The New York herald., 1862-03-22
the TENNESSEE RIVER EXPEDITION.

General Smiths Forces sixty Miles Above
Florencc-Thc Whereabouts OF General
Beauregard-EIei Is Reported to Have Fif-
teen thousand Men Under him at CO.
rinth-Thc Fifth Ohio Cavalry Put the
Rebels 80 Flight, &C., &c.
CHICAGO, March 81, 1862
Aspecial despatch TO tho Chicago Journal from Cairo
2st, says
Direct and positive information has arrived from Gen.
sral Grant. (smithO Ho is at Savannah sixty miles
from Florence Tho troops 1ne health and spirits
Bsauresard in command at Corinth with Is 600 men
from Pensacola. Generals Cheatham and Bragg have
divisions near by. About 1000 in the vicinity Of
Savannah have enlisted in the'Unon army recently.
On the night Of tho 18th division Of the Fifth Ohio
cavalry put part Of Cheathsms forces to flight and
burned tho railroad bridge.
The forces In that vicinity divided into Eve div
sions under Of Generals Sherman, Hurburt,
NcClernand, Wallace and Lanman
Especial Correspondence of tho Cincinnati Gazette]
TEsSEssEE RIVER,
EIGHT Mnxs ABOVE FoRr HENRY, March o. 1862 \
Tho Tennessee expedition is preparing for departure A
part Of the force is already or for tho appointed rono
vous, and the res. almost ready TO follow.
SCENES AT EMRARKroG.
Around US lie sscore Of tho boats collected for the or
psdton-stern wfeesrs mostly side wheclcrs OF light
,draught-hnting Of an attempt to cross the Muscle
tom lands arc eitaor submerged or converted int,
swamps. Fort Henry, below, Nc filled with water; the
,sutsdo bitches washed away and the l<ments
are crumblng down. Within Ia shallow lake and ths
water is up to the lower edge of"sorne Of tho guns
Heavy timber lea1ess and desosto limos the rvor nm
and down far as the eye reach single cornned
h tho only evidence within sight that the country Ia In
.hsbited, except by the "nvadors." From tho brink
OF tho river the camps stretch back xard AMI away
shrough the distant woods yol still catch the sheen OF
Noshed and the glmmer OF tho white in tho
sunlight. Cavalry crowdlrg down In the boats six
bse teams lggng at half leadcd wagons that cut
vmost down TO TIE hub through the semicnid botsm
us strings o horses dragging up artillery and cas-
20 W.; tho gang pla1ks arc crowded with a hurrying
wa'er's edge lies miscellaneous conuson Of boxes OF
ammunition, barrels OF pork aud hae1 bread rolls Of
fonts, bundles Of tent poles saddles harness. camp
chests trunks, blankets knapsacks stores, camp cots
portable tables, and the whole assortment OF usef aud
useless impedimonts which every regimsnt insists on
numbering itself with.
ACTIVITY on THE RIVER.
>on the river tho scenes not less lively dozen
boAb stoaning about, crowding their war into .he
conn mat lines the imrrovised landing run
ming ther noses in shore above or below and 90
trees crashing against ono another with shatteing of
guards tkat Is charged TO government account o,ne
out barges, or working their way from lie cpowd s
etart for Do rendezvous Bows aro coyered Win
wagons aft Of the wheehouses are rows Of borsc. and
mulas ambuianccs are swung up Of the vav v ron
and tackle, barges are ashod alongside brlsns win
rows OF leldpcces On eher side and with the artjJery
horses arranged 10 tho middle piles of revimsnta tas