, 1863-11-08
FROM Carlo AND Below
Capture of Guerillas, at Pa
dQcah,
The Sick and Wounded Soldiers at
Memphis to the Ladies Of
the Great Fair.


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Our cavalry pickets stationed about fonr
miles outside Of Pnducab, Who arrived here
en- the evening Of the 9TH, met guerillas com-
irg up the road in full force. They started in
lul suit and after an exciting chase Of five miles
captured four out of si1. One strugglcd man
fully, having fired both bis repeateza, he
drew bis sword intending to fight his way out.
The Union force was too quick for him, dis
armed him and brought him back.
Col. Hicks, commandant OF the poat at Pa
ducsh, las Issued very stringent order rela-
tive to citizens and strangers. Over forty
we're a1rested yesterday and today. Theyare
being held a. hostages for those captured by
Faulkner's guerillas.
A New Orleans paper Of the 10th says that
owing to the small number Of steamer ar11.
vals, there is tca1city Of breadstufa and pro-
visions. Cern is arriving In considerable
4ua1tlties. Receipts for the month Of 0c'o-
Der up to the 2sth re1e IS bales and 4,970
lacks Of sugar. Sugar crops a1e very light,
owing to the scarcity Of fuel and labor.
The gue1fllrs, to day, at Bioudville, captur-
I'd tNo men and tWo horses. Biondyille is
twelve miles distant In Kentucky.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
CAIRO, Nor. Z, 1868.
The fo1lowig is a correct copy Of a letter
frcm sick aDd wounded eoldlers lying In the
hospitals at Memphis:
Mexrn1s, Nov. 5, 1863.
TO the Mapsse1s Of the Northwestern Fnif:
LADIES: The tick and wounded soldiers in
tue hospital ut Memphis sead you greeting,
ana through Jou wish to return their thanks
to tho women Of the Northwe.t-our moth
e1s, niycs, daughters md sistefs-tor their
efforts to alleviate our Wants and suGerings.
We are deeply grateful for the sympathy man
ifested toHa1ds us both in words and
eetds. We arc cneertd, comf0rted
and encouraged. Though absent. We are
not be forgotten when returned to duty In the
field as WH trust re soon nay be, We shall be
uerytd orce mere. to fight on, until this most
unho]y rebellion Is crushed. aud the old flag
once more floats over Tree, united, oad hap-
Pr people. In The light Of your smiles aud
have @ On additional incentive. to never relax
our Efforts for land whose women are Its
brightest ornaments, Us we'll IS its troest pat
riots. May your success be only measured by
your love Of home and country. In behalf Of
three rhnueard soldiers in tho hospitals at
Memphis. [sigued.] 7. P. RoBB~
Illinois Sanitary AGENT
CAIRO, Eoy. 7.-The steamer Mary E
riyed here this moruing, The Balzetin Of that
date learns from. citizens Of Btelby county,
Just eesaped from contc1iptors in the coun-
Ties Of Shelby, Fa3ette and Upton, that
abcnt 500 men, under command Of stegeus,
Morris mud Bell, mere conscripting and rob.
bing. 4 merchant, named Jones, Of Louis
Tille, wss shot while standing In his owa door
beside his wIfe, On Monday. party Of guer-
illas had made purcbaees at his store, acd
offered In payment Chattanooga money. He
declined receiving It. They compelled him to
tske tt or Zone. As they passed out. jones'
wife remarked that they might rs well give
away the goods. Tbereupon one Of them
turned and fired On Jones, causing death soon
after.
The country is represented In a dreadful
ccrdltion. The crops are all destroyed and
many Of the people are dependent on what
they get through the Union lines for their
support
MEAru1s, Nov. 5-Co1. Hatch has driven
Chalmers across the Tailahatchie, punishlng
him severely.
Richardtcn, with force reported from ], 500
to 8, 600, struck the Memphis aud Charleston
Kailroad, Fix miles east of Galesburg, this
morning, burning the trestle work and tear
ing up the telegraph line and railroad. No
particulars are Jet received OF this LAST raid.
Lees force hare gona towar4 Decatur.
Roddy and Forrest are reported near Iuka:
CA1Ro, Nov. THE hospital Gamer Nc
Dougal has arrived from New Orleans, Octo
Der eth Among her passcngere is Surgeon
General Hammond, en- Toute for Washing Ton,
snd about hundred discharged and furlough-
| ed soldiers ftom Banks command.
From citizen OF a51e1d, Kentucky, We
! learE that the euerilas who captured Luz
Glen Anderson, Member Of Congress-, in this
] late raid, assert that be IL to be held Is =
| bostage for T1Qsten Polk. Doctor Landren,
State Senator, and Irving. Anderson. seven.
| ~ ye&fs old, were among tho captured. Tne
rebels had bloodhounds with them on the
march, used for hunting Union men, and
when caught they murdered them. Eighteen
| thousand dollars worth Of goods were taken
ftom the stores, a train thrown Oft ths track
and fired into, ind passengers robbed Of val
| uables. The rebels were commanded by
Faulkner and Newcomb.