White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-01
From Cairo ana 0ei'"'


~, the River from New Or.
aorenen1 Cppored Capture Of vleksouIF
Iesns-Hsnt, Of Forrest - hene.
-NoremT"n noru-Evacuatlon Of NeS
bouts OF 'ca.eraI Grants Movements
1sdrid.u'n RepuIsed at Davis's Mills
CA1Ro, Dec. %.
r.. 9th lows, which has been G sta'
ln ~ here for some time. goes 10 20
TONED I 'a.lsy. I, is one Of the finest reg
"s.,. in til. service Its Co,one,. %, VI u
i msa # Muscatine. is now comman Ter .e o.
HI" . =. Of Cairo. but is to take o. the
!hs p s"aa u We prsdie, the gallant so,h
6. ~ m s'Ju it, max If opportunity Is Of
f' p,io, Columbus matters are not ma
,,i.ly changed. A reeo 's.,";ns ,hs
u'F, ~. ,bs road for that distance is but
'aI 7, h.. been reported that onr forces at
II t' n had repaired the road. and that
'Hs =. Ger. running to Trenton. If that
u' ,ros communication may soon be oP-
e' Bu, other reports assert that Far
'ns o. !. ve, in the npighborhood. and that
e. t. : ouirs at home. Oue thing is GER
' :. hs. been furnished with men.
sS.. clothing and information in sbnn
s.,rs b, the people. There is no mis-
'l;o, where the popular sympathy is,
W." Van Dorm is in the country wet Of
Diva, and is no doubt in communities
noo with FFeS.
New Madrid was evacnatei yesterday.
L. m.yaziue blown up and the barracks
burned. -,
A. the ste ,mer Glasgow passed down
=, her last trip, she had been told at Co
I.,,ho, that Hickman was in rebel hands.
"a ,o preveut an attack she raa by with
~, .yn.l or othr. lights. When she
.rirrd at Island No 10. they there fired
:, her .npposing she had been captured
.,I WAS in Confederate hands. The
hill WAS sounded, but the F,ri.ralS en-
.bo,e kent firing away. several halls conn
ny unromfnrtably near. Some ten shuts
rs,s iirei before the matter was under
sooi The boys at I>iSni No 10 ART
awake, and will he able to keep naviga-
tim open at that point.
Van Dorm attacked Davis Mills. seven
mile. snuth Of Grand Junrri"n. on the
0ph int. Itwa> held hv $50 III thu 25fh
IDIisn,. anil two COMPANIES of the 5 b
Ohio cavalry. .nnier comm md of Col
Nmssn. of he 25rh lnii.na A severe
b,rs en>ned. IN which V N Dorm wss re.
missed. He left 20 dead and 80 wound.
81 on the field, an,l carried large nun
Der Of wonnled away Oar force also
took 30 prisoners and IS muSkets. The
FEDERAL lo-s wa 8 slightly wounded.
Grant has fallen hack to Holly Springs
sni one repo,t is that part Of his army
| i,i r-arhai Coliwater on the way to
N.mph;s. Isspr'srmef tina, the Charles
aa R Ilrotd will he opened TO Grand
Jlurion. AMI a., Memphis will be IN sde
the h.>e for supplies.
lnorn ui0n has reached here that a
rss FEDERAL naval AMI lani forre has
ssniei the river from New Ole,
Frragat ami. it is snnpo<e,l. B 'nks are
IN camm,ni. The Vicksbnrg Wing oil
alsrh says II gunbos'> and sloops
Fs' II Bfon Rouge ves'e.d.y. AMI it
y" thonIht troops were hsing landed
low Tn, Essex started up the river
r Port linison. anil we suppose as soo,'
Ealanl force is iisemhsrke:. the whole
lie; will move up. and simultaneous
lani and water attack will he made.
We learn that the a,tark was m sde,
ant that Port Hdison vas completely
demolished. nni.sixty guns captured.
Farsgut hal arrived at a poin, twelve
miles below Ficks urg at las, accounts.
We have reason for believing that Gen
Sherman has arrived at his destin alton,
and daubtless ere this Vlckshury has fal.
len and the Mississippi is once more
OpFn. -.--
J+H Davis and Gen. Johnston we're a,
J'kson on the 10Th.
The Passengers and crew of the Lake
Cny. "rty-two in number, are in Jail a,
Tlekshurg.
There was skirmish two miles from
Helena Monday night, in which ahou
~ Frier.ls were taken prisoners. fonr o.
I'VE hi Ell and several wounded. Th.
te'ei' have abandoned all the country
D g White and Mississippi rivers
lar rebel General Holmes issued an or
DER before leaving, instructing all persons
Claiming protection of Coniederstes t.
move their stores and other proper,,
HeN OF White river. Many had com
P's'' hnt the m jIi,y either could no
or would not sr-s-s. a~
'T''zens are availing themselves Of ev
ely opportunity to bring their cotton Z,
',r FiVer. notwithstanding the recent Law
"' The Arkansas Legislature. that any on
'a''ng with the Fe.i-rals. either bnyin,
.. ceiling, should he fined moi less thai
''VV nor more than $4,000. and ~
:''' 10 the penitentiary tor not less tina,
'n 1r more than 25 years.
The de>,itution in Arkansas is yer,
great, Corn is 81 per bushel. and eve
H'"'Hg IN proportions. Those who hav
me dare not kill them, for want q
salI 10 rnre them. r-. sr1
rive Union men from Wittshurg wsr
i IL shot at Little r rk by order Q
n'n'man' and Union man 10 years o
c' o. Named Webb. was hing near Gran,
I'VE hrldge. because he had place
1u>e'i nnder care of Gen. Curtis whe
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