The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1862, Page 1

a» plating iagonles THE NEW YORK HERALD. —————e WHOLE NO. 9340, WEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Hopes of Foreign Intervention Abandoned. Arrival of Arms and Ammuni- tion at Memphis. woneral Jackson Expected to Add Fresh Glory to the Southern Arms, Eight Hundred Thousand Men Necessary to Repulse the Yankees, Ameother Appeal for and Dona- tion of Balls. eee n eee nee MORE ABOUT THE USE OF’ WHISKEY: INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, bo. &e., Ge. Hopes ofa Porelgn Recognition Aban- oned. the Mobilo Register, March 18.} Orieaus to the Mobile Register of says that the Southern Commissioners are greatly dispirited at the receytion which M. Thou Mr, Slidell. But as Mr. Yancoy observed in his gpeech, ‘yhas made sucha wall of partition between the South and Kurope that al! hopes of a prompt recognition ‘Dy England and France must Wo for the present abi doned. Asiothoir want of cotton, 1 am of theo; expressed by Mr. Semmes, of Louisiana, tn the @stfede. Fate Congress, and i have ‘long since abandoned the idea cotion is king, We have tested the power of King ‘Cotton ald found him to be wanting. Womast pow mbanden ni! dopenionco on foreign inte-vention and trust only our sword aud tho justice of cur ease, As to the Offers said to have been made to tho Frencu Emperor of B portion of Louisiana or Florida as a guarantee for her assistance, Ido uot believe a word of il. Franco is no More in position to accept such an offer than Mr, Siideit ‘to make it. The Monitor and the Merrima {From the Richmoud Dispatch, March 18 The Monitor must be disposed of in some way or other. ; ources $$ equal to bility in accom- Rebel Military Order. Tivapqwarrers Derakraext or Norvorw Nor'orx, Va., March 18, 18 No person will be al owe! to proce! from N Fort Monrce after this date. By comviand ef Maior General HUGER. Bans. Hoorn, Jr., Assistant Adjutant General. Lincoln’s Mississippi Column. The Petersburg Express, of March 27, furnishes the following iiems of intelligence: » Abarticle ‘Lincoln's Mis’ Attempt of the Yankee ¢ down tho Mississippi river nary incidents in the aunals of war,” and‘ Russian expetition of the gr poleon’’ is prone: “mot a circumstance compared with it.’ “Wo @oarcely credit the fact,’ says the Lrpress, ‘yet it @avely announced by recent telegraphic despatches that @large (Union) force ig moving down on the weetern Dank of the Missixs~pi, by way of New Madrid to Now opi Cylamn” says ito march an ry the most ex traord|- elebrated need Orleans. Sear: ely loss wonderful would be the attempt toleula 000 men through the desert of Babara. * ventures the opinion that the plan won'd be effectually banked by tha concentration rate force equal to the emergency.” ves currency toa raimor, via Baltimore, that Prico had ‘capt: ieces 6,000 Yankeos under the conmann tof Sigul.”” She VYankees Acain, (From the Huntsville (Ala.) Advocate. } ‘The enemy hee about sixty-live (ra.sports in the Ten menses river with troons, whieh they c Dave landed ai Savane, uear Uurdy, &e. the Memphis if roads. ( nd Charleston and Mobile ai Ohio Rail al Bragg commands ovr forces in that r6- ‘a who has jet returned from the mation of the further movements Fe river. At Reynoldsburg, yeys county, he witnessed the parsaye ap of two federal” steamers, ineluding one gunboat, on Monday afterncon, ant early in the evening fourtoen more trAnsports. Adiitional boats passed up on Tnes- day, carrying cavalry, wagons, artillery. mules, &e. The poeta of vessels composing the last fleet was uot wh. Omny, Wentea to Repulse the Yankees. ‘The Orieans Crecent says that they shall need at ‘Beast eight bunared thousand men, including the mititi Wrepel the Northern invaders. It theresore sugges ‘that all tho jands of the cotton States will be needed to Taise food for (he army. Recommendation uns. The Norfolk Pay Book bas an article recommending to the government the adoption of heavy guns on movable arntables, so that they could be ured in bindoring the Approach of flanking porte. It also kugwests the idea of earrying the guns up and down river sides by horses or ox Power, as requirements might dictate, : of Heavy Movable Occupation of Washington, N.C. On Friday last the Unionists landed from their gun oats at Washington, N.C., anc, headod bya baud of musicians, marched through the’ town playing «Fail Columbia” and waving the Stars and Stripes ata grest Tate, Tho few people who had rewurned to the plac since the fall of Newbern, received them with marked coolness. This party and’ their banners whol arouse any of thit Union foeliug which Marble Nasi Taylor collected several thonsané dollars in York t get free, #0 they left without distrubing eithor porsous or ity. The people, we hoar, are burning their eotton ‘and turpentine in all directions: For miles around, ont immonse columns of 5 ‘ort Warren, red all his cvtton into pile, surrounded it by all tarpentie he possesred, and then with tis own haud ‘applied the torch. “Progress” {From the Wilwington Journal, Maret It seems that the Lincolnites at Newbern having made @hemeelves at home in Mr. Pevnington’s office, and free with his property, are now pub! ishing the Progress seu- weekly. Our pickots have captured some of the Yankee wand have thus obiained a sight of the precious ent. It must be consoling for Mr. Pennington and Mr. Vestal to bo coolly informed by 1 the types ‘and paper and other materials justly belonging to the former, that the prerent editor, whose namo a frieud who saw the aliair does not recollect has totally changed ‘the politics.of the paper—that the former editor w: vile sovessianist and other tings more num than — whereas the present ono ie all sorts of a ‘The editor announces that as soon as ho can get some ecent paper from New York lo will publish the Prepress daily, but with what he has now he must confine biras eit to a somi-woekly. [t is hard enough to rob a mau of his mManoy. without cursing tho style of tho curroucy. Casualties in the Valle {From the Richmond Dispate F ines At alate hour last night we bad a eoarereaiion with Captain Thom, who bad jst arrived from Staunton, ‘Th statements welch - Save us fully confirin the pro. nista of Our troop: § ed the perforation in the left breast of his eek, eid ey @.Minio ball, which struck a Testament in bis pockot ant @anced off yon his vest. His vscape is miraculous, G in J. %. Jones, comraand ing ‘aa Perey s $ bod Loy Soren cof rigs shot down duriug le. It 18 to be hoped that id not prove fatal, ¥ 9 fhieosny From at! necounts that we haye received, the Irish salen a have fovalet with heroic Geelersiven The wo man) oir oioers were wounded is a pp ie vews froma General Jackson encour: LJ the belief that, should the enemy give him another . ore pono for a tight, le will add frosh glory ¢o the Southorn 1 number of our wounded in the hospitals at Staun. ton is about 180. Phillip Williaius, Eo, Ker. Ber Brooks, and other citizous of Winchester, were permitted wo or three days after the fight to come out from Win chester, and bury onr dead, and report that there were aighty-threo found upon the feid in all. When we cot Avler the small namber of prisoners taken by the enomy, we have a full confirmation of previous accounts that our J\h* was by no means #0 great as that of tho federals, Otier persons who lott Winchester after tho Ngbt ro- oy the consternation of the Yankees was intense; poate bog pom - of the fact that thoy had o1 Sregratie. all” whose strengtl was roaliy im- Fsantensnt Jnck Heth, reported kil ue Ml. E. guaveyards ws Newnes, killed, was buried ia Arrival of Unton P; erival of Union Prisoners at Richmond. rom the Richmond o x The Ceuiral” train of Inah eveeten ere mine Yankee ~ jock on Saturday last. Among a isstoned caieertt inetd one Coloma Tio tenant Colonels, They wore captured in ‘ment on the day above meifioned, and, it j ro and two. Id, oat, in addition to these, @ number in kfiled and wounded. ‘They belunged to an adventurous party, who were en- Rear our lines, w! battalion, which until ‘al Sra portion Ri: . the enemy were signaliy |. Our loss is represented to have been in cousiderable. Searcit: the Rebels. The Potereburg says ‘wood has become as scarce in that city as coffee, and appeals to farmers and railroads to relivve the digtrese. Br are unced a Jaxury, and the growing of broom splits are recomu aga subeti- tute in Larnessoa. “There is also,” says the Express, large quantity of lead on tho iron railings about tha clay whish she owuede-ctuld ohare? lore About etna t) "Ecc tel tuys m0 Ly © . Hore a ® some ofits remark madness or euch whiskey may haye their parts in ths sudden overturn of a whole society; but above and thro them both is evident—to 28! 3 y Aa editorial upon a8 Much ‘and ermbarrarement as p lo, to render the defence an odious service, to disteess the people in tho utmost extent, to harass and annoy all classes, tif the war for our indopendence- becomes an uneniurable curse. ‘There are two hundred and fifty distilleries in two dis- tricts alone of South Carolina, Patriotic Example. (From the Richmond Dispateh, April 3 ‘The congregation of the Second Baptirt church, in this city, have set au example that may challenge emulation, but for self- ficing patriotism cannot be excelled. Teey met not long since, and by 4 uuanitous vote gave tholr church beil to be cast info cannon to be used ip the public defence, To show that this was not an empty promise made for otfect, they immediately had it taken down to bo pul to the nse indicated. At the game meet-+ ing at which the resolution above stated was passed, it was determined to subscribe a sum sufficient to purchase enough metal to add to that inthe bell to form into a battery to be calle the second Baptist Church battery. I, Tanner, an influential member of tho church, and largely ongaged in the foundry busincee, promised on behalf of himself aud his sasociates that the battery should be ready at an early day, and without cost to these who furaished the materials. The churches in New Orieans (a large proportion of them being Catholic), have, with tho sanction of their Bishop, adopted the farne course. An Appeal for Bells. {From the Nerfoik Pay Book, April 2. The Urdnanco Bureau ct the government appeals to the people for the use,of all the bells they ean sparo for the purpose of provfding Nght artillery for the pub- hie defence, ‘The reason for and (he terms based are given below, and we invite the attention of all to it, suggesting at the seme e to the press of the they may advance the ‘cause by giving it a ce PATRIOTIC—1iK VALUK OF CHURCH BRITS. ‘The Ordnance E anol the Confederate States solicits the use of such bells as can be spared during the we w of providing light artillery for the pub: neo, While copper is abundant, tho supply of tin i deficient ty convert the copper into bron: in th tbe. weight of oppor, Will s @ who are willir n which the appeal is ut iair prices. Bells may be directed as follows:— Richmond Arsenal, Richmond, Va., Captain’ B. G. Baldwin, Payetteville Arsenal, Fayetteville, N.C., Captain J.C. Booth. ¢ i eton Arsenal, Charleston, $.C., Captain F. L. chi Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Ga., Lieut. Colonel W. G. Gil. Monnt Vernion Arsenal, Mount Vernon, Ala., Captain J. I. White. Columbus Dey ot, Colmmbas, Mise., Major W. R. Hw Atlaita Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, Licuteuant M. Wright. Savannah Depot, Savannah, ¢ isin RM. Cuyler eKnoxville Depot, Knoxville, Ga., Lieutenant P. M. Me lung. Baton Ronge Areenal, Baton Rouge, La., F.C. Humw- phreys, Military Store Keeper. Moutg mery Iepot, Montgomery, Ala., C.G. Wagnor, Military Storé Keeper. Lhe goverment will pay all charges to these p'aces, and rece) parties. Persons and congregations placing their belis at the nent, Are requested to send w state , With a description and weight of the vell, to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnauce, at Rich: mond, tor record in tho War Deyartment. pts will be promptly returned to the prepor Movements of Yancey. The Petersbury (Va.) Express pablisies a despatch rom Richmond’, stvting that Wm. L. Yancey had arrived ih that city and’ taken his seat in t nate. Miscellancous News. [Frem the Norfolk Pay Book, Apri! 2.) Twenty veven thousand armg and fifty tous of powder have lately been received at Memphis. ‘All per#or's hay iug muskets or other arms in their pos gossion had better de otttce, ¢ Wi or thom forthwith at the Sergeant's thoy will b> fined Jearn that portion of the fleet havo gone to so. pton Roads, and that the Mouitor occupies « ide of Hampton Bar, where she is probably riya! the Virgina. rmation hes becn received that wnember ef steam #, used for excavating, are still on the Albemarle ani Chesapeake Canat, These engines would bo of use to the enemy should they fall into their hands, and it appears to us that it would be tter to have them brought to this city. We also learn that there is a largo quantity of coal on the canal,and thiv, too, might be brought here aud put to good nike. A cespatch dated Savanfah, March 26, states that rT Drown lately pd 10.000 bushe of corn in gia, it being intended for distillation into his Appeil says the recont reverses of the my are nerving thom with new fa.th, con 70, aud it entertains no doubt of the’ ulti ope s they de hern con- t Lalayette, Tho negroes of ». A, Jordan, of Georgia, hear- ing that he had acompony on the ¢ . him, tnaco wi ith their own their master to L'eut at Molfett, part wool and part cotton. who has gained $9 tnvieh promoted roond, hus b tothe rank of 3 ies Burdine dis i ewnty, Va..aged ei ‘aplain M. J. Wicks, the banker mpany for the war, ‘and then gave ou silftin, to the mumbe gone into cainp at th tation ¢ wihchtatrs from Hedford, who was reported hester, ix only wounded. taeter at the First mar Ideet inbabitent of Richmond at this , having on Thursday last cumploled the eighty ninth year of his carthiy pilgrimage: A company has been formed at Montgomery for erect- ing « rollin @ battle of W Tu the House of Delegates,on Saturday night, a com N was received amouncing ath of Mr. Harvey, Senator from tho Westnu t rrived at his residence, in Abi tho arduous deties of the teild, General Humphrey Marshail, whose hoa¢ how at Letmuon, Rossell county, Va., hu led out the militia of Russoll, Washington, Scott, Wise and Loe, to drive buck the cueiny now threatening’ to advance wou tux by way of Pound Gap. Colmol Edward ‘’n: borough, proprictor of the Yarbo rough ifonse, iu Raleigh, N. ©., died jast Thursday Aman naied Pricg, imprisoued on tho charge of eon spiring with negroes, made his escape from the jail of Montgomery county, Va.. last week. On Friday last, while P. F. Frazeo, Jr., of Colurabia, S.C., was on hia way to join bis company on the const} he fell from a wagon and broke his neck An affray took place recontly a few miler above DeSoto, Ta. , between George W. Grove aud Dr. A.M. Young, in which the latter received two shots, w it wae Buy Posed, woul torminate fatally. W. A. Lord, transportation agent 01 the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, died recently, in consequence of an injury Teceived on the roud. i ‘The Charleston Mercury says:—Goneral Walker's dis ease, we ri bie tarn tmptoms that give much alarm for the Hou. William Pope, of St. Luke's parish the 16ih ult., near Sandersville, Garnet Superintendent Win. N. Bragg advertises for “ 10,000 sills, lelivored on the line of the road between Richmond s ot (Marc! 4 i that tho military draft has eripplod manufuctariog eetade lishinents to such an extont that they ‘cannot carry on the ainost essential business of the government.” This correspondent says that the defences of Savannah eee ia ates mane eh horth of the city, to the mulev shiny ie i Oxtending from river to river,” Cre of eartuworks ninssibiatthninals The Nova Scot Outward Bound. PortLaxp, April 5, 1862. The steamship Nova Scotian, Captain Ballantyne, eailed af a quarter-past three o ‘clock this afternoon, with afty paseongors and a full cargo, for Liverpool. * eee New York Court of Appeats, ALBANY, April 6, 1862, ‘The following js the Of the Court of Appeals for April T:-Nos, $0, 48, 49, 60, 63, 67, 53, 69)¢, 60, arters avo NEW YORK, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1862. Br. Lous, April 6, 182. ‘The correspondent of the St. Louis Republican, writing from tho flagehip Benton on the evening of the 3d, says:—Early this morning an attempt was made to tow the rebel fluating battory to a point where it could com- mand our mortar boats, A brisk fire was opened by our mortars, and in the course of haif an hour the battery” was struck several times, spliiiters be'Ds thrown in all directions and several beams displaced. One shell explod- ed directly ingide tho battery, when it was immediately submerged to the water’s edge and towed ont of rang. The rebol steamer Winchester, which was sunk some time sineo to'obstruct the channel morth of the island: and used by the rebels asa point fram, which to watch our movements, was shelled to-day and burned to tho water’sedge. Ihe skilful firing to-day made the euemy very cautious, and all their tents have bec: moved far ‘out of range. f@The rivor is falling rapidly, and troops can goon be landed at any point along the banks here, Casho, TH, April 8 Tho firing at Island No. 10 iast night disabled the ing battery of the rebels, One shOll struck directly ow it, Killing three men and disabling it so that it floated down towards the foot of the island. ‘The firing to-day has been more active and has done good execution, All ia quiet here to-day, NEWS FROM NEW MADRID. Threatencd Retaliation Upon the Rebels for Cutting the Telegraph Wires. CuicaGo, April 6, 1862. Aspecial despatch to to the Chicago Tribune dated New Madrid, 3d mst., gaya « The telegraph line was to-day discovered to be cut in a dozen places between here and Sykeston. Gen_ eral Pope immediately issued @ special order to the residents along the route, that he would hold them responsible for the safety of the telegraph line, and that if any damage was done to it near their houses and farms: he would have their houses burned, and themselves and families arrested and brought to camp and visited with the severest punishment. Canto, April 6, 1862 ‘A messenger from New Madrid thin evening reports that the rebels erected a battery last night opposite Point Pleasant, and this mormng opened fire en our works. After some time the battery was si lencod by our gons, and a warehouse on the Kentucky shore set on’ fre by our shells. Its contents were consumed, No casualties on 0 are reported. ‘the loss of the rebels ig unknown, but several must havo been killed. NEWS FROM TENNESSEE RIVER, Gunboat Reconnoissance as far as Flov- ence, Ala Cmcaco, April b, 1862. ‘A special despatch to the Chicago JAmes, dated Cairo 4th inst, says:— Reliadlo intelligence has been received from the Ten- nessee river. The gunboats Cairo, Lexington, Taylor transport Tigress, have made a reeonnolssance as far a Florence, Ala. They met with no resistance on the way and ouly discovered ene fert, deserted, where the enemy had pine gons planted, side THE CAPTURE OF UNION CITY. Our Mississippi River Correspondence. Ihexway, Ky., Apri 1, 1862. The Advance of Colon Buford’s Commant—A Forced Moich—Phey Arrive Near Union City— Attack tne Rebels Next Morning—A Complete Surprise—AU the Camp Equipage Caplurel—The Encampment Destroycd—-Av Accidente The Prisomers—C Another brilliant little victory crowns our arms, and another disgraceful rout it 1s our privilege te record ogainst the enemy. The outliues of the following detai cessful dash upon the rebels at ion City bya small body of our treops, commanded vy Colonel N. B. Buford, you will have received ere this can appear. Colonel Byford, commanding the land forces between Columbus and the head of Island No. 10, through th agency of scouts and spies, learned of the presence at Union City of a force of two thousand rebels, Accord. ingly, on Sunday morving, with his own regiment and a part of two others, then encamped at Philip's landing, he hastily embarked on board the steainers Geo. W. Graham and McGill, and arrived at Hickman about noon, where were disembarked, Colonel Baord was here J, wien the linoof march was taken up to Union miles distant, The roads being ina very ble to react Union City hight, but encamped four miley this side of the town. The march was resnmed at daybreak yesterday morning, and when within half a mile of Union City dis- covored {he eucampinent of the enemy, hear the depot of the Mobi e and Uhio Railrow The aviillery was iramediate! with instructions te open. their gui ordered to the front, © rebels at once, which was done with on astonishing degree of womptuess and ekill, the first shot falling right in the contre of t nt while the rebels were busy preparing Tho surprised and frightened rebels did not to investigate our intrusion at this hour { indiseriminate flight pe! unfas in the mormny, but with ail the rabres, pistols, we. din carrying oflany thing. It Was ay complete a rout and manie as the Fort Henry affair, if not incre so, AB the flying rebe © éndoaveriig to escape for “dear e,)? the ery$eent shote alter them to help them fn loss than fifteen minutes ot wae ticod, and by the time ehemmpment, not a rebel, except a prisoners, was anywhere to be eu, and three hoy Were unable 4 or wound not known; bat it number wor uh We captured over Mty head of horses and mules, twouty wagons—one closely packed with camp equip. inents—five sabres and eatlasees, and a similar number of shot gous and tint lock rifles, Colonel Buford, net wilt ciuity, lest there might fired the encampment, to risk a delay in the vi larger force cidse at hand, ng all their equipments suve what was brought aw id immediately marched men back to Hickinsu, where they arrived about two ck P.M, iedeu with trophies and flushed with vie- oy ‘The whole atair was conducted by the artillery, as the enemy's (light was too precipitate to allow any partici pation on the part of the infantry or cavalry, The routed fore consisted of Colonel Pitchor’s Twenty- rst regiment of Tevnessee Voluntecrs, 700 men; Liew tenant Colonel Candy, and 800 cavalry, communded by 11. Clay King. mouraful accident occurred in burning up the Nome guns whieh were loaded and Jott in the xploded, wounding ove and killing another of our The citizens of the town were greatly alarmed. Some lied with the retreating rebels,and others cone themaclveas, fearing punishment at our hands, lirieks of affrighted women could be heard all o others ran through the st jsonors taken were rather w wumanity , be some of tho clothing fou s like mi | specious of wrotchedly clad; yet, from the texture of 1 iw the catny, i wa at that it wag mixed with m the better class of rebels. Quite A number of the finost quality of blankets were found in somo of tye Wonta; but they Were unquertiouably private property. -Tt was reported that this foree waa armod with Minie rilles, which, however, we have reason to doubt, or elso tho robles were remarkably expert in securing ther all, as none were found in the encampment, Among other things captured were two rebel flags. One was a very handsome piece of workmanship, ant had inserived op the contre bar the motto of “Victory or death’ —rather a good joke on the conthieverates, Upow the return of o torious little army, the gun- boat Louisville, Captain Do now lying at Hickman fired a salute in honor of the brilliant little victory our troops had achioved, after which Colonel Buford re-em- barked his men on tho transports, and returned to his previous camping grounds at Philip's landing. Colonel Buford, notwithstanding the pretty general feeling of distrust expressed agaiust him by @ certain clase of joslous aspirants, has proved himself in this re cent affair, as in previous actions, to be an expert and thorough military man, and emineutly capable of con- dueting the operations of iarger bodivs of meh, He is at present commanding a brigade, within supporting dis tance of the gunboat fleet near Island No. 10. Affairs at Island No, 10 remain unchanged sinc® my last letter of yestorday. @ (© through the bayou above hero to New Madrid has been forced, is now open for steamers to General Polk's command, below Island No. 10. Thave learned, however, that the rebels haye since constructed batteries to Prevent the crossing of any troops to the Kentucky shore. re are some small movements on foot among tho gunboats; but they aye of charactor that it would be improper to divulge. Wo must await regalia in such cases, There is no Lews of neo from General Pope's command, SHTUATION OF CORINTH, MISS. en The Hattie Ground of the Im- pending Contest. Its Importance as a Strategical Point. The Impediment.in the Union War Path, ders Rev ae The Bopography of the Battle Ground ‘im the Southwest. ——_—— (GROUND Ba cm Se NL A i Ses FARMINGTON 255° <I) Le t cA WATERS—SON | The above mup exhibits tho position whieh the grand army of the rebele, under General Beauregard, has taken to oppose the Southern march of the Union forces. Co- rinth, av willbe seon, is at the intersection of the Mubile and Ohio and Memphiy and Charleston railways, iu Tis homingo county, ninety-thrce miles from Memphis, forty rajles from Grand Junetion, one hundred and fitty-five miles from Columbus, Kentucky, fifty-cight miles from Jackson , Tennessee, oighty miles from Decatur, Alabama, and about twenty miles ima direct line from Savannah, Tennesgee, the present headquarters of General Grant. From Pittsburg, where themain body of our army is en- camped, the «i 08 to Corinth is about eighteen miles, by a good turnpike road. Corinth is a very important strategical point. It is situated in a billy, inouseeountry, @ branch of the Apalachiab, range, wiijch diverges from the Alle- ghany mountaitir, and form’ tho moumtatus and gold Deuring regions of Georgia and Alabama. Tho villago is nearly surrounded by au irregular circle of bills, rising on tho north, sbout four miles distant, with the State © between ‘Tennesece and Miseissinpi crossing their summit. The Mobile and Ohio Railway crosses thie ridge through acut seventy-five feet in depth. Similar eute, of lesser depth, penctrate the hills on the east, west aud south, where the railways enter. Beyond these hills, in the direction of Pittsburg and Savannah, the ground be comes inore level, and much of it is Jow and swampy, The particular location of the rebel fortifleations ay Corinth we are unable to indicate, bot from the topo. graphy of the region it is not dioult to perceive thay the place is one susceptible of strony defence. The figures on the map iudicate:—1, railroad passen ker house; 2, Tishomingo Hotel; 3, female college; 4 freight house; 5, fouring mill; 6, rebel encampment. The village contains about twenty retail shops, four ho. tels, an indotinite number of whiskey and ‘“ shack houses,” and about one thousand inhabitants, The Latest Intelligence. [Correspondence of the C.ncinnati Gazette. } Savasnait, Tenn., April 1, 1862. ‘The expedition has accomplished nothing as yet that chn be Iaid before the public, Berxuregard’s advauced ca Corinth are within six miles of our advance from Pittyburg landing, aud the rebel advanced camps at Pur dy are Within five mies of ours, infront of Cromp's land ‘At Purdy and Bethel the rebels still bave only on out- post of four or five regiments, with a suiall force of ar Ulery and cavalry. At Corinth they may have eixty thousand, “ineluding the ten thoasaud wi arms. They claim a hundred thousand, and from that on up in- definitely. ‘There seems to be no doubt that they mean to make « stand ator near Corinth. They cannot yield that with: out yielting their whole ling of defences along the ports ern border of the Gulf states. A portion of General T morning last within a day’ ral Graut is waderstood to ter having been coniirmed Major after Grant. In this ease, therefo command ¢ force. ‘There are rur take the field here in person agony is over, and that there will be fear or five corps Carmee organized, Potomac army fashion, with the Ma. jor Generals Grant, Smith, Wallace, Buell and MeCler band as commanders. Take them (she rumors, Bot the generals), with agdiscount. ‘The wooden gunboats continue dropping occasional shells into the rebel batteries at and above Faustport, Little importance is attached to their river de orson at Pittsburg dhe ¢ The w nings, Wu at noon, The ward Corinth is tion, the rest wooded, t staclex to the easy movement of a large army. Some cotton is being brought in from the country, un- dor escorts of our troops, to prevent the rebels from burning it, Seventy-five bales came in that way yester ‘ro having @ telegraph built from here to Nash. je, across country, that will be done before joug, It ts exclusively for military purposes, (Despatch to the Chicago Timer.) CuRO, April 2, 1862 There is nothiog from the Tennessee river of direct importance , We are that General Grant is nearly prepared for the grand battle that is expected. The members of his staf! who are here have been ordered to report wo head- quarters immediately. General Buell is on the line of the Nashville aud De. catur Railroad, making very slow progress. y but Interesting from Nashville, 'T Messrs. Brennan, proprietors of an extensive foundry, who have been manufacturing cannon for the rebels, and Mr. Cheatham, Mayor of the city, were put under military arrest by Governor Johnson a few days siuoe, but are now on parole. Charge—Aiding and abotting tho enomies of the Union, Mr. J. L. Meig#, Superintendent of the Public Schools, has been notified that he and all the teachers connected with the schools must take the oath of allegiance. Repairs on tho Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad will be 80 far completed that the cars will commence running to Murfreesboro about tho middle of this week. Alderman Wm. 8, Cheatham, Councilman W. Shane and the following members of the city police corps have taken the oath of allegiance:—John Baugh, Captain Jobu Davis, Wm. Jackson, Wm. Mayhor, Joel Phillips, N. Davis, Johu Cavender, Wm. Yarborough, A.C. Tueker John Joiee, Robert Scott aud Wm, Prarie Snow Storm at Montrea: Mowrwwa’, April 5—¢P Mt A heavy show storm commenced here at noon, and ti) continnes, PRICE THREE CENTS. = mportant from New Mexico. MOVEMENT OF THE RUBELS—THS TERRITORY REOR- GANIZED AND A REBEL GOVERNOR APPOINTED— eV. SCR OF SMALL POX, ETC., ETC. cer ¢ Fort Uxiox, March 20, 1862. ‘Tho First regiment Colorado Volunteers arrived hero « few days ago, and were addressed by Governor Connelly. ‘They ieave this weck under command of Lieutenant Colo- nel 8. ¥. Tappman, Coiouél Slough has command of the Department of New Mexico in piace of Colone! Canby , who ig surrounded in Fort It is reported that the ans have taken possession of Santa Fe, and orgauived a Territorial government, with G ueral Pelham as Governor. Other officers appointed froin the hangors-on of sibley’s camp gamblers, whombe calls “bis brigands.”” Colonel Sioigh will march to Santa Fe with all the troops iathis department that in obtain. Governor Connelly, Colonel Collins, Superintendent Indian Aftairs and others, will accompany him. From Santa Fe he will go to the retiof f Canby, at Fort Craig. Baylor, ‘Texan, with 00 men, ie in the south part of the Territory in a fight with the Southern Apaches. The Nayaioes are continuing their depredations west of the Rio (ioande. 8. B, Watrons? train, loaded with seven hnndred sacks of governinent flour, was taken by the rebels, He has fled fur safety to Colorado Territory. The Mohuache band of Utabs and Icarrilia Apaches are io charge of Incian Agent Aruy, east of Fort Union, and are in.ood subjection, Hoe ia iseuing rations to them aid hopes (0 keep them and all the Territory east of Fort Union q All the government commissary stores at Albuquerque int Santa Fe were destroyed by the Union officers before Provisions ae scarce and high. Very little money in the country; ‘ecly any curren+ cy except an abundance of small checks issued by J. A. Holmes, Secretary of the forritory, on the freaguror, Now York. Sinai pox prevail stant over the Territory. Whe Rebel Indian Atrociticas at Pea Ridge. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE RELATING THERETO. Tho following igp completo copy of alt the correspond- ence between the commander of tho army in Arkansas and the eenmender of the rebel army, after the battle of Pea Ridge -— Heapgcanrees Trans Mississiret Dustnucr, ) March 9, 1862. ‘Yo THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF ‘its Uninep States Foacrs ON SUCAK CREBK, ARKANSAB 2 Sik—In accordance with the vsagos of war, J honor to rejuest that you will permit the bur: whom T seud from this army, will a flag of truce, to at. tend to the duty of collecting and intorring the bodics of the officers and men who fell during the engagement of the 7th and Sth instant, Very respectfully, your obedi ARL VAN DOR Pant Vax Dory, Cowman SR—The General commer the 9th, saying that ia accord yon séhd a party tocollost and bury the dowd. 1 ivected to say all possible facilities will be viven for burying the dead, many of which have already becr in terred. Quite a numberof your surgeons hive fallen into our hands,and are permitted to act under parole, a under a Geaer1 Order from Major General Holl nig sneb acco ther liberty will bo all tions be reeipwoented by por tient By or S.R.¢ 7 Fé - 1. J. MoXixyey, Acting Assistant Adj The following communication was reeeived from Van Dorn, iu response to the above: PROM VAN i Heapquanrers Thar Daserier, Y Van Ber 14. 184 Gexraar—lam 1 commanding Us and gratitication on ac youre: burial Ne is y the commanding off ‘that the renial some of your soliiers rte to you been scalped, tomahawked andl vihe He hopes you have been mizing with gird to tins matter, the Tudians who formed of his forces hay y years beon regar as civilized pec however, most cor dially unite with you in the horrors of this unnatural war; hat you inay Go-0) with him to this end mo jaliy, he desires me to juform you that many men who surrendered themselves prisoners of sar, wore reported to bin 9 haying been mur ered in cou bloot by tbe who wore alleged to be ticrmaus, ‘The E mending ferls sure that yon widdo your part,as ho wilt ja proventibg such atrovtes in future: aw th perpetrator’ of them wil! be brought to jaetioe ther Gorman or Choe! aw. ‘The privileges which you oxterd to onr medical ettice will be reciprecated, ‘An’ as Foon os possib'e means will be taken (or an exchange of prisoners. I am, sir, very respectfully yours, reappeees mt DUBURY H. MAURY, A. PRPLY. HRA DG CARTHR® OF TH! Came ar Cross Tranuge FL Carran—T am in receipt of expressing the reasonable regret of your ( General for the barbarities conmitted by the lac ‘The fact ef inany i muutilat 8 AG having b and the General commanding tho army wielis, for the sake of humanity, that the testinony was rot mesa Uble. In reply to your information that men \ho » d themselves privoners of war are reporte rdered ia cold bho vy L enelese 2 copy to me before the referrol to, As to see how these General hopes they are me: little ov no foundation, The taken and turned over ‘camp stories.” havin vinans in the army ha vers,and the General bas bot oro heard m t them, on the contrary they bave seen ws to exhibit the number of their capt hei valor, Al toy oe tng ‘on the pat of the schiiors of this army, coming t ‘ commanding, will be punishe of the taw. Exceptions may undoubtedly cecur, as we have mur Gerers in all communities, Nut tho «mployme:t of Tu. 28 involves a probability of savage ferocity, which is ot to be regarded as the ex: to therule, Bloods conilicts seem to inspire their ancient burbarities; nv: can we expect civilized warfare from savage tribes. If any presumption has been raised in their favor on the soore of civilization, it has certainly been dewotisued by the wee of the tomahawk, war club and scalplug knife at Pea Ridge Tmay here state that the General commanding ui rected @ surgeon of one of the Iudian regiments, taken ni the battle, to bo rent to St. Louis, a close prisoner, while other surgeons are allowed, on parole, the freedon: Roneral commanding (bo opposing army is equally anxious to suppress atrocities which a often evinced by our species, the General comman the army hopes Indians will hereafter be excluded froin your ferees Tam, captain, vory respectfully, &e., yours, H. Z, CURTIS, Assistabt Adjutant General, ‘The following is a copy of General Sigel's letier, to which reference is le in the above. Heavgeal 8 Finst ann Skconp Divisioxs, Cay Horraax, Mo., March 20, 1862. Gamerat—I beg leave to direct your information which was received yester ° y some of the wounded of the Fiying battery. While tain Elbert's three pieces of artillery wore taken by the enemy, and our men serving tho gunt were surround od, they were shot dead by the rebels, although eecking refuge behind the horses. Ww such acts are committed, it is very natural that our soldiers will seek revenge if no satisfaction is given by the commander of the Confederate army, Very re- syectfally, your obedient servaut, F. SIGEL, Brig. Gen, Commanding First and Second Divisions nv, Commanding Army of the South Reception of Parson Brownlow at Cincinnati. Crvemmnamt, April 6, 1862 The public reoeption at Pike's Opera House last night was an immense affair Every available spot in the house was occupied. Mr. Brownlow was introduced to the audience by Joseph C. Butier, President of the Chamber of Com merce, in a few appropriate remarks. Mr, Brownlow, in reply, made a speech thanking the vast audience for their warm and friendly reception, re- jating his experience of the operations of the rebellion in Fast Tennessee, and givivg an account of the’ sufferings of himself and of other Union men while he was imprisoned at Knoxville, The Parson was listened to with profound attention, and his speech frequently interrupted with enthusiastic ap. plauge. Speeches were also made by General S. F. Carey and Lientenant Governor Fisk, of Kentocky. Resolutions wero adopted demanding a vigorous and unceasing prosecution of the war and the punrsl ment of the leading traitors, and declaring that the flag of the Union shall again float triampbantiy over the walls of Sumter and from every other place be jonging tothe Deion, aiso declaring that our warines: eympathies are with our distinguished guost, and calling pon the federal gororntnent 16 adord ® return to the joyal Caion men of the South, and etpecially those from hast Tennessee. . ‘ The cxereises closed by the singingof | ilait Colw bia by & kirge number € ren frota the public achouis of the erty, who were seated on the stage NEWS FROM WARSAW SOUND. Heavy Firing Heard in the Di- rection of Fort Pulaski. One Hundred Thousand Dollars Offered for the Relief of the Garrison, ke, &e., &. The United States storeship Release, saeutenant Come manding Daniel P, Upton, from Warsaw Sound, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, having suiled thence March 29. The following are the officers of the Releaso :— : Acting Volunicer Lieutenant Commanding—Daniel P, Tpton, Razecutive Oficer—J. P. Goodinansom. acting Master—W. G. Nutting. Surgeom—A. 1. Marley. Acting Paymaster-—Benjamin F, Camp. Paymaster’s Clerk—C. F. Float. ‘Tho batteries on shore were prepared to attack For’ Pulaski, and on the 30ch beavy firing was heard from that direction, and no doubt the work had commenced. ‘The residents of Savannah had offered $100,000 for the rescue of the garrison of the fort. Left in tho Sound the United States ship Norwich, Commander J. M, Duncan, and Wyandot, Lieutenans Whiting. Ail well ‘The schooner L, S. Davis, Capt. Bishop, from Port Royal 30th ult., arrived at this port yesterday. She reports the frigate Wabash as arrived samo day from Fernandina; also that heavy firing was heard on the 80th, in the direction of Savannah. REWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Despatch from Gencral Wool to the War Department—Firing Heard in the Direc tion of Yorktown--The Merrimac Just Taken Out of the Day Dock, d&e., &e. Wasuixcrow, April 6, 1862. ‘The following message was received at the War Depart- mout this afternoon:— Hox, E. M. Staxvon, Secretary of Waris Sin—We have heard some firing in the direction of town. Twoor thrceregiments have gone to Shipping t. From information received to-day it appears that the Morrimue is in the dry dock, loaded with coal. She is to come out of the dock today, with two more guns, one of large calibre. All goes on very smoothly. Ido net bi the Army of the Potomac will find niend with. J. E. WOOL, Major Geieral. The boat which brought this message to Cherrystene left Fortress Monroe at four o'clock this afternoon, up to which tine there was no change in ailairs in the imme- diate vicinity many troops t Forrness Moxaor, April 4, 1862, Aflug of truce sent ont by the fingship to day brought beck two ladies, the first passengers who have been ve Norfolk for the ome weeks. One of them was « Frene lady, re ¢ to France, and the other was proceeding to join her hnsband in’ Baitit more. uilpwed to Copies of the Richmond Knguiver and Diypateh of thie morning are ne forme: i¢ printed on a half sheet. Both papers are entirely barren of news. ‘The official report of Governor Clark, of North Caro Jina, states the rebel loss at Nowbera as follows:— fed, 101 wounded, 413 missing and: prisoners—totak eee Wn. in arrived at Richmond yesterday from Washington, He is a native of Virginie. Cont. Jobn H, Morgan wha ie styled tho Marion of the war, alto arrived in Richmond yoeterd: On board the Monit today th) vot: of thanks passed the New York Chasaber 6) Commerce ‘waereqdeto all hande, sa was exbibited, Worden dof thy Mo o8, Whieh, according to the 1 to do very Shortly. woather continues pleasant and favorable fer mill- taty operations ‘ SKIRMISH AT MIDDLEBURG, VAL The Rebels Driven Ont by Gen, Geary. Miorramone, Va. Apreid, L862, © advarge cneonmiecéd throes bandied nd White's cavairy and a foree efinfantey Gr thu i me cout he revovers from hie in tacoonnis, he is expe eneral c (hy tows aud siscovercd the intamury an retreat and the eavrlty prstod make astand, A gun was placed t mand the ais siveet, aud the. ‘Twenty eighth, welldeployed. ad ed vy ait the approaches to tho town, while the main bedy rushed through it, with bryenets fred and o. a ‘double quick,” driving the enemy before them. the enemy mace a helt lua helow beyond the te evidently mancouvering todraw ont the Mictiigan cays’ sy ia prrsuit, so that their infantry mit flauk’ fem. Companies of the Twenty-cighth now opendd on thew from vehind stone fences with their rifles, whop the cavalry dasned of precipiiately, A gon of the Twenty eighth, in the centre of the town, now opete’ upon them, ud drove them from a thicket two miles distant, every -heil exploding in the woods ‘The charge through the town wae frangbt ith great excitement. Knapsacks were thrown aside in the strect as the men rushed forward, Overconts nd blankets lined the gides of the road. Si.%s wore gjeadily closed, women screawed, horses forward, Everything was exciicment, but in good or General Geary dashed on at the Lead, avd at onetime wos within two hundred yards of the rebel earairy. eral Geary’s command has scoured the eountry as far lown as Aldie, from whic place it returned as £ sinckerville to assist at Winchester, but the battie the was decided before it could get further. NEWS FROM GENERAL BANKS’ CORPS. Sharp Skirmishing with the Enemy— Health of General Shickis—Suaicide of Colone! Halliday, &e., &e. Fornera, Va., April 3, 1862, All is quiet im this corpa except cocasional shots, at yong range, with Ashby’s rebel cavalry, Our troops are in good condition, and anxious for a forward move, onora! Shields continues to improve. Emisnure, Va., April d=4.A. M. Yesterday afternoon the enemy unmarked a section o, their battery, three-quarters of a mile from our righy wing battery, under Captain [untingdon,a mile to the weet of this town. The object of the enemy was to drive nour pickets beyond Stony creek, which divides this town, as well to retard the operations of our bridge builders, Coptain Huntingdon shelled them oat in very, short order, During the day the cnemy comcealed his forces in tho ravines, but his videttes were in sight and very active. One of them was killed at a distance of six hundred yards by a sharpshooter of the Wisconsin Third regi inent. Detachments of the Signal Corps, under Lieutenant Rowley, obtained an excellent view of the enemy en- camped near Mount Jackson. Last night the mountain east of this town wagon fire, making a magnificent illumination. A corps of pioneers and bridge builders ‘have been ordered forward by General Williams, and will be or- ganized and equipped immediately, The same th will be done in other divisions, Tho position whero tho advance batteries now rest commanding all the clevatious beyond Story creek» were solected by General Banks amid tho hottest fire of the enemy on Tuesday, They are unassailable by the enemy. ‘Yhe military force under General Jackson is princt- pally composed of impressed men, who refuse to fi the United States. Those from Page and Rockingh iin countieg had retired to a poiut between there counties, where they are intrenched, and dofy Jackson's attom)t® to compel them to join him, There are ramors fight ween . beste jalliday,of iho First Vermont Cay. mitted suicide ibis morning during a tempera” dospondenes, as e