Washington telegraph., 1864-05-18

From THE MISSISSIPPI RIvER ASIi
kESTucKr Memphis, April 81 lece
is not much said, bat general erit-EE
OF teeth among the officers here when
the massacre Of the brave gar--s1l -t
Fort Pillow is alluded 10. have heard
several officers remark that, unless the
gGvernme.t takes steps of reia.istiol,
| they should consider il their duty Ia
SCOT every man Of Forests command
they should meet with. taking nD 3-i- -l-
ers. Soldiers have threatened a. -'-fc-
Forests men now in Irwin prison Il -
could get chance. This Is the gen.
feeling.
Cairo, April 1I.-The officers cf ina
steamer Swon report that Writ Adams
force drove our men in from Big Black
week since. and took several hundred
prisoners.
The steamer Golden Gate, from Mem
phis for Fort Pillow, laden with govern
ment stores and private freight. was
taken possession of by guerillas on the
night of the 18th, at bradiey's Landing.
about fifteen miles above Memp1Ia- Tne
boat, passengers and crew were riAad Of
everything
The steamer Celeste was fred into
near Augusta, on White river, few
days since, and one man killed and two
or three wounded. White river l. rising
All the steamers which approach the
shore above Duvalrs Bluff are fired into
Late advices from Arkansas state gu
erillas are prowling about with the cow
aIdice Of thieves and ferocity of untaned
Indians, to capture members OH their
way to the meeting of the State Legis-
lature
Mr.. Nixon, member elect from Frank
lin county, was murdered by them at
his residence last week
| A member from Arkansas county was
kidnapped by them, and has not since
been heard from 1t is feared the fate
awarded MIR. Nixon may have befallen
him.
The steamer Hope wa. fired upon by
rebels in coming from Memphis to Fort
Pillow. No damage done. The CIn :
:ederates appeared To be in considerable
force The steamer latan came mp with
out much difficulty also the steamer J
ii Dickey.
Disturbances had broken ont at @
near Island No. 81. and a nnmoer II
skiff, used by gueriilas TO transport
arms, ammunition and prisoners, cap
tureI aud made way with
A private letter, dated Greenville,
Miss April 18th, states that the hospi-
tai steamer W Woodford was recent: sunk
in the shoals above Alexan,'ris, Red
river The same letter states tie navy
is taking large quantities of cotton III
that E, gion.
An attempt was recently made by 400
Texas cavalry to surprise 240 of mcn
encanped at Roseville, Franklin c0uniy
Arkansas, when fight IF an hours d.
| ration ensued. The enemy were driver
IF with loss of l2 killed and large
number wounded. We had FIVE nIcn
killed
Cairo. April l6-The steamer Glen
dale, the first boat from below since the
ter porary blockade, has just arrived
from Memphis Her officers inform me
that no obstructions by the rel'els exist
between this place and Memphis
The rebel. have evacuated Fort Pill
low, after destroying everything de
structable which seemed to distingnisi
I as a military post They burned every
building, and completed by blowing np
al walls, Notifications and defensive
works.
A. the Commercisl passed Island 63
on Thursday, her officers saw corn cribs
containing 5000 bushels of corn on fire.
the work Of about fprty guerilas IL
squad. discovered by some soldiers on
the i-land, who shelicd them away.
Louisville. April l7.-On Thursday.
Col. Gallup. falling back to get an al
vantag1ous position, attacked / 900 reb-
els, killing and wounding p, includI &
a rebel colonel. and capturing 81 prison
er-, loo horses. and 200 saddles, near
SaIlyersville The rebel advance ran
into Col Truc's advance. which was go
ing from West Liberty to Sallyesrsville.
which captured six and pressed forward
to join Gallup.
Forty citizens of Boonville whipped
Gray's guerillas, numbering Is. They
report no rebels in Perry or Brestiril
counties. Whitesburg, in Letcher conn
ty, has been evacuated by the rebels
Jack May. their Colonel. recalled them
to reinforce the rebel Col. Edwards near
Piketon