, 1864-08-01
GROIN CAIRO AND BELOW
Union Victory at Helenn-NEtfcry at
Memphis and New Orleans.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO. July s0--11 m+
By eteamer Leviathau, which arrived early
this morning, have the folio wing from your
we1.iuformed correspondent ut Helena:
HELEsA+ Ark, July e6-sp.m.
You have doubtless heard that We are en-.
Gagged with the rebels, In order to ascertain
the force and design Of the enemy, General
Buford sent out accommodating party Of
ESQ men Of the Seth Z. s. colored infantry, 50
Of the G0th, and one section of Captain Lembie.
kin's colo~cd battery, all under the command
Of ". S. Brooks, Of the Seth, with orders to
cross Big Greek, which Is eighteen miles dne
-est ot this place, Mt Wallace's Ferry, and
18th Illinois cavalry, who left at the same
time with $50 men, his REGIMENT dropping
down in the steamer belo + the old town, aud
marching to Sim'e Ferry, on the Big Greek,
10 pass through Trenton, and cooperate
With Col Brooks.
aud ARTILLERY crossed Big Creek at S o'clock
this morning, and learned that Col Dobbios
Was near them with three regiments, cstI-
limited at 1,5c0 men. Brooks re-crossei,
DobblEs crossing lower down, aud before
him, and attacked him in front and on his
right funk With great vigoE At : o'clock a.
m. The. assault was brayely resisted for
three and half hours sgainst this great
odds, when Major Carmichael, who heard
the cannonadfng, re-crossed Big Greek,
swimming his horses to this side, and made
a forced march, arriving at the critical mo-
meht when Dobbins had ma1shaied his re-
served forces and was about to make final
charge On our exhausted forces.
Col Brooks aud Surgeon J. G. etoddard,
of56th, Captain J. F. Lembie, Battery E, I'd
q. 8. colored light artillery, and Lieutenant
Theodore n. Pitt, Adjutant Of Goth U. 8.
co1ored infantry, were killed. Lient. Addi-
ron B. Crane, Of seth. severely wounded.
Carmichael charged right through Dob
Of the day. Our troops Immediately as.
s0med the offensive, and cut their way
through the cnemy's lines, Owing to the
humber of horses and mules killed, they
we're obliged to leave one caisson, one lm-
her and thrce wagons, but not until they had
set slow matches to the ammunition and
the little command to within nine miles OF
this place, where they ngain attacked md
we're again handsomely rcpulsed, The
whole force returned in high spirits, haying
successfully comhatted more than three
1ln3es nmes tneaf a number With loss Of about 50
his decision md energetic efforts, with hfs
bTave men saved the day. AL our troops
deserved pralse-
From prisoners captured We learn tbat Int
for this reconnaissance Dobblns would have
attacked the plantations below this place At
force Of about !, 600 to 4, 900 on Spring Greek.
nineteen miles northwest of here It was
expected TINT Dobbins would draw out A
large part Of the forces from this place. aud
Shelby, at that time, was to attack Helena.
coming through the hills from the north
west
All officers estimate the cnemy's loss at
about $50 killed and wounded, Our ARTILLERY
was uobly served BY its brave Commander,
Who has given his lie to his country. LIN
the loss Of Colonel Brooks the army and
country will mourn brave and Eal1nnt off
Ger. The other officers who were killed died
spotless regulations.
1ient Col n Reed, Of tue 56th United
States. Gen. Buford, immedintely upon the
report Of fighting on the Little Rock road,
marched out with infantry, artillery and cav
aus: de on me alert, and when there is
anything TO be done, he is generally to be
found. If the rebels, 1890 strong. cannot
compete with less than 400 colored men in
an open field, they may have their donbts
about taking this strongly fortified city,
When the official reports come In, / NAV Be
able to give yon more particulars
The steamer c. E. Hnlman brings the
latest papers from Memphis. The Memphis
Etxning Times E1t7a Of the 2Sth has the fol-
lowing:
From Capt. sandusky, formerly OF the Uni
ted States steamer E1mwood, we learn the
following facts in regard to matters down the
river. The Captain came up on the Levin.
than, which reached this port about noon.
and says that while the ateauler Clara Bell
was coming up the river. she was fired into
at Caroline Landing. On the 24th inst, seven
shots being discharged-at her from the shore,
penetrating her hull below water mark, and
wounded seven men on board. She ltan
into bari and had I'll bnt succeeded In ra-
pairtng her damages, when about o'clock Of
the sauc day. the rebel battery y as moved up
and planted oppusite her on the AsfRa9as