The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-13
FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER.


1elegraphic accounts from the expedition
up the Tennessee river state that the people
at some Of the towns along the river came OUT
with white flags, and, when assured that no
/ harm was intended, were voriicron- IN Tue"
cheering They had been made 10 oe''eNo
/ thew would be murdered Al every landing
farmers came TO the boats shouting with Joy,
ne if thov were sure their dcliycrance was at
hand
4 cppb,a, officer declared that there was
mare real union sentiment in Middle Tennes.
see than in any place on the Ohio river.
The most stupenduous persecution and rob
berry bad been perpetrated on the people by
the rebel leaders Everything which was
movable has been taken, and the citizens are
halt starved
While their property has been seized for
the use Of the confederate army, nearly all
who are in the army from this portion Of
Tennessee have been forced in, and the great.
est cruelty visited ON all classes who ventur-
oil t. protest against it.
At Savannah Tenn, Capt Phelps was
shown n large building filled with provisions
! BY the rebel leaders. lie seized the supplies
and divided them among the suffering nhab'
itants. At other points ho did the same
thing.
! The states OF Tennessee, Alabama and Mis-.
.issippi all meet near Florence, and there was
only one sentiment among the people, which
was bitter against the confederate officials,
Women solicited the officer, Of the gun
boats 10 intcrccle in belalfoi their husbands
who had been forced away into the rebel AZ
my.
The distance travelled from Fort Henry by
the gun boats was $50 miles, and their trip
has produced greater results than winning u
dozen battles.
a Nashville paper saysthan Generals Beau.
regard, Pillow and Cheatham were at that
place ten days ago en- route for Columbus.
A report says Pillow is in command at Fort
Donelson.
The gunboats saw no military force, as the
rebels on their approach ran away.
The rebel gunboat Dunbar, which was
above Fort Henry when the latter was attack.
ed by the T.. $. army, hcd and spread the
news Of the surrender, which dampened the
spirits of the traitors and electrified the
union people. The gunboat, did not oyertake
her, as she escaped up small river.
At landing on the river, the rebel gun
boat Passport was seized. She was not fin
/ ished, and nm attempt was made 10 sink her
By the rebels, but they failed, and she was
/ brought below.
/ The rebels burned six steamers they could
not get away. Some of them they had sto.
len.
At Savannah, Tenn, II rebel camp was de-
stroyed, some 10 barracks, besides tents be
ing burned Other small camps ut difieren
places were also destroyed.
\ party Of forty men from each gunboa
went ashore Mt Passport, Miss, and seized
large quantity OF rebel stores, and gave ava
to the suffering people what could not be cal
, ried of
No composition wa. offered the gunboats b
the people They went ny short handed, h'
came back with full crews, and had to retu'
. many who applied for the privilege of eDIis
9 ing
Everywhere offers of service were mad
, either for gunbOat service or the army. Th
applicants were not particular, so they coul
serve their country.
The backbone Of the rebellion is broken, an
= all that is wanted LOW is to give the uno
people of the south arms or protection, to Sc
cure Tennessee and north Alabama and Mi'
sssippi permanently torjhe union.
- The progress Of our troops up the CunLe
~ land river will undoubtedly show the sam
~ state OF feeling among the people,
~ 1t was reported in Louisville on Tuesdn,
~ the llth, that the rebels were eyacuatiu
~ Bowling Green, with indications OF their pr
" ceeling towards Nashville.
l. sunday Battles.