New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-31

hood for two weeks. We arrived before the retreat
fir ON Island No. 10 and New-Madrid speedi'y after
The nnnc. 81 zen r0Ita from NarhYille There was


the panic. stricken route from Nashville There wat
before Us beggary twelve or fifteen thousanC
strong enemy, scattered hastily along their new ns
Of defense. and cary 10 be cut ny in detail Gen
Iew Wallace wac sent out to destroy q bridge or >
branch railroad TIE work was performed, anC
there III opeiaions OF Vie grand ezpeciuon were
STONED, under orders from @ superior authority
The men were KEPT for several days cooped up on
the loats. hen they were discmbarked and en-
canned Oh the river banks; ana there they sIil re-
nRin.
THE REBEL SITUATION.
Meantime The enemy Is conceI,la'lng. we arc u
the lower tier Of counties III Nestern ieH9es'Se
Immediately below is Ilsbomineo NouDy Ia =" 81
portn.en.t cor e. of Mississippi, and IN u, MS =
miles fron SavanE;,b, Is toe important railroad ron
of Corinth or Corinth, "a the naii ga rsst on pro
rorncpg h. nj the ruciion o. Gle niiroed iron
Columbus through iiuinbohit, Jackson, ara iuiuy
with the great Memphis and Charleston read
NEW REBEL LINE or DEFrNsE.
Til, seems to be the center OF Rebel operations
Their row lire Of CcfcnFe Las Tor its base iat
CLailesion and Memphis road The preservation o.
which is absolutely necessary "a eny pretense OF re-
distance ,hronph Northern Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia. Along tAis TatoGd are Tnscgnbia aud
Florence at ths ioot o. the muscle shoals and zee
iu;c ION with the Nashville and Florence TO9h,
where the Eehels have had forces since Donelscn;
Decatur near The head Of tie lower muscle sho@i-
where the greater part OF he boneison anG Sowing
Green forces ale saId 10 have concentrated AZ A!ff
afier tie rsirprt from Nashville UuntsYi'le and
Reefontains AT both oi which iAero are saic 10 DC
small bodies Of iroOps, Stevenson, important - the
junction Uith the railroad from NASHVILLE through
hurfieesboro through which the Rebels Tetreatedi
and chatonoga story ana ibPorn ID Pos, raop;
All these pcints east q Corln'b, ana all eXceP.
,he last, sfe IN Alabama.
TO the west Of Corin,h, tie road r1ps IN toeEi.,
biy stra.ght Dpe Ia Memphis. 100 mites oisian' ano
northwest Rms he read 10 Jackson ano,l N the
renter OF West Tennessee where Rebel oriii aiions
ale said 10 be preparing with great rapd1iy'
yEuRrGARD md HIS GENERALS Ar coHETB.
Sgch ia tho Uow lire OF deieDse Tor the hebel
- Army Of the Mis-i ,fipu, he conmau0 o. when
their crack l,enerai, Begaregard las recently a.
snmed. Be.nrugaro's department is N leistooi 70
extend al least o.. far Eaet az Decatur, Aiataina,
and ,yesvasd 30 isr .s may tie necesulrs or tbe de-
lensa o. hempls. lie IL known 10 have teet max
ing HE headquarters last week ~ tOibith-N ltoii
te,, az fifteen A. lcs o. or picket EDes, and during
rortion Of the vctl il il also certain that he han
around lin az tle same ont Gems. Polk, Johnston,
Pillow, Gusathnin freeman and wight.
l1W LfNE OF THE EXPEDITION.
our i've. ou the other hand, for The present, j.
snirlv The Tennessee River, IRON Southland, NY,
ia tsstuort Miss. 1hore have been * nerous iaei-
fctu attempts L. Oppcee cur lee psy age alCng TIC
river. Int tbe two wooden gunboais. The Lexington
md l. o. 1Sicr have served On admirable purpose
as royIng 20 ice preventing the erection Of bate
rics aud siloucug tire only one That had been CON-
ple ed-ihat al Pittsburgh Lending, nine miles
shn,e Above rastpor, at Chickassw BinAs aud
ruc other POINTS the Rebels understood 10 have
bltte-ies that command the river, and protect Flor
eUce and Decatur from attack by water for the
prrsent.
REFILL CONCENTRATION At CORfSTH.
The general understanding OF the Rebel move
mcnfs j. ,hat with Coririh a. their base OF onera-
.fs. ff.sr A1t oh tt.Err
endeayofing station troops and erect desrses at
,he eposcd y0nts aass s1c west along the faileCaG
20 a. 10 Pc ready 20 olItsc our advance, and con
centTate their forces by raj at any point we may at
tcpIpt 10 bounce upon. Ac Oroiu.ls, Or The ureeclt
lie Re- G.! troops ara pouring mo ,oiaih, both a.
the nearest roint 60 ihe 5C0y 81 our nrny anc ss
ro,rrient rendezvous .or the railroad jlHc 10 two
days lrr. week Onts saw fifteen trains, loaded
,vi,h socip.s eAt-. tie town. MANY of their troops
ale lupi...l 90 Be jbe l4N E.lla, Ia.i el.lsd AID
unor.sr BAT haze beel C.faciel ~ the iectn'
leyies. she numbers aro bccor iug tjT-Itahi,
si2tyi. .a.o IL RE lowest Lgur Ia Wnch the oii-
CA IA l9.iou ,fil tdBco .Acm aId git1i making
al The .,atarA g.r.1lnts .nl D,ouclOir, 4 canned
zee he. ~ can W .. p -. down 10 go n-.u. uuu'
her oi les Than i'iry-iN o. :uriN f1os.and Nitf
Bcaufe.Dnl e. their head, 10 'gii be feen that to.
lofoe viii no. lli on. expedition remain Withou'
Gus .''l. a. 30. How soon ~ H. ztan 20 alylAne &C.
ponds o. 30 ToVt.s taai remain behind.
DISSEMINATING ~ TROOPS
Tie troops are all oisembsrkcd, and most - the
bcts axe ront back 10 Padacah. The decentralization
nIsIlssed very slowly, 4or variety o. reasons.
The l.udinrs ere ye~ bad, and 10. ns.,y all he
hots roads bsd 70 be- cut along the s1s a. The bluff
before baggage or horee could De taken ashore.
Then Tie toas could only put ont their PAX % stages,
aud along ttia narrow Sang~ay oIt IA small part J
could work 10 d line. Soldiers atJa TOO. naturally
become tie D ,iest OF kDOTn anima!s and the sight
Of 20 many men speuoiug i4gch tine doing lit
Tie uss certainly been rare one. Thea tle Ilnies
tOOh /. ul.iihe To- walking laIIoH plsnk for - loet
over ushing river, aud an hour was often spent
getting iali dozen OF them ashore Curse YOU,
you brutep roafed u Sol0leT, whose philosophy hid
been so,ci, insd oy ~ id-conliA0ufd NANCY little
mule that iiIt pitched az tho plank into the aver,
ard lon. when Gra yea 10 the brink, ot-anat IS r.
used to- tn loo. to fy 10 ees out, ana absolutely
lay there, lnup is Ias without eNon holding up IL
he'd tiil !. was dragged ont ia.O the uud neCk and
heels, With foTe, manned ty NE OF sOldiera.
"Cufse the brute; what were Won uorn nloie iOr,
aiywayl Your ilther wasG { q mule. and neither
was yo.f mother hat business bad you 70 b. born
muie auy way, YOU brute y0u !' Add 10 sounding
cuff, toward TIE ont Of TIE long ear e1phasi1ed the
startling inquiry.
BA3 WEATHER AND HARD LIVING.
Tho weather, since The expedition arrived % Sa-
yauuah, Las also been g'nst us Bns Two importani
division marches have been mads--t.cst 81 Generals
Low, Wallace. End Shcrrnan-and esoh o. tlem was
mace under n heavy Thunderstorm. tue reoplc here
cay ihe starOu j. iust about iour week. later tnsn
us'el. ~ sny rate J ls cur Ohio April intensified.
To-day W. nave il IS Wsrnau3 lovely e..ly June,
tomorrow 10 il raining and me next DAY cold ob,i
log wnds come down nom the NORTH that remind
yOu ca lie haIoh you are uEc1 90. and ~ every
ctlcr man yol me-. has "Coa ia he head" and
what some winter has called toe most ridiculous OF
dts 10 gods men, rhoumat.ca warrior, Is here
ouly ZOO uoqgeaiiy. For the rcst. pEiy4tss hsye
Jared better tlan ohicess. The regular rl.oua have
rover failed except in lew cases, where some d.
lnq1ent euAgtcrlaster nss stool IN need % drum.
teed com -msriai; but bu.tsr hns boen slrost un-
known, sl',lers stores OF catables have been ex-
AausteL, 4l5ii rect .0f q ,iiue Was & myth. With
sole eNleiicn,c a. ile way III iiyilg, during 'm
war from tho day Of rs irst action on down, must