, 1864-06-22

This has been busy day with us. little
like the quiet Sabbath Of a Christian land,
but driving, bustl1ng time, and our levee
reminded rs OF Cairo before the war. Tho
plumber of arrivals has been unusually large,
including number Of regiments going to
the front, and others returning home on fur
lough Large reinforcements are being sent
to Memphis, and Gems. Smith and Washburn
arc now better prepared for any movement
than they we're before sturgis' defeat
Every officer returning this way from that
ill-srarrcd tixhi ia open in his denunciation
Of Sturgis, resting the blame Of 90 great a
dieaeter uIon him. When told BY prisoners
awaited him beyond Ripley, he paid no heed
to the Information, but rushed forward, as If
bent upon destruction. On no occasion du-
ring the war ~as the pauic SO dreadful OF
the defeat SO overwhelming, and 1t IL aston
ishing that onr loss is 60 small. Some idea
Of the decentralization that prevailed may be
formed from the fact that one Of our beat
Western regtments-ono that had borne It.
self with honor for years, and never before
been repulscd-brought back but Mfrtv: four
snuAktts! An experienced infantry Capt1in as
surtd 3our correspondent that at iedst two
f3fthe OF the men left tbs ranks from e1-
haustlon before they went into action, and
the remainder were but little better OF. On
the retreat everything WIS thrown away,
and our men suffered excessively with hun-
ger, most Of them receiving not mouthful
from the morning OF the battle until after
their return to Memphis. The negroes, how
ever, behaved better; they knew no quarter
wou:nE ex tended them, aud their officers
Attoflsngly compelled them to retain their
arms for defense, and being kept we'll to-
gether, thstr loss is small in comparison with
the white troops.
The s1st Illinois started on tie expedition
with $40 ulen, and lost 130, Of whom si1 were
supposed TO be killed, returned on Friday to
Memphia. having travelled over 200 miles in
making their escape. and being eleven days
on the journey. During all this time, all tue
sustenance they had was brackish watcl
from the slozgh and bayous, and two crack
ers. They were in sad plight when they
| came in, but kind nursing will soon restore
| them.
! 4 conflict Of authority is likely to ensut
| between the military and naval authorities
| in the West. Some weeks since, Gen. Wash
burn Issued an order forbiddiuy trading in
| disloyal districts, aud also ordered tue rat1t
| to capture any steamboat, fatboat. skif Of
| be found, within the limits Of his jurisdlc
| tior, violating this order. The rams are &
| portion of tie Marine Brigade, and under
military control Admiral Porter recently
| issued On order to the commanders of gun
boats to capture at all hazards, a1l vessels o.
| combinations Of vessels, not belonging purely
| to the navy, which might make arrests O.
capture aDy boat, skitf, &c engaged in trad
| ing on the Mississippi or Its branches. Th'
commanders OF the rams will Of course obe,
the orders Of their superior officers, and ar
rest any boats they may find violating th
orders Of Gen Washburn; md the command
e1s Of gunboats will just IS surely arrest o
/ ~ mia ~
II they make any such capture. What th
end will be, is hard to determine.
The Kentucky guerillas are inaugurating
new system, which savors strongly Of "abo
lition!sm." Col Hollis, commander Of th
gang which has been proWling from Gree'
ktyer down to Casey4i1le, has issued q
order requiring au Kentuckians who may b
drafted, ard who furnish a substitute. t.
furnish man for the rebel army, or II b
pays three hundred dollars commutatio
money, TO pay like sum to him, Hollis
He alec has commenced impressing nesroe
into the rebel service, saying that If the
make good soldiers for the Yankees, the
certainly will for their old masters.
The guerillas In this vicinity have bee
very quiet lately, and have not been see
since their attack upon the hospital boat q
Mound City. Futher down the river the
continue their depredations, though upon
small scale. In Arkansas, above Memphis
afew miles from the river, they set fire t
the woods, which are still burning freely
The farmers and others In the neighborhoo
are very anxious in regard to the spread {
| the flames, and many are fearful that the
will be compelled temporarily to evacaat
their plantations.
guerilla, Col. 5icGhee, with eight or te
men, crossed the river from the Arkansa
shore to Island 10 in sk1ds, where the
captured, and took away with them on thel
return, about dozen negro contrabaudt
whom they found working "hircd place,
with the stores and supplies they had Q
hand for their subsistence.
, The Copperhcads in Egypt are sadly mort
fed at the result of their Staie Convention
| Yn1landfghAm is by no means M popnls
| here a. In other districts, and tho tact tn
the Convention pledges the party to nothln
They are undecided Us to what they arc
favor 81, except peace and opposition to Il
}. war. The Unicn cause progresses finely In Il
18th District, and in most OF the counties Il
people have become fully actiTe to the 1t
/. portance Of the contest Oar Congressioa
Convention IL to be held in this city on Il
4th of Jul. next and the Union men ha
invited their friends from all parts Of tt
District to meet uith them on that day al
T. hold g1aDd mass meeting. It IL peculiar
+ appropriate to hold such convention a1
meeting on that day-it is the inaugu1
ting OF new order OF things Ia Egyl
ard breaks the power Of party
force the people blindly to pursue
prescribed course, without their own adVi
= or consent The immense Democratic n
i. ;ority which formerly prevailed In this d
2 trict, gave great power into the hands OF
Nr'ftty tyw 3eadfpg7 men, aud their sway Was nnd
q. tpted and their orders obeyed unhtsitatiz
j., but the people hare broken loose fri
L. these party ties, have thought and judg
for tbemeelvts, and as consequence, pol
J., cul parties are nearly evenly divided. m1
mistake II We do not elect Union man
Congress from this district next fall
i, The weather has been extremely hot q
DR., for the last ten days, and vegetation
suffering extremely for want of rain. ]
bright Anticipations Of farmers will scare
= he realized unless they are favored #
showers within fen days.
D. J. II. ".