New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-26
FROM CAIRO ANL BELOW.
Attacks on River Transports - Rebels
Areund Memphis and Capture 100 Ohio
Cavalry - Marmnduke Again - Latest
from vicksburg-Em igSatien from the
south Through Cniro-xIlinois Helping
Her Sick Soldiers.

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Our transport steamers are finding the navigation
Of tho Mississippi quite dangerous. 1t Ia now com
mon for them to DO attacked by Rebel batteries both
above and below Memphis bat yet, none oil
them that is within few weeks, have been cap
lured or destroyed. though they are much injured
and losses Of life occur.
1t reported that the 9Th Ohio cavalry, accompa.
MED by the 4th Illinois, lost by capture about 100
men = few days ago within II or Is miles Of Mem,
phs We get no psrtculars-but 1t is added, tina
the Rebels are trying " concentrate forces enough
TO take or at iesrt 10 plumber this city. Bat this
will be impossible 40 we have Ia the di1eren, garri-
Sons in West Tennessee, troops enough. which can
be concentrated 10 few hours, 10 make rerpects-
Die army.
II il also reported, and II 10 probably true, thst
Marnsduke 10 coming up TO Memphis, on the
Arkansas aide, with considerable force Estimated
from 900 TO 800 men, and with two heavy siege
guns. It is possible that he may place himself in y
position where again he will be routed ~ at Cape
Girardeau.
We have nothing from Grants army further than
that the doom of Vcksburg approaches yet nearer.
Oar men are In excellent health and hDs sprits
while the Rebels within the town are bordering on
starvation, particularly the Inhabitants, who being
driven from their houses by our artillery, are living
in caves dug among the bill. Possibly Johnston
nizht do something to relieve them, but he must
GVht a battle before he can cross the Big Black.
The emigration from the South TO the North,
through this place, has taken new start. As many
az fifty families recently arrived here, destitute and
,eeki6Q new homes or, at least, place where they
aap earn .ther bread The effect Of this war 10 now
severely begunng TO be felt through all OF Iennes
Ace. Arkansas and Kentucky, and those farmers who
lad few resources find Themselves without bread
Many who cannot get away already have lost chill
dren by exposure and starvation. NO people ever
told harder stories than do these.
have 10 report that the people OF Illinois arc do
inc wonders in contributing 70 the wants OF the SICK
and wounded. John Williams, State Comnissioner-
General ut Springfield, gives his time voluntarily ~
director. in the Sanitary Department. aud on May
N an appeal for help was issued Response. com,
menced coming in Juue 2, and In nine days $l2 ooo
were received, together with innumefabie boxes oi
sanitary supplies.
The ladies Of Springfield. of the highest families,
are devoted 10 the work, as we'll AZ ladies' III other
towns throughout the State. 1 add ist OF con
tribu lone which bad been received up 10 the llth
inst from few towns. Decatur, Macon County,
$500; Champagne population 5000, $500; Sler-
hug, xlO8 CbaTlotton, population l,ooV *fooi
Bunker Hill population 1900, s3i2 25i Lonio9t,
20 voters, mostly Irisb, $2lS; Collinsvc, popua-
ton 900, $500; Elkbar, Logan County, population
$50, 500; Marseilles, La Sale County, $40; NE
chanlc.bnrg, a smell village, $500; Caro- so'o'
1his evidently. il only the beginning Ihe DePaft-
Inent has sgobts at Yearly all tho principal poin'r
where Illinois sodicrS may 10 found. to whom the
supplies are cent. b. M