, 1864-02-14
FROM CAIRO.

FROM CAIRO.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunel
CAmo. Feb. IS, 1861.
By the arrival Of the steamer City Of Alton,
carly this morning, We are placed in posses
sion Of Memphis dispatches and newspapers
Of the afternoon Of the 18th inst
On Monday evening, Gen. Duford, In COM
mand Of Helena, detected the little steamboat
Monroe, cotton trading in that direction,
mako landing On the opposite side, and land
a horseman. he ut once put Government
aid abooxd the boat, and learned that the
etranger Ind applied to be taken across, stat
ing Tint hc was one Of Gen Butord's spies,
going with important intelligence to camp.
Scouts were at once put on the track, and he
was brought before the General. It proved
that be was Lieut.. Levy, an officer Of Capt.
Gibson's rebel company, and one of Rev, Gen.
Polk's staff. He is gentleman Of great In
tvlligcnce and fine manners, md was In tho
position of SPY. The affair may prove 4 Sc
rious one for him.
An item stating that the 9th Illinois cavalry
had re- enlisted, sent yesterday, should haye
read ed Illinois cavalry.
There was q grand meeting Of citizens ut
Memphis, at t:e City Hall, on Wednesday
night, assembled on the call ofa number Of
gentlemen entertaining the impracHcahlc
idea TINT the State efTeuncssee can be reor::
panizcd with SLAVERY intact. Il was expected
49, t3,.t .....,,,ts,.,a. --os,5 ~,
oy inc of1g1hatofs toat resoiatlonS would oe
41,os. -r,,o +.1-a ~ a,,,rost- o,ti, so,ann1v
tnoee ~ t.AAe .ne al1aee13 o1.n soAe!!
engage to faithfully support. But the peo-
Pt1 49,. ~
olutions of an honest. omen. outspoEen and
fa;.1c,, .to-,,, ~ +ho ,-i,a nav e+a,d =. FL,
Nv The e-,rsnlt ot .+h,s rneet,n- 3ef,,es, the
.s.;.,a. ~ ~, n,;o~, ..so. - .Ta..at,.
r ~ ~ ~. .asz,o.s.-.4,.n ~ n,4,. a.s"-p,ns
80 A.. .s,s.s - 49, 80 r.,
49, ' 1a..a " 60 f - - N"ra~1A 1ao
,s.ss.. r... osn5:s .,:s -e.' 49, ~
th.t =, a,teunt tn ~, M m a.nos;t;on ~ ~.
~ cnmposcd ar nross1,,verv men: and seccz-
s;on svmnathizc,s IN The hos5s NJ onnos;,;on
IN Gov .i,1,nson,s o,+h r-oa a ,r;zcr,I,1o f,,i.
urc md W. NOW rcncot mr. warning to thosa
m;scnidcd men. t1,at Tho rroreansz,7,o. nnon
s,v nt,,or nos;e +h,n on,nc;no,1or 10 va,.o
fill
Af7cr .ah,;ne +uo seta If r,s,1nt,o,a which
mnintntned statc sorc1c;ontv and 1oorc1 @ for.
word tn rccons+nc+;cn vs,th e,,varr ,oft IL
thc fo1lou;nr verc n-esentea hr 7 NJ Ton'
rnr and almost nnonimons,r adonted.
9,ro,r>5 r,,t ,xe cona;a11v eodoraa tho lat.
proclamation, GOV; Andrew Johneon's oath, par
ota3. ~ r. nea @ ene qaa1neStaon
Ree4red, That Il TIC re organization Of the STATIC
Of Tennessee, emancipation is tho true policy OF
Inc state. aan M .ne m mt interest q heI people
a mass meeting on the sd inst, is published In
The Bnsstfan to-day, and pledge ourselves to sup
r rsnec;a1 5 1,snarcs - ,hs 1.n,c.,., r,,n,n,,
c.no r.1 ;, 3ec,
Information nr,ired here t},fs roo+n;no ,,e-
the Civ of Alton. to the effect that on thc
~ inst onr torcoa rnoxcd from V7c,.shr-rr
consisting of the 18th and 17th army corns' 81
These corns +oot- 1,a,,,,Ie1 md d,s7a,ant ,on+ax
~ 1,crson o,a ro-o ~ oroes 49, IT, p,..1-
~ a;0arant no;,.S Ts,c a-oas - 1z:.,. ~ ~. -
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". ~ 'ae a.s ~. ~ ~ ne"e " al,s nsus ln1e
~ @ e.ttc t1"..1 ~ as u1'e7 Hon'
s4eA0os NC os ~ tae ~ .neie tias
some ooe " wv eo4' - "as oi eo'-
q LAT lofce ol "Mte ana co1ofea 1toopsSes
1e.aa1n ~ eat14oon '4eAeoae'
Inc supposed oestinallon OF poruon o1
Uar .osee tno'lnS '.om 'tehsonls - 10 tosn
'l's7 'eat AaiiA " "onnston a3ms' ioa1 COT
!eeponocnl 4e4t onl 'e" nou1s late1 tnan
.ne e1peoluon, ana you WILL soon near IRON
ian"
Especial DISPATCH TO the Chicago Innune.l
..-.-.. CAIRO, Feb. u, 1864.
appears from recent adylccs received
from the vicinity that our troops hare had
late encounters with the enemy m the Yazao
Rfrer In which +hc 1nnhoat. p,r.,ctnstat,
-..,.s ,-ao,,aat a4at s ~" 49,. ~ pn,'. .ls =.
ea1tatia and the Inter at Mechaaicsville, a
short distance In The country on the east side
NJ +he Ynvno
A. sor+ot;o or t.oo.- o. u. ~.
- ~ @ saltatla our Troops engaged were Inc
LIN lunols, Col Coates; and the sth La,
Col schofeld At Mechan1caville The 1st
Ark. Col. Wood. we're partfcfpants. In the
two ennapcments our 1oss 1yos s;y t;,,od md
+h,r+ ~ 15a..5as rho -, a..,, 49, - . hs..a:.. 80
.an leeA noonaeo' tne enens aao oatve9s
at sartatia nron which our men charged 1t
waB captured, the rebels fleeing With BONE
loss
49, 1...- a~.-oa,,.,4a] 49, ] ta' $50, s 1.ea r.,
,afet engagements occurred aooa1 the fth
1nsf.
While Col. Woods 1st Arkansas were on
the March to Merhanicsvij,e a co1ored sol.
;s;ar st-nrc7e5 49, w. oa,,trsoa ~ ~ ~
o4e' M euAEs4eo 'no "as e'.p1oteo % tae feocls
and lnhnmanly butchercd. Col Wood cep-
tufed rebel Lieutenant md two men. ono
of whom confessed IN comn,;c,tv in Tho n,,r.
der r., Wool too1, +1,a1, ~ H. .aS-.. .as
hcrc +tc cn1orad en1d;as 1ms ~ " tne sef} Sp9t
had ti,em b3indfoideG nri eha+ au oeen A'neo'
LAY Wannata ,uvn ounu,ue4 o.no,5n,e ~, ana saot.
shoIiro.7s |troa as ans ~. 1 " Pnruoh U!
tIc A.i are cont;5mnJ % hs atls ~
ti.e H. ~ a1 SunnanGa y oacets latcty nom
fitecp Final ana 1ss +hirt1 ~ ,angda9 1a'iy MaS
nnseu. AtSn rI I1,,1 an9 LILY noanoea NoioMf1
s9ss Ses ss1a "1sa sns our forces
at Memphis On the 10th adopted emancipa-