Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-16
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DIVISION OFTHE MIssIssEPPI
The EsniI On sAcMenciiy

CAIRO, April THE Cairo Nctcs has
been furnished with an order issued by
Brigadier General Buford, commanding the
2d division of ofFOrrests cavalry, congratulate
ing the rebel troops on the success of the
Kentucky campaign. lie praises their con-
duct during the attack on the fort and Pa
lucah, and feelingly deplores the loss ofCol.
Thompson, commanding the Sd brigade He
asserts that they silenced the guns of the
fort and compelled one of the gunboa:s to
Withdraw from the action. The rebel loss
is set down at fifty killed and ninety wound
ed, and Federal loss at twenty. y.scyen killed
and seventy or eighty wounded. He con
cludes by informing the division that he
intends holding Western Kentucky.
The actual loss of the Federal force was
fourteen killed and forty-two wounded.
The rebel prisoners admit that three hundred
were killed and three times as many wound
Cd
Memphis advices report nothing later
! from Forrest or GIierson. The former is
preparing for an attack on Memphis.
! CINCINNATI, April notwithstanding
/ the Rebel Buford's assurance that he intends
/ to remain permanently in Kentucky, it is re-
, ported that Forrest is monnuvering to get
out of the State by dividing his forces into
small detachments and slipping them off in
by ways.
THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION.
ST LOUIS, April s.-The Democrat pub
fishes a despatch from Alexandria, La,
which says q large amount of cotton was be
ing captured along the Red River.
1t is reported that several naval officers
were captured while contiscating the cot
ton.
Admiral Porter has issued circular tc
the captains and owners Of steamboats, in
the employ of the rebel Government as trans
ports, stating that if they will deliver the
: boats to him, he will afford them every op
| portunity to recover their property, while
if they burn them, they will be a tota
loss
, CAIRO AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
CAIRO, April 7.--Confscated goods t.
the amount of $4,000, consisting mostl
= of cotton and sugar, were sold here to-da
: by order of the L. 5. District Court. 1,S0
, bales of cotton yet remain to be sold. 20
bales of mixed inferior qualities, and in ba,
condition were sold by auction at 4laj7
cents.
l Over one hundred bales of cotton hay
been brought up by the naval despatch boa
New National from the Red river; also, tw
: nine inch Dahlgreen guns, part of the armi
i ment of the rebel Fort De Russey. Thes
r guns were part of those captured by I'll
!. rebels in the Harriet Lane and lndiar
, ola.
u The steamer Forsyth has been release
y and left for Memphis. Several thousan
n dollars worth of contraband goods wei
II found in her hold. The first clerk has bee
!. held for examination.
= The election returns indicate that
Il Hummck, Republican, is probably electe
T circuit judge in the Thirteenth circuit.
PADUCAH.
The correspondent Of the New IoI
ii Tribune, writing from Cairo, April 4, Civ
D. the following particulars
II Paducah has become quite. Most Of d
O. people have returned, aud II is not suppo
"a ed that Forrest. will make another attac
- The amount Of phunder he obtained Is lie
than supposed. The gunboat Peosta co
Il tinually shelled the rebels out OF one sire
~ into another. Very few stores, eompar
~ lively, were robbed,
70 Since the battle, Faulkner has united h
" forces with Forrest, aud both armies ha'
IL been, aud ut this time are, stopping In Il
NJ eountles opposite Cairo. All the uniS
% msn have Ten aud crowded into COlumb
III and Cairo, reporting that the Nhole count
he IA hllsd With Tdbels, aud that they Ialk as
y they meant n sIay,
~ To show boS disloysl this part ol Ae
tueky Il !, STATE that tie rtl 81 sounded Il