, 1864-07-31

AL 0f1Ceta estlWalo tue euauly D iose a. |
bout 15o Killed and wounded Our artillery |
was nobly served By Its brave Commander,
who has given his lie to his country. Ia
tue Ioss of Colonel Brooks the army aud
country will mourn brave and gnllaut otf-
Ger. The other officers who were killed died
at the post Of duty, leaving behln1 tnem
srotless regulations.
The command came in At 5 p, m., under
Lieut. Col u. Reed, Of the 58th Untted
States. Gen. Buford, Immediately upon IT,
report Of Sighting Oh the Little Rock roAd-
marched ont with infantry, artillery aud cav
airy. HI is on the a1ert, and when thera is
anything to be done, he is generally to be
found. II the rebels, 1850 strong, canoo.
compete with less than 400 colored mca iu
an open field, they mnJ have their doubts
shout taking this strongly fortified city.
When the official reports come in, may be
able to give you C,ore particulars.
The steamer G. E. Htllman brings the
latest papers from Nom 2hfs. The MemnhIs
Et4.ing Times Extra of the 2sth has the fol-
lowing:
"From Capt. sandusky, formerly OF the Uni |
ted States steamer Elm wood, xe learn tue |
folio &lng facts In regard to matters down the |
river. The Captatn came up ou tue Levin. |
than, which reached this port about nom.
und says that while the ateamcr Clara Bell |
was coming up the river sue was fired into
at Caroline Landing. on the eth inst, eeyeu
nhots being discharged at her from the shore,
penetrating her hull below water mark, and
wounded seven men on board. She ran
into har, aud had all but succeeded In re-
psIrfng her damages, when about i O'Clock Of
the sa,1c day, the rebel batterY ~as moved up
and planted opposite her On the Arkansas
shore, where it opened flre, and alter throw
ing tour smells, succeeded in completely en-
veIoplng her in flames. She Was burned to
the waters edge. AL of thcae On board, ex~
cept one man, succeeded 10 escup!pg, and he
WAS burnt 10 death, being wounded, and not
found hy bis companions.
s'The satue evening six Tcompanies OF tho
GSth Michigan intsnsrv nude 4 march twelve
| miles on double quick, arriving Ut Skipwlth's
| Landln, at 2 o'clock the next morniny, where
they remained uutil the Lesiuthan caue up, but
| the encWy luving departed they were nnable
| to epgage With them. After the steamer
| Clara Bell was sunk and before SHE Was bura-
| I'd, tin-clad Has sent up to protect her, but
the n bel battery was found too strong for
hrr tu cope With, and she returned, AMI the
! iron-clud Louisville was cent up. Beforeshe
resched the spot tue battery had oeta muyed
| up toward Columbia.
"rle LrviAtlIuu urrived at ShIpsmtti's Lind
iur ahout . u'clock on Wednesday evening,
having eoiled under convoy of the gunhoafs
| until Lelf afteF seven O'Clock. sh: luund
there the steamer Pauline Carroll In a dis
| atl.d condition, one wheel having been bro
! ker. and rendered useless. Took her In tow,
darkened the lights on both steamers, and
thus managed to escape the butterY above
them. II Is sn.d that the rebel force In the
vicinity consists OF fonr pieces " artillery
and 400 TEXAS c,valry, and the river Is effect.
ually blockaded
ARRIVING at White River, the Lcrlathan
!ound feet Of eight boats 1es1rnns Of going
up the river, bur wrre afraid to max. the
venture. No ,atcr news from thu. rive, bus
heen obtontd. Tho bodies ut Col, Brooks
untl c pit. Lrmbio, reached Memphis II the
Lcvlattau.
''Capt. John K Eng, Of the--Sth Missouri
Confederate. cavalry, WAS wounded uaj taken
prisoner nc"r Miss., and dlrd on Monday ut
Ov..rt4 II Hospital
! New Orleans papers Of thu esd. brought by
The 1cvtathan, contain among other thiug4
the lcllo" iuG Sn1d oEjer OF tea. Banks:
l uEADsy.n1Ens DsrAnrsrs? Or Gu1r,2
NEW ORLEANS. Jnly q, 1861.
Genera! Order No. as.
Fur tic uose prrtcc' execution Of the orlcr is
euea rum th.se hcs;tqusr ofs: 10 prevent tht
r. ran b. :: a;pesis d. soid Putsaassa il ID il.
ior which de{xsit The ee'ttr hcd pu.ch1a"r wilt h1
Laid alike fe-pansibls. and ~hish may be df1wu
| limit 4; A. rpf