, 1862-04-26
FROM CAIRO, ETC.
The Pending Battle Of Corinth.
RUhIORS BASED ON HEAVY
FIRING"
The Flood in the Rivers.


Ihe Flood III the Rivers.
GUER1LLaS Up THE TENNESSEE,
Especial Dispatch to the Chieazo Tribune
CAIRO April Is, 1862.
There is painful run1or aaoat thai tina
fighting las commenced today at Pistsburz
Landing. Upon investigationI find it origi-
mated as follows: the Captain of the steamer
Belle of Memphis, when adsfat 20 u1iles below
Pittsburg, yesterday morning, heard contin-
nous heayy canuona1ing in; TINT direction,
apparently from forty heavy gans, and SO con
t!nucd as long as she remained within hearing
distance. I give the rumor for what it is
worth. Upon inquiry at headquarters found
the rumor disbclicycd. Gen. Strong received
dispatches from Gen. H4l1eck. bJ way OF Fort
Henry, dated yesterday, in which no mention
is made OF the affair. Whether the fight is
progressing, or whether it Has the effect of
the excited imaginations Of the listeners,
have no means Of determining.
The Belle Of Memphis, when just below
Chalk Bluffs, about fye miles from Sa7ann ii,
was fired into By squad OF rebel caSa1rE,
and black boy WAS severely wounded. The
rebels lad purposely fred Il building TO in
duce the crew to come on deck before the
yollcy WAS fired. The ChocstaE, about an
hundred feet behind, was also fired into and
tie mate killed. Not less than dozvn mimic
balls struck the Texas. I understand that
Gen. Strong intends hereafter to place boat
hoWitzeF upon every transport going up the
Tennessee.
The steamer Empress arrived Last evening
! With thc balance OF Gen. Pope's stores at New
Madrid and the captured property at Tiptou-
Vile and Island No. 10. She brings dolefu1
accounts Of the destruction occasioncd by the
unprecedented Mississippi food. New Madrid
| Is nearly covered with water as far back as the
| Court House, half mile distant. The lover
fort Is entirely surrounded and is only accessi-
bic by boats or by swimming the bayou.
t Thanks to the foresight of Gen. Strong, the
Government property is saved.
| The Empress brought up the sick and
wounded from the military posts bcloH who
were here transferred to transport a1d for
warded to st. Louis.
The arrivals from above, to-day, are the Per
| r., Belle Of Memphis, ChoctaE, and Ajax
Mcdowell. They report no movements of
the army Of interest. The weather vas as un-
| favorable and tue roads as impossible as ever.
The river was exceedingly high and no signs
Of falling.
| Capt. Merrill, Proyost-3tarshal, to-day sent
24 prisoners to ST. Louis, among them Capt
Kirby and twoiaccompRccs,o of the rebel army,
charged with bridge bl[nin in the vicinity of
| Commerce.
| There are eight thousand rebels at ChicIsa-
! saW Bluffs instead Of 1900, as the telegraph
| made me say
The river is slowly rising. In several places
tie water Is within six inches of the top Of tho
levee. In the lower reart of the town, beyond
the embankments, the water from the Missis.
sippi pouEH fariously over the railroad track
into the Ohio. The Eupcrstructurr Is washed
away for miles, and several weeks must elap5e
after the subsistence Of the waters before the
running Of trains will be resumed.
The Dc Soto has just arrived from Fort Pill,
low, having left the feet at l o'clock yester.
day afternoon. She brings no intelligence Of
interest. The bombardment was progressing
slowly, maintained by the mortars only. The
rebels batteries ans Ecred shot for shot, but
did no damage. The De Soto brought thirt.
bales OF cotton for Union citizen below Os
cco1a.
Upon her up trip, the Star came across a fsa1
boat upon which were three families, driver
from their houses By the flood; the boat VII
leaking badly, aud on the point of sinking
with all Jon board- They were lett at Kick
man. Owing to the darkness of the night
she was compelled to tic up to the trees alont
| the shore, and while there, her men picked III
mnchinest named Hm. Roberts, formerly
Of Philadelphia, who, to oayoid.mprsonmcnt
left Memphis in DccembeE last and tool
to the swamps, where he has since re
sided. The floods had driven him ou1
of his hiding place, and when discovered h
was nearly reduced to starvation The Desott
carried him to Hickman. She also ran into .
skIf filled with negroes who were cscapin:
from some plantation, I'LL but one of whom
were drowned.
Major Eaton Of the 18th Illinois, bray,
soldier wounded at Pittsburg, died at his resi-
dencc iu Perry county, yesterday.
Steamer Indy Tyler, formerly the Alfcet
Robb, captured from the rebels, arrived from
| LIZ N4ESA AA34A ~sS'I IAka A4DA A4us,1 AIA IC
ports that the heavy firing proceeded from
sharp skirmish with the enemy yesterda,
morning. No particulars. Steamer McGil
left Pittsburg at five O'Clock yesterday mora
ing, and heard nothing Of it. Steamer Esnm
left the Landing at o'clock in the Afternoon
yesterday, and says that up 10 that hour not
shot was fired.
Col. Stedman of an Alabama regiment cap
turcd at New Madrid, las arrived here on BIZ
parole, to report himself at St. Louis. H,
expresses the utmost faith in the succeas o
the rebellion.
cAIRo, April 25.-The steamers Choetaz
and Belle Of Memphis arrived last evening 4
nine o'clock. They left Pittsburg Landing
early Thursday morning. They were fret
into twenty-five miles below Pittsburgh by
band of guerril1as from behind three d veil
inga on tic left bank Of the river: The Caoc
! The Belle of Memphis received twelve shots
moTtally wounding negro boy who Wa
! blacking boots in the mate's room, near tn,
: pilot house. One bail entered the keyhoIe 9,
, | the pilot house door lock- The guerillas firct
the houses to draw our men out on deck.
| The roads at Shiloh are reported improving
! | Skirmi> hing between pfckete continues, On
J army moves forward in solid columns.
The wafer has risen here nearly two iuehe
since yesterday noon. It is still rising rapidly
An inundation seems imminent The lowe
. Mississippi is feartully overdowed, causing th
t greatest loss Of property ever known there b,
:: flood. It Is determined soon to evacuat
Mound City Hospital. The inmates are to b
removed to other points, where ample accom-
, | moda,ions are beingprovided.
: CAIRO, April 25:-Thc steamer DaSoto ha
arrived at this port, bringing n b:!es OF co,
!, | tor from Oscce1a, the shipment of Mr. Taylor
: a citizen.
e fleet
, In my dispatch this morning mistakeni
}, stated that the mate Of the Choctaw was kills
: in the guerilla attack. Later adgices b1iu
q news refu1ing the report.
Seizure of Prizes In Chesapeake Bay.
7 Arrest OF Rebel Dispatch Agents.
BALTIMORE, April 25-The United State