Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-02

Gen. Beauregard their fororn hope. That
they will fight desperately no one can doubt,
| and our own officers should not be unmindful
that they have more to contend against than
? at tort Donelson. While this is the case we
also have greater force to fight battle with
and soldiers who have been weighed in the
balance and not found wanting to stand on
fair field against equal numbers, bring them
| from what quarter you can.
! prisoner captured near Purdy, few days
| ago, represented the enemy's force at Corinth
at nearly 10000, and daily augmenting, and
by the present time they expect to muster
IO0,OOO. Ii this is true, we can reckon the
hghtlng qualities of the men the same. and
look to the generalship to decide the day.
zen. Grants merits have been less boosted
than those OF Beauregard, and il he overcomes
HIM he will certainly be entitled to a new
feather In his cap, and have accomplished that
which Gen. Mcclellan was unable to do on
Inc banks OF the Potomac. 1t anything can
be gathered from the movements Of the
uOiqultou newspaper reporters, you NAV look
out Tor stirring accounts from the Tennessee.
to which point many are Fastening, from what
seems to them the slow operations below.
1he gunboat Carondelet has had all dam
ages repaired which she sustained from the
Ialllhg oil trees. 1t seems this misfortune
came in broken doses. About eight O'Clock
trees fell upon her, which would have sunk
wooden boat. The firmness of her structure
Wlthstood this crash, which did but little else
tnan surprise the crew and make them believe
llla' a masked battery had opened fire, Cant.
walker, seeing that another tree. still Jar6er
than those which had just fallen, was RAPIDLY
being undermined by the water. sipnalled the
Commodore for assistance. Some DELAY was
occasloned IN getting this, and before it ar
riVec the tree came down, wounding three
men, breaking the hog chain on the mort side
suhashins the ventllators, and damaging the
,scape pipes, whistle, and other things on the
deck. vi 'Ne
We learn that yesterday, while one of the
pilots of this boat was making a personal re.
conhdssance near an old mill on the Missouri
shore, before the enemy's floating battery. he
student discovered a hall dozen bona fde
rebels, In their conspicuous lightcolored ban
kets, close by. These fellows he was not
looking for, and discovering DISPOSITION of
theirs to hide and entrap him, returned and
reported his adventures, when several shot
were thrown from the Pittsburg into the vi.
clhlty, and afterwards scouts were sent out.
out returned without finding any of the enc
my, either dead or alive. Two hundred bales
OF hay were taken from this place down tn
inc Meet last Sunday, which, when wet. are to
De used Tor barriers against the enemy's can
non pals. 1t will offset their cotton bales.
professor Steiner was expected to make his
nrst @ronaut voyage at No. 10 this afternoon.
Inc weather being favorable and all prelimina
RES having been arranged. Information can
De obtained in this way which will be of great
service to Commodore Foote The enemy's
forts can be closely inspected, the number of
their guns, and their range, obtained. Il can
be learned whether or not thew have an in
iahtry force in the rear, which for some time
mas oeen matter OF speculation. ANY at
tempt to evacuate could be Immediately dis
covered, and the effect of our own shooting
leaIneo ana corrected, if in any respect at
iauit. But we will not attempt recital of the
advantages which may be gained by looking
down upon the rebels at No. TO- The balloon
Is TO be made fast to fatboat, and gradually
permitted to rise up to an elevation of 1000
Ieet, where 1t will be held stationary by cord
until all desired observations have been made
and then drawn down,
n very important enterprise is now and has
neen on trial for several days down below
mat as as definite as aUe can uenture-which if
successful, will decide future events at Island
NO lO To day large inch mortar shell
gun was taken down to the fleet on the V. F.
wilson, to replace the gun which burst on the
d. Louis The water at this point continues
10 rise, and great many families have absn.
doned their houses, while others have moved
INTO the second story and garrets AT fort
Holt, the combs of the barracks recently occu
pied by our troops are all that can be seen of
them. The danger of breakage in the eyee
and general inuudation is not thought 10 he
very great.