Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-05-06
Later From General Maiieck,s
Army
Cairo. Nav 3.

NalrO, may d
For the past forty-eight hours there have
been current here a thousand conflicting
aud exciting rum0rs relative to the moves I
ments Of Ger. Halleek's army. Most Of /
these are totally untrue, but il is fact that |
very important events are now Transporting |
at Pi.tsburg which will be made public in 4
due time. The long naciion will be termi |
mated with the most cheering resG It's, aud,
II the great battle has rot already been
fought, another forty eight hours can hardly
elapse without its transpiring.
With regard to the wacrebouts Of the
enemy, variety Of reports continue to be
received. The best and the latest infOrma-
ton places large body of them AZ GrCna
da, one hundred and twenty six miles from
Pittsburg. Grenada is the junction of the
Mississippi Railroads, aud Il loyal citizen OF
the South, who arrived at the headquarters
Of our army few days since, reports thata
large force of rebels had been engaged at
that place in certifying and throwing up in.
trenchmeuts.
1t seems to be the intention OF BeaCregard
to retreat il possible to Arkansas.
Cairo, May 4.
Intelligence from the army before Corr
NTH has been received up to O'Clock Sat-
urday night, ht which tim. no engagement
hal taken Lace but u battle was moments.
/ rily expected.
/ Gen. IIalleck has moved his headauar-
! tiers twelve miles towards the front.
/ Our advance was within two miles Of the
enemy's outer works, and the entire column
was still pressing forward.
Skirmishes with the advance Of the reb>
els had been of daily occurahce, the latte.
making Tut slight show Of resistance, and
then falling back.
On Thursday -four hundred Germans
from Louisiana regiment, who had been
sent out from the rebel cams on outpost
duty in two detachments, came into our
lines in body, with white flags on their
guns, and gave themselves up us deserters
From this fact arose numberless rumors u
the effect that one Of our divisi ms had been
attacked by the enemy. and that the latter
had been repulsed with great loss in killed
and wounded and over 1000 pris ,ners.
Gen. Mitchell was within FIVE hours
march Of Gen. Pope's division.
Descrtsrs report that Gen. Lowell
advance wasa Grenada. Miss, ut the june
ton Of the Central Miss and Mem phi
and New Orleans Railroads, terrifying III
place, which is naturally "a strong position
Beauregard was being rapidly reinforce,
from al parts Of the Gulf States. merchant
and business men in large numbers haTin,
closed their stores and fIcked TO his stan
dard.
P.ttsdurg Landing, May 4.
The following dispatch, dated. nea
Pennington, has been received al headquar
tiers:
The reconnaissance sent towards Farm
ingtan fund the enemy, 4 500 strong ,witl
four pieces of artillery and SINE cavalry
occupying strong position near the town
Oar forces advanced at uuce 10 the assault
and, after shurp skirmisn, carried the 90
sition II handsome style. The enemy LET
thirty dead on the icli; also, tents ami bag
gage. Our cavalry are pursuing them -
The whole affair was very handsome, 90
regiments charging their battery and liz
Of infantry at donble- quick. The encm
fled in wild cOnfusi, Il.
Regiments Of cavalry sent through t
BJlnev lie took possession of the town tor
~ the railroad track, AMI destroyed ts
railr. al bridges
We have good many Trisnnc-sf can
tell how many yet. OJr loss vas tTJ Ei!ie
and twelve wounded.
, iSrgned) JaHN PoiE. Maj IT General
Washington, May /.
| The War Departm ent at noon to dav re
= ceived aIvices from Gen. Ilallcck uhic
Indicate that important events will TAX
place in the ueig hbyrhood q. CJrin;h in tw
or three days.