Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-06
Additional from lhe sOurh, via North.


To the Associated Press, Northl
NEW YORK, July 30.-A special to the Tri-
Juae, Memphis, 25sh, ria Cairo, Both, says:-
Gen. Grant has ordered Gen. Sherman to take
possession Of sll unOccupied stores, dwellings,
and manufactures for government; also, where
The owners are absent rebels, to collect the rents
for government. A Military Commission has
commenced taking q list.
The guerillas captured several prominent cit
liens of Haywood county on Saturday, for sell
ing cotton. One was shot dead while attempt
ing to escape. The rest were taken to Missis-
sippi.
Price has twenty-five cannon across the Mis-
sissippi. near Napoleon, and is endeaY0ring to
cross his whole army. The rebels say that Price
IS to command in Missouri, Hindman in Arksn-
sas. and Magruder over both. The Union forces
are ample to check them"
MEMPHIS, July %, 3 P. NJ (0ia CAIRO, July
3O)-The ram Queen of the West has arrived
from VicksbuTg. She left the hotilla On the
24,h. The guub,at Essex and ram Queen OF
the West endesvored to cut out the Arkansas,
under cover Of the guns Of the upper feet, but
failed. The Essex had three shots put through
her, and was compelled to pass on down the
river. The Queen butted the Arkansas, but did
her no damage, and retired considerably diss-
bled. While engaging the batteries, the Benton
was struck several times, but not seriously dam
aged. The Cincinnati had her escape pipe shot
away.
All but three of Farragut's feet have gone
down the river.
Davis feet is now anchored of the mouth of
the Yazoo.
As the Queen was coming up the river, she
was attacked by rebels with four feld-guns at
Carolina landing, below GreeuYille, and several
shots put through hsr. Thos. A. Spencer was
killed, and two or three wounded, among them
Junius Brown, Of the n. Y. Tribune, slightly.
MEMPHIS, July q, (Uia CAIRO, Jdy BOY
Passengers from Helena report that jeff
Thompson was at Austin, yesterday, with a
body Of men and ammunition train and two or
three feld-pieces, endeayoring to find transpOr-
tatiOn across into Arkansas. It is believed he
intended to stop and seize one of Gen. Curtis
transports. A cavalry iOrcs was sent up from
Helena but failed to iud the rebels, who had
fed in different directions into the interior.
There has been no arrival to-day from Yicks-
burg.
Sjme rebel batteries, erected opposite Gaines
landing, are still ~obstTucting the passage Of
boats. The distractions Will be removed in a
lew days, and communication re-estabiished.
General Sherman will issue an order to-moT-
row tOrbidcing purchasers to pay gold or treas
ury notes for cotton or sugar to planters who
cannot establish their past and present loyalty.
Under the operation Of the old order of Gen.
Grant, . commission is now engaged in exam
inipg into the loyalty Of property owners, in the
city and vicinity, where there is any question as
to dislOyalty. The property IS seized Tor the use
Of the government, subject TO future a~djudica-
ton.
The commissioners appointed by Gen. Grant
have already seized one hundred snd thirteen
houses and stores belonging to rebels. The
property has been cenfiscated.