, 1864-04-11

Especial Diepatch to the Chicago Trtbune1
CA1no. april 0, 1sst.
On Thursday night thirty men ofthc ID Missouri
artillery, now stationed at New Madrid, were out
upon econting expedition. When about seventy
five miles below their starting place near Henes
SCOTS Bayou, Arkansas, they were attacked by
rebels. who came upon thcm, drove In their pick
cts aud fired several rounds upon them, killing
two officers, Lieut.. Phillips, I'd Missouri ARTILLERY,
and wounding ten, including Lieut. George Or,
I'd Missouri artillery. The rebels were repulsed
with come loss. Orr was wounded In eeycu
places. MAJOR Robb had command Of the scouting
patty.
Thesteamer Darling, from Memphis, brought IN
detachment a1d left them at New Madrid ycster-
day.
No new revelations regarding Forrest.
Nothing later from Memphis.
CAlRo. April 8-The steamer Molly Able arrived
with Memphis dntes. Last evening, and 400 bale. Of
Considesable excitement existed ut Memphis, tn
III at Germantown, few miles out on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad. This is believed to be q
iein. made BY Forrest to enable him TO get away
with his trains containing the plQnder taken at
front.
0. matt liquors, hfghwinea and medicines, without
the approval ol Gen. BucLlaud, and countcBtgned
by ". r: Mellcn, Special Treasury AGENT. No more
permits for goods going beyond the military limits
The Memphis cotton market is active and firm
with an upward tendency. Receipts are very light
9 Hs fysq eco 20 Fl H. ew o.u.
Ufita notices an unconar,ncd report That Gen.
6,celes forces captured Shreveport without 1eiug
Scren guuboa:s hare conc above the shoa's OF
Red river 10 cooperate with the land forces.
Large numbers Of cattle and ponies are being
eg or WI es es99
rived with so bids sugar. a1d sou bb!s moIasses,
for Cincinnati, ss0 hhds suc.r and :7 bacs Of cot
oreaps, viii! IS hhds engar aud 500 Ibis moasses
for Cincinnati, and 30, hhds suEar for St. Louis,
MEsFnus. April 6.-Eickshur. adsices OF the Sd
1ion at : O'Clock on Friday morning. The planta-
tton IL situated seven mi1cs above Snyder's Bluff
On the 1azoo River and Is one Of the largest n the
buildings, all Of which weru destroyed. One negro
and four children were burned In the buildings.
The Isl Mississippi cavalry {cclorcdl aiS hundred
fight with the rebele until eight O'Clock In the
morning, when they charged mud Tepulsed the enc
my, numbering .o90 strong, Our loss was sixteen
and wounded were leit in our hands. The plania
tlon had been leased By the Government and was
being extensively worked By the lessee.
and occasionally cutting of and capturing small
squads. LIE il not strong enough to attack them
Tho weather here and at Vlcksbur. is warm,
with occasional showers.
Gen. Vest is here, en- route to join Gen. Steele.
Gen. CorHc Is also here.
CAmo, april s.-Tle steamer Darling, from Mem
phis for Cincinnati, passed np with 511 bales Of
cotton, 133 Of which 20 od at Evansville
Ths Hillpan, tom Memphis for St. Loui. passed
The I'd Iowa, 9Th Illinois, and a portion Of the Sd
illinois cavalry, veterans. arrived from below to-
tls7 t. Soute for home. Dctachmcnts OF regiments
to The number Of 100. together with large num-
bcr Of horscs, mu1cs and wagons Of tho 17ih Army
Corps, have arrived from boow. As to the time
they viii remain, nothing definite Is known
FROM SPHlNGFIELD