, 1863-08-20


from his very many personal friends, and a
salute from one Of the gunboats, which he
returned in like from his fllg ship. The Ad-
misl will remain in the city but q few days.
He will, pe1haps, take short respite from
labof and trip East. If any officer in the
navy or army IL entitled to short release
from The cares and responsibilities Of his
office, TINT one Is Admiral Porter. His 1abors
have been constant and Of untold service to
his country. To him and to Gen. Grant be.
longs the credit OF opening the gates Of the
mississippi to our commerce once more
in his report Of the enbjugation Of Vicksburg
Of the Admiral, aud the Conspicuous part biz
took In the great work.
TEE NAyAL DEPOT.
The question as to whether Cairo, Memphis
Mound City, OF st. Louis Is to haye the homo
and the profit Of the naval station, is now on.
Of considerable importance, and is being agf
tated quite briskly at all the points named
As presenting the claims ot Cairo to the selec
ton In clear and concise manner, and at th'
same time negatvdng come Of the pretcnsionI
Of other cities or ports, petition has bee,
nrncrously signed BY tho most prominen
citizens and presented to Admiral Portel
upon this subject.
PROTECTION TO RIVER TRADE.
For some weeks past people hare been .
little dubious about departing from the gene
Ial ru1e 1nd 1iskirg their lives md their pro
perty upon tho Mississippf In frail and unpro
tected steamers, beloT Vlcksburg. All want
ed ed to eay that the stream was Perfectly safe
but they stil feared the attack Of guerillas'
notwithstanding Gen. Grants s line Of mou1ted
patrols upon either bauk. But the folio Yipg
official announcement Of the completion o1
Lis arrangements for the armed convoy and
protection Of all steamers operating from
Cairo to New or1eanss by Admiral D. D. Por.
ter, wM OF once Get Ill fears On this score at
rest. append the Admira1's order:
UNITED STATES SQUADRON
FLAG slit. BLACk HAwE,
CAtRo, Aug. II, 1858.
Vessels arc now stationed at all points on thu
be5e p1 9u the M1y to HsT Thst
IL requested. It WIN be granted
taese es AZ any gqefas Or tho ri:er The res
and conroy them past the danger.
wooiing station Viii soon be in operation at
asohef as5 ts of the
Other stations will be protected, as parties Offer
to collect wood foz the steamers.
Rear Admiral, comd,e his. Is sadT; sqaadro;a.
4 DELINQUENT SUPERINTENDENT OF coxTRA-
HAND5.
For eome months past m2n By the name
of VIM. Yocem has been In tho employment
OF Major Voolfolk, Of the Quartezmaster'
Department. under the appointment OF
that Department the Superintendent o1
Contrabands for the post, a position Of con.
siderable importance, a1d one in which
the finest and best fee1ings Of humanity find
heard, until Saturday last, had conducted
himself in very acceptable manner to the
colored Nen under him, and Won By his gen
eral business prpmptitude and other good
qualities the respect and esteem of a1l the
military officers aud citizens who had made
his acquaintance. Why he Ehou1d hare stul.
titled himself, dtshonored his country aud the
business point Of view, and dishono1ed him.
self and family forever, for the mere consid-
Grafton Of fifty dollars. as is nov claimed, is q
matter which eeems utterly incapable Of ex-
planatior. But that he has done SO, what
am about to relate seems to s1bstantiate.
have it from good authority that, on Sat
urday two men from Christian. county, Ken
lucky, came to Cairo to secure the rclease and
return Of four negroes who had 1un away
from home. On laying their case before tht
proper authorities, they were informed tha'
they could take eueh Of them as were willin;
to 60. Three Of them proved to be willing t
return with their masters, but one tar-c colorei
man could rot look upon the affair In tht
eame Light with his white brothers, and re
fused to 60 and be made stgoods and chattles'
Of at any price. He knew he was free if he 81
willed, and he did toiu with all his will. Th.
ut this, and conceived the ldea Of getting tht
confederation Of lily dollars, III. VIM
Yocem, who has charge Of the contrahands al
this place, agreed to deliver the boy to hi:
former master at some specified place, out
z5,13 5ide the city: ne succeeded in this b. ;,
snd % which % be wished. d his aid In II reesp ass,
turing. Mounting the unsuspIcious coiorci
man upon slow mule himself upon horst
-Yocem proceeded In company with his Eic
tim to the northern limits Of the city. Tht
negro YVES suddenly pounced upon by hi|
quondam owners from th1ckct, thrown from
the mule, bound, and Immediately carried
yenlent distance, and there locked safely /.
state room. The affair was Witnessed
1east Part Of it by Yocem. Ho supposed hi:
secret and the paltry price OF his manhood
which he had pocketed, safe within his oTl
breast md those Of the kldnappers. Bn
some manner that the deed had been commit
ted, md the two Kentucky men were strucl
By lightning at paducah and arrested after
wards by the military authority upon m OF
der Or request sent BY Gen. Buford. The
were brought back to Cairo, paro1ed, and no1
house, wnere his compatriots ought to bt
and aEaits Ills examination or trial before
| military commission. He acknowledges 9
to the fifty dollars but Claims that the Go,
crument owed him that much, mud he did n.
know how otherwise he Vas going to rea1iz
uron the Indebtedness. He will find, Pc
haps, that It would hare been much better
1s+ that 1n1,f 11Tnn3faetnd md 1nHr1Fa3
In his ledger as tsdoubtfaL" It IL doubtft
whether he will ever recover from the q
tempt he mnde to collect It, through the mi
dIum Of barter not at present recognized .
loyal in the department Of the Tennessee.
Should further expected Developments in
other speculations Of sinilar character, m
bring IN persouagcs In military and civil lift
here and at Columbus, IS faitieips c3'inaini
you shall be made aware Of MI the facts at q
early an hour as possible At present, her
the matter rests.
TIE SECOND ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
Says the Columbus Far Eagle Of Sa.urda
companies nre at Fort Pillow under the con
mand OF Captain Frank Moore, Co. D, whe
with his men, has captured as many prisnr
crs, some of them desperate characters, man
| Of them officers, Including Cnshman and DaN
son, as any whole regiment in this depar
ment- The Captain viii be able 10 take goo
care ot himself wherever he goes.
! PURSUIT OF RICHARDSON,
Capt- Frank Moore furnishes tie followin
account ot his pursuit Of the guerilla Rscf
ardson, dating from Fort Pillow, August i
Leit Memphis on the 91st Of July. ma a7ivf
here on the LIST Of AuEust-two DAYS on he roa
| The whole battalion swan the Hnichic: rot ey
| rythfng vet. Drowned one colo.ed mnp, one hors
4 and lost Reycrnl guns, eabres and pistols. in Il
| uatchfe. On arriving here found an order {to
| Gen. Aeboth, ordering ue out Immediately, In t!
direction Of Brownsville, to attack Col. Rtchas
| cons rebel forces. Took out all the orallab
force Of this battalion and three companies
'nSHhu %hen We % ar1sred ct Droxnsyl1lc, found III
Col Richardson had crossed the Hatchie sout
bound foz Mississippi. Also. that Forests CO.
| mnrd was ncar Denmark, eizteen miles faytht
| MAILING sixty miles from the fort Struck out
him, for was determined to have fight II pos
| be. When we arrived At Denmark aud put up I
the night, Forrest YVES said to be at Meden, ntte
| miles further On, and south OF jackson. ADo
10 O'Clock at night the report came IL that Forre
| was probably advancing on rs, with 100 me
and Threatened an attack that night. Had the b
| Gle sounded, and VIC fell back out Of town t.
mi1cs, to get better position II tue report shoa
prove true, but it turned out TO be false alarl
Next morning QMonday) started for the town.
procure breakfast, and n1Fo some forage 1of Q
hertes. On arriving at the edge Of n town, =
through The citizens said they were Col. Gree
command. He had about 200 men. ordered
enasEe on them. We 1nn them eeven miles n
Ecaat1ed then-A squad leaving the road ere
! 1cW fodA. Entu We entirely routed them. Eli
| t"1 kebels and wounded some.