New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12
FROM CAIRO AND below.
Rebel Exploits on the Chio-Auaeh by Col.
shackieGord-Thc GunSoat Raymond
burning Of the A" Matte Cool'-Probn-
bic RnIiie-Prospeets at Ferris Henry
aud Observation-Disclosures upon Cfarks-
,i!ic-Arri,ui OF Troops, etc.

FIofJ Our Own Correspondent 49,,
We have intelligence TO day by tie steamer Dia
DEM Of Rebel exploits on the Ohio, opposite Shaw
ueetown.
IL soems there isa band Of euerillas, numbering
200. un er one johnson noted Kentucky chiefian.
Early Iast week he rnnlized his entry into that poE
ton Of Kentucky by attacking Uniontown and burn.
ing the steamer Exchange with her load Of cotton OF
which the particulars have doubtless reached you
before this.
Forces were quickly gathered, and under Col.
Shachlefogd Of Indiana started out TO chastse the
rgscals.
After Johnson bad withdrawn from Uniontown,
he continued down the river till near Caseyyilie,
aud in the edge OF the forest pi;cnod his tents built
his free, and dsposed Of his canp paraphernaha 70
af 10 induce the impression upon his followers that
his men were enjoying an afternoon slcstJ, but
posted his men in the dense underground. where
they could shower upon the puEsuers deadly storm
OF lead and iron.
Col shacklciord, with a body of mon no, exceed
ing sixty. which he had hastily gathered when the
intelligence of these outbreaks first reached him.
came upon the camp, aud thinking, as johnson
intended he should, that The Rebels Were encamped
and OF their guard discharged yoey at the I'M
offending ten,s and then yaliantly CHARGED bayonet
npon an impal gable foe. Their error threw them
into momentary confusion, and they had advanced
juel beyond tho tente In the direction Of the forest
when they received u tremendous ,olley Of mus-
kerry from their concealed foe. Seven hundred TO
seventy fearful Odds and they fell back con-
iusediy, six seyeu of their number being seriously
wounded, among them the Leutenant-C Olonel.
Afer the confusion incident upon the surpri,e had
rubsded, they reformed and plr.uei and drove the
Rebels like chHf before tie storm. They were NJ
provided with ammunition, and were finally COM
PEELED to retire, purBusd by the Rebels, with loss
OF thirteen killed and wounded.
they crossed tho river, and the Rebels thon st.
tackled and attempted 10 destroy the gunboat iines
Raymond, now building at Caseyyile but .oI.u.
Dstey the workmen used the two l2pnunl how.
itzerr with which che Ia armed with such effect
that the rascals were GLAD to reire to the um.
bragious shades Of the tlckly wooded shores OF tho
Ohio.
The liile steamer Matte Cook PLYING between
Evansville aud this port was just behind the Dia.
dem, and just the latter left the bend oeow Shaw
neetown II was seen all sblaze creating the imprcs.
sion on the part OF my informant that she hal been
captured and banned.
Twelve hundred Union troops crossed 20 the Ken
tuck shore, and an opportunity will be given john
sou 10 try their nette to-day Ciarkavillo is prob
ably Invested by this time. A regiment VIVA sent
yesterday - Fort Henry, hall Of which renamed
there and the other halt took mp Their liue OF march
for Fort DonelsJn. Col Lowe, with tue troops ~
The former place, 10 start for Clarksvio to- iay
We shal shortly look for news of stirring events in
that region.
The Sis Illinois arrived yesterday. Hal.