New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-13
Union FEELING ALONG THE RIVER
The Stars and Stripes Hailed with Tears Of JOY
ESQ UNION RECRUITS ACCEPTED.
Thousands Anxious 70 Fight for the Old tlas'
STEANB0,TS TAKEN AND DESTROYED
ARMS AND STORES CAPTURED
clscNxArr. Wednesday, Feb. IL, 1867.

CiycrNs,rr, Wednesday, Feb u, 100.
Special dispatches to Tie Gazette and C0m@e'e'"''
dated Fot Henry 10th inst, give the following ac-
count of the gunboat expedition up the tennessee
River:
Af,er the eapture Of Fort Henry, lie Lexington,
Conestoga, and Tyler gave chase TO the rebel steamer
Dunbar, aud on reaching the Memphis and LOUIS.
vile Railroad bridge, set fire to aporon oil IT, ana
CAPTURED some stores, sc. They then passed on N
chase of the Dunbar but did not overtake her. IL Is
supposed that she escaped by running up some creek
During the night tie gnnboata went TO flofeh'e'
| Alabama the head Of navigation, and 30 miles rom
Paducah. Everywhere along the river they were
received with astonishing welcome by NUMEROUS
Union families in Southern Tennessee and Northern
| Alabama. and at the towns along the river the Old
Aog ,vas looked upon rs redeemer and hailed with
| shouts Of JOY.
Capt Gwynn of the Tyler has recruited 'ihr'y
men for service the guboas, aud says he can eo'
enough for the whole fleet.
| The people of Florence are 70 dellghied al nboins
the Stars and Stripes more giving protection 70
them, that they were prepared to give grand Oihi
TO the officers of the gunboas, but they conid ho'
remain to accept Of their courtesies.
Wherever our boats landed, and the people be-
came assured that we did come TO destroy but ~
save they seemed to have means 100 eXtfayagant
TO express their delight and JOY.
Our qunboats captured four steamers, including an
unfinished gunboat, and burned seven others.
They captured large quantity Of stores and i0p
stand Of arms.
One boat goes mp the river this morning.
The weather is improving, and the roads drying.
| Tile Commercial says that our army ia Central
Ken,pckv il in motion. Gen. Nelson's division u
marching along the Glasgow turnpike ten. MHch-
Islls division had crossed Green River on Monday
lmornpg. taking tie advance Of the main column 70
Bowling Green. -, g., ,.s,
| A special dispatch to Tie Rep4biicat, dated tori
Henry 18th inst, states that the gunboats Cones
toga. Tyler and Lexington returned from the Upper
Tennessee last night
Tie boats went az far ar Florence, Alabama, and
Were received with the widest JOY along the nv err
Ola men cried like children az the sight Of The
Starr and Stripes, and invited the officers and men Of
the gunboats 10 their houses, and told them al they
Lad was at their disposal.
Larre numbers were anxious 10 enlist under the
old flag and the Tyler brought down 30 men to hi
up the eunboats' crews
Our officers were assured that If they would wait
q few days whole regiments could be raised, and II
the Government would give them arms TO defend
Themselves they coni bring Tennessee back into the
Union in a few MONTHS,
They said that, when the Secession ordinance wss
passed. armed stood at the polls, and everything
went certain politicians said.
At Savannah, Eastpor,, and Florence, the officers
and men OF gnnboats went ashore without arIu"'
aud min ged freely with the people.
The Union men along the river comprise the
wealthy and bet portion Of the inhabitants large
numbers Of whom have American Aags.
Not q gun wa. fred either going coming.
The rebel gun-boats Passport, Sallie Ward, and
Muscle, only partially finished, We're captured, and
are here. The PASSPORT had 10000 feet Of lumber
ON board. and the Ward hai a quantity OF iron
plating.
The steamers sam. Kirkman, Linn Boyd Juli,.
Smith Sam. Orr, Appleton, and Belle had been
burned by the rebels to preven, them from falling
into our hands
The Railroad Bridge at Florence was no, destroyed.
4 quantity of papers were captured on the East
port, belonging to Lieut.. Brown, late of the Federal
Navy. Among them letters from Lieut..
4 Maury stating that submarine batteries could 10:
be used successfully in the rapid streams OF the
West.
One hundred and fifty hogsheads Of tobaeco, aud 4
quantity Of other ireigh,-, will lie brought down
from the mouth Of Sandy River tomorrow.
a daily line Of packets has been established be.
tween Fort Henry and Cairo.
Nothing during the war has been 90 prostrsting 20
the rebels the late victory OF the gunboat eAred-
ton mentioned above.