, 1862-05-12
1t is Disc0gercf1..-Tffe Guard
lncreased----The Cannon
Turned upon the Town.
FFonl the mississippi Flotilla.

the outbreak. The rineleaders arc known.
and it eyer IN overt act is committed, short
Ehri1t and speedy ono will be their portion The
military force there has been largely increased
and every precantion taken to prevent s,,r-
Prise. The large sixty guns upon tho
embanEment around the Marine Hos;,jt:t} aye
turned upon the town, and Woc be to it in casc
Of an outbreak
Prominent rebels acknowledge that it is
useless longer to attempt defense Of the
Mississippi riTcr, and are urging the With
drawal Of the few troops which still rc1nain.
Memphis will be surrendered without a
struggle,
1t s7as believed in 3Iempeis on "Wednesday
that the Federal feet from below #as before
FlcRsburs, but no reliable information COZ
corning the report had been received.
The whole country on the lower alissis-
eirpi was submerged By tho food, which had
caused an immense destruction Of property
IN low lands.
The news from Pittsbury is unimportant.
The army vas again making SLOW and cautious
progress. all rumors that Beauregard is
eracpating Corinth are discredIted b7 hi9h
military officers, but his position is considered
untenable, and le will be compelled to fight
e surrender.
On Thursday a small party of our cavalry,
whllc on reconnaissance, we're captured by 3
large force Of rebels.
There have been no arrivals from the Ten
ncEsee ri7er to-day The Desoto arrived from
the dotiua this morning, bringing Commo.
dore Foote, who is suffering very much from
his wound received at Fort Donelson. He
lett this afternoon for Cleveland, Ohio, to
procure medical attendance and rcst-uercr
having lost q moment since he received his
wound.
Surgeon Gordon cf the 30th Illinois and As.
slstant-snrgeon Whitney Of the s1st Illinois
arrived in the DcSoto. DR.. Gordon WIS ex-
changed, aud Whitney released On parole,
E6ey were both captured at Belmont. They
say there are very few troops at Memphis,
and all the infantry have been withdrawn from
Fort Pillow.
. AL the cotton had been burned in Memphis
and they had taken all tie goods from The
merchants and given them Confederate
scrip payable three mouths alter q treaty of
peace had been made with tue Federal Goy-
trrment.
Nearly an the stores had been closed and
the people were all fleeing from Memphis
none remaining except those having
Union sentiments. a number have been
imprisoned for expressing having lost conf
dence in the rebel government. Dr., Jordan
says provisions are getting scarce, the -ebel
army at Corlnth are on half rations. i large
number Of men from Arkansas have been sent
to CoTlnth, where they arc concentrating all
the forces in that direction.
beau1ega1d has Issued 4 proclamation Sta
ting that the Federal forces Virtually had Dos
session Of the Mississippi River, and ordered
al forces to be sent to Coriuth, and all cotton,
mosasses and sugar along the river to be de-
strosed, which order was being enforced,
The rivcr is falling vcry rapidly here to-day.
having fallen three feet in tho last twepty-four
ho1rs-
Especial diEpatch to the Chicago Tribune,
CAIRO, 4ay 10.
oFF FORT Pillow, Friday Sth-SA. M.-Thc
report sent to you yesterday, regarding the
firing upon our fleet by rebel gunboats, was
Incorrect In one Particular. Three Of the en-
cmy's craft actually made their appearance
around Craig Head Point at o'clock H.,
but were Immediately discovered, and several
shots from the Union gunboats sent them
lying down the 1iYer faster than they came
up. 4 shell from one Of OUT own gunboats,
which exploded almost Immediately after
leaving the gun, gaTe rise to the statement
that The enemy had been firing upon Us.
The firing from the Union morta,s was kept
up yesterday without cessation, at intervals
offye minutes. They have opened, with the
same time, this morning, showing an in
creased activity over previous days within
tae..~cek. The enemy does not respond.
A report reached lis last evening that 4
lieutenant from the fag-boat Benton had been
out 10 the mortar fleet during the day, and
seeing 10 signs Of life about the works of Fort
PILLOW, had made it his business to approach
nearer the fortlhcaton2, and with q rlass
| made reconnaissance. He wss only able to
see few lahorers engaged in excavations, and
although he could look into the place, not q
soldier was to be seen. Whether the brisk
bonlbardment then going On had caused the
rebels to retreat TO a safe distance or whether
they had wholly eyacuatcd the fort he was
unable to decide. Ne shall soon be enligbt-
cned upon this point, il Is supposed
Capt Gins. H. Davis, SO long expected, has
this morning arrived on the De8oto from Cairo,
TO relieve Commodore Foote Of the active
command Of the fotiI1a~ BE is = fine appear-
ing man aud looks IS though he might haye
| the right kind Of metal in him Tor IN executive
| officer. It is not yet known whether the
Commodore viii remain here or retire for 8
brief season to recruit his exhausted strength
and recover from his wound.
II l. M.-A deserter has just been brought
| in from Fulton. He reached this place in 8
skill but few moments since, and reports
| jet Thompson at Fulton, about eight miles
| south OF Fort Pillow, with 800 men. armed
with maskeis, and having eight gunboats cI
inferior make and armament. He left Fulton
On Sunday night last. The troops we're in =
state Of disa1ection. They knew pothiae o.
The condition Of things ut Fort Pillow, as the,
had none Of them been allowed to 70 there
The dcscrtcr Was member Of Capt Hunter':
comnand from Cape Gi1ardesu.
! lF. M.-Commodosc Foote, 1esrn from
good source, lcaTcs tho feet this afternoon fo
Cairo, On the steamer De Soto. en- route 70
Cleveland, Ohio. This will place the eutir,
command upon the hands Of the new CAPTAIN
giving him plenty Of work to do. He will b
ably seconded, however, by Lieut.. Phelps Q
the Benton, who, since the Commodore r.
ceiyed his injury, has been non,inalIy &h
second commanding officer Of the fleet.