Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-06
THE WAR for the UNION
Tho Expedition to Columbus.

ST. LOUIS, Mhrcn 4.-lne IOlOWlnR "
from the official report Of Gen. Cullom:
COLUMBUS, Ky, March 4.
10 MAJ. Gen. HaH1ck.
Columbus, the Gibraltar of the West, is
ours, and Kentucky is free. Ala O'Clock
this morning, the fotilla under Commodore
Foote, consisted of six gunboats and four
mortar boats aud transports, conveying the
9th Illinois Regiment and battalion Of the
54th and 74th Ohio, and the 18th Illinois,
under command Of Gen. Sherman, proceed
ed to this place. On arriving here, IL was
difficult to say whether tho Notifications
were occupied by our cavalry on a scout
from Paducah, or by the enemy. Every
preparation was made for opening fire and
landing infantry, when Gen. Sherman and
and Capt. Phelps, with thirty soldiers, made
a desperate reconnaissance with a tug, steam
o gdirectly underline water batteries. Salts
fed that our troops had possession, they land
ed, assembled to the summit, and together
planted the stars and stripes, amid the
cheers of our, brave tars and soldiers.
Though rising from a sick bed to go upon
the expedition | could not resist landing to
examine the works which are of immense
strength, consisting of tiers upon tiers of
batteries upon the river front, and a strong
parspetand ditch covered by a thick abattis
on land side fortifications, appear TO have
been evacuated hastily. A considerable
quantity Of ordinance and ordinance stores,
a numberof anchors and remainder of chain
once strethod over the the river, and a large
supply Of torpedoes. Desolation was visible
everywhere, huts, tents and barracks pre-
sented nothing but their blackened remains,
though the tow was spared. A garrison
was left in the work of nearly 1000 infantry
and 400 cavalry.
LOUISVILLE, March 4.-No passes will
hereafter be required to any point in Ken
lucky. -
The Nashville Times ofthe LIST is inform
ed that James A. Seldom, Of Virginia, is
rebel Secretary of State, vice Hunter.
Two bridges on the Nashville and Deca-
tur railroad, between here and Franklin,
have been destroyed. 1t is also reported
that a bridge near Columbus has been de-
stroyed. d.
Great excitement prevails south of Nash
vile and large numbers are fleeing further
South.
The rivers are receding very slowly. Nav
igation for the largest class boats will proba-
bly, continue for some time.
ST. LoyIs Mach Ten. Haliect IN z
t teae Gar oru srJ on .nG T"dma. ns.ha g.. oi
il is directed that nh licensed attorneys
counsellors, and practitioners be required to
take,thei oath Of allegiance precribed in the
9th section of an ordinance of the State
Convention, passed Oct. 16, 1861. Judges
ofthe State Courts will refuse to permit any
one to practice in their Courts who refuse
or neglect to take such oath. N
: The Board of Assessment in the city of
st. Louis for the benefit of suffering fami-
lies, driven by the enemy from southwest
Missouri, having completed its labors and
''n 4 snsc;al d;snata g'i 70 the s Hnn;s Re-.
nublican dated March Ard. saws Columbus
has been evacuated and burned nv the 70.
bells.
The runboat Benton with Gen. Cullom
and Com. Foote went down the river today
on . reconnaissance and found the rebels had
fled, having removed their guns and laid
the town in ashes, everything was DESTROYED