New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-04

phis and Charleston Railroad from
Corinfh 20 Memphis and tic Mississippi
Central TO Bolivar Abandoued-geavy
Losses Of Cotton spccuintors-crderH I'm
terdictiug the Use Of specie in the Pure
chase OF Cotton-G,s Operation, sc.
From Our special Correspondent.
CoLuaBUs Ky. July q, 1861.
The Last few days have been slguali1ed by exten.
.ve and greatly damaging operations of the Rebel
guerrillas both in the Department OF West Tepnes-
see and that of the OHIO In the latter series Of
most daring and successful forsys took lace be-
tween Monday and Thursday last, along both banks
of the Tennessee River, from Florence 10 Water 90,
and thence TO Savannah On The right, and from the
same starting TO Chickasaw and the immediate yicin.
ity Of Hamburg and Pittsburg Landiugs-the rear Of
the Cornth army-on the left. Accounts Of these
depredations were brought here by railroad passen-
gers from Corinth ard, although not very full,
sufficiently clear and trustworthy TO warrant their
publication.
1t appears that on Monday morning last several
hundred mounted marauders, evidently Inhabitants
of the surrounding country, made sudden swoop
upon Florence, at the time occupied only b. small
Union detachment, although large quantities OK
ouartermaster's and commis.ary stores had accumu-
lated in the place. After distributing part OF their
force at the river crossing and the roads from tho
north so as to protect themselves against surprise,
they proceeded 10 dsarm the few captured Union
soldiers, destroy some army wagons aud ain0n ances,
and set fire 10 the warehouses ca the ryer contains
tanning forage and provisions. Having accom-
pshed q Is work ~ their leisure they rode out Of
town, leaving their prisoners behind bnL Leading
along the mules taken with The CDion vehicles.
They started in BODY in awesterly direction, bnt
L. md Tar hey n
OF their pumber managing by sone means 10 cross
the river One of the two lands thus formed " az
placed in ambush close 70 the bank AID kept ia watt
ing for the small s,,rn-wAI eleT ColoLna, used for
trilnsy ortation purposes between Eas port and
Florence. By murderous fire from their rides,
they compelled the uususpectng craft 10 surrender.
They boarded and plgnder1d her, robbed the boat
men and passengers OF ali their money, drove them
ashore, and then fired the boat.
On Tuesday morning the marauders made their
appearance almost simultaneously IN thlcAiha" anu
NaterlOO-two small towns nearly opposite eacu
ether on the left and right bank re PecuVeiy,
short distance to the east of Eastport. lhey repeated
the per ornnce enacted the day before ~ Florence.
In addition to u vast amount OF redeI.l p.oPe,Y,
they found several hundred baes OF co 'on s''eu III
no two macs bonght and paid for with Northern
gold, ali OF which Was given 10 the hahe' " oiea.
several stern-wheeiers were lying oe'Oic INC t"9
towus. hut fortunately al had steam up and escaped
/ by dropping down the river.
/ From Chickasaw ana w Wotioo 'hc ucpreda'ors
seysrally continued down the river toward Hamburg
and Pttsburg Landings ana savannah. Inc band
oral comuanes of infantry were stationed, and fell
in with aud captured between that place aud Ham
burg Landing a train OF 10 less than sixty mule
teams ust arrived from CAIRO and on its way from
lula. According to latest advces at Corinth they
are irving to make their south with the several
hundred Union mules which they had stolen. A
cavalry force had been dispatched from Gen. Rosea-
Grams division 10 intercept hut us they had soma