The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-02
THE REBEL SITUATION AT COalNTA.
Inactivity Ina the Rebel Camps-GlOOmy
Prospects for the Future.


Correspondence OF the Mobile Rsg ister.l
MEsPHs, Tenn. April IS, 1s62.
Both armies have settled down into a state OF
quiet. Tie less skrmishing between the
pekels and cavalry which tbs conederates nsaTaely
gss the best OF H. Il has ranef almost unn ierrupeay
since hs battle and The condition Of the roads such as
TO render them i'm passabe 70 artillery and baggage
trains 1t Il not probable ;ssretore that tho enemy will
undertake any oens noysOent q general character
for some days-per5aIs not for $50 weeks
The Of tho phis and Charleston Railroad az
Huntsville should create no It is to be regretted,
OF course bat il has been expected for The
army for the dsfenGe OF the Southwest has already been
more OF less concentrated and should be found ueces
call fer additional troops from the south Atlantic
States, they be forwarded by another route. Tho
Interruption OF communication By the road will doubtless
interfere with tho arrangements OF the Quartemaster
Department, which has been drawing good deal of
forage from points OF Huntsville. So mech greater
the necessity therefore that eyey blade OF fodder aud
every grain Of the cotton States should be
fully hasbandsd Nothing upon which man or beast can
subs st should be wasted.
There 10 believe that tho enemy will seek
70 move dow into Alabama from Huntsville His dest
natcn Memphis and New orleans. lie may occupy so
much OF Alabama lies north Of the Tennessee river
but no wl hardly venture to the river far
That portion Of the railroad lying north OF the Tennessee
river cannot DO much, il any, less than hundred
miles long.
A complete muster roll Of the federal expedition up
thu Tennesse was found on the battle field. It shows
that the enemy had force at and around tho battle
ground or 81 900 mon This includes tho division OF
Gen Lew Wallace, at Crump's Landing four miles below
n tsburg and which was no engaged until early Monday
morning. There were twenty batteries,
pieces TO the batery-bns making the lumbar OF their
guns one hundred and twenysx. After deinctng tho d
vision at Crump's Iand e anGaowngJ OCO Tor the sick
have force OF IS 500 These men we fought on
Sunday The forces opposed 80 Monday, rs 600 OF
whom we're fresh troops, were still larger Allow $1,000
FOR tho captured killed. wounded and disabled on Sun
day there would st remain OF The original force 20 900
mon Wa!laces division q 500 and Buss reinforce
ments who camo up Monday roughly estimated at
IT .5oo--naling together rs 900 men-woud swell the
federal army opposed 10 Monday to 63 G00.
would DO improper perhaps TO oer any estimate OF
have come out however. there will be additional
reason for the pride Justly feel in Southern arms
and Southern prowess The confederate forces were
chiefly from Alabama, Mississippi, louisiana, Texas
Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky Georgia was repre
sented by excellent battery and q nns cavalry com
asld. 10 iss'nsn' ~ 'ns
The condition. Of affairs up ne Mississippi ,irer is By no
ans s1tfg1ctory. The reduction Of Island No 10,
Tough anticipated Is worry serious blow and tcU be
tG'ooe soon, fear, By the fan Of Err. Pliop There
YOU'D % no d,uty in holding tho river against gun
Doas alone, but the case very different when there is
large cooperating land force. need not refer 10 the
d1s,asis consequences that poa,d folosc he fou Of Ft
filcc sy lviu readily to the mind Of scery aei
cent rcdd-r
Five tho ensmy's gunboats and three mortar boats
proceeded to Fort Pillow Sunday morning the 18th and
opened FIRE upon tho garrison Tho bornbardment con
tnued without results up TO ten O'Clock, at which hoar
the courier left Firing hoard here as two
r. NJ BY persons who were out the river, and again
On yesterday, Monday. The town 10 full OF Wild rumors
some q them going % far TO state that the fort has
fallen.
Generals Price and Van Dorm EN- Route
for CoriMth.
Correspondence OF the New Orleans Delta
MEa0as, April IL 1852.
All Of last night steamer after steamer arrived here
with Van Dorn's and Prices division from White river
Early In tho evening General Price arrived and was
followed by clamorous throng to the Gsyoso Hotel
where in Response TO the continuous cheering OF the
multitude, he addressed them few words
He said he felt deeply the compliment paid him by this
demonstration, but would prefer demonstrating his
gratitude to his fellow countrymen field where
no expected to be heard from favoraly than
from the stamp The time for speech making had
passed, and the time for action had arrived He had
commenced this service without men, money nuna-
tions Of war he could boast OF gallant horde OF
true soldiers not nconsidsrable nImbors and
passed in valer and zeal, who would stand by him ant
no BY them TO the end-'or veal or woe, come when
that hoar may He had returned tho and supplies
he had borrowed TO begin WITH and still retained
abundant supplies for the valofous OF the West
by thom in hs conflicts OF the past for future
He expected soon 10 be heard from the tbunderng
toGs Of tho cannon the or nusketry and the CLASH
rug OF bayoaets.
General Price looks 70 10 about sixty years Of age
markedly large In person. with marked dignity OF de-
0eanor aud manly bearing.
General Yam Dom ciu be here fhs morning 10Th the
Soi~dr Of tks dtris'0. They Of defined tor
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