, 1862-06-05
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JUNE s, 1856:
taken from a noted rebel near Craighead
Point.
All the sick from the fleet have been sent IN
hee, and everything prepared for move

taken from a noted rebel near Craighcad
Point
An the sick from the fleet have been sent I'D
be:eR m.s and everything prepared for move
j special dispatch to the Repubzicau from
the hotllla. June 3, via Cairo, June 1, SAWS:
Col Fiich's scout yesterday evening yeri-
fed the presence Of the enemy at Fort PILLOW
J. J. seemingly their usual strength. They fired
4 cotton buyer from Memphis has visited
the country about Osceola within day or
tFo, and brought considerable cotton in aa-
tlcipation Of the immediate opening of the
river. he thinks Gen Villipigue Will not
make much .51 resistance, but that Com: Mont
gcmery will make another naval fight in yindi-
cation Of bis ram policy, as well Is in sheer
d speratson. JEFF. Thompson is not now on
tie rebel boats, baving either gone back to-
= ard MisEo on1i, or lsft with Bea1regard Can't.
fjk.: was ordered to take Two moFtars down
usual this morning, and to fire at discretion.
Your correspondent was on board the V. 4.
MAson, which towed the first one down, and
tire boat had scarcely got three lengths aWay
Before shell exploded upon the Tater, Just
where she bad lain while making the mortar
5oat asst. Had the shell bsen little more
depressed, it would have destroyed the mortar
boat. 4 shell exploded between her and the
mortar boat already placed. Tie enemy had
the range excellently, and II they knew it,
mlFht cu hartn To-day. Tney fired the last
shot Last night, and the first three this morn
ing.
There Eeems more activity than usual in the
fleet this morning a aeserter from below
says that Randolph is considered by the rebels
as stronger than Fort Pillow. This agrees
with the latter reports.
One whole battery at Fort Pillow, of no
great Importance, bas been robbed of its guns
to strengthen Randolph, aud some OF the eun-
boats have also lent their aid. H. SAYS the
1ebel officers are lately more than 1suallv
careful about discussing public affairs before
the men nnder their command, and he could
kpoW and see little more than their boats and
what took Place immediately around him.
1t is rumored here that Gen. Pope is march.
ing from Corinth to take Fort Pillow in the
rear. The country In that direction is now
passahle Tor troops, and it may be true. An
other heavy rain storm visited uB last night
Two mails for Commodore Farragus's fleet
pave been sent here What does it mean
Your correspondent fesrs It Will be some time
before be gets the mail, unless he comes after
It. Bright Lights. evidently caused by burning
buildings or huge heaps Of combustlbles, we're
seen at Fort Pillow and to the right as far as
Randolph.
Our rams are getting rambunctious. Col.
Elliott, who is Commodore OF the ram hock
seems to take the contempt of his fleet for
Lis rams IN no meek spirit, and says he will
run the blockade Boon unless the snnboats do
LATEST 1TEM.-A prominent naval officer
remarked on Saturday that movement Of the
enemy would precipitate the final result here,
but that very few days would deliberately
settle It. The aspect Of things this morning
looks hopeful for movement soon.
Some scouts of Col Fitch's regiment this
morning overhauled rebel scout on Lanier's
plantation, the opposite side Of the Point,
and killed one and captured seven men Of the
rebel gunboat Beanregard. The rebels were
getting IL. The Beauregard followed our
scouts and shelled them, but without effect.
Col. Fitch, from his latest Information,
thinks the rebels are evacuatiur.