, 1862-06-21
Preserving Peace aud the Honor Of
the Flag.
RUM0RED BATTLE At VIOKS-
BURG,
Where is Beauregard?

Slack yesterday issued the fol owing order:
GENERAL ORDER NO. 1.
HEADQUARTERS e. S. FORCES,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. June 17th, 1862. /
It being made known to these headquarters that
the1e are 'arties within tbis command who have |
In their possession. notes. bills and chooses in ac
tio1 belonging to the loyal citizens Of the United
tics to deliver 30 owners Of said notes. bills and
choses in actlon upon demand; and upon the pay
Ct nay be entitled TO- by Tirture Of the laws Of the
land, upon the party owning eaid claims proving
his lo, ally to the government fthe United States
rectly Indirectly engaged in the rebel service.
By order Of JAMES r. SLACK, |
n. a. EVANS, A. a. A. Gen1.
The provost marshal, John E. Gould, and
Col. Slack, have also jointly promulgated q
notice calculated to aid in the preservation Of
order in the city:
Section makes 1t the duty of the guard
to discover parties who may sell Intoxicating
liquors in defiance Of the order. They will be
arrested and punished. This applies to steam
boats as well as tippling houses.
Section Q protects citizens who may raise
the Union flag over their houses, from insult.
It authorizes the provost guard to shoot down
any one attempting to remove flag or insult
the owner, or his premises
Section prohibits the carrying Of fire.
arms or other weapons, by other citizens than
the city police.
Section prohibits abandoned females
from conyersing with soldiers or walking upon
the streets after sunset.
Those violating orders to be sent across the
river at once, and not allowed to return.
Section applies TO q parsonage calling
himself Capt. J. Z. Lindsey, who,
under color Of duty, has lately commit
| nlitted depradations upon property Of
citizens. No orders have ever been issued to
| take the goods Of private citizens, and they
are called upon to report the next acts of this
kind that justice may be done and the guilty
punished.
Tic Aralanche Of this morning has the fol-
lowing Southern news:
| All machinery, engines, cars and operatives
| of to Grenada, have been ordered to Meridian,
Miss, the junction OF the Jackson and Vicks-
| burg with the Mobile and Ohio road, On which
latter it is reported that Beauregard is sta
toned, but where, has not transpired.
| To-day the last train on the Mississippi and
Tennessee road viii be run to fernando, at
| which place all iron is to be torn up and sent
further South.
An order has been issued to move off all the
machinery to Trenton, Miss, about 103 miles
from Grenada, on the Central Mississippi
road, and the work WAS in progress.
There was some excitement at fernando
yesterday, growing out Of the military ia that
place pressing horses Of inhabitants.
a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held
last night, determined to issue s100, GOO change
notes to meet the cxigencies Of the times.
The federal cavalry nabbed five Of Jack.
sons cavalry not fur from the city. Part oi
the gang had been burning cotton in Missis.
sippi
Gen. Lew Wallace's pickets also took :
Memphis citizen named Hart, who WAS max
ing his way from Grenada. 4 runor is in cir
culntion that there had been terrific battle
ut Vicksburg, in which the confederate gun
boat Arkansas sunk the federal war Tesse
Brooklyn, and now lies under the guns OF the
] upper battery, while the lower one had beer
silenced by the federal fleet. The city wa
said to have been burnt to ashes. This i
extremely Improbable.
Over 400 rebel officers, soldiers and Mem
phis citizens took the oath Of allegiance yes
terday before the provost marshal. Two
thirds Of the soldiers were from Tennessee
but not natives Of the States named.
The Union flag was raised in front Of LII
Gayoso house, on Tuesday morning. Consid
erable hearty cheering celebrated tho event.
Q The 4rgus this morning warns its readers t
) beware Of northern sharpers aud eStortionists
1t is said the sharpers have greatly reduce
e the price Of goods since coming here.
= The argus Of this morning gives an accour
i Of the execution Of Andrews, a federal sp,
+ who attempted to run OF q 1ocQmot;i17e fro
a tile coufcd".e.,iis
~ Gilmore, who was shot by Forrest last wee
It died On Tuesday. Forrest is still in custod
y Deceased was eon of Addison Gilmore,
~ well known eastern railroad man.
t. LATER,
y Since the above was written, Gen Walla
Ill assumed command of Memphis. One Of /
e. first official acts was the appointment
III Messrs. a. D. Richardson Of the New 70
or Tribune and Thomas ~ Knox Of the NJ
York Herald to supervise the Memphis 1rs
and exclude reasonable matter.
Among the articles of traffic brought by t
Glendale this morning, from Memphis, wer
considerable number Of Memphis roaghs, "
on the passage, relieved passengers of tn
N money and clothing. They were handed o,
OF to the provost marshal here for treatment
10 In narrative Of the events precediug.s'
he occupation Of Corinth, learn that credit '
le, given to the 5th Minnesota for brilliant b
ur onct charge, which in reality belonged to
he Sth Wisconsin, Col. Murphy. The inforr
SO ton previously telegraphed vas derived ff
Major Love Of the End Iowa cavalry.
Company a, Chicago light artillery Is n
0e stationed at Memphis
ST. LOUIS, June ga dispatch to
Democrat ssys it is definitely asccrtained I
ay- that Grepada is being eEacuated, and
te~ BeauregaFd is stationed about ten miles SO
led Of Meridian, Miss, on the Mobile and
h;s railroad. He has about 5000 mcn-
~ 1ebr1s arc taking everything in the shape
led | railroad rolling stock with them, and it
Ike | be destroyed sooner than surrendered.