, 1862-04-23

Our Wounded Underestinlated.
TWENTY-SEVEN STEAMBOAT LOADS
BROUGHT DOWN.
$1,000 REWARD FOR GOV HaR-
FET'S BODY.
"SoIdier's Letters Cairo D. P. o."

CAIRO, April -, 1862.
The steamer Sturgess arrived from Fort Pill |
low early this morning, and reports the cessa- !
tion Of conn nonadiDg Oh our part. Not gun
Tas fired from our guns or nort8rs on Satur- |
day OF Sunday. This is the result Of an i'm
portant change Of programme, alluded to in
former dispatches. Gunboats are keeping
wotsh at the bend Of the river, and are abund-
ant1y prepared either to resume bombardment
or resist attack.
The river is at q stand, but experienced river
men say an overflow is inevitable
At Pittsburg Landing the Tennessee rose
fifteen feet on Sunday night, and the country
opposite Pittsbu1g Landing is covered with
water to the depth Of four or five feet. Tie
rise has not Jet reached Cairo.
Joseph Seek, first Lieutenant Of company
E, 41st Illinois, severely wounded at Pitts
on tile hospital boat Louisiana
The Eastport, captured at Nashville from
the rebels, is being transferred into a first
class gunbeat, and is nearly completed, She
will be the largest guLboat Of the fotilla. and
armed with 10-inch Dahlgrcns, and all the
modern appliances Of naval Warfare. Captain
Pritcbard will probably command her.
Fire Of the rebels who fred on the steamer
Minnehaha upon her Tscsut trip up the Eea~
nessce river were captured with . quantity Of
ammunition and horses bearing the United
States brand. They we're handed over to Gen.
E;lleck for treatment.
Capt. White, OF tue Minnehaha, Just arrived
from Pittsbnrg, says the weather is horrible
there. It rained necessarily for three days.
| and it was absolutely impossible to move.
| Gen. Halleck eays he is pushing forward as
rapidly as circumstances will admit, advancing
| his pickets daily and moving lis army by
| slow, easy stages,
My informant says the rebels arc fortifying
| Corinth vigorously. Beauregard has lately
! drawn large reinforcements from New Orleans,
| Memphis and the country adjacent, and when
I battle occurs he will be able to bring into
action fully 150, 600 men.
| It was nephew, not son, Of Pierre Soule
who vas wounded at Pittsburg. He says the
fortheomning battle .Kill be the b1oodiest af.
fair Of the contest, and decisive Of the fate Of
the Mississippi Valley. # victorious, the
! Confederates will immediately move On Nl5h-
| vile.
There is decided improvement in efficiency
and appearance of the army since Gen Hl-
leck assumed the command.
Major Belknap Of tue 18th Iowa has receiy ed
colone]cy Of Wisconsin regiment whose
commander was killed at Pittsburg.
Soule says the night before the battle the
rebel forces we're sufficiently near our camp
to understand ordinary conversation aud re-
n,aincd undisturbet1 till Gen. Bragg arrived
! with his forces, and the attack was then conl-
| menced.
am inclined to think that tne wounded
have been uudc7tstimdtcd. Twenty-scyen
transports loaded with wounded have left
Plttsburg and Savannah.
Twas misinforned when I stated the body
Of Gen. Harvey was recovered. The infor.
nation was derived from source supposed
to be reliable.
E. n Brodbead and DR.. No1cott Of Nil
waukee, Tor the State Of Wisconsin have ar
| riyed, aud have Offered $1,000 reward tor its
recovery.
The Postmaster at Cairo requests all post
masters, in mailing letters for the army,
which should properly be sent to his office
| for distribution, to put them up in separate
packages, and endorse the package, ''soldiers'
Letters, Cairo, D. P. O." The enormous in.
crease OF letters received, makes this IN ALSO
lutte necessity.
CAIRO, April 22-We are almost drowned
out, but there is some prospect Of q subsi
dence Of the waters. It is extremely uncom
Portable here:
Tor Pillow Is not important The bombard
| ment goes on steadily. Col. Bissen aud BIZ
corps Of engineers have gone to the scene O.
| operations.
: The rebels have cut the 1evee on the Arkan
, | sas shore, opposite Fort Pillow, and the fint
. | farming lands there are nov covered with
lake Of wateE for miles around. The residentl
| there are greatly e2asperated at this outrage
: Nothing but encouraging news is received
1 | from Halleck's army. The rains haye impedet
: operations somewhat on oosh sues. Our arm.
5 is being thoroughly re-organlzed and rein
s | forced. Gen. Halleck means to fGht har,
? | when be Is ready to do it efectually.
Til ewater has come to stand Fears 70
the present safety Of the leves are allayed
Great CONSERVATION has prevailed until thi
To-day IS balmy and fair IS May.
Gen Strong detained thirty box cars and Al
engine for the use Of the poor, and feet G
a]lTesse1s In port for The relief and protectio
of]evees and property OF soldiers and citizen
:: AZ bold attempt at kdnappinga negro wh
+ claimed to be free man, vas made here yes
= ter1ay. Four men captured him At the breR
= er5, hauled him waist deep through the wate
- to q wharf boat, where q woman was in wai1
: ing for him
yost MarahaI for the arrest, which #as falst
"a When this was naae know 70 the Pro7ot
- Marshal, he went In search, but learned th
l. negro had been released. No such wor
= viii be done By Capt. Menin, except pndt
y strict conformity to bis official duty.
u u An unusus1 amount Of drunkenness AZ
= = fighting has disgraeed the city for few day
Y. past Yesterday P1orost Marshal Me1rl
bauled up sixteen Of those detected violRtir
~ served. He will do his dnty ~ an officer.
- : The war news to day is nearly 2 repititie
i >ef yesterdays.
al From st. Load&~ :;
r. 9r, Lou1s, April 22-Henry T.. Raut, one
% the parties indicted by the Grand Jury Of t
T. United 6tates Circuit Court In this city, 1
ut conspiracy and treason, has been tfeleaz
I'D from custody by order Of the President. : -