, 1863-01-15
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Daring Seizure Of Steamer by
Guerilias.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, Jan. u, 1868.
Alderman Hoyt, Of Chicago, having in care
the lady Of Col Sloan Of the 124th Illinois,
shc being the agent of the Sanitary Commits
sion, and bringing 4 large supply for soldiers
in Gen. Grants army-aqri7cd In safety By the
Illinois Central Railroad to-day. They, with
delegations from different towns In Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Missouri ai,d Wisconsin, ,Wlllgo
down By the first boat-probably this eve
ming.
The Quarternastcr's office in this city waa
last evening the scene Of 4 pleasant affair,
being the presentation, by the clerks and
other employees Of the Office, Of q beautiful
officers sword, sash and belt, to Capt. Wool
folk, Quartermastcr U. 8. 4. It was one Of
TitIany's best, appropriately inscribed. and
was accompanied by neat aud graceful
speech BY Mr.. Rockwell, Chief Clerk in the
Department. The response by the recipient
was equally fellcitous. Alter these ccrcmo-
MICS, all those employed IN the Office, with Il
few invited guests, partook Of u splcndIdsup-
per. A diligent officer anda gentlemen, Capt.
Voolfolk well deserves this from those SO in-
tnn1telY associated Will n1Iu.
About 500 Of the wounded from Vieksburg
have already arrived here, and by direction Of
the Medical Director, hecn sent to Paducah.
Tic remainder l,avo gone to st. Louis.
Steamer City Of Memphis has arrived will,
The most seriously wounded. About 150 hare
been sent to st. Louis. Some slightly hurt
arr It'll at Memphis.
Dates to The 18th received this evening say
mo5e guerilla outrages are reported In the
vicinity If Memphis on the river. The Grlln-
pus No. =, loaded with coal, and When at
Little Chicken, above Wolf River, Oh Sunday
night, Vas attacked BY Il gang Of men, and
compelled to get up steam and 80 to Mound
City. Capt. Chester WIS robbed Of nearly
81 GOO, the boat stripped Of the bedding and
furniture, then set on fire and cast ashore.
Her:burning hull was seen from Memphis.
There we're thirteen Of the gperillas, sup
posed some Of the same who destroyed the
Jacob Mussulman. They boosted they Ind
guns coming, more men at hand, and that
| other steamers would soon suffer.
The prisoners captured wcr. kindly treated
and finally parolcd. Col. Williamson and
| Capt. McGee woro uniforms.
Information from Mcclcrnands army is to
Thursday last The hotilla then was doing
police duty on the river,
Gen. McClcrnand las assumed command ol
the entire force formerly under Sherman, the
last named officer having charge Of the firs1
division, under McClcruand.
On Thursday the expedition had started VI
/ sem1 nd to- hufo limo n
vicinity Of Little Rock.
! Gen. Morgan L. Smith came up to Memphi:
on the steamer White Cloud, on Sunday, ant
was removed to private quarters. He Wa
shot in the right hip, the bail penetrating t.
the spine. Tie ball WAS extracted On satur
day, and the General Is doing well since,
Mrs. Gen. McClernand was in Cairo ycstc1
day, en- route for her home
We have information from Holly Springs t.
Saturday. At that time the place was cntirel.
evacuated. Special orders against vandalism
had been issued, but in spite Of them .til
town was nearly consumed. The MagnolI
House and many private residences wer
burned. The Coufeder.tes, about 5000 strong
wcrc reported near L,l,npkips' Mills, abou
SIX miles south Of Holly Springs, rerairin!
the railroad, and operating rs Fast as th
Fedcrals fall back.
CA1no, Jan. IA Gull the following new
from the Memphis Bulletin Of the 18th inst:
Gen. Sherman commands tho frat dfgisio
ssns 4 t5s iS lsSs TsSsa sTs ao0g police duty BIT
The Bu1ttin thinks the expedition up Whit
River has already reached Little Rock.
started on Monday, the 5th.
It is positively asserted by officers engage
! ut Vicksburg, that our loss there las bee
greatly over-estlmatcd.-
Two tloueand negroes had arrived at Men
phis from Mississippi.
Small pox ia on the increase at Memphis
and threatens to become epidemic.
The troops that recently retired from Vlc}1
burg have gone up the Arkansas River to u
tack the fortiications at Arkansas Post. The
arc commanded By Gems. Smith and Osterhau
under Morgan; Steele and Stuart, under She
man; and the whole under NcClernand. La
Sunday Gen. Morgan went mp White Riv'
with bis command.
l. Gen. Hoyey Is in command at Helena.
Two gunboeats guard the mouth Of the Z