Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-11

could not meet that B4f iew brigades
mentioned ID history haee done better than
this did for a splca which wAa generally es.
timated at three qpMle@ ei a milo. Tuey
advanced under ire OF 81 spleudidly served
battery, and With clu0d OF slrmisbers
stretched across heir front. whose fire was
very destrG ,ivesaul n, after hat the rcb
eIshad NOT the uetye Z, mecfh line Of boy
Duets That came towards item like lLe spirit
Of destruction. itnefd not ID wondered a
that tleybrok and lel iH npletc panic.
One AaBdfea aud iutty Eve were taken pri-
saoers, and nearly 800 were wounded
CHCtso May 9.-Spociala from Cairo 10
10 Che Ifijue.-The arrivals to-day from
PitlsburR say The rebels we're attacked hy
Gen Grant Wednesday fo1r. miles west of
Corinth. iheir line constauily falling blck.
though in perfect order. TIE result of this
engagement appears iu thr rapid movement
of Che rebels by their iabt flank 20 the
southeast surreuderiug the line OF the M.m-
phis and Charleston railroad. aud taking M
position 90 force on tha Mobil aud Ohio
railroad. South OF Corinih This movement
together vita me reports OF deserters, iudi.
cate that The whole rebel force will be Win
drawn as rapidly as possible 10 Columbus
90 itHlMH QUINN NA AtHAl1tHs ~ lUl0 HNINI
The U0niedoracv have extensive work, for
the manufacture Of arms and ordnance.
CAIRO May Q -Special to Chicago Journal
The steamer Brown from the iotila, ar
rived this morning al day break. Yesterday
four rebel gDnbJats we're seen sounding lhe
Point making their way In the direction OF
the mortars. evidenly with the Intention OF
capturing their war guuboats found in line
OF battle decks cleared f'r action some Gh
~ shots were fred, when The rebel boats O..
tired distance SO great that it is impossible
to soy whether any shots took effect or not
The firing from the mortars which had been
suspended for two days had been renewed
and when the Brown left was going in with
great vigor. To guard against any surprise
the mortar boats are lowed up he river
every night and remain bahiud tie feet
YORKTOWN, May al learn by steamer
from Yorktown TIM Gen Mcclellan has I'D.
vauced twenty miles beyond William burg
and has had several skirmishes with the enc
my, rou ing them with heavy loss The EN-
barkation OF troops Tor West Point was pro-
crossing with grtas rapidity, aud heavy
battle had taken place on Wednesday morn
ing between the troops under Gems. Franklin
and Sedgwick aud The rebels under Lee, who
were endeavOriug 90 make their way to
Richmond. 1t IA sad to have been the sc.
Vercst battle on the peninsula, aud the reb
els were totally defeated and fanked, being
driven back towards the forces under Johu.
son on tia Chickahomming.
The whole number Of the Federal killed
and wounded was 300 The enemy were
driven back 10y our guuboats win great
slaughter. They had not less than 30 600
men, whilst our whole force landed was not
over 20 900 Had liz not ueen for The gun.
boats, we would have been defeated.
Deserters rom the enemy report that there
was great EXCITEMENT at Norfolk, ibis mora.
ing: hat Gen Burnside with lar e force,
Is within few miles Of Weiden, and that the
rebel roops are evicuiing tie ciDy at all
possible speed. Sewel's aud Pig POuts,
they say, are already abandoned, aud prcpa-
r.,iiOns are mukinS q destray The navy yard
Hud Othet pubi'c property.
CAeo. May 9.-The enemy has 800
ol,alrJ st Dresden. Tenn., and 800 20 Gard
ner's station, and last nigdl t wa. reported
,hat company Of rsbd carairy had oc1u.
pitd Union city.