, 1863-07-20
FROM CAIRO.
Sherman Occupies Jackson--Col.
Hatch's Gallant Fight.

lcpecthl uiepatch 10 11e C1lcaG0 IF01n4,j
CA1no, July IS, 1sj3.
An arrival Of troops has taken place this
morning. The 10th Kansas volunteer infant
II, Col. Wier, and LIST KanEas battery, Lieut..
Taylor, have been added to our forces within
the Last twcnty.four hours. About 100 refu-
gees arrived from Coriuth this morning. They
will be allowed to 70 into the country, by
Gen. Buford, to seek such positions as they
mag like. They arc In charge Of Chaplain
LoTejoy.
CAIRO, July 18.-The steamer Continental
arrived ut q Lutte hour last night, bring.
ing dispatches from your Memphis CORES
Eondent, and Buutfiu files to the evening of
the 10th.
Richardson, the notorious guerilla, is still
cutting up his usual tricks, in the neighboz-
hood of Rising Sun and Hickory. He has
now a Brjgadier Generals commission, and
has added much to his hatred Of Union men
in consequence More than thirty familIes
have lately been forced to leave their homes.
They have arrived ut Memphis. Citizens arc
preparing to Tee in every direction. Richard
Sun has only about 200 men. have men-
toned his attempt to conscrlpt e. L. Priddy,
one Of the proprietors Of the Memphis 1ryus.
When Priddy WAS last heard from, he was
making for Memphis on double quick. He
had evidently no good opinion Of tho compa-
III he found himseH in.
COLE. Hatch, who did such excellent service
heretofore in Furnishing the rebels in North
Mississippi, started from Lagrange last Sun
day morning p lock after the Confedcrates
then in jackson, Tenn, with force number
ing about ! 800 men, and On reaching Jack
son about noon on Monday, found Col Jesse
Forrest in possession Of the town with about
| 2,T0 or :, ,5CJ men. Ho Immediately gave
battle, and most desperate fight occurred,
lasting for about three hours. Finally Col.
| IIatch led desperate charge with sabre and
| pistols, driving the rebels In and through
town, and capturing two entire companies.
| Col. Hatch's loss was from forty to fifty in
! Killed and wounded. That Of the enemy is
estimated ut three times TINT number. At
Inst accounts Col. Hatch had left tho garri
| son in jackson, mud was in full pursuit Of
Forrest and his retreatipg force.
Petobcrton, with his parolcd garrison, had
crossed Big Black River going into paroled
camp.
Sherman had driven Johnston from Jaek-
con and occupied the place. There had been
q slight sklrmish between sherman's and
| Johnston's armies, In the nefghborhood Of
| Bolton, which is the first railroad sutton on
/ the way from Jackson to Vicksburg, but no
| general engagement had taken place. john
sion is supposed to be retreating In the direc-
lion of Columbus, Mississippi, with force Of
! about &C, 600 men.
! AL il still quiet at Helena, no fighting hay
ing occurred since the 18th. Price, with
about Is, COO men, is reported lowering near
that place, but US yet Ind made no further
offensive demonstrations.
| 1t will be recol1ected that when the citt-
zens OF Memphis proposed to celebrate the
anniversary ottho occupation Of that place by
the Union forces, Emerson Etherldge, among
others, WIS invited By the committee Of ar
rangcments to be present. Edward Everett
ind Gems. Sherman and Butler returned let.
tiers, detailing their reasons for non-atten-
dance. Etheridge chose TO publish his an-
:wer In New York paper, in letter ofgreat
length, not in very fitting terms.
Mr.. Tomcnz, chairman Of the committee,
made reply, which vas certainly no lower
,han the article calling It out. Mr. Tomepz
has been absent some weeks, attending q
Union convention at Nashville. Upon his
return, ho found the following note from
Etheridgde, well denominatcd Ethezidge'e
last squit1n;
I NEW YoEK, June 25.
Tomenz, you contemptible little puppy, the daJ
will come when you will crawl into your hole
You are cutting fgure about Memphis now, but
ron will be called to account. You arc an unprin
ctpled scamp. You have the impudence to tails
about the Calling tyranny you were under betoEt
! the Abolitiontsfs, like yourself, took Memphis
| People there knew nothing Of oppression aud
tyranny until Northern yan1nls occupied the place
| Your patriotism Is measured by dollars aud cents
How much DID you make on sugar: oh! yor
E. ETHERtDuE.
hIr. Tomenz replies briefly to the above II
fitting terms, in the columns Of the Bulletin
Of the 10th, concluding with the following:
@Bnt In spite Of Coppe1head venom and malfg
nifty Of home traitors, the patriotism Of the county
nIna}ns unehaken, and an honorable peace vii
sooner Or later be conquered BY the gallant asmte
adder may wFithe, aad the coppesheads may col
around the blade Of the ecythe.'
MENpH1s, July 16-Col. Hatch has cap
tured the artillery and trim Of Bif11e's com
mund. Biftdle scattered his men, and mos
Of them succeeded in crossing the Tennesse'
River and Joining Rody: Newsoma retrea.e'
towards Trenton.
| There are nn1y M considerable hotiies o