The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-16
Various Reports frsn M0mphis Ra-
n0xs.
Especial to Chioago Tribune.l

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Especial to Chicago Tribune.1
Cairo, May A.
Memphis papers Of the 9th, 18th ane
18th inst. just received by special express
state on the authority Of dispatch from
Natchez that the Federal feet had re
turned down the river TO New Orleans.
The Appeal, in commenting upon thu
growing disposition Of the merchants o.
Memphis TO refuse Confederate note,
eharacterizcs the parties as traitors, and
threatens to publish their names in il,
columns. The same journal says that the
only condition upon which the South will
accept peace is the recognition Of the in.
dependence. not only Of the cotton States
but of every border State whose people
desire an alliance with the Cofederacy.
The Appeal contains an account Of the
surprise and capture Of the Federal
cavalry, by Col. Claiborne. with $1,000
cavalry, near Dresden, substantially u
/ have telcG raphed. The prisoners
were taksn to jackson, Tennessee. II
also has the following telegraphic dis
patches from Corinth:
Corinth, May g.
The anniversary Of the Palo Alto bat
tie opened with skirmishing between Gen.
Pope's forces and Gen. Prices troops, on
the Pennington and Rienza roads. At 2
O'Clock the firing Of artillery was brisk.
Cox's Alabama cavalry had several men
wounded. There WAS heavy infantry
firing late in the evening, ia which the
enemy were driven back with great loss.
sateeon w r. Thrall Of the 9th Ohio
and Major Applington Of the 4ad Hi
nois we're killed. A Gag Of truce was
sent BY the enemy yesterday, asking for
an exchange Of Lieut.. Col. Adams, Of
Missouri, and was refused. The tele-
graph Office at Pennington, communicat-
ing directly with Washington City, was
captured.
The Avalanche of the 10th says that il
has lsal ned from reliable SOURCES that the
actual Federal loss at Shiloh exceeded
40, 900.
The Provost Marshal Of Memphis has
ordered the arrest Of all persons refusing
to accept Confederate money 10 payment
of debts or for goods purchased. Moth
ing in the least degree calculated to dis
credit the operations Of the Government
will be tolerated.
The Appeal Of the l1th says: We have
certain intelligence that Gen. Halleck has
lost over 5000 Of his army by desertion.
The country between the Tennessee
River and Kentucky 10 full Of them. The
whole Of the 10th Ohio deserted aud dis
banded after tho battle Of the It'll, and
nunlbers Of Kentuckiens and Missourians
have followed their example. In conse
quencc Of disafcction, produced by the
late anti-slavery movement in Congress,
one entire Ksntncky regiment had un-
tremendously quit Halleck's army and
gone home. Five hundred Federal cav
airy and 1000 infantry hsee occupied
Paris, in consequence of the attack made
by our cavalry on Dresden, few days
ago.
A report is brought from Little Rock
that Gen. Curtis division has commenced
to march upon the Capital Of Arkansas.
Gen. Steele Is marching upon the same
point, from Pocahontas.
The Appeal Of the 18th has the fol-
lowing special dispatch:
Des Arc, Arkansas, May 10.
The enemy are reported to have been
at-Augusta, jackson county. They took
possession of all the cotton in the neigh
borhood. They are reported to be in con-
siderable numbers at Jacksonport, aud
their dealt aaaatiieefH is is unknown. SJme OF
the Federals. in disguise, entered this
place to-day, and after reconnoitering re.
turned. They we're pursued by the citi !.
zens. Seventeen hundred bales Of cotton
we're offered upon the shrine Of liberty
to-day. b. the citissns Of this place. The
enemy arc supposed 10 be under the COM
mand Of Curtis. His forces are reported
to be between eight and ten thousand.
Corinth, Nay 10.
Since the terrible threshing administer
ed to Pops command on yesterday, By
Price and Van Dorm, Ne have had no
further demonstrations. Hattsss are 90
ccrdisgly quiet this morning.
The Appeal Of the same date also con-
tains the following charaesssissic message
from Je6. Thompson, relative to the
great naval fight Of Saturday.
Fort Pillow River Defsnce Fleet, !
Gunboat Little Rebel, May 10.
Editors Appsaf:--Ne missionaries
concluded to celebrate to-day, the ahni-
yersary Of the Camp jackson massacre.
We have shown the enemy that We still
own the Mississippi River, and can run
the blockade whenever We choose. We
gave them few bullets this morning, to
show them our power. and after hand.
some little skirmish OF thirty minutes We
backed down the river, with two men
killed and eight slightly wounded. The