New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-12

of II and the intended control OF East Tennessee and
Georgia and East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
by the immediate occupation Of Knoxville and other
important points. Zollieofer did not commence his
westward march toward Bowling Green Kentucky,
until he felt secure from FIRE in his rear by the APP
pearance Of rebel troops both from Western Virginia
Middle and Western Tennessee, and Northern Geor-
eia and Alabama in this disafected region. lie then
moved in norh-easterly direction through Ande.f-
son, Morgan, Fentress and Overon counties, Der.
forming the part of iorcible pacGcator on his way
through these strong Union districts, by disarming,
aresting, and plunderipg loyslists.
OF the expeditions started in the mean time upon
the razzia against the Uniopsts thgre was FIRST that
under command Of Capt. MilleH He started out
with promiscuous horde of young rebels from
Bristol Va. Gust east of the State line, and proceed
ing by rail to the vicinity of the crossing Of tue
Wsutaga, the bridge over which bad been burned,
came up with party of nsuuectionists and accord
ing to rebel account dispersed them after killing nine
and taking Eve prisoners. A second expedition was
commanded by Col. Powell, and consisted of regi.
ment of Eastern Virgnianf stationed for some time
near the State line, and strengthened by East Ten
Dessee Secessionists. Ii moved 10 Strawberry
Plains Is miles northeast of Knoxville, in jefferson
County about week ago, and has since been en-
gagged in securing The adjacent counties, dsarming,
arrestine, and robbng Uniouists. TIE rebel prints
of to-day state that the "Lincolnites under arms in
Sewer County sent flag Of truce 10 Col. Powell
with a'propostcn that they would disband provided
a pledge were given tina, no further attempts be
made TO arrest or punish the bridge-burnen." ln
lpie of I inclined tOnbt
this. Eight hundred Union rifles and shot-guns
are said to be already collected at Strawberry Plains
A third expedition, commanded by JOS Is. Hes'
kell, member elect of the rebel Congress from the
Ist District and one Col. StOval, and consisting Of
about 600 rebel militia from Hawkins, Sullivan, and
Washington Counties, with four pieces of artillery,
undertook TO hunt down the loyasts in Carter aud
johnson Counties. According to rebel authority,
force of from 800 to 500 Unoniss that had gathered
in Doe River Cove, about six miles from Elizabeth
town, in Carter County, were dispersed by them
and thirty prisoners, armed with guns, pistols and
knives taken and carried TO Knoxville
fourth and fifth expedition consisting Of the
10th Alabama Regiment and come Tennessee troops
sailed out upon a raid through Hamilton, Rhes, aud
Meigs Counties and after ravaping those loyal die
ricts in tie most approved Secession syle returned
bringing with them ~ prisoners who are likewise
to BE- sent TO Knoxville. A sixth expedition, con.
ssting of TenueeseeaDs snd Georgisns, under com.
mand OF Col. Looneg, moved out from Chattanooga,
and tcouted through Hamilton Bradley, Sena and
Walker Counties, Ga, returning with over eighty
" Linconites' most Of whom reported to have
been found concealed in the numerous caves Of that
mountainous region.
Among the more prominent Ubionists now suffer /
ing all kinds of indgnies At the hands Of the rebels
for allese parci Nton in the Instruction, David
L. Patterson, Judge Of the First District Court Of
Tennessee and son-in-law of Senator Andy johnson;
Major Heiskel, brother, i believe, Of the rebel
Congressman W. Wallace, member of the Tennessee
Legislature from Anderson and Campbell. Counties;
Or. Hodsdon, another wel-known East Tennessee
politician, from Sewer County, who is charged with
having openly melted to instruction by public
speeches. Ex-senator Pickens; Hamilton Smith,
formerly Representative from Carter and johnson
Counties, and +. Hilton, "a prominent merchant of
Elzabethtown Col n. G. Taylor 10 also said to be
imprisoned.
Gen. CAROLS Tennessee brigade three regi-
mens is distributed at all tie prominent points
on tie East Tennessee aud Georgia Railroad Mar
tiol loU has been proclaimed at Nashville, Chatta.
noogG end 0tler placer, and 10 IS announced IN the
papers that all The captured Unionsts are to he hied
uAder a. The secession organs also exultingly pro-
claim that several Of the prisoners bad already been
hung, and that short work would be made with the
rest Of them. BY private advices learn that the
condition of the Union people in the counties lately
visited by the rebel expeditions is deplorable. Hun
dreds Of families took refuge in hidden mountain
cesses, leaving everything behind them, TO escape
the ruthless vengeance of their persecutors, while
hundreds again had been pillaged OF their all and
are reduced to state Of starvation, without bus-
bands, sons or brothers to protect and feed them.
But the rebel efforts to the contrary notwithstand-
ing the fires Of instruction not by any means
extnguished in East Tennessee The Secession press
is assduousy engaged in belittling the loyal move.
ment, and representing Unionism as about crushed
out in East Tennessee by force of arms. l know,
however from other and more reliable sources, that
there are .till three large bodies of armed and de-
ieImined loyalSts, boldly and defanly unfolding
the standard of the Union, and resolved to hold out
10 the last. One Of these, numbering about COO, ia
making guerrilla war in the mountain recesses of
Bledsoe and Rbea Counties, under the leadership of
Col Gilt. Another estimated at 900 mounaineers,
from Carter, johnson, Cooke, and Greene Counties,
Tenn. and Vantage County, N. c., under command
Of Col. Suow, another son-in-law Of Senator Andy
johnson, is still forifying itself in the mountains OF
Coles County, on the night bank of Doe River. The
third, under the immediate guidance of the indomi-
table Parson Brownlow, and reported TO be over
1000 strong, lie holding position in the eastern part
of Blount County. / expressed the conviction in
my last that this brave spirit would unite his for
tunes with those of the insurrectonists, and share
whatever fate may be in store for them. ! was not
wrong in NV eftimate Of the metal Of the man. He
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