, 1862-04-28

Rebel News from Tennessee and
NcFth Alabama.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, april "a
4 copy Of the Richmond Examiner Of tue
22d inst, having fallen into my hands, I CLEAN
from it the following extracts:
CRITICAL SITUATION IN TENNESSEE AND
NORTH ALABAMA.
The Atlanta {Georgia,) ronfedracy has in-
formation which represent a1fairs in Ten
ncssec and North Alabama in very critical
situation It says: "Nc arc Informed, and
entmy's cavalry have advanced southwark
from Puntsyille; hAFc crossed the Tennessee
River 1T the cStfcmc southwark point Of that
stream in Alabama, and are now at Guuter's
Landing. This is within forty or fifty miles Of
Ga5sdcu, on CoFEa River. which distance they
c:1 travel il one dag and cut of the passage
ol any ,nurc steamboats, up to Rome. Nay,
they might E.lzc few boats aud pass up to
KoMc and tlkc the city, burn down our foun-
dries, which are rapidly turning out cannon
they pleased. Gunter's Landing, by direct
route through DeKaib aud Cherokee counties,
Ala, along fine road for travel, is only 80
miles from Rome. The (FedcraD caralrE
could pass through :hls country in two days,
and burn down our iound1ics in Rome. They
could ut that point and at Kingston capture
enough cngines and cars to proceed up the
| read with IN armed force to protect them in
| burning the bridges, and be exposed to none
| Of the difficulties that the engine stealer5 met
WILL IL n QA}h at.D 0E Lut4 COttin dPIlu5EA
and burn the bridges from Rome through the
country. With these bridges burnt, Kirby
| Smith, {Rcbe) who Is understood to be ad-
! yancing Oh Huntsville, would be cut of from
| reinforcensents or retreat. East Tennessee,
| and our forces at Knoxville, Grecnyilfc and
| Cumberland Gap, with all Western Virginia,
! would be exposed in the same manner we
| pointed out in commenting on the couse-
t Quences had the engine thieves been success
| tul''
| TIE RATTLLE NEAR CoRINTH.
We hare come Interesting adviccs from the
battlefclis Of Shiloh and Pittsburg. These
accounts assure the fact that in these engage
ments the Fcdcr;ls were rcpulscd on every
occasion. From what We eau gather from thu
reports Of officers engaged in the battle. ou1
loss in both engagements was about 5,O0o II
killed, wounded and missing. Our forces, il
lulling back TO Corinth, wg1e not pursued
| From information we have gathered We have
| hut little doubt tha. Gen. Buell. was killed
There is no doubt that the action near Corint}
I was one Of the most sanguinaFy in history, Il
| proportion to the numbers engaged; aud IT.
have reason tc believe that official reports viii
increase thu amount Of our loss. On aceouu
Of thc great distance over which the dca
were strew1, tlc battlefield did not present a
horrible spectacle as the contracted field @
DoneiEop, where the men were Killed in mas:
: Is, and an acre Of open ground WAS filled wit
dead, in many instances several feet deep.
Feeling in Kansas.
I 1From the ST. Loiis Democrat, scstcr'iay.1
We learn from Lcaycnworth, ty passenger
<'n Yesterday + Hannibal and St. Joseph steam
er, that llsutenant G. II. Hnyt, OF job
Brown, Jr. s Rifles, who was arrested wit
Lc}. JrErison aro ihcarrcratrd at Fort Lea,
cnwar:!. was on Tuesday released ou parols
l .tutring him to the Nuliis Of Lawrenc.
c kansas. L was sought to hedge in this pt1o!
NTH conditions that lie should rot speak
stlation to the subject Of his imprisonmen
I Lieut.. Eoyl refused the conditions, but IT.
: finally released.
u TIE greatest indignation is felt and expires
ed at these y raunical arrests Tic eNeitemrt
is growing hourly, and throughout the Stai
the pe ople are aroused. Since the removal
4 Free State and Anti-slaTery people has bee
= called to meet at Topeka on the eth of Ma
a Hon. Owen 1oTejoy has been invited, an
;. will probably attend. 1t is not doubte
= smong the old Free State men Of Kansas th
+ this arrest is but the opening of n1ovcuael
= 10 clush them out on the part Of the Pr
slavery authorities. Col Jennison's falni
have arrived in this city and ART stopping
c | Baruum's.
' The LIST Kansas Cavalry marched to Fo
- Riley from Lawrence on Monday. All Of th
troops at that point, destined for New Mex
o CO, have marched for Fort Riley. Gen. r. ]
Mitchell expects orders for Tennessee, i
which small favor the people Of Kansas vi
Us bc gratified.
&c There are no charges against Col Jenuisc
= yet publicly known in LcaEcnworth 1t
d generally believed that Gen. Ssurgis havi,
J. 'won the elephant" doesn't know what
>, Go with it. Gen. Sturgis' response to all /
a aciries is mysterious shake OF the head. Al
- oracular hints Of the e sramidcations Of an e
ae tensivc conspiracy" in which Col Jenuis
ly and Lieut.. Hoyt have been engaged. Nobo
1t knows what the Bri,adier alludes to, but t
common demand Is that these gentlemen
T ftrntad ~ 1easf as okats