, 1862-06-06
FROM CAIRO. aND below.
Com. DAVIS FLOCK OF RAMS.
B Small Skira1ish On the River.
THE BRISK COMMANDMENT OF
WEDNESDAY.
The Memphians Resolve to Take to
the Last Ditch.

he Memphians Resolve to Take to
the Last Ditch.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT SOUTH
ERN News.
hat they say of Corinth
and Fort Pillow.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAmo, June Sill p. m.
We have received the Memphis A1yus Of
he ed June, from which make the follow
ng extracts:
4 MEMPHIS VIEW OF THINGS.
For Us the skies seem to be frightening. |
Even delay now is disastrous to Fedora Gg1n. |
The CONSERVATION experienced at Washington
at the near approach of Stonewall Jackson |
MA and New Jersey for the militia, aid the |
reluctance with which the cau is obe7ed. !
Fort Pillow is yet in our hands and Vicks. |
burg yet holds its OWL The safety of Mem
phis depends upon their -.emainins as they
ore. Ihe commander 4t ?. = Fort PILLOW asks for
1stniosesmsn{s 3 s4 nth 5000 men he will =.
supply 8 r,ort;on n,m - looks to Memphis to
not h,aoash t1ht asist9nss tnez We TtnTf are
Men, % u Junction is ia the enemys La ads,
- -enis is not in imminent danger, Let our
-1lizens be cool and be prepared Tor any ener-
gency. Our hope and trust arc that we shall
Be spared the modification Of seeing our flag
lowered and the stars and stripes floating N
its stead.
Referring to statement in a Northern pa-
rer that Beauregard's army does not exceed
20 600, and that the Union army doubles it,
the dryus says:
Now if Halleck really desires to ascertain
B:huregard's strength. why don't Ae attack
him and learn t.: This would be much
statements Of desefters.
Mcclellan will rue the day he was ever
| placed in front Of Joe. Johnston, while Hal
! 1eck will learn that Beauregard's army is SOME
| thing more than the rag-tag and bob-tail Of
| the South.
| A te|egraphic dispatch dated June I'd from
Grand Junction, says no forces of the enemy
! {Federals}, are known to be between Grand
Junction and Corinth-
| TIE SITUATION AT v1CKsBURG.
The vicksburg Citizen, Of the s1st Of May,
Gays:
Eleven Of the gunboats have gone down the
river again. There appears to be some trouble
in their camp. They don't like to attack for
titled places, and they find more cougenial
emplo. ment In bombarding little defenselesE
| Villages and hamlet6 along tie shore. Segera
parties Of contrabands have made their way tc
the feet, among them several women Siuct
the greater portion of the federal fleet has gon<
below, those which remain are keeping them
selves well out of the range Of the guns Of ou
batteries. If they give Us little more tint
cur batteries will be able to reach them wher,
they arc
Il is now two weeks since the enemy's gun
boats first appeared before Ficksburg, AM
they are not any nearer taking it now thai
when they first came in sight; aud We hay
had the advantage Of Strengthening, our po
ing to meet them. They have done us n
damage yet Of any kind, while several Of thei
, gunboats already bear the marks Of our FickS
burg guns. If they Keep on IN this way the
T will never get any nearer this place
Yesterday afternoon re si,, heayy s cannonadin
1t was supposed our light artillery had &C
, :a...ter the vanoals VINO might have been foun
: on shore. Upon inquiring into the the matte
7 we learn that the y8lOrOus Yankees had bi
fight with the woods and were throwing she
I and shell at harmless trees with great vel
: geance. The woods took the sombardmer
l w coolly. and never made any reply to th
comn1e7ot,.".t ITS save the reverberating echoes I
!, lie Yankee thuna5;. The enemy we're tr5in
! to scare up some masked baIisIles, and can
= within three miles Of finding some.
n 1t is reported by seemingly good authorit
. that the cause Of the return Of the gunboat
and transports down the river is owing to il
4 subordination and mutiny Of the troops abot
a the feet
{ Many of them were twelve months soldier
i Their time is now expired and they are sho
T. Of provisions and cannot obtain any supple
: in the swamps Of the Mississippi. They h;
e expected to open the valley oftho Mississip
J. hnding the people Of yicksburg interposed
Il insurmountablc obstacle to their progress
4 they became tired and dlsaffected, SO that Il
= whole fleet was compelled to fall back to hea
ID quarters to get in fighting trim agai
TIE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
The Little Rock Democrat of the 29th sa
| there arc between 5000 and 6 5000 Fedcraas b
Ia tween White and Red Rivers. Their infant
had a1l gone to Batesyil1e, Gen. Curtis lea
N quarters.
THE MEMPHIS TEBL1C MEETING.
MEMPHIS, June 1st.-A very large numt
of the citizens Of Memphis attended pub
meeting in the Mayors Office, at which, afi
8 telling speech from JEFF Thompson, t
IL following preamble and resolutions W&
y adopted:
f} THE RESOLUTIONS.
er WHEREAS, In the present war, the very cri
Of orr peril seems to be upon ue and the time |
.a come Ehen neutrality Is violation q the obi
Tx WHEREAS. We, the citizens Of Memphis. :
~ be held peculiarly ine1cnsabe if We omit anyth
'g- n our power which We have not yet done fo5
every Union as Well as every accession vote
le- maintain our right as free people to govern
" WHEREAS, While. our brothers blood .cries
bo for revenge, We cannot lie down n dishonor i
Is eE@ss a nd
art every pasetng hour convinces rs more ;.
has set at naught its own constitution to ~
he being embarrassed in the pnrauit Of Its inqait
s too gssst and a 50o 81 for
III i39dsspenaense, 9s! sa nov , and for S'. shs
be Illustrate itsel IN ACTS q oppression not exce
ty1ants Eaovn to history, and nd WHICH E g!eatly
d ers, Of the a1et, revolution reoelled, and am
which arc the imprisonment OF uon-comba1,
! men and womsa. innocent Of eyery offense IN
"e the robbery Of peaeeabe citizens viii
It 4sek oai NTH eGHat se urae9 aERa Il o ths etiEs
S., outrage towards our mothers and sisters vi
,ers none but fends can fnfict, and none but era,
nTsg i6e Sa Of dn eae5
'Ae0 Of whole States, clearly evncipg to qs that
Ion ie forever impossible, and making US to
oe- that y Is aieo an abhofent thought; In =
nts therefore, Of there and other kindred facts and
dile tone. We. the people Of Memphis, here assent
the have adopted the following resolutions
Fesoered. That having already sent out serc
gh neSe It Ia he thn dnT of ~ an caneh
lere | hearing arms and MT nnyv n fke service ri
at country. to repair at once to Fort Pillow
Ala such arms aa he may procure; and
"a TIT II IN 5s5ss xhs
ul0- fity into the h8pi18 nf the
thls Reso'rtd, That such Of out citizens as do
Low for any reason take up arms for the public def
iday regarded as under peculiar obligations to
largely than those who do.
,..w Rxsored, That We shall hold dear as pstrio
8f | who now come n fth their money or their at
Hin the rescue Of the country, and Will give lher
patronage In the future, to the exclusion
Others forever.
We have nothing new from the aru
MN Tennessee.
FROM THE FLOTILLA.
-. Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribun
-. CAIRO. June6, i
W. nae The steamer ~. h. B." arrived from
,uses fleet this morning. We are without our
idge8 DISPATCHES from our correspondents, but
!t oeea passengers We learn that there Is strong
roads ability that the bulk Of the troops hay
been the fort A few artillc1ists remain,
the enough to work the guns and keep up
III IA Of fight. I have reason to know thi
: - attack upon the fort will not be long de
ere Is The time has almost arrived for Com.