, 1865-07-26

iSpecia: utepl.ch to the Chicago Tf:bunc.l
Cairo, July Is.
The following information coueerntcg the
moEcm'I:s OF our cavalry forces In TexaA, il de-
rived from tue Srw Orleans Tsaatx:
A Shreveport correspondence Of the 9Th inst.
ssyt the remainder Of The 1T br,Eaoe OF cavalry,
corsl.tipg OF t~o rtgiment, with Gen. Merritt
in ptsGon. len This morning md xre now On the
road TIE 1st brigade Commanded BY Gen.
Wet Will leave hy tomorrow evening. o. Mon.
day morn ng the whole Of the c&ralry forces will
be oil the r I'd, in line o! march. The zpnte to
$kn An'enta has been eurveJtd With ref renee to
facilities for the 11a.ch, such u water snd for.
sRc. Cs.apicg distances hare been laid ont
fa1 sad tho oss :,.,, spots so s.d tss
regiment Of % brigade, who !: n. sof thai par-
poe atoEt tevsn daye ego, have been esa ,liehcd.
It r. re1pa:Eahle for tnis seasuu, that there Il
water for hosses aud men al &!uLg the Eop q from
Sh1errpor: 10 San Au'on'2 I, md that an nnffe-
Quent eune rise hn taken place IN Ked river,
t~ellinE to- t1te 70 foo, higher wzter n II tn
the nf week of June. when rapid fal mad. Cd
4'sgtrs bettEe nayixaioa to Shreveport w.nlc
% c1o:ed before Jnly: It e IN view Of tne e
niences that betet mach OF cavalry through
other &C ctloIs Of the Gu OF ltath .ve fep1tt On
Fl 81 1s.nty of water. The route surveyed uxes
Ttxse II :. tl's.anca Of u a les. Here 4 hsh,
proha1y 2o9a = q !weor,.ioqr hoar:. will b. mai.
IL but 70 E.'le.. 1hetce 10 H:nd-rsoa Is Il niles.
aud Mud creek Is reached IN 10 nore;; md the
Crtek and wnterJ Run, dsAccs o! but is mile,
faiesuIe Il hence INT II U ler, and getting no ~
,n;e ~ 1 cn !, seet'on I.,n.y i crossed !,
1srt !heree IS n,i'e.. 9 nllsa further md
The Novs'ota 1,vsr is crotfea. Naue!ess
Ersek crt'+sts tie zaa1 1t q diamn.e Of
nsnpr, bike uucer 1 Te1ae sru. dIieen mlles
from lsst w1.es. but tue Little Btazo. il reached,
feuIteea mte. nom oTertvtlie. Five mllrs I'M.
Kefreshes ~ ths proxl nity 1T ceanine rissT:
AZ cool q. y Ut doubleday will be- tocre II epan
Of twentJ three Eailes 70 reach cam meroa. Theuce
br,el fifteen rpt!er, Eighteen m,ier, aud Bushy
creek Is ctossed- wanut c'e.k Is d,sant but
En mas. = . sns ,eses ,s. nile, q; 70 Aust,n md
Stirring frcm Austin The comm ND crss.es "a.
iou creek n nr mile march. Woody Spring
s,st.n stGd es ao.a.ooe: more faft.1
by lung stretch OF n miles: thence 10 miiet
and Csoo1o creek ia cr1ssed. 1e rolea on the |
hon. st:e1ch .nd tie end OF tbs psssent nar:h,
The above il he chsrt that vii eride the ex.
pedtiou o. the route TO San Aptou15. distance
o. sss I1shs aIe r.. ss Eli spp
4 te1i.uf let back has bappcaed by def41c4-
ton ot J. seott, Coo,missary a. suossteuce o.
x1",oec. Ibis eum was to be used
for tbs purcta.e Of beet 1nnttou, Ind fresh meats
on Inc rcnte. veil ~ Tor the purchase ot o:hef
Matetts ttc,dentA1 to the of1cs Of CoTmlts4ry.
ero left New New Orleans With ( 0,00s and Wis |
tpcttcd By csmhlara, who f0EEed him to Shrcve-
port where they luouccd him To pity. He lost |
At motcS. Ills hhhltA Of tntef3pcrAnce led to
lr arrtst h! order nt Gen. Merritt he IA. mr.
erred 10 turn 1vef the books aud psptrs to hle |
rQectseo'. Dekaib. While the order vas d zlAJed
IN ~ c1ecntlon he rode hiH horse out Of Shrtve-
Poit hoo !tt. Hls eafc WAS bruk. n open. bn no !
fnone5 w" tnrte. Parties on the track OF thc
5nEtnse AZ vi! overtAke him before m4uy dayr,
pas ,ne %onts %.; tbs saublerf have. a man by the
- ~ ~: An.e ,a supposed at headquarters
70 rh nc u u ps11 pr 1cipal epotler n there gatnes
.,t -, HeTenor II In thte 1n.A13ty the pre-
oT f'Ee 1h3 20 o. ,fS9.:ersssn aud the 9een:s
ihtsaness ssssf; MT Tint tn. negro il tee, bpt
1hat be csntot he ntds to work 10 sp..nrrt IL |
htdten md the helpless ased, who thus s,ta1.
tEe turctt Of the planter without eaqiysSrnt
No trouble u. to movements ot the eacnn.ra
VINO pay ftr everything ttkeu On tbs n1rtb, II
3e Pfe'cnt anticipated thu should any oerur 1t
WI ,,s ne met hy Gen. Merritt "a the e1,ceneJ
The atJEe&rhiug State election a1feady cast, tts
ahaoo@e before, lu tbs ctevaeAug ct c sndtd ttea
tor the sHtf officers, tie n1me OF br. Kstet, q 4
candidate tor s-Cretary 0! State h1s already teec
1ncnuoped- u. ". Oliret, OF this victu,ty IN IL.
duenu i citizen, IL 1 candidate fvf rreasnter,