Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-02
Il r;WTRAI, NE W 9.

We mako up from our Southern cxchaG ges
the following summary OF general news,
wh.cE al!l be- found interesting
The Memphis appeal, Of the 19.h inst
furnishes lls with rhe following n!el estiag pa
rasraphs:
"a KING ar Hr%TaIILLE GY TIE FEDERALS
By persona arriving OH the Charleston road
&C lcarl .hal Oh Thursday last, ~ tho train
Huntsville, tho iirun.en called the attention Of
the engineer to som, Of tic finest equipped
cavalry he had ever seen. The engineer at
once doubled their beirs our troops tae
doubt was converted into certainty on the
receipt Of voIlcy fouI Tho troops. which
proved 10 he Lincoln cavalry. The train was
so:xr
The mail agent threw some OF ;he mil
nistteT OH. CT enc window, aEd leaving the
car, io!nDd w!th the passengers, and escaped
capture. Passengers ont Of military dress
were suffered 10 70 FREQ. M,ssrs Bell and
Symmes, messengers Of Adams Express, were
taken prisoners Ono OF them had on the
uniform nf "A Georgia company. We learn
also that all persons found in uniform in lInn;s-
yitio we're seized.
II is stated that twenty-five engines fell
into The Fedcrals' hands, but this appears to US
All oxaggcralion. On one part ot The road
se;ne Of tho Federal soldiers saiz.d an engine
and made off with ii; they were Oight in
number. They did not know ho~ to run the
engine, and Tero pursued by some Of our peo-
pie iD another engine.
When they found they vera about to be
o7ertakcn they ran off into the woods, but
four Of them were captured This party had
burned a bridge six miles beyond Stevenson,
which place is slated TO be in Lhe bands Of the
FrdeTaIa. The men captured belonged to the
18th Illinois They had fat car in front Of
the locomotive Oh which lbey had mounted A
cannon.
The forco Of the Federals is stated to be
thirteen thousand. The truth Of the runners
| abou. the recapture Of Huntaville by our pco
pie is denied by those arriving pn the train this
morning.
! FROM PADUCAH And TIE NORTH.
We ha7s late intelligence !:om Palucah ard
the North, Of verY Interesting character
! which confirms iho reports Q! The serious loss
Of tha enemy ST. thc battle 81 SbIln:'. Although
| the Esderals claim v;c:ory IN ia North, they
bosst of only two hundred Uca: :!erate Pri
somers taken during The two dar, light
Nine Of their transports. lo. ID With their
own wounded, came down the :; InesSee river
last week, four CT which steri. at Padncat,
and tue baiauca vent up the n:'O river.
|. vas knoVn that tho reinforcemcEts
brought On Monday across lie river, from
Bue!s army, amounted 10 j. 900 men, in
three divisions-one under Gni,rral McUuoli
one under tIiancrnl Bull Nelson, The name o.
,bs third general not recollc III. Gen. Bucl
Y.s not understood 10 have ;.,rr, wounded, as
reportei here, hut Generals 't:ant and Smitl
received each wounds al Shiloh.
reuor, was current that the TnEnasa5:
river arrnv Was TO abandon ii;eir position ir
front CT Brauregard, anl b. thrown d'~t
the Mississippi river sur grand attack npar
Fort Pillow NJ Fedora transports, however
had ei, ire Tennessee river Up To Friday
last, except tina nine hosts bearing awaT lh'
wounded.
TIE RESULT At ISLAHD H.
-. j. S. kennon called upon us ya,tcr,!a;
and communicated later intelligence IRON
Island 10 and ycinIv he havin. lei; Madrit
Bend FIVE Jays ait"T SURRENDER " olr troop
/ and occupation b .au enemy. he reports III
number OF T. =, taken prisoners, sick ant
well, about :. nerctOfcre stated. The surren
| der was Necessity; tae Fpdera's having e'
, iecttd q landing above AID below, IN srs
iurce-.her total, iEciuing reinforcement
hroucht down from Hickman carly TueSda
morning, being about twenty. .e!gh. thousand
: lie also states that t!i= work CT scnttiins IN
floating battery and boats vas so hastily don
r that tie enemy secured more than hss bee
d heretofore supposed. Ths battery. a;ier help
o scut,lvd, vss cut loose late Monday evening
e At daylight Tuesday morning :: vas Iocn
V lodged short d,stnncs above Point Ptesssn
ar taken possession OF by the enemy. II
Oaio Belle was caught in the night, in sink
Ing condition, near New MsdrIi. The Ma
: vas also t.ksr. The vhasf boats, with 8
D. tte stores On board. were saved, and the Fec
oe eral force, on he Island were receiving the
oI rs,ions from them. None OF The msgszn
had hoaa destroyed, and the enemy elaine
~ IA bov. c,rtureii goo 900 pounds of pcTde