Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-10

MrxPirs June IA special 70 the -. Louis
Republican saws:
This morning the rebel ting Mark R. Cheek
covered up in a slough above the city where
she had run tor eoDcealment, was surrendered 70
our tug Sampson.
Abou, thousand rebel citizens leli on The
cars last night FOR Grenada, Miss.
The railroads have al stopped running 70 the
city The Memphis and Charleston Railroad is
badly cut up and al is rolling stock sent South
AL the stock Of the Memphis and Ohio road ex
cept three engines is here.
Great efforts are made to shield public property
BY private claims.
Two thousand bales Of cotton were burned.
Colonel Thomas T. KAISER was the military
commandant here.
Acting Brigadier General G. N. Fitch, ex Sen
ator from Indiana has been in command OF the
city since its formal surrender at 3 L. NJ. yester-
day. He IS engaged in posting pickets through
out the city
The excitement among the people has subsid
ell and all is quiet
The new Postmaster for Memphis is now in
Cairo and will be here soor.
just as the dispatch boat is leaving all is quiet
All the rebel flags known TO have been iying in
the city have been removed and no difficulties
have occurred.
Reports are current that Com. Hollins, when he
received the news Of the destruction of Mont
gomerys feet, burned his vessels, four in mum
Der which were some distance below here.
Over 5000 people lined the bluffs here and
witnessed the fight
All the stores are closed but many will soon be
opened The citizens are very anxious to have
trade resumed
very little trouble is apprehended in holding
this CITY
Large quantities of cotton were burned, but il
lS IL rrpar Of nd mn
lasses which has been secreted by its owners ready
for shipment.
One rebel regiment was stationed mile below
the city but has dsbaneed and the men now
endeayoring to get home.
The feet will start Immediately for Vicks
burg.
The loss Of the rebels in the engagement was
100 killed. fifty of whom. belonging to the gun
boat Gen. Lowell, were drowned.
CHICAGO, June ga special from Memphis
says:
The casualties of the late fight is estimated at
one hundred and fifty killed and thirty or forty
wounded.
jeff Thompson witnessed TIE fight sitting on
horseback in front of the Gayoso House The
remnant of lis army, with the stampeiing. were
in cars not far from the city, and when one after
another OF the rebel gunboals were sunk and the
flag ship took flight, they left.
WO OF our mortar DOatmen managed 10 eludt
the guard and got shore on Friday night
were killed in a row of their own getting up.
The citizens, to the number of two thousand
reported themselves armed and equipped to the
Provost Marshal the same evening to prevent the
destruction OF property by mobs, which it seemed
they feared more than the Federals
Ii was expected the city would be fired, but the
prompt action of the citizens and the Colone
commanding with strong Provost guard pre-
vented. As il was, the depot of the Mississippi
and Tennessee K. X. was broken open by moi
of men and women. but before they could TAX,
anything away detachment of military arrived
and dispersed them. The stores in the depot wer,
yesterday removed to place of safety.
Capt Gould, Provost Marshal, established hi:
headquarters at Planters Bank building.
Colonel Fitch, Commandant of the post, ssuet
notice stating that the United States had takeI
possession of the city for the purpose of asserting
the supremacy of the laws and protecting publ,
and private property. Residents who may hay.
fled are exhorted TO return. Merchants anC
Others are requested to reopen stores and shop
except those dealing intoxicating liquors who arr
forbidden to resume traffic under penalty of bav
ing stock destroyed. The Mayor and Copmoi
Council will continue to exercise their functions
The military authorities will cooperate Will
them in enforcing all proper ordinances unless al
exigencv arise rendering martial law imperative
Ii is hoped and believed, however, that nothin:
will occur torender this step necessary.
Sales of liquors have been prohibited here since
December except by druggists or physicians pre-
scriptions.