New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-25
SUCCESSFUL Reconnaissance
1000 Rebels Thrown Into o Panic
General Mitchell at Tuscumbia, Ala'
HE HOLDS 200 NILES OF RAILROAD TRACE
HALLECK LARGELY REINFORCED
Special Disps,ch 10 The N. Z. Tribune.

w.sHrssros Tbur,dsy, Aprl "a. 1882.
An officer from Corinth, according 10 The Atlanta
C0Hedsraey reports that the Confederate lines eI-
TEND over Tho recent battle-ground, and that the
Unionists are nine miles beyond that Active prepa-
rstions being made by both armies for the grand
decisive struggle a. hand Beauregsrd is being
heavily re-ehforced. Very lilte ia known in regard
TO the movements Of the UDionsts further than that
they TOO are being re-enforced.
Skirmiehes daily occur between the advance
guards. The telegram fom Augusta says tha, IL is
believed at Coriplh ,hat the enemy is syacuating
his position and going 10 his gun-boais.
The Mobile papers assert that Nashville has been
evacuated, and that 600 Union prisoners have been
taken.
Gen. Kirby Smith, with large force, II, accord
ing TO Tie AHarfa Commonwealth, at Bridgeport,
within seventeen miles Of Huntsville. The eyacua'
ton Of the latter Iace by the Yankees is predicted.
PirIssuza L,SDso, Thnrs1sy. April "a. 1852.
A reconnoile,ing party, under Gen. a. q. Smith,
lefi this morning ard siocked the enemys pekei-,
80 strong, who lett in great bssie, leaving KNAPP
sacks, blankets, and everything else.
The parry proceeded on foot 10 Pea Ridge, and
there found 5000 or 1908 drawn up IN line Of battle
who h, ihe int Gre Of our artillery, also deeamped
leaving tents camp equipsge, private baggage bali
written le,tep and other things, indicating great
hurTiss.
Enough tents were leil to accommodate division
Everything Was burned. We captured II prisoners
none OF whom expressed regret at being capturei
They said tie people Of the South getting sicA
OF tho war. The roads sre improving fast.
CRicsso. Friday. April 70. la7.
A special dispaich frVm Cairo TO THE TRIBUNE
says that The rise in the Tennessee River has reached
here The Ohio hah risen an inch and 10 still rising.
Dispatches from Cumberland represent ths. the
river is rapidly dsing
The country between here and Mound City Ia 10.
undated. The entire track Of the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad, between Birds Pout and Charleston, is
wSsbed aSbors or dettroyed.
Gsn. Bragg has transferred the command Of Fort
Pillow to Geo. Price.
From PittsbuB Ne have Intelligence Of q skirmish
with the enemy, in which Gen. Granger, with 800
cavalry participated. About two miles from our
pekets they came 10 contact with she Rebel pcke,.,
and drove them il and encountered strong force Of
Rebel cavalry. Afer fighting for an hour both
,ides retired with sn incobsiderable lo,s.
Tn.1eekly packets sIe DOW running from Cairo to
Tiponye, by which the mails aro carried. Pas.
senger- fr,m Fort Pillow yesterday afternoon report
no change in Affairs.
special dispatch to The CAiedg, Tinles, from
Pittsburg says that Gen. Michels division has ar
rived at Taseumbia Ala, and that he has now pos
session Of 900 miles Of tho Memphis and Charleston
Railroad. Large re-enlorcemenn arrived at Pits.
burg on the 22d insl.
(Tusc1mbis thriving poat.'lsse OF Fnnilis Couniy,
near Florence Ala nls south Of the Tenness-e River
and III north Of Ta,ssloosa Steamboats, Tus
eumbis from tho Ohio. At hlRh water
The noroemeb. probably composed Of Gan Popt'
uny. ID. TKIB.l