, 1862-08-18
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AoNDAT, O'CLOCK 4. ~.
from CAIRO AND MEMPHIS EMF HIS.
Reported Battle Between Gen.
-Horey and Gen. Hindman.
SIX FEDERAL REGIME TENTS
ENGAGED.
The b bells Reuted and 700
Captured, =: "
Breekinr;dge Defeated at Baton
Rouge.
REBEL ACC0UNE f;E TIE Fight. !
Particulars of The Destruction of
the arkansas.
8rfest OF HON. 5osh Alien. ef
ElIaN0sS. On Il Charge
Particulars Of The Destruction of
tho arkansas,
Arrest Of HON. Jos1 Alien. of
Illinois. On a Charge
Of Treason.
THE CHICAGO TjEfEs CDR2ESpDN :
DEsaT SENT 70 the ALTON
FEnlIEH7IARF,
Important Order from Gen. Grant
on the Conliscatien ict.

Especial Dispatch to the Chic:go Triaunc1
/ MEMPHIS, Aug. Is, via Cairo, Aus, II.
There is bothing new from Helsna or below.
Transports are plying regularly, sho wlne no
interruption of navigation by the ronels. Re.
Foris from White River say that Gen. H,y=ya
division had fight on White River on Mon
day last. The federal force consisted of six rc.-
1nents Of infantry, aud the rebel
force Of eight regiments Of caya1rs
| and part Of Hindman's brigade, late from
t Little Rock. The battle ragged fercely for
some time with destructive effect on both
sides. Gen. Lew WaIlace's Zouaves 1,st
seVcH kllled. Many were also killed in
other commands. Number not known. The
battle resulted in the defeat and rant of
Eiodman and the csp:u:e of nm
Of the enemy. Tie affair occurred near Claren-
don, Arkan6as.
Lieut- Reed of the ram Arkansas, has fur
Dished the Jackson Assssssippian the following
particulars Of the destruction Of that craft
The Arkansas left Vicks6urg On Sunday morn
ing last ut 2 o'clock, 1or Baton Rouge. When
fifteen miles This side Of that place, her
starboard engine broke down. Repairs were
Immediately commenced. At 4 o'clock
Gen. Breckinridge opened upon the town.
The Arkansas steamed five miles below
Baton Rouge, where she cleared for action. A.
this point the starboard engine again gave ont
and she drifted ashore OF the Arkansas side
II e'ght OF Baton Rouge. The crew We're en-
gagged oil that night inTepala1ag, but on trial
LUZ eoslnes gaFe out entirely. NexE
~A
1ioi NJ O'CLOCK the lookout
iepoi'eu 1he Feoefal neet coming up. The
aiAailses MAS moved neao down Stream, ready
4oA "9'l'n' 0s oe'oeh the gun boat Essex
esAlne up ano opened hre. The Arkansas en-
g1neer reported the engine readE-steam was
Pus on H. ano ehs s1ar'ea down the river and
"sns wv saias III '11e olrectlon OF the Essex,
W.. WEI Iu Aei l'fpoaeu engine suddenly stopped.
Aae .eee> a. q. 'ua' l'pae WIS pouring hot fire
tn'o nst' Ahe AtAaas4s opened also but only
ueA s'ein sah. 'nen ene Essex was within 400
snue'oi LIZ AfAaasas' sne lat9er's crew were
o4ue47u aeuo4e' 'ne nsse1 cons1no'ng to fire
.pon .no ueset'eu Sessel- A1tef DESERVING
Ae1' me 'olen WIS app''eo' ana soon COM
- u''.e.so US ~ 1Ae n1'sazlne' '|ao she exploited
-4te"'. a'epuens "as III command OF thc rebel
eneines. which .xera bn;,t IN ,F.-.1.. -
Yankees wonld bagc heen dr,1sa 49, 49, HAo .uo
SuA'0o "oulo nafe oeen driven from New
ofleans III q 1e" days.
1ne 0fenaaa appeal OIL she ltfh has three
Ronpe Isond hr;of c-tr,ot. t.,a,z - 1'on
the descent m R,+on Ro1aa 49, 49, az,.,
"a car1v az 5n1v Or hv ", ~ ."s pa ..eo
r,dge Tha 1o+tor 49, - % a.ta.,' - o,esA1a-
nh;1a tha ra,a as,.aaa. ~ .S.sn ~ 1ue rear
aaot .ra ,+toa,- e.aas ~ ~ 49, ~ oso.,os oof
49, a. 49, s.st p~aa'.:n..ae .as A.'sl ~ oonua9'
t;.s+ ~ II ' .as,s ~ o',eo san Dorn
,:ah+ 49, 49, u. eos ~ oaS-
as1s,-.es e. -. ~, ~ 80 eeaeA was
~. 49, .o,s,, ~ ne yen ~ ~ = u IN 'oe
W 9' '"e 4oo1 nanoieo strongg,
au'snceo AEoHl 1ne1r camp On Amlte
h1'er'. len mules march brought them in
range Of some partisan rangers who fired 4
yolle5 upon them' disabling Bri5adier General
He'm' and instantly killing Captain A. Il.
1oda, near relative OF Mrs Lincoln, of Gen.
Helms stan. The correspondent pays Al
eloquent tribute to Capt Todd, saying he met
his fate braVely' DC The army again advau-
ced, met the enemy, aud formed in line Of bat
tie. The tederals being under cover, the reb- |
els charged, and say they drove the fedcra1s
before them with great slaughter. Gen. Breck-
inridge's left wing was led By Gen. Charles
Clark.
It soon became apparent that that the fedc-
raj gunboats and not the Arkansas were in the
rear and in front,and shetland shell fell among |