, 1862-05-23
THE LATEST NEWS
BIZ TELEGRAPH.
FROM CAIRO AND BEL ON.
FAERAGUT'S FLEET APPROACH
ES MEMPHIS.
REPORTS FROM :. coRIHTH, MISS.
CITIZENS FLEEING FROM DAVIS
DOM.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bune.1
CA1Ro, HAY "a, 1862.
Our correspondent, with the flotilIa near
Fort Pillow, sends news up to o'clock Tes-
teTday morning.
The Champion brought down to the feet
fifteen or twenty women, refugees from
Western Tennessee, who we're found upon tho
banks Of the river In destitute condition.
Many of them have husbands in the Confeder-
ate army. There seems to be a general stau-
pede in progress on the part of men not bel
ligerents, to escape JEFF. Davis late conscrip-
tlon act Steamboat captains, plying the river
from here to Caire, report over !, 900 refugees
this side Of New Madrid. Every point is
fairly lined with them, begging to be taken
aboard and carried North.
DcEe1terB who came Oh board the Benton,
yesterday, reported that Commodore Farra.
quits fleet left Vicksburg on Saturday last,
the destination being Memphis. Should this
prove true, this flotilla will have to look to Its
laurels, else Memphis aud Fort Pillow will be
taken by others This shon1d be considered
the fail. and legitimate work of the Mississippi
feet proper.
At half past seven O'Clock this morning, a
large rebel steamer came around Craighead
Point, bearing flag Of truce. The tug Jesse
was Immediately sent out learn their business
CARLO, May y22.-The steamer De Soto, from
our flotilla, arrived this morning, but brings
no additional nc@s Of Importance. A flag Of
truce came up from the rebel fleet yesterday
morning, rtturned, aud came up ngaiu In the
afternoon, but the object Of the mission was
not aEcertained. The opinion still prevails
that Fort Pillow has been evacuated, although
nothing definite has been diyulged TO deter
mine the fact.
Two refugees from Corinth arrived this
morning. Ono Of them left the rebel camp
vas still in command and had about f30,-
t0 men, Of whom $1,000 arc held Ut Cor
lnlh LII reserve, under command of Breck-
inrldGe. The rebels are suffering greatly
from sickness, an average OF GOO be-
Jug sent from camp over the Memphis
many die on the passage. All the houses in
the towns along the railroad are used Is hos
Plta1s. The rebel army is greatly de1noral-
led The terms Of enlistment of many OF
the regiments arc expiring duly, hut the men
are forced to remain under tho conscript
act. BeauTegard is continually among his
troops, making speeches, and using every
effort to to encourage them. His troops are
subsisting Oh half rations. Salt beef of miser-
able quality is Issued once week. Price,
Van Dorm, Bragg, Polk and Cheathanl COM
mand divisions in front. The rifle pits around
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and are thirteen
| miles long.
| The rebels are making extraordinary efforts
to procure heavy guns, Of which they aeknowl-
edge they have but poor supply. Beaurc-
gard's headquarters afc in the rear, near
| Corinth.
| All cavalry who have heen securing the
country north Of Corinth hare been dismount.
ed, except 700 stationed at Trenton, on the
| Mobile and Ohio Railroad, which is depot
for forage, OF which there is great scarcity
| prisoners, taken at Dresden By Clay Kings
gang, were released on parole By Beauregafd
| after being confined at Jackson, Miss. Low:
ellis army is reported to have arrived at Cor
| inth.
! been publicly disgraced and cashie-ed from
the Southern service, by an order publicly
read ut dress parade at CofInth, not long since
Twenty-Five deserters from the Southern
service came to Fort Henry on Sunday ant
TOOK the oath Of allegiance Five hundred i.
| Corinfh a1my.
The boat lift Corinth yesterday, but brough
no Iews.
CaRo, May 2222.-Two refugees from C,rintl
arrived here to-day. They state that there ar,
about LEI, 600 rebels at Corinth, and that Beau
regard was there ten days ago. The report
Of the scarcity Of provisions and forage At
eorToborated. There are no Notifications Il
Granada or Grand Junction. Recruits raiset
under the conscript act are reinforcing Beau
regard Large numbers Of Union citizens ar
making their way North, mostly on foot, suf
ferlpg great priyatione. The report of til
evacuation Of Fort Pillow has NOT been con
hrmcd: but the opinion is general among na
val officers that the rebels have retired to Fur
Randolph Their gunboats hare retired dow
the river.
There arc no arrivals from Pittaburg Land
ing.