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from Corinth. The advance Of the Federal troops
are eizh, miles from Pittsburg, leaving a space Of
two miles between the approaching armies Another
battle may be fought ut any moment We have the
strongest assurances that our army Is ready for the
encounter. Beauregard sent a flag of truce, request
ing permission TO bury the dead, and saying that
a owing 10 the heavy reinforcementS OF the Federals
received on Sunday night and Monday, and the
fatigue of my men l deemed it prudent 10 retire and
not renew the battle Permission was not granted.
CAIRo. Apail ~.
The steamer Platte T1IIey, from Pittsburg Land
ing, arrived to-day. Gen. Halleck is pushing for
ward his force rs rapidly a the condition Of the roads
will permit. On the 10th, Gen. McCOOks division
made "A reconnaissance as far as Monterey on the
road to Corinth. The rebels appeared in great num-
bers. The impetuosity of our forces carried every
thing before them. and they instantly put the rebels
TO flight. The rebels are armed with Enheld rites.
Prisoners taken say the Coniederates have plenty OF
provisions and supplies. They have extensive works
at Corinth, and have a hundred and fifty thousand
men. Our advance pickets are now near enough 10
hear the locomotives whistle at Corinth. The Ten
nessee enlistment of many rebel troops have expired,
and they are re enlisting to a man. Recruits are
also arriving from all parts Of the South for Beaure-
CARDS army.
CHICAGO, April 2Sth.
The reconnaissance of the oath at Pittsburg Land
ing seems to discredit the statement brought by de-
serters that Corinth was being evacuated. II is be-
lieved that a battle cannot much longer be delayed.
CHICAGO, April 29th.
DISPATCHES from Cairo, today, state that the
steamer ESteLIa, from Pittsburg Landing, arrived
last night. The roads are improving, and our seige
guns are being moved to the front as rapidly as
possible.
Oh a reconnaissance on Friday, the enemy in large
force was discovered at Pea Ridge, three miles be-
yond our lines They were not attacked. The pick
cts of the different armies are only two and n hali
miles apart. Refugees from Memphis. who have arrlv-
ed at the feet. report the majority of the citizens Of
that place as loyal secret Union meeting are held
nj lightly, the members of which are IN correspondence
with similar clubs in every large city South.
BEAUREGARD's VIEWS on THE CAMPAIGN.-The
Herald publishes a telegram from Beauregard, at
Coriuth, TO adjudant Gen. Cooper, at Rlchmond,s sand
10 have been intercepted by Gen. Mitchell after
taking possession Of Decatur, Alabama, and III which
Beauregard says, - that ali at present who possibly
can join us i'll a few days should come. Cannot we
be reinforced from Pemberton's army: If defeated
here we lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our
cause whereas we could even afford TO lose for a
while Charleston and Savannah, for the purpose OF
defeating Buell's army, which would not only insure
us the valley of the Mississippi, but aid US in es-
tablishing an independence"
Affairs on the Mississippi.
CAIRO. 19th-10 P. NJ.
A dispatch from the fleet near Fort Wright on the
I7th says the mortar bO~mbardments were renewed
this Z. NJ. vigorously. At first they were continued
more slowly. The rebels replied with round shot
from different batteries, which fell close to the mortar
g%unboats. ,
The published report that the fort had surrendered
is not correct. Deserters state that the number of
men ut Fort Wright is five thousand
The place where the MISSISSIPPI Meet - u pTeseu',
is Fort Wright, formerly called Fort Pillow. 80 miles
above Memphis and II miles above Fort Randolph.
What is nov Fort Pillow is just above Memphis.
Miscellaneous Kilograms.
WASHINGTON, April 16.
The President today signed the bill abolishing
slavery in the District of Columbia.
Southern sympathisers say that the rebels have
another steamer equal to the .MerrimGc. completed
at Richmond, and ready to sail down the james Riv-
err in n few days.
Brig. Gen. Mitchell was nominated yesterday a
Major General ON recommendation of the Secretary
of War for gallant services. He has captured Hunts
VILE, Decatur and Stevenson Junction, in Alabama.
1t is reported that the .nerrimac will be out soon.
There were but few troops in the vicinity OF Norfolk.
The most intense excitement exists there, AS they
have great fears of an attack from Burnside. Nearly
all he troops have gone to South Mills to repel any
advance he might make.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 81.
Petersburg IVA papers of TO day say that the
Confederate Senate refused to concur in the House
resolution of adjournment.
The same papers contain an account OF the repulse
of the Federal forces under Burnside at Elizabeth
Civ. Ii is said that the FederalS are 5,UOu strong.
They attempted to land there, but were repulsed,
with the loss of 500 killed. by the Confederate force
of /, 600. The rebel loss is stated at 10 killed. A
report of the same fight, with the same result, was
current in Norfolk last night.
There is nothing new from Yorktown, except that
matters progressing satisfactorily.
letter from Beaufort, n. c., says that place was
occupied on Thursday night by a detachment of
Parker's Brigade. They landed without opposition,
and even without finding a guard stationed to chal-
lenge their approach. The leading men of the city
called on Mai. Allen, commander of the forces, and
rendered him and his troops the freedom OF the city
Every evidence of good will was exhibited by the
people towards our troops, whose reception in every
respect was most courteous and gratifying. Citizens
of the place said they had never given in adhesion to
the Rebel Government, and claimed to be gooo Union
men. Large numbers daily con- le oI' headquart,
Il C-al,. Ia rrnrl rrnSse, from & 4 q n fort md
took possession of the beach southwest of Fort Macon,
cutting off the Rebel communication with their meat
supplies. Two British ships were found at Beaufort
loaded with rosin and turpentine.
WASHINGTON, April 9th.
The French Minister. who has returned from
Richmond. reports the rebels thoroughly confident o
success at Yorktown. They still claim the battle o
Pittsburg Landing as a great victory for them.
II was reported at Richmond that the only defenc
of New Orleans was an immense iron clad steam ram
mounting sixteen guns with six engines and tive
propellers, and it is said that they had another lk'
it on the stocks.
The combined movements ordered by Genera
Fremont against the guerrillas who still! infest Brax
ton, Webster, and the adjoining counties. have beer
eminently successful one detachment has returned
and others are returning. In the fight seven mile:
beyond Webster, seventeen guerrillas were killed
and ten captured.
The town of Addison, in that county, long th'
guerrillas' haunt, has been burned. Ii is understood
that all that class taken are TO be shot.
There are 5000 bales cotton, 1000 h~ogshead:
sugar, and 1000 barrels mOlasses now lying on th'
levee at Memphis, to be destroyed on the approach o
the Federal forces.
The newspapers and citizens are opposed to burn
ing the city, but the soldiers and country people
favor it. \ despotic censorship is exercised, and th'
papers are not allowed to say a word derOgatory &c
the rebellion.
The rebel Generals Price and Van Dorm had ar
rived ut Memphis and left 8 600 Of their soldiers
there to awe the citizens into submission. The con
~sc,iption act was strongly enforced.