Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-25
OUR SPECIAL CAIRO1lsPATcHES.
The Great Western Flood
THE SIEGE OF Fl. PILLOW.
Rebel FOrce in the Vicinity.
A SKIRMISH NEAR PIFTsBURG.
NO ADVANCE TOWARD CORlRTH.
A Rebel Bail Run at PlttSburg.
How Beauregard was Re
infOrced.
Rebel Force in the Vicinity.
A SKIRMISH NEAR PIFTsBURG.
NO ADVANCE TOWARD CORIETH.
A Rebel BuIl Run at PlttsbuFg.
Especial Dispatches to Cleveland Leader.)

OAIRO, April "A.
The avAnt courier Of the Tennessee hotil-
Ia has reached us. Last night the Ohio in
creased in volume an inch, and is still rising
Dispatches received from the Cumberland
represent that river rapidly rising. From
Pittsburg We learn that the Ohio rose IA feet
Tuesday, and from different points along the
river the food Is equally potent. The i'm
nense country to the rear of Us, between
Cairo and Mound City, is inunda-
ted. That large volume Of water is In the
upper rivers affects US slightly. There is
but little dOubt, however, of the final over
aoW.
There are said to be 8, 900 rebel troops in
the rear Of Chickassw Bluffs and at Ran
dolph. Gen. Bragg has transferred the COM
mand Of Fort Pillow to Gen. Price.
From Pittsburg Ihavs, intelligence Of q
skirmish with the enemy, in which General
Granger, with 5000 cavalry and portion Of
the recent reinfOrcements sent up the Ten
nessse, participated. About two miles from
our pickets they came in contact with the
rebel pIckets, drove them in, and encounter
ed strong force Of rebel cavalry, which
they engaged. After fighting briskly for an
hour, both sides retired with ineonsiderable
loss. This was on Wednesday.
There has been no attempt to move the
main body of the army. The embargo laid
upon our movements BY the rain and mud
still continues. When the advance will take
place is all a matter of conjecture.
Gen. Grant and his conduct during the
terrible days of April is still the subject of
criticism, and am told that charges are be-
ing daily preferred against him for inoOm-
potency and recklsssness. Gen. HaIleck
pays no attention to the charges, but leaves
the investigation of the whole affair to Con-
gress.
A gentleman from northern Tennessee,
whose Unionism is unquestioned, Says that
the whole country bsloE him is full of
wounded soldiers and fugitives from the bat
tie of Pittsburg The returned rebels say
that after the arrival of Buell's troops On
Sunday, and the attack on Monday, Beau
regard made spirited appeal to HE men,
acknowledging the arrival of Federal rein
forcements, but said the armies of Price and |
Van Dorm were on the way and would ar
rive before night-fall. Subsequently he |
brought from the rear a portion of his own
force, representing them as the expected ar
rivals.
After the final rout, the enemy became very |
much demoraliEed, and ran the fifteen miles |
intervening between the battle field and Cor
iuth in three hours. The panic and fight Of
our soldiers at Bull Run was nothing COM
pared with it. Arriving at Corinth they
found the town deserted, and left immedi-
ately for Tennessee without let or hindrauce
There is a bitter feud between the Mississippi /
and Tennessee remaining regiments, in con-
sequence of the former clubbing the Tennes-
seeans towards, and not recognizing their
social equality. He says the latter viii not
fight in the coming battle. The Federals
have nearly surrounded than, and they con-
slider their case settled as soon as the capture |
of Fort Pillow and Memphis shall be ac-
complished.
The Mississippi food is seriously endan-
gering property below, and Gen. Strong, |
With an energy highly cOmmendable, and |
which might be properly initiated in other
quarters, has sent ssvsrsl steamers to secure
it.
A tri-WeekIy, packet is now running
between Cairo and TptOuville, carrying
the mails and passengers. This expert
ment in reviying commercial intercourse
with rebel States is likely to prove success
ful.
The entire track Of the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad between Birds Point and Charles
ton is washed away and destroyed. Super
intendent Arthur, of the Illinois Central
Railroad, and President AsbOrn, passed
over the track in hand car from Cache
River this morning. They say the track is
covered with water to the depth Of two feet.
There Is no prospect Of the immsdiats re-
sumption of railroad Communication with
the rest Of the world.
The steamer B, from Fort Pillow, at four
o'clock yesterday, reports no change in the
condition Of affairs. The mOrtsrs fred
regularly every half hour. The gunbOats
we're quiet. The rebel batteries do not
reply.