Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-19

Latest ERoN P1TFsBURa.
have Just arrived from Pittsburg. The
steamer City of Memphis reached Padueah
last evening from Plttsburg, with TOO wound.
ed. She was sent to louisville. Among the
wounded was Capt ". q. Polk, nephew of
sE PRECEDENT Polk, who participated in the
battle, and was severely wounded in the leg.
The surgeons held consultation during the
passage down and decided to smputats.
Just a. we passed the mouth Of Duck river,
at noon yesterday, we discovered a row of
burning buildings and 8 large number of
Confederate troops upon the high land in the
rear. A short distance below we discovered
the steamer Minnehaha rounded to and lying
along the banks, with a white handkerchief
and Gags flying from the hurricane deck
Upon inquiring, we learned that she had
been fred into by rebel cavalry near where
the buildings we're burning, and one man
was severely wounded. The soldiers on the
steamer landed and set fire to the house from
whence the Volley was sent, but could not
reach the -ascals. The Patton was also fred
into about daylight; no one hurt. The rebels
very Bingularly respected our hospital Gags,
and allowed Us to proceed unmolested.
There was 3 slight skirmish day or two
since outside of cur picket lines, in the d.
rectioa Of Corinth, between some q. s. cav
airy and battalion Of Te1s Rangers, in
which two Of thsenemy were killed and two
taken prisoners.
Gen. Mitchell, few days after leaving
Huntsville, made a descent upon Decatur,
and burned the bridge of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad which spans the river at
that point he tore up the track for a mile
or more on either side of the Tennessee, and
then marched his forces to Florence, where
he destroyed another bridge. The timbers
of both structures, blscktned and charred
by FIRE, are continually floating past Pitts-
burg.
Gen. Sherman moved his Division on
Wednesday two miles further into the inte-
rior, and after sharp skirmish, ia which the
enemy was defeated with q loss Of Eve OF
six killed and as many wounded, succeeded
in maintaining his position.
believe 1t is the intention Of Gen. Hal
leek to advance slowly and sutely, and par
tlcularly to guard against surprises. No
such disgraceful and inexcusable blunders as
those perpetrated on Sunday viii again hap
pen while he is in command. The excite
ment against certain officers is intense and
charges haI, been preferred which will sad
die the responsibility of the slaughter where
1t rightly belongs.
The roads west of Pittsburg are exsers-
bic, but are rapidly drying under the inhu-
ence of the hot Southern un. A battle ID
imminent, and can't long be delayed. In
formation from Corinth to the 18th, yesteT.
day reached Savannah, and is deemed reli.
able. The person referred to nsys that thC
rebels consider the affair of Sunday and
Monday as Of unequsllsd brIllisncy, and I
is producing q wonderful effects upon tn,
people. The movement furnishes incou
testible evidence that the Yankees are no
invulDerabls. The Southern heart Is fred
and rsinforcsments are pouring upon Beau
regard at an unexampled rate. He hs
40O, 900 men under his command, and is for
tifying Corinth, building intTenchments
digging ride pits, constructing abbattis o
trees, &c. The rebels entertain no doubt o
success the next time, If an encounter b
8 provoked.
; We lost Is pieces of artillery in the lat
s battle. and csptured Is.
: Gen. Smith is dangerouHly i'll at saVan
: nah, and his recovery is doubtful.
Z The wounded in hospital at Savannah ~
!: dying or 10 daily. Mr.. Paddock Of VII
T lard's battery, is dead.
!: There Is no foundation for the report {
8 Gen. Prentiss' eacape. Tbs greater porto
4 Of the stb, 18th, I4th, Iowa. 5th Illinois an
y 9sd No., were captured with him. A reb
e prisoner gnS accompanied Prentiss' DivisiO
1. to Corinth as one of the guards, tells n
D this.
3 The steamer Planet arrived at Paduca
z this morning, with the list Ohio, en- rOu
a for Donelson. This-is one Of the regimen
de charged with eowardiee on the sixth. The
colors have been taken from them, and th'
are ordered to relieve the decimated nlinc
. regiments from guard duly there.
Captain Ferris, Go. I, I2Ih Illinois, ah
- through the lungs, died ct Paducah
day.
= Col. Kirkham brought into Paducah q
q morning ten rebel symPathiEsrS who ha
y been making secession speeches in southe
lee Illinois and advising rebeldOm on The pi
md Of the Egyptians. Tho prisoners resiitir
). one Of them was shot. They will Se t1i
= and punished speedily.
as There is 9 fevsrish feeling in NorthW
md md Kentucky, which may break out in or
rebellion ct any moment. The oommaI
h ing officer Of the post has thrown out
pickots fifteen miles from Paducah in sVr
direction.
!. Capt. Hudson, belonging to the llth K
. tucky, fell overheard from the Psttsn on
downward trip, and was drowned.
The nth Ohio has been dlsbanded
an mustered out Of the service.
A dessrter from Beaursgard's army q
into Savannah Wednesday, and says I
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