The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-09
AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE.


From the Nashville Union ara American we extract
the following particulars Of in that
tton:-
There established The Mississippi river Ave
batteries, OF heavy guns including mortars colum
biLds AID thirty two ard twenty -four pounders
maDdiug the river from Memphis the Kentucky lne
nse batteries are commanded by Colonel r. McCown,
corps OF sen companies OF Tennessee hrtilery.
Ia addition 20 this various Held oefepces been
tabshed Vest and Middle Tenusesee, at the proper
points, under the direction VI experienced officers.
About Is coo troops already concentrated ia West
Tennessee, sajor General g. j. Pillow as Com
1Aader "A C1!sf with Brgadsr Generals Cneasham and
snscd.
A eentlsHan uDt from Memphis tells Us that about
5000 trora OF Iii arms, from Mississippi, passing
rp the Nobue ana Ohio Railroad, at Corinth, and ut
Grand JUNCTION. on the Mississippi Central Railroad,
their waS 70 the Kentucky line TO &C!
u1der MAJOR General Clark, OF Mississippi in concert
with hajor General Pillow, OF Tennessee, With these
troops arr some cavalry md two light batteries.
MAJOR Cen Thomas Fl Bradley, OF Arkansas has posted
force OF the Arkansas troops
ehcse OF tue Mississippi river 10 act in concert with the
tennessee troops He has established heavy battery
and vs. assembling o large force.
Captain A. w. Raijedge 10 establishing q battery
of heavy guns near the Kentucky line, supported by
Tna artillery forces In West Tennessee arc commanded
by Colonel j. p. McCown, formerly OF the Caed States
artillery, AID Cocnel Milton A Haynes, formerly OF
Third Omitted Siares artillery and Major r. Stewart
of the eniro jUnlted Ssa,es) srtiiery
There also Ave or Elk captains and corps of Engi
nees, ard LeuteDau's OF artillery duty ct the
batteries, with field batteries il West renneesee
large supply OF muskets and ro. nd also of heavy
ana eht aftsry have be en- Ell in Tennessee and
have been partly placed N the hands of troops,
Attesst seventsfye oc oae hundred heavy guns have
been placed in battery aud other large gums in
corps al NEE under command of Brgadie- General
Foster, is now assembled At Camp Cheathan.
Anoaher corps o'armee is established under Brig adler
General 2allcoler, at Camp rrousda'e
Brigaoar Gereral William Caswell has assembled
and armed and equpped corps darmee OF several thou
sand men ID East Penneesee ready repei any invasion
IN that division of the State.
The headquarters Mlor General Pillow ara at Mem
rhis.
The present headquarters OF M,or General Anderson
AZ SBehvle
REIGN OF TERROR IN TENNESSEE
The Iouisvie Journal aays-rhe dtsunion citizsps Of
reDneesee. wh,e depressing the Union men, them
seves subjected 10 tyranny Ia common with those
WHOM tbev tyrsrnze General Pillow has, his own
responsibility, levied heavy TAX the counties in an
t,cipaton OF the five millions ordered the Legislature
he sent one OF mis- military officers the other day TO Hay
cour or instance with orders to collect $50 OCO
that county share, the amount paid by each
be set Gown to his credit Oh the State tag The officer
assumed authority to apport,on the $50 600 among the
citizens according TO his discretion. Upon some he
particularly hard. Gentlemen, said he If you do not
meet te demand, Will, With three clicks Of the tee-
graph, regiment here end shall be quartered
upon ycu you pay. They paid. OF course the )pe
Erue Tresctea indeed. snd deplorape is the present
oucon OF ansis throughout Tennessee AS yet there
is freedom high nd glnicus freedom in Kentucky Let
us kap il. Or LET Us perish from the earth
ARMS FOR TFNNEssgE AND ALABAMA
The bernp his A.pcql OF tho ~ Instant asys:-The
Etesmes Falls City brought from Baton Rouge yesterday
,wo hunc req and containing raur thousau
eight huodred nsuskete. fifteen hundred Of them are
consisnsr 10 this place, ana the remainder 90 TO
Mount venom Arseoa alabama On THURSDAY the
Charleston railroad brought IN FOURTEEN thirty ard
axty four pound Dahgfen guns ana the next day eight
more
AwAa HORSE COMING NoRTHwAgp
The Augusta Cs.oti,,,itndtiE OF the Goth ult says-
President Davs' horse passed through the city las,
oght on his way to Richmond Virginia Accompanying
the animal the Presidents saddle the horn OF
which Is coapaes TO be Used in the ride. should
Lose Ma