New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-08
ucWN TEaE MEssgssIPpI.
.. from Commodore Foote'S FIo,ilIn-

v..sest from ecmmceoro hoctcs fIoau"-
pyrther En;ciIigence from Mernphis-
-,ocertfon Of the National Prisoners--
g.. p-enliss and sbe Ecbc, Colonel
xr;,a yrreo tm,crs Of ihe Union Captive
yseecs Of TIE Southern CoIscription
Terrible Eusrcusc in Memphis-
,,.s;onaic OF tI;e Union Sentiment in
oao.,.ia-Eseserters fro.s ESrs Pillow.
-. cuna and Gnryisol--FursAer Con-
.;,,r f:.e ssnainy's dsaEboats-A Cicri-
,,c,e, =, lrn1.- Use New seeession
Elns. &C.
,.,o On, Special Co1e.ro' dent
-" 5. OrSsoAr BENTON. Man FGnT ILlov'}
4ursc.y Noon, April - lst2.
I, the ,oresrou3ews With the Mississippi lHVer
...,,,,o,, d,,euded upon ihs Siege OF Fort Pillow
.,1.o D, the material of their letters, they wonld
,;,o ,e,v liiile ss al that ID done here from day
,., c,n5 be given in a short paragraph. The
- 4 ,er,ops from below, generally fugi;ivcs
..a 5e.er,r.s i.om Aeupbie and The Fort, furnishes
:. l.ueyer. with variety Of intelligence from
n;xe ,ha, San hardly fail 10 be Of interest in The
Nol.h.
A. i6e rr,snt staec Of The riyer, tbe great over
a.. IN lo,b ,ides oi the mighty Miss.ss pYi enables
n,,seus 10 reach the Fo,ila nom Memphis with
b,.e far OF discovery for thoy can take es.' At
,i.bt and Yua lIougL the various chuief, uayous
,l ,,y.i.rs " houi much danger OF 0tsfdctlon
., arrest: lar concesled as they usually do, in the
wooGs during he day, and hiding iheir escspe under
tie iavo4ag GalAness.
FURTHER iNgaIII@ENcE FROM MEMPHIS.
In addition TO what mentioned in NY Iaot letter
Of tie Elk iugi,ves from Memphis, learn from
n.r,lcr conversa,i with them that 6,000 men from
paee and Van Dorns army passed through there
uigc or ien days ago on tboir way TO Connth, but
did no. meet with very cordial reception. in con-
,eeueu.e peri ss Of the occupation OF the citizens
VIII neir own al .irs, and tIe daily expectation OF
le r.,iou.i forces m the commercial metropolis OF
Tennessee.
RECEPTION or NATIONAL PRISONERS.
Gen. Preuiiss wi;h al the officers and privatcs
,a,t,,td At Shiloh, arrived at Memplistwo days suo
.eaucp. 10 tic battle, by ibe Meuphis ard Charles
lon railway, and were taken twenty.ionr hours after
to Tas,aloosa, Alabama, where they viii remain as
1rsoae.s until exchanged or Otherwise released.
Gree, curiosity was felt 20 sec the first national
General le Rebels bad captured, and hundreds Of
eisous crowded about the depot to obtain view OF
lin prent.,s wac in good sprils, aud exceedingly
lo5te. making very favorable impression. as did
N bro.he- officers upon the crowd, and answering
il . courteous but d.TiiGod and decided manner ell
he proper questions that were asked.
CENTRAL pgENrss AND TIE REBEL COLONEL.
A Secession Colonel inquired Of prentss: VIII
ron INFORM ne, General, FOR what you and the North
ere sighting .
We )asht atGrst, was thereby, "for the Union
E..Ls -I..t =. u.
and will he l}lt in any event, and at al hazards,
we a-e determined % put down the rebellion. TO
thai end tie last dollar and the last man will be
yen aad II we should be unsuccessful in this gen
erston which we viii not be, the next generation
will begin where We leave of, and continue the sa-
,,ed WAL never 70 he ended until we have reestab-
isssd orr N.ona existence upon basis that the
Azure viii 10. distusb'
As be sid this many faces looked the sympathy
they did not express, snd not q few persons cried
( "Good, aud eleeled.
But DO you suppose, asked the Colonel, you
e4b ever su'jlga,e he South q
THAT il your phrase, not ours responded the
Gtreral. We lave never talked Of subjugating
,Ee South" though as events are shaping, we may
te forced to such course. If you mean by the ex-
preston conquerng tie spirit and the leaders Of the
reyol, we wall as surely do 1t as there IS God IN
Heaven We claim and believe that the great ma
o,g Of the peope Of the South are loyal that they
1 are finding out every day how greatly they have
teen deceived by your politicians and two months
hence. if not sooner. those who are now IN arms
sgaus, cur caure viii be with Ms. Two-thirds Of
he men around you Colonel. are Unionis,s. see
and know IT, You cannot oyerturn the principles Of
Free Government or violate night and justice with
npnnitv. Seyenty-ive years OF wrong are hRhtlng
our side and You can 10 more retlst the torrent
yea have set in motion than yon can turn back The
esisract Of Niagara. Our cause rs ar certain TO tn
umph es tHe are TO sueceedeac other or the
sgn 10 rise Tomorrow
Agaa cheer went up THE time louder and larger
snd longer: and there no !nislakins the oeuii-
nea,s OF sympathies OF the crowd. The Colonel
perceived this, and quietly walked away.
This conversation of Preniss has been represented
as s,eech, and ct FIST 50 understood it; but one
Of tie iugitives who was present assures me the
GsLef4 remarks were in Substance az have given
then.
KIND TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS.
TIE National prisoners were very kindly treated
IN Memphis aud hundreds OF men and women, sup-
pielset ulionis,s Of coure gave them pies, cakes
cigars, tobacco and other articles that prvates par
ucuiarly de-ire. The reception Of tie prisoners was
indatiable evidence of the convictions o. the peo-
PIE, and wac tue most decided demOstrauon Ol 10y
atty yet seen on the surface N Memphis.
Effect OF THE SOUTHERN CONsCRIPTION
BILL.
The eject Of the passage Of the Conception bill
ty the illegitimale JEFF. Davie dynasty bas been
saeh as 70 convert many peIsons 10 Uuionsm, and 10
cnve all who could possibly get away, into the land
=. freedom. large number have escaped from
iennessee within the past few weeks, and hat was
Ae inela reason VI the exodus ol the GiX refugees.
a a
anc as Of the latest acts Of tyranny and oppres
Hon VIII .llena.a u-amy nXLn .nnuld niheruYine lnNe