The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-23
THE WAR NEWS.
The Rebel force at Oorinth.


CAIRo, April 8 Especial despatch to the
Chicago Times.) Recent intelligence from |
Corinth confirms the previous reports con
cernin2 the magnitude OF The enemy's force. |
ReinforcemenIs are arriving Tor Beaure
CARDS army al an uneXampled rate. He has
now 100 600 men. The rebels are now
fortifying Corinth, building enlrenchmenrs |
&c, and entertain no doubl OF their success
in the next battle.
The steamers Minnehaha and Patton
were fired into by the rebels yesterday
whiie attempting TO ascend the Tennessee
river with troops One man killed on
the Minnehaha aud one wounded. No one
was injured on the other vessel. The
troops on the Mnnehaha were landed, aud
burned a row OF wooden buildings on the
bluffs near which the firing originated.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL MITCHELL.
His army IN the rear of Corinth The Geaerdi
answers 7eegr0m from Beowegord
CAIRO Aril 10 Especial to the Chicago
Tribune.1 Gen Mitchell is now at Iuka,
not great distance IN the rear of Corinth,
having burned tie bridges across the Ten
nessee at Deca ur and Florence.
April I9.-[Special TO the Tribune j
When Gen. Mrchell reached Decatur, Ala
on the late bridge expedition, he took pos
session OF The Telegraph office, and cut The
wires leaving Decatur and CorInth only III
telegraphc communication
BeauIegard sent a message TO President
Davis, demanding renforcemenls Tor Cor
inlh declaring that he conid not otherwise
hold the position. Gen. Mitchell promised
the renforcemeuts.
An important movement has taken place,
the particulars OF which are not allowed TO
be published al present.
Al the latest dates fha n rnoips a ptt- huro
were nearing each other slowly.
THE CAPTURE OF FORT PULASKI.
The bombardment began at eight o clock
A. Nj. on the 10Th and continued during the
day.
AT first, while procuring the ranges, il
was somewhat Inaccurate, many OF the ar
tIllerist- being quite unframed On the
second day, III spite OF nigh wind, the mr.
ing from The rhed guns and columbiads
was exec lent, the former boring into the
brick lace OF the wall like augers, and the
latter striking aud breaking off great mass.
e. OF masonry which had been cat loose by
the rifles
The four upper batteries we're about six.
teen hundred yards distant from Forl Puas
ki, and quite beyond The distance at which
il has hubeuo been held practicable 10 ell
feet a breach, but i, proved an easy breach
ing range with those wonderful proectlies
which we now possess
When the tort surrendered the barbelte
guns ha! been sienced and many OF them
dsmounted The breach was practicable
in two places, and could have been storm
ed without doubt. Our projec.iles were
passing through H. and knocking down the
opposite wall, which protected the man
magazine, so that the garrison were coa-
Vnced that III an hour The magazine musl
have blown up. The heavy thirteen inch
mortars inflicted much less injury than
had expected The casem ates did not seem
! al all shaken by them. The parade ground
had been larmed into deep burrows, into
which the shells rolled and burst, without
the power OF doing much harm The guns
used by the men OF the Wabash were three
thirty pound PARROTS, and Que twenly-iour
/ pound James.
CoMAoDoRE FOOTE'S OPERATIONS.
I The attack on Fort Wright.-The fight on
Thursday and Fridoy
/ CAIRO, April I9.--[ Special to Chicago
Tribunel. OF Fort " right there was very
( heavy firing on both sides on Thursday, oul
mortars opening al noon. The enemy re-
/ piled briskly from his land batteries throw.
ing she'll clear over Us, and nearly acro-'
the river Their firing was very accurate
and rom very heavy CUTS
The guu-boals ST. Louis Carourelet, anC
Cairo, which were stationed as picket ships
near the extremity OF the poiLt had TO move
up the river to gel out OF range. The tiHne
was kept up on bo,h sides until midnight
! The gunboals 81. Lonis and Cairo were
struck By shell but no damage was done.
Yesterday there was buI lIille firing IL
the afternoon the morars we're shifted L
the opposite side oil the river for greater pro
tec ion ! n their former position they wert
in great dagger from proving rebei bands
VITO have already cut The levee ia seyera
places, 10 embarass The operations OF TIT
mortars.
Deserlsrs from the enemy say their bat
teries can mount aboui 40 guns, and the
have 90 more which are being rapidly pu
in position. Gen. Bragg has assumed com
mand, succeeding Vhipugue. There ar
about six thousand rebel troo ps there, an
four gunboats in The river, mounting ?
guas.
LATER.
The 5ombardmeni of Fou Wright contin
ues, and is participated IN by our mortar
and gunboaIs. The enemy reply vigorous
ly, doing 10 damage. There is no eXpec
talon of reduction oil the tort al present :
The high stage OF The wafer will prever
ces for some days.
Every house in Columbus is surrounde
by wafer The telegraph lne from Cairo I
Pilsburg, Tenn, has been carried away b
high water. Al Cairo, the river is no.
within foot of the top o. the levee
Mound Cdy is entirely submerged an
the water is running into the lower storle
: OF the hospitals and dwellings,. The llInoi
, and central railroad has discontinued run
/ ning below Mound city, the track bein
submerged and carried away.
I From Gen Banks Column.
! Safety of the bridge Across the Shenandoah :
Il Skumish-Fhght Of Jackson.
, To the Hon Z NJ. Stanton, Sec. OF Wa
NAw MARKET Va, April, 1913 O'Clock
+, M.-To-day have been 10 The bridges o
The south fork OF the Shenandoah, IN ii
: Massamillen valley, with a force OF inian