The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-29

H., orait;cr1 III, In IN points III Kentuckr "ehae
Gen. Grant, with his staff and iods sulai
Palt OF the troops tor the expedit;6ne ea7esso
have not arrived yet, but will follow --o other poi
Gems. McClernand, Smith and Val easlsy
date command Of the Paducab nor,;o sfe IN inn.
will join the expedition from that nIsoa ,Foopsgb
nand and Paine Elm immediate coomars 'sas AcCs,
from this point. ''o u the troo
Several steamers, conveying part of Tho
arg tile present expedition, left this eyepr toa
their troops al tort Jefferson They tbebs .q landed
the forces that are taken from this non ing the Test .,
Fort Jefferson is point on tho IN.
miles below Birds point, and where an ola shore e.,
used to stand. al ol iortifcatio'
The troops that arrived there this Alton.
ateig camped on the ground The cav,l. 'oVa inuet
ously been taken across to fort Holt and aad prer
in the morning from Birds point al0 VIII JON them
considerable number Of regiments v;l
Paducah About six hundred soldiers ,r'l 1e taks1.t
point in the interior. sutton at ION,
The forces from st. Louis, which bava -,
on the river in consequence of the stear zen detae!
up the channel will arrive this morpin,, 'loesadag
On the l. th inst, the expedition st.
departure being tort Holt on the Keptncl p9lat Of
the real object OF the expedition and IL So'es 0i
engaged in il, will venture no number Qba
let the rebels know exactly what thew wl as night
thing is apparently evident, and that's 10 Oas
return without battle, and that of soma Y SllO
unless the Coulederates retreat magnitude
The soldiers are better drilled better o-z-,
as effective any time since the war t7c'
Beauregard, short distance from No. V0 Camp
doubtless be visited first and fthe rebels st,1 ~ vii
/ will be fought there. 0atts
The advance Of the expedition comne..s
Netherlands brigade, landed eight miles d. u 9
sissippi, at the mouth Of Mayfeid creek On jug Ill.,
lucky side, where their tents were pitched us A
Gen. Grant and staff went down DURING tho 's night
and returned at dark. The remainder II n. AFTERNOON
move in the morning. Ss VIII
. NASHVILLE, January 18.-The CITY il frIl
but there is nothing reliable from forts Henri . ,G
elson. 'f
Capt. Wharton who has been elected colorJ -,
Texas rangers, in a speech accepting the no.i, %,
that Col Terrys death must be avenged before .''
Kentucky. AS
Five companies of the rangers, under the nn,s
command OF Col. Wharton have gone on seo-, .,a'
petition in the vicinity Of Green river tx
The sIxty-day Mississippi troops have returned H..
frcm Bowling Green. ''-'
NASHVILLE, Jan. 21.-Passengers by tod.v. =,
report that the federals number from ten /, I'm "aU
thousand-that they are at Murray ,Calowar ,,a.,.
Kv., about twenty-five miles from Paris Tenn u
tfErp
but nothing definite is known of their roy4ns1,.
intentions. If they are at the place above reDorss
is supposed their object is to seize the railroad and 5.
the bridges, so Is to prevent communication btvs..
Columbus and Bowling Green.
NAsHvILLE, Jan. 22.-The fort Henry eorrss,or3i
Of the Union and American says Il e Col65ssa
steamer Dunbar went down the Tennessee river 4, Nv
10th inst, to within % miles Of Paducah and saw n
; guHboats.
Scouts from fort Henry report the federal to,,, .
Murray, Ky, at 6o0a ID 1000 infantry 25go car,,,
and Il pieces of artillery. Heavy rains Oh bs l95
and 10th rendered the water courses and roadsalno
impossible, which impeded their movements
Intelligence direct from Green ryersaYs tie isi,,s
instead of making forward movement have tsq15
the erection of Notifications the south bank h
river.
A heavy freshet on Green river washed away po,
ton Of the pontoou bridge; also, damaged The Wool
work and repairs on the railroad bridge
NASHVILLE, Jan. 24.-The most reliable nornatq,
received here is to the effect that but two regiments!
Battles Tennessee and Stathams MississipBi-Eersh
the fight at Mill spring. The loss in killed Touldedni
prisoners varies from three to FIVE hundred
Mai Gen Ciittenden with nearly all his forceBnss
at Monticello The confederates spiked the cannon and
threw them into the river. The enemygot buQns can.
nom They captured about 1000 horses and uuIesm4
300 wagons. All our stores were burnt to praven.tai
falling into the hands of the enemy StraggIenrtgn
ing speak very freely of the cause Of our disaster and
intense excitement and indignation prevail herenes
sequence.
: Reports from Bowling Green confirm the rgnu
= the washing away of the pontooa bridges nevg COZ
strlcted and portion Of the Green river trisaE
the late freshet
Zolcoher's defeat induces Bennett to predeta'cae
y menvof the rebellion by the list Of MAY
Ia1 7 Mo lqr into lirpnnaf i'm
Tenn, is to the effect that a large federal force i
Murray KY, threatening fort Henry and the Memphis
and Ohio railroad. Their object is the cutting OIL
; communication between Memphis and Bowjna Gr--
Great excitement exists at 2 s ~.fa
y il % miles from Murray Sew
already come to Memphis with .-Es
y" Nothing new from ColumbU
tarilY expected there.
MEMPHIS, Jan ga free
, ofCourt square, this evening BIT aa-
>. $4,000
" Passengers by the cars, lasting
four miles south Of the Teune "
" north of Paris. Their heavy
= mud and can't move.
- PANS Tenn, Jan. est
," afternoon that the federal reg
:. cavalry and 30 pieces Of artil
u took possession of the courthcus.
and RECESSED six negroes from
= 5000 federals landed at High a
- 1t is understood that $4,000 tea We
-, Murray. .....
"a On Tuesday the fyderaIs tc.
ed ra annod a. r iti'tS 'G fay miles Of
OF Tho fadcr,Is were stealing ...
rs cans 'i +, U.s. ,S,,rto'l NV vert
Nh. Nh +o make an att ..a.
that direction to-day
% The bridges rs os' ,%soo Hf 5so. .a
-. destroyed. Inc Ieue'a's N''