, 1862-07-23
HASTY PREPARATIONS FOB
DEFENSE.
Further from the Late Affair at
Vickzburg.
OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT,
Latest from Evansville
and Vicinity.

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.'lsEouii shofes' ano c'ncerleo a1saea Was
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skzrfed the 6eo1e ABOVE me city Willie guards
were statioued at every asszilahle point within |
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there were rebel horaemen seen opposite
Mound City In the afternoon. 1
Everything is ouiet TO-DAY. No boats we're
o;.aa3 ys.s 10 a;-s,a pe;at aa~, ~ 1sa. ,sat r;nht
allowed to Fass BIRDS FONT down last nisnt.
The commission is finishing up its business
,on,31v and tt;s week will 17robah1p end their
,sts.. a,.1aa. oss,.o, ~ Eon a1a;1. .ana haaa
presented aud more than 1000 certified to. !
There ia no news whatever from Memphis.
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The necessary measures to guard against
surprise here are also bling taken tonight,
| vary eo1d;er befnp nnder arms and stronp
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| guards all through the city.
The General Anderson, just arrived from
Evansville renorts everything ouier At Hen
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an et1aek nere ~ hlga1. hgoel norssmen al
we're seen Sesieroay across tae n7er 1fom
ASnnd Clty &iEo =. blfas Is fola1 LODI. aorou,,
The town Is destitute OF soldiers. several
psroted soldiers. VINO we're returning to t1elr
regiments, we're pressed INTO service last
night ne ho"hzefs On ING naval aepos
w.re Ehotted, and every PREPARATION WIS
made for vigorous defense. Ihe enemy did
We have nothing ne" from above or oeio";
On Saturday evening the enemy captured
one company q nsyt4Ples Pi,; nTn u sne .I.c9
jGan sd cavalry, near ear Boonv11e, mississippi
! Sk1r1nlshes occur oaliy IN tnat s1cinlty:
CAIRO, July 1l.-Ihe steamer ~; .. ar
rived this afternoon iron Vleksonrg. nut
, brings nothing iater from tnere than Was sens
this morning.
one OF me pliotS q Inc dy1er vas e kl1ea asa Ut
tiap. His psrtner, one OF the Oldest pilots On
1t is reported tt at band Of guerrillas are
lurking on the road between Paducah and
: BlardVille. Forces have left to intercept
e them.
There is rumor that our forces OF Corinth
= haxe had fight. 1t needs confirmation:
pbis and taken command Of the place.
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.,,l nne ra's D0e''A ''4leA'' '''' A'o'-'~>> 'A'>
= following:
s CA1Ro, VIA CHICAGO, June 2L-The rebe
- gunboat Arkansas, mounting tHelved rihet
6S~pounlers, came out Of the Yazoo River o1
II Tuesday. She encountered first the Tyler
% Caronde1et and ram Lancaster. After l
running fire of ten miles, the Caroude1e
- closed with the rebel. and both vessel
q, grounded fighting side By side. The rebe
Is being outside, succeeded In g-tting of tn
" Tyler steamed ahead, maintaining q running
fire until the fleet Was reached. Our trans
ports bting in range, prevented an efectly
I'd fire from our gunooats. The Arkansas sue
!e cceded in getting to Vicksburg, uuder shelse
Of the batteries there, to appearances niue
~ injured. The total Unien loss is twenty-seve
es killed and wounded among those are th
engineer and pilot Of the Tyler. Cnmmodo1
10 Fafragut's en- ire fleet is below Vicksbur<
~ Slight damage was done TO our vessels.
" {Signed) GEO. D. WISE,
IL Captain aud A. @. If.
%, nr,r ,,,r4r.,v CONFERENCE.-The m At
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~ HOB. Jo59 =. faelpss o. .Alssoui1, nss oee
is appointed Military dovefnof Q! Arkansas, az
of WILL soon Iease washington 1or tnat eIat
" He has fl1f MOWERS necessary. similar to thos