New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-14

and the Rebel Gen. Tom Harris Of Missouri is he
brorher-iu-aw IL spite Of these strong ties, Calt
Porter il 80 ardent 10y ast. WHO believes III ceiea
ing The Rebels by hard knocks, and has been Tor
long time almost dy ing for 6gb'.
nURRYING UP TIE REAR.
Having learned the range Of the forts cannon, The
ounbos,s dropped down to this point, and Gen.
Grant end Haff reiurncd BE- the steamer New Une e
Sam TO Paduceb, 10 hurry up the rear Here we
eubarl,d uyon the same boat. She made tnp t.
snitbland the mouth Of the Cumberland, u miles
bove Paducshl during tie night and early tits
morning -four more regiments were on Their way 10
Camp Halleck. The tine for embaikaion was N
brief tia, many Of The officers aud troos were lef'
behind 10 find their way up on traDspcrts heresiler
The7h Iowa, which is but 37j strong, as it was badly
cut up in tie battle If Belmont, only tucceeded IL
getting about 100 nen--fraQmenis of several eomfa'
uies --on board tbe Uncle Sam, and The remainder
were left behind, collecting their baggage. first
lieutenaut proved to be the ranking oGcer Of tboe
who came on board and took command Of the rgi-
uent. AT 10 d. N. to-day the New Uncle San
etarted again,
UP THE TENNESSEE.
The river. ike al the tributaries Of the lower
Ohio, is now greatly swollen, submergng fences
fields aud foress and enabling the largest hgsssipp
boats to ply upon it. At many Of tie houses upon
the banks, The men, women aId children were stand
ing outside 10 witness the pessiDg Of our boat, and
ealuted Us with hearty cheers for the Union | did
no; see q single negro on the journey. There are
many fertile fields on tie bottom lands along the
river; but a, approach this point the country be-
comes broken. The high bluffs covered with
| leuaess oaks. beautifully mottled with rich green
TUFTS Of nistietoe aud three miles below here, the
dead bare forest is streaked and patched wi green
Young pines. Before dark we reached ths camp
and found the white tents o. our troops pitcled
among the wooded bills on both sides of tho river
viJn Tie blue smoke curing up through tue troes
tGe Transports tied 10 the s,Dies, ad tie black gun
boat anchored in the middle OF the stream.
4 skIRAlIsfnSG--TORPC DOEs DISCOVERED.
! There was a lt.e shirnisbing TO-DAY between on
pcAes and those OF tie enemy, both sides Of tbt
river /, resulted in killing one Rebel End Union
soldier and capturing four Rebel priooners, inoudu.
q captain. One Of reconuotteIiIg parties, undel
| Coils. Mcpherson and Webster, went within mil,
Of Fort Henry aud destroyed the telegraph leading
TO Fort Donelson Lieut.. Phelps advanced bali ,
mile above tue camp with biz gunboat, in the chan
mel on the west SIDE Of Palther Island, which il
protected from the guns Of the fort by the island anC
succeeded in finding aud drawing out eight torpedoe'
which the enemy had planted for our destruction.
! One Of them was taken apart this evening. II
consists OF Il stout eheetron cylinder pointed al
both ends, about FIVE and half feet long and one
foot in diameter. In the interior is canvas bag
containing seventy pounds Of powder. Connected
with the upper end is 40 iron lever, tbree aud hall
feet long, armed with prongs, designed to catch in
the bottom Of the boat to be demolished. The motion
of the boa, is expected to work this lever sufficiently
to move an iron rod on the inside Of the cylinder
acting upon the trigger Of lock- which is to explode
percussion cap and FIRE the powder. The machine
is anchored presenting the proDgs on the upper end
of the lever in such a way that boas going down
stream will slide over them, but those coming or
will catch the points and work the lever.