New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-30

lbe 10jlOWlpH was received lo-uhy at the W az
Department:
SEVEN MILF, vRox MONTEREY Tensr
"Mondny, April 70, 1907
Give companies Of our cavalry had skirmish
with the enemy's cavalry two miles in advance Of
this. The enemy retreated. Five of them were
killed, one Major. Eighteen prisoners with horses
a arms were captured and are now in camp.
zone Of the preoners, named Vaughn, was for
u','y foreman in the Office Of The louisville Dem.
oclof We had one man wounded and none killed.
Or. iCrces ore in capital spirts. The prisoners say
tie enemy have upward Of so, 900 men at Corinth,
and will ighti and that they are busy intrepching
and mounting large guns"
The Associated Press correspondent gives the fol-
lowing account Of The affair
PrrsnuRG LhNpISG, Tuesday April 20 l862
Another cavalry Reconnaissance, yesterday, met a
Rebel forsging party near Monterey. sharp skig-
msh ensued resulting in the death OF five Rebels in-
cluding one major, and the capturing OF nineteen
prisoners. One msn was wounded on our side.
Heavy rains fell ast nj ght, and the roads are sgain
in bad condition. The river is very hgh aud rising.
Brip..Gen. Culum, Chief Of the Staff and Engineers,
has arrived from tie Mississippi River, where he bas
been engaged in placing The defenses of that river in
order.
HrAD9rARTrHs DEr.hIs,ST o. rgs MIIssr,,.lsP''} ,.''}
TAs Hon. EDvIS n. STANTON. Seysia,y1 Var
SIR: Big. Gen. W. L, Sherman saved the fortune
Of the Jay on the 9th, and contributed largely to The
glorious victory of the 7th He was in the thiekest
Of the gh, on both days having three horses killed
under him, and being wounded twice. I respectfully
request that he be made a hajor-General Of Volun'
tesrs, 10 date from the 9th inst.
II. W. GhIEIcK M,joI sSa Gs1cisi SI commanding.
CASP MAR PrrsBuRG, TENN, Tuesday, Aprii 20. 1862
Hon. r.. 81 STASroS, S,erefayy Of War.
Gen. Pore sent force to Monterey this morning
The enemy fled. Our forces took fifteen prisoners
some baggage and supplies.
We destroyed the encsmpment snd returned i'
camp In good order.
There is q reconnaissance out to explore the coun
try TO Pennington. No news from Il yet
Our army is greatly reoiced to hear Of the capture
OF Ney-Orlesna THOMAS A. ScoTT,
Assistant Secretary Of WA.
PrTsBusg, Tuesday. April 70, 1861.
There was heavy firing across Lick Creek .thi'
morning, caused by artillery practice by our advanced
guard, who, after slight diminishing, in which we
captured several prisoners, occupied Pea Ridge.
At o'clock we occupied Monterey, twelve or
fourteen miles from Corinth.
very intelligent sailor Of Boston has deserted
from the Rebels this side Of COrinth and reports that
the capture Of Newt Orleans was generally known
In the Rebel camps on the morning Of the 9th.
lie also states that Oh the 18Th, the time Of two
Louisiana regiments enlisted for twelve months ex.
PRED, but by the new conscription law were re-
quired 10 serve two years longer, on being 60 in
formed both regiments laid down their arms and re
fused TO fight when Gen. BeauregRrd detailed four
regiments to guard them o. prisoners.
II was not known that Gen. Halleck 10 In COM
mand here, but the general impression among the
Rebel troops was that Gen. Buell. s, and that our
army Ia retreating 70 Nashville.
Col. J. c. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, ar
rived to-day relieving Capt. Mclean, who was
obliged 10 90 to Cincinnati on account Of -health.
CAIRO, Tuesday, April %, 1862
Tho steamer Bacon, which leh Pittsburg last
evening, has arrived. Gems. Halleck, Buell., and
Grant have moved their headquarters TO near the
front of our lines, and personally superntend all de-
tails attending The advance Of the whole force, Or
ders for which are hourly expected.
Gen. Pope's division advanced four miles on Sun
day. and are now encRmped in sight Of the enemy 4
camp fires.
Rebel deserters who came in op Saturday, bad
heard rumors Of the fall Of New. Orleans, which
WAS, however, contradicted by the officers.
The pickets occasionally exchange shots.
A later arrival tonight reports our whole army
moving forward slowly.
Contrabands and deserters come within our lines,
aud repest the previous statement that Cornth is be
ing evacuated.
LounvrLIs Tuosdsy, AprR 70, 1882.
One hundred and seven prisoners, captured BY
Gen. Mitchell at Huntsville, arrived here tonight
ON rnnfe for Camn Chase