The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-29

| rom Their ports u u point below the water
me previous % the attack on the Mississippi
forts
a., ne captain If the French war steamer
hliah' visited Fort jackson under hag Of
uuee' WIN View 81 assisting the French
roS'ushH OF New Orleans who might desire
! 20 ger Out "l ths way of the impending hpt
/ llr' lie was seized and mpf-oned oyer
| night, but released the next day and return.
I'd 10 his vessel greatly enragei
. CAIRO April 2s.--Sx refugee. from Nam.
phlS arrived here this morning. They laf,
/ on sunday hicrEuun, the 2Oth inst, in skin
and reached our ilrct opposite Fort Pillow
an Friday, Five uG them are native. ~
/ Tennessee, and the other from Freeport, Ills
| They crossed the Mississippi, six miles below
I Ruudo, making the rest oi the way to O,ceola
thr nsh back water, On the hrkuusa, shore
/ being 0tru compelled q carry the
! xiii over bluffs and through fields. They
I represent that the strongest union feeling rx
F Isl. IN Memphis, Several union clubs meet
nightly aud are constantly Increasing IN mum.
bcrs.
Gen, PfcutiS. and the federal prisoners,
nken NJ the fittshurg battle were In Mem
phls ~ hou and taken To Tuscaloosa, Ala
They roe marked attentions from unlon
citizens ale in the city, whl are becoming
bolter daily.
Gen. Prcntiss made speech from the plat.
form Of ear assuring the people thew would
all cheer for tho stars and stripes in two or
three weeks Our prisoners united in sing
lng the Star Spanged Banner" aud were
loudly aprlaudcd by the people
The refugees left Memphis 10 avoid being
impressed, rs the conscript act recently
passed 10y the rebel congress, wa, being On.
forced All male inhabitants between the
age OF i and 81 are compelled to take up
arms, Large numbers were daily leaving the
city and making their way towards our fleet.
Van born, Price aud Jch Thompson are at
Memphis, with about G,OOO trunps, parity
equipped and most Of their clothing in RAGS.
Gov. Harris Il ut Cprinlh.
Twcnty.uine dcscrters from Fort Pillow.
arrived at O.crola yesterday.
Some G.Uu0 hhls oi sugar and between
10000 $1,000 hbls If muas,cs were piled IN
below the city ready to be- thrown into the
river on the approach Of the federal fleet,
which wa. daily expected. twas generally
conceded by rebels that our fleet would com.
pei them 10 cvacuatc Fort Pillow, where Con.
Nillippcguo was still in command
1t was reported that Gen. Curtis scouts
had reached the mouth Of white river, and
that his advance was within a days march.
Al! idea OF burning Memphis has been Civ.
en- up,
The gunboat Mallory has been in course &C
construction for some time aud was rapidly
approaching completion. She is plated with
railroad iron.
Rebel gunboats were continually plying
between Memphis aud Fort Pillow.
The fortfca,ions near Mcnphi- have been
abandoned, there being no Guns mounted ON
vi, ~ a'i,'T'.,
a.! 80 anu r'''''"ery nave been
w. w. ~ La nI. ..i us.
in value. At an auction sale two weeks og3
several were sold at prices ranging from $500
toSI, 100
Coffee. SOC.
flee, DC.
Butter, soc.
Bacon pic.
Chickens. 81 each
Eggs. Zoe per doz
Boats from below rcn,rt no,hing now
ri. ,,nr,or. Gro t,,a.; ','II,S ;l.
what effect il not known
Gen. lIalcck is moving forward slowly.
\ reconnaissance in force. commanded by
Gen. Garfield. went out on Friday. and dis.
covered the cnemy's advance some miles be-
yond our outpuSts. encamped ON Pea pidre,
The pickets are continually firing on each
other.
Our heavy siege guns are being moved to
the front as fast as the condition Of the roads
will permit
The river continues to rise,
4 heavy rain has set in. arcGmranied hy
strong wind, which NAV send the water over
the ievce
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Cn'cAGo, April 29.-Thc Tribune's special
from Cairo says that rebel cavalry have re.
Gently appeared in considerably force on the
tennessee river 20 miles below Savannah,
and one Of the gunboats had been sent down
to watch their movements.
All boats leaving this point for above carry
two brass pieces upon the bow, one upon each
side, besides guard on the hurricane deck
to return any fire from the marauicrs ON the
shore,
NV YORK, April % Later foreign new.
Chna-The Hong Kong correspondent of
the London Times, writing about the end of
March, reports that a confederate privateer
~ 'p' N"',; h; SJnS n1 pech '"en IN with by
re- u, ,n '".p i, 'oNer' vi 'ne coast Oh horheo.
,,'I. a''t c. "''' '" "t; ''"'e oee.' On 'ne
in ona ~, van onward oouhu.
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