Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-02
MORE HIGH WATER AT CAIRO.
SEVERE CAVALRY SKIRMISH NEAR
PITTSBURGH LANDING.
Our Gun.BOats Penetrate TO
Huntsville, Ala. ntf
Com. Foote'S Resignation Declined.

| Special to Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, April 81.
The rise in the Tennessee river has reach
ed u.s. Last night the Ohio increased an incl
in volume and is Still rising. Dispatches re
ceiycd from the Cumberland represent thai
river rapidly rising. From Pittsburg WI
learn that the Ohio rose IA feet on Tuesday
and from different points along the river tic
flood is equally potent. The immense coun
try to the rear of US, between Cairo and
Mound City, Is inundated, so that large vol
ume Of water in the upper rivers effects us
slightly. .tv
There are said 20 be 5000 rebel troops in
the rear of Chickasaw Bluffs and at Ran
dolp ph. ss @
Gen. Bragg has transferred the command
of Fort Pillow to Gen. Price.
From Pittsburgh have intelligence of a
skirmish with the enemy, in which Gen.
Granger, with 500 cavalrys portion of the
recent relnforcements sent up the Tennessee,
participated. About two miles from our
pickcts they came in contact with the rebel
pickets, drove them in, and encountered a
strong force of rebel cavalry, which they en-
gagged After fighting briskly for an hour,
both sides retired, with inconslderable loss.
This was on Wednesday.
There has been no attempt to move the
main body of the army. The embargo laid
still continues. When the advance will take
place is all matter of conjecture.
Gen. Grant and his conduct during the ter
rible days of April, are still the subject of
criticism, and | am told that charges are b.
ing daily preferred against him for incompc.
tency and rccklessness. Gen. Halleck pays
no attention to the charges but leaves the
Investigation of the whole affair to Congress.
A gentleman from Northern Tennessee,
whose Unionism is unquestioned says that
that the whole country below him is full of
wounded soldiers and fugitivcs from the bat
tie Of Pittsburg. The returned rebels say
that after the arrival Of Buell's troops on
Sunday, and the attack on Monday, Beaure-
gard made spirited appeal to his men, in
which he acknowledged the arrival of the
Federal reinforcements, but said the armies
of Price and Van Dorm were ou the way and
would arrive before night fall. Subsequently
he brought men from the rear position of his
own force, representing them as the expected
arrivals.
After tho final rout the enemy became very
much demoralized and ran the Is miles inter
vening between the battlefield and Corinth
in three hours. The panic and flight of Our
soldiers at Bull Run was nothing compared
with it. Arriving al: Corinth they found the
town deserted, and left Immediately for Ten
nessea without let or hindrance
! here is bitter feud between the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee remaining regiments,
in consequence of the former clubbing the
Tennesseeans towards, and DO not recognize
their social equality. He says the latter
will not fight in the coming battle. The
Federals have nearly surrounded them, and
they consider their case settled as soon as the
capture Of Fort Pillow and Memphis shall be
accomplished. a--
The Mississippi food is seriously endanger-
ing property below, and Gen. Strong, with
an energy highly commendable, and which
might be probably initiated in other quar-
tiers, has sent several steamers to secure it.
A daily packet is running between Cairo
and Tiptonville, carrying the mails and pas
sengers. This experiment, in reviving CON-
mercial intercourse with the rebel territory,
is likely to prove successful.
R. r. between Birds Point and Charleston
Is W6SueU away Aklu OcStVOyCus
Supt. Arthur, of the Illinois Central Rail.
road, and President Osborn, passed over the
track in a hand car, this morning. They say
| the track is covered with water to the depth
of two feet. There Is no prospect Of The i'm.
mediate resumption Of railroad communica
ton with the rest of the world.
| The steamer B, from Fort Pillow, 4 o'clock
yesterday, reports no change in the condition
of affairs. The mortars fired regularly every
half hour. Gun-boats quiet. Rebel batter.
les do not reply.
| Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunel
| CAIRO, April 25.
| The steamer Lady Tyler, formerly the AL
fred Robb, captured from the rebels, arrived
from the Upper Tennessee this morning, ant
reports that the heavy firing proceeded from
a short skirmish with the enemy YESTERDAY
morning. No further particulars.
i The steamer McGill left Pittsburg at Pitts
burg at five o'clock y sterday morning, ant
heard nothing of it. s
The steamer Emma left the Landing at
P. M, yesterday, and says that up to tina
hour not shot ives fred.
captured At New Madrid, arrived here on hi
| DarOl0 10 report IAiuSclI az OF. AOuiSs ne u
presses the utmost faith in the success Of til
rebellion. - ~.
The Navy Department is quietly, thoug
efficiently, at work increasing the means I
the National defence. The Atlantic Work
. and Harrison Loring. Of Boston, have bee
: awarded contracts for building iron clad ves
r sells under the recent law.
III The Senate to-day, in Executive session
o confirmed the nomination of Gen. Oadwall,
;, der, Of Pa, and George H. Thomas, of Va
e Maj. Generals, and Col. Alfred d. Terry,
!, Conn.,, Miles S. Haskell, Of Ind, Maj. Hem
r w. Vessels Of the 9th infantry, Col. job
w. Geary, Maj. Samuel W. Crawford,
the 18th infantry, and Leonard F. Roes,
IN Ind, as Bngadier Generals Of Volunteer
!, slso, Brig. Gen. Jas. W. Ripley to be Chi
is of Ordnance, and VIM. A. Hammond as So
geon-0 General, with the rank Of Brigad
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