Beauregard "owns Up."
V. död General MiTCiiEtL uüviinuod on HuQtsville. and took possosBion of tiio ruilrond, ti-legriiph, &c., &.-., it is said ba inturceptcd the follöwing diopatcb froin Geil; BsACRKQAnó : " üorimtr, April O'.h. '■ To Cen. Pamuel Cuoper, Richmi ud : " All preseut prnbabiliiiea uro tht whonever tho etiumy muvea oo u.is potition, ho 11 do so wiih an orwhoimiDg (orco of net lens tluin 85.000 ii. un. We can dow munter only tiboul ;!7,000 (ifi'octives. Van Dorn ni.iy pos Btbiy join us ia a few doya witli about 15,000 more. Can wo bo ivii;f reed from Pemberton' ormy ? If defeatéd here, wo luso tho Missiseippi valloy, and probably uur euu.se, whereas we could even afFord to loee for u. hi!u Charleston and Suvannah Eor iho purpose of dciuating Buoll'e artny, which would not only usure us tho vnlley of tho Mtssiflsippi, but our indepecd'enco." It is also ïi:id that Gen. MlTCHKLL responded tbai the desirod re-eniorceinents "should bo Kent."
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