, 1864-06-17
FROM CAIRO AND BEG40 "
Latest from the Lower mfSsfs.lppi

Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Trbnne.1
CAIRO, TuCasnAr June IS, 1864.
The steamer Atlantic, has just arrived from
Memphis, Bringing dates Of the 18th inst. They
contain nc news Of importance and nothing fur
sher from sturgis' expedition. She reports all
quiet along the river
The steamer Atlsntic, from Memphis, brings 10
ater news from stursts' army stragelers are
constantly coming III, Which matcria1lY reduco cur
1oseee. Seventeen hundred will cover the whole
loss.
Gen. Sturgis is at the GaJoso House.
The steamer Clara Amcs, engaged in the cotton
trade, wa8 eeizcd By the rebels two weeks ago
below Columbia, rs she Was tskins on board cot
ton. The boat was p1uudered, ect on fire, and to-
tally consumed. Her officers and crew were kept
prisoners for tcw dnys, and then paro1ed.
4 company Of gneIil'as stationed at Blandgiale,
Ey., few miles from this city, mainly Tennessee
ans, on Tuesday night OF the 23d, compelled a
farmer named Weaver, living seven miles below
Cairo, to pull ten Of the party across the river to
Norfolk. No.. where they robbed Mer1ick's store
Of $S09 in goods and grccnbacks. Mra. Merrics
In demonstrating with them vas knocked down
farms IN the neigborhood, and took I've hundred
dollars.
TEE ST0RG13 DEFEAT.
tFrom au Of1fcer's Letter.l
HEADQUARTERS ID DRIGADK, DIsTRICr MEH.
ruls, June IL, ls63.-1 returned to Memphis last
night aid assure you TINT vas glad to get back
again. We hare hsd . terrible tfme-ha:e bccn
- ~ ono battery, hut about ECO have been saved
Ill the rest being Killed, wounded or taken prls.
cucre. Colonel Humphreys, Of the 95ta Illinois,
| and Colonel McKeae, OF ibe 1a0th Illinois, wetc
| Killed. saw Colonel Humphreys when he VIE
shot, and afterwards saw his body a. Ripley. Col
| onct McKe az WAS stot during our retreat. l. IL
| impossible to tell who are Killed and wounded
NOW. tnd will be for some time to come. The l13th
htipg On duty at tllls place os guard to lrylu!
/ Block-only S3 have returned. The only oHcet
that know of In that regiment that was killed Was
| Lieutenant Conway-he NaB. shot t1ro1en [ne
tead and heart. Anumber Of men Of that rset @
Mt were killed. will send Jon tho report, or
copy Of il, az soon IS possibly can:
It has been terrible disaster. Te hare LOST
cot lees than 8, 500 men. including 1,ao0 10 l,oW
| killed and wounded upwards OF 10 wagons, SIX
teen pieces Of artillery, and larSs az Quantity e
The fight took place about Two miles west 9
| Baldwin. town on the Mobile and Uhto hAl!foaa
forty miles south Of CoriGth. II wlS certainly
fco1tul thing The prisoners that we took all sait
IL at the enemy had at least Ivy to aV9. Wnalt
4 cur force did not exceed Geo. We were ptete
u overwhelmed. A srcst number Of Polka force'
It ruined cverY day but one while We we're ont
and kept eoaked pretty well all the time Still
aul better than hsve been Tor months, asthougE
quite thin. lost everything had; was IN II.
aaGdle for over ffty.stx hours, only getting q
rninutea at any ona time. was completely Gu
| oG 1T one time, and did not have etat3 ofacer
! even an orderly with me- Br almnst snpe2nun 81
efforts, In tearing down rail fence, managed Il
assure You. Colonel Hoag AID Captain Wooafu
4 nrr well.