, 1863-12-19
now JOHN MORGAN ESCAPED
INTO Dixie,
THE SITUATION III THE
ARMY OF TIE CUM
EERLAND.
Highly Important Action
Of the Union Legis1a~
ture Of Virginia.
TEE OLD 1,o1IHN1ON TO DE
- ALL EEkEE.'s
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW,

F, CA1.o. Dec 1s. 1869.
am indebted to tue steamer Silver Moon
for the latest Memphis papers, being those Of
"Wednesday evening,
From the officers Of the steamer Mars, the
Ea0tsi's learns some items in regard to ope-
1at1ons against gucfillas on the river They
generally manage TO Keep aloot from our
forces, perhaps 1os INC reason thas thcy lear
lnsaF nsee VII HUI oe lne 'aoe' eaefee .n,''ss
on esu1n na. oecaslo, 14es ~ pusnea .,e
a 4anu 1teo.1oa "As ssu' +..es 1n.s .uoso
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1He 1aue Ne1ue 4eots ~ Aoo"s w. -
wafer, ano can easily os 'a'sea. ncf easso
Lad JUST oeen pnt OIL III Ao1e g ~ wharf,
ooat' and she was CT :o"te 1of d. Aonas.
Inc !F'o""es "asniAt toA tfespoh"sn. -
surely IN error In reporting btag. aen. f!t.
henfs warren On inc snel, IN fem5Sl'ah'a.
+oa1' uenela Aa7 1ot tIlee anoatns peeh
with Gel banks IN tac Depaftmcns Of the
Gull, and has lately taken active anu efficient
part in successful military movements IN
Louisiana and elsewhere. =
Gen. Warren's friends in Iowa know that
he docs not deserve the classification made
BY the correspondent in question. lie has,
al 1east for number Of months, been any
thing but inactive.
The steamer Albert Pierce. has arrived, she
brings dates from New Orleans to the 9th.
The officers Of the various enrolled co,npa'
mics Of militia had meeting in Memphis on
the 18th inst at Gen. VeatcIie Office, and
and had from the General an explanation Of
their duties, and what was required Of them
by law. They were urged to have frequent
EI1a6, anu 0DterFC Tic E[IlCItEE 0lSClpllNe. II
was stated that t,yenty-eixht companies
had already been mustered In, and SONS 9th
crs arc expected to be ready soon.
1t the close Of the week, the. General cx
pcctcd the regiments would oil be organized,
and then would proceed to the perfection Q
a hrirade. - -.
Good feeling prevailed at tic meeting. and
NJ, narties lift hettar sat,sf,ei, fran t,vin.,
| met
| iAc ayr" 1cafne 45ol1 +" lr4en't VINO came
in from the. country in the direction Of
| Brownsville, that bands Of soldiers belong
| Ing to the command of Richardson. Ar. 1,rsi.
1~aa - ,o-,-,.,,,t,ao- -.o., -
- enss5.u IL 't.~4' ~ .nat see-
ton Of the country, who are all liable to
| military duty in tie southern army. From a
| band who stopped lin, and with whom lie
sa-1a,sas - ho n 5aaraod 49, ~ p;o,,ard.. @ % I,.s ~
coH'e':su =. 4'.*As" '.e' H'e:'eA' o3p. ""!:a
| considerable, force Of cavalry, made his
| hcaaorartcrs at .1,rownsri11e: from which
mint he daily sent; sonada Ia hr;ne, ;,+, ro,n,,
~ | 49, - - ~. -, ~" ~ SeP
sA AeA oct" eeu tHe o5es u u aaa ~ years.
It Is also stated that Gen. Forrest, With i 900
| men, hayi3g hfs headquarters at Jackson,
/ sends men to brine, cu11scrjnts and srnnr,cs
,rta 1st ,f,ss;ssisn; nara1sr ,oo1,1,nrt o71 ao1,
Ans 4et Asa1S7'pp' e@'al5 -s'"1su'' eoin'
posed OF white men, under Union auspices,
| is being organized at Momphis, by Captain
-ox1r,,o,t MN, ,,,,,,14o-e <,,,a, ann ;,,on,1a--
c.1s1 So - ~ .,+
Capla1n 6AocfI, II is presumed, Will take
command Of the regiment. when organized
| He expects the ranks will be filed to the
minimum within three weeks. The; men en-.