Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-01
From Memphis.
Memphis, June ..


Selma, Ala, who was among the prisoners
captured with Prentiss. He reports that
ali the prisoners Of rank have been sent to
Atlanta, Ga, where depot for that pur-
pose has been established. Gen. Prentiss
is there.
The health of the prisoners has been
generally good.
Colonel GedGesj If the Fifth Iowa; Col
onel Lynch, Fifth-eighth IllinOis Colonel
Shaw, Fourteenth Iowa; Lieutenant Col
onel Qiiun Morton, of the Tweuth- eighth
Missouri. are all at the same place and in
good health.
Colonel Miller, Of the Nineteenth Mis-
souri,, has gone to Washington as one Of
three commissioners to negotiate for an ex
change Of prisoners.
My informant was at Mobile week
ego.
No attack had then been made on Fort
Morgan or On the city. Preparations had
been made for such an emergency, and an
attack was daily expected
They had no definite knowledge there
respecting Beauregard's movements, but
the general impression was that he has teen
IN Richmond several days.
Matters are quiet in Memphis. No
southern papers are now received, and the
PLACE is practically as much cut off from
the South as Cairo.
The Mayor and SOME Of the Aldermen
have taken the oath Of allegiance, and the
rest are to be brought to terms by force.
An order has been issued compelling n
citizens who vote at the coming municipal
election to take the oath. which will, TO all
iutents and purposes, nullify the election.
The thermometer stood at 95 yesteI day.
A Union meeting is announced for this
afternoon IL the Court House square. TO
take measures for the election Of Union
ticket at the ensuing municipal election.
The crowds of merchants and speeula-
who rushed down here on the opening of
che river have failed TO End their an ticipa
tions Of profit realized, and have either
gone home or fallen TO devour each other.
The Argus says this morning that pri-
vate dispatch, received in this city from an
officer on Gfn. Halleck's staff, states shat it
was understood in camp that Beauregar
had turned over the command Of the army
20 Ger. Bragg On the 18th, and left with
bis personal statf for Richmt nd, either to
take command or explain the evacuation OF
Carinth
Tits understood that the "a lroad leading
Ia Columbus, Ky, will be opened within
the next week. A heavy force is at work
upon both ends of the lire, and a large
amount of rolling stock from the north j:
being placed upcn it. This will give u,
communication with Cairo in ten hours
The Memphis and Charleston road viii
also be upen to COrinth within few days
and ere long to Huntsville, Ala.
Memphis, June %.
The Grenada Appeal Of the 10th reached
here last evening, with some items o.
southern news:
The latest from Richmond is as follows
Richmond, June 10.
On Wednesday Kershaw's South Caro-
lima Brigade was ordered forward by Gen
MeLaws to feel the enemy. They advanc
ed but short distance in the woods wher
brisk FIRE commenced along the lines
The enemy was driven back. Our meI
pushed forward and took their camp, auC
brought off overcoats, arms, &c.
Eight Confederates were wounded, in
GLIDING Capt. Cuthbert, of the Second
South Carolina. in the arm, and Capt
Walker os the Third South Carolina, il
the shoulder.
The Little Rock Democrat says:
There are in Arkansas some 10 900 Of
II 600 Federals, scattered over a large ex
tent OF country. The largest body, say
& ono As e nna-asA %. -...-i.:.---...
enemy have crossed White River. and ara
retreating towards Missouri.
Zen. HIndman, whose energy is a prom
inent trait in bis character, is untiring in
his efforts to give the Yankee Hessians q
proper reception but the latter have big
scare on them just now, aud may not stop
TO give us a fight,
The Appeal says Of the army Of the Mis-
sissippi
We continue to receive the most fayora-
bic accounts from the army in its new 10,
cation. The people OF the South will re-
Joice to learn that all the benefit anticipal
ted has resulted from the change The
strength Of the army is being greatly in
creased, not OILY by the return of those
who temporarily absentsd themselves on
the abandonment of CorinIh, but aI.o by
new reinforcements.
Two OF the corps are increasing at an al
most incredible rate. and Gen. Folks CORPS
- said 10 be particular fortunate in this re-
speet. All are confident Of success when.
ever an opportunity may offer, aud the
benefits Of the reorganizaticn that has TAX
en- place and the strict discipline now en-
forced are felt by the whole force.
special to the Grenada Appeal dated
VIoksburg, l9ih, saws:
Ten mortar boats passed Rodney this
morning. coming up.
Gen. Bragg is expected here"
Beauregarc publishes a letter in the
Mobile News OF the 18th, referring to Gen.
Halleck's telegram from Curinth t. the
War Department, dated Juue Hin, that
Zen. Pope was pushing the enemy, and al
ready reports 10000 prisoners and DESERT
ers and ID 900 stand of arms captured
also, thai Beauregari became frantic when
he heard that Col. Elliott had cut the rail-
road on the line Of his retreat. The fol-
lowing is the substance Of the letter
Bsauregard says: "IIad Gen. PUpe Mt
tempted to push bard on me, | would have
given him a lesson that would have check
Ell his qrdor; but be was careful b advance
only after my troops had retreated from
each successive position. Gen. Pope NUT
have dreamed Of having taken ten thous-
aud prisoners and fifteen thousand stand Of
arms, for We positively never lost them -
About one or two hundred stragglers wocll
probably cover all the prisoners he took
and about i've hundred damaged muskets
were all he got. The actual number of
prisoners taken was about equal on both
sides, and they were but few. General
H4llsck did not capture nine cnmotives
by the accidentally destruction of bridge
before some trains has passed He got
seven engines in damaged coalition, the
cars having been burned by my orders.
attest that all we lbs, at Jorinth and
during the retreat would not amount to
one days expenses Of his army.
lSignod) p. G. T. BEAuREGARD."
Memphis, June &c.
The gunhoat ST. Louis is having bulk
heads put in to protect the boilers aud
steam drum Two feet of timber, cased
with iron, will make an impcrvIOus arInur.
We have no news of importance from
White River.
A wagon train, containing provisions
80 c,ra0a c.r Can