, 1863-01-26
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
CAmo, Jan. y, 1865.
Gen. McKean passed up the river to-day for
st. Louis, where he will relieve Gen. Carr.
The steamer Rowena, from Memphis, 91st,
came in this morning from Helena, and re-
ported that place nearly evacuated Many
people are moving away their household
: pods, fearing an attack from the rebels.
THE force which took Arkansas Post has
not gone to Little Rock, hut has returned to
Muth 'zen's Bend, where the remainder Of the
fleet as left.
Gen. ,Grant's army has, ii portion Of 1t, left.
It Is sup, ,csed By the rebels, taking the Jack
son Ap1sA las an exponent, that Grants entire
army is to participate i'll the next movement
IN V;cksbu r. Meanwhile, the Conftderatcs
arc making. extraordinary preparations to
meet it.
The capturg of Arkansas Post was quite
blow to the Con. Fcdcrate cause.
Tie uickets are not 50 troublesome at He
lem and other Io. MIS-. This gives rise to the
story TINT all thcil available force is being
drawn to Vicksburg.
Gen. Gor1nan's 70 rec, when last heard
from, was On ronte far Clarendon, and has
not lately reported. News Is momcntasily
expected from there.
There orc some complat tnts from Helena i'm
plicating the officers of the army in dealingin
cotton. Documents subsh 'ntiating the ZANE
are said to have been transmit tied to Washing
t!on.
The election on the 2oth In Memphis was a
n.>1. 81 3Y>% <.o&;
city. OF these John eager received 65S; To-
Icy %; Smith Il; McMan1y Is. It caunot be
considered an expression Of public sentiment,
and it trcmains 10 be seen whether the success-
full candidate will ever claim to be entitled to
the Congressional seat.
Tic jackson Appeal of the 14th has been
received. It contains all OF Dick Merrick's
celebrated speech before the invincib1c K. G.
C. Club Of Chicago, Dec. 18th. The last edi~
lion Of the jpeaz speaks Of the llaranguc ip
the following exalted terms;
eve devote large portion of our space
| to-day to the publication Of one Of the ab1est
| conservative speeches that has yet been made
public in our Northern exchanges. Public
| sentiment las forced Lincoln's administration
| 10 cease its persecution upon citizens and free
speech. Il II unsparlng In Its depunciatlons
| Of the tyrant. An idea Of the spirit that ami
mates the conservatives North may be gather
ed from Mr.. Merrick's speech, for which we in
yitc an attentive pcrusal~"
| The following is Gen. Pe'nberton's order Of
eong1ntulation, issued on the 10Th inst. regard
| ing the Vicksbuag battle:
HEAupvANrERsr DEPARTMENT oP}
MI3aIssIpP{ AND EAST LOUISIANA.
I VIcKsDCRd, Jan q, 1853
The lieutenant General commanding this De-
troopa lis hish appreejation Of theit gallant DE-
nneanot In defenec Of this important position Al
praise is due item, not alone for 90 brarelg rcpus
ing the renewed assaults Of an enrmy 50 vastly
superior in numbers but especially for the cheer
fuf and patient endurance with which thcy hare
submitted to the hardships and exposure 1 t3ct,
| dent to the ten successive days and nights
Peratively necessary by II the g., cl9ee M s prox-
formed theEr duties will benefit to their country
and honor to themselves, STILL as must ever be the
case In WAT. fortune has favored unequaily tansc
ti,cir own resolute courage availed themselves Of
dr. md i will sc psssa&
ing to c1am for them from their county, the dis
taetios snd honor they y qst1y
Z Lient. Gen. Commanding.
: Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tibune.}
! CA1no, Jan. 81, 1868.
Gen. Davies, late in command at Columbus
! passed up st. Louis to-day to report to Gen
1 Curtis. Ucis severe in Ills dcnnnciation Of th
!, special correspondents, whom, he thinks dit
i him great Injustice. Tic does not know tha
" he is under arrest, aud, and perhaps, Is not
n and has no orders as yet to report at WASH
u ington.
r. The steamer Ike Hamett, from the fotiu:
I'd arrived thiB afternoon. Her news is anticip'
y ted. Something Of Importance is looked fe
~ from that direction.
L. Gen. Asboth has Issued an order enforciu
r- rules in regard to personal cleanliness, ar
=, discipline in his district:
Is Reports Of the Associated Press say th
ng Forrest had made his appearance at Unit
c.s CITY, Tennessee, and had captured the on
t. posts. 1t Is eoutradicted to-day by respon:
ed bic parties Just from that place, who say tn
lad heard nothing Of the kind until they re-
'sS it in the newspapers.
"a Everything is quiet ut Jackson.
CA1Eo, Jan. u, 1so3
: When Vicksburg is again attacked, IT "
"a, probably be from all entirely different hase
do: that chosen By Gen. Sherman. Forces c
the t'3e land at Shippers Landing fifteen miles aba
,cir VicksbuIg, and march by one OF the bs
e'e- roads in Mississippi to Yazoo City, where
md rebels have some twenty transports Of
po,, rious sizes. These can be seized and retain
ccr, as prizes, or destroyed. The army once acE'
TIER the Yazoo River, can march to the rear OF
mp battery at Haines' Bluff, and also to the
.. Of Vicksburg, where the railroad connect
tic with jackson can be severed before the &C
,ose mencement Of an action, thus cutting oil
Inducements or retreat.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad is not Ct
Il. plctcd because Of high water In the OBJ
! do River bottom, which has oycraowcd the re
ling bed.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune ]
,nS,, nsn MExrH1s, Jan. p via CA1no. Fl. 1st
,ayis There is little news Of importance outs
Cats thu return and partial success ct ten.
ngGf a mans expedition.
~ ',,ar. The army and gunboatR at Arhansas
the after blowing up the fort, filling the rifle
cnth and dcmolishing everything that could
= tns made means Of defense, left that reglor
i Thursday and Friday last; the division III
Sherman first, McClcrnand subsequently.
The Illinois forces below except those u
Gen. German, arc concentrating Mt MILF
j Bend for further movement down the r
s6s' Tic steamer Glasgow left Helena "edne
ap' night with the advance Of Germans tre
city there arriving from White River. .Th
[ty Of n,,,rder ,rc coming nm.
lf ac' The expedition went as FAR as Duval's
igna- whore the Little Rock and Memphis Raj
crosses for Little Rock. Here two piec
arscs cannon were found, and had been bro
Eation down from st. Charles By the steamer
'eis as Wing. These guns captured, the inte
Soulo had been to land the cavalry Mt this point
lso'l march direct on Little Rock, but the r
co ao weather Ind made the country inacces
co"n- and General Gormau returned =.
seees- seeing that two light draft gun
had gone up the river as far as Des
-. These guuboats accomplished somet
Upon their arrival at Des Arc 1t was
-, that the place was to be defended. The
IS, gained position, opened upon the place
1nited soon, without much loss, brought al
~ thc.I capitulatiou. Fifty Confederate pris
= rris. were taken, and Ii, 90 stand Of arms cap
The taking Of Arkansas Post had dest
ncst;. I'LL confidence on the part Of those In
: aono n,and Of the dcfenscs On White River 6
,1,. dc. St. Charles and Duyal's Bluffs. Ali I
i from approaching tho Federal occupation s
IN 81 to have been abandoned. Thus Viii
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