Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH f SPECIAL TO THE DAILY UNION 1 I CAIRO caiato may ath advices advises from alexandria to the alt report banks army still e 1 but probably soon to move towards pierre pierrc major general hunter had arrived at alexandria A steamer which arrived at memphis reports that sterns army had returned to little rock lie was followed by pieces pi ices army and continually harassed at sabine fork the diebels were turned upon and repulsed after a severe battle in which tile loss was about equal on oil both sides marmaduke is ie ported on his match maich to join price when it was supposed the they y in i intended a joint attack upon little rock kock disco vodies have been made in this city which confirm the statement published some time since of the negotiations between certain parties at the north and the rebel general kirby smith whereby the latter was to secure to the former all the confederate cotton west of the mississippi river river and receive in let urit goods and ammunition several prominent business men in this tin s city urgently solicited by patties of wealth and influence at the east to join in ill the enterprise gen smith to let act as agent but lie he declined tile project lias has since been successful cairies out to some extent S L casey of Case caseyville ky in connection with win butler of springfield 0 ill late state Trea treasurer suter ate aie named as prominent lit a in ill accomplishing shing it the treasury department having furnished permits to pass the cotton a portion however lias has been stopped at new orleans oilcans by banks notwithstanding 0 tile the poin lits and 0 01 ders of the Tica treasury sury department CAIRO may alay ath on the alt the planted a battery between alexandria and F fort ort Del and attacked our liecbt fleet of gunboats gun boats and transports oft one of each was lost the gunboat natchez was so much disabled that she had to be towed to natchez two 8 shells tell 8 exploded p I 1 0 ded inside completely diddling lidd ling tile boat and killing eighteen men besides woun wounding aing a number washington may 7 the law recently passed makes provisions for the permanent settlement of the indians of utah in uintah v valley tl of that territory tile bill appropriates ates 30 for agricultural improvements prove ments to enable theril them to become self sustaining gon gen canby has been applin appointed ted maj jhaj general and to tile command of the department of Louisi louisiana aita 1 and arkansas maj ecna french key and bean have been mustered out of tilt alio volunteer service by order of the president tile the sella senate t 0 lias has confirmed coit firmed Mc mchollan madoian dollan crawford Craw foid id as collector Collect oV of int internal erwal love nuo nue for tilo the district of Oreg oregon NEW YORK may ath A private letter after the chatta alloo 1 affair affirms positively that shei sa s1 lel nans mans r army would be moved again aga ik oil tile ad tile force is larf largo o and in ill tit alio best spirits letters from bulla gap tenn to the nit announce anno unco the destruction of tile past east wo u and virginia railroad for a 1 distance of fifteen miles between lick creek creck and gi benville cen ville tenn by a bi brigade i 0 ado 0 of troops belonging belongia to gen coxs cox P 8 corn com mand inand every bridge and railroad tio tic in the whole extent of fifteen miles was bained the rails bent and tile roa road d left in such a condition that it cannot bo rep repaired tired for Molit months hs ani ali other expedition left bulls gap on the to destroy the railroad baid biadgo o over the coga fifty five miles filin tile the gap our forces had a fight 0 during in 0 the movement with a body of the enemy under mud wall jackson completely i outing 0 him on oil then icorn the troops burned all tit alie bridges and tore up the entire trac track at all points within reach naw NEW YORK may ath the following lias has becu received at washinton washington r ton the ath to vencial dix we have no official reports from the front but the medical Ii director rector notified tile surgeon general that our wounded ded are being sent to washington and will number six to eight thousand alie quartermaster of alic army of the Poto inac made a requisition for seven days grain and tor lor railroad transportation trains aud and states that tho the enemy is reported re tiring this indicates gen grants advance aud and affords an inference or of material success on our pat pait t tile the en strength 0 lias has always been most felt in his first blows and their having failed and our foicey not only having maintained their ground but are preparing pic pie paring for tit an advance leads to the hope of a full and comp complete loto success A dispatch from gen sherman dated 5 yesterday afternoon states that general thomas occupied tunnel hill where lie expected a battle and that the enemy had taken a position at buzzard roost pass north of dalton Di ilton there had been some skirmishing lilt inishia mi shing 0 but no real fight had taken place nothing t later from general banks it is designed to give an accurate statement of what is known to the department in this gibat crisis all and d withhold nothing from the public signed si 0 ned STANTON MEN irnis may 3 the steamer white cloud from al AI exandrea andria cx ex the ast brings 0 the fol following lowin gen banks and army aro still there the rebels are arc ie ported thice miles aniles distant skit bishing occurred daily the hastings sunk above alex alexandria adria and the champion no 3 or 4 with subi naline pumps on oil board had boon at attacked tucked by the aebel battery forty miles bolow below grand ecore acore and burned banks continues very unpopular with the aimy ai my matters look badly gen hunter ie returned turned to new oi Oile loons aug and gen smiths divi division siou crossed red river at Alexand alexandria iia on oil the to look after harrison tile the rebels vote hovering cria on that bank nw YORK may ath 7 ali col hoffman hodman col 11 Illis saly general of pris prison onci cis s made a hopoi t to the secret ny of war on the condition of tit alio released prisoners prisoner rec recently outly arlivea tit it An napolia ho he described it as an horrible lit in the extreme out of 37 0 moio mot 0 than ire arc so completely imbecile as 4 to render their mccovery covery ic overy very ry doubtful |