, 1862-08-16
FROM CAIRO AND MEMPHIS,
DESTINATION OF THE ARKANSAS.
aebe1 Reports from Baton Rouge
and Cumberland Gap.
Restrictions in the Cotton Trade
Removed,
BRIG. GEN. TUTTLE IN COMMAND
At CAIRO.

MEaPHs, August u, vta CAIRO, Aueu.t15.
Ihe Grenada Appeal Of the 9th contafus dfs
pa1caes IRON Gen Breckenridge, announcioa
the destruction Of the Arkansas. eimf1,r e
those received sia Richmond. The Memnb;,
Evening bulletin says: The rumors tba,
nave prevailed during the last day or two d
Inc destruction Of, the ram Arkansas. e-citod
great interest in Memphis, not only on a.,
count of the bearing Of the event m the at,te
o1 ana1fs on the Mississippi, but because the
ooat Was oulit and launched here. The con.
1factor who built the boat vas Cant. Shirley.
Resident Of the city, well known as the owoa;
o1 1lhe OF packets carrying the mail betwees
tnls port and Fleksbnrg. The Arkansas wac
buat at Fort Pickering, just below the citv-
and alter she was launched received most of
her interior finishing at the foot of Wash;ne.
ION street. Lieut.. Brown, formerly of tia
on''ea States Navy, well known from his CON.
nectlon with the United States frizate thai
assisted in laying the celebrated Atlanta
cable, was commander. The dash from the
.ezoo' anu her astonishing run through the
| federal fleet, to the shelter Of the guns of
V1cREonrg, demonstrated the nature of the
DEEDS OF which she and her commander vera
capable "s->
1here are all sorts Of 1umors In repard tn
Baton Rouge. Some claim to have seen a
copy OF an extra Grenada Appeal which says
Inc pace Is IN the hands of Breckinridgc. and
lhat he had captured four regiments and sir
transports, and sunk two of our gunboats.
Inc same extra has dispatch dated tba
tth from Cumberland Gap, which states tbat
nght had taken place at Tazewel,. e1oht
miles from Cumberland Gap, bet.een The I'd.
era. oeneral Morgan and the confederate Cen
et7s D. d. Stevenson and Raines. The debt
continued two days and ended in Morean,s
serfendering his command, numbering sao
men to Gen. Stevenson.
a gentleman compelled under the conscr;nt
Law to enter Hindman's army, who had mn5e
his escape from Little Rock, Ark. has REACHED
hls CITY. Hc estimates the troops under
dlrdman to be between 5000 to 5000. r,
relates that Last week three regiments of Hind.
mans eonscript Texan troops were On the;r
march from Duvaps Bluff for Texas Fonr
regiments were sent after them to bring them
pack, but Joined the dissatisfied conscr;nts
ana tne seven regiments mnde Off in bo1v
negroes are selling cotton and other stock
lett by masters on plantations in the vicinity !
at Helena, and putting the proceeds in green
backs into their pockets.
All restrictions On trade for cotton ara 70. /
moved BY the following order, made public
this afternoon:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIyIs1ogl
nEAPH1~, Tenn August II, 1850
The following order, received from 7anor+nant
headquarters, is Published for the benet1t ~ ali
concerned; 0A 01
~ n pursuance of orders from the headauarters
me sale OF cotton and the prohIbit1on a. 1ha nv "
era nsns o. god therefor aEe hereby annued, and
:ostan eas to Rods1e vi" be afforded or getting
By o1de1 Of Major General q: s, GaAyr -'~
j. A. RAWLINGS, 4. a. General.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,1
CAIRO, August IL, 1862.
bng. zen. futile today assumed command
u The military district of Csiro and its aez
"hoencles, and Issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF C41po
August Il, 1860.
GENERAL ORDER No. list In pursuance of
peelai order No. 161, from headquarters Of the
as'tlcs OF cit Tennessee, thereby assume COM
aand OF the district Of Cairo
4no- Au ORDERS noW In force will be continued
= to'ee "neA 1ut1her orders from these hesdquar-
ers. /
sfo. capt. J. c. Damn, aid-de camp to Brig,
'en. Strong, Is assigned to duty at these besd.
na1'efs as alo-de-camp. and all other officers and
len On special duty in this district will continue
enen oaty until further orders, and they will be
'spected and obeyed accordingly. (s1zned,
brig Gen. J. IL Turr1E
A dispatch was received last night from I
OF Henry, indicating that the guerillas are ]
sss1n at tne1r dirty work along the Tennessee {
lser- Ihe Pickets at Fort Heimau were I
flsen IN four times On Tuesday night,
Ihe gunboats which have been under 70.
airs at Cairo and st. Louis are nearly ready | =
II service. :
ihere Is no truth In the statement of the
taaes, that the gunboat fleet is demora1;ze6. I
lar from this there has never been q time a
nee IT'S appearance upon our western Raters I
heh 1t was better able to cope with the I
lemY than nov. Z
Inc commanding officer Of the prison at {
lton has just notified Mai. Merrill that thu. 9
bel Burrow, who was arrested here not Ions, T.
nee with large quantity Of quinine and | !,
orphine ingeniously concealed in the bot t
N OF bis trunk, WIS shot yesterday while b
tempting to escape from confinement at g.
ton. :, g
Col Raneom hiss inst received this dispatch
,m Gen. McClernand. b
- JACKSON, Aug. 14-There wss a et,r. e
sn yesterday between home guards aud
cE1laE, htieen miles southeast of fh;e RI
nee. The rebels were dispersed, 9'47 - -
telgned) VI. A. McCLERSAND."