The New York herald., 1864-05-03
NEWS FROM CAIRO.
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CAIRO, H., April %, 1894.
The uuon desnoostrs ton tCarsoudAle yesterday
. very credtae.e affair Despite the heavy which
sAsn during preceding night asd continued dur
sss day o four thousand people
pesnbled attended the speeches.
Mr.. Fshes Ad,utant General o tsesate Of Illinois.
here regustpg organization Of ia, under The last
sesdsr ofStbe Western governors.
Br,gadaer General Prince, who TO command this dis
arc, M the place General Braymap, reviewed. has
rived and viii shortly assume command.
Guerillas daily growing troublesome West
kentvlky. The people sad 10 be the most do
plorabe copdsoD FORESTS presence been dreadful
daoDs fa more heavily upon them than the Ars
M something be not soon dooe the people Of that region
will be unable 10 plant their Croe aud the result OF such
prevention can perhaps be mag med The government
should open mode OF treatment for guer illas
mept warTaptabe,
The Gunboat Petrol Captured and
Burned ny Rebels-skermtsh near Du-
valIs Bluffs, &c.
CAIRo, May q, 1864
The gunboot Petrol suddenly boarded, captured
and burned, by Writ Adams cavalry, tbe Esd,
miles above Yazoo CITY A number the beat
killed Captain McElroy and crew among the miss
ing and supposed 10 be prisoners The
We officer. engineer, pnot and ensign escared The
Petrol small sized guoboa and carried four ave
guns. On the following Sunday Union ofaoer named
Wooster, formerly command OF a colored regiment,
executed IN The same vicinity.
The party who captured tho gunboas Petrol
represented 70 have numbered about three
hundred, ard bad pieces Of artillery,
wah which and musketry they opened hre on
the boat The crew. though taken by surprIse quickly
responded and quite o brisk nre kept UP some
The boa. filed with scadns steam, which compelled her
brave defenders 70 leave her. What damage they
hseted the enemy unknown.
The steamer Progress recently nred into Con-
corda, h,ss Another attack made Grand
Lake. One guerrilla killed ten taken pr,soners
The Progress was attached for the third time Dsar
Island No 70, but received no injury.
90 the 10th nh the steamer Roe, bound for New Or
eaDs tooh wood a The mouth Of tbe 81 Francis
The wood being used be furnaces caused explosion
resulted damage szceps the burning shs
face and baode OF The fireman.
Afterwards when about passing Fort Adama, the Roe
s,gDaIled Dy man Dear tbc shore apparently 10
distress The engines were Immediately stopped
and The yaw lowered 70 20 70 bn Feisei,
when masked battery from The fort opeced and fred
zen ehote, Of which struck Der wbee,
bouse, doing htile damage. Two hundred infantry
also fred the boat, bo, without effect The Rec
neaviiy laden with government stores.
The steamer Tycoon, from the White river. bad arrived
al Memphis She reports . skirmish between cava-
,ry aud gueT.llas Duval's Bluff Tho enemy
routed and number OF prisoners captured.
The Arkansas river Ne falling very rapidly.
TIE steamer Wilson, from The Red river arriv ed AZ
Memrh,s Saturday with twenty hundrod bales Of
cotton
General sturge started the 30th u,t with large
force an EXPEDITION after Forrest.
There reliable Iformst,on regarding Forrest.
u rumorcd that be within few miles OF Mem
Ihs, With large force, and designed capturing that
place
The Memphis cotton market still active firm;
all offering taken al adVar ced m.ddue e9c,
good 7sc fair 76c shipments SIS bales for cipcinat
and q lew for 81. LOUIS.