, 1864-10-10
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Memphis and LnWeE N1sAisafppi River
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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tftbuue.]
CA1Eo. Sunday, Oct. 0.
The steamer Belle OF St. Lonis his brought
Memphis papers Of the 7th p. n. She also brought
600 bates Of cotton Tor different pa1ttes. Picket
firing was gong On the Hernapdo road on FftdaT
morning. occaeioned by guesillas. Some peop1e
conlrg into Memphis from the country met th!r.
teen but they nude no Offensive demonstrations.
For tome tine past several bands ot iaYhawkers.
evidently under nobooy'a orders, hare beec stop.
ping with planters In Mississippi and Arkausas
ethe hne Ct the river from ten to thirty miles
below Memphis, who bring cotton toward the
river or city. This species OF robbery is psactic.d
to a eobR!dernb'e extent. This rebels are yl.os-
ousfy conecrptins In the river counties Of Arkau-
sas from Selma up They are taking old md
young, scarcely sps1irg clipples or invalids. The
people arc much exerc2sed about It, and many are
eecaping to the river. Two rebel officers who
gave fhemfelEes up a dsY or two ago have been
brought to the city. They reported themselves
thoroughly tired Of the war, and think matters
lock decided, b1ue for the Confeterasv.
Hs Esai s Refas Ras. ee n as
attacked, while going up White river last neek by
gang OF Euesll.as, near Clarendon It IA thought
1hat t*o Of thee persons we're wounded. Tas
commercial CAN'T down Without being mofes:ed.
Nut d sign Of Eutrfllas WAS eetn, tough tue boat
WIS *graunI IN several occasions T6- river was
YefE low end navigation e1ceef111lY t1ttlcQ,t
The AFqus ltArn- from geutlem1R lately from
MolgalzIn. La. .,tbst there Is now being tried at
TINT place. hs eouEt-uaftal, youps oilcer, Ad}u-
ts1 o. New YORK regiment, charged with a.
Tempting u betIay his force into an ambascade
nnd desert to the Lemy. 1t seems that the nufor-
tunare young man became enanured OF ynuu.
fat from The coast, md that, ces1rtng make her
his wie. he propose! and WAS accepted, on condi-
ton hist he wontd be!roy hls command to Gun
fecc1ate force, to be conveniently ambushcd, he
DESERVING to the entny, who. 1t wss also =ftpula-
ted, would gre him commission in the rebel ser
Vicr.
In IN nI-atared moment the unfortunate man
deFrsdcd h1mstf atu accepted the proposition.
lie consented to the betrayal OF the comra1es with
whan be had fought, and by whom he WAS re-
Qarted NJ IN Eonofape and braFe soldier. Ac.
c0s1lnVtJ plans were laid and the commander Of
the Colfeuerate forces near By Communicated
With. A prt'per pretext was given, and On day
APPOINTED the whole force at .Morganz1a was
Il ARMED up In search OF the euenF, who, It hau
been a-Rerted, had been deprcdatlng upon the
Ut II b. orinv plantations to y degree destructive
Of the interests Of tbs planters, who were By
guert las iL1eidfct from raising d crop. Before
they had goLe tar In this Way, The Colonel COM
m1ndine, rom the nwKwardness OF the traitors,
su-pect,ng that all not right. halted the col.
umn, and posting pfckets for security, 1mmedi-
atels commenced in investigation which culmt-
mated IN the confession Of d sergeaar Of one OF
companies, who had been tnts1oted with the &C.
marched his men buck to quarters, and promptly
ordered court marital for the trial of tie pfcef
who, there Is little doubt, w1ll be convicted and
At