, 1862-10-16
Two Steamers Burned at
Columbus.
I'm EXPEDITION IN KENTUCKY.
DEMONSTRATION OF the REBElsAr
cAsEYvltlE, kY.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune-1 /
CA1Ro, Oct. Is. 1852.
An expedition left Cairo for B l1ard county
Kentucky. List evening, and returned this af-
ternoon with the following ptisoRees: E. 4.
:Tennl, 7. Hughes, ]. ". Moran. A. A. Ealer,
w. M T. Ealer and Col Oscar Turner.
These men were concerned in the recent At
tack upon the Mississippi refugees opposite
Caledonia. Col. Turner, It will be recollected,
several months since, WINS arrested and
brought to Cairo, where Gen. Strong, At the So
licitation Of friends, released him upon his
taking the oath and signing bond with good
sure.ies in the sum Of &, COO to remain 1oyRl.
How he has kept this oath may be inferred
from the above. Col Turner was furnished
with airy quarters ut the guard house.
Gen. Rosecrans and Gen. Mcpherson have
returned TO Corinth, and that warlike
city begins to assume = quiet aspect.
suttlers and civilians who valued their
personal safety enough to retreat ia gnod Or
der during the recent rebel raid, have re-
turned.
A correspondent complains bitterly tha!
these Who were sent to minister to the
trophy hunters to the neglect Of the s1tfer-
ing. For the credit Of humanity 1t Is hoped
that the story Is untrue.
Prisoners continue to be brought in sirzly
and in squads. Yesterday, Capt. Ford lof
the Tennessee cavalry, who had escorted
provision train into the country, captured
about sixty rebel soldiers. He says the woods
are flied with their wounded and s.ragglers,
many Of whom would williagly give them,
selves up if not afraid Of the Kaasas aud lii
nois cavalry.
The tone Of feeling among citizens is very
much modified since Gen. Prices defeat
They soy that Price admitted that he received
ttrri6le punishment, and that not :, COO Of the
&, eco men which went into action, could now
be mustered. His plan was to attack Purdy
and Bethel, and then make arapid march upon
jackson, and thence to Paduc2h. That
this vas his plan Is evident from the maps.
p:anB AID diagrams captured IN the recent
| battle.
We have Price's recruiting officer IS pris-
oner.
The captain of the steamer Haz=u Dell says
that yesterday moraing about l2lf past three
o'clock, just ~ he reached Caseyvii1e, Ken
lucky, his boat was taken Possession Of by at
least 500 rebel troops, OF whom there are 1000
stationed there, and the Uaited States mail
| agent, and Lieut.. Col Olney, Of Shawnee
town, taken prisoners. Everything eatable
and wearable was appropriated, aud for q time
they seriously discussed the expectancy Of
ba,rirg the boat. They finally let her of
with The promise to destroy her if caught
ngain In these waters. Among chattels,
personal, captured, were eight or ten
free Ees1oes from Sha1neetoxn. They
Their slavet, and the psopleWould retaljatxh1
taking free negroes wherever they foun1
item. The commander.of the gang saiA his
orders were to burn and destroy any boat
found on the Ohio after the flsst OF Noyem
Der.
!. The boat was finally allowed to proceed
without farther uolestation, when it hoiste9
the white f1eg and made for the Illinois short
| opposite. Here she WAS sa1uted with vol
ley Of musketry from the Union soldiers sta
, toned there. No damage WAS done, however
The steamer ". H Campbell, which wa
con1iug down the river with troops, fearing
to run the gauntlet of rebels, disembarke.
them at Battery Reed. The rebel general sen
over flag CT truce, and demanded surreu
der An answer was returned that they pr
e te1red to fight. The two armies were the
e drawn up In lire Of battle, with the river be
u tween them, when the Hazel Dell left.
CAIRO, Oct. 15.-From F. r. Houston, cler
= Of lie H4zel Dell, learn the particulars Of
n rebel attack yesterday morning at Caseygills
l. The boat landed At 2 o'clock In the morning
,. boat touched the VII Nf, wheo she was fmm:
= dis:ely boarded BY forty or fifty mea, wa
took possession Of her and imeaiately bega
l. to plUndes.
:, The rebel force consisted OF about 2,0i
men, commanded by Col Anderson, Of IL
I'd Kentucky cavalry, Col johnson and Co
r Martin. They TOOK about 5000 worth
e goods, consisting Of boots, shoes, clothinl
n sugar, coffee, lead and powder. The mail r.,
ot largss one me 1aey e. Ssvs f9st$ipt 9stdp
70 'tgrecn blcks."
|e i violent fellow, Capt. Merri~eather, to-
a the mister Of tee D>1l that uplcs3 he gave hi
$500 he would burn the boat, and won
IL Lave carried hi threat into execution had n:
Cc1. Anderson iuterfered.
~ While the goods were being taken asho1
tic steamer D. B. Campbell calne down wi
L. ECO federal soldiers. Col. Anderson took
s. .nrce across the bend Of the river to iaterce]
I. them, but the boat Landed and tied up to I;
WITH flag OF truce and went over aad d
u,anded surrender, But they refused, le
the hoat and marched from the shore.
further effort was made to take them
Col. johnson says On the first 0fnext N On
- he viii burn every. boat he gets possession {
chest Of the Dell.
!, It is supposed this rebel force has fall.