Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-01
From Memphis.
Memphis, June "a.

Selma. Ala, who was among the prisoners
captured with Prentiss. He reports that |
ali the prisoners OF rank have been sent to
Atlanta, Ga :, where depot for that pur-
pose has been established. Gen. Prentiss
is there.
The health of the prisoners has been
generally good.
Colonel Geddes, If the Fifth Iowa; Col
onel Lynch, Fifth eighth Illinois /; Colonel
Shaw, Fourteenth Iowa Lieutenant Col
ouel Qiinn Morton, OF the Twenth- eighth
Missouri. are all at the same place and in
good health:
Colonel Miller, Of the Nineteenth Mis-
souri,, has gone to Washington as one of
three commissioners to negotiate fer an ex
change Of prisoners.
bly, informant was at Mobile q week
ago.
No attack had then been made on Fort
Morgan or on the city. Preparations had
been made for such an emergency, and an
attack was daily expected
They had no definite knowledge there
respecting Beauregard's movements, but
the general impression was that he has teen
IN Richmond several days.
Matters are quiet in Memphis. No
southern papers are now received, and the
place is practically as much cut off from
the South as Cairo.
The Mayor and some Of the Aldermen
have taken the oath Of allegiance, and the
rest are to be brought to terms by force.
An order has been issued compelling a Il
citizens who vote at the coming municipal
election to take the OATH which will, to all
intents and purposes, nullify the election.
The thermometer stood ct 95 yestei day.
A Union meeting is announced for this
afternoon III the Court House square. to
take measures for the election Of Union
ticket at the ensuing municipal election.
The crowds Of merchants and specula-
Who rushed down here on the opening Of
the river have failed 10 find their an ticipa
tions Of profit realized, and have either
gone home or fallen to devour each other.
The Argus says this morning that pri-
Vate dispatch. received in this city from an
officer on Gfn. Halleck's staff states shat it
was understood in camp that Beauregard
had turned over the command Of the army
20 Ger. Bragg On the 18th, and left with
his personal staff for Richmond, either to
take command or explain the evacuation Of
Cdrinth
IL lis understood that the ra lroad leading
ts Columbus. Ky, will be opened within
the next week A heavy force is at work
upOu DltD tHus VI tut btt, uuJ Il IdI
amount Of rolling stock from the north is
being placed upcn it. This will give Us
communication with Cairo in ten hours.
The Memphis and Charleston road viii
also be Upen TO Corinth within few days
aDd ere long to Huntsville, Ala.
Memphis, June %.
The Grenada Appeal Of the goth reached
here last evening, with some items oil
southern news:
The lateet from Richmond is as follows:
Richmond, June 49,
On Wednesday Kershaw's South Caro-
lima Brigade was ordered forward by Gen
McLaws TO feel the enemy. They advanc
ed but short distance in the woods when
brisk FIRE commenced along the lines
The enemy was driven back. Our meI
pushed forward and took their camp, and
brought off overcoats, arms, &c.
Eight Confederates were wounded, in
GLIDING Capt. Cuthbert, of the Second
South Carolina. in the arm, and Capt
Walker of the Third South Carolina, in
the shoulder.
The Little Rock Democrat says:
''Theie are in Arkansas some 10 900 OIL
IL 600 Federals, scattered over a large ex,
tent of country. The largest body, say
enemy have crossed White River. and ar(
retreating towards Missouri.
Gen. HIndman, whose energy is prom
inent trait in his character, is untiring in
his efforts to give the YANKEES Hessians d
proper reception but the latter have q big
scare on them just now, aud may not stor
TO give US fight.
The Appeal Gays Of the army of the Mis-
sissippi
We continue to receive the most fayora-
bic accounts from the army in its new To-
cation. The people OF the South will re-
jOice to learn that all the benefit anticipai
ted has resulted from the change The
strength of the army is being greatly in
creased, not OILY by the return of those
who temporarily absentsd themselves on
the abandonment of CoriDih, but also by
new reinfoTcements.
Two of the corps are increasing at an al,
mcst incredible rate. and Gen. Poik's corps
- said o. be particular fortunate in this re-
spect. All are confident Of success when
ever an opportunity may offer, aud the
Dement'S Ut the reorganization that has TAX
en- place and the strict discipline now en-
forced are felt by the whole force.
A special to the Grenada Appeal, dated
VIoksburg, l9tb, SAYS:
'Teu mortar boats passed Rodney this
morning. coming Up.
Gen. Bragg is expected here"
BeauregarG publishes a let:er in the
Mobile News OF tue l9th, referring to Gen.
Halieck's telegram from Curnth ID the
War Department, dated June Hin, that
Gen Pope was pushing the enemy. and al
ready reports 10000 prisoners and DESERT
and l tllll r ]
also, thar Beauregari became frantic when
he heard that Col. Elliott had cut the rail-
road on the line of his retreat. The fol-
lowing is the substance Of the letter
Bsauregard says: Had Gen. Pupe at
tempted to push bard on me, would have
given him a lesson that would have check
Ell hts 9rdOr but be was careful b. advance
only after my troops had retreated from
each successive position. Gen. Pope nu,t
have dreamed OF having taken ten ihous-
ana prisoners and fifteen thousand stand Of
arms, for we positively never lost them -
About one or two hundred stragglers wocll
probably cover all the prisoners he took
and about i've hundred damaged muskets
we're all he got. The actual number of
prisoners taken was about equal on both
sides, ani they were but few. General
H4lisck did not capture nine cnmotiyes
by the accidentally destruction of bridge
before some trains has passed He got
seven engines in damaged condition, the
cars having been burned by my orders.
1 attest that all We LOST at Jorinth and
during the retreat would not amount to
one days expenses OF his army.
lSigned) P. G. 7. BEAuREGARD"
Memphis, June &c.
heads put in to protect the boilers and
steam drum Two feet of timber. cased
with iron, will make an impcrvious arnor.
We have no news of Importance from
White River.
A wagon train, containing provisions