, 1862-05-10
Rebels Concentrating at CorintE1
WARM WORK AT FORT PILLOW,
Rebel Cavalry at Dresden, Tenn.

14SA ~ -4EuitA1S LIZ HE5 6ll0N til IL 10 ilLQ
the country as lar as Randolph, from whence,
after considerable trouble, he escaped to
Hickman. lie tells g pstiful story Of affairs
at Memphis, confirming in most essential par
ticulars, reports recently received and pub
lisl1cd. During their hasty evacuation the
rebels buried thirty pisces Of excellent cannon
ina locality which Mr. Sharpe las Indicated to
tue authorities, all Of which was cxhumcd and
arc now in possession Of Gen. Qainbr.
From Hickman there is nothing Of great
importance, il TIC may except preparations
on foot for IN expedition promising lmpor~
tant results Tor the Union cause in Tennessee
Douglass Stewart, 4 Lieutenant in the Con-
ttd.ratc aruy at Corinth, Who commanded
cemr:Dy in the battle Of Shiloh and, accord
ing to his own statement did yconan service
for the Confederacy, was yesterday captured
by our scouts about five miles lelow Onion
City, WHITTIER he had gone on Confederate re-
cruiting service, and taken TO Hickman,
where he took the oath Of allegiance and exc
cIted 1 bond for one Thousand dollars, with
approved security, for tic faithful observance
Of his oath.
From Plttsburg nc have nothing Of inter
est. A boat arrived 1atc last evening and re-
ported our army within two miles OF Corinth.
Heavy firing was in progress towards our ez-
.remc advance, but it was thought no general
action was progressing. Indeed, the gcnaza1
Impression seems to he that Braurcgard will
Lot risk j l,at1lc ut Corinth
LATE NEWS FROM TIE SOUTH
Memphis papers OF the I'd, 81 and 5tA ill.,
sta1'7, were received last evening by horse
hack-eSlress from Union City. From the H.
dlozche Of tic 9Th wr CLEAN the following items
OF intelligence:
The battle so long in anticipation at Cor
nth is postponed for the present. From Fort
Pillow our adviccs arc III, TO Saturday after
noon; The Fedcrals sill continued their
harmless pa5timc, much to the amusement of
our gallant boys. We believe there is every
prospect that our authorities will, under No
circumstances, surrender ills strong position.
From SickEburg nc learn that our authorities
arc rapidly hurrying forward guns and com
i'lt{lDE fortifcatIons, which are represented to
ts Of such formidable c!,arArieE Us to preclude
all possibility Of the passage OF The cuenlT's
licct up the river
'tAbout three thousand Federa1s, consisting
OF infantry, cavalry and artillery advanced to-
wards Pennington On Saturday last, and en-
g'lGcd our fofccs for an hour. They succeed
Cd In taking the town with u loss On our aide
OF twenty killed and one hundred
wounded. The Confederate Government has
abandoned the important railroad connections
between Danvllle, Va, and Greensboro, N. C.''
The d"aza"rdc dcprccates the adoption of 4
policy Of persecution of Union men, and says
| such course of action by tho rebel govern
mcnt is suicidal and calculated to lead to
disastrous results. The Government ia be-
coming unpopular, and the 4pala7chz does
not hesitate to attack it vigorously. Referring
to the possible occupation Of Memphis by
the Federalss DR., Fowlkes, editor, says h.:
| slall in such an event remoyr Ills Office to one
| OF the Gulf States wAcrc he can express his
| honest sentiments free from Federal dictation.
In the action Of South Mills, n c., the Con,
| fedcrates, Numbering 500 attacked aud drove
Oh 5,oo OF the "eneny." Their loss was
500; ours killed and Is wounded.
| Agentleman who left New Orleans on tht
LIST instant, says that the Federals, after thel,
war-vessels hid passed the forts, went to worl
with the Irish women at Quarantine, many O
whom had husbands in the forts, gave then
money, and urged them to advise their con
| nections to give up the contest The womer
@NhNNA9
hundred and eighty men spiked their gun
and delivered themselves up to the enemy
Gc2. Dunson is now 8 prisoner on parole
Gco. Butler is in the city, having come up 0,
The first transport from hclow.
! The following telegraphic dispatchs appea
in the d.aldnche:
RICHMOND. May 5.-Authcntic information
| fr3'n New Orleans By telegraph. received here
=ta1es that the troops At Fott jackson ha,
n:n'irled and spiked some guns when Genera
"as ut Fort St, Philip unmauaaeable
She receive bTosdslde ut thirty feet, with
out injury, and then was blown up by Com
| tna, der Mcintosh. who had his arm and Ic.
blown of. About thirteen Of the enemy
steamers came up before the surrender, amous
I cIass. The en,my is believed to be in fnl
| loss. ss:on Of the city: Tho French Com
1nander Of Frigate R[ilitairc gave notice tina
he required 60 days notice before bombard
: ment, in order to remove French eitizent
1his was before the surrender. The city j
! quiet, and the people remain loyal. All col
, toE On ship board in the city and at B1to
Rouge was burnt. ThirtE-two thousand bale
, were thus destroyed
President Davis has Issued the followin
/ proclamation:
To tie Pe1ke Of The Confederate States of An7ezicu
An enemy Eagtng war In manner viola.ire
lne usages of clvillzed nations, has inraded o.
. country with presumpinous reliance OH superie
| numbers. He ha. deela1cd his purpose to reduc
If TO suhmission: VIZ struggle to preserve or
/ biEthtight Of constitutional freedom. 01r trust
In the 5ust1ce Of our cause and the protection {
Gcd- Recent disasters have epTcad gloom orr
t ihis land and soErow sits st the hcasthstoncs {
: rec:tude, and faithfully relying On their Faith,
q | III Heaven. may b. cast dawn bnt cannot be di
= ntaycd Tbsy mourn tho 1oss Of the marty
whose lives have been sacrificed in their defens
| but tllcF receive this dirpcnsation OF q Diril
!. Providence with humble submission and revare1
r faith; and nov that our hosts are again goit
filed with anxious solicit ude for their safety,
II is meet that the whole pcoric should turn IL
- pluriugay IT, their Almighty Father aud besee
Il | His 1!-l1o~crfnl protection.
= Now, THErEronE !. Jc6erson Davis, Preside
Of the <t'Etrdcra'c States Of America, do ise
+ unite at their several placss ii Worship on F
e. humble suPpliesdoa 70 4inlshty God s6at as Y
~ souchtafe hts blessings on our bc1oT cd conHt1
d that he will strengthen and p 7otect armie
Z That he will ~xtch over aud preserve poo,
ffonn the eyl IL Hashinat'ons M % q our easnJs
bleteiugr Of Peacc snd sccn1e US under his zh
H. terlEG care.
te Confederate st4tee, at Richmond this ID day
r. 3iay, AID :, 1852. JEFFERsoS DAVIS
m R1cnHoEn, May I
~ proclamation from Cos. LetCheE. announ
he 1cctcd By majority of Fix hundred and seGe1
eight {61S}.
ArauaTA. May
Prisoners who escaped from Key West, rel
| three Thousand 6 ,0GD Fcdcrals on the Island
| five hundred IN hospital. with small po1, &c.
es- The 4valanehe's !ocal says some of our
III merchants are refusing to take Confet1e,
te, money even ut heavy discount. What do t
he mean? Arc they In reality AboNtionis
We think it base treason in any man thus T
, lic]y to proclaim himself opposed to
~ South.
[of WAR NEWS FROM CAIRO.
The enemy hare fifteen hundred ca7a1'
Drvedeu, Tenn; five hundred a: Gardner
=, tion; and 1ast night it IVES reported th
.ch company Of cavalry had possession Of III
The City.
on CAIRO, May a.-The steamer Brown arr
ltr5 freln the f1otiila this morning. At dayb
, ar yesterday, four rtbel gunboate were
lag rounding the polut, making their way In
zen. direction q tue bank where our mortar
ten: are nioofed during the dag, evidently
Lied G11 intention of capturing them. g
T. Inc gunboats were Immediately fof1ne