The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-03
CAIRO DUDcET.

CAIRO Budget.
CAIRo, April 30.-Heayy firing from the 40
tilla was distinctly heard at Tiptonville Daring
Sunday and Monday, but no particulars have
yet been received.
The enemys foraging parties from Corinth ore
securing the whole country along the line of the
railroad. aa ssa So
Gen. Halleck's entire army has commenced
advancing.
Deserters contradict previous reports that the
rebels we're evacuatiDg Corninth. but say that
Beauregard has assured his troops that be will
make Q stand there and chastise our forces and
drive them North.
River has risen an inch in "a hours.
Loss of Government property would have been
immense both here and ct posts up and down
the river, but for the energy and perseverance
of Gen. w. K. Strong and Capt Pennock, U.
s. N, who have been indcfatigable in their ef-
forts successfully to remove all stores ont Of the
reach Of the water.
The Memphis Appeal and Avalanche Of Sat.
urday last, have been received but give NO newa
The fall Of New Orleans is referred to but no
particulars given.
Later arrivals from Pittsburgh report that
Gen. Pope's division is within Eve miles Of Cor
inth. His advance IL continually diminishing
with the enemy
The whole army has advanced further into
the interior and is fully equal to the approach
| ing struggle.
Col. Hogg of the I'd Illinois Cavalry, yester-
day burnt the Rail Road bridge over the Obion
| River.
CAlRo, April, 30.-The packet delight arrived
from Tiptonville this morning with cargo of
| sugar, molssses and tobacco, reports an alarm.
| ing stage of water below; hundreds of houses
upon the river bank are submerged and washed
away thousands Of cattle, sheep, and hogs;
many families are leaving in fstboats, and ev-
erywhere along the river there is great suffering
in consequence of the unprecedented flood. The
whole of Columbus is over flowed ami the water
| running into the windows o. houses Hickman
is also suffering greatly.
The Notifications at Island 10 and those upon
the main land opposite are as yet above the
food, excepting batteries known as the upper
batteries on the Tennessee shore. Here there is
an unbroken expanse of water frpm the Missis-
sippi to Devil Lake. A large amount of cannon
and heavy ordnance stores captured from the
rebels on the mail shore are still lying in the
bayou which sets in from the Mississippi. These
cannot be removed until the water subsidies.
An arrival from Tiptonville and New Madrid
this morning reports heavy and continuous
cannonading heard throughout Monday night
and Tuesday in the direction of Fort Pillow
There has been no boat up day or since the
| the boat that left there on Monday noon. It is
somewhat apprehended that the rebel feet has
been reinforced by the fugitive gunboats from
New Orleans and an attack on our feet has been
made. Such an attack was not unexpected
when the last boat left and Com Foote was fully
prepared to meet the enemy.
No news to-day from the Tennessee
The water in the Ohio rose another inch last
night, and in the Mississippi half an inch In
several places it is now from six to ten inches
above the top of the levee. The Mayor with
large gangs ofhands is raising the low places and
throwing up additional embankments wherever
needed. 1t is confidently believed that in this
way the danger will be averted, though very
slight storm of wind would inevitably inu ndate
the city within the levee, and the surface wa
ter is accumulating rapidly and in many places
is several feet deep. The principal streets away
from the levee are navigated in skiffs and dug
outs Large trains Of freight cars standing up
on the levee are occupied as dwellings BY fam-
lies who have already been driven from their
houses.
The steamer Diligence, which arrived this
morning from Tptonville, brought as passenger
a refugee from Memphis, which place he left on
Sunday. He came by the way of the Memphis
and Ohio Railroad to Humboldt; thence across
the country to Ashport, and from thence up the
river. He representa- Humboldt as occupied by
ing up defensive WORKS
Humboldt is small town, at the intersection
of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, and the
main trunk road running south from Columbus
parallel with the Mississippi to New Orleans.
This refugee brings Memphis papers, which
however contain but little matter of interest
further than the confirmation of the surrender
of New Orleans The Avalanche grumbles
that the rebel government suppresses the
details in regard to the affair, and says that
nothing but the barren facts Of the
surrender are known. The same paper
says that the Southern people are fast losing
all confidence in their river defenses, and it is
generally admitted that the Federal army can be
no longer successfully resisted. 1t also insinu.
ates a lack of confidence in the stability of the
Southern Confederacy, by advising its patrons
to invest whatever money they have in real es.
tate while purchases can be made with the cur
rency now in circulation, which is principally
rebel treasury notes
The CONSUMPTION law is being enforced, and
Union citizens are secreting themselves or fly
ing to avoid its operations.
Memphis is represented by this refugee to be
in the highest state of excitement, anticipating
the advent of the Yankees from either side at
any moment Merchants of strong and avOwed
secession proclivities are removing their goods
to places of concealment and security aud large
numbers of families are moving away. All the
public stores have been put in readiness for i'm
mediate destruction at the slightest notice.
The idea of burning the town is abandoned
the determined opposition Of the property own
ers and municipal authorities being too great to
be overcome.
1t is currently stated in Memphis that Beaure
gard has not to exceed $4,000 effective men a,
Corinth and there is no hopes of his success
fully resisting Gen. Hslleck, who is believed to
have an karmy at sleast 200, 600 strong, admi
raby armed and disciplined, and composed Of
the lest fighting stock in the North.
common expression IS that Halleck is fool.
/ ing with Beauregard, as a cat plays with q
mouse preparatory to gobbling it up.
The Southwest is admitted to be conquered
, and the people are gradually preparing them
, selves to submit. The fall of New Orleans de
, stroyed their last hope of success.
When my informant left Memphis, it was re
ported that the rebel gunboat feet from New
/ Orleans were in sight, and were bound up tn.
river to join Hollis's feet at Fort Pillow. Thi.
I has undoubtedly been accomplished, as statel
in my former dispatch and may account for tn,
| heavy cannonading heard in that direction OIL
Monday and Tuesday.
There has been no arrival from the Fort O.
t | from Pittsburgh.
LATER P. M.-The steamer Glendale JUS
, in from Paducab, reports that Q steamer ha,
just arrived from Pittsburgh Landing. The lat
E ter reports serious skirmish between our ad
vance party Of the army, 5000 strong, and
large body Of rebels, five miles from Corinth :.
{ The Union forces were victorious. No mention
is made of the Losses on either side. Tn
t Federal troops took 20 prisoners.
/ CanDonading was still beard when the stea
: mer left.
! The Glendale is chartered by the city of Cir
/. cinnati, and has on board twelve surgeons an
: an abundance of hospital stores and delicaeie
b for sick and wounded soldiers. She is nov
: coming look to after the comfort Of disable
: troops for the State of Ohio.
For Pittsburgh Landing.
. LOUISVILLE, April 3O.-The steamer Tel,
graph No. left for Pittsburgh, Tenn, with SUI
geons, hospital stores and nurses, under the d
: rection of DR.. W. S. Cbipley, 10 bring back til
: Kentucky wounded or await the result of tn
9 new battle, If necessary.
Warrington News.
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