The New York herald., 1864-04-09
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
Fight Between Union GunboAts ANA
Guerillas Mt Hickmnn, Ky, &c.

Fight Between Union GunboatS ANA
Guerillas Mt Hickman, Ky, sc.
CAIRO, April 9. 1854.
The gunboats had fight with cuerlas at Hickman yes.
terday, and captured few Of them.
The small propeller Golden Gate was burned BY gaerii
las on the I'd inst, sixteen miles below Memphis.
is reported that the rebel General Mccrea hung q
number OF robbers and murderers who infested his neigh
borhood and robbed friend and foe alike.
Memphis cotton market less active. Receipts light.
Shipments since last report six hundred bales. Ship
men,s for the quarter ending March 81, thirty seven
thousand nine hundred and thirty seven bales. The
Liberty took hundred aud thirty Ave bales
in her to-day for Cincinnati.
During the past sixty days the Iliday, for
Cairo shipped two thousand six hundred baies cotton
of the Evansville, thence going
Fast. which the government amounted TO forty
thousand dollars.
The steamer Joe Jayes, bound down, loaded mostly
with four collded last night with the steamer General
Anderson below Metropolis the Jacobs breaking into her
No lives werc lost.
The steamer Forsythe after leaving this port yesterday
brought back by shot the fort Her ofncers
are charged with having coutraband goods on board.
The boat is under guard the captain under arrest and
the clerk In the guard house.
Rebel Accounts or the Fight at Padu-
cah-Buford's Address 20 His Troops
Western Kentucky 20 be Held by the
Rebels, sc.
CArso, April I, 1884.
The Cairo Neos has been furnished with ordor is
sued by General Buford. commanding the Second dvi-
sion OF Forests cavalry the troops the
success Of their Kentucky campaign He praises their
conduct during the attack the fort Paducah and al
ludcs feengy to the loss Colonel Thompson command
ing the Third brigade He asserts that they senced the
guns OF the fort and compelled OF the gunboats TO
withdraw from action. The rebel down afty
killed and forty wounded and the Union loss twenty
killed and seventy or eighty wounded. lie
cudes by informing the division Of his intention to hold
Western Kentucky.
The actual loss OF the Union forces was fourteen killed
and forty wounded Rebel prisoners admit loss Of
three husdred killed and three times many wounded
The latest Memphis advices report nothing
Forrest Grerson II rumorcd that the former
preparing 10 attack Memphis.
Conscated goods to the amount OF $40 900, consisting
mostly OF cotton and sugar. were sold here to-day By
order the United States District Court Eighteen hun
dred bales ofcot,on yet to be Sold Two hundred
and two bales mixed and inferior quality In bad cond-
tion, sold at auction at 4lc 57Isc.
Over hundred bales Of cotton have been brought
BY the naval despatch boat New National from Red
river have also two nine inch Dahlgren guns being
part Of the armament Of Fort De Russy. These guns
Indianola.
The steamer Forsythe has released and left for
Memphis thousand dollars worth OF oonraband
goods we're found her hold The first clerk Is held for
examination.
The election returns received indicate that L. Hum
mick republican, has probably been elected Judge q
the Thirteenth circuit
In the Memphis cotton market rates for low qualities
are unchanged; the better qualities tend upward; re-
cepts 3ee bales; ordinary TO good 6sc &c.,. low mds
ding, SIC 5sc; good middling, e2c. &c.; fair, g
The Rebels Retreating from Kentucky.
PmrApELrmA, April 8, 1864.
A despatch from Cincinnati says
Notwithstanding the rebel Bufords that no
intends TO remain permanently in Kentucky. W Us re-
nor,cd that Forrest manuvrng 10 get out OF the State
BY dividing forces into small deachments, and slip
ping them on BY bywsys.
Railroad Accident at Cave Cfty, KY.
LouBvnLs, April 7, 1854
The upward morning passenger train from Nsshiile
OF the track at Cave City this afternoon which win
about ten hours delay Only person was injured and
he but slightly.
News from Red liver-Large Amounts
or Cotton Captured.
ST. LOUIS, April 8, 1854.
despatch from Alexandria, La, says large amount
Of cotton is being captured along Red river hs re-
por,ed tbst several naval oicsrs bad been captured
sdmSsI Porter had issued circular TO captains and
ens a. transports stating that they viii delive. the
boata 10 him he will afford them every opportunity 70 re
cover their property while they burn them they viii
Tnr BsooKIys Ciry RAILROAD ConPsSv.-Ata meeting
Of tho Directors Of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company.
held on Thursday night, Was decided to increase the
a~tun ttxnlr