Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04

is the Telegraph NO. ), with the 23d
and 9th Indiana aboard But why
enumerate. We expect fleet of 100
steamers to leave in this expedition, in
Guiding gun-boats, to say nothing of a
corresponding force said to be gathering
on the Cumberland River, which is only
about - niles from here at its nearest
point, TT. Donelson.
AS for Tt. Henry, l only examined it
from the deck Of the boa, and therefore
cannot give very accurate description.
1t is au irregular affair, iuclosing about
8 acres. The breastworks are of dirt
for about six feet, and then topped of
with bags Of sand, making them about
12 feet high. There were openings for
Is guns; the guns are all mounted but
two or three, which were upset by our
guu- boats, and one that bursted. The
country around the Fort is very low for a
considerable distance back, and there is
no town or anything but the bare forti-
fication.
There is large encampment of Union
troops here at present, as there seems to
be everywhere. In fact, the sight Of
clean, well-dressed man in citizens'
clothes, would be treat. During the
afternoon, we ran up the river 5 miles,
where we found still larger encamp-
ment Of troops and of boats. I counted
80 steamers, and then quit. They were
all loaded with soldiers, many of whom
had been at the Donelson fight. Two
| soldiers Of the 11th Indiana are on our
boat, surrounded by an excited group of
listeners, telling various incidents of the
battle, aad giving hair breadth escapes,
quite wonderful to hear. They are the
lions of the present, and if the half they
tell is true, they certainly ought to be
modified.
Tonight we lay over for future de-
velopments. 'Tis beautiful moonlis h t
night, the weather warm and delightful
giving US foretaste of the sunny South
The brass bands of the many boats
are on the upper deck vieing with each
other in playing popular airs, "Dixie, u
''Red White and Blue" "Get out of the
Wilderness and "Happy Land OF
Canaan each get their turn, and now
the "Gray Eagle pitches in with hel
"caliope," and "Yankee Doodle" is
echoed through the hills and dales ot
| Tennessee once more. How pleasant il
is to lay upon the deck and enjoy the
music and the moonlight, and dream o.
the loved ones at home. Our drummer
lies close By me enjoying himself in thi:
manner, and audibly wishing that one
company of the mighty force collecting
here, might be spared to reinforce
Salem, and have no doubt but he ha.
sympathisers, for such thoughts will
come over one surrounded By such in
4 fuences. But wait til ths war is over
aud then, "or any other man" Aextda,
we ran up to the rail read bridge, wlier'
but short tine ago, stood a bea&tifu
structure, Sg which the care on th'
: Memphis and Louisville Road crossed
the Tennessee River. But the necesSi
ties of war seemed to demand its dc
: struction, aud it was done. Here VI
found more boats, and here We lay owe
night.
i To-day (Monday the sth) our gran'
fotilla steamers, headed by the gun
boat Tylor, (or Taylor.) We have tn
names of so steamers with US, and
was truly grand sight to see them
And, Mr.. Editor, must conclude. Thi
; has been written on the eve of grea
events, as we think here, and should
| be spared to chronicle them, you ma.
rest assured that the Telegraph shal
not be forgotten. So, for the present
adieu. CALEB.