Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-30
FROM PlrrsBURa AND HUNTSVILLE

From Special Correspondence Chicago Times l
| CAIRO, April 27--The steamer Mcclellan hss
arrived with Pittsburg advices to p. IN. on Sat.
uTday.
| On Thursday there was considerable sharp SIX In.
| mishing with the enemy which extended along
our whole line, and whic threatened at one time
10 bring on q general engagement.
During the skirmish between the advanced
| lines portion OF McCOOk'S division was sent out
| to make j reconnaissance on the purdy road to-
| wards the rebel en-; ampment, where II was re-
ported General Bragg was posted with strong
| fvrce.
Afewmiles from our army, our troops suddenly
came upon tue camps of three rebel reg Iments
The rebels fed at our approach, abandoning tler
camps, arms and equipments Fiftv.nine prison.
ers were captured, and, without attempting to
pursue the retreating rebels, our troops satisfied
themselves with burning the encampment
The arms that were left on the fe!d were found
| To be Enfield rihts, of late manufacture.
OF the 81 prisoners captured, ii should be men,
toned that Is voluntarily surrendered, and were
| anxious to enter our works. They had been i'm
press into the rebel service.
They report that Beauregard Is slowly with.
drawing his force to Corinth, and that large
portion of his army Is now concentrated at Jack.
son, Tenn, and az Memphis. IL Is the programme
to make stand at Corinth, and then, If neces-
sIry, fell back On Memphis and Jackson, between
which points there is free railroad communities.
ton.
AS stated previously, every able bodied man is
heing forced into the service, and the rebel army
is being daily augmented by the arrival Of fresh
levies.
The new recruits are drilled eight hours every
day.
The skirmishes on Thursday were renewed on
Friday and Saturday.
On Friday there was heavy fall Of rain and
the roads, which were improving, were again I'm
all unfavorable condition
Our army has been slowly advancing despite
the mud, and our pickets are now full eight
miles from the river.
Gen Pope has advanced his division which
YVES stationed at Hamburg, distance Of five
miles further into the interior
Turchin's Brigade Of Mitchell's Division, has
evacuated Tuscumbia, and is posted at Hunts
Vile
Southern papers are rece we'd at the headouar-
tiers Of Halleck, almost daily, and though they
are silent respecting Southern military move
nents, full information can be gained from them
In relation to the popular sentiment
Among other items OF importance 10 the an.
nouncement that the operations OF the railroad
between New Orleans aud Memphis have been
almost totally suspended by crevasse near the
former place, by which thousands of dollars
worth OF property has been destroyed. The
county Is submerged for miles.
AT the late battle Capt. Ross, Of the I'd Michi-
gan battery, was captured by the enemy. The
oticers AID all the privates, except seven, were
taken prisoners
The publication OF war news had been inter
dIc;6d by the rebel government
Oar gunbO1ts on the Tennessee have lately made
4 success fol ripup the river as far as Huntsville
Ala They passed over the Muscle Shoals above
Florence the water being high as TO enable
iG"U TO clear the bars without difficulty AT
EuGssViis they captured the rebel gun boat fired
R"Lo, beautiful liy!It-dr.ught fast-saiIing
Cfaif, mounting Two guns The crew of the lat
ter, previOus to their surrender threw overheard
TIE armament Of the vessel, consisting Of one six
and ore twelve FOUNDER A quantity of ammu-
milton stores were also t5teD, when our gun boats
returned TO PittsbUrg. Michel according to
latest advices, was at Iuka, between Decatur and
CcTinlh