, 1862-09-20
FROM CAIRO Ak0 BELOW.
4 Bate Impending Near
C0rilth,
Arrival Of Contrabands at Cairo.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.

Especial Dispatch TO the Chicago Tribunal
CArRo. Sept. ~, 1eo2.
The following correspondence e1p1ains it.
self:
CA1Ro, Sept. is, 1861
To Hon E. II. Sts1ton, Secretary Of Eai, Wash.
ington:
Gen Grant is sending here large lot Of negro
women aud children. and directs ne to ask yor
what to do with them: PARTIES In Chicago, and
0tder cities wish them fot servants VIII be a1-
loved to turn them over to responsible commit.
tees to be 60 employed: Il 90, can transport
then at government expense? J. II. TurrbE,
Big General commanding District OF Cairo.
WARRINGTON, scpt. is, 1s5e--6p.m.
To Brig: Gen. Tutt1c, Commanding:
You EFT authorized to turn over, to Responsible
committees, neg1oe women and children, who 1ill
take in charge. and provide them with employ
ment aud support in the Northern States, and yuu
may fu1ni,h t,snspo1ta.ion at government ex-
pence. (aigneD EDWIN n STANTON.
SECRETARY Of War.
In accordance with the above, Gen. Tutsle
invites correspondence from those wantiu.;
colortd help.
D. j. Coons formerly OF l1il#aukee, but for
the past few years resident of Jackson, Mis-
slssipi, arrived to-day with his family. On
his way hither he Vas arrested and kept for
twenty days prisoner at Holly Springs.
Van Coru was at Holly Springs last Monday
and the same day B1eckirridge passed through
the town with 5000 men for the North.
+ Price was supposed to be between Tupelo
and Corinth-
yll.pisre was at Sanatobia with i, 900 men.
tr. Coon says every man ca1able Of bearing
arms is pressed into the service, There are
LEO iedera1 prisoners at jackson.
Baton Rouge is evacuated By federal troops.
The rebels anticipate no attack upon V,cks-
burg, and are Withdrawing a1l their troops.
Last Sunday night as the steamer Ia.an car
ging the returned rebel prisoners, WIS pas-
eing the little town Of Prentice, opposite Nj
polsen, Arkansas ehe'was suddenly fred upon
ty rebel battery stationed there, and several
shots passed entirely through her, killing and
woundirg large number Of rebels, the lead
er, consisting OF q ram aud gunboat. planted
themselves in front Of the town aud gava tue
Inhabitants just fifteen minutes to remove the
women and children. At the expiration Of
TINT time troops we're landed, and the battery
! silenced, after which the town Has fired and
not building left standing.
| Night before last a federal force had an en-
| gagement Nth the rebels under Col Fai1k-
| ner, and Haywood, about twenty mills from
! Fort Pillow, and routed them with heavy loss.
I an without further particulars. This is
from rebel sources.
CAIRO, Sept. 19-The wish OF Gen. Tutne
| IS nis-that VIII erever persons are desro1s OF
| .u1IloIing these co1ored people, all they have
t"ao to gcs them is, to appoint COMMITTEES
OF responsible citizens who will make the ap-
pEca11on, aud who will exercise souethiti
like guardianship over them, and see thsi
they ta1 into proper hands, and that they are
Froneln1trf and cAruA Seses~-adany nppli-
casfuu9 have; already been made, but could
not be granted for want Of authority to act
Tint authority is now giyen.
- Another lot Of the women Ra1 children NJ
rived this morning.
4 battle at Corinth Is imminent. Price is Of
Hamburg aud Van Doru is con1iog up on tht
opposite side of our forces. There is grca1
confidence both here and at Cosfnth thas Priyt
will BIT routed, If not captured.
Ttroughoufthe South the most extrlyoEau
reports nre believed With regard to the rsne
successes in the Est.
They also have 1t reported that Corinth i
evacuated by our forces; that the town Is de
streyc0, and that the fadera1 army is dev,sta
ting the country as it moves.