, 1862-04-28
THE LATEST NEWS
By TEL LEGRAPH.
NOTHING new FROM THE
TENNESSEE.
What the Provost is Doing.
A Novel Shipment Dizie-ward.
The Black Hawk and Her Mission,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
CA1ao, April 26.
There is nothing new from the army in the
field, if We except the thousand and one ru-
mors current in Cairo Of battles and skirmi5h-
ce, nearly every one Of which exist in the cx-
cited imaginations OF item mongers only.
Tie latest intelligence from PittsbuEg is
contained in dispatch to headquarters, OF
this morning. In 1t no mention was made Of
any battle or skirmisb, or that there was any
movement Of importance.
The Provost Marshal of this post has lately
done big thing in the way of ridding the
town Of the hosts Of disreputab1e females
who daily and nightly throng our streets.
There was a floating craft somewhere in the
upper portion Of town, near Stone Depot,
tied to tree some dozen rods or more from
the leyee, occupied as brothel, into which
were congregatcd a crowd Of abandoned
females with their no less abandoned male as
sociates. Despairing Of ridding the town Of
their presence by legitimate method, a Pro-
yost Marshall guard last night cut the rope,
and towing them out into the current, cast
loose and started them down to Dixie, to de-
4ts5At iAN Alol Va Nk4t LII AOLls " uCl
last heard from they were gaily floating down
the broad Mississippi, nine miles below Co.
lnnbus. They had hofsted the flag "a white
petticoat) aud if they escape the dangers Of
the 1otilla, and succeed in eluding the yigi-
lance Of the artillery men at Fort Pillow and
the rebel gunhoats, they will speedily grace
the swcet.scented city Of Memphis with their
odorous presence.
The steamer Gladiator arrived from st.
Louis with the 10th Michigan regiment.
No news whatever from the feet. The
steamer Black Hawk, chartered by Coz Yates,
arrived here this evening with physicians and
Iu1ses en- route for PittsbHrg to be in readi-
ness for the coming battle.
| The following surgeons arc on the boat
DIS. johnson and Isham Of Chicago, Drs. En-.
! glish and Adams Of Jacksonville, DR.. Wing Of
| Co11lnsyille, DR.. Utley Of Como, Dr, Morton
| Quincy, Drs. Morgan, Barton, Stevens and
| Porter Of st. Louis, and ten OF twelve nurses.
The Sanitary Commission shipped fifty boxes
the expedition.
| CA1Ro, April 26.-Sfr. Stevenson of Dan
! vile, H., arrived last night from Pittsburg
Landing, he LETT there At 2; NJ, Friday, OF
| compaIied Col. Smith Of the 8th Missouri
| regiment, on 4 reconnaissance towards Co
| rinth, with a strong force. They advanced
by the lower route When niue miles out
they surprised rebel camp, the men be
ing mostly absent They TOOK seventy sever
advanced to Pea Ridge, within six. mileI
Of Corinth. Remained there from II Z. N. tt
5 p. III. Be saw no armed Hlen-heard a con
slant r0ttling of cars and sounding Of Whi5
ties towards Memphis. They got the i'm
Memphis. The feeling seemed to be gaining
flth.
| He visited our camps generally, and give
the positions and advances Of our forces, no
! proper to telegraph.
| 1t Savannah, lie says, we have $50 sick AMI
| woundcd-so0 from Illinois, the balance frou
| Wisconsin, Michigan and 1ndiana-a1l in grea
teed Of reljshabfe food and care. Efforts Eer
made to get 200 convafescent Immediately sen
down the riE,r, but 1t WAS not successful Whe
he left.
Gov. Harvey's friends and several member
OF the Illinois Sanitary Commission canc b
the came steamer. Gov. Haryey's body W.
! not found.
It is currently reported by deserters thi
Bcuregurd's six and thirty days men are di
satisfied and will not stand the fire Of tt
duuntlcss Northwestern boys.
PRELIMINARY sK1RMIsH.
| ST. LOUIS, April 26.-The following speci
was received By the Democrat this evening:
CAIRO, April 26.
Passengers who reached here this mornir
on the steamer N. ". Thomas, Whit
left Pittsbu1g Landing On Thursday Mig
and Savannah yesterday morning, brir
the highly important intelligence Of an c
gagemcnt between the advance gunrds
the National and rebel armies on Thursda
ard that the rebels we're driven back towar
Corinth. Gen. Ha1Ieck was pushing his who
army vigorously forward