Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-05-03

advanced. Our troops fell back 10
fredericksburg, set fire to three
bridges across the river also burnt
three steamboats, and twenty-five
vessels, loaded with 100000 bushels
OF corn, and 100 bales cotton at tho
depot, The panic among the in
habitants was tremendous. Our
troops evacuated the city, and the
enemy sent a shell after them which
struck u cotton factory, doing much
damage. All the rolling stock of
the railroad company was saved,
with the exception of eight cars.
MEMPHIS, April l8.-News from
the North to Monday last states that
tho dead and wounded continued to
come in, and that the people were
dcspondent. As at Manassas, so at
Shiloh; they did not know the extent
Of our victory. H,r.
CoRINTH, April ia letter from
Gen. d. G Buell., dated Headquar-
tiers of the Army of the Ohio, TO
Gen, Beaure gard, commanding the
Army of the Mississippi, was re
ceived to-day, ratiiying the ex-
change of wounded prisoners, as ar
ranged by Gen, Breckenridge. The
letter says that information regard
ing certain missing Louisiana Off
GERS and priyates will he communi-
Gated as soon as obtained.
Col. Jacob Thompson leaves to-
morrow for Richmond, with Il large
number Of the enemy's hags-tro-
phies of the battle Of Shiloh.
From tho Delta of the 10th
BoMBARDMENT OF FORT JACKSON,
"A furious bomhardment OF this
Fort commenced yesterday morning
and continued, tits understood, with
out sensible abatement or intermis-
sion, all day, The enemy had ad-
vanced his ships and mortar boats
from their former place behind the
headland and forest, and come with
III view Of the two forts, when they
We're put in position acknowledgements
by tying them to piles driven for
that purpose.
Their shells reached easily, and
fell with uncomfortable frequency a
round, and within Fort Jackson
1t is said, indeed, that these proiec-
tiles were hurled upon the fort at
the rate Of eight in a minute, or up
wards Of five thousand in a day or
twelve hours, The fort had rep led
to the bombardment with spirit, and
we were advised, not without effect,
striking several Of the enemy's gun
boats, sinking two. and setting a
trigate on fire We have reason to
believe that reinforcements were
sent to the fort yesterday evening,
From the True Delta 2Oth.
The FORTS BELow.-We are in
possession Of information from Forts
Jackson and st. Phillip, which we
d yem neither prudent nor advisable
10 give publicity to. We will, how
ever, say this much, that our author
ities--nay, every man III the city,
who processes to have a heart or a
soul within him-should prepare to
meet the coming issue with I'M
blenched faces.
The hour is rapidly approaching
when the question will be solved
whether or not New Orleans will be
y conquered city The issue is now
to DO OR DIE. Who will be so era
ven as to talter.
Special to the Delta.
MRMpHIs April 18.-The Confed-
crates have cut the levaes on the Ar
kansas side Of the river, above Fort
Pillow, thus flooding the country
This is done to prevent tie enemy
from advancing on that side. On
the Tennessee side the Fort is so
we'll protected as to be considered
invulnerable, II,
From the Delta of the Goth.
AFFAIRS AT THE FoRrs.--No ma
terial change occurred yesterday, as
far as ascertained, at the forts as
respects the activity and precision
Of the enemy's Smelling. 1t is un-
derstoOd, however, that his ships
were unable to bear our fire this side
OF the point, and retired behind it.
The number of shells he had
thrown up to about 2 o'clock, is said
to have been about 1000,
Art