, 1862-04-09
THE ENEMY UNDER BEAUREGARD
ATTACKS OUR FORCES.
AND ARE TOTALLY
DEFEATED,
HEAEY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES.
Our Army Pursuing the
Flying Rebels.

For some time past it has been evident to
MI who have watched the current Of news that
matters we're fast approaching q crisis Oh tie
urI'er Tennessee Fer the defense Of Men,
rhis from land attack, and as protection
as;sinst tie advance Of our arms souti, and
vest, the rebels had concentrated the flower
Of their army, making the centre Of their op-
erations at Corinth, Mississippi, ncar the
northwest corner Of that State, their linz
thence stretching north and westerly through
humboldt, Jackson, Union City and other
points to Island No. 10.
Corinth is about one hundred miles cast Of
Memphis, On the Charleston and Memphis
Railroad East Of CoEinth the rebel
line extended to Decatur, in Alabama
The entire command General Beauresard had
recently assumed Besurcgard's department
is understood to extend at least rs FIR cast Is
Decatur, Alabama, and westward as far rs
may be necessary for the defense Of Men
I1ais. lie WIS known to have bcen making
Lis headquarters last wevk at Corinth-Within
ten or fifteen miles Of our picket lines; and
during portion Of the week 1t is also ccrtaiu
that he had around him at the same point
Generals Polk, Johnston, Pillow, Chcatham,
Freeman and Wright. Thus much Of the
orcrstions and preparations of the rebels.
On the other other hand our oWn forces, un-
der Gen, Grant, had made their line Of defense
the Tennessee river, and passing up in an im-
| lncusc fleet Of transports, had accumulated
| their splendid army in the vicinity Of Sayan-
I nab, on the East bank Of the Tennessee river,
the County Seat Of Hardin county, and TWEEN
| ty-two miles from the southern boundary Of
the State. The principal point Of dcbarkation
w:s, however, at Pittsburgh Landing, ninc
1,;1es south Of Savannah, on the west bank,
| 4 point Of more natural advantages fot de-
fnse, and where, indeed, at the arrival Of ou,
troops, the enemy had Just completed 9
n,ttcry. so little were the rebels prepared
Tor the fill Of Doneson. Of the Federal army
snd its composition We wait to speak NOR,
::yistdly and in detail, but NC can say herr
they we're flower Of our Western troops
4 week since, on Saturday, tic I'd
y;nc" Of Gen. Buell's army arrived
on the Tennessee, opposite Savannah
and commenced crossing the river on Sunda,
morning, thus forming i junction Will
Grant. Gen. Grant, in The c1rly part of las
week, sent force to destroy the Mem
pi.is and Charleston Railroad, which the,
accomplished, tearing up ten miles Of til
track, and thus breaking tue connections be
tween the rebel lines. But the rebels rapidl
repaired the track and restored connection be
| tween their lines, and we're constantly rcceis
ing rcfnforccmcnts Of men and munitions vi
| this road at Corinth. There were in the unitr
armies Of Buell. and Grant ono hundred an
seventy regiments Of infantry and cavalry
with a magnificent equipment Of field batteries
Thus for some days these two Immense a,
mics have rested over against each ether, thel
l | pickets constantly exchanging shots, an
!, skirmishing being Of daily occurrence. Th
j Federal camp at Pittsburgh occupied q beaut
t tul site, broad, open area filed with tent,
: stretching back to the base Of range
= densc1y wooded hills. In this position tho
S have been attacked, as We learn from our Il,
> nights dispatches, by the enemy under Ge1
= Eeauregard. who, stalking all Oh the issue
the fight, has yentured only to lose. It wou
seem that the first intimation Of the design
the enemy was to be gained from the even
Of two dnys previous. An officer wi
}. left Pittsburgh Landing fcarly sunds
, morning, reached Cairo the same night at IL
!" N. He said, while four or five Of our reE
h Escnts were drawn up on dress parade, F
day evening last, 4th inst, at Pea Ridge
place few miles in the rear Of Pittsburgh
force Of Thousand rebel cavalry was sudde
" secn approaching for fight. Our NJ
were as we'll prepared as the necessity Of t
81 time would allow, and advanced to meet t
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