, 1864-07-23
Interesting Summary from q Rebel
UeAcrter arrived at Memphis,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
Fl CAIRO, Friday, July 2.
1haTe copy Of the afternoon EuUs!iu
the 10Th Inst, By the steamer MARY E, Fo
= syth, which arrived here ut 1atq hour Ia
night. The principal item Of mportan,
contained in the paper is the cohftsstou
! statement of rebel deserter, Wm 4. Altel
; Of Kentucky, an account Of whose arrival i,
side our lines Wis given yesterday. He eau
in on Monday last, riding ane horse, sta
ing TINT he had business at hetdquarter
) When taken to the Provost Marshars ofle
and asked his business, before a atnumber (
ladies, he wrote upon slip Of PAPER :" or
Of Forests soldiers, ut your service" q
was then taken before General Washbur
and vas subjected to rigid questioning, til
result Of which Is the following importau
and apparently truthful news from dixie.
After giving the information, Allen staste
for the North.
Allen was induced to quit the rebel seryic
by letters. from his relations and friends Il
Kentucky, inducing gradual change in hi
ideas upon the subject. He believed th
dream Of secession was delusfon. He ha,
Lleutenant's commission under Forrest
He confirms the reported woundlng of Gen
Forrest In the late fight with Gen. Smith, a
1upc]o, and the capture Of greater portion
OF the 7th Tennessee regiment. Allen hat
been eonscripting for Forrest, and had col
lected sixty deEerters, when he abandoned
tie rebel cause and came within our lines.
He reports the following changes in rebe
commanding officers: T. D. Lee has beer
p1accd in command Of the trans -MfssIssipp
department, In pl4ce OF Ten. Polk, deceased
Gen. Nuley commands Richardson's old
brigade, the latter having been charged will
making two millions Of dollars out of The
| conscripting business. Richardson escaped
punishment, however, aud ut present is living
in retirement somewhere in West Tennessee,
Col. Green, living in Upton. county, was
killed at Ripley, two days before the battle
at Tupelo. Forrest, Roddy, Faulkner and
Buford were In the late Sight. Kirby Smith
would have been there, but could not get
across the Mississippi Allen was in the
fight at Guntown, he had to face Stursis'
cannon, and says his opinion was that our
General was novice IN fighting.
After the Guntown atIa!r 1t was reported
that Smith was coming after them, and For
rest checked his advance upon Memphis
Allen heard Forrest say that II Smith was af.
ter them, they would hare ta do some des-
pcrate hehtlng.s
Col. Wisdom, of Bells rebel brigade, was
| killed in the fight with sturgts.
He says it is fallacy to suppose that the
Degroe7 will not tight- They did the hardest
portion of the fighting at Guntown. The
| rebels lost about 1,50o, mostly By them. The
blacks aimed wonderinl1s sure, most Of their
victims being shot through the head or
breast.
On bis route, within our lines, Allen met
the noted guerilla CushIlan, who has been
several times In Federal hands, but alsays
managed to escape. He was at Loose Harclie
River, In command Of seyenty-ffre men. en-
gagged In steallog horses and negroes and the
robbery Of those unfortunate enough to fall
into his clutches. He stole f1re negroes, one
day last week, from farmer named Buck
Allen gives an interesting description OF the
Fort Pillow massacre, ard confirms Forests
abuse OF the flag Of trnce, and says he ar
ranged the details Of the fight, and placed
his men under them.
Chalmers wanted to postpone the assault
until dark, but Forrest swore in IN oath that
he would have the place OF be himself ii
hell before six O'Clock. After Fort Pillow
was taken Maj. Bradford obtained parole to
20 out and bury the body of his brother,
Capt. Bradford, but afterwards nude his es=
cape. He was recapt1red and taken to For.
rests headquarters at Brownsville, in Hey
wood county. Forrest told him he had bat
fifteen minutes to live, then ordered out
die Of men to shoot him. While one of these
men procured blanket, Bradford told For.
rest he had fought brayelT and begged hard
for his life, but Forrest would not weld,
Bradford vas taken to Natchie bottom, and
he heard shots TINT killed him. BE after
wards saw his grave. he says that at Port
Pillow Forrest found one Of his own men
pillaging store, and, without moments
hesitation, first cut him over the head and
then ran him through the body, killing him
al. once.
At the sane fight the same officer found
man skulking behind tree. He asked him
what he was there for, when he was answer
ed, "For the lack Of cartridges" Upon e1-
amining the soldiers box, and finding sup
ply Of ammunition, Forrest killed the ,nan
on the spot.
Allen himself knew nothing Of the Presi-
dents amnesty proclamation. He says that
none Of the Confederate soldiers knoT any.
thing about It, We're It the contrary clse,
thousands would desert and come over to ue.
They fight because they are compelled to,
and many Of them are heartily tired Of the
war and want to quit the bldly paid, badly
led aud badly clad service.
Buckncr's brigade had not been paid for
eighteen months.
hre 7,onr r -,
that he did not wish to attack the city Of
Memphis, as large section Of country de-
pended upon it for supplies.
He gives the whereabouts Of various que
rilla gangs in Tennessee, as follows: Cush-
man, Gamble and Porter, Of Memphis, and
Minor Hicks, ore all in West Tennessee
mainly in Lauderdale, Obion and Dier coun-
ties. They prey upon every class of people.
They shot man named Thur1nand Miller
last week.
Southern people think that if Lee and
Johnston are beaten the secession will at
once come to IN end. They have little con-
ddence in Johnston, and are tired Of the
dreadful pressure to which they hare been
subjected.
Stephen D. Lee, in speaking of guerillas,
said he wished the Federals might cttch and
kill Cushman ind every one Of his gang, as
they were nothing but thieves.
Forrest got 5000 men By his conscripting
expedition into Kentucky.
Allen says that at the fight with Sturgis, at
Bolivar, May 25th, 500 men could have cap
tured the whole Of the rebel trains, ,as there
were only $50 men to keep sturgis ut bay,
The steamer Rocket arrived from Coluu-
bus this. afternoon. This Ia Adjatant General
Thomas boat, but this officer is now in Ken-
tncky.
When some eight miles below this pl1cc,
near Norfolk, her Captain discovered about
one hundred gucrl1las On the Missouri shore,
but not within rifle range. The Rocket hay
Ing one brass bowitzer on board, opened fire
upon them and scattered them in all direc.
ttons. The rebels were well mounted, armed
and equipped. They were engaged in driv-
ing the residents Of the place from their
homes; the hitter were escaping In skitfs to
the Kentucky side. :.
Yesterday about noon seven guerillas came
into Norfolk and robbed M1 Mercer's store
Of considerable quantity Of dry goods. They
also stole two horses from farmer and left
In a great hurry.
They were formerly residents Of Char1es-
ton, Mo-, and some Of them were in good
standing. The whole comp.ny Of gue1ill,s
is reported to be in the vicinity Of Charles
ton, where they are committing many depre-