Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-12
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
The WAR NEWS.
Object Of tho Late Operations in
Hampton Reads By tho
Federal Fleet.
Defense Of tho 0hio neglnsnts n
Congress.
The Rebel Steamer Nashville
Again Runs tho Blockade.
From Cairo.

CAIRo, Nay 10.
Especial to Chicago Journal.
The steamer J. J Roe, from Pittsburg Landing
yesterday P. NJ, has arrived.
The army 10 again in motion, but progressing
very ,losly.
Il wss reported at the Landing that 100 Of our
cavalry, while reconnoitering from tho left wing
on rhursday night. were surprised b. . superier
force Of rebels and captured.
John Roberts, . native Of Scotland, formerly
seaman on Liverpool and New Orleans packets.
who has resided in Memphis for seven months
past, arrived here to-day. He left Memphis on
Saturday last. came through Grand Junction. and
went North on the Missouri Central Railroad -
far as Weeden, from wben-e he came across the
country TO Point Pleasant, on the Tennessee river,
whore he hsiled the gun-b Tyler, and was ia
ken on board Of her. He says that troops had
arrived At ,mphis in large numbers from Ar
kansas and Texas, and were Immediately sent to
Coriuth.
The Provost Marshal commenced burning tho
co tor carly last week, and had thrown most Of
the sugar and molasses iuto the river. The rebel
government has seized all property in Memphis
and sent it to Columbus, Miss.
The stores arc all closed, and the Government
has promised to pay merchants for their goods
four months after the treaty Of peace With tho
United States.
JEFF Thompson was securing the country around
Memphis with his gang, enforcing the conAcript
act.
Several deserters from Beauregard at CoriDth,
were met on the way. who report that troops arc
put on half rations, and that provisions will last
but forty days.
All Infantry which were stationed at Fort Pill.
low had been withdrawn and sent to Corinth.
Grand Junction was not fortified.
Com. Foote arrived to-day from the dotilla and
left this p m. for the east via Louisvie and Gin
cinnati. He 10 much prostrated from the effects Of
the wound in his foot, received atnFost Henry. 20
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peed to leave the comman1 temporarily to Capt.
Davis.
Two Illinois surgeons, taken prisoners st Bel-
mort 10 ovember last, were brought up to the
feet from Fort Pillow with flag Of truce. Most
of their imprisonment has been spsnt in Memphis
They were At Tuscaloosa Ala, about 80 days.
Most Of the prisoners taken at Donelson and Bel
mont are confined there. They are comfortably
situated and .. we'll taken care of - cou be ex.
pected. Provisions are very scarce throughout
the whole South. The army at Corinth1s subsist.
ing on half rations, and have onl, provisions
sufficient to last fcrty days. When the surgeons
lett Memphis ON Thursday the city was almost de-
serted All the stores are clos ed, Government hav-
Ing sppropri .ted the goods Of moot Of the mer
chants and promised to pay for hem three months
sugar, which has been stored at Memphis, vas
removed to Fort Pickering, miles below and de-
stroyed last week BY the Provost Marshal in an
.icipstion of the approach of tho Federal feet.
The Conscrlpt Act IL being rlgidly esfOfced and
has been the means of causing general stampede
into the interior.
There are men enough remaining at Fort Pillow
to man the guns. AL the infantry have with
drs IN to reinforce Beauregard at Corinth.
1t was the general opinion among the officers Of
the feet that the fort would either be evacuated
or surrendered within ono week. Prominent reb-
els acknow edge that is useless longer t. attempt
defense oi the Miss. River, and are urging the
withdrawal Of the few troops which still remain.
Memphis will be surrendered without strug-
gle. 1t vas believed in Memphis on v ednesdsy
that the Federal feet from below were before
Vieksburg. but no reliable in ornation concerning
it had been received.
900 citisens of Memphis were imprisoned with
in week for expressing doubts as to the 81 :csss
of the rebellisn, but we're in anticipation of an
early arrival Of the Federal feet, Most Of the
Union citistns remained quiet, while the rebels
we're flying in every direction.
1t was currently reported in Memphis on Satur
day thoi the deet was be ow Baton Rouge.
The whsle country on the Lower Mississippi
WAS submerged by food, which hid caused an i'm
q ense destruction Of properly on the low lands.
The news rom Pittsburg is unimpertant.
The army was sgain making slow AID cautious
progress.
All rumors that Beauregard is evacuatipg CO.
rinth are discredited by high military officers,
but his position is cons,dered nntenable, and he
will b cempsllsd to tight OF surrender.
On Thursday. small party Of our cavalry.
while on . reconnaissance, we're captured by .
large force of rebels.