, 1863-10-29
FROM CAIRO AND BEl0W.
Trade Fully Open to Memphis.
MATTERS AT VICKSBURG
AND VICINITY,
Adventure Of Maj. Ned 0sband.

4AA4AASr oe9. ses F2a CAlKoI Oct. 13t 1868.
nag Of 11Ece u&a seat in this morning.
from McGhee, leader Of guertl1a5 On the AZ.
ks1sss aide, to kave some OF their comraaes
takea In asms treated n Confederate priscn.
e1s. hare not heard 11l.t the result of the
application Nas. The rebels Claim to have
been in the regular serEice-:n, thing to keep
from being hung.
Tic unitsd stsaes flag floats oyer the Gus
tom House hcse today, and there is quite 4
hrely time among the merchants, getting ont
permits for stores, goods, DC. Trade Il now
free to Memphis, and merchants bring DOM
wllhteve1 they wart.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tlibnne.1
V1cKsntno, Oct. 20. 1853.
Gen. McPherson's command has just re-
tu1red frcm their reconnaissance In farce.
They left On "Wednesday, tue 14:h, and have
Travelled ever hundred aud twenty miles,
dcstso3e ed all the mills TINT supplied guczillas
With food between this and Canton md Jack
son. On the evening OF the 14th re en-
ca1rped On the Big B.ack River. On the 18th
nc were in biyo1ac at Brownsville, driving
rickets through that place. The town il
like all emAll towns iu this latitude, meagre
and desolate, tao smsll churches AID FRO.
cery or two, more like grave-yar1s than
dwelling PLACES for living mtn.
Early on the morning Of the 18th Colonel
colbaugh, OF Gen. McPherson'a staff, aud
Col. Umstow, commanding the cavalry, were
hent in advance to reconnoltre. 1t was
found TINT the enemy were in considerable
force. Eervy eEirnishlrg Vas p7acuced, and
Logan sent In dctour to their rear. Before
tlis conld be accomplished the enemy fed.
A few mics beyond Brownsville the roads
to.k, ono toward Clinton and the other to.
ward Canton. There are forces divided,
giving the rebels the opinion that We were in
grt at nunher., as j: afterwards proved b., tue
tollowisg intercepted dispatch fzoa Canton to
Bioeg:
1.-THE enemy are advancing in heavy forcc.
Three columns ore marching On Canton. Send
rei1io1cGments immediately
On Fliday, At Adams, they made sbow Of
resistance on erlend!d]y selected ground, but
VIC dankcd lin, making the battle ground
more romantic than he had intended We
stationed ourselves in mood, with field In
front, ard aEcthtr rood about half mile
aray. There were some ten pieces Of artfl.
1c,y engaged IN the duel until the onemy
ag1ir fed. Our loss was one nan singu!a-1y
killed. 4 cannon ball carried of the head Of
both horee and rider. a few elight wounds
bcfe1 three others. That evening Ne captured
a I.utenant and twelve men Of Texas regi-
mcat- The negroes were instrumental In the
capture. They gave Information. They went
near enough to Canton to accomplish tn.
object Of the expedition the destruction of
mills and shops for manufacturing wagons,
and then returned with some thirty prisoners,
eoEe important rebel mail, md ell their cat
tie. The roads we're excellent the supply Of
water good, and there was no struggling, e.
cept In the case Of two men Hho wandared
eft near Canton, who had their 1Aroats cut
when found.
At Clinton We found two small churches as
well as seminary, hut most uttsr destltu-
ton, except in the supply of sEeet potatoes
and fresh meat On our way out we lived on
the best through country get uudlstuFbed,
but or the home stretch We found nothing.
Gen. Mower had charge Of Tuttle's division.
Gen. Mower wanted to 60 further, bnt the
object OF the raid Was accomplished In the
alarm that preceded us. We returned from
rear Canton and reached here last night.
Major Ned OEhand hiss Just returned from
an expedition up the left bank of the Yazoo,
where Re had been recruiting for co1ored
cavalry soldiers. He left Vicksburg With 1so
men Of the 1st Mississippi cavalry and 4th III.
nois. Rebel spies preceded him to the coun-
t1y, md gave Information Of his number.
Oae hundred and fifty rebels attacked him af.
ter his command had been. divided into two
battallons. Forty Of the 1st Mississippi (col-
o.ed,) and 18th Illinois repealed the rebels,
ca pturing 18 Of as crest fl1len fellows Us ever
were seen.
The rebels had geven wounded. Our loss
was nothing, one man wounded in the hand
only. When the party entered town, the rcb-
els were clad in uniform, and mounted on
mules mud hortes without brides OF saddles,
md many Of them with long hair and no hat.'
1t was novel sight indeed. At every impor-
tation, the jall is the resort Of secesh looking
for friends and swcethearts.
CAIRO, Oct. 2S-The steamer Julia, from
New otleans the 20th, arrived this morning
with zoo bales Of cotton, 515 hoEeheads Of
sugar, snd 2'obarre1s Of oranges. She brings
important news Of general interest FROM
the Memphis Euuttia, Of the 26th inst, We
ham tt2t Gen. McPterson's expedition had
returned to Ticksburg, having accomplished
its object, which was to scsltcr the rebel
forces on the Big Black. A large force of the
enemy. were met. but retreated without a
general engagement. No prisoners were
brought in.
CAlRo, Oct 2S.-J. II. Phillips, Provost
Ms1zbal, for this district, informs ne that tie
1To defertere shot on Monday night, at East
Carbondtle, hare since died One OF them
sas shot by T. J. Eyane, his assistant, In self:
detence, while at empting to escape
Seven mere deeetters from the 2Sth ILL.,
The steamer Venus was fired on by guerilIas.
Inst Sunday. 1lelnH Nannlenn M ane hurt'