Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-10
LATE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
PANIC AT MEMPHIS.

MONTEREY, Tenn May s-Refugees from
Memphis, who left on the 4th, report that the
citizens are In great panic. The troops are
grsoualIy evacuatins Fort Pillow and going to
Corinth.
Beauregard Is raking and scraping everything
for the impending battle. The conscr,pt law
takes effect on the 18th inst The Appeal says hat
every msn muAt fight or cut his bail.
The Atlanta COnfederecy, OF the 29th ultimo.
chronicles the arrival. the 23i, Of long train
Of box car: allied with tories and their departure
for Madison where they would be imprisoned in
the old factory building, at or near that place.
A Brownsville (Tpxss) letter says that pro-
nuncIamentO from Vidauri has been received, I'M
posing duty OF \ cents on every pound OF COT.
ton s6i pped in Mexico, and duty Of % per cent
on all goods from Mexico into Texas.
A reconnaissance to within a mile OF the en-
emy's entrenchmenis fully established the Iac'
the enemy are there in force, and, Furthermore,
that they will fight inside of their entrencn-
ments
The weather is good and the roads are imprOv-
ing fast.
Nothing Is known here Of the suppression Of
news at Cairo, or news OF any kind not already
telegraphed.
News from Rebel Papers.
CAIRO. May 9-[Special to the Chicago Trib-
une .l-Mayor Sharpe, Of Columbus, who was car
ried away by the rebels at the time Of the evacu-
alton Of that place, has escaped. He tells pitiful
stories about the state Of affairs at Memphis. He
pointed out the place where the rebels buried 80
pieces Of cannon at Columbus, all OF which have
been exhumed, and are In Federal possession.
Memphis papers Of the I'd, 3D. and 5th have
| been received. The Avalanche Of the 5th says;
"a battle, so long anticipated at Corinth, has
been postponed for the present.
"From Fort Wright our advices are TO Satur-
day. The Federals continue their harmless pas
time much to the amusement Of our gallant boys.
We believe there is every prospect that our au-
thorities would under no circumstances surrender
| this stronghold.
"Frcrn Vicksburg we learn that the authorities
| are rapidly hurrying forward guns, completing
the Notifications. which represented to be Of
| such formidable character az to preclude the
possibility Of the passage OF the enemYs reet up
| the river"
The Avalanche acknowledges loss of twenty
killed and one hundred wounded at Pennington
on Saturday last. II deprecates tae adoption Of
the policy of prosecuting the Union men, saying
that such course OF action by tue government
would be suicidsl and calculated 10 lead to dis
astrous results The rebel government Is becom-
ing unpopular, and the Avalanche does not hes
itate TO attack II vigorously.
A gentleman who left New Orleans on the lst
says that after the Federal vessels passed the
forts the women Influenced their husbands In the
forts to give IL up. The result was that $50 men
spiked their guns and delivered themselves up to
the enemy.
Gen. Butler Is in the city, having come up in
the first transport
RICHMOND, May Authentic information from
New Orleans says the troops at F ort Jackson mu-
tinted and spike some OF their guns, when Gen.
Duncan surrendered.
The gunboat Louisiana was at Fort st. Philip,
uhmanageable. She received a broadside at a
distance Of 80 feet withou: injury, and was then
blown up by the comm nder.
The commander Of the French frigate NJ ilitaire,
before the SURE nder, gave notice that he required
90 days notice before the bOnbardment Of the
city, In order to remove the French cit Zens.
All the cotton on ipbOard al In the city, and
at Baton Rouge, was burned; 81 900 bales were
thus destroyed.
JEFF Davis has issued proclamation, appoi-t-
Ing the 10Th of the present month, for the peope
to unite in their several places of worship, In
humble supplication to Almigh ty God, that he
will vouchsafe his blessing on the Confederate
arms; that he will strengthen and protect their
armies, and watch over and protect the people
from the evil Vaccinations of the enemy, and in
his own good time restore peace.
RICHMOND, Mays -Governor Letcher has issued
a proclamation announcing the rejection Of the
anne ndment OF the State COnstitu by majority
oI67S.
AUGUSTA, May 3-Priscners escs ped from Kew
West report three Thousand Federals on the
island, five hundred in the hospital with the
SMALLPOX.
A local item in the Memphis Avalanche SAYS
that some Of the city merchants refuse to take
Confederate money, even at heavy discount