, 1864-05-03
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW
GEN. RAKS0fa-.TKE LOSS
OF TIE pETREk.
The Danish War---Eall Of
Duppel.
The Prussian Arms Everywhere
Victorious.
The Presidents Letter on
BIair'S Commission.
HIS LETTER TO THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL.
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Arrival Of General 1Ixansonl-11 cportcd
Fight with Forrest.

CAIRO, May :, 1864.
Gen. r. E. @. Ransom. wounded in the battles
on the eth and 9th instants, On Red River, arrived
here to-day on the ttcatner Empress His wound
IL getting niony fAvorab|J IS could be expected
The General tays be viii be In the aeld, az good as
new, in about thirty days.
The body Of Capt Dickey esas not recovered.
The Rebeis sent fag Of truce Into Padacah yea-
te1day. asking for an exchange Of Surgeons. Col
Hicks returned an answer that all thu exchange he
tAd ia make With rebels In the hardware line
in shot and shell. Since that nothing further has
been heard Of the Coufederates, though they are
supposed 10 be in the vicinity Of Ma5hed in soue
force.
The steamer John Il. Dlekcy has Just returned
from Paducah. Everything is quiet this morning.
There Vas a report at Memphis yesterday that
General Kflpat1icka force had met Forrest tu Ten
ne4see, snd, after dght, whipped him and cap
tured his wagon train Of stolen stores. The rnmor
hzd Its origin in seceth circlce, and is probably
| not more reliable than eueA stories generally.
General S. a. uurlbut has been relieved Of tho
| command Of tbe 18th army corps, md General II.
Draymau, colnmandant Of the district OF CAIRO,
has been succeeded BY General Il. Prince, who as
suues command Of the district Of Columbus to-
| day, headquarters for the present at Cairo.
| cAulo. May 2-BEtgadies General s. Ransom,
| New 0r3eauA per the steamer Empress. General
| Rarsom is faet recovering from the tefioup wound
s tte & saGs s ana
| MORROW.
The Psy1aaster Of the eunboat Petrol, captured
bs,ns esesped u Viz he loss Of saos nss e7s
thing lie had. The officers an6 men were not snr~
priced BY the enemy, a. before etsted. bRt were
STACKED at o'clock IN tho morning, Wills On the
look out The rebels, several thousand strong,
with fou! pieces Of artillery -pounder Par;
! fotfs and efI- rounder ordinary rfded guns fired
I fha str <ha IT.
ing The boilers and otherwise injurinE the machi
nef3 go that the boat could not more The vessels
e guns. Seeing The 1eseei helpless The -csvslry
swarn horsca toward II, Nhau officers eet dre to #
IN several places and abandoned It An persons
but ele!en escaped No oficers were killed or
The Pctrel "a. armed with eight tEenty- -hour
saa I'D bsf9 sst P as ts
last henrd from Capt, McElroy vas from negress.
sha him several hours atter the capture n the
q gentleman ii be would tike hir Uniform o.. TIC
fr1natnaer Of The officers who escaped vii be up
n ;sRs1Sss sRS se; Ms9a e soa6S ammunition
Memphis last Friday
cA1ao, May s.-Gens. Ransom and Stone ate
ieans. Gen. Ransom 10 rapidly recovering from hfs
wound. His statement goes to ex5nerate Gen.
Stone nom responsi ,i!ty Of disaatet resulting
Roads He ft1tcs further ta.t Stone has cude1rcd
himself to the army Of the Gull BY gallant conduct
in tAe battles ol the 9Th and Yth Yth
leant took wood at the mouth Of the st. Francis,
which being used In the furnaces caused IN e1-
faccs and hands Of the arcracn. Afterwards when
about passing l,ort Adams abe vas slgaaaed By a
man near the shore apparently In dietEcss. The
Lowered for bis relief when n ssked battery from
fort opened on the Roe. Ten shots were fired, one
.t.ising The wheel house dsins l.tsle damass1
eGect. The boat sas heavily laden.
The military authorities Of Memphis ase pseas.
e1snr 1caaf,y taEsn; 1eceipts email: mtddiing t.
pe1olsd ;sst &
meat properly ttoaa f41l'ng tnto the hanas Of th
5 enemy should they advance upon the place. 1t II
/ said that thousands Of people from the counsr,
. about la1ocah. and .contrabands, are encampc'
: within radius ten niles on the opposite side o
Col. Osborn who was wounded At Carbondale o.
!, | the 9Th, has elnre died.
Able We have New 0rlesns dates to the ssth. an'
Aspohls dates t3 the 23th The ~ stesn1hp 1e;h Nom
!, too unsett1ed for quotations. A small lot Of strlc
: low ,niddltng sold at aoc; Sugar and moasses Urn
with good Inquiry sales of60o bids sugar at =!
aod Il sof st TSe aos
hsaueht up ao bids sugar and fonr hrls molae .es:
7. AFxFH1s April g, Tia Cairo, Mar 1.-Aartil
It Smith Was executed to-day in Fort Pickering 10
the crime q smuggling percussion caps to 81 The enc
Al tho c:oVs that be was guilty aud that his sen
J. teace Was Just. Two other men are nov IN fryi
. | prison for the same crime aud will probably su1e
P | the e.ne penalty.
u Gen. Waehburnc IL very active preparing hi
= | fu1re tor active duty in the deld-
~ Gen Sturejs hos assumed command ofthe cavalr
+ here, and is remounttng and equiping them.
Gen. Stusgfs Ind started On tho 3oth ut., With
large furce, on IN expedition after Forrest. Mott
e 1nS reliable concerning the latter. 1t is rumore
tlat be was within a few miles OF Aemnhts with
large torce and dcsfgrcd capturing that place.
a | Memphis cotton marke. still active and firm. 4
offerings taken at advanced ratet> Mldditng t9c
good '8c. Shipmcnts 8;5 bales for Cincinnati an
= I bales for st. Lous.
4 4 faG Of trace was gent to Paducah this morniu
| requesting an exchange OF surgeons held as prl
a ers. Col. 6ykes replied that be only had power
IL exchange buIIete, which at 1atest advfces was
). | clined by The rebels
u Gen. Hurlbut is relieved Of the command Of Il
e. ! 18th army curpR.