, 1862-07-31
CHICAGO, Thursday JULY 81, 1852.

down the river. Dayis's feet Is noT anchored
off tine mouth of the Tazoo. As the Queen
was coming up the river Ehe Was attacked by
rebels with four field guns, at Carolina Lsnd-
Ing, below Greenville, and eevera1 ahots put
through 1er. Thos. 4 Spence Has killed, and
two or three wounded, among them Junins
Brown, OF New York.
CARo. July 3l-We have news from He1e-
na that Prics's. forces had attempted crossing
the Mississippi but, only about forty cavalry
had succeeded. -, ..., :,
JEFF. Thompson was at Austin, fourteen
miles this side Of Helena. On Friday moznlug
a force Tss cent after him but he had eke-.
,daddled..
Gen. Curtis had seized and destroyed all the:
akiifffs and fat boats along the river. His
troops are In fine health aud spdriu,
CAmo, July 3o.--The committee appointed
By Gen. Grant have already seized 113 houses
and stores belonging orebels. The property
has been contiscated.
=: MEMPHIS, July 28-via CAIRO, 30.-The
Grenada Appeal Of the 34th has special from
Vtcksburg, same date, that Commodore D.r
and ram A1kansas, and been repu1sed win
loas Of five boats eunk and disabled. The dis
patch is rep1ete with the usual rebel bonabast.
The appeal Of the 25th has dispatch from
senatobis, 25th, announcing the occupation
Of ColdNater By Union troops. JEFF. Taomp~
son had destroyed bridge ct Hordson to
prevent the further advance,
a conIier from Morgan had arfived at
Knoxville. The hitter xas at Georgetown on
the 18th. He claims to have captured eleven
army stores: He: says he has sufficient
force to hola all the country except Leg
ington and Frankfort, which are gar1a-
soned By home guards.
MEMPHIS, July y, via CAIRO. July 80
Passengers from Helena report that JEFF
Thompson Was at Austin yesterday with
body Of men, an ammunition train and two
portation across into Arkansas 1t ts believed
he intended to stop aud seize one Of Gen. Cur
ti6' transports. 4 cavalry force Tas sent up
iron Helena, but failed to find the rebels,
who had fed in different directions into the
interior.
No arrival from V1cksburg. Some rebel
batteries erected opposite Gaines Landing are
still obetructing the passage of boats. These
obstruc1ious will be removed in q few days
| and communication re-eEtab1ished.
| Gen. Sherman will issue an order to-morrow Y
forbidding purchasers to pay gold or treasury
cannot establish their past and present loyalty.
Under the operation OF the old order Of
| Gen. Grant commission is now engaged in
| examining into the loyalty Of property own
| ers IN this city and vicinity. " here there il
any question as to disloyalty the property i
| seized for government use subject to future
| adjudication.
| JACKSON, Tenn., July 28.-The report O.
| fighting north Of Bolivar, towards Jackson
yesterday about noon, created considerable O
| Affir.
| Itappears that Capt. j. ]. Do1lins. chief O.
cayalay on Gen Logan's staff. with about tiftJ
| men. came upon band Of rebel cavalry at tht
mouth Of Clover Creek, and, attacking then
furiously, drove them into and across Hatchit
River, Killing and wounding seventeen, aui
securing about fifteen prisoners, who are Of
| their way TO this place.
Captain Dolline vas wounded In the foot
| and lost three Of his men killed, whose naue'
/ will secure as soon as possible.
The rebel force was about 200 strong.
The place of the fight is about half way be
| tween Bolivar and jackson, aud about eiSa
miles west OF the railroad between the TIT
| points.
These are the facts ont Of which 8 thousan'
r1mors have been manufactured.
All vas quiet at Bolivar this morning, an
quiet here.