The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-15
Rebel Flot at Paducah.
600 Secessi nists in League with
Clay King.
From The Chicago Evening Tribune.l

We have unpleasant intelligence
from Padncah. Il is nothing less than
= discovery Of a pot on the part sf the
secession residents there to hand the
town over to tbs rebels. The matter
has been revealed to the commander
of this military district, aud steps taken
to punish tho conspirators. For sever
al weeks past they have nightly met.
600 in number, in q large hall in that
city, and but for the information given
by one Of their confidence, the plot
would have been consumated before
another week. The approach of the
rebel cavalry force Of the notorious
Clay King, now rowing the country be.
tween Paducah and Union City, is sup
posed to be the signal for the outbreak.
The ringleadcrs are known, and if ever
an overt act is committed, short
shritt and speedy one will DO their por.
ton. The military force there has been
largely increased and every prccaution
taken to prevent a surprise. The large
sixty-four. guns upon The embankment
around the Marine Hospital are turned
upon the town, aud woe be to it in case
of an outbreak.
Cairo, May 10.-The steamer J. J.
Roe, flom Pittsburg Landing yesterday
forenoon has arrived. The army was
again in motion, but progressing very
slowly.
1t was reported at the Landing that
one hundred Of our cavalry, while re.
connoitcring from the left wing, on
Thursday night, were surprised by a
superior force 81 rebels and captured.
John Roberts, native Of Scotland,
formerly = seaman on the Liverpool and
New Orleans packets, who has resided
in Memphis for seven months past, ar.
rived here to-day. lie says that troops
had arrived at Memphis in large num-
bers from Arkansas and Texas, and
were Immediately sent to Corin,h.
Most Of the cotton, sugar and molas-
ses which was stored i'll Memphis was
removed to Fort Pickering, three miles
below. The Provost Marshal com.
menced burning the cotton early last
week, and had thrown most Of the sugar
and molasscs into the river.
The rebel government has seized al,
the property i'll Memphis and sent it to
Columbus Miss The stores arc all
closed, aud the government has prom
ised to pay merchants for their goods
three months after 4 treaty Of peace is
made with the United States.
JEFF Thompson was securing the
country around Memphis with his gang,
enforcing the conscript act.
Several deserters from Beauregard's
army at Corinth were met on the way,
who report that their troops are put on
half rations, and that their provisions
will last but forty days. All the infan-
try which was stationed at Fort Pillow
had been Withdrawn and sent to Cor
NTH.
Grand Junction was not fortified, and
bit one Tennessee regiment, Col. liar
mons, was there.
Some six hundred citizens of Mem.
phis and vicin.y have been arrested
within week and imprisoned in antici-
patton for expressing doubts as to the
success OF the rebellion, but in antici.
patton Of the early arrival Of the Federal
fleet, most ofthe Union citizens remained
while the rebels were flying into the in
terror in every dircrtion. It was cur
ren:ly reported in Memphis on Saturday
that the Federal fleet was below Baton
Rouge.
Cairo, May 10.-Thc steamer De
Soto, from the fotilla, has just arrived.
Commodore Foote came up in her, and
leaves this afternoon for Cleveland. via
Cincinnati. He is much reduced in
health, and Just able to move about on
crutchcs. Capt. Davis is in charge Of
the fleet.
The ncws from Fort Pillow Is impor-
tant. Yesterday morning a flag Of
truce from the Fort. brought to the fleet
Surgeon Gordon, Of the 3Oth Illinois,
and Assistant Surgeon Whitney, Of the
3lst Illinois, taken prisoners at the
battle Of Belmont, November 7th. They
were taken to Columbus, and from there
to Memphis, where they remained until
March 9Th, when they were sent to
Tuscaloosa, Ala, where all the Belmont
and Donelson prisoners were confined.
Most of the Shiloh prisoners. including
Gen. Prentiss, have gone to Montgomery
Ala, there being NO place in Tuscaloosa