New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-20
IKE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
THE PORT D0NELsoM TROPHIES
The Rebels Concentrating their Forces,
DESTRUCTION OF BALE ROAD COMMUNICATION.
THE BATTLE at ISLAND No TO-

CARo, "Wednesday, March 10 l852.
Tie steamer Gladiator, from Paducah, brings a
large quantity Of ordnance stores captured at Fort
Doneson, consisting in part, OF % pieces Of artil-
ery, and large quantity Of ammunition The
steamer MctiIl also arrived from Pittsburgh aud
ing, on the Tennessee River She left there yesrer-
day afternoon, but reports no movements of import
ance by the troops concentrated there. Skirmishes
had occurred between the pickets and two or three
were killed on each side and four Rebels taken
prisoners.
The Rebels are concentrating ct Corinth, Miss.
and Decatur Ala, ut the latter place in large nun.
bers. TIE officers Of the McGll report that there is
not particle of Unicnism theresbout. A gentle
man just arrived from Pittsburgh Landing ssys that
on Friday lat the Rebels burned the bridges and de-
stroyed the track on the Charleston and Memphis
Railroad, between Florence and Eastpor.
The country in that vicinity is covered With water
from the Tennessee which has overlooked It's bsnks.
Military operations are necessarily restricted. The
Rebels avoid the iyer keeping ont Of the range of
the e1nboats The Rebel force at Corinth and De-
catur is estimated to number 10000.
The atest intelligence from below is contained in a
dispatch from Gen. Pope, dated at a. m, stating
that up to little before that time. the firing had been
very continuous but that at oclock il Rad materi-
ally slack
Information from Columbus, received las, evening,
states tia, the Rebels have reappearcd the banks
Of the river, six milcs below Columbus. No trouble
10 anticipated from them.
A special to Tile Tri5aae date CAIRO l9th, says:
The published reports Of the capture Of Island
No. 10 are undoubtedly premature.
The latest accounts from Columbus are to II
o'clock yesterday forenoon, at which time heavy
cannonadirg was distinctly heard in the direction Of
the Island.
There have been arrivals from the Tennessee
or the Cumberland during the lat u hours
None of the gun-bosts assembled higher than Sa-
yannah since the engagement OF the Lexington with
Rebel battery at Pittsburgh.
The collection d eighty Transports at Savannah, in
connection with circumstances known here but not
consdere, proper for publication indicates that the
country about the Tennessee River near Alabama
will be tue thcater q extensive military operations.
CHrcAoo. Wednesday. March ~. ies7 v
A special dispatch to TUE TRBUSE, dated Cairo,
l9th-ll =. IN, says: gentleman Just arrived from
New Madfii via Sysestown reports The sinking Of a
Rebel transport, armed with heavy cannon, by the
suubla. fee, 1t Island No. TO-
g. Loris. Weinesl,y n,roh 70 is',
TelerBms from Gen. Curtis state that his loss IN
killer aud wounded in the battle at Pea Ridge was
about 800. The enemy reircsted TO The south Of
the Boston Mountains. There nre no Rebel ,rooI
in Nohhern Arkansas except maraldcrs aud Pike =
indians. v no t and pnndsr friends and foes inds-
cnninaiely.
W.urvG-o-. Wcdn-siay Mech 10. lesl
A dsraich received from Cairo, dated O'Clock
tonight says nothing has been heard from leland
No. ~ to-day. General pore requlsed the Rebel
g7nboat 6ee, -. Eew.M&did, sinking one, aud dam
aang others moro or les. No, . uian wa lost on
/ our side.