, 1862-07-25
REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE REBEL
RAM ARKANSAS.
AND THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
The Situation at Henderson.
One Of the KeWbarg Marauders
Captured.
LATEST FROM VICKsBURG

[speelal Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibune.1
Cairo, July u, 166a
The Conestoga has just arrived from the
fleet She left Sunday night, and On her ar-
rival at Memphis found reports, from reoel
SOURCES that the Arkansas hid been captured.
Her officers crsdit the report, as they say an |
expedition Was planned to cut her out and |
capture her. aud she ia undoubtedly 10 onr !
hands now.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago VrIbune]
CAIRO, July q, 1861.
The Clara Do1son arrived this evening from
Henderson. She left a portion Of the Esd
regiment there, and tile balance, with IA Iadi-
ana regiment, encamped some six miles out
Of the place, the whole under command Of
Gen. LoveL They report large number OF
gnerr11las in the neighborhood, twelve Of
whom have been captured. Among them
were two who were identified by the citiz7ns
as being with the party who entered New
burg at the time that raid Was made. The
leader of the party told the citizens he had
1000 armed men and heavy battery across
the river, and If any resistance ~as made he
would open upon them with shell and demol-
ish the town. :.
BY an officer from Cen Curtis army, 1learn
that the report that Gen. Price had crossed
| the Mississippi, il wholly untrue. There is no
| large rebel force now west Of the river, Hind
mans men hn7ing almost entirely deserted
him.
| Gen. Curtis army is probably NOW Oh It's
way to Vicksburg.
The rams Lancaster and Lioness had arrived
| atMemphis. They report but little damage
sustained by Farragut's fleet In passing the
| batteries. The injuries to our fleet in the
| fight with the Arkansas are less than at first
| reported, and all hut the Lancaster and Cones
toga will be repaired where they are. The
canal had been finished but no water let in for
fear Of diyertiDg 80 much from the chanuel as
to render it difficult to reach the batteries and
cut out the Arkansas.
There 1s no news OF consequence fr2nl
Memphis. No dispatch boat has arrived FOL
four days. Everything is quiet In Cairo TO-
Gay,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tzibnne.l
y1cKenunG, July II, VIA CA1no, 24th,
Up to the departure Of the boat to-day moi
movement has been made or indicated. Tht
mortar boats have fired every fifteen minutes
= | elicitiug several well directed responses
Great damage has been dane the town by GU
) shells, and today one of them struck TIL
vicksburg wharf boat, causing her almost i'm
mediate1y to sink.
: Yesterday the Essex got up steam aud pro
5 ceeded down to the point and threw o fe;
> ehclls at the batteries. The rebels opeue
upon her heavily, when she slow1y turne
: and steamed back.
In the engagement Of the 18th, Geo. Loun!
burg, first master Of the Hartford, was kil1et
He belonged in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
s LATER AND IMPORTANT.
CAIRO, July 24, 1862.
The Grenada 4ppeM says the Arkansas sct
q cut ont from under the rebel batteries I
Is Lieut. Bishop is Jet in command Of the Bragg
3 She has not been made Davis flagship.
CA1Ro, July "a, 4 P. m.-We have had I
= pew6 from Vicssburg for forty-eight hour
Gen. Curtis had not returned, from his tri
re down the river, when the last steamer lc
IN Helena. It Is believed that Price has crosse
- over, and that 1t ia his intention to re-iuvat
Missouri. He has declared that the ele
II lion this fall shall not be held, if be can pr
&c vent it. AL is quiet at Memphis, Corinth az
- | Paducah.
j. a scamp who cameup on the Belle OF Met
d. phis this afternoon. attempted to rob
soldier just after the boat had landed, but
f. be was detected in the act BY q negro only,
" escaped justice, Cotton continues to arrive
g considerable quantities from below.
ag Pilot KNOB, No., July 2t.-1t is report
ot this morning that the detachment OF 70
companies under Major Lippert, sent out fro
Reeves station by Col. Boyd to intercept t
al guerrillas who made the raid On GreenTl
al lad fallen in with the enemy, completely d
m persing the band, taking sixteen p.isone
II, and recovering I'LL the property taken
,r, Greenville. No further particulars have be
Ill., | received vet.