Smyrna times., 1861-12-19
important Movements.
THE ExPEcrsD BATTLE IN KENTUCKY ANp os THE
MIssIssIPPI.

TEE Expected RATTLE IN KENTUCKY AND ON THE
MIssIssIPPI.
.fSrmdabls preparations have been n.kin0
Ter sotne tims for a descen. OF the Mi.si,sinri
River. snd the expedition now seems nearly
completed aud ready to move; in fact Gen.
Buell. has already made forward mo,sneo,
towards B'wlpg Green, ia Kentucky. wit,
oO,O0O msR, which force is expected to az,
somewhat in concert with the river sxu,dition
Ihe Cinelnnau Commercial says, in sDeakino
sf thIs movement, that" Gen. McClellsn's rl,n
10 we'll undsFstood to be that a si-nuItaassvs
sduancs shall tGks place-on the Mi.sissiup,
against Columbus, Ky; in Central Kentucky.
upoa Bowling Green; from Romney. uuon
WInehss'sr; from the Potomac, into E.ners
Virgins; frcm Fortress Monroe. upon Yo,k.
town or Norfolk; and that Buffers Burnslds's
asd oheFman's coast expedirians shall make
concentrations at the same time. Ifthsh.
tns ease-and we do not profess to have either
ehsIal or ssmI.oiilclai InIormstion--tn yemoo,s
atsh HRsaftent points may DC expected wher
one iakos pisc" ; and the forward movement !,
ksntDekY Is Ius signal ofa general advance"
We ihlak we may with c. ainty look far The
ssxt grea' batIls 10 The Wssi and that b,
ChristIDss or New Yssr's HoIIdsya
7Hg NAVAL FOocs.
Cairo at present p'.seb's as nuch the an
nsafasee Of marine town as il durs ,f - mil,
lsry p'sl. Naval nnfrns. iol!y mex mrs
1toaiy young Othcerr. naval supplies. Ir,o.c,sd
guHbosis, and ali 'h. para phernalia of life on
tb" 'IysE wave nov give a navel apprsr.ree
sad 'UThisn "sw phase Of life TO Thai msrsbv
andy and Uahesiify, bYt ii important rn,Iitar,
snd naval s'EstegIcal pqIni. Al the latest ad
yioss. the Ias' gnnbosI tor The feet, building a
- Lon's. had LETT for Cairo. and the mortar
floats. e.. hoild'Rg 4 o,h.r points wersIs.vir,
foe the poIdt OF rendezvous daily. The dispatch
wnh which these boats have been bs,jt and
equippsd exceeds anything IN our naval history
Some Of ihem are already IN fighting conditrcr
-u-tha guns l'shed, ammunition laken sboard
aaehiasry adjusted, and men and officers ali
aboard and u looks a. If il cOulA not be LONG
before the whole thing vas under wsy-for
somewhere.
The expedition will consist of a Act Of !
elsven gunboaIs, 3S floating batteries. and 2s |
river steamers There ure nov over tw,
Hundred pieces Of cannon Of the heaviest cal.
ISrs. at CaWo. ready to be- mounted on them
The mortar foGfs. or fostlng batteries. are
bailG Of Pns logs thseA-ply thick. They will
csry one 64-poU"d coIumbisd each. ard viii
se sssd only for throwing shells amone the
Eebeie Oh shore.
THs FLEET AND I1s oFFIcEEs
few days more will put the eH,,re Acct !,
working order. Too much praise cannot b,
b osstOwed upon the naval officers for th,, Sre.i
work they have accomplished IN an ubOtsc.
dentedly short lIWe, without tho convenience.
Of osVy.ysrd. GeReFgls Grant and MeCIer.
HsBd, also at Cairo, hass been vigorousiv =,
cork night and day, and strs joinR every nerve
an fuTwa ding the business OF prepsrst,o,
The greet work Of Ofdemolishimg the rebel bot.
Ieres AID op"ning the Mississippi hu.. no
doubt, got maiuiy u be done BY these eunboa,s
aud their slds ae work Is dIti caIi md or.
uensly peri on'' bot DOR gallant navy. 10 sc-
Ton, n4s al"sYs .eeu equal 10 The demands of
lhe cVunty upon 1t
: Tbs miItsfy par, Of the expedition will, il j.
eelis'sd. be under the general coln,Ds nd a,
Maj ..GeH. Hsliack. who has uow bis grand
army orgaRIzed at st. Louis and other noint.
and tIis wili be Joined by the columns Of Gen
dfsnt al Csire' a0d that Of Geo. Smith at Pa
aaeah. Thers sill probably be between so.
BOO ans 75!O00 Tep 90 the expedition.
: Ths naval para Of the expedition will be nm,
ssr tas command Of C0mm0dore Foste. wbo
whe has sspsriptsndeG The construction and
sssnamsnt OF the gInOoats. Commodore Fsste
ls so open hearted, sasble 81 IIor and gentIemsn
and 10 known IN the nEYy 90 one of u, most
sEhclsHt officers. lie disiIsgnished himself in
Ghna By the boHbarding sad brsschisg Of a I
fssmsss fort. the fOrt being. iu all respects.
superior work of masonry.
REBEL PREPARATIONS Vos THE FLEET.
For the recsPtion of this ieet the rebsl. have
asds isn,nsnse preparations along the Mis;ss
ippi from Calvmbus. a lew miles below Cara.
~ Memphis. These preparations are az fosr
hiHas. First, to prevent our 6re in the rear
sa<y awe large land ioree. which they claim
ssaossts TO sisiy thousand msn at Col.mLu,
slens. Secondly. they have river battsrie.
A~swly mounted, and faris at all the main
s'rstesic poan,s on the river Third, they bs We .
= assf af sss gaabosts At colswbas 90 NEE ours.
sad 'farshes below they now have HoII,pr, ram
~hteh wA isarn. has Kaf rs aass broke satoe
wsyos ether. Aad fourtb. IL 10 beiieye,l ,bey k
hss6 sums, 90 are ready TO sink, old heiks al
diifsfsnt psints Ia the ehanasi Of the r,vsr.
sssf ea'smsss' 80 IS 70 pre,s"g .ba pssmge
e'sa~sea w sA' re'i9s' 'o'uesps iisslFls