, 1862-02-25

f5nec5al Correspondcnee of the Chicaoo Tribuue.7
CA1no, February q, 1862
The mortar feet is being pushed forward to |
completion as speedily % possible. Six bouts
have been sent I'D the Cumberland, and more !
will quickly follow. The Chicago mechanics !
furnished by the Illinois Central Railroad arc !
busily engaged in constructing the gun car |
riaccs and in mounting the mortars. Some Of /
them are repairing the St. Louis, which suffer-
cd so severely In the engagement at Fore Don. !
elsop. covering the pilot house Of that gun
ho.4 with oak timhers thirteen inches thick
~. 80. .,.,r...-
and piatin5 INC SAINT "1th t"o aua n.ai-ineh
iron When the contemplated repairs arc
finished. The piIot house. at least will be ahso-
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iuee1s oomo:p4oo', 'Aue .aI'v1s y. 1 80
any pro]ecfHc which rcoeI oa1terlcs ean LUZ
a,ainst it. This boat started this morning to
Es;, Columbus. it is supposed; at any rate
.a.a - ,o7,oa ao,,,, 4ta -irer !, that airect;on
sne esean!e" W" .no w. - l,D ~
and it is thought she goes 10 maze recon-
uoissaucc. She has three holes in her bull, re-
oo;-.a a1,r;r,r t1c 7,o1,,;,1ra,onn+ of 1ort Inn
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| csson, ano rs soon as repairs on nSe upper
| works arc completed, Will so into dock pre-
| x;ons #, her de1,artnrf for the Cunlber;aud
...4;.
/ An e1peu1llou u ueulg o15ao1t1co. toost7tS
Of three divisions, which, for grandeur OF con-
ccutiou. End If successful, yasuc Of result, will
1of eSceea 1ns so1t uonsisou sns..: 1.., =. va,
not oe pe11n1tbed 10 relef 70 Lac aela'is u sas
proposed movement for public reasons; bat
1bat they viii be on q magnificent scale your
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1enaeis Aa3 11ss essuA1s" o~A.A ~ - :" ~
is to have charge Of one Of Lie grand dlyision5
| engaged in this movement, lett with his staff
| - e-,,;-,<v ~ +7,o ,cor+hornar tar fu,mua,oa
-. .eo5 W. l-o ~. - -, -.o; -:
1air1S reg lheats are 2ssassnce 10 hlna, sonlc "
which left for Commerce last evening, and
more viii follow as soon as means Of transpor.
tation can be provided. Every thing tlla!
| floats is being pressed into the service OF the
I Government for transportation Of troops and
t munitions Of var. Nine steamers arrived from
, | Cincinnati last. night, and one hundred more
are said to be on the way: Two divisions Q:
: tue expedition viii leave Cairo, one North ane
. the other South, both cooperating in thi;
movement That the movement will cu}lni
nate within the coming week may b. intsrrst e
= tany, requiring transports to take ten day:
| 1=,tions.
: ! toned here last nigh received orders Ion
0 lion ii 1hcir respective commands, number 0
| effective men, thc namber Of sick and disabled
> coutiitipu and character Of eouipagc, and til
means Of transportation at cosn1uand. ETcr5
thing bctokens an Immediate advance in som
directIon-no one knows where. Eolumbu;
y is mentioned As the poiut most likely to b
: | attacked, hut except at headquarters nothin
is positively known. I was told by n
o c4icer high in command at this pos;
= that within the ensuing ten days, the co5ntr
would tie ss 5ubilant over events which will b
\ that time have tra,spired, as they were ose
# the capture Of Fort Donc1son.
An exciting rnnlor was yesterday atloat ths
, The rebels had evacuated Columbus, and
+; was said, on apparently good authority, th:
:. Gen. Paine lad sent steamer for the purpo=
y Of 1:ahir.. q reconnaissance. I now learn th1
C. tllis WIS lot true. Gen Paine went do wn IL
,s river for the purpose Of sta:ioning . eayal1
- regimcntas al Birds Point, and two infantry re;
If | ;ments at Fort Holt. The rcbcts Aay
r. Lave bcen too long fortifyiag and strengthen
ing Columbus to abandon It so unceren1on
le ously,
Of Tic following Indiana rcgiments arrive
Aeretlast evening: 46th, Col g. n Fitch, s.
u 1ne,, 59!fi Lieut.. Col j. H. Scott coWEaan