, 1862-08-06
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
THE REBELS UNDER BRAGG
MENACE MEMPHIS.
The Fortidcations Of Memphis
HIGHLY IMPORTANT SOUTHERN
NEWS.
GUERILLA WORK In PRO-
SSRESS.

GUERRILLA WORK IN PRO-
GRESS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnue.1
CA1Eo. August /. 1861.
The Csrondelet arrived up this morning.
There Is no news direct from Bloomfield. l.
rumor is current here, however, that Bloom
field has fallen, and that a large force of rebels
arr: nov marching on Cape Htrardeau. Il |
cannot be traced to any reliable source. Re-
that started from New Madrid
had returned without reaching Bloomfield,
having been menaeed in their rear.
The steamer D. 4. January arrived to-day
With 160 sick and wounded so1diers. |
Ali is quiet OF the Mobile and Ohio road.
Some trouble was anticipated at Paducah |
to- day, but ne have as yet had no reports |
from there.
There is notniDg from Memphis.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune.1
MEnpms, August 3, Via CA1Eo, August 5.
The regiments sent out Of the city yester-
dsy assskirmishera have not returned. It Is
rumored in the city that skirmish took
place four miles from here, but We have no
particulars.
The Notifications are progressing. Every
one says negroes work remarkably well aud
certainly have succeeded in performing an I'M
mense amount Of work in a short period Of
time. They seem happy and cheerful. About
!, ,0GO colored men passed through Main street
yesterday morning, followed by train wagons,
singing their farorite ssWalk Around" They
vert to repair the bridge at Wolf River I
understand they returned to the fort at night
singing. 4 negro arrived here yesterday from
the interior of Mississippi He says Bragg has
caught the colored men concoctlng scheme
to rise and emancipate themselves aud join
tie federa1s, and took number, among them
q eon Of our informant, and drove them into
co1reu OF sort Of pen, piled dry twigd about
.hen, and proceeded to burn them alive. The
negro appears sincere and truthful, and says
he was compelled to witness the dying agonies
Of his son. The SAINT reports are received,
understand, from Texas. THIS punishment
was intended to trighten the blacks into ad-
herence 10 their masters cause ana keep them
cut Of the federal trenches.
The following southern news Is from the
Grenada AEpeal of the 3lst:
MOBILE, July 3l.-A special dispatch to the
Ad1srzi$tr d Register dated Tupelo, July ao!h,
states that information has been received at
bead quarters stating that Col. Armstrong
commander Of the cavalry Of the army OF the
West, hid taken Courtland, Alabama, captpr-
ipg $50 prisoners and train Of cars. Oar losa
vas two killed and eight wounded, The citi-
zsns Of Courtland are frantic with joy. Relia-
] ble information states that 1900 federals
| paserd through Tuscumbia last week, des.
tined for Chattanooga.
CHARLESTON, July 29th.-The British steam.
er Tutal Cain. probably is captured By The
| federa.s. She is an iron screw steamer OF soc
| tons burthen, with cargo OF general mer
chandiEe aud few cases Of arsns.
CnArTASooGA, July 29.-Morgan's whole
command returned safely to Tennessee.
part arrived At Knoxville yesterday having
taken 900 prisoners.
Humphrey Marshall is marching up31
northeastern Kentucky
Bue1re forces are marching upon Sequatch1
Valley toward PIk-ryille.
4 southern paper says in summing up th
work Of the past year, about t1elve moath
ago tile universal Yankee nation with 80
men and smart sprinking Of women, Hol
I Mr. Ely among thu numher,set out On "trip t
!; Richmond. After making fruitless atteml
to reach the confederate caplEal osd H1elnpal
! They spent one year preparing
} make & trip BY James River au
t York River railroad. The expenses OF trava
ing through Virginia have increased emo
t mous!y since the undertaking commence
j l"o ahouh''nu "tl4ion9 ~ oo'ia's A@'o oSs
layished on the enterprise, and they are Z
- nearer Richmond THAI when they set pu
7n.v h.re called ;nto t;,e fold 6a, i}0, men
! .HJ D1 - .'.s ''s1,;~. cs~ eoo ~
r do the "ork, and no" afe calling iof oo',o
.uer in one wear. we should like to know ho
y - ~, .o,,,:ra ~ nrr,to a,
d alant "en ~ ~ WI 1eaone ~ aa91 .,S 81 81
hold IT, Still We nave 10 loea tueJ WILL q
l. up. On the contrary, we expect them
= ,.a1-a n,oro dnena,ate eff,rfs than ever. Th
n n"A1 t'4o'e - ~ sS,s'1I ~1, -.
d kno" 10" 1nes afe oanA' opt peop.s' w.
,e 5o,3 s,rnnyar than ever before Like {
- -D;nsd csmsster thev have notbInr to 1os
II they have to gain something b; despera
a. gambling. As to sacrifice of human LIE th
~ tS,.a W. ,,n1r ra,;aros +b.,n f-1
~ care no.n'ns: "~ out3 iene'es 1l1'Dl ~
O lDc UuEAtu " tuC PauPe4 pu9ulst1"u"
-, The .Aipen eivca the following account
II;i +ho ooatnr. NJ R-ou,.v;11o-
- 'nc e'tp.u0 ~ o4o" 10 .ne =,
~ We have just received lnf er1:Sl3n I.
r. :. Msj Falkner with his comm 'nu OF henfac
), rangers have taken Brownss1lle, Isnn,
:, rrs'sa several cotton buyers, secured So
~ sloVN IN money. 'A'ES3 Eors
'S' and destroyed al the cotton ~ has r n !, TX
III 60 to 6I1n cotton a. Fnltoa ana fnf. ftIlo
Ma1- Faikncr Is recfnl5lns 1ast. ~ rep
r. fa5s ne VII new Elaren oo Coiumous osls !
faoncan, am p5ooanly pay E5ypE q FtSl1
ts TInIn o} nnos 1ola1 anu & ne" IN! na'at
t1rn 1e ~ 10 '1n n"2t ~ Thny stSrtej m an or
a. nh;oh ho3 - r;da mxro;n and a. tha ma
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as Gnos Anst =, ), .1n1J ,os Sa,n1,
u plase p ~ t.pnps un1 ~, W.
"a, plu"LssAs. M asan ,.s ahe feg ~ M,tahje
~ na.v Geen oI1sea so11n ~ .ns st;Ii +,
a1o 1eGt1 casa} 'p thnnaht ate ssri %nfstn. ~
y; sui ol e4tm' ~ ttdutnt tat 4ate.Ha ~
'eo pst put aton 'ne reoe's Ill 'o'' 9o'>'''A ioA
p pCs,. sh..,.,,e +r,o,e +<ro y, +t,a +,o II,
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