, 1862-05-13
THE LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAP III.
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Report Of the Naval Engagement
near Fort Pillow.
Another Fight on Saturday.
THE Reconnaissance TOWARD

THE reconnaissance TOWARD
C0RikTK.
Especial Dispatch TO the Chicago Tribune.l
CAIRO, Nay II, 1862-noon.
There is nothing from the feet or from /
Pittsburg at this hour. The impression |
seems to prevail that the next arrival from |
below will bring the intelligence Of the sur
render Of Fort Pillow.
5 O'Clock p. ns.-The Meteor has just arrived |
from Pitteburg with intelligence to yesterday
afternoon. At five o'clock the status ofaffairs |
there remains as heretofore. Skirmishings
were ID progress which, between smaller bod |
les. would be digni6ed as battles, with losses
as yet unascertained on either side.
We are without our usual correspondence,
as newspaper reports are not allowed to leave
for the present.
6o'cloek ?. m.-Up to this hour, no inteli-
geuce additional to that teIegraphed yesterday
has been received from the dotilla. This
noon's receipt Of news would seem to indicate
that matters are coming to head ct the fort.
It is expected that the next news will be the
occupation Of the bluffs and the evacuation Of
Fort Pillow.
Nothing additional from Pittsburg Land
ing.
So'e1oek, p. m.-The iskylark has just az
rived at the 1eTee with wild rumors in relation
to the great naval battle on Saturday morning,
telegraphic mention Of which is forbidden.
When the Sly1ark left, furious canonnading
was heard in the direction Of the fort, which
could plainly be distinguished till after the
steamer passed Tiptonville I shall awrit
with considerable anxiety the report by the
boat tomorrow.
Ldtest-10 O'Clock p. ma Wild rumor Was
in circulation tonight, in which our losses in
the great raval fight at Fort Pillow arc enor-
| mously magnifed. On inquiry at headquarters
find that they are entirely without founda-
tion, and that the report telegraphed ycster-
terday is substantially true.
CAIRO, May II, 1s62-10P.4.
fThis dispatch should have been received in
; time for yesterdays TRIBUNE but was tlbowed
out at the telegraph Office at Cairo.-EDs. TR1B.1
Yesterday was signalized by one OF the
most brilliant gunboat actions fought since
the war began. Friday last about four o'clock
in the afternoon, q flag Of truce conveying
| four Of the surgeons taken at the battle of
| Belmont, who had been exchanged for Con-
| fcdcrate prisoners OF equal rank, came steam
inr round Craiehead Point. The Gordon
| Grant WIS the steamer 7sed. the transnort
stolen from Riddle. Coleman d Co.. of Pitts
burg, at the inception Of the rebellion. This
was evidently made to obtain knowledge of
| our position. Saturday morning about four
| O'Clock our tue-bost dropped mortar down
t to the Point, where 1t has for some Eeeks
past. every morning. been located. and an
hour after it hovIed its usual good morning TO
the rebels.
| Capt. Davis, new in command since the r.
tirement Of Commodore Foote, ordered the
Cincinnati. Cant. Stembe1 to Jay alonpsfde of
the point. Also. at 6 O'Clock while # vas
scarcely l1pht. on account Of the hun,d;tv 7of
the atnosnhere one of +he reba1 onnho,+s
| thought by nv informant to be the I,onisiana'
carrying two heavy guns amidships, came eau
tlousiy around the Point, hugging the shore 60
closely that she was unseen by those on board.
The Cincinnati and two other boats speedily
followed, and shortly after, four more. The
Louisiana (rebel came within point blank
range Of the Cincinnati before she was discoy-
cred. The latter Immediately cast loose from
the shore and moved into tile stream, where
she opened broadside, when the rebel, in
stead Of replying, turned her PROV towards
the Cincinnati and ran into her with great
force, striking her twice am;dships on her
sta1board side, with tremendous force and
ipjuripg her very materially. A shot was fired
from boat below, at her rndder, which fell
short Of the mark and did no great damage.
The Cincinnati poured in her most terrible
! hroadsides- As the rebel Ram came I'd with
the evident intent of causing her to sink, she
was pierced through and through by the Gin.
cinnatis shot Unassisted, she held the rebel
feet at bay for about fifteen minutes. when
one of our gunboats came to her assistance
| and others we're prepuring to do SO. Seeing
this the rebels held off and fought ut longer
range,
The Cincinnati, at the time the Ram run in.
| to her, and while the attempt was made to
board her, threw hot water from her boilers
and scalded the rebels terribly.
After continuing the battle for an hour O,
more, the rebels drew of under cover of the
smoke, which Was so dense that IT. con,d al,
most be cleft with knife. The encmv,e hoot.
were terribly cut up, Two were hlovn uT
| and one sunk. Subsequently, three Confeder
ate gunboats made spirited dash Mt the Rem
ton, but got broads,de for xbeir Mains. wb;ct
! sent them kitine backwards as If thc ev;1 % onf
was after them.
Can't. stemhe1 xas bad1v wor,dad n II,
neek: As the enemy annroachnd tba ront,3,
could not resist the onnnrtnn;tv tn aboot ~,
pi1ot. His conrai}e eee,np him fa1, rat.1,.ta;