, 1862-06-02
2,m0 STRAGCGSIERS BROUGHT M
MOVEMENTS OF OUR ARMY FOR
1 WEEK,
4 Fair Fight Between Two
Brigades


2epecaa1 b1spatea 10 the Chicago Trlbune-1
CAIRO, May 81, 1862.
The heavy cannonading along the front 1iue
OF the army OF the Tennessee for day O,
two past, alluded to in my dispatch Of yes
tcrday, turns ont to hare proceeded the
Federn occupation Of Corinth. At this hour
ID & H., We have received no confirmation OF
detasls Of the news For SONG days past
there has existed in minds Of careful oh.
servers, well founded apprehensions that such
ftrategical movements were in progress.
The evacuation Of Corinth and its occupa
ton BY Gen. Halleck virtually amounts to au
abandonment Of the Mississippi valley, and IL
is presumed that If Fort Pillow be not already
abandoned and in possession Of our ilcet, thai
Immediate steps will be takcn to insure SO de-
stfnble eonsummatlon- It Is fully expected
That the Federal flag viii waye over Chlcka
saw bluffs and Memphis within week.
The occupation Of the latter city is particu
lar]y important at this junctu1e, as otherwise
1e low stage Of water in the Tennessee will
soon render transportation of supplies to the
Federal army work Of great difficulty with
Memphis, and the Memphis and Charleston
rai]road. Our possession there will be nc
trouble On this score.
SECOND DZsR TCK
CAIRO May 81, 1862.
The dispatch s:esmer Slingess has lust ar.
tlTed from below, with news to o'clock FIJI
day afternoon. Affairs at the flotil1a remain
quiet, Eo far as active offensive demonstra-
dons are concerned, excepting the continued
-bomhardmcnt Of the fort.
There is degree Of activity On the ord
nance boats and the repair boat Swallow. IN
dicative that the period Of activity, which for
50 many weeks has distinguished the fleet, is
nearly ended; the gunboats are Btreng gthened
50 Us to render Impossible the re-occurrcnce Of
the mishaps which characterized the last naval
encounter. The shingess brought from tic
feet sixteen refugees from Tennessee, Arkan.
eas and Mississippi, most of whom were sol
die1s In the Southern army. They subscribed
to the oath Of allegiance at the Provost Mar
sha11's Office Immediately after their arrival,
One Of them WIS petty officer OF the Confed-
crate gunboat, sGen. Priee,'' who left
his post willie the boat was lying just above
Fort Pillow, and after considerable difficulty
succeeded in reaching the Aotilla. He saws
there arc eighty On board the Price, and about
two Thousand at the Fort and vicinity, Those
inside the fortidcations are commanded by
Gen Vil1lpigue, and those outside BIZ jeff
Thompeon. Jetf's headquarters are at Full
ton
Among those refugees is citizen Of Arkan-
SAB, residing thirty miles from the Mississippi,
Who represents that the people are almost be-
coming loyal. 4 tailor doing business On
Min street, has manufactured an I'M
mcpse Federal aagg, and concealed 1t On
the premises ready to be unfuried on
the first approach of the Federals.
He ssyF that Little Rock is fully occupied
by Federal troops, and that what citizens re-
main are decidedly Ucion. The Arkansas
State legislators had scattered each to his
home, and Governor Rector had fled the State
and Was now at Jackson, Mississippi
Vicksburg had surrendered to tLe Federal
feet, and Memphis would yield whenever an
opportunity WAS offered her.
Fifteen Confederate transports had been
cent up the Yazoo River, and run into creeks
and bayous wherever there WIS waler to keep
them afloat, and the entrance Of the river Was
filed with old barges, steamers, &C., to pre-
vent the ascent OF the ederal gunboats. The
unfinished Confederate gunboat which was
lying at Memphis, Is also up the Yzoo.
CARO-, Hay 81, 1852.
Inc steamer Ellis arrived about noon from
fIt1spnrg Landing, which place she Left early
yesterday morning. At that hour there was
no report Of the occupation Of Corintb, The
steamer Aadiaon left few hours later, and
:has just arrived. She reports that nothing
'Tns positively known Of the retreat Of the rct,
els from Corinth, but that an attack vas made
by Gen. Pope to obtain possession Of a coveted
position near Corinsh, which the enemy con.
testing, brought On . sharp engagement, the
upshot ofwbieh was that they retired, leaving
:Pope's division In quiet possession.
Another account, brought by gentleman
who Was passenger, reports land more prob.
ably nearer the auth, since it corresponds
III some measure with the official dispatch
said to hare been received from Gen. Hal,