Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-07

FOURTH BRIGADE, OR BRIGADE OF THE kANAWHA.
Brigadier General. .................. - Coz
LIST Kentucky Volunteers. Col. W. Woodruff
Cd Kentucky Volunteers. Col W. G. Terrell.
18th Ohio VOun teers. Col J. F. Harrison
18th Ohio Volunteers Col j. w. Lowe
18th Ohio Volunteers. Gel. 5. W. Beatty.
list Ohio Volunteers Col Jesse Norton
U. s. Vols, infantry. Col -.
18th Ohio Vols, part. ...........C Col r. Stanley.
22d Ohio Volunteers Col w. T. Gilmore
Ironton Cavalry. .---..... Capt George
To the last brigade should be added the
Twenty-sixth Ohio, Col. Fyffe, now on its way
I'D the Kanawha, to Join Gen. Cox.
OF the First Brigade the Guthrie Grays,
(Sixth Ohio,) the Rover Dragons, the Four
teenth Indiana, and perhaps some others, are
holding the important trategic positions at
the Cheat Mountain Gaps. The rest of the
First Brigade, with portions of the Second,
Rosecrans himself, at some point not far
from Wise's position beyond Gauley bridge.
From Mexico, Mo.
MEXICO, No., Aug. 1.-Gen. Pope has es-
tablished his headquarters here for the pre-
sent.
Col. Grant and portion of Col. Turner's
regiment and four companies of Col. Mar
shall's cavalry are quartered here.
Water is both inconvenient and impure,
and change of rendezvous will be made
as soon as arrangements can be perfected for
an encampment.
Brig. Gen. Hurlbut was detached from
here to-day to select camping ground near
Jefferson City, where some 10000 troops
will be congregated under General Pope's
command.
Gen. Pope is assigned to the command of
all the forces north of st. Louis. These
troops will consist principally OF Illinois
Regiments. together by themselves, and thus
form one grand arm of the Western army.
1hfs diuiSion will no roadv after thorough
drilling and vigorous discipline in camp for
an advance movement through Arkansas
and Texas towards New Orleans, as soon as
the excessive hot weather abates sufficiently
to warrant the health of the troops in that
climate. A part of these troops are to be
made up of the new regiments lately accept
ed from Illinois.
Gen. Pope hereafter designs to permit no
more scouting, deeming it an injury to the
efficiency of the troops for service. The peo-
pie will be held strictly responsible for de-
predations committed. If hostilities occur
and troops are called to the relief, they will
be sent in sufficient numbers to take posses
sion of the village or villages, making quart
ers in the houses and drawing their rations
of the citizens. This is believed to be the
only means of making or keeping the people
duly vigilant TO their own and the States in
terest.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazettel
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.
Congress accomplished much to-day. The
bill for con6scating slave property during
the progress of the war was defeated in the
House, after an effective speech from Mr..
Crittenden against it.
The revenue act is at last law, through
the efforts of the Committee oil Conference.
The Morrill, Tariff is untouched, with the
exception of an increased duty on silks and
liquors. Two cents per pound on sugar,
three and a half on coffee, and fifteen on
tea was agreed on as the tariff for those ar
tieles.
On all incomes of over eight hundred dol
lars an income tax of three per cent. is le-
We'd.
The direct taxation s0i1 amount to tcnty mil
lions.
The entire revenue which is anticipated
from the bill is one hundred millions of dol
lars.
Congress will adjourn on Monday, though
it is doubtful if quorum be present In the
House tomorrow.
Movements are on foot by which the press
of the entire country will cease to be sup
piled, either by telegraph or by mail, with
any statements of the army movements,
with the exception of actual results and en-
gagements. The plan, which will be accept
able to the entire press, is soon to be made
public.
The flag of truce which arrived to-day is
said to relate solely to the exchange of pri-
soners, and the delivery of letters from prl-
soners among Rebels.
Capt. w. G. Sherwin, of Cincinnati, has
been promoted. He will be Colonel. He
left to day, for home, to raise regiment of
artillery-one battery of which is to be
composed of breech loading guns.
Regiments from the West are being order
ed very rapidly.
The Kanawha Expedition.
From the Cincinnati Gazettel
GAULEY BRIDGE, July 80.
The Brigade of Gen. Cox, which like
wounded snake, drags its slow length along"
has at last reached this point the rear guard
coming in last evening, just as the sun be-
gan to sink behind one of the gigantic
mountain cones which everywhere sentinel
this romantic vale.
Two miles below are the celebrated Falls
of Kanawha, the music of whose roar can
be heard for miles around. The river here
is more than half a mile in width, and plum
ges over succession of rocky precipices
extending across it in an oblique direction,
yainly attempting to obstrp ct its passage.
The distance from Charleston to the Gau-
is thirty-eight miles, and was &C
compiished by the army in three days. The
first night out we encamped in marshy
hollow, Is miles above Charleston. The Sc
lection was one of the worst that could have
been made; and when the train came up, the
night was so far advanced, and the men SO
thoroughly exhausted-for it was late in the
afternoon when the column was put in mo
tion-that both officers and men dropped
down on the morass to snatch few hours
repose, with no covering but the vault of
heaven, and no sentinels but the stars. Eve
rything was in the utmost confusion on the |
arrival of the army; and, indeed, during its |
stay at that point; and 1 have no hesitation |
in saying that FIVE hundred men could, at |
any time in the darkness, have put the brig |
ade to fight The next morning insubordi- |
nation was rank. Colonies threatened to |
march their regiments out of the division |
and return. Captains and ieutenants swore |
roundly that they would send in their resig- |
nations at once; and privates, taking their |
cue from those above them, protested that |
they would rather be shot than go further |
under such a management.
Saturday and Sunday the marches were |
light, and the camping grounds admirably |
chosen. Not a complaint was heard, and |
every one seemed in the best possible humor. |
The sight of our Sunday night bivouac es-
pecially, was all that could have been wished. |
The tents were pitched in charming valley, |
close by the margin Of a clear mountain |
stream, and surrounded on all sides by lofty /
,onical peaks. pocket editions of Chimborazo. |
Our march from Charleston to this point |
has been marked by innumerable evidences /
Of preciptate retreat of Wise, who am |
inclined to think will effect his escape from |
his region before his retreat can be cut of.
At one point, about fifty tents, a large medi- |
zine chest, and sundry other articles which |
lad been thrown aside by the flying ale
yion,v fell into our hands, as also the entire |
,fficial correspondence of the rebels in the |
zanawha Valley, lot of company rolls and
many private letters.
Since our arrival here, we have found
bout twelve hundred fint-lot muskets,
hundred kegs of powder, (unft for use, of
ourse,) cartridge boxes, camp kettles, and
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