Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-08
BY TELEGRAP ? II .
PINE BLUFF, May 2d, 1862.

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 The steamer Thirty Fifth Parallel arrived here at II a. m. today She brings the Memphis Ap- neal of the morning edition Of the 3Oth. The Ar-seaI says: We can hear nothing definite from New Orleans later than we have published. 1t is alleged that the federal gunboats which run the oauntet at Fort Jackson, are out of both wheels and ammunition.
 FRoM CoRINTH.-A dispatch received by us lste last evening from Corinth states heavy skirmish- ing had been going on all day long between cur own and the enemy's forces, and that the latter were advancing in strength upon us The great fight that is expected may transpire to-day or to- morrow.
 FROM NORTH ALABAMA.-The intelligence that w4 have retaken Tuscumbia receives conhr- nation. We hear that we have also retaken De- catur and that our forces moving on Hunts vile. The cmefpar of Gen. Mitchell's army seem to be gradually making their Heglra rom nofth Alabama; this is with the view of renierclng ufaA' and Buell. at Pttsburg. The bridge at Decatur had not been burned up to last Saturday evening. From the Missi.siDpian, extra, the Appeal learns that opr shin McRae came up from the forts under a aao of truce Co New Orleans with forty wounded and that she communicated with the federal nag ship.
 Result unknown, though it is rumo1ed that the federals refused to let her return. The foreign rseson are keeping guard over the city Of New Orleans preserving order. It is also rumored that Fort Pike has been evacuated and blown up. ms is all the news the paper contains, but Dr. Ter who is bearer of dispatches to the military authorities here and who came on the same boat, states that after the publication of the Appeal, information was received and reported, and believed, i'll mlllta- ry circles at Memphis, that battle had occurred at Yorktown, in which the COnfederates were sue cessini, routing the lederais sigGaily, capturing their whole supplies
 l. is said Jeff Davis commanded in person. Iohncton ara hnth rQDOrtp1 < killed The Captain of the Parallel aleo states the above as circulated and believed, and that the fed erqtl loss is stated at very large figures, by some as high as forty thousand. They also state that Dr. Fow kes of the Avalanche has been arrested by direct order from Gen. Beauregard.
 The steamer Sovereign is reported below ln the river From her we hope for further news.
 DEs ARc, May 3.-From Evening Appeal 30th uIt Fort Macon was surrendered on Friday the 25th (ard not Sunday,) after a bombardment from the land batteries of ten and half hours. The batteries were planted behind heavy land banks Che preaching battery being 100 feet distant, and the mortars were 400 feet distant, and entirely concealed fronlth fort. The garrison was allowed to capituIate with all the honors of war. The of heers retained their side arms-all were paroled 0ur loss. killed and IS wounded, two mortally Tine pnemy's loss is not known. Col. White and l55 of lis command arrived of the bar yesterday y afternoon on board the federal gunboat Chippewa, and were transferred to river steamer under a 1Isd of truce They reached here as stated i'll a former despatch. ne remainder were sent up tie Sound from the Fort.
 RICHMOND, April 29-Timothy Webster, spy, . coEvicted by a court martial, hung to day at camp Lee near this city. Sixteen Yankee sol . Hers who were captured by Jackson's men and 5 -unionists arrived this afternoon from the valley.
 NORFOLK April. 29th-Ihe New York Herald and the Philadelphia Enquirer of the 2oth have i .f>1 wa on the 2Gth inst. with all the honors of crowned head on board the frgate Gassenda at Washing ton.t Count Mercier the French minister was pre- sent A negro from Portsmouth carried the Peters bure Express of tie 27th to Gen. Wool, containing information Of the capture of New Orleans. Chi cano ra,arS of the 27th, state that Beauregard Is evacuatinc CMinth, and is going to Memphis Grn'ls Beau egard and Buell. had, they state, ei- fected an arrangement for an exchange of prison etA Butler is reported busy repairing for further advances on New Orleans Gen. Chas. F. smith oi the federal army is dead the result of an accident, particulars not given.
 ,Thc line worked to Memphis to day for three hours and broke again. learned from Mr. Nc Henry, the operator there, that there is no doubt absIt inc federal land forces occupying New Or leans. No fighting reported at Corinth.
 BAKER.
 Mera,His Argus. May 3d says Mir J 5. Davis, of this city. who left New Orleans Tuesday evening and arrived here VeSterdaN, IuflilSneS IHc lOiio" inc: The river is now thoroughly open from Its month to Fort Pillow. Brig-Genl Duncan reach elNew Orleans from below on Monday about o'clock and formally surrendered Forts Jackson and <. Phillins two hours afterwards. The sur >render was im1eratiye, as the garrisons were al most pcrieclv exhausted, hayiI-g sustained inces saut bomlardmert of eight days. From best in- formation Mr. Davis~ could obtain we had sta toied at forts and other points this side nearly six th0usand men. all of whom were included in terms of suaendor. l. is proper to state, however, Gen. Dur4an and entire forces were released on parole The batteries between New Orleans and the forts nroyed only waste of time ard expense. Three of our cuiboats were destroyed by hot shot, which entered tie sides and ignited the compressed cot ton- Not bale of cotton has been left to rev ard the enemy, every pound has been burned, and su- ear molasses flour, salt and meat and provisions oi every kind were distributed among the poor people. Gen Butler with transports and q large land force is below and was expected hourly. He is ere this, in the cit~.
 RIcuMoxD, May 2.-Offical dispatch dated Corr inth Est, says we have retaken Tuscumbia and De- Catur.
 PaSengers on boats down report skirmishing at Corinth yesterday and that the fight would com meIfe to day.
 Ac)rling to a statement of Mobile News pub lisbed yesterday, the commanders of the COnfede rate eanboats on Lake Pontchatrain, although five or SIX miles from the enemy, hastily destroyed their boats upon Commodore Fawagut's appear ance before New Orleans. Fort Pike shared the same fate