, 1862-07-16

niles e0nth OF that place on the GRENADA ROAD |
with force Of Ii, GOO men- There is also a
cavalry force of GOO men under Claib Jackson
just south of the Memphis and Charleston
road, and another force Of 400 just north Of
that road both distant fifteen miles from
Memphis. These arc the forces who for some
tine have been devastating the country about
there, and burning cotton.
An order was Issued by the provost marshal
at Jackson last week, requiring residents to
come in and take the oath Of allegiance, and
the city authorities, refusing to do so, were
oE Friday morning arrested.
A large let Of cotton was burned about
eight miles from there On Friday.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibune.1
E1eK:BInG, July 1a, Eia CA1Ro, July IS.
Your correspondent has been down to the
pcint Immediately opposite the city. The
town is apparently deserted, nobody being
visible except few soldiers in the batteries.
The batteries are SO planted as to be little yi=i-
Bile from the river, and are evidently capable |
Of making stout defense. A rebel flag Was |
flying from one Of tile public buildings, aud q |
hospital flag from one Of the larger buildings |
in the city.
The Vicksburg and Shreveport railroad is !
badly washsd up, and has not been in running
order for two months past. The rolling
stock is MI upon the southern end Of the road.
The telegraphic wire is down.
Until the arrival OF large land force, no &C.
tive movements will be attempted. To-day
rothing whatever is doing, even the mortars
being SILENT
It is said that the Yicksburg WAig has been
put under Introduction in regard to all south
crn war news.
Five conscripts who had deserted we're
hanged in Vicksburg the lotter part Of last
month.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tzibune.1
MEMPHIS, Sunday. July y13-1oa. N.
By the federal ram Thompson We have news
from our correspondent at Vicksburg Of the
10th inst. Hereports nothing of importance
icing done at that point. The rebels seem to
he strengthing their position below the town.
Last Sunday morning, after good deal of
guess work shooting on Saturday night, d.
rected wherever strange sounds were heard in
the darkness, nine dead confederatcs wero
picked up, killed in their tracks.
On the 6tl, four more were found, among
tlcm captain aud lieutenant. This is about
the only fighting there has been done since
the 26th Of last month. The bombardment
still occasionally knocks aowna house.
On the 8th, the steamer Empire, Captain
Parish, arrived from New Orleans with
| mail. She Wills fred into at Grand Gulf aud
Ellis Cliff, and struck ee7en times. No one
| wa6 killed.
| New Orleans papers received represent New
Orleans in a discouraging condition. Trade,
| there is none. Street cleaning is going on.
! Several thousand persons have been taxed for
the purpose. Many are starving to death,
Business quarters are deserted.
| 4 gentleman who reports himself just from
t Curtis army, reports that Hindman had been
! badly whipped and sought refuge under his
batteries ut puyal's Bluff. The fact that Capt.
Ob=osnc, of Golden Era, reports Hind
man at Duvars Bluff, would seem to be
strongly corroboratiyc Of such assertion.
Day before yesterday, Captain Dircks
who is raising company in this city,
with four men went out on the Raleigh and
Bolivar road to recruit, yesterday morning
about o'clock. They we're attacked in the
woods by band of guerri1lns numbering
about twenty. After short struggle. in which
one Of the rebels Was shot oy captain Dlrcks
and sevcrrl others wounded, theS took to their
heels leaving Capt. Dircks master OF the field.
The captain aud one private vas Slightly
wounded.
| MEMPHIS, July 13-yA CAIRO, IS, 1864.
The government steamer Golden Era ar
rived this morning from White River, having
left the expedition on Thursday last. The
federal fleet, when the Era left, were lying at
Clarendon, $50 miles from the mouth Of the
river The river is strongly fortified at Du
yals Bluff, twenty-five miles above Clar
endop.
a railroad extends from this point to 9
point On the Arkansas River forty miles
. distant, enabling the rebels to concentrate {
strong force at DuGars Bluff General Hind
man is reported to be in command there witt
. Il force yariously estimated at from 500 tx
: 5000 men. The river il obstructed at thi
point by sunkcn boats, presenting an impedi
! ncnt that canno. be passed. The navigation
Of the river is also inpeded at several points b.
sandbars, and at St. Charles by other sunke1
1, boats,
: Guerrillas continue to annoy our boats b,
! tirinr upon them as they psss up and down
! The chief engineer of the guuboat Lexington
h i we'll known steamboat engineer. name
: Huber, was Instantly killed BY being sho
through the heart By one of thes
r concealed assassins on Tuesday las,
IS On the day previous q man, who ha
been following the boats for thirty mile
o -. 49, 80 a.t.,,..-,-LsN -
It Aons .ue auole, ane n1eo a. tn1u "nene'er
+ opportunity offered, was caught and Trapped
l. On hts person was found written authorit
IT f1ou Gen H,ndman dircrtinr him tn vafc
IS ro,u 1..r ~. st..s ~ "~e~
st feoefa4 ooals' ano pich oA oiocefs "neheFt
" he could. The man was at first placed q
e, hoard the transnort. White Clond far confr
Is aso-t - h,,t m af+ar IA aa.+t - H. urhar ~ ;
G. Auens, ou' al'eA 'ue oe"lu " ~. nuoet'
rt was brought on board the Lexington, 81
sition tns. i he % could be p1s.n1y III seen no
IN | sAoIe. HAAe et&!ulue tA0e several sno
n, | we're fired at him from the shore, but no:
h. n. hit him. He was subsequently taken do7