New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
INTERESTING FROM CAIRO.
TWO IMPORTANT BATTLES ~ PROSPECT
STIRRING EVENTS TXPECTED on TIE
TEHNEsSEE--As BiPoRTAST MOVEMENT


ON HAND.
sr.ei,l Cous,pondenc. Of The Nssourl Democrat.
CAiHo, 1nesdsy hifhi, Mach p, llC2.
All advicCs from tue Tennessee and Island No. III
Indicate two engagements between the Unionisis
nod Confederate ~ close III hand. Whether the
naval or the one by hand viii frat occur is not
known. einoe tie PREPARATIONS and plans vi Commo-
dnrO FoOte aud Gen. Grant nave Tpened to tho faEe
st4e of maturity. Let theso tights come when they
will leir results Will be matters oi no inc0nnder-
bic Importance Ia calculating tie duration Of the re-
tellon.
Tire enemy is hassniug to Colinth I'll bis available
resources, sIi we ave told b. persons recently from
tho south, that TeQiDeniS, companies ad squacs ca
inen ate being taken thithor, without ems, to con
tribute thC.r services 10 hnildiug defentes, and 10
soldiers. Tbey Dlsnt tlenselveg in their " isst
ditcu and auAiou..y repOce IN the kIi oil General
B-aursgard their forlorl hope. Tint they will fight
cesVeratriy no one cal doubt, and our own oficeis
shonl- po be nnuiudfa that hey have more TO con-
Tend against taau ~ Fclt Doncsou. While this il
the c8e we eiso have greater force 10 tight battle
with, and soldiers VITO have been weighed IN the
balance ana uut found venting, 10 s,srd on fair
felt against equal lumber, bnng them from what
quarter YOU can.
A pri-oner Ga ,tured near Purty, few dsys aco,
repro eutsd the eremy's force a. Coiinth o. ncariy
-, COZ, aud daily hagmeniing, and bg he rresent
lime they exrcct 10 mu,ter 10000 N thl' i lrae,
We -cc&0n &c igiLGg qualities ~ The ~ n The
same, and look 20 toe gtn,nlship 70 decide the day.
Gen. Grants meTiis have been less boaeied than
those Of HeanrsCud AID IL ne ovoTcCd5es him he
will certainly be cItiled 20 pew feather III hs cap,
and have accomplished tbat whieh Gen. Mcclellan
was M tble % a. 90 tie backs Of the Potomac.
Ea1l iliDg cGn be gati c.ed from he moyens =
~ the uhpGitoGs newspnpcr ruponora, you may look
ont for stirring accounts from the Isnuessee, 70
which point many are hasten ~, from what Sous
10 hem the Glow OpcHfilns below.
The euuboat CfrcnJelci Aas had all damages 70
paired W icb she sustained from the falling o. Icss
u seems tis misfortune came Ia broken coscs.
Abou. 2 o'clock on S1oday morning. Two large cot
ton-wood trees fell upon her, which would have
sunk q wooden boat. Tho irmue-s OF Der structure
vithsood THE cr.sh whi.A CiJ hui li,le else thau
surpiise the crew, aud make them believe l nj n
uiatked battery bad opened fire. Capt. W alkef zee
Jog that another tee, stii ifrer tnan ihose which
hid jas; fallen. was rsridly being undermined BY
tic water, sghglsd tie Commodore for a-sis,ance.
Some dllAy was Oscaaloncd IN gelinS thlr, aud be-
fore il arrived the tree came down, ~Ouudiug three
men, breaking tie hcg chain The por. size, smash
nQ the yen,ilstCIs, aud damaging The scape pipes,
whistle, and other hinge Oh 0eok.
Two hundred blee OF hay were taken from this
place down 20 TIE Gect Let Sunday, which when
wet, are to be- uscd for barriers AGAINST the enc
uys balls. II will oiiies their cotton bales.
A very important enterpTife u nOw and has been
on trial for several Days down Lelow-Iat % ~
dute as re c0h teatRrc- bch II successful, viii
decide future events al Island No 10.
To-day large Sihch mortar she'll gun was taken
down tire fleet 'he " = Nil3on, 10 replace the
gun Which burst OF the ssiut Louis.