The New York herald., 1862-03-22

gage are scattered everywhere almost block up the
way the guards and hurricane deck one
moving OF soldiers, muskets stacked on the
texas and among them stands the band, waking the
echoes in these Tennessee woods alternately with the
as they steam slowly OF toward Alabama.
THE GENERALS.
An unusual stir amid tho busting hurry calls your at
tenton 10 the arboard o the transport flagship and
that the Tgress has just up alongside She is
Major General Grants headquarters Wash. Graham (of
aboard and the Tgress moves down toward Fort Henry
again. Just she gets under headway, somebody with
stars his shoulders halls her from another boat and
rounding to- General Sherman, of Ohio, looking better
than you have him before, calls from the hur
rcano deck General Grant, and asks for another
ment tho written @ % order is sent across The Ieonora
steams up, with gay bunting hutterng at the acksta
and Major General Smith commander Of the forces in the
field, comes headquarters for further instruc
ons. General Grant, very sober still over hs recent
advces from Washington, holds hurried consultation
with him, to which General Toen is also invited. Com
modore Graham is called on dispatches are sent to Pa
ducah for fifteen Transports and General Grants
and boats both start again toward
burnt bridge on the Memphis and Bowling Green Rail-
road. The wind blows fresh from the south and the
steamers make slow progress
And 80, with ninitude Of hustle and some real pro-
gress, the day passes
MGHTFALL ON THE RIVER.
Night folds her wings the scene. Tho air still
musty with the fat coal smoke darkens the moonlight
that reveals but does not define the continued move
ments From the woods come tho geamngs of hundreds
steamers push slowly out and head up the stream the
lights from their furnaces shaking in wavy lines across
the current and cleaning with changing hues from every
ripple The pace their around the
awaiting shipment the banks buge calls sound out
from the distant camps and the hum Of great city fills
the For here, in this almost uninhabited district
Of Tennessee there has como suddenly population
greater than that Of Cleveland, Columbus or Dayton
And still the wind blows from the South SrJdustum.
MARcHl0, 1862.
DELAYS IN EABARKING.
Unoxpected delays have occurred, and many Of tho
gt IN tha
ed rendezvous. The extraordinary height the river
rendOrs landing very difficult, and it is only few
points that boats Of the larger size the ordi
nary banks and out far enough in the shallow water on
the bottoms to reach the dry land from which artillery
and baggage must be shipped. Boats also wanting
and those ordered up from Paducah yesterday by tee
graph only few have yet arrived.
Tho work Of embarkng the forces proceeds slowly.
Too many officers instead Of experimenting and press
ing forward the work to be found playing euchrc
moking cigars in the ladies' cabin Naturally enough,
the soldiers left TO themselves devote and spend treble
time in doing their work. Jack Williams Captain Jack
Williams Of the late Gen. Ianders body guard) would
have got regiment, baggage and all aboard, in the
tine spent here repeatedly to-day with u company
Everything has to come in the long and narrow
gang plank Horses sometimes frighen at the narrow
bridge and mules obstinate about trusting their pre-
eiols bodies TO it, Of course. careless fellow
ago managed to neglect fiery horse just he about
10 step deck The horse tho rushing water be-
meath him on one side the plank, and sprngng away
turned somersault backward the other side into
the deep water under the bow Fortunately his neck
was not broken and he ashore Unfortunately the
master did not pitch in after tho horse A dozen such
have occurred to-day, amply illustrating the old
proposition that half the teamsters and wagonmasers
in the army display less seuse than the animals thew
| drive. ~--S'
We arc not left without reminders that we are in an
enemys country. Beyond the burned bridge the
Menkhs branch OF the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road two three of our pickes were surrounded and
carried off by squad Of robel cavalry last night This
morning number of the loaded transports went up
there
Last night we had a heavy storm of wind and rain
This morning it was cold and gloomy, but before
tho out and the afternoon has been and
pleasant. The poor fellows bvouacking the hill
sides hurricane decks relish the change There is
now some prospect that we may got of in the night
MARCH IL, 1862.
The expedition at last under weigh Generals Wal.
aces and McClernands divisions rendeZyousod at the
burned bridge the MsAphs branch ST the louisville
aud Nashviie Railroad yesoriay and s,arted up the
river Dering the night and thas morning the other d.
have yet embarked and hear OF large numbers Of
| boats and troops still TO come up.
HOW THE LINE WAS KBpT IN.
As tho boats went bowling merrily along this morning
by the burned bridge, tbs decks swarmng with blue
coats, and tire bands fngng ous the Old national airs,
the inspiring and as one watched tho long
line stretching out Of sght up and down the rvcr and
marked the smoke curling UP from behind bends miles
ahead, the magnitude Of the expedition became appa
rent and hopes beat high for movement auspcious
| ly begun.
and hurricane deck and in most Of the boats the cabins
were also SO full that walking through them was well
nigh impossible.
watching the boats passing another, comparing
their relative speed and boastng Of the favortes.
fine work for tme but this became tresome, and
thero nothing left for it but TO fall back the sol
dicrs' employments-smokinga and eating
For the latter there small opportunity. Olcers
by dnt Of abundant PATIENCE secured olersbe meals at
able prices the stewards the Pr
found suter shops opened the hurricane decks
and for time gorged themselves with cheese ginger
bread and bologna sausage; but tho supply gave
OUT they forced to fall back hard bread and
picked pork Some Of the boats stopped for the 70
go ashore and cook their ratons-a privilege that
highly appreciated Others had to bring out their little
stoves and make such shift as they could at frying their
| pork and toasting their hard bread on the decks
| SCENERY UP THE RIVER.
The banks grew alitte higher proceeded up the
river but the ealess, dresry looking forests lined
i them ON either side. Occasionally picturesque scone
passed. but in tho main IL is hard to find much to
admire In the scenery OF wide ditch filed with muddy
water At different points something like piles OF cord
wood noticed the eastern shore but examination
showed to be pig iron from the iron furnaces back in
1 tho hills.
WELCOME.
improvements were rare Now and then two story
frame house would be seen, but nearly all the dwellings
were OF the meanes Sort slave huts and log cabins in
habited by the "poor white trashn few bore white
flags from others the national colors display ed
while men, women and children INDUCED in the most
extraordinary antics OF delight the boats by The
negroes particularly jubsnt An old white wooled
negress fairly danced with delight, swinging her arms,
welding her ponderous feet in a way that must have
seemed particularly dangerous to her neghbors, and
shouting "Glory glory de Yankees Is comm wild all de
boats in dc world, and de gunboats, too Another
dortook Jig with fat baby in her arms; and another
could find other way Of expressing her delight except
by stretching out her great black arms leaning forward
| tOWafu III again, as II 70 In
cude us all IN one general embraco-a gesture that she
| kept repeating till we passed out OF sight.
The white people were less demonsrative, but in the
main their qualification at appearance mani
i fest.
| WHAT THE ENEMY MIGHT HAVE DONE.
Pilots were little uneasy. The Memphis papers had
amsby suggested that sharpshooters DO sent out
i to pick them or and every miles advance showed how
easily the plan could be carried out There wore stories
too that Of the earlier boats had been fired ut In
the vicinity OF tho mouth Of Duck river Il
that the country filled with struggling bands Of re-
bes, and easily accessible to them any point along
i tho western shore.
THE DESTINATION.
Speculation was busy to the destination Of the eYpe
dton. Pilots said the river at its Highest aud
that the Jacob Srader itself might Cat over the Muscle
Shoals TO Decatur whore tho remnants OF the Done.
and Bowling Green forces said have conccn.
ated On the other hand rebel forces are said 10 be
moving defend tho region between Momphs and the
Tennessee and these could hardly be left we
went up tho river. Clearly, II was argued, will either
disombark somewhere Savannah and march over.
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