New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-15
FROM GEN. SaALLECK's ARMY.
Eeaurcgard Awaits our Attack at Ccrinfh
The Expedition Against MoSiie-L0'c
from New.OrIenns.

-Bhe ENpe01tion AEninst Ia00he-ho'c
from New.OrIenns.
Special Dispatch 10 The NJ y. Tribune.
MoXTERRY, Monday, Nay ~ 1882
To-day our picheis took possession OF an evacuated
Rebel camp three and a half miles from COrnth, and
the Rebel pcke,s were driven in.
Tile Mobile Register Of tie Sth states that five
Union gunboais had appeared off Don PIN Island
that Jno. Johrsons army Was as large as Beaure.
gsrd's, and that the Rebels at Cornth await the
attack.
Tie NeH- O,leanS Delta of the lth records an in
teryiew going on between Butler end the Mayor and
Council and civil authorities and that they continue
their functions except upon politics and military Of
Lenses. No oath of allegiance had been required.
MONTEREY. Wednesday MOy Il, lGt2.
a reconno.ering party under Brighten. Smith
Lad ekirmish with the Rebel pickets on our ight
yesterday, killing %, wounding 3, snd capturing ..
Our loss WAS .. The party went within hslf mile
of a Rebel battery, supported by brigade Of ii-
iantry Just outside the entertainments.
The commanding General moves his camp to-day
four miles from here TO the font.
Our forces average q 10 miles from then trench
ments.
Although the army is advancing slowly because of
the nature o. the ground necessitaing the building
Of corduroy and bridges it is generally understood
that the ousA Agement will come oil in the conrse Of
the week.
Special 70 The Chicago Tribune
CAIRO, Wednesday, May II, 1862.
A dispatch from Fort Wright dated yesterday al
savs, that Rebel tug has this moment rounded
the point 10 recOnio.,ar everything which seems to
indicate renewed activity. Boil ,ides ehpv,.-
ing ar attack momentsriiy.
A de,er,er came on board the gunboat Beuion
Yesterday. He states that tie Rebel ram in tue
engagement on Saturday was not sunk AS reported,
but wa terribly shattered. Our gnnnen undoutt-
edly fired nost # their guns above the wster-lnc.
They sirucl where the wcs heavily plated.
Exrerenced naval Of the opinion that bad
the same number OF shOto been fred at The ~aier-
line or below. they wouid have cent every Rebel
craft . the bottom.
The dsseries reported that tho Rebel feet lays off
the iort. busliy engaged in repairing the damages
promsiug faithfully to return in Exactly IS hears.
The aest news from iii'sburg says that il is not
exnected mat an attack would be- made on the enc
rayf position for several days Our sieee-guns are
not yei in position
Gen. HalIeca iss,il advancing cautiously carefully
for,ifying ~ he advances. All bic movements are
prdicaied Oh the ruppOstion that the enemy Is in
large force IT Corinih, and that he intends making
stand.
Grand Junction 10 being fortified by Gen. Heaure-
card, with the evident intention OF falling back
there if beaten at Corinlh. Tie number of the enc
mys troops is estimated a. Gen. IIalleck's hesdqua-
ters at from 1850 To 10000.
Memphis papers Of ihe iith are received.
A dispatch from Na'cheI states that The Union
feet had returned 70 New.Orleans
Tie ADpeol, commenting on the growing disior'-
ton on fhe part Of the citizens to refuse the Coned
crate Do'es, chaTacierizcs the parties as traitors
The zane journal says that the only condition
upon which The South viii accept peace is rocogni-
lion and independence not only OF lhe common
S;stes. but of every Border State whose people de-
sire an alliance with the Confederacy.
Tire following dispatch is taken from The Ap1eai
The Provost Marshal OF Memphis ba. ordered tho
arrest Of al persons refusing 70 take Confederate
money IN pay meat for good:
The Appeot Of tie ilih say.:
We have certain intoligeuoe that Con lIailecks
amy have los, over 900 b. desertion the country
between the Tennessee River ai1 hentnchy beng
full of them. The whole OF the Fortieth ONO de-
serted and disbanded at,ef the battle OF the Th.
Number. II Ken,nckiant and MrsnuIians followed
their eAau pie. IN cO.tcqueicc Oi Litafiecou pro-
dncad by he late Aui-Siarery movements in Con
giess.
a rcrorr has been brought from Little Rock tha,
Gen. Cudis's division OF tie Cnion army has CON.
mcuced 10 march upon the caoi Il Of Arkansas, md
says that Gen. Steele is marching ~ the point
from PocahOnias.
Tie following Rebel official dispatches are pub
iished:
DEsAEc, AK, May 10, 1862.
The enemy are reported to have been in August,
,Jse .on COaniy. They t0oG posoes-OD of all the
cotton in the ueg' ibOfhood. They reported ia
considerable iorce al Jackstnpor and ,iil;.
Their destination is unknown They are report
10 be from C.iO to 10 600 srGLg. Seventeen hErd-
red bsles of cotton were burned here today.
CoRlSIH, May 10, 1867.
Since The terrible thrathlpg administered 10 Ger.
Poue \ command Yesterday by Generals Price ard
Van Dorm we have had no further demonstrati ions.
Matters are accordingly quie, tlis morning
The following characterize message from Jeft.
Thompson il published:
"FokT WhIGHT. Sstaiisy. May 10 lSGs
"Tbe Miszorria,s concluded 10 celebrate to-day
The anpiyersary of the Camp Jack-on massacre. We
have shown he enemy that we SUI own Tue Mirsa-
sipIi and can ruD the blockade whonever we ct"os
We gave them Il few bnllcte Ihs morning 10 show
them our JOw er aud ait1g ..h1s"ibe sci;un.xt "a
thirty nnutes we backed Down TIC fifsr' WIN tnD
killed and eight slightly w0uGdei.
"Our officers are all sa.e md on gunDoltS urnn-
jured. Al, from the Com m0dJre down 20 Tho pow
der boys. behaved ike solaiets.'
TIE ApPfm published ,l,, dispatch "itl'o"' com