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rank movement cannot be made against it with such facility. We look on Memphis and the Mississippi Valley he safer to-day than they were two weeks ago. Jeff. Thompson's skirmish. Gen. Jeff. Thompson, who left New Madrid, Saturday on a scouting expedition with about a hundred cavalry, had a sharp skirmish with the enemy'Gen. Jeff. Thompson, who left New Madrid, Saturday on a scouting expedition with about a hundred cavalry, had a sharp skirmish with the enemy's cavalry in considerable force, about five miles above that place, He was hemmed in by them and was forced to way through as best be could. He is said to have sustained a loss of six men captured, and reported that he killed and wounded from twenty five to thirty of the enemy. The "Swamp Fox" also lost his has, which is allegednts of infantry and went out to harass the advantage of the Hessians upon their approaches. The Memphis Avalanche says: On Saturday evening, when Gen. Thompson returned from his engagement with the Federal cavalry, an alarm-gun was fired, and the Federal were believed to be advancing.--Immediately several regiments of