New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-15

! the south.
/ E-uas Our Special Correspondent
| M.APaIs, TysS., Aug.7, 1862.
| MOVEMENT AGAINST THE GUERRIILAS.
! Movements are in active prosecution that VIII
excl or capture the entire confederation Of narsud-
ers between Helena Madison, and little Rock.
LARGE bodies of troops have marched out Tie seYer
main ronns for Helena, intending 10 rendezvous ut
poin, in The interior. Sharp work may be expected
aud i, would no. be surprising il from, Arssnsss
came ,b. next war uews of erci'ing interest.
! Lucky ARRIVAL.
| On Sunday morning Col. Ellet, whose ram hse.
ID at Helena, determined to make M excursion down
the river 70 zee Col. Hovey's sd Illinois, who sre
doing gsrri,on duty at "Old Town." twenty-three
uiles below. s, as the ram. Ssrasou aud Fulton
arrived al Oll Town, II messenger brought word TO
/ Col. IIoyey that a party oi Rebels bfd tnTo~n
Themselves between lis camp and II saalI sq,lah o.
u ell, ho had gone down the nvsr, five tniles, 20
sveur. lot OF cotton against destruction by the
guerrills,. -,
The rams. being armed With howltlers, rapidly
Steamed down the river. and by q few wel-cirected
,hells. di,psred the enemy and brought away ~
bales Of cotton.
NAT. WARD FOR TDf UNIOA.
Soon nfsr the arrival Of the Union troop. a Old
Town, Mat Ward, whcs- lace sdioins the landing.
iuto camp. and desir-a 10 lake The "iih oil "-
glance 10 ths United sta.tes Gov'rm ni. inasmuch
as many things have been said d'rosatory OF TINS
nam character tits much mu.t be said IN extont.-
,Ior--le 10 loyal 10 tbe Union. Not silently and
,quivo,aIingiy loyal, but bold snd olen advocate
" the National Government. and thas too, in Ar
laDsss.
THE NATIONAL RULE ~ MEMPHIS.
How commerce followed the flHQ on the hissis-
snp, and transformed tie dull deserted streets into
bu.i.ess thoroughares; filled Che empty store rooms
with fresh in.rrhsi lice; reduced the fabulous war
prs.,s of The Confsderrcy Co living 1ee; cOshtd tue
naked, ted Tho hungry, aud healed the rick, Is
. Dry stale FROM TrIetilon. Ihses advantages were
for "A VIII 10 enjoyed Ia thAbkiullcts ari with COP
tent
| DO, ~. ie,n ui.-r stsre. aa %, Bis store.
Brood. GA he sold AID ~ gi1s sili ;or u40To,
~. s.oS riuIs suj teieft' lie. poor"
40 ihir peolr, That Ia, tue tfooul..ing merchants
and Coyetous ITaetcs we're hot content long 70 en-
l JOY he good pfts Of tie Government. IL VIA not
/ enough for them that " commerce should iol-
| low the fag,' but they were claInOrous that
commerce ,ton1 hc forced in sdyance Of the
/ lines Of the army. The commanders OF tho poet,
Col. slack Gens Wallace. Grant aud IIOyey,
would lot b, moved by he fott words Of meD, who
love ,bcir profits on merciand more ihsn taeir
country, and all trade and correspondence with n"
enemy were inicrdictcd. Under snch rule the ei.y
bad ctlird into comparative quietude; tho peo, r.
were ioss hsrras~d with Rebel paper victories and
" crap. vine reports oi contempt Lated uoyerns.tr,
aud something lie sottled slate Of things was
/ beng attained.
STRINGENT RULE.
] To Col. SlHcks open-hGnded, uhort "cni-oh'
policy, " hieh working wonders for the cans,
were added tie excellent orders Of Grant and
! Iloyey; The irsI seuding from the city the families
oi ali off. md Ebscnt ciIeus h0loing allegiance
10 the ,Ocalled Confederate States, and The Hoc"pd
requiring all male rs.dents or sojonrners wiia
the Unite VI tue city, between the ages OF ~ aud ~
10 take the oath Of allegiance TO ID. united Sat,s
Government OF leave Aiief the execution OF these
ofderr, communication with the ,ncmy WAS eeitom
| .pn hal.i dOus. SeeessiOnisi- were silent and
LnioB rcloccd. All ielt thai We had Gov
ernmru,, and even enemies wore forced 10 re-
speoI II.
/ MILD RULE.
| Thus were affairs !, Mrmphis when, on the 2id
of July, Gen. ". 4. Sherman assumed command !;
and wien, IT bis Grt order. tie dsyeus were as.
surod that call orders by Inv preoece-sors will b.
pecIed and enforced thoy at once placed rcliar
oI the new commander, and beloved thas he, zoo,
would treat uaitors as enemies. Inht ieir conn
denee Was misplaced events baye alundaDtiy proved.
4 TRADE AND TRAVEL. OPENED.
-Four days after assuming command, Gen. Sher-
man issued AL order oil which The following ID y
paragraph:
T.,, ,o and oct Of M.mths by carriage wagon bore
er foot ~ tie 81 badness vii be- froe I'D
unobstfu .si a. conf nth ,tse Of ws To
s paatsf. and busine.s men with tcr fimie,
ants iBngcoIre Will he pstuitt.d pso,f pa'ses
hnd-rsno" the rsht VI elimination snd even 'eefc
whoa the uilc-I judge II proper and n-cot 'srI
II How iaf free and unobrructod trado can be-
tou..s,opI with state of the execution 81 this
ORDER may perhaps demonstrate. To siy nothing Oi
tho large quantities Of SALT groceries, dry goods, ana
dTugs which, through this trade, Consistent with y
/ stat. q. war" daily find heir way into tho lnot
and cInIs OF the enemy there Ii here AL unfortunate
lulnblinH oi principles.
Ceu. llovey says IN his order, which Sherman
promised, aId IL cIldeayoIng 10 enforce,
Ihi.cIs end Rebels VINO REFUSE 10 conpl, with the lsa
aud support ;hc Constitution % tie United s's-s 81 Iu
b. pennied remain within tire camp D,s IN. Federal
amy ~ tt' iiihe Nc corporate inis Of the c'iy OF Aon
Ili, titAn The lue. u tho United states forces
/ Now, eilher Memphis 10 u military camp OF il H.
not. hrr aiming he decision Of Hovey mdorsed and
acted npon by Shennhn, 10 be- "a correct one, then
have the anomaly o. military Commander granting
10 the baughy nnd avo~ed spies of boastful
enemy Tho license Of free and Distracted trade"
! within the camp lines If our enemy.
/ This leap toward mild rule has already produced
u Gi-courusing effect Oh Union men, while Rebels
aie again becoming insolent and bold.
| SEIZURE OF VACANT PROPERTY.
The order for tho seizure Of all vacant property IN
thc city IL found to be working with equal severity
on bo,h friend and foe. Many families of undoubted
loyalty, believing their property To be re under
Union rule hayo gone north io vsi. irends, and in
The arms oi their kindred, thank God Tor 10 great
deliyerunce Ii favor OF such there il TO dscr NINA
tion but their houses aud furlinre aiso reiL
by the Quarierm,ser ard leased to the frs, appli-
cant. some oi tho friends OF tho absent Union men
stated tne case to the authorities, and u.ked Tor a
discrimination 10 favor OF the loyal eli nens. Tie
answer received vas Let your friends return aud
establish their loyalty, and they VIII be- indemui-
lied" But will Tho damsged houses, the broken
and carried away furniture and library be repaired
replenitbsd, or paid 70: Their teuds were there.