The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-07-16


NEW YoRK, July I3.--Ths following spe'
cial dispatch has been received BY the New
York Tribune.
MEMPHIS, June 11--Arkansas refugees
report that Gen. Curtis was attacked and
completely cut to pieces by five hundred Con-
federates, nnder Col. M'Neill, thirty miles
east Of BatesVille, on the 4th OF July.
The Grenada evening Appeal Of the 9th
says the Vicksburg canal is progressing with
five thousand negroes working on it.
The Mississippiau states that Gen. Butler
visited Baton Rouge on Saturday.
The Vicksburg Whig reports that the
damage to the city has been very severe
The publication Of the Wing has been sus-
pended by the rebel authorities.
MEMPHIS, July 12.-Gen. Grant has is
sued an order requiring the families Of all
persons connected with the Confederate army
or government to leave the city within five
days to take the oath not to furnish informa.
ton to the enemy. This sweeping order is
the consequence OF constant communication
between persons in the rebel army and their
friends here. The order has caused codsid.
cradle excitement.
Refugees from Helena say the enemy, four
or five hundred strong, attacked Gen. Curtis
advance, but were utterly royted.
Col Fitch is still at st. Charles. 1t is re-
ported that we had a sharp skirmish in that
vicinity with the rebels. The latter were
routed.
VICKsRURG, July 10.-The firing was
quite rapid this evening. The enemy replied
with rifed guns. No great damage was
done.
President Davis issued congratulatory or
ders to soldiers on the series of victories
which, under Divine Providence, had been
lately won. AS President of the Conieder-
ate States, he tenders them the thanks OF the
country.
FoRTREss MONROE, July 13.-Two of our
military telegraph men, while upon their
usual routine of line repairs and inspection,
yesterday afternoon, captured rebel cavalry
man, who had been prowling about and had
even been inside of our military camps at
Hampton. These two repair men were un.
armed, and as the rebel drove past them
they jumped from their horses and caught
his horse, at ths same time telling him he
was their prisoner. Although he was thor
oughly armed he made no attempt to use his
weapons, and at once considered himself cap
tured. He was a spv and his papers will
probably form valuable acquisition to the
Rip Rap archives.
The Federal gunboats have been shelling
the woods to-day along the banks Of the
James river. Much of it was done in sight
of The mail boat, and only one gun was OBJ
served from the shore by the rebels.
A skirmish took place at Williamsburg on
Friday, between the Federal and Rebel pick.
cts, in which the former killed three and
captured seven of the latter. .....
About 200 laborers came down on the
mail boat from the army on their way home
to the North.
Generals Richardson and Gormon are on
a flying visit to Fortress Monroe to-day, but
return Immediately to the army.
WASHINGTON, July Il Fellow citizens of
the Senate and House Of Representatives.; Here
with is the draft ola bill to compensate any
State which may abolish slavery wi hin its
limits. The passage OF which subtantially as
presented respectfully and earnestly recon-
mend. .-..
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o {
OF the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled. That whenever the
President OF the United States shall be salts
fed that any State shall have lawfully abol-
ished slavery within and throughout such
State. either Immediately or gradually, it
shall be the duty OF the President assisted
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, to prepare
and deliver to such State an amount Of six
per cent interest bearing bonds of the Uni
ted States, equal to the aggregate value at
-dollars per head of all the slaves in such
State as reported by census of the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixtythe amount
for any one State 10 be determined at once,
if the abolShment be immediate, or in equal
animal statements if it be gradual, interest
to be given running on each bond at the time
OF delivery, and not before, and,
Be IL further enacted, That il any State
having Sc received any such bonds shall at
any time afterward, by law, re introduce or
tolerate slavery within its limits contrary to
the act of abolshment upon which such
bonds shall have been received by said State
shall refund to the States all interest which
may have been paid on such bonds.
NASHVILLE, July l4.-Three members OF
Howett's battery escaped from Murfreesboro
report the battery and Third Minnesota
surrendered. Colonel Duflield is mortslly
wounded. Gen. Il. A. Crittenden, Of Ind.
was taken prisoner.
An escaped prisoner reports the first,
second and fourth Georgia, first Kentucky
regiment the Texas Rangers, and seventeen
hundred mounted infantry, under command
of Foust and Warner, six thousand rebels in
all, advancing on Nashville: The Fourth
Penn'a. Cavalry and Seventy Fourth Ohio
arrived from Lebanon last night. Four reg.
iments are coming from Huntsville. A con-
valescent camp Of $50 of the Eleventh Mich-
igan are still at Nashville with their camp