, 1864-07-25

which, on striking the Tuscumbia aud Pou
to'oc road, discovered bnond trail lesdjn
towards the latter place. 1t proved to b
that Of Buford's division. from Tapelo. Th
whole army murched into Pontotoc On tn
1lth, the cavalry still on the LETT, with th
exception Of the 9TH Kansas, which brnnph
up the rear: Alter an hours 6ght, the reb
els were driven out In every direction. leay
! irg large number Of killed and Hounded
Up to this time, our loss did mt crcas-
th5re men, from the time of startInp :. -
Forrest at this time was In strnng ro,,.,o,
at Brashear's Cross Roads, expecti1g 9. r. - ~,
ne eAPeoatlon ut that place, but, finding tha
ne sas mlsled, moved rapidly toward Tupele
ana 1acnce to okolona, where be th,ew hi.
'o'ee out slx miles west to Prairie Mount
taking q strong position on range of hI1]t
extending two miles around,
on Inc 18th the expedition. fnstead q,
moving up to okolona, where Forrest gas
e1pectaog to meet 1t, marched direct to Tim.
eto. Forrest heard Of this anE at once
started north for Tupo1o again, but Smith
reached the place first, obtsininr chn,ce ~
posit1on: where terrific battle occurred. In
"hieh tue rebels suffered terrible punish.
1nent at the hands Of the cavalry and negro
troops, Who charged them With dcsperata
Jury IN every direction The rebel loss here
Was very heavy; $50 Of their men fell in,o
our hands. The same night the reLe1s nsaa
an assault On The TEMPORARY works thro wn
up by our men but were again disastrously
repulsed.
On the 18th another battle occurred, the en-.
envy sesaulting our lines three, times. but
meeting with nothing but disaster on each
attempt. On the night Of the 18th the last
days rations we're distributed, and next
morning VIC started on our return, followed
at respectable distance by Buford for four
miles, when he returned with 4 heavy loss
from eArmishing.
Tue expedition, from the night Of the 18th
to the night Of the 10th, was obliged to sub
sibt By foraging, their supplies being entire
y exhausted at Salem. On the night Of the
10Th the supplies were receixed, and on the
20th the expedition reached LaGraIge with
1oss, Of all through, of less then 500 men,
killed, wounded and missing. We brought
back $50 prisoners. On several occasions
the rebel dead were buried by our men.
Gen. Grierson says the entire rebel loss
cannot fell sbors Of 4 600 men.
Rebel dispatches, captured by Gen. Hatch,
admit a loss Of 400.
The fighting was born throughout By cay.
airy and negroes, who were constantly in
the most exposed positions. The return Of the
expedition Was O ring to The failure of sup.
piles.
Among the rebcl killed were Coils. Faulk-
| uer, Mowbray, Nelson, Harrison ard For
rest, the latter brother Of Gen. Forrest, who
wss wounded in the foot Col Wilkins, of
| the 9Th Minnesota, and Lieut. McMahon, OF
the 9Th Illinois, are the only officers known
to be killed on our side.
The expedition returned without losing a
gun or wagon from the time it start:d from
La Grange
The wounded were being brought into
Memphis from the expedition on Friday.
They were well cared tor, and are removed
to the hospital.
The New Orlerns True Delta has Informs
tton, which 1t considers positive, it having
been derived from party just from Alexan-
drta, to the effect that the rebel General Dick
To, lor left the latter place some three weeks
since for Richmond, and that the troops
lately under him are now commanded by
Gen. Walker. It is the prevailing belief at
Alexandria that Taylor, who has lately been
msde Lieutenant General, hopes to be aesIgn-
ed to the command Of the Trans Mississippi
Department, in place Of Kirby Smith. Tay-
lor being brother-in-law Of JEFF. Davis, his
chance is considered quite probable
The following important Treasury order
has been received by D. Arter, Surveyor Of
Frsfnn0E o173 +,n$ To- Fonn a.
THEAsCEY DEPARTMENT !
WAsnISaToH c1TT. July 16, 1864.
SIR: By recent act of Congress the purchase of
products in States declared Ia insurec1on ia alto
wares and merchandise into such states u eres1iy
restricted aud confined 10 necessary supplies of
loyal citizens within the lines Of actual occupation
meet the prosiaions Of lhls act, rezuia
done are nov being prepared. and nnd! they
are 60, completed , & and put 1T Into effect, and yoa
grant no more authorities for purchsse transpor.
taton Of products In or from these States, nor to
transport to, Or to scn within euch States. any
under The existing trade authorities or otherwise.
No boat or other vehicle Of transportation will be
snas Size Viz eoedr 70
6.se OIL board except Rnch ss belong to the United
States. or are being transported under contract OF
mel. Of which you viii carefully restrict 10 tie
regard thereUnto+
(signed,l CIV. HARR1Korov.
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury,
This stops all trade with the insurrection-
ary States for the present.
CAIRo, July o3.-The steamer st. Cloud,
from White Rryer, arrived at Memphis on
the 11st, bringing the frst news received |
from that river for Over week. She reports |
TIE river tree from guerillas, and all boats |
in The stre IN safe. Six boAts hare gone
doWn, among them the Commercial, with
The Memphis cotton market is more act
i've, and all offerings readily taken. Good
middliIg at Sl.48; strictly middling at &. Is,
and middiing at sl41.
MEMrms, July 2a:-The rebel Gen. Rich
ardson hae given notice that all persons con-
fcripted In West Louis1ana, and not report
Ing within ten days, would be considered
jay haW kers, and shot down without mercy.
The Shreveport Nres contains accounts Of
terrible hurricane which passed over that
town early in June, The steamers Stella,
Dan Wiee and several buildings were de-
stroyed. The corn crop Was also much In
jured.
The rebel Gen. Dick Taylor. In a concrat-
ulatory address to the soldiers of the army OF
West Louisiana, announcing the defeat of
Gen Banks, contains the following elegant
cd Yankee race remember the great defeat.
The characteristic h7e Of the furbid waters
has darker tinEe from the liberal admixture
of Yankee blood, The cruel alligator and
ravenons garfsh wax fat on the rich food;
our native vnlture holds high reve1ty over
many fostering CORPSE"
The time of delivering cotton for the beng |
fit Of the Confederacy has been extended to
the 1st Of August.
On the 9Th inst J, Shelby's rebels tore up a /
portion Of the track Of the Memphis aud |
Little Rock railroad near Brownsville, and