, 1864-10-24

M*T1mA saTss.s1 sss .,'s rrenei.. ~
leFecsat Dlepasca 10 Tue thleaco anouneJ
cA1ao, Saturday, Oct 81
By the 6rriva1 of the steamer Belle of St,
Louie, 1hzve received Memphis papers, morn
ing sno esetng, OF tne 19'a inSt-' ana A1'ue
Rock papers Of the 18th
THE Memphis Bultetin Of "Wednesday treats
Of the situation Of aE.lrs In that city as fol-
-.,,,t,. at, ~,,,
Ing CHI o1 Inc mitltia tnas mo1nlog ~aa
not mere ve1atfous and idle alarm. bu. 1t
v,,,;t;, wers e1,n+xna ~ ,et ras. hrt utae
.na-s - "e ahasae ~ ss a..ssr ,a,ao 49, n,.ds
thefe "as coahce ol ~ attacR oslne m.oe
By the rebe]e, our authorities Would Jose
nothing by ncedful wAtchfQlneBs.
1tpas k1ovn that The rebels In strong
'oice "ete on essetA1 1oaue 1e,aoaus ~ 'u4e
city, ard there was determination to be
ready for them. It il stated this morning,
m what fe regarded as reliable authority,
tho+ g., n;cL trar1or with strono forre
:. ~ p;ase, Roost md md avows t,,s in.
Is on f'eeon 1>oost toau ana "'o"e A'o ~
tentton to attack Memphis.
Reports from Cold Water state that Chal-
mers has zone from there, but lett about a
hundred Of Hendcrson's men there doing
..,a1"a+ srtr
p ~ 4a:.a ..oa ~ +.o a,.o..+
ht1toD, winch "as obe OF the transports IN
the expedition TO Passport, and Wh1Gh r.
sn!teo 50 oisaetf0uslS 10 US, arrived AZ Mem.
phie Oh ne 18Th; having Narrowly escaped
account cf the unfortunate affair ss related
BY The steward, which gives some further
particulars In addition to accounts previous
lv x,ut.;sArd
The fleet consisted Of the Eerton and two
othtr trs1anarta in conrnV nf twn pnnhoats
% 1stf fai,1nn m = he ~ mnrni5p of ths i11b vii,
+In recimerts - nf infantrr] ane colored and
h,+t.-,. 81 nn5a- ~ 'commana ~ ri
alona {{'.ho 1e2a Ti,trn,s Tha nndars+end.
VI 4,,at uotat;a ~ ebnrid aaros,
1ntongn 70 Ess'Rpls H " ,ae 1 th aT T.nnaa
nnt'e Th - ~ fre nusea etoSs ~ ~ E,se
see. 1as 1anu ao!Ge nau uos 0ttl.eu ~ LAet,
!a PIT "nen ~ neet Gang up, oas & seeapE n9
tuoaGatlone ~ 3eDss sue auoRn "aI a. ~
20 hnt ~ ~ sma aa " h.d ~ 5isana.
~, naikeo a1t ana we're ut uiAmn w. ~ tP ~ ~
ne apa plcAe.s %eIs senI on!, e.e. Vae tte
Gun We oIougn. asnots, aaa aaolues " tne
stael1g IL .ne ~ y! oe1n9 9a paunsus ae1s, .ba,,
mmsn Icy hsf+ar mas ~ ths t1n{f. iittia
above, throwing the men into confusion
one shel stfacK toe hen1on near .tae en:
elne, eettipg nef ga nTe. ioe "a" "seiS "elo
lnfltolately c1t tne noat haaaea 1or tne pP"
Poei1e su Nas,u6 aao1s ~ - ~ sro 45a ~ ~
nlna, oesloes uioPplns 1ae gun IN LUG
staging lnto 1ne llFeE Naen tne oalter7
t1taoh ano 1etuineo one 9s t#o saoas o peaose
ta.,eat Thns nas ~ 13;iaI n t-at ehnsra rsy
n oeth 8, a1n 41a sSe se nf o.
Miicl paseed down n nDder The bsnk. When
taat n ~ +iter nnaer ~ S the iIntIt nu''osf a's'
In he rueh to get aboard the Kentop, a
ertet Ianr f.1i 6xerhosTd snd onr ,,for.
ne.t % esi3 f;re nen were i3Inwned He
thinks many shared the same fate. BE was
] anong Tie he number iett on On tns banE, and
rtarted M up The bank will the soldiers rnn-
tie bapk we're taken aboa1d the feet by
,aN}e. u1der heavy fire, Those above see.
liz hire vas no escape tor them, returned,
md we're met under the bluffs by Lieuten-
att, Who endeayored to stop them frou 1ol-
LOVING the fleet. saying ii was nonsense,
der With the exception Of nine Of bis com-
pany. tpe5 passed by hee1lcss IF bis com-
Inarde, aud most of them escaped. The Lieu
teLant snd his nine Len surrendered soon
after.
While this Was going on, the Kenton made
fer TIT channel aid dtopped down after the
fleet, s1ell passing through her from atem
to stem ss She turned. She succeeded in
pafei, z the batteries and her fire was ex.
Il1guishta betore much headwaJ was made.
The bIelIs killed and Wounded twenty y-tive
msn. The number billed, as near Is the
steward could estimate, was fifteen crtwenty+
Many were wounded and dro xled, as well
81 taken prisoners. RoW many, be Vas un-
able to say.
In tass1ng the batteries the gunboats re-
turntd b. aY} lire, win what execution Is
unkI own. TIE rebel battery on the bank
q tAnr1Hr NnnEiA$Pf
| p1eces OF heavy cal1bre: The fte~ard NAL
| uged to conceal himself until night. then got
through tue enemy,a line: he st struck TIE
| RAILROAD ana traVeleo t4SonSh tne WOODS,
within s1ght Of the track, until 1e reached
| McNai1's county, where ne found Union
| nan Flo brought hin around BY C3r1nth,
Aiong the lire Of the railroad, to Memphis.
He at eight days on the road, met 1nany
| UNION people, and vas well treated, Tecsig'
| irE hu tie Information ne required. Nearly
all we're of the poorer class Of people
tbroug b the country. He saW no force Of
but ehcaptd. This eide oI Grand Junction,
at place called Moecow, he saw BY the con
a'ttoh Of the roads That = large cavalry force
lad very recently passed over, and learned
1son the intioita1 ts t1iat s1eh vas the case.
Ttty Informed him that FcrSest had jqq:t
e." 10 ,oIce Of rebels tlis SIDE Of Moseo y:
Ile to'ce that le reports to have passed up
to b Iivsr is undoupt. dig the one said 10
baye heeD menaciIg Memphis d1FinG th9 last
tlree DAYS.
New ORLEANS. Oct. IS. wig CAIRO, Oct:
3-ihe steail'eF S1da, 1fois New 1ofk. aad
the Alliance, rom Brazos Santiago, arrived
Yesterday. The Alliance brings intelligence
that Coltinse Surrendered his forces. DC j, to
the lDperdals and accepted a Brigadier Gen
e1sle commission IN Maximtiltan,s army.
| Aty4 coa.manas @ III dee Matateo1ss. 'ae a Aul
| aiee bfonsht ASe refugees from MeSico.
| Ihe9 w1ote very complimentary ietter 70
torces 1T Bfazos. Gen. Drayton superseded
| Forc St Brownsville.
| Gen. Aejia, who is In the employ OF aax"
1m1nlap. has accepted commission az br1ga-
dier General In the Emperor's army
] 4ht rebels had agenfs In Aatamoras oiier,
ing large sums Of money 1of hls hne rlhed
cannon, but he refused to sel M 70 Feesls, PEI y say-
leg ttey Wtre NOT Only enemies 81 tae Cnttr
ed btates, out enemies 70 hePaultcan. aoF<
ernmen1s On tne AMERICAN Goatlnsnt, 1nn
It bad not been TOR rebels mexico Nou!9 not
be invaded BY the French, nor would an
Austrian be Emperor ofth Mexlcao oatlon: !:
b. the steamer Alliance, large nnm6es PET OF OF
Tor asylum. They have nooly refused AZ
bribee offered them bx the tyrants who now
| Eule Mexico, and sto11 out against al the
Influence OF the French, prefert1ng exile 10
being sl1yes Ihey haTe ,,aaIa addressed 1e1IsF
the Omitted states forces s,.a At M Brszos Santiago
ltxae, eetEue lort9 1uauhe AuL tuo asy4uu4 W
| ger E, ouels granted them BY the officers Of
the United States gonboat ltasca; Also Tor
| the Etnelons treatment received from the
| came at the hands OF several citizens
| who had been taken 10 france as
| prisoners, snd who returning could not en-.
| ter their own country. on account OF port
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