, 1862-07-13
FROM CAIRO AND below,
Gen. Curtis Moving Towards
Memphis.
Sinking Of the Naval Dispatch Boat
Shingess.
fii Quiet at New Eafadrid.

Especial Ii~patch to the Chicago Trihaae.]
C-,lno. June Il, ls6..
Il~rgn directly from y 1tu River, tkatG n.
EiEt:lAan rad o.3clc3 all the iaua3i:-
a,.ts near G:u9ey Ridge TO burn their proyis-
iers and shoot their c:ttle. Gen. Curtis had
divided his forces, oEe portion beiu5 between
C.sh and White Rivers, aud thu other east Of
Ca=h River, distant about srveuty-1iyc miles
fclA Memphis.
Tie naval dispatch boat shiugess, from
Mtmphis list light run Oh snag near Island
No. IL, and sank, her mails and crew
were taken off By The hospital boat Tycoon,
ard did not arrive here until this morning
Gov. Srr1guc OF Rhode Island arrived this
morning from Corinth, and leaves this eve
mig for the east. Gen. Strong has to-day
issued Al order surpressipg the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors in tue city.
The claim commissioners have to-day issued
Il notice requiring all claims to be presented
to them prior to the 2Ctl inst.
By ct1icers from Corinth, learn it is report
Cd in that vicinity that Generals Bragg and
HarGee bad issued orders to their troops
to prepare for marching with five
days cooked rations. The enemy is known to
be iu furce at Holly Springs, Ripley, Black
burn and Okalona, and an engagement is imi-
ncnt.
There is TO ucws from Memphis today.
siE seccsh prisoners. who escaped from
Camp Butler, were yesterday recapturcd
here. The provost marshal last night sent
them back to their old quarters.
By the dispatch boat, which arrived late
last night, I learn that everything vas quiet
at New Madrid, when it passed. Officers here
from Island No. 10, yet persist in their state
1nent Of hearing firing in that direction on
Thursday night.
The efficient provost marshal, J. ". Mer-
rill, has received 1najora commission from
toy. Yates-eminently y worthy promotion.
/ lIc Is yet suffering from the effects Of Il Sun
| stroke q week or two since. No news what.
| ever from below.
Especial Dis1atch to the Chicago TTibunc.1
AEMru1E. July p. III, VIA CAIRO, r2th.
Thcrcis nothing ofstriking Importance from
| 1icksburg. The shel1ing of the place con
/ TITLES. 4 number Of rebel guns have beer
dismountcd By our bursting shells. The con
federates have number Of siege guns on car
r;agcs, which move about as OUT mortars OF
tain range Of their position. Coulmodor,
| Farragut has placed battery Of tie1d-picce:
on the point opposite the town, ranging til:
men at work on the eneny's guns. The worl
OIL the canal is progressing
| Provost Marshal General Col William 8
| 1lIlyer issued IN order this morning, reyok
| jns a1l passes granted heretofore by any office
70 parties, upon any prctcxt whatever, unlcs
t the required oath or parole lad been taken
The parole can bt substituted for the oath, a
the discretion Of the officer granting the pass
only where the parties live outside and b-5on
the protection Of our lines.
The report sent from Cairo that Gen. Lew
Wallatc had been disgraced for cnterin. Til
city without orders was never heard in Mem
phis until read III Cairo dispatches to Norti
crn journals. Hence, the paragraph sayn
that it originated here is untrue. Like man
other stories Of like character, it WAS MANU-
| faeturel out Of whole cloth.
All thieves, pick pockets and other yavs
bonds in custody here by civil authority
were yesterday banishcd to Arkansas by tn
military authorities, to be punished as sp!e
/ if they returned. The most terrible runisf
i:hnlent for the worst Of crimes is banisl
ment to tie Arkansas swamps.
Tie board Of aldermen succeeded il N,
TALLY organizing last night.
We have no late Southern papers. Th
Grenada ~d11taz has not appeared here lately,
CAIRO, July 1o.-Commolore Farrasut, b
ORDER ot Gen. Butler, con1scated 5000 slave
who arc employed on the Eicksburg canal.
We have no explanation OF the cannonal
ing at New Madrid.
Six Fort Denclsou prisoners, who escape
! / from Camp Butler, were arrested 1t Paduc:l
! aud sent here Yesterday. They will be +
turned to Springfield.
, The Claims Court have allowed ESQ claim
amounting in the aggregate to $4,000
Large claims are u1dc. consideration yt
Congratulate the country On tue ability ar
integrity OF the Commission. AL claims I'll
examined with extreme care.