New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-19
=. INVASION OF ILLINOIS
| A GucrriIIa Raid Across O"c Shio I''er ."
SLawucrt1wu.
'Poo''' CAIRO, Monday, Aug. ID.


eooos., Die,ateh 70 the Chicago Tribune.
"P'''' CAIRO, Monday, Aug ID.
Yesterday forwarded you some ihioIlnGnoH
the crossing of the Ohio about one hundred
miles north of here, ut sanne 'teeH, %. Kate
rchels and their destruction OF the steamer hate
pohinson' I have this morning obtained the ioi-
iowine particulars Of the occurrence
~ SSdtnrdav afternoon of last week the steamer
CLARA poe. bound for the Tennessee RIVER, WIN
n'' b.,vv hargos loaded with Government stores,
Y -. n3 her own deck load oil fat cattle, was
bv rebel force estimated az seven hum
4 Srcd. nj a point four miles below ShaWheI,o"n.
The rebel commander, johnson, ordered ,he roc 70
= ars Of oYi mnsketrv was poured upon her.
Tha ,ohos endcavored 10 get her oil To use III con-
I'm, ,ber, across the Ohio, but failing III tins,
I thew subsequently, set her on lrc ana uesuu! gu
~ Tho r11,beIs were enabled 10 board the kate
pnLi,'on by obtaining a supply of coal boats RON
the Cnrlcw coal mine, near at hand. AT 'his uihe
thev atte,np,ad TO board the Poe, using me same
coal boats 4'hc captain seeing their purpose cus
1 loose his valuable hargcs, turned thc ca'Ve iou,
and droye them off his guards into the nvcr, iisht
ching tho boat enough TO get her OH; ana puttns
on ali steam made ms escape. IL was Iuehiy "onc
ma the Pee was enabled Ia give warning 10 to h'e'
of emptv steamers coming down, ana sehu tl'ein
hack ont of danger. Nearly i've hundred nuskei
Lnllets MERGED the Texas, pilot house ana caDih
and ffiv-,hrec holes were counted ~ oNe VIM
skirt belonging to lady passenger. ilappuy ,i1
woman was not inside the garment "h,oh ia"
been cleaned and suspended upon tic Su"i"s 'ou!
M, nersou WAS hurt on The boat. Inc nulhbei W
Cnnf,derotcs who reached the Illinois shore at sa-
line Creek isestimated By the citizens NJ i-ly 'VV
They were causing the utmost constefhatioh oiI'
the ypcople were flying before them. Besides mo-
who had crossed, the country on inc hen,toA! sru1
c. toIvc miles is reported 10 be filled with guerll-
las. who are cOnscupting, stealing aud buShWhach-
ior generally. The destination OF the Ia4de'a -
said To have been Elizabchtown, where they pIo-
posed 10 rescue the prisoners recently caplIfeu III
T, L q . "a nftF.l v.
at home on iurlough. railing 10 Obtain these, Tue
officer proposed burning Elzabett'o~n 10 me
, ground II is possible they have performed thoIi
threat before this, unless they have been met anC
{ whipped by gen. Pane, who IS understood 70 Dc
! aware Of their movements and intehtions' anu ~
have party in pursuit.
tJizrbetitown is about lS miles below the place
crossing Saline Bar and about 100 miles above tni'
place II is said that the Kentucky shore % 'n'
h Ohio is crowded with guerrasl above ana Dt!o"
Crossing Point IL so, hcuoh - A"O" 4's~O "
r clean them ont.
Whether the rebels will receive any aid or assist
ancc from their sympathzcrs IN Egypt, remains .
. be seen. 4 dose Of Confederate rAiding may nave
salu,ary effect upon this class, "hleh nave iaoI! oe
come altogether too numerous ia southern llihos'
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago IIDmtl .,
CARo, Monday, August 10.
Q Information reached mere per steamer Conyol
from Paducah last ight that rebel force suppose
To br / 500 strong probably Buiords, were crossing
over into Illinois at the Saline creek. or t.th'
norris being down, supplies were stopped and had Z
tnrn back. The people are flying III all directions
Yesterday portion cf TINS 'Ho 81 "a"
err Kate Robinson, and used her Tor crossing aI'
then destroyed her.
n Rumors were aloat that they had also captures
e and burned other steamers. The gunboais were Al
the vicinity and preparing to make moFeuio-
y, upOn the COnicdcTatrs.
- Gen James's expedition from paducah retnrne'
4 Yesterday not hay ing met the enemy IN eAy gfea
.e force in the direction taken.
le SrrIvGFRtD Monday. August -, lsti
&c Gen. Darlington tclegraphs from indianapoil
!, that the rebel johnson, with 800 men, had seilc
10 three steamboats, the OHIO nvcr near the hel
,loky shore and was crossing part of hls ioIee ih
Illinois AT ShGwncetown. Gen. Carrhgt"h ma
sent a force Of returned veterans 20 the scene q
this raid and Gov. Yates will DO the same. ILer
are probably $50 returned veterans IN anl afoui
this CITY, Col Nodiue, with about 700 OF INC -'th
ARRIVED here to-day; JOJ OF them arc NJ TOT unl
Mai. ten. Ogcsby, Gen. Prenuss, and Col Nodlic
are in consultation with tho Governor 10 night
il is supposed on the subject 81 this mli. copper
herds aud secesh have been predicting this rand 10
some time, rather rad on an extended seal
from several parts OF the Soutn the obJcct Deihb
obtain horses
A dispatch was received to-day from Judge Rice
at Hllsboro stating that he will not hold court u
this district this term, on account Of si-khets Ia al
family.
The Coppcrheads haze hccn reporting that III
Governor had the arms removed from the arsena
last night, fearing attack on the building on tn
day OF the o. i. X. meeting. The arms have no
. been removed as yet, at any rate, notylth tendlh
. the disturbed CONDITION Of the State. The Copper
10 Governor raising regiment for service in tEc state
" learn II Is 10 be- made The subject Of p!otoSt 1t IN
>. meeting on the 18th.
d Sangamon county, hear, will probably escape
% the draft a. Will number Of Southern aad Cenira
y; counties also The draft viii fall principally th
- Northern and few OF the Southwestern counties.