, 1864-08-30
EE.ea1K CA1EO ANae AsELOTY,
Lower HE1x&1Gk1pp1. nle1NpIlfa and
V1ckAbuF1: Matters.

Especial Dtspatch to the Chicago Tribunal
CAlno, Monday, August %, 1881.
The steamer Mafy E. Forsyth has arrived
bringing Memphis dates Of the evening Of the
eth. The stage Of water IN the river Is pretty
good between here ard Memphis. There WAS
secret meeting Of the stcesh inhabltants Of Mem
phis last week, to petition Gen. Wa.hburn to
prevent purchasers Of property at late tax sales
taking possession. It Is hardlY probable the
General will take it upon hImtelf to nullIfY acts
In pursuance Of the laws ot CONGRESS.
&At Ticksburc evcry able bodied man ii hcIug
enrolled ftr military puzpoaes- Tho>.enro1lmept
is to tc completed by the s0th Inst.
Operations under the ncW trade regulations viii
not be permitted to commence At Memphis untl,
the lit Of September, when said regulations viii
be published to the world. Restrictions upon
transportation Of family and necessary szop1les
haEing been removed. the Official regulations OF
prices OF provisions has been taken Off and dealess
again charge what they please for goods.
4 hand OF Rut1illss, On the Poplar etrect road
near Memphis, captured eome negroes and muaec
belonging to Ms. Cockscll, Of the Gsyoso House
Only short time s,ucc the aame gentleman lost !
tne horse, valued at two thousand dollars, and 4
6De gold watch, IN the same way.
The Bulletin esys Ex-Mnyps Park is in irving
Block again thls1ime for drunkenness and dls-
orderly conduct and threatening to shoot some
body, drawing revolver. It II about as nnch as
one reporter can do to keep mp With the very
checkered courec Of this gentleman.
The eatne papar has the following from Forrcst's
retreat: A gentleman who was captured by For
rest's rebels some miles ont On the He1oando
| rosd, on Saturday evening, as they were adEanc-
Ing On Memphis, has returned, and is now In tie
I city. When taken BY the rebels he was returning
| from visit to the country. He says the e1pe.
t dition numbered 1900 men. commanded by Gen.
n B. Fd1rret in person. 0oe-halftbe force entered
the city under The command al Col. Bell, Nh,le
| tie balance remained ontssde. under Forrest to
protect their retre1t II necessary Forrest did not
enter the city At any time during the raid hut re-
mairc5 On the alert outside.
This informant #as within a trw feet OF him al
the time from the commencement OF the nttack on
our ltree until the retreat which WIS very prcctpi
tate and d1sorlerly during the panic. TIE prfso-
neta ere nade to ride On bareback horses With
out raedles and to Eeep up with their captors, as
isr az hossce could be supplied, aud those On foot
krpt up with the retreat well their legs ou1d
! allow, acd on showing signs Of giving out
| they were shot and Left on the road
| Some felencd Fun stroke snd escaped. So ezc1:cd
were the rebels On the retreat that many wounded
| in tho town were not aware Of 1t until some DIS
tapca ont, when one by one they bean to drop
f1om their horses. Seven were lett dangerou.lg
wounded at cne bouse, about nine miles ont, and
three vcrc buried dusirG the afternoon Of Sunday.
Orr informant, assiztiDg in tho buf.l, says the
prlsorers were all robbed OF their clothing and
| mt pey. By private soldIerr, and that many were
tsdly uscd. Fire OF etx rebels Terc dismoun.ed
and la.hed to their horses, for attempting to dc
| se1t y hile tn Memphis.
| ItIa7eported thst amop1.the soldiers thcra nre
ten Co1onels. Ono Colonel was 1uit behind. and ts
| supposed 10 be sec1cted In the CIT,
upnble to get out. Most Of the
| $n a-1