, 1863-02-25
Particulars Of tho Capture OF Dawson.
tho Guerffln-Tcu Rebels Produce tho
Recent Scare at Island No. Ten, DC.


From Our Own Correspondent
: CAIRO, Feb. 81, 1863
NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE or DAWSON.
One Of your correspondents in Tennessee
has sent the following:
A guerilla band, under the notorious Daw-
son, has, for some time past, been fnfesting
the vicinity of DycrsburE In West Tennessee,
and enforcing the rebel Consumption Law. The
nearest military post was Trenton, in COM
raand Of Col, Wood of the o2d Ohio, aud in
the District Of Jackson, commanded by Gen.
Sullivan. Several Intellectual attempts have
been made to capture him and dispcrse his
gang, but being well mounted, and receiving
immediate notice Of all movements to that
end, he las always eludcd the forces sent after
him. Col. Wood had mounted on horses
senea ,:ls through me county, e squad Of lis
Sullivan had placed at his disposal four com
1'anics Of the 18th Illinois cavalry. On the 30th
Of January an expedition left Trenton In four
divisions, ono under Col. Wood himself, anoth-
CT under Capt. Moflit, 11th Ill. cavalry, anoth-
er under Capt. Burbridge, 11th H., cayal.,,
Whitehead, ed Ohio. They approached
DJersburg By different routes, and succeeded
in dispensing the gang, killing or capturing
thirty four of them. Dawson himself escaped,
but his celebrated horse "Roan Rebel'' was
taken and coniscated. A small forcew was left
The 7th Of February, Col. Wood asain left
Trenton with his mounted force. fntorma-
lion was obtained that Dawson had new
camp beyond Obion River, only approachablc
by a secret ferry, but finding guide Lieut..
Whitehead WAS sent with his mounted inftnt-
ry, and twelve Of the 11th Illinois cavalry, In
search Of the willy rebel. They rode for three
lnlles through a swamp, in which the water
stood midway on the horses sides, but
finally found the crossing and reached
Camp Lookout" as Dawson called it,
But Davidson had gone away and they went
"a after him; they met him on his return
about one mile from the Mississippi River,
ind recognizing him instantly gave chase
Through woods and by bride paths the cxcit-
ing race went on, but the" fortunes Of wars
chase Of nearly two miles he was captured
with Lieutenant named Hibbetts. Thereup-
on they returned to- Dyersburg with their
prisoners, and the next day started tor Trcn.
ton. On the way two more Of the gang were
discovered, and chase was given. One soon
gave up, but the other was well mounted, aud
soon dIstaneed al1 his pursuers but Col. Wood
md Captain Armstrong, 1lth Illinois cavalry,
and finally the lattcr's horse was disabled by
IN accident The man found he had but one
pufsner. and nnslioging his carbinee. waited
so, he turned and aimed, but the Colonel
caught the muzzlc, and warding it from him
sell. the ball passed through his horses neck
at the same iustant the rebel fell dead from
his horse.
Thus the expedition provcda complete sue
cess, and Dawson will not disturb West Ten
ncscc again for Il long time to come.
1t may be interesting to state that Dawson
says he Ind but ten men with him, when he
attacked Island No. 10, and occasioned the
great scare there.
THE srB1EcT OF MEDICAL STORES.
Ny attention has been called to paragraph
contained In late dispatch Of the agent of
the associated press here, in regard to an al
legged scarcity Of medicines in the army ofthc
Mississippi. This item states, upon the au-
thority Of 'pasacngers from Vicksburg''-
very unreliable, gcneral1y-that .'thcre is q
great lack Of medical stores inethc army,
whole b1igadcs being without an ounce Of
quinine." I am credib1y informed that the
passengers from Vicksbuzg must have labored
undcrn serious mistake when they made such
2,glaring mfsstatemcnt Of facts. The Medical
f9svesor At this place, having the furnishing
o. The medicine chests Of that army, is at all
!Hnes !t,, ~cl stocked with nil useful drugs, and
tne o,1gadcs under Gcncral Grant hare not
I i '"st'g i nust bc their own fault. Out