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g1uia 10 Maryland.
9Th. To hurl upon Washington, from Rich
uond, column of 200, 600 troops. Bythecap-
ture Of that city, the liberation of Ba1timoreand
the invasion Of the North at the three points
named above, would be secured Becoming
in tnrn the invaders, they hope to make 1t
necessary for us to Keep at home for the de-
fense Of our cities 10000 troops.
CAIRO, August 1st.-Adrices have been re-
eeiyed by Gen. Strong, from Bloomfield, No.,
that about 100 Of Col Daniels men were sur
rounded In that town by some 500 or GOO reh-
els, that sharp fight vas going on. and that |
our troops thought they could sustain them !
selves until reinforeements, which have been |
sent from Cape Girardeau, could reach them. |
Letters from q rebel aail, captured at Cor
inth on the 2ath ult., Indicate rebel move
naent Oh Cha.tanoo g. aud Nashville.
Especial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune1
CAIRO, August 2, 1852.
Matters are quiet in Cairo to-day. There
have been two arrivals from Memphis, but no
n.ws Of importance. Nothing from the fight
at Bloomfield, except that reinforcements have
been sent TO Cape Gnardeau from st. Louis.
Troops have been sent to Fort Plllox ID pro-
tect cotton there. 80. =->=a~-~-,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
MENrH1s 3tst, via CA1ro ID p. N.
The Carondo1et arrived from Vicksburg last
evening. She brought no Later news. AL
quiet at Ha1ena.
Some men taken by rebels at Brown1iI1e,
on Fridsy last, on the Memphis d. Ohio road,
arrived here last night by the steamer Minue~
sofa.
The Grenada Appeal Of the 2sth, arrived
here yesterday. It states that the steamer
Cnba arrived at Havana on the Goth, bring
! ing cargo Of arms. munitions, war medicines,
blankets, &c. It. gives Information Of the
abandonment OF Ficksburg by our forces, aud
| the failure Of the canal ACROSS the Point.
MOBILE, July; 26.-A special dispatch
TO the Adoertiter and Register, dated
Richmond, July 25th, states that all
is quiet along the lines with the exception
OF occasional Diminishing in front Of Mcclel-
lan's position. Two trains Of prisoners
were cent OF to~d.y to exchange.
| RICHMOND, July e8.-Bngadier General
J. E. B. Stuart: is to be made major
general Of cavalry, Colonel .F Fitz Hugh
Lee, 1st Virginia cavalry, to be brigalier
general Of cavalry. Col. Hays, 1lth
Louisiana, to be brigadier general Brigadier
General Wade Hampton has been assigned to
The command OF q cavalry brigade.
! MOBILE, July 27th.-A special despatch to
the Adrcrtiser and Register, dated Chattanooga,
July 2Cth, says Col Lawton, Of Georgia caTal.
II, CAME in to-day with three Yankee ieutcn.
: ants, priaoners csptured near Nashville. Gen.
. Forrest burned three bridges over MIL Greek.
.. On the Nashville road, and had an engagement
I with party Of federals, killing ten, wouudins
fifteen and capturing eight. He vas withit
! | three miles Of Nashville. The highest excite
; 1nent prevailed wherever he appeared. Patri
2 otic ladies' made his progress grand oEatio,
!, along the entire route.
A business letter from LaGrange, Tenn.
/. dated July 2Gth, says that our forces tool
J, possession OF that place as we'll as Gram
Junction on the .5th inst. Some 200 or 50
e bales Of Yankee cotton were destroyed a
: tL.se places.
n Tie same paper gives the following versio
, Of tie Vicksburg affair: stThere Is no doub
r, Of the fact that the feaerals abandoned takin
se Tieksburs By water. The loKer neet hav
y gone down the river, having passed Natche
C some days since. The upper feet has ais
lc moved out Of sight. The general .uppositio
" is that they intend to wait for cooperation tt
1T Of large land force. Vicksbutg proved
=. stumbling block to the invaders, who lesrne
IN that the Mississippi is notyet open. It's su
Mt cessful defense should cause' the blush
ed shame to mantle the cheeks of those who
~ iDgIoriouslY caused positions equally strong
T. be abandoned without . struggle
rs "The Lincoln Government having for1ns
aa the opinion that Arkansas Is entirely III the
" power, has appointed Hon. John Phelps,
Missouri, military governor Of the State,
ne ne signifed his willingness to acceptprovided
! can retain his present position in Congre
,ss also. Hindman aud his gallant army Y
Ire make the State dangerous locality for Il
~ fr traitor to The South, though he should
me backed By the bayonets Of Curtis skedda
ehe ling amy" ~.
ks MEMPHIS, July 81, via Cairo. Aug. a.
a ast Is rumored here that Gen. Curtis troops mo
~ W. in a few days. Thus far no important mot
The gunboat C4rondelet arrived here =,
terday, bringing the three persons saved f.
| the steamer 6a11ie Wood. She brings no i
! porsant news. Nothing lster from Vtckshu
The steamer Minnehaha, bound for II
a .nas place, did not leave last evening. She fe
ood batteries between here and Helena, thou
lug none are known to be there.
'eos l. Several gentlemen from Brownsville arr.V
aF~ here last evening. They br1ng some3psstls
lars Of rebel Iait under Faulsne1 At q
nio> Ing cotton was taken prisoner. Among tn
Nj. French, OF Denmark, Madison coun
. Mr. Ware. a Kentuckisn, and Nathan Gre
l. wall, Of Memphis. TIE latser had $50, ,0oo
/ gold and otheT money, tn al PIP mo, wh
bu8 | nf 4n0 faJes -.