, 1862-12-07

! euddes iise Il vhl 6ese 10 be- delayed llttle
conll no: cross the Helena bar on Wednesday
If; Tie nm M - i S4,a,cr eae,, !, E,,e, !,
vice, and is in Eact already engaged in useful
du:y, patrolinS :he river at Heleaa,, abave
Helena uqd below Helena. Some of the rn:nS
are also stationed at ttc mouth Of the Yaxoo;
watching, as .at WATCHES for a., Mpuse,
for tho exit ef sol,e cf the teTtible
riret monsters cumnon report l.,s created
tho Couf.dcsscv with having built. fai thsr up
that harrow stream Natc: in tho Iazop il
higher, at The present time, than in t}ic Mis-
sis=iITi, and It IL to he feared TINT. taElEs ad-
vantage ii this, tllc Star of the Wcst ard what-
ever other guDhaats ihe rcbel- may lare there
lnay take etart, come down al,A engage our
ace1 when unprs, ,atcd and In lob small force
to compete with them. Such au evcn. Is to
hc ticyIore.l A rise in the Mississippi should
bc prayed for that tue Eubaoats above Helena
nmy sivelily be enabled to gu below. Gen.
El}et will do Ill Ec can with lis ncct, and l.
"a brave man aud rtI:' do all any man could do,
thot snd shell, brt are really gEr,t In 'bat
AiIal,a on tLe fiyer arc thus f,r quiet Tie
onty exceptions II this state Of affairs Is the
fight Of 1he Lexington on Tuesday laet with
gutrlllas twenty s'iles below Helena; aud the
m Sunday night Eest. Neither Of tl.eso ac-
tlpps were yery serious. Tint Of tho Le1tug-
sun hare Alre:it.J sufficiently detailed, and
that tasd to have occurred later At Hickman, I
deem hcl1 or II big scnre, not needing elu-
citlatlen nj my l1ards. Below Memphis. boats
in peace. The ralutasy lesson 0f Gen. Sher-
man, pIeyiously detailed. In burning ten plan.
tntiuli- in A.9ankos, adjacent to the scenes Of
GueltlE iiring urpn dcfcnealess aud reareslt,la
steamers, has ecrs cd good purpose. The
rebels t!s'd that shooting Innocent men and
destroying tlc:r property Ii an Investment
that docs 10: pa,. ucnce they ccaze to
invest. =.
sEn MARINE FIRING.
stuec coming 10 Cairo hase formed THO &C
gEa!ntance nf 4 Tcry agreeable and ,yell-lu-
formed gentleman, ut present attached 10 The
Mississippi notiti. Of tho. West, James ".
Whitaker, esq.,, The inrenlcr uf Il system Of
Submarine Gring, which, when applied, bids
falr to G!n!et fcrolciinn in ,iaTal warfare.
Ar. Whitaker Il = rraet!eai engineer,
for tha past fisv years eonllcctcd with
the reeular naval service Ut the United States.
For scaur yraE= past be las lad In mind uuI
given ntuch attention to tho various plans Of
Submarine nri1'g. or rats,ns for sureessfn!ly
combating iron, ,clad steamers. batteries. etc.
Tic tluo nj iast iIiytuteI Il sy>tett Ut Warfare,
or . tnachiuc. uf Whicl,, of con1sc,. no public
raTinsiitn tan II Vrcstnt ba Eiyrn without
est!ergrrlu:e tltt euecrsr Vt its application or
interfering will. the t-'cnniary interests Of
lit inventor. Which has airralr been a1-
rlair.t to thv .ncst sksllful engineers amt
ptactic:sl uit in The country, and to the COM
l1ar.1trS Of different naval stations. inclul.
Ing n:.r .Ad,uiral Porter, commanding the
Mississippi aotil:a, NIL II whtM Lave ::,iyvn
tl,eir unqualified approval Of It, and rrcotE-
TutHtEtd the 4*t|t r1inlcnt 10 make Immediate
trial BY applying 1t TO SOM. Of tl4e sttamc1s
new in cvurec Ut completion. Permission
hs> alryatly been obtained from head}usr-
ters at Washington. to have the ncu Monitor
Row being hr.ill ct Mound city, equipped iu
1llc 1sllnnt recommended ltt Mr. Whitaker.
Thi- gentleman iia& been ou1 to the flllpyart,
Esiat!r b casual txat,il1ti1n Of the hnli Of the
ne,7 best and pronounced her just the c.att
10 Tie Successful will, his inrcntion. and Il,
soon al some tina orders si.all arrive irun
Washington, lie will proceed II St. Louis, or
s4lt,l. uther sh[l.usitttu part, build ta sne
s!::ne iilse': and spu,, hayc j. ready far use.
The ttcatrnctien ufany ship Of W2r, ir0n.cl-J
surl,cat. lattt1y Or other substance with
WHICH 'Lf: craft: eslairrcd with Mr.. Whitta-
a. certain and Inevitable a. fate tiself Thc
inssn:uT Asks ani u trial. Our hest naval
!n"N recommend I. in Hpst unqualified terms,
and uu;.:>s INCH lEIrt;,kc Admiral Porter's
Disposition lie sill moi al.Ew the inventor II,
!au.u.sl,. uyris theur! nothing better Than i
All such inventors SHOULD be cnconTaEEl Ill
such Ieetn2 isnrr"r,inrnts should ut once be
adopted, aud their cElgin1'ors well rewarded.
lNisoSEs,s--rnKlu OFFICERS, rrC.
Three hundred and Efsy Confederate psis-
antEe f4l1n Luuis,*iile, arrived Aer.. IN the
steamer Mary Anne last evening. 0scs Aley
of The nunlbcr are sick or ws,u.stled. All arr
IL Ii" usual A'tl!y condition; Thcy arr I" be
placed in barracks here until sufficient E111
IN u. farm
lsrt lead, then they will te shipped far
Eicktbn1g, These prisoners cum1l1in of the
niannsr in nhlcl, slIcy are crowded On
steamers; Eighteen hundred living m:n,
il Nnuid -:tui. we're never made tu tt.
thnyt4 Mas, Il ri.tr Lcat .sEpse carzacity
tnsl. t.ss ssttM :itc s:..se within the last t~n
week.. Ut course the rrisoaers tile. What
wnEs'tr.
1ilti,unhts Vi confederate Surgeons 1casrI.
ing South fer rclcls.:. A4s ulwata .a.lsed untl,
:tn::,sE- Se7tr niesc thai. within the ,r.st
,yt<k. Locking eyc1 the hotel registers
fier-. aye will Ee surprIsra Il, csts1at the en-
!!its. 'SaEErIn, &. +. A. which eet1n TO
'ansiiutt ',e E.a;,.isr Ut al tho e1t RIGS lately
| u.aG.. IN tht=e taoEt, Either The ct,Dftdera:e
| army Las great Dl1ny sur.,cAns iu its array
| Nhu all gel captured, Hr En1ilt Uthf. atI eTs
q: l.a'n.:ns Il'sIust'l'rs on upon The United
! States authorities e surgeons. These m.u
*s"p al Er>, :.1ss hotels, carry u.:ir Side arms
! with their bs.rn.n. their negro servants,
ttit.k their vie. get Intoxicated, talk loudly
AID bitterly, Eut eH :iFs. ald In sat-.s: 'nstaa
'es cuEduc: themselves H. tGrrh u.l.ik, 4-en,
:!>u.u ne tAsy ss':=illy eoa.d. Tkvy vail
| tAr t!tet:k. EIt. everything, hear tye..
| ihing. anu Ii ,htE HtEe siIrs could uof tax.
| laocc iutctest ia msse,aeu:s EoinG on abnu
hem. his ltpi.n'y "n tie part Of the :.,y
t:inJntu; N.2y !1t E.1l:ts;:,t, Elay be right. tn
~ certainly 1cfy 'ac&aiis,Es, and compare.
with the :teatE,.a: Fcsrsai ..tE"ers Lave n
.e;:cd 'n son1hsrn lsriEous. it Is Very h1G1an
u s;:y the least.
| sorTnEHS VIEWS,
?h' re"a fTnu3 G .ant i ar1ag yur l:vc n
crivtts f:rl, rn:r te,rFt sI...ul.ls viii, tho al
'u1se Ere this. Fr.nu sherman bayr r>,it
Ing later tAsn the Memphis papers "f Sand.
as;, Even tla: il nniu,crts:i2g. l tels
@,a1 litd las; neck the ,nain particulars of
| sE:rle:s1l t'etwetu ts,f;t-fivc 1uen IL CAr:Ai
Sh1!m,dson'= cninpss;y OF ;hc 4,h uiinoi
cavalry. aud :1xt rebel cavalry u1t}cr ca
Dawson. is,r:d CaYt. Shrs'ardsuns Ut
! cial report # the atE,r, a. a .tassrr II int,
| ut "a renrtle in Csairal Iiliatis. where th
.oris wae reesnIsst.
LA.uASvE, Tenn. nor, e. 1s::2
| Col. r. L5!c n.cley, Chief oE the cavalry Depas
GicIt Of tic Tennessee:
DEAR { Co,&SEl: On The 18th o! t}.i. :,,oE,b. nit
!osce Of @.n. eneouniS:va l st. Esh
and fought sh.ra- Eight Ut aie et.en'y we're kt:ls
on The ground. and twel;e were wout.:etl ofsvl!a
| two have rinre died. Ny AoFs+. WA Killed Ena,
| roe. Ireceiveti rix shots, one wountainc MY ie,
| 30 itat now .fAsel on cs1trEes. a3I u.uat 10
! get for ~ccks. The remaining f1ve shois WEI
parricd bF steel btcast. plate. ttuIeinsmF hrcas
however, eui.r severely. Fcur OF nj. Iucn wc1
siirl tly wounded. wis captured will o,,c priva
| ofmr company. Edn ars u. Powers, Of Co. I. 4.
Ten ofour hot-cs were killed fhclnd.n- 1rE ON:
| The private To~err aid myself we're parpieI. l
| Col lsn~tan. eus:ssna anlng Tie scbel{o:se. unta
1s,h inat. ask for osd.rs aud for leave Of aasen,
for twenty tsaEt. when Ao2e to he aeIe to du 1a
. / ifsns exchange CIR be effected.
Very respectfully you're: