New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-23
THE WAR ON TIE MISSISSIPPI.
EVACUATION OF FORT WRIGHT.
REBELS SUPPOSED TO Be AT RANDOLPH.
Advance Of Com. Tarragut at VickSburg.
CAIRo. Wednesday. May p, 1861.

fag cf truce went around Craighead Point for the
purpose Of exchanging released prisoners in accord
ance with an Arrangement made some weeks since.
After waiting some hours the flag returned without
being met by the Rebeis. Late in the afternoon i've
Of their boa's came up and Effected an exchange II
ia believed among officers of the army that the
Rebels have evacuated Fot Wright and fallen back
on Fort Randolph us no Rebel guOboas conld be
seen around the Point.
A reconnaissance in force cent down by Com.
Davis 10 ascertain the position OF the enemy had NOT
returned when the boat left
Memphis papers of the 18th inst. announce Tie
arrival Of the Union feet ST Vicksburg winch hsa
met 10 successful resistance. Fort Adams IL Ipo
miles below vicksburg, and the presumption is that
CHICAGO, Thursday Nay %, 1851.
A special dispatch to TIE Times, dated Fort
Wright 10th iust., Gays:
From indications made apparent yesterday, It |"
clearly evident tnat the enemy have evacuated Fort
Wright aud fallen back on Fort Randolph, strong
fertilization Oh the second Chckaaaw Bluff twelve
miles below their former position.
Officers OF the aota who went down the river
Yesterday with flag of truce, returned with the IN
tegence that neither troops nor gunboas were vial
tie; that Fort Wright, and as far below as The eye
could reach. were des. rcd Toward evening the
Rebel craft came up with flag Of truce and ex'
changed prisoners. No explanation was offered a.
TO why gu. flag was not answered in the morning.
Taking al the circumstances into consideration,
there is not the eas doubt but that tho Rebels have
le. Fort Wright and in their new petition can
maintain more thorough defense, and be less ex.
posed to the fire of Our mortsrs
CAIRO, Thursday, May y, 1862.
| The steamer De Soto, from the fotilla, has ar
rived but brings no ADDITIONAL news. flag OF truce
came up yesterday from the Rebel feet and returned,
but came ND q second time. The object Of this mis-
sion was not ascertaLsd The opinion still prevails
that Fort Wright is evacuated.
Degerters from the Rebel caulp at Corinth week
ago arrived aud report that Beauregard had 100000
men, 20 COO OF them being held as reserve under
Breckenridge. The Rebels are suffering greatly
froA! scAress. an average Ct GOO daily being sept
from camp over the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road All the houses alsng the railroad were used
as hospitals.
Beauregard is continually among his ,roops, max
ing them speeches, urging and making every elliott
to encourage them. Ills troops are subs'ring on
half ra,ions Salt beef Of miserable quality is 10.
sued once a week.
Tie rife plts around Colinth command all the ap-
proaehes 10 the Mobile ind Ohio road, and are thir-
teen miles long. The Rebels are making extraordi'
nary efforts to obtain heavy guns, Of which they
acknowledge to have bIt poor supply.
CaIcAGo Thursday, May D. 1862
! 4 special from Cairo, TO The Journal, Gays Clay
King noted guerrilla Chief has been publicly di'-
qrlcel from the Southern service by m order pub
c!y read dress parade, at Cornth, not long since.
A special from Cairo 10 TIE Tribune Gays tic cap
tsias OF the steamers plying between here snd tho
foiilla report that there over thOusand fefn-
gees below New-ysdrii and that tue banks Of the
river are lined with them, begging 10 be taken on
hoard and carried North.
Deserters who came aboard the Benton on Tues
day, report that Com. FaHagots feet left VicssbnrS
OIL Saturday last their dss'ination beiog Memphis.
JEFFERSON CRY, ThuIsday May p, 1854
The following Rebel officers have been captured
by Brig. Gen. Totem while they were ahoa.
ing the Missouri in the vicinity of his city.
Lieul..Co M,iihsny, Judge-Alyocste Of the
Missouri State Guard. aud member Of Gen. Harris's
stuff; Leul.-Co!. Rawlings, commanding battery
in the Second Dvis.op, formerly Paymas:er on
Gen. Parsons stat; Liegt.-COl. ThGfsmaD, Pay
master Of the Fifth Division and Ieut..Co. Davis,
Jud ,e-Advocate Of the Fifth Division.
These men are said 10 be emissaTies from tie Coz
federate army aud were Oh "a mission 10 s,ir up
rebellion 10 Missouri. HEY will coon be sent 20 81.
Lou. ard comuItted 70 prison.