The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-05-08
From Cairo. COrtnlh and Fort
Pillow.
Ga Ro. Nav 4.

ca Ro, May 1.
Intelligence from the army before
Corinth has been received up 70 6 10
clock Saturday night, 1T which time
no engagement had yet taken place,
but battle was momcntarily expected
Gen. llalleck has moved his head
quarters twelve miles toward the front.
Our advances was within two miles
Of the cncmy's outer works. andthc en-
tire column was still pressing forward,
Skirmishes with the advance OF the
rebels had been Of daily occurrence. the
latter making but slight show Of resist
ancc, and then falling back.
On Thursday four hundred Germans
from Louisiana regiment, who had
been sent on, from the rebel camp on
outpost duty in two detachmcn,s, came
into our lines in body, with white
ilays on their guns. and gave them
selves up as ,lcSertcrs.
Gen. Mitchell was within five hours
march Of Gen. Pnpc's division.
Dcsertcrs repor; that Ten. Lowell
advance was GRENADA, Miss, mt the
junction Of the Cent?. i Mississippi and
Memphis and New O,lrans Railroads,
terrifying the place, which is naturally
IL strong position.
Braure.ard was being rapidly rein
forced from al parts If the Gulf States
merchants and business men in large
numbers having closed their stores ana
locked to his standard.
Piitshnrs 1.an,lin-. Nav l.
The following Dispatch, dated near
Pennington, has been received at head.
quarters:
"Ihr reconnaissance sent toward
Pennington tunmd the enemy, 1890
strong, with four pieces of artillery and
some cavalry, occupying a strong 20.
>ition near the town. Orr forces al.
sancci 1T ont.c 10 the assault, aud, at
tn \ sharp >kirmi~h, carried The posi-
ton IN handsome STYLE The cnc;ny
left Thirty dead on the field; also tents
ana bag age. Oar cavalry are pursu-
ing them. The whole aii..ir was very
handsome, our regiments charging their
battery and line nfini;an.ry at l,nhle
quick. The enemy i'll in wild coniu
SION.
"R '.ciman.s Of cavalry sent through
to Boomille took possession OF tic
town, tore np the Railroad track, and
DESTROYED two IA load bridges.
"Wc have a great ,a,ny prisoners;
cant tell how many yet. Our loss was
iw" k He'd and twelve wounded.
[ >isae.' john Pope, Maj. Gen.
Cairo, April 1.
Fly f.ar prisoners have arrived
I,erc, who have been takc;, OH outpost
SAGE the battle OF Shiloh. Most Of them
are Germans from New Orleans.
There IS no news from the ilo,iila -
Commodore F'oo,c is quietly awaiting
certain movements OF Gen. i!allcck,
when his pans will be consumated.
Full particulars Of the fall OF New
Orleans had been received, and pro.
''uced great CONSERVATION with them
and a!l the river towns below.
Nicksburg, Matches, and other pla
ces were entirely deserted, most Of the
people having fed into the interior.
a IMye nn.iber OF rebel steamboats,
have gone up White river, but for what
purpose is not known.
The rebel gnnboat fleet arrived at
Memphis on Tuesday. and Immediate
~ went up 10 Fort Pillow.
Memphis papers We're urging the
Importance Of making strong resist
ance ut Fort Pillow, rs tie only hope
If salvation tnr the city. They did not
believe that Commodore Farragnt's
fleet would come SO far up the river.