The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-17
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naval and military expsdision .dsstinsr ~
operations sessnst oavannaH kss SSsxa -
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The Nance o. the transport vsss,,. -.
act - psoaesrs 70 the expedition. ~. ~ -
boston, Delaware. end Oosmopolitan -
Transports were accUmpAnfsd BY six spcA..Ss
fcr the special perpese Of Disturbing srcoes
pear enxi0as 70 have . dash at the ~
The negroes In the vicinity Of Port peA
wsss ransacxing the plan tations ana ~! ~
DIV. liipgg Of their masters, and vhs,.sos
purpose they destroy ID. All the cotton az
could lay their hands upon tbsy were AT
posing Of for mere nothing. tbs iryt,s..s
the fSbels 70 great degree. About ~ ~
these people we're In aasrssrs AZ Hii,es
asx. srHrza's fxssprrroy.
LIAvKNwoa1s, Feb II, l8s2.--rhe srsa,...
ACTIVITY prevails A. Fort aLeaysn worm !"
mailing preparations Tor ths expeditioc -
start from here under Gen Hunter. Trao.s
and supplies are being concsnr atsd IN K
southern portions Of the STATE, ana the ind,'
cations appear favorabis for An early s~'
vance. seven regiments OK cavalry. too.
reg iments Of infantry, and ,hYes full has,.
ries Of artillery, with Parrot and W,s,S
guns. are now ~ 'osaf from the East, and an
n.
viii bs one OF the most formidable We; ora
lied curing the war.
nArN0HAr8bsLkR er0Ryn
6r. Lor;s. Feb. IL Tho Federal sunbos,.
went rs far a. Florence, Ala, and were ~
osived with the widest Joy a.onG the nvss.
old mon cried like chiidr rem at tn q sigh, q;
the stars and Stripes, and In vi sd the osDc.ns
and men OF the gunboats TO their no us,s at
told them all they had was At their o,sno.
sal. Large numbers were an xious 20 enl,s.
under the Old dag, ana the Tyler A,on,T
down two noA drso and MY men 10 All IN ,hs
gunboats' crews.
Our officers were assured that IL they vvonlA
wat few days whole regiments cou,d ~
raised; aud II the Cover nment wound s,rs
them arms 10 defend themselves they oSn,s
bring Tennessee back iato The Union In a
They said that when the secession o,d,.
n anCs was passsa armed men stood a, ths
pole. and every thing went as COL lain poliu.
Oixns said.
A. savannah, PASSPORT, and Florence. III.
officers and m en OF our xuubvAts Vent ashore
without arms, ADD mAnxi~d freely vito ma
people.
The Union men along the river comprise
the veal hy ard best purtion OF tue iuhuhi
tants largo numbers OF whom have AinerlcAn
fiags.
Not q gun was fred either going or com.
Tbe railroad bridge at florsnce wa. not
destroyed. quantity VI papers wels CAP
.urnd on the PASSPORT teivnxtLg " I.Gsut
Brown, late OF the UnioA navy. An.vux
Them were Iettsrs from A-a-At. niaur1 ssa aug
tina 81 ON arine batteries could lCI be us<d
successfully IN the rapAu StIeamso, Tho West
cne nuudtoo and htty hogsneaus vi teoaeoo
and 4 QuAnuty vi Ot0or freight vM Be
Drought 10 wn from the mouth VI SANDY rtves
Tomorrow.
Lieut.. >. 4. Phelps comm andins the s.
pedition. says in Lis report:
eve have Captured two hundred stnnd Of
arms anu u quaint, Of eio.ninG ana stores,
and have destroy eu Lns encaM plnent Of Col.
Crews, ~ savannah, 1ennessse. We iouHd
the UnIon sentiment strong along NE
river"
soHx TO xuRoPD.
Accounts Of our defeat at Roanoke Island,
from southern papers. have beeI published
In the New Yorx dxilies, and were sent 70