, 1864-10-17

Important military Operations and
Cal ture1-A series OF Union Sue
EtA&e4.


CAnRo. Saturday, Oct. IL, 1N4
The steamer City Of Alton has arrived with
Memphis papers Of the evening of the 18th
Their news is meagre.
The Ohio soldiers In the hospitals, and On
Thu1sday IN accordance with the law and
regulations. The total number of 7otes cast
was 1s9. o. these there were 105 for Union
Union majority lat.
CAIRO, Saturday Oct. 15-The steamer
Mollie Able, from New Orleans, arrived this
evening with dates to the oh. The Ds|ta
contains the following: Important Intelli-
gence under date, Morganzi, Oct. 9Th. I
seDd particulars Of important news lately
tranFpirlrg near here Expeditions sent ont
under command of Col J. ]. Guppy, I'd Wis
consin Volunteers, have returned. Col,
Guppy was directed By Gen. Lawltr to send
his force, which consisted ofthree regiments
of 1ntant,; and one Of Cavalry, at Bayon Sara
and march to where the road forks just back
Of thu st. Francisyille, road, leading towards
Clinton and the other towards Woodville.
At this point he WAS to divide his command,
after retairing with lin as q
Infantry and small body Of cavalry and dis
patch them in the two directions indicated.
Gen. Lawler's plan was folio ~ed in every es-
sentihi par 1ticuiar, and the expeditions started,
one toward Woodyille, ard the other toward
Clinton
DAVIS march in that direction. returned and
reported to Col. Guppy thst none Of the
enemy bad hcen seen by IT.; but tue othrr
after marching On Clinton, came back, after
bayirg sevtre ektrm,sh WITH ! 600 Of the
enem,'s cavalry out on this road. Our men
1et,r. before The enemy, who were In equal
If lot superior force, and all OF them
mour ted. Our loes was two Killed AID only
THREE or fur gcuuoed. The enemy's ioss Is
supposed to be considerable, but could not
he ascertained. Col Gnppy brought back
with him IL rebtl soldiers prisoners. TIE
object Of the expedition appears to have
been satisfactorily accomplished, and they
ma5 be considered as reconnc1ss .uces IN
forct, mettl5 to determine tue whereabouts
of tie euemy.
The forces cent from here on the first of
the mo1th, under Col. Wm McEd9, 20sh
Iowa volunteers, remain ct Sinmspore and
Men ans Ferry, on the Atchafata:a The
rebel force that has constantly btea ops1at-
ing ear tbeee places uld on this side OF the
bayou, bas bfCn driven beyond Yellow Bly,
ou. Col Needy has entrenched biu.c1f
st1orgly On the Atchafalaya, and It IL Zen
Law'e, s intention to keep THE rebels beyond
it for tbe tutu1e.
Yesterday the rebel Lieut. Kitchen, A1ju-
tant # Pyy1e's battslicn Of rangers aad
bosb Thacksrs, came 70 our p'cke.s, three
miies from headquarters, with flag Of truce
and eqad OF twenty, and returned the arms
and horses taken from our saft.guaE1 not
lope since. General LaWler, 1t will oe rec
elected, furnished withsunexampled kind
nj se, at the urgent request Of several parties,
safe. thirteen IN I'll, to protect ths
Ioutes Of certain citizens living be-
low Morgsliz, near the river. Oie safeguard
was stationed at each house aud was tur-
nisht d with horse, sabre and pistols. He
IVES ordered to protect tue house aud It's in
mates from UNJUST end wrongful operations
Of fttaEglcEs from our army, is well as from
the dtpredations of the enemS's thieving
gue.illss As Boon as Capt Williams, CON-
mapt1cg an irregular guerilla band, near
Bayt d Gross Tete, heard of this benedcent
arTa1 cement, he determined upon disar1nfnc
the tajd guards, aud then allowing them Is
make the best Of their way to our lines dc
accomplished bis object In short time aud
Tithout mucn diiiicuiey. By ra,dins the houses
in succession and oye1powezitg the safe
pnards separately. Alter they We're disarmed
The men all succeeded in r=torning
safely to Gen. Lander who inme.
alattly issued 8 1etaliatory order,
to dsoyasts dnlO ns
tbs l,nee, II the horses and.arms oelopstog to
tile safeguards were not returned within
ten days. Lieutenant Kitchen, as ao owe
ttats d, yesterday came to our Packels, aao
i delivered OVER, under tag OF truce, TIE
pro, erty referred to. He vas acting under
| c1dt rs Of the rebel General ?. Bu:kner, VINO
bud directed the return to be made ana
in tie most concillatoty ray the Lientes mi :
| was executing his business very kindly and
coDblderately, when one OF his men dtscoves-
ed co]ored soldier In our7ranks who had be-
1opged to his father u1tii quite lately. He
1T once btcame abusive ana would not be
checked III his use Of tie most violent Inn
glaGe by the authority OF Lieutenant
Kitchen, who. finally struck him over
the head With Ills pistol. At this very
| instant TIE conrnde Of the man who stood
next to him drew his pistol and shot the
| lieutenant dead Afterwards these and more
e5c;ped to our lines, claiming psotectiou, but
| Gen, Law]er at once placed th.m In close
| con tnement, and now holds them in readi
ntes to be delivered over to the reb=l authori
ties when the proper demand Is made fol
| tbtm. Gen, LaWler sent coffin in an am.
bulance for the body Of Licut. Kitchen, and
ubcn it was broughtto his headquarters, III
orc cred alag oftfuce to besent with it to the
| rebel lines. and transmitted a report of the
! painful affafr, The dug OF truce has not yei
rtturDed, and may not be heard from before
tu-morr6w.
The following is from the, same paper
An expedition into West Florida under tht
command OF Brig. Gen Asboth, reached
MbfianDa on the afternoon OF the 17th Q
September, capturing that place after stub
born resistance Of several hours. Int rcsul