The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
GssssbOats Before T'tcksbssrg.
MATTERS AT MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, June 27.--The first train on
the Memphis and Charleston road for Corr
NTH with number of teams, wagons, and a
company Of the 18th Ohio, besides several
officers, was attacked by large force Of re.
bel cavalry yesterday, about IL miles from
this city. The rebels destroyed the locomo.
tive, burned the cars, killed 10 of our men,
captured several officers, including Colonel
Kinney, and Majors Pride and Sharpe,
Railroad Superintendent, and Captain Nc
Michael of Grants staff, who was taken
prisoner at Shiloh, and Just exchanged.
General Grant has restored the editorial
control of the argus to its proprietors, with
notice that it will be at once suppressed
| should it contain anything offensive to Gov.
eminent. The locomotive captured yesterr
day, was the only one on the road at this
point.
MEMPHIS, June 28.-The Grenada Ap-
peal of the 23d learns that the Federal
fleet, to the number of twenty gunboats and
mortars, opened fire at au early hour that
morning upon the lower batteries at Vicks
burg. Result not stated. Van Dorm is
in command there, having superseded Low
ell in command of the department. Letters
in the same paper, dated Chattanooga on
the 18th, say: " We have direct news this
morning that the enemy is falling back be.
fore our advancing columns, from Powei's
Valley to Big Greek Gap. While this was
going on, Mitchell was moving in our rear
in the vicinity OF Battle Greek, waiting to
fall upon prey"
MEMPHIS, June 28.--The Grenada Ap-
peal of the 25th, says Gen. Van Dorm ad-
vised all families in Vicksburg to move
eight miles back from the river and intends
defending the depot to the last extremity,
and also says on Saturday last the Federal
mortar fleet in tow of tug boats from below
was repulsed at Grand Gulf by our bat.
cries by six and two pcunders. The same
day the gunboats at Viaksburg opened a
brisk fire on the batteries. and continued
it over an hour without doing any injury.
Of affairs in Arkansas, the Appeal says
the rapid movements Of zen. Hindman Z
forces has almost rid the State OF Curtis
army, that they succeeded in driving him
back to position within short distance
OF the Missouri line; when informant left
they were sti!l retreating.
| At an election in this city on Thursday,
John Park, Union candidate received 7240
ALI the votes cast.
MEMPHIS, June 28--The Avalanche has
been notified by the Provost Marshal that
an editorial published yesterday was ex-
ceedingly Objectionable, and that criticism
on the course of military officials would not
be allowed. The publisher was warned not
to repeat the offence.
CAIRO, June 3O.--The Forest Queen,
from Memphis, has arrived here, with $50
| bales OF cotton.
The news from the fotilla is highly inter-
esting. Our guuboats and rams passed the
mouth of Yazoo river and proceeded to
within four miles of Vicksburg, from which
point seven men went by land, on the Lou
isiana side, aud communicated with Farra-
CUTS fleet. Commodore Farragut has since
sent dispatches to Captain Davis, which
reached Memphis Saturday morning. Capt.
Davis Immediately started down the river
with the Benton. Others of the fotilla will
| soon follow.