Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-23
Fson, Cairo.


Additional particulars have been rseeiy>
ed concerning the gunboat Cairo explosion.
II tnrS place Il miles aboYe the mouth of
the Yazoo. 50 terrific was it thar case
maze parted from the hull eight inches
the front guns were thrown against the
spar-deck, and the anchor tossed 20 feet
IN the air. Fortunately the torpedo struck
so az TO tear away the bow and leave the
magazine intact. Lieut.. Morton and a
pilot were slighsiy hurt in the breast and
leg.
No rebel troops were seen, except those
in the loIt at IIaines' Bluff.
The gunboaIs shs,led the woods on both
sides.
The enemy are busy for;ify ing Vicks
burg. Seventy guns are already mounted
on the river. making two hundred in all
The batteries extend eight miles back Of
the city.
Its reported that 6, 600 troops have been
lately SAINT from Yicks3urg to jackson
At tfre hitter place she force 10 estimated
at 10000.
Burning Of cotton all along tbs river j:
still going on.
The steamer Gladiator is ashore back oil
Island No. 63 The Tecumseh is agroan 4
ct abe head of island No CO. bow down
stream, in position to be easily capiured
by guerrillaS. She appears short of fue
and unable to extreste herself.
Mrs. Gov. Harvey, Of Wis, came uy
40 Memphis On the steamer David Tat
um.
/ Gen. David Stuart. of Chicago. an:
Sen. Morgan l.. Smith, Of ST. Louis
were at the Gayoso House or the 10th.
Union troops at jackson, Tenn, contin
ue to strengthen their position, hsyinl
| used seven huedrsd cotton bales.
/ Last night the telegraph line was Gu
| between Tientoo and Jackson, and repor
( says that train was fred into. No Goub
| gueyrillas will make bold attempts amt nj
"a in that vicinity, az they do no
Ike TO see 90 much cotton coming u
/ north.
Gov. Yates has signifed his intention +
send an officer to coef fer with Gen. Tuttie
/ about prisoners who desire to enter our ar
nay. They seem 80 be in earnest, declar
| ing that they will jump into the river Of
the bost, steal away at stopping places
and do all they can to keep away from tb
clutches OF JEFF. Davis
! There are no grounds for the belief tina
! Vicksburg will be evacuated without
fight. 4 desperate conflict is aRtieipat
/ cd.
Cairo, Dec. ST.
The engineer of the freight train whic
Left Grand junction yesterday says tina
a report prevailed there that Holl
Springs had been attacked ty she rebel.
and all the cotton burned, our forces nav
ing previously withdrawn to raiuloreeJacl
| son.
The engineer says slso that anosher trai
( coming up Just behind, Wac fired into. o.
both sides OF CFoeaets Station. No on
was hurt.
Rebel scouts were seen eli the hills aIon
the road
a train from Columbus to Jackson va
fred into on Friday morning. 5ut suc
/ oeeded in reaching jackson. The freigl
train which wen! cut the Same day retGr1
ed
CI. Fry and his command were force
to surrender.
Trenton aud Humboldt are reported tax
en-, and Gen. Davies telcgraphed to Co
D0ugherty, at Paducab, 20 prepare for al
emergency. The are supposed now to b
marching on Trenton, intending to bur
the trestle-work this side. 1t is though
they came from Hartsvillo, through Culuu
bia, past Fort Donclson, 20 jackson, mean
time crossing the Tennessee River. The
are about GOO strong, although excitct
Imaglnations place the figures at 1900
good fighters and flushed with late sue
cesses. ANY point on the NJ. and 0 X. !
Is subject to sudden attack and destruC
tim.
An offensive movement will soon L
made against them, and, as the Tennes
see River Is rising. it must prove Sc
rious obstacle to retreat, if properly con
Quoted
No Ole is allowed to leave ColumJu,
without q pass.
Con, Grant is moving slowly forward.