, 1862-04-19
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TEL IEGRAPH.
FROM GEN. HAL LEcK'S ARMY
The Gradual Advance of Our
Troops.
Rebel Gue1illas Along the Ten
ueS5e9.
REPORTS FROM GEN. BEAREGARD's
FORCES.


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I have just arrived from Pittsburg. The
steamer City Of Memphis reached Paducah
last evening from Pittsburg with seven hun
dred wounded. She was sent to Louisville.
Among the wounded Was Capt. ". Il. Polk,
nephew Of eS-President Polk, Hho partici-
pated in the battle and was severely wounded
In the leg. The surgeons held consultation
on the passage down, and decided to auapu-
tate. Just as ne passed the month Of Duck
river, at noon yesterday, ne discovered row
Of burning buildings and a large number Of
Confederate troops upon high land in the
rear. A short distance below we discovered
The steamer Minnehaha round to and lying
along the banks with white hankerchiefs and
flags flying from her hurricane deck.
Upon inquiry VIC learded that she had been
fired Into by rebel cayalry near where the
buildings were burning, and one man WAS Sc
vere]y wounded. The soldiers on the steamer
yoliey was sent, but could not reach the ras-
Gals. The Patten VAS also fired into about
daylight to-day; no one hurt. The rebels
very sIngslarly respected our hospital fag,
and allowed us to proceed uunlolested.
There was slight skirmish, day or two
since, outside our picket lines, in the direc-
tion Of Corinth, between some q. 8. cavalry
and q battalion Of Texas Rangers, in which
two Of the enemy were killed and two taken
prisoners.
Gen. Mitchell few days after leaving Hunts
Vile, made descent upon Decatur and burn-
ed the bridge Of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, which spans the river at that point.
He tore up the track for mile or NOR. on
either side Of the Tennessee and thrn march
ed his forces to Florence, where he DESTROYED
another bridge. The timbers of both struc-
lures, blackcned and charred by fire, are con-
tinually floating past Pittsburg.
Gen. Sherman moved his division on
Wednesday twc miles further into the into
rior, and after sharp skirm!sh, in which the
enemy was defeated with loss Of so or so
killed and as many wounded, succeeded in
maintaing his position.
believe it is the intention Of Gen. HaJleck
to advance slowly and surely, and particularly
to guard against surprises. No such dis
graceful and inexcusablc blunders as those
perpetrated on Sunday will again happen
while he is in command. The excitement
against certain officers is intense, and charges
have been preferred which will saddle the res
possibility Of the slaughter where it rightly
belongs.
The roads west Of Pittsburg a.e cxccrab1c,
but are rapidly drying under the influence OF
the hot Southern sun. a battle is imminent
and cannot long be delayed,
Information from Corinth to the 18th fyc5.
terday) reached Savannah and is deemed rcli-
able. The person referred to Says that the
rebels consider the a1fair Of Sunday and Mon
day as one Of uncqualed brilliancy, and 1t is
producing wonderful effects upon the
people. The movement furnishes in
sontestible evidence that the Yankees
are not inrulnerable. The Southern heart is
fred, and reinforeements are pouring upon
Beauregard at an unexamplcd rate. He has
100000 men at his command, and is fortifyinn
Corinth, building intrenchments, digging rlae
pits, constructing abbattis Of trees, &c. The
rebels entertain no doubt of SUCCESS next timt
il the encounter be provoked. We Lost i
pieces Of artillery in the late battle, and cap
turcd fifteen.
N%A1. -A4A4HA A6 IL Ak k3AfIuulu
and his recovery is doubtful.
The wounded in the hospital at Savannah
arc dying ut the rate Of sor 10 daily.
Mr.. Paddock, Of Capt. Woods Chicago bat
terry, is dead.
There is no foundation for the report 0
Gen. Prentss' escape. The greater part 0
the 8th, 18th, and 14th Iowa, 50th Illinois, ans
! 23d Missouri were captured with him. A rebe
prisoner who accompanied Prentiss' division
to Corinth as one Of the guards tells me this
The steamer Planet arrived at Paducah thi
morning with the list Ohio en- route for For
Done1son- This is one Of the regiments whie
disgraccd the State on the 9Th. Their color
have been taken from them, and they are OF
| dered to relieve our decilnated Illinois rcgj
ments from guard duty there.
Vim. Nelson, Of Taylor's battery, died las
night at Mound City. There is a marked di
ference in the treatment Of rebel and Cnio
wounded officers. Capt. Polk, OF the rebt
army, was, by special direction Of DR.. Sin
ors. L. S. Army, taken into the cabin Of til
steamer City of Memphis, and treated wit
the utmost attention, and fed upon wine
and delicacics and made the recipient Of q
tentions from nurses, while our own Officer
Of equal rank, were compelled to lie Oh til
wards and subsist upon pilot bread. D
simons is directly responsible for this stat
Of affairs. He is native Of South Carolin
His course is meeting with The severest col
demnation on the Part Of army surgeons III