New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
Three Regiments Repulsed with
Great Slaughter.
TERROR OF THE REBELS At THE CUsBOATS
Louisville and Nashville Connected by Raj
Capture Of 40 JEFF. Thompson Men.
GEN. BEAUREGARD AT COLUMBUS.
He Is Preparing for an Attack.

He Is Preparing for an Attack
Special Di,ps,eh to The N. Y. Tribune.
WARRINGTON. Monday. March 3. 1867
The following dispatch was received at tue
Navy Department to-day:
CAIko. Monday, March >, 1862.
10 The Hon GiDEos WELLEs.
Lieutenant C Commanding shirk has this moment
arrived from the Tennessee River, and brings full
dispatches from Lieutenant Commanding Gwinn o.
the Tyler, synopsis Of which is that the two gun
boats proceeded up to Pittsburgh, near the Missis-
sippi line, where battery was opened upon them,
consisting of six guns, Of them being riied which
were silenced by the gunbosts. Ninety mounted
landed under cover Of the gunboats, and charged
upon the enemy, driving them come distance, un-
til they were strongly re,nforced, AID our party
withdrew to the BEATS when three regiments opened
upon the gunboats, but were repulsed with great
slaughter. The casualties our side amounted to
five killed and missing, and five wounded. Lieu
tenan,s.C Commanding Gwinn and Shirk, with tseir
commands, behaved with great galsntry and judg.
meni
An election for town officers has taken place III
Hardin County, Tenn, which resulted in 200 votes
for the Union, aud 10 for Secession.
A. II FooTE Fl.s.ohcer
~ WV w..asoroy. Monday March D 1862
The Secretary of the Navy to-day received letter
dated Cairo. Feb. q, from Flsg-Oficer Foote, who
says: have the honor to forward eommunca-
ton Just received from Lieut.. Commanding Bryant,
the substance of which lave just telegraphed.
The captain Of the steamer who brings the dis
patch says that rx miles below Nashville there was
battery and high bluff which had mounted fifteen
guns, but several OF them were thrown into the
river before the Cairo arrived. lie also reports that
strong Union feeling was manifested IN and near
Nashville aud that Gov. Harris, after yainly TT
tempng TO rally the citizens end others, left On Sun
dav morning for Memphis. lie also states that the
guuboats are the terror of the people a, Nashville
and at points on the Cumberland River, and that on
hearing Of his arrival supposing the gunboa,s would
proceed Immediately to Nashville, the enemy re-
treated panic stricken. The unusually high water
of the river enabling the boats to ascend the river
wW provIdcntinl.
The following is the inclcsure in Flag Officer
Foote's letter:
NssgyiIsE Feb % 1862
Flag oicer A H. FooTx, Commanding flotilia Western
SiR Uncertain that my letter Of the 2ad inst.
reached you | repeat that departed from Claraes-
VILE for Ibis point by tho request Of Brg Gen.
Smith, commanding at Clarkesville, and arrived here
this morning. preceded 10y several steamboats, con-
veying an army commanded by l,rig.-Gen Nelson.
The troops landed without opposition. The banks
OF the river free from hostile foIces. The rail-
road and suspension bridges here all destroyed.
Very I-speciiglly your OBJ, 'erv't
A. G. BRYANT, Lieutenant Commanding.
CHIcAGo Monday. March ,, 1909
special dispatch TO The IrlbsRe from Cairo
81, GAYS the steamer I-ctta, from the Tennessee
River yesterday reports that, the gunboars Taylor
and Lexington, accompanied by the transport lsotta,
were approaching Pittsburgh eight miles above Sa-
vannah, on tie Tennessee River, they were fired
upon by battery located on bluff overlooking the
riyer.
The gunboats replied for half hour with shot and
she'll At the expiration of that time the battery wss
rilenced, and force Of eighty marines and infantry
landed md burned one house, when we were again
attacked by large force Of Rebels and compelled to
retrca, 10 our boats. Our loss was one killed and
three missing.
The officers Of the boat report the existence Of d
strong Union sentiment in that vicinity.
At Savannah, for sLeIih, on Saturday, the Union
candidate received so voles, and the Secession can
ddatc -.
LourSILiR. Ky Monday. March ,. 1861
Railroad communication is open between here ana
Nashville, except over Il creek ten miles north OF
Nashville damaged by the rise in the water on
Saturday, which viii be repaired by tomorrow night.
Tie election NJ Nashville on Saturday for municipal
officers passed Of quietly. Thcreiring Mayor issued
a proclamation, assuring the citizens Of protection by
the Federal troops, if they would quietly pursue
their accustomed avocations.
Several Rebel prisoners have been brought to
Nashville.
twenty-five negroes, who were seized 10y the
Rebels in the vicinity of Bowling Greer have been
recovered at Nashville and cent back
General mail accommodation is established to
Bowling Green, and for military letters to Nashville,
and Col. j. j. MIlor, Government mail agent for
Kentucky, is making energetic exertions to extend
mail facilities to every part Of Kentucky.
Cnc,co. Monday. March ?. 1862
A special dispa.ch TO The Iribuns from Cairo, I'd,
SAWS: gentleman just arrived from Charleston, Mo-,
brings intelligence Of the capture Of forty men Of
Jeh. Thompson's band, and four small one FOUNDER
guns, near Sykestown.
The eunboat Lexington bad an engagement day
or two since with Rebel battery at Savannah Tenn.
A special dispatch to The Tribune from Cairo says
that bright light. rs of very large confagration.
in the direction Of Band,e, was seen from here on
Friday night. At 9 o'clock on Saturday night, the
sky was brilliantly illuminated 10y tho reflection Of
large conhagralion directly in tho line Of Columbus,
and apparently about az far distant.
ST. LOUIS, Monday March ?. 1862