, 1863-10-15
from CAIRO AND below,
Heavy 6kirmishiBg On the II. l.
G. R. r.
THE REBELS DEFEATED hT COLLIER
VILE.
4 Gallant Affair Opposite Natchez.

| SAAno, oe1' IL 49uos
Inc steamer J. u. Ferry, from Memphis,
ms nrrlved. The Bulatta, has brief account
.. a ekarmHh OF our torcea With the rebel
Caa11nefs' which TOOK place on tho
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, near Col
nef'nle' on the LTD Inst. The rebs1s had
Heen undlsturbed In advance until they
! Hacaea INC position indicated, When Gan.
~ l. sherman came up on train with
is1te ~ Inc ooth Ind. 7th Ill. cavalry, and 4
.snl1lpu uSspn ., tae 18th US. infantry. The
the Railroad track, and committed othsr n LAP ~
| .-.a,,..t..;1 - Interfere with tho
man man a"nna ,on ,. ., troorS. When Gen. sher-
~ ~ o W WILL 1's 6"au 1orce he found
t. ~ e'Aeet Atee ie*uS 'of nim' Vutte Sc
!"ao eossse"ent enshed, in which a1l our
uoofo nent.onea aoose, "era buslly occu-
pea !or tWo Or three hours. at the eud Of
sh1s uue tne rebels Withdrew In confusion,
haSlpg tudered heavy losa. Our loss did
| nos t1ceed seventy In Killed, wounded and
missing. AS tollows:: -.
1oth U. y. 1Lfant1y iost0.
6oth Indiana, Z.
TN Illinois cavalry, only fen.
1A0aAA0Aa Son1eueIalo 1orce Is hoTeuug
1Doa' "oa I47 '.e,nlt}. ano as eetnased at from
.'I A44@ o1a'tat atselapts
10y ~ e1pssea ~ .ne same 9le1n.17' unless
~. uoops e"eeeeu IL oi1Tns tnalnerS out
."o s9aa1t5.
a setloaA eonn'gtaaon occurred In Mem
pu.e, .1o nae 49, VI a tae A11o' oy "n1ch eleV-
81 uouse' ~ uno e@o,"" III properly were de-
enos.u. 1ns nfo nfoAo oas In the rear OF
.ns o.iose on oeat slfee.' anu spread rapidly.
@ne 4ouo"tos ate tn7 Pf1aciPai iosses:
,betr Mie. es ~ Rsen'1 soan Egan Nat
Btanron 4 Nelson, 1850; Ill. aaina. Saoo:. Saox9:.
0i9aanoes' 9. s'o.
- tpo7ea tnA' 3ne Ate of'glnased IN the
~ ~ ~ 4u'sA15.
uuneo auu sHeotY 1eoel prisoners
no" n'Aaneas' arrived yesterday, among
tasn 41S1ot onefmaa, ot fofEe5t's cavalry,
capta1as epllns, Mcoofald and Cox. They
.ss'.-., 80. ~ ns...-S: ~. 11eau.
,uaaa.,.1s, ~ .el uas !ssaeo IN oraer enfofc-
.Ds esa.9ua4 pleeaa''ons oa tne part OF The
6N...-. 5 w M - .eo " p!e'en4 .ne on1nles VI
-, 1'", aeo49 ~ 'eoel 4ueenoiaries.
s pe4ooae pruning aoont Inc
' ~. ~ Nasm oepo', even IN tina day
~ "4A9eo'
lopeelal Dlspateh TO the Chicago Ttibnnc.1
MExrn1s. Oct. f., ria cA1no, Oct. II, 1868.
Yesterday Col. D. G. Anthony, In command
Of The eGth Indiana regiment, stasioned at
Collferyille, was attacked about 10 q. m, by
from 5000 to s. COO rebels, supposed to hare
been urdsr Chalmers. with i've n1ecea ~ ~
tr,,.,v INV o-t,,,a., 80 ~ 80.
ooA a.'ets oao soae 10 asslss IN
the 1ePulse OF the previous attack upon Ger |
mantoWu. Gen. Sherman, with tha 1s.n req.
u1arn. emma nm a,d want ,t,r,n,od;ot.,...t.tz
a.ht ~ a.o "e1' tu'.as1'@'ets lnto 1ne
nen'. 1ns 1eoels demanded the surrender Of |
the place. Sherman replied: "Ths United |
States paye me to ffoht' mt IN au--sr,,a. ,f
you want me come and take mon Thav IA
come and IN orz,.ha,.,,-. -. nv ~
80 -. - o,eA "14e4niihs nu"oeff- ino
pght 'as1ea 1or In eo :oF Tour hours, when the |
regulars charged the rebels, well supported, |
and drnre them off f,a ,f,a1d rho xao-,1..,
~ o1,,,,>, - -. -. NV .ee a'te
NSt Auieu Blu - "ounaea. lee o6th Ind. |
lost probably a. many.
Shcrman's force did not consist of mn |
uen and ~,a v,tho,,t :, ,t,,,o 4'ee0
4 80 "4'uou' a't'se5'
H1s reported upon good authority that a |
rebel torce Of some importance made an A.