The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-04
Newspaper Accounts.

Msaruls, July 20, 1852.
late into lwence confirms tho fact that the rebels are
moving In force nnaer Bragg and II is thought that Mem
phs will be threatened. distinctions TO navigation viii
be attempted above here Bragg can command eighty
resolved upon active operations 10 beyond doubt.
General Curtis refused to go 10 Vi.asoarg. except
shs oruer o. me rreslaent .ud renains at Helena
The fee WIN coeuute patrol 10 keen the river open
between Helena aid Cairo.
stirring events may be looked for before IonS
me ioriincatons are beng pushed, and viii DO com.
Captain John McD.nneli his resi- med HI. posi,,on
S S ~ IS Of the pro Commission here I'M
Davis. - paoo 10 taken ny .ap'aih q
captain cher cse has been concluded but the doci-
zion has not beeD maie public BY General sherman
number o. federal oicerS are working on tho orta-
cations u pay for beng al largo without proper passes
LINES Truhop was arrested yesterday, charged with
being rebel Spy. He is former resiuent Of Mem his
and held commission lieutenant in Tennessee re
ghnont. He returned here some days since. He now
rests IN prison, awaiting the discussion OF his case
Gen sherman last night sent Recommendation TO the
Common Council txlo pay for the extra police
force for tho protection Of the city interests and
abcss Tho Provost Guard Tho Common Council dec ed
raise tho present orco from sixty eight 10 ono hun
dred Tho funds are TO b. raised by tax on saloons and
poll tax
correspondence Of Tho s. Louis Republican,
NAPOLEON, July 81, 1862
Last Thursday tho point opposite yickEburg exhibited
sgus a !" sked.ldle." In tho lr-,pg all Of
Commodore FarraRns fleet except the Wissahckon and
were lei, to aid Wsse be ITS which had the
blockade III opposing the terrible Arkansas should she
w.
above also up TO tho mouth Of the Yazoo
Al tho beats moved Oh, one after another the negroes
ao had been working On me Gnai TOOK pane o rnoy
crowds. Their anxiety to go 10 dc Mort " was great
but they could not all be acc inundated Solno GIT
aboar but most OF tnem were forced 10 travel BACK 70
their masters We saw them YEARLY trnd9mg along
the ieyee rs We cano ur the -iycr
Tho depa uf tommod TO FaTrasut, and the move
OF Western ces mp the river, had little the
aspect Of retreat, and doubt nj there JOY on the
| hills Of vicksbarg NJ the tYalks" Cit.
pr,lPc came
ported the between the sscx and Qieen
n he west with The Arkansas ye men were Killed on
the latter ODe NJ tho issexs eleven inch shot went
through her from stem 10 s,crn Whcn the queen butted
tue Arkansas, seycr d her crew jumped overheard ex
pecng her be sunk Tie ssi IN must have been
terrible, for the Queen sprung her heavy mbers and
.ronins considerably.
expected to he. little above met tn, ram Lioness
an. tho Lady Pike. We learned The rsaso, Of our
coming boats alluded to. Both bats we're pretty well
ridded and one man WIS killed on the Lrnesa When we
got opposite Island So the rebels opened upon us with their
for field pieces and till got Out Vi range the shot dew
thick and fast About dfty shots were fired at u.s. most
which passed harmlessy over rs. wo got few good
shells among them but the rebels were 20 cmbowered N
the bushes that could hardly the smoke OF their
Their sharpshooters, concealed, at their leisure,
ever During tho running Of tho blockade not half
dozen rebe.s were really seen.
Gully Killed on our boat-Mr. T. w. Spcn
Ger Of CINCINNATI. He was the boats carpenter.
The rebel forces lireahvle, as leared from de-
ser ter from them, is as fooas:saptan auGeTs artiL
ery. ard companies Vi cavalry under aptns Buck
neF and B!ackturn--about ESQ men The cavalry are
web armed and mounted.
Genera Bowen formerly Of 81. Louis, has $500 men on
.ho Waco, Ary six mites up There are ALSO hye iun
batteries along the river.
Az VIC passed up the biackoncd remains Of the
sac Wood. This morning overlook tho Carondalc,
60 az up for repars lieutenant Wing u the Fourth
Wisconsin. the icssrtcr alluded to- and coored man,
board. Oaly TIKI &c OF the passengers AID crew
Of the Sale Wood escaped, yzMr. Lucas, the pilot;
Lieutenant Wing and the colorcd man. All the reseven
the lad:essero sent TO Jackson She had about forty
persons Oh board.
II seems OF her steam pipes cut of WREN she
and laid up against Island No. H. She hauled
hee flag down but tho rcbSa continued 10 fire upon her.
Her people left her and won't into the country but were
al nai,y taken prisoners with the exceptional the thfoo
alluded 10. Lieut.. NLg without food three days.
Nr. Lucas got skT aud oated down the river till he
reached TIC carGndole iir l. would have been pretty
Of hanging had the rebels got him, no LETT the
rebel service TO sai under the Union nag He lives in
Memphis.
The following amor the passengers Of the Sae
Wood
Lieut. j. c. Biddlc cid TO General wiyams Of Butler .
division.
Lieut. Tubs Fourth Wisconsin.
Capt. Cue. Lyon, ST. louis.
r. s. Williams, cutler, Fourth Wisconsin,.
----, Pcrser Of the Sunboat Faspcrt.
L Geo. Graosy, engineer. wife and child
- Gay, engineer.
- Fowler, grocer, Cairo.
Private smith Co q, Fourth Wisconsin.
The Pike laid by Ayo days above Greenyic, waiting
some kind Of convoy.