Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-29
our SPECIAL CAIRO DISPATCHES.
ARRIVAL FROM PITTSBURG!
Battle expected Yesterday |!
UNION ARMY l66, 900 STRONGl
ITEMS OF SOUTHERN NEWS!
Federal Prisoners at Tuscaloosa
AFFAIRS AT FORT PILLOWl
The Great Hood at Cairo! !
Battle expected Yesterday /!
UNION ARMY $4,000 STRONGl
ITEMS OF SOUTHERN NEWS!
Federal Prisoners at Tuscaloosa
AFFAIRS AT FORT PILLOW!
The Great Hood at CaIrO /!

telligence from General Halleok's army !
confirms the reports previously receive
of aprObAble advance and battle to day.
Rebel Cavalry nsve appeared in consider
able force upon the river about 20 miles be
low Savannah, near Clifton, and one Of tn
gunboats had been sent down the river Il
watch their movements. All boats leavini
this point for above have brass pieces upor
the bow and one upon each side, besides al
armed guard upon the hurricane deck, to re
pei any attempt of guerillas to FIRE into thl
boat.
The steamr B arrived from Fort Pillow a
two o'clock this morning. There Is no ma
terIal change Of affairs at the feet. Som,
occasional firing by the mOrtars, and an Oc
easiOnal reply By the enemy's batteries. Il
is probable the late intelligence Of the fall o.
New Orleans, which was last evening sent
BY steamer to Commodore FOOte, may
hasten matters below and put 9 period
to the cautious policy OF the Flag Ohicer.
The B. brought to Cairo six refugees from
Memphis, from which city they departed a
week ego yesterday. They had secured,
through the cOnnivanes of q Union msr-
chant their passports 70 Humboldt but in
stead of going in that direction, they pro-
cured skiff and crossed the Mississippi to
the Arkansas shore about six miles below
Randolph, and taking to the swamp and bot
tom land, which are here OverAOWed to a
considerable distance, they tOWed back six
miles or more from the river, and, after severe
trials and suferings, reached Osceols. From
here they roWed to the feet and reported
to Commodore FOots. They say a majority
Of the people in Memphis are Union, but
compelled to advocate disunion sentiments
to preserve their property. There are sever
al secret Union Societies, who assist their
membors to emigrate, and are pledged to aid
in the re-establisment Of Federal authority.
Five men are known to be on their way
North by the same rOuts taken by these.
Generals Price and Van Dorm recently passed
through Memphis on their way to Corinth,
leaving about 5000 troops to Overawe the
city and enforce the conscriptlon act.
JeR Thompson is in Memphis, and has bis
quarters at the Jayoso House.
There are 5000 bales of cotton, 1000
hhds of sugar, and 10000 bbl5. of mOlassea,
now lying upon the levee, of which the cot
ton will be burned and the sugar and mo.
lAssss rolled into the river on the approach
of the Federal forces. The citizens and
newspapers are opposed to burning the city,
but the soldiers and country people favor It.
The Memphis Argus il considered the expo
nent Of Union sentiment, and is not allowed
the telegraphic dispatches. The Safety CON-
mittee talk Of suppressing it. The lsgisla-
ture passed the late Military law without q
quorum. The more violent Of the rebels in
the country consider Memphis Union hole,
and thI eaten to wipe It out On the Wednes-
day succeeding the battle of Pittsburg, Gen.
Prentiss, with 2,sss Union prisoners, passed
through Memphis. The men were in coed
spirits, and were kindly treated by the in
habitants, particularly BY the Irish and Ger
man women. The citizens contented them
selves with waving their handkerchief and
looking the interest they dare not openly
express. Prentiss made Union speech 10
his men, and the eidE ms cheered him. Pro
vost Marshal L. D. McKissoek bade him re-
main silent Prentiss told him he had four
to one more friends in Memphis than be
(McKissoch) and said to the eitiEsns
HKeep quiet for a few weeks, and you
will have opportunity to cheer the good
old flag to your hearts content
Our soldiers sang the "star Spanglsd Ban.
ner," "Rsd, White and Blue" "Happy Land
of Canaan, and "Old John Brown" as they
we're starting on the cars for Tuscaloosa,
Ala, where they are at present confined
There were one hundred and fourteen Union
officers among the prisoners. Beauregard
claims to have taken 5000 prisoners. The
Memphis Ohio, Memphis & Charleston,
and Mississippi 3 Tennessee Railroads are
connected by q union track, to give greater
facility for moving the rolling stock aud pro-
visions in case of Federal attack. All the
old iron and brass was being collected and
forwarded below. The citizens think Fort
Pillow will be taken by the hOtilla. The
soldiers and newspapers consider it impreg-
nabls. The Confederate loss, all told, at
Pittsburg, was about 4, 1000; 1000 wounded
are in Memphis. The Government machinery,
and Commissary and Quartermaster's stores
are removed. 1t is thought that the fate of
the Confederacy hangs upon the OOrinth ba.-
tie. If beaten, they have no resource left
but the organization Of gurilla bands and
predatory warfare.
Four deserters from Fort Pillow arrived ct
the Aotilla Sunday morning, and reported
twenty-five more in the swamps opposite.
A tug was sent for them. They cay the
Confederate army at the fort is greatly de-
moralized, whole companies refusing to per-
form military duty. A large number Of
soldiers are in irons. Their term of enlist-
ment bad expired, and the officers wish 10
compel them to serve two years longer. At
the fort one man had been killed and 3
dozen wounded by the explosion of cur
shells.
The river Is rising rapidly, two inches
within the last ten hours. It seems now
impossible to avert the great calamity.
A dispatch was received this morning
from Pittsburg, dated Sunday evening. Up
to that time there had been no fighting.
There waS a prospect yesterday Of con-