The New York herald., 1864-07-25
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST.


INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
Further Particulars OF Cen. Smiths
Expedition-Gen. siocum's Arrival mt
Grand Gulf, Miss.--The Rebel General
Dick Tayior's Congratulatory Adj
dress--Important Circular OF General
Washburnc. &C., &c.
CARo, July "a 1854
Memphis papers Of the 22d say that General Smiths
command moving into Memphis. Fifty Of the pris
captured at Tupeo, mostly OF the Third kentucky
cavalry among them captain two lieutenano and four
sergeants have been brought in and lodged in Irving
prison. others expected to arrive soon Two hun
dred rebel prisoners at Tupeo for want OF trans
portation.
The Bulletin says that General Slocum arrived at Grand
Gulf the 18th without opposition and captured severa
rebel ieutenan.s and small parties Of rebel soldiers
The rebel Richardson has given notice that all
persons conscriped In West Louisiana not reporting
within ten days would be considered jayhawke.s and
shot down without mercy.
Tho Shreveport Nus contains an account OF violent
hurricane which passed over that town early in June
rae steamers Stella Dan Lewis and several buildings
Me-e destroyed. The crop also much injured.
The rebel General Dick Taylor in congraulatory or
der soldiers Of West Louisiana recounting the de-
feat of Genearal Banks, maks of the following ele
CANT and chvalrous words: "Long VIII tbs accursed
Yankee remember the great river Of Texas and the
changed hue It's turbid waters darkened With ai.te
admxture Of Yankee blood. The cold blooded alligator
and tho ravenous crawfsh the rich food aud
our native vulture holds high revelry many fcs
teripg corpse.n
Tho time FOR the deveey the cotton for the beneat
OF the confederacy has been extended to August 4.
On the 10th inst. Sheby's rebels tore up portion Of
the track OF Memphis and Little Rock Railroad,
Brownsville, and fred into passenger train.
Shelby forces are reported be encampod Du-
Wallis Bluff.
Pagan was south Of the Arkansas river
Pursuant the instructions from the War Department,
on request OF Secretary Of state General Washburne
issued order tho 22d notifying all persons residing
within the limits of the district Memphis, who claim
exemption from service In the enrolled militia on the
ground of foreign birth, 10 leave within fortyeight
hours after tho publication OF this order and not TO
turn while order remains In force. undcr penalty OF
arrest and punishment
There has been no change in the Memphis cotton
market.
The steamer Belle, from Memphis, has arrived here,
with ninety rebel prisoners taken In the battle Of
Tupelo The officers go Jonnsons Island and the pri
Yates TO Alton
The same also brought up nine.y refugees
and large number OF furoughcd soldiers, and twenty
five bales OF cotton.
The steamer Madison had arrived at Memphis from
vicksburg General slocums expedition had returned to
vcksburg, after defeating two thousand rebels under
Adams after short and eight at Grand Gulf on
tho lTth in which the rebel severe, and the
eneny rereated In confusion leaving number OF dead
aud wounded hands, well as many prisoners.
Our loss trlhing Among the rebel prisoners are
two colonies Of Mississippi caualry.
When near Napoleon the Madison fired into by
musketry, and some soldiers or the Nineteenth Penn
sylvania cavalry wounded The IRE was eectuaily
returned Guerrias were at Gainesville und other
points.
The Burain says, the 10th. two thousand FIVE hun
drod rebels passed thirty miles from Mem
phis on the other side OF the river on the
road to Osceca Other accounts state
three companies OF Butcrnuts command OF Colo.
mel Adams late OF Helena went three days ago north
ward somc distance Of osccoa, and that number Of
other rebel companies the st. Francis and other
rivers moving 10 northeriy direction The general i'm
preston rebel force about 70 concentrate
iu Missouri
Atran Of nfteen cors from Memphis lagrange the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, OF thc track near
CoIlcrsyille on tho 1o'h some half dozen were
smashed and number of persons badly injured. One
two were killed.
Reported Guerilla Movements IN Ken.
tucky.
LOUISVILLE, July "a, 1864.
The city s very much excited by the general imross.
ment OF horses All the avenues leading from the city
picketed
Reports, not authenticated state that light with the
gucrrias took place HopknsviIle wherein the Union
loss m represented have been twenty killed. wounded
and missing. Further particulars have not yet been re
ceved.
It's reported that last night rebel force d three hun
dred hve hundred men under Jessie, wero In Carroll
county miles from Cheat with the Wow Of crossing
over into Indians End they had there captured two
ak FOUNDER brass peces In the Of The Homo
Guard.