New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
A BATTLE SOON EXPECTED
BEAUREGARD LARGELY REINFORCED
BIZ Is roRTIFYING HIS POsITIoN
Rebel outrages on the Tennessee
THEIR EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT
Cnrc.nn. Saturday. Anril ls. lsf.


A .necisl disnatch from Cairo TO The Times says
that Gen. Mitchell is now a. Iu-k-s, Missslpp nav
nq burned the bridges across the Tennessee River al
Decatur and Florence.
uu.. Mi,, I. % miles southeast Of Cornth the Mem
phi, aud Charleston Railroad II viii be seen that oen
Mitchell Is thus In close proximity to Beauessd and can
eaectuay cooperate with Gen. Haneek In the coming
attack
A rnecial dispatch from Cairo to Tie Chicago
T'ribUHc, Gays:
When Gen. Mitchell reached Decatur, Ala, in his
late bridge expedition, he took possession OF tine
telegraph office and cut the wires leaving Decatur
and Corinth only in communication.
Imrortant movements have taken place, the par
tcnlars of which we are not allowed to publish al
present.
After the latctt dates the two armies at Pittsburg
were nearing each other.
Gen. Beauregard sent @ message 10 Jef Davis,
demanding re-enforcements for Corinth, declaring
Otherwise he could not bold the position. Gen
Mitchell promised the re-enforcements
Recent intelligence from Corin,h confirms previous
reports concerning the magnitude Of the enemy s
force
ReGnforcemens for Beauregard were arriving a.
an unexamped rate. lie has now 100, 900 men, and
10 fortifying Corinth, building intrenehments, aud
constructing an abat,is. The Rebels entertain no
doubt Of success next time.
C,Eo Filsy April l8 1902.
The steamers Minnehaha aud Patteu were fired
into by the Rebels yesterday, while ascending the
Tennessee River with troops. Upon the former one
man was killed aud one severely wounded. Those
Oh the Patten were unnlured.
TIE troops on the Minnehahs landed and burned
row of wooden buildings on the bluff, near which
the firing originated.
ST. LorIs Saturday April 10 1852.
A special dispatch to TIE D-moeraf, dated Cairo
April 49, says:
A gentleman, lust arrived from Pittsburg reports
that all the wounded have been taken away from
that point. A skirmish took place at Savannah on
"Wednesday between detachment Of our cavalry
and the Rebel picket guard which was posted un-
comfortably near, and very strong. The Rebels
were driven back having five killed and sixty-lyo
wounded.
Refugees report ths, lie Rebels are forlifying al,
Lick Greek, hsif way CorlIth, and Strengthening
their works at Corinih.
Some of the refugees rate that Trims arriving
at Corin;h with fresh troops for the Rebels while
others say they were sending oil their stores, pfepar-
atory to evscuaing the place.
The steamer Imperial arrived here last night,
bringing 40 sick and wounded l01 being prisoners,
from Pittsburg. This is the last Of the wounded
there.
Tire steamer Evansville also arrived with 1860
Rebel prisoners from leland No. TO-
The Evansville, we Informed, takes her de-
parure this morning, with the captiyes, FOR Prairie
du Chen.
CricAGo, Saturday, April 10 1862.
special dispatch 10 The IriJaAe from Cairo
says that Gen. Sherman moved his division on
Wednesday two mics further into the interior and
after q sharp skirmish, in which the enemy were de-
iceted with loss Of 30 or co killed, aud as many
wounded, lie succeeded in maintaining his position.