Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-16


rise to pass no compliment OF e"co
MUM upon that General. lie neecs
no praise from me, because cannot 90
him Justice. / hope we shall bear NO
more whispers about Gen. Mcclellan De-
mo removed from his command"
From Cairo.
CArno, May II.
We have ju.t received the following
dispatches from our corre'P' Doen',
written % the military was leaving Tue
Mississippi fotiila of Fort Pillow:
Nav 1913 o'clock u.
Arebel tug has this moment been
around the point on . 'ecoooo'sa"ce'
Eve, ytbiog seems to indicate much &C.
tivi,y on both sides. We are expecting
40 attack momentarily.
From P.ttsbnrg we have despatch
from our own reporter, who had been IN
front of the lines, and judged that our
attack would not be made upon the en-
emy's position for several days. Our
siege guns were not yet 10 position.
Gait. M~di.on's battery reached
Monterey on the 9th inst. The gene' al
imp, essen in the army was that the en-
envy would make no stand At Cor'nth,
but he believes their OPINION wrong.
General Halleck is advancing upon
the place cautiously aud carefully, and
terrifying as he advances.
All his movements are predlcated
upon the suppositicu that the enemy 10
in large force at Coiinth, aud that he
intends to make stand there.
Grand Junction is being fortified by
Beauregard, with the evident intention
Of falling back there if beaten At 20.
rinth.
The number Of tho encmy's troops ct
Corinth is estimated At Gen. Hsileck's
headquarters at from 10000 to 170,-
900.
The gunboat Mound City was con-
siderabiy damaged in her bows in the
late naval engagement at Fort Pillow,
and is now at Mound City awaiting 40
opportunity Of going into the dry dock
Tor repairs.
Gen. Strong yesterday visited the
hospital at Mound City. There are but
Fifty parents 10 the hospital at present.
Additional apartments are being pre-
pared and improvements effected to &C.
commodate the wounded at the expect.
ed battle Of Corinth.
[Special to the chicago Tribune.
A destrter came on board the flag.
boat Benton on the l2,h, and stated
that the rebel rams and gun-boats en-.
gagged in the encounter Of Friday morn
ing were not sunk, as represented in a
previous Dispatch. They were terribly
shattered, but our gun-boats undoubt
eddy fired the most of their shots above
the water line, and they ruck whore
The rams were either heavily plated or
protected with layer Of cotton bales.
Experienced naval men are Of the
opinion that the same number of shots,
at the same distance, directed near OF
below the water line would have sen,
every one of the rebel crafts to The
: bottom.
Tue deserter reported that the rebel
fleet lay off Fort Pillow yesterday, bust
~ engaged 10 repairing the damages re-
ceived--p'omising faithfully to retur" il
exactly 4s hourst and whip us mos,
handsomely. They may for once il
their lives prove a. good as their word
and come up to-day aud make second
desperate attempt, for no one supposes
that anything but most critical condi.
ton on their part could induce them 10
come out in this manner. Farragut in
the rear, commander Davis in front,
Curtis on the east and the swamps Of
Arkansas on the west are enou.h to
Il axe the most cowar,;ly desperate.
An officer OF the Union fotilla, went
out in a sklti on Friday afternoon, with
in sight Of the rebels, and for more than
an hour remained taking observations
HIS report to the Commander confirms
the state OF activity IN tier fleet, and
the fact that their rams were not sunk
in the late engagement. The rebels, iu
the late fight, were provided with ap.
paratns for throwing hot water, aud
actually tried it on tie Cincinnati
The bursting of their hose only pre-.
vented great havoc among the Union
crew. This bursting Of the scalding
concern, probably gave rise to the idea
that the rebels had collapsed fue.
Capt. StembIe is not 10 badly hurt a.
was at fret supposed. His wound i.
painful, but not necessarily mortal.
Special to the Chicago Tribuns.]
The DIVISION OF General Mmchell haa
formed = ,nction with General Pope,
and now forms the extreme left of our
line.
Especial to Chicago Post
BY the steamer City of Memphis,
from Pit,sbu,g,we learn Of great dissat.
isfaction amorg the rebel troops. Some
want to 60 home, as their time Of en-.
l,stment bias expired, aud Others for be.
ing taken from their business ty to,ce.
| No news from the fleet to day.
! The weather is getting very hot.
The CITY Of Memphis has $50 sick.
They are going to Keokuk uLder the
charge OF DR.. Turner.
Gen. M.tchel's division has arrived at
Pennington.
Especial to the Chicago Times
The story Of the enemy's lack Of pro.
visions is denied by these deserters who
say that there is plenty Of subsistence
al Co,inth.
Gen Pope moved forward bis column
TO re take his position lost in the skir.
mlsh en- friday last. l he result OF the