, 1864-05-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
mntterD In Western Kentueky-Lntest
from Red R1VoF.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
CA1no, April II, 1864.
The expedition undar Col. MooSn, Of the Sish
Missouri, which went ont IN reconnaissance
laet week has returned to Columbus, afteE nsreh-
Ing to tho vicinity Of Naydeld. They met only !
small force Of guerl1as under one Captain Kcster.
On Saturday night Last while opP forces were en-
camped in tho vicinity Of Mayaeld, Kester, with
about thirty OF bis men. made descant upon and
captured eleven OF our plckets, and carried them
of ,71tlous mach loEs to hi;nsel.
On Sunday our force was Withdrawn from that
vicinity and returned to Columbus, having accom-
plshed the object Of their march, vhsteyer that
may have been. Through defeetirc information, q
great proportion Of the damage done the country
by the reconnaissance. WIS visited upon Union In
hnbitants, Whisl the rebels and rebel sympatnizers
were left In comparative peaca,
The steamer Superior, Captain Dexter, has AZ
rI'ed from Red River bringing tho latest dates and
New 0EIeans papers Of the Sd inst. The Superior
was hit By six shells from rebel battery up Red
River and badly rtddied, and TWO men Killed aud
seventeca wounded upon her upward tip. She
was also fired upon on her downward trip. The
soldiers on board silcnced tho batteries with tho
aid Of Captain Dexter'a E1eu, who were armed with
muekets. the Captain himself dotne gallaat aartca
with Henry repeating rife. Ths of1cers Of tha
Superior confirm tho destruction OF tho transport
Emma. but say they heard nothing abous others,
neither did the1 hear Of the sinking Of tha gnuboai
Signal and burning Of the Eunboat CovIngton.:
Tho report Of the officers Of tho GeneratL Inst
night is likely to havs been true. however.
General Candy, appointed to command in Gen.
Banks department, has arrived here. He ID tra.-
cling about to-day in citzen's clothes in m unss
sumlng style, making Arrangements for his depas-
ture for The South. There Is none OF the fassaud-
feathprr faafinr nhnnt him
Caro-, May little. steamer Superior arrived
from Rcd river, with marks Of rough usage at tbs
bands Of the sebala, who fred into her near Alex
andria on Red river, and Tunica on ths Mississip-
pi, from battery Of 1!-pounders, making ak q
eight ho!es In her through the iron protection
on the pilot house. Ouo she'll exploded in tho pau-
uJ. 4 gold shot passed through her st1te.room,
n which Mrs. Bentley, the clerks Wlfc was lying
Capt Dexter. the commander OF the boat, was On
the hurricane deck With rifle In hand, shooting
alLthe time. One OF the shots fired at him passed
through his coat. he In return Killed the rebel
who aimed the ehot. Tho pilot also acted with
great courage. By theIr courage and presence OF
mind. the boat waa saved from falling INTO the
bands OF the rebels.
The river 1t the point Of attack was SO narrow
that The boat could not be turned round. The rob
els were driven from the battery. Two On ths boat
we've killed and seventeen wounded.
Frederick ". Ames. government aid, on tho boat.
states that the steamer Emma, side Whsc!, was
boarded BY the rebels ON Red river. who forced her
crew into the hold md act tbs boat on f1re