The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-21


The ninth regiment Vermont volunteers, upon
their arrival here this morning, received by q
deputaton Of the Sons of Vermont, by whom they
were escorted to Madiso Square, whore they par
took Of breakfast, under the shade of the great
trees. Later in the day the officers partook Of a
dinner rendered them by the Sons of Rhode Island,
at which patriotic speeches delivered by sew.
eral gentlemen.
TIE ESCAPE OF GEN. CURTIss ARMY.
MEMPHIS, July 14.-Genera Curtis's entire com
mand arrived at Helena the llth. His army
left Batesvile June 2ith, and reached Jack son
port on the 25th.
On July 81 they startod across Tho country On
the 4tb, VIXEN the Thirteenth Illinois Regiment
coming down White river with load Of cot
ton, they were fired on by baud of gierrillas
seven miles below Grand Glasse. The fire was re-
turned and the rebels fed.
A contrsband who taken on board the he xt
day says he saw nineteen dead rebels near the
scene of action.
Ga the 7th, General Curtiss ADVANCE consisting
Of the First Indiana Cavalry, Eleventh Wisconsin
and Thirty-thrd Illinois, We're attacked by two re-
gineuts of Texas cavalry and large force of in
fantry.
brought to bear on theeebels with terrific ef-
feet causing their cavalry break in disorder ride
the Infantry, aud threw them into confusion.
The affair terminated In the utter rout Of the re-
beds. They were pur,led By force, and large
nunber of prisoners were captured who af-
forwards paroled
After the battle onr troops buried 10 rebels on
the field Our loss was Killed among them Cap
tain Sloan, os the Eleventh Wisconsin aud %
wounded. Major Glendon, Of the First Indiana
cavalry, seriously wounded.
The rebels had artillery. which accounts for
their heavy loss compared with ours.
Notwithstanding the loug forced marches and
short ratinns, General Curiss army is IN good
dton. When il arrived at HeleGa, Arkansas but
three days supplies were ieit.
INPuRTANT FROM TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE, July IG--Tbe rotei ryI+rrilla.s have
fallen back tow&fi McAiurs,iiie They number
about two thousand N alt.
oar officers have heen taken along by them but
the men have been released Oh pa!o,e
our loss w4s thrty-tbree killed and sixty two
wounded The rebels lost fifty killed and hun
drea wounded.
TIE citizens are taking good care of the wound
ed. au have buried he dead tl bv The rebels
The citizens are actively eiilist:pg in the Home
Guard, snd ieiflioEcelnents are arriving No dan
ger is appfehended To the city.
THE WAR IN ARKASsAs
CHICAGO, July ia special dispatch from
Memphis to the Iyibiae says: Two hundred of
Col Fitchs command had an engagement with The
rebels numbering AGO. on the morning OF the Gth
The Federal loss was % killed aud wounded and
that of the rebels q killed wounded, and lnissing
Another engagement took place the night or
the 5th, in which Col. Fitch Captured I'LL the enc
my's camp equi page and prisoners. Both fights
walls Bluff. where large force of rebels are said
10 be stationed.
GUERRILLA RAIDS IS WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Tie Wheeling tVa) Iatcisigcacer says, The Con
federate suerrillas IRE daily increasing in force in
the counties bordering the Ohio river, and
''rost vigorous measUrcs' necessary to put
them down. 1t says:
md a lot0 Of 6r-aoarias haNa an rpr
to DR.. Chapman, of Spencer, Roane county,
whilst on its way to Rayenswood, was captured by
Hugh Kiger, Noah Tanner and Andy Dusky three
notorious Rangers. Colonel Frost. upon ascertain
ing the fact, sent out squad of Captain Rcwan's
cavalry from Ravenswood, under command of
Lieut. Dawson with orders to burn the houses of
tho three men named. The order was promptly
epsca,ed. On Thursday of last week, Col. Frost
re6ai yed information of other outrages committed
by the Rangers, and again sent out squad The
squad was fired upon by q force of at least sixty
Rangers, and one OF the cayalrymen (Chares Nc
Coy, of this city, was shot and mortally wounded;
whilst another, Corporal Lawson, was wounded by
his horse when the attack was made.
The cavalry found large quantity of bread
baked at the house of Henry Shepperd, violent
Secessonist and a Ranger, whose house they burn
Ell. The house OF Abel Y Tyee, whose son is
Ranger, was also burned. the owner having acknow-s
ledged that he had fed the Rangers and would do it
again. After the return OF tue squad, Col. Frost,
at the head of Rowan : cavalry and body OF In
quick, towards the scene Of the engagement but
the enemy had gone. The country, however, was
thoroughly secuted. The houses of Joseph Smith
and NJ J. Kester, both violent Secessonists,
burned 70 the ground, and George Downes, VIM.
Harris, Seth Rogers, Newton Radcliffe, and James
w. Morgan, all noted Rangers, were captured.
oUrRAGEs or A FEDERAL COMMANDER IN Ala.
BAMA-HORRIBLH EARBARTTIES.
Gen O. n Mitchell, who has been in command Of
the division of United States troops in North Ala
bama, has been Summoned to Washington, to an
smer charges against him for allowing brutality to-
wards the people by hts troops. Cen Turchn, one
of his subordinases, Is now being tried by court
martial at Huntsville, Ala. The Louisville Demo
crns (Yankee1 says:
Gen. Iurchin said to Lis soldiers that he world
shut his eyes for two hours, aad let them loose
upon the town and citizens of Athens-fhe very
bsnss citizens who, when oil the Of their State
was disoyal, nailed the national eolors to the high
est pinnacle Of thsir ccurtlfsase cupoa -thssa
citizens yet to wonderful degree true to their ale
glance had their houses and stores broken open and
robbvd Of everything valuable, and what was too
unwieIdy 10 be transported easily broken on other
wise ruined safes were forced open and ritied OF
Of dOilArs-wiyes and mothers insulted,
and husbands and fathers arrested il they dared 10
and negroes taken In large num-
bsss--iadies were robied Of all tiseir wearing ap
parei except what they bad ep-ina word, every
outrage committed hud every excess INDUCED IN
that ever was heard OF by most savage and brutal
soidiery towards q defrne~less and alarmed popu-
IatioH All, too, by those who pretend TO repro
sent the United States Government. This Il an
syerlxstbg disgrace, that can never be wiped from
Ile psge of history, but which demands in,sd daae
aid pfop action, and tse exscrssion Of VII lovers
D! law and good government
/ an, responsible for these ststsmsJtA ] have
DO more doubt fhst they pceurred jast ~ stated
than tuvo Of my own exstene know similar
aeta dsgraced the raIlae brigade 0f otr army when
! ! occupied Bowling Green. Ky., and the matte
was hushed ~ - saSe the credit N our ittsy hop
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