Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-15
From Gen. 1nlleeh,s Command.

MONTEREY, Tenn, May IA reconnoi-
tering party under Brigadier General Smith,
had a skirmish with the rebel piclets on our
right yesterday, killing two, wounding three
and capturing five; our loss was two. The
party went within half mile of a rebel bat
terry supported by a brigade of infantry just
outside of the entertainments. The COM
handing general moves his camp to-day four
miles from here to the front; our forces aver
age two and half to three miles from the
entrenchments, although the army is advance
ing slowly, the nature of the ground necessi-
tating the building of corduroy and bridges.
1t is generally understood that the engage
ment will come off in the course of the week.
CHICAGO l4th.-A special telegraph to the
Tribune from Cairo says "a dispatch from
fort Wright dated noon yesterday says that
rebel tug has this moment rounded the point
to reconnoiter. Everything seems to indicate
renewed activity; both sides were expecting
an attack momentarily.
a deserter came on board the fiag-boat Ben
ton yesterday He states that the rebel ram
in the engagement Saturday, not sunk, as
reported, but was terribly shattered. Our
gunners undoubtedly fired most of their shots
above the water line. They struck where the
men are of opinion that had the same number
of shots been fired at the water line, or below,
they would have sent every rebel craft to the
bottom. The deserter reported that the rebel
fleet lays OFF the fort busily engaged repair
ing damages, promising faithfully to return in
exactly forty-eight hours.
The latest news from Pittsburg says that it
is not expected that an attack would be made
on the enemy's position for several days.
Our siege guns are not yet in position. Gen.
Halleck is still advancing cautiously, careful
ly terrifying as he advances. All his move
ments are predicted on the supposition that
the enemy is in large force at Corinth, and
that he intends making a stand. Grand june
ton is being fortified by Beauregard with the
evident intention of falling back there if beat
en- at Corinth. The number of the enemy's
troops is estimated at Hallecks headquarters
at from 100000 to 100000
Memphis papers Of the llth are received.
A dispatch from Natchez states that the feder-
al fleet had returned to New Orleans. The
Appeal, commenting upon the growing dispo
sitiOn on the part Of the citizens to refuse
confederate notes, characterizes the parties as
traitors. The same journal says the only con-
dition upon which the south will accept peace
is recognition and independence, not only Of
the cotton states, but of every border state
whose people desire alliance with the confed-
eracy.
The provost marshal of Memphis ordered
the arrest of all persons refusing to take con-
federate money in payment of goods.
The Appeal of the 1lth says 1--WE have
certain intelligence that Halleck's army has
lost over five thousand by desertion, the
country between the Tennessee river and
Kentucky being full of them. The whole of
the 10th Ohio deserted and disbanded after the
battle of the 7th. Numbers of Kentuckians
and Missourians followed their example, in
consequence Of disadection produced by the
late anti-slavery movements in congress"
CHICAGO, May IA special dispatch from
Cairo to the Tribune, says, that Gen. Mitch
ellis division has formed junction with Gen.
Pope and now forms the extreme left Of our
line.
A special dispatch to the Times, says, that
on Thursday, Gen. Pope moved forward his
columns to retake the position which was lost
in the skirmish Of Friday last. The result
was not known at the time the steamer left
PittSburr