, 1862-08-09

SCOUTING NEAR MEMPHIS
LIVELY TIMES LOOKED FOB.
Bragg Reported Marching
on Nashville.
HIS MOVE on BUELL. i FEINT.

there at F. m. yesterday. but brings no I'M |
portant news, having On board as passengers !
1 number of sick and wounded from Gen. |
Curtis army.
Col Fi4ch's detachment sent out to inter
cept body Of Texan rangers, attacking Col.
Dariels' wagon trains On Sunday st Lauqu1lle
Crossing had not returned up to last evening.
It is tie opinion Of gentlemen here from
Arkansas, veil acquainted with the country,
that between Colonel Daniels 1st Wisconsin
cavalry, and Colonel Fitch's brigade, the Tex
rans can harG1y fail being captured or badly
>crt up
i messenger was to have arrived from Gen.
Veacll's detachment, ont in search OF Gen.
Bragg, in this neighhorhood, last evening, but
has not jet reported.
At last accounts JEFF. Thompaon's force
was in tuu retreat. Firing Was heard in The
direction Of his retreat yesterday, and the At
rival Of a messenger is awaited with great in
tercst-
The steamer Acc2c1a, reports about 148
hogsheads Of sugar, found hidden mile aud
quarter from the west bank Of the river,
and taken Oh board. Two Of the enemy found
! accommodating on the bank we're captured.
! Col. Hoyey's SD Illinois regiment, doing
| garrison duty at Old Town, twenty-three miles
below Helena, have captured Ave hundred
bales Of cotton and other property, Including
! one United States wagon lost BY Gen. Curtis
] at the battle Of Pea Ridge.
| Last Friday q sk;rmish took place betTeen
our cavalry and 4 confederate cavalry force
t~enty-nine miles below Helena. It was
quite brisk stair. We lost one killed and
one wounded. The confederates lost several
Lilled aud wounded.
AL indications look toward lively times in
Arkansas every day
4 lot Of confederate goods, consistiu, Of
eonscript uniforms, several muskers, pistols,
two lots Of quinine, cotton, &c , vas captured
here by the provost genera! yesterday.
Tt.Ie is q manifest decrease here In the
.mount Of cotton arriving ut this point. The
war spirit is fast absorbing every other feel,
irg aud interest. The people here appear tc
have cut one object to accomplish, and tha1
is tie suojugation Of traito15.
By Passengers just from Memphis lear1
that Bragg is marching on Nashville, ani
that tie apparent move On Buell. WAS but
feInt.
The seccsh are c3ulting over the supposed
iuopossibility Of reinforcing Nelson before
Bragg can strike his blow. 4 secesh priso
ner was shot In Memphis on Wedaesda,,
) evening at O'Clock. ALI is quiet up tn
; Ohio.
CAIRO, August 6.-TEs Curtis army seen
Z to be in the midst OF rebel .<u"riails les
E t,:an i've different sE:1nislcs arc rer6rle
here this morning between them sud OF
fIrces.
Col Hoyey's regiment is twenty y-tbrac mile
: below Helena They bave captured fifty Gale
;. Of cotton ard one United St.t.s wagon tl,s
) vas taken Z. Pea Ridge.
;. Ina skirnish Six n,ics beloH, they lost on
T. killed and one wounded. Several reh;ls Her
+ killed.
The skirnish on Saturday at the mouth {
! st. Francis River IVES most important. 'fW
+ I regiments ct fcderal=, who werc escortin
u eiS;y wagons and about 200 negroes ia nes
pest, were suddenly attacked, overhGu;ed IN
is dispersed. Many were taken prisoners, au
Of fetera!s escorting twenty WAGONS were 4
= tackled, seventeen Of tECa killed, and tt
wagons taken. TEey we're On raeiT way froi
'e .}acksonpcrt The wagons were loaded Fit
"a provisions.
~ ~ On Sunday ninety feder.ls, fifteen mil,
IL ahuye Helena and eight miles back from ii
le river, were surrounded by rebels and cor
i. pletey surprised. The report is thai al! Il
party we're either killed, wounded or ca
lused, Except Two. About forty would.
If were taken to Helena CT Tucsday.
- MEMPHIS, aug. s, via CA1no, Aug. ST
e steamer ]. =. s*on, arrived trim M-:iene ye
- terduy, with l0U negroes, contlscat:d at til
'r- place by Gen Curtis. They Will work On fl
hu 1icalions.
all is qui,s on the river between here al
>. Helena.
~ There Tas a large utlion meeting here in Il
-, coart house siaars: last nighl. Ent proceedE j,
I'd were enthusiastically and satisfactory f., nit
men, and copduc,ye to a healthy growth
ls Union sentiment.
h: Nothing Inter from Bragg'5 army CT from :
I'd federal tetachne2t ul.deT Gen. Veatch.
u ST. Louis, august Seen Merrill, tluri,
nj the active operations against t1c guerl,!as
r., ror:he Is! Missouri, will call all able Dodeu q
n: loyal men to his assistance, aaa subsist I
conlu2ar.d on sfcC C;si.):::ts.
, The jurisdiction Of the provost r..arsl
general of this State has been extendeI OF
Illinois and IoHa.
r. Recruiting in this city is progressing re
NJ satisfactorily, and there is little G.'ubt but ,
eight regiments called for by III: presii=.D
first proclamation. will soon be full. Recru
frnm The country are colniuy III rapidly, a
people arc :ast placing Themselves On one s.
1T orlHe ot1ssr.
", Adyices from The Indiau co1rtry st,te Il
ca. Csoss' rchrl force resrca:e1 fraa =
is,os held ny tcuvrls.
Col. Daniels LIST Wisconsin cavalry tas
rived ally al Madison, Ark. from, tie Nor
Hn=stls Hi' oman, Pravost M4rsha', l,ss ot
! arrested and placed in the same ilshy nri;
- IN which he hAd formerly confined Uu
sn; sn; men, Col. Daniels, beir:: incapacltatel
~ business, had gone forward to Heieua, an
W.. ltnln OF twenty WAGONS followed, guarded
w W. seventy Of tile Wisconsin, cavalry on the Y
2q~ AZ and Oh Sunday morning last, WHEN 7ear L
he guile Il ossibE, we're attacked by Loo Te,
III. ! R1nHRrS fSgff AuEnrH in.
'0:- capture Of most Of our men and horses,
~ ~ Killing seven and wounding thirty of the
I Ine Wisconsin caSalry. The stores were bur
lne By the rebels.
ors a de'acnment CT Indiana troops under {
sre Fitch started out on the Jacksonport r.
G as from Helena to intercept the Texans.
aed Col. Daniels is dangerously i'll, and goes
r. r. on the steamer Nebraska to day.
tne CA1ho, August Col. Ransom took CT
IN manc fna;a Of tbs post to-day. Gen: suong hs
Ia L.. this morning By the 1lth Illinois band and
rs spundt with q very patriotic speech.
'.iI is1- leaves large circle of friends here He
u,s' n been very efficient officer. Col. Rms
conmand. Several speec6es were 1, '1naSI nlads
some Of OUT principal citizens.
ele- The CITY OF Alton, while taking o. colt
sev- about fly miles below Helena, was fired
By gueri1las and compelled to Itaye They
OF 50 hurned about 400 bales Of cotton.
tive MEMPHIS, Aug. :, via CAIRO, Aug, Il
e Of Eltcl's detachment sent out to intercept
did Texan rangefs who Captured Col. DIM
,aa wagon train OF Sunday, had not returned
aili- was hesr.f tllrt, .ni.es below HclIna. !
use. HoTey's 33d Illinois regiment occucy
l. ~ Town, twenty-thrce miles below tha: pl
Gen. Veatcn's detachment has undoub;e
the had brush with JEFF Thompson's reb
t OF When lsst heard from the latter were in
,rst- retreat. Firing was heard in th- directio,
their route yesterday.
ImPORTANTTO SHIPPERS Snf;7
the
xas Bio ckaae Of the L0wer Mf>sgasi
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