempting to sink her. Her cargo con
sists Of gun powder, arms, cartridge box
es, tea, coffee, pepper, &c.
NASHVILLE, July 13.-Mem bers Of
Hewett's battery who escaped from
Murfreesboro report that the battery and
the Sd Minnesota surrendered. Col.
Dufield was MORALLY wounded. Gen.
Crittenden of Ind lana is prisoner.
HELENA, ARK, July Special to
Saint Louis Democrat-Tho advance of
General Curtiss' army, under General
Washburne, reached here at Q a. m. To-.
day, having left Clarendon on the White
River yesterday at a. M, and made a
forced march of 65 miles in day and
night.
Quartermastar Winslow will start for
Memphis Immediately to hurry down
supplies for the troops.
General Curtis left Batesvlle on the
cath inst, with twenty days ratons, and
after halt of 5 days at Jacksonport, to
concentrate the forces on his outposts,
took up the line of march. His entire
command is now en- route for this point.
From 800 to | 200 rebels, under Mat
tocks, were on our front, who fired on
forage trains from Cross Break, barricad
ed all the roads leading southwards with
trees lelled by niggers, and placed every
conceivable obstacle in our way, but we
overcome t. EN- all and the army is safe
We had number of skirmishes on the
route, at which the rebels were worsted
with considerable loss to them, but with
few casualties to our troops.
CAIRO, July 18.-Passengers from
Memphis, by boat, report that Gen
Price. on Wednesday night, moved q
battery of artillery and forty forage wag
ons across the Mississippi at Cypress
Bayou, near Napoleon. The battery
was marked 60 IIindman, Little Rock
Another battery crossed on Sunday even
ing, and squads of men from Pamela
Miss, were crossing in the same direc
ton, with view concentrating a force
in Arkansas, perhaps to operate agains
Gen. Curtiss.
On July 9Th, Colonel Harvey, OF th,
32nd, ILL.,, with parts Of 4 companies o
his regiment, 1 companies of the ia
Missouri, and battalion Of indians
cavalry, routed 9 Texan Regiments at
/ point between Cotton Plant and Bayou
Cache, with loss to them of 10 killed
Our loss is 5 killed and - wounded
We suffered much from thirst, there be
ing no springs, but rations We're plenty
The army is in good health and spirits
aud all The sick and wounded Wen
brought along.