New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07

coming, the Yankees are coming" The Whoie
party rushed to the lookout, and sure enough the
cleaning bayonets OF our soldiers sdla,eu thei'
deued ewes. They shouted and wept for Joy In u
short time their hidden father and brother were ~,
their house door TO welcome our men, and they dId
it with q WILL They owned no slaNes.'
IMPORTANT FROM BIG CREEK GAP.
CAPTURE or LARGE NUMBER OF CoHflD-
TRArE CAVALRY.
From lie haoIriis Heqis'sr, ho'oh TO-
by y number of cavalry, direct from blackstone,
we learn that Friday morning, at daybreak, !,
regiment Of infantry assisted by cavalry, nlachel
our cavalry IN the nei-lborhood 81 Bg trork
Gau. five niles east of JsckstOrO, and thirty miles
wet Of Cumberland Gap. OR information sex
ceedngly couiased, contradictory and meaeer III
our next issuo expect 20 give more detailed ac-
counis. Bat from the bes. information we can
gather, the enemy have captured and killed Inc
4 larger portion OF five companies of Col Rogers 3
oayalry regiment. BY come cuipable negligence
OF our officers no pickets were ont besides, orr err
campueur was ~ leas, mile from the Gap. " nat
better mGucenen' Tor an attack by the enemy coAid
have teen held ont ~ the cavalry cannot be Wei
il.agiasd. Tie surprise of our forces was con'e-
qusnty complete and successful.
When il comes that cavalry will permit thcmselyes
10 he enrrounded by infantry, We think good iohcy
would dictate tha' they be di-banded aloaether, or
AZ least changed into iUiantry. We have not iesn
able TO ascertain the names Of the five companies
who werr engaged. Lieu,.-Col. White. VIII, was in
command IN the absence OF Coi. Roger, Is reported
captured. ,
One report Is that Piucastle, village five milc'
above Biz Creek WE. burned ~ tic ll,tsisns-r no
Of the companies having been stationed NJ that place,
I the other three being immediately 10 Biz Creek.
Mr. VIM. II. Malone, lawyer Of Jacksboro, bat
who had recently removed bis family - our city, IL
reported among the killed, although only private
citizen.
The enemy had possession OF Jacksboio, having
81 = from
men. They may constitute the Vanguard Of The Lin
coln army into East Tennessee. II So onr forces
will meet them At III lppi. Marx our prediction.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
private letter. written by . OF Judge II.
nell VI Frankfort, Ky, aud dated ~ tho camp noar
Biihouvilio March >, gyes tie following ucc0uut
OF "a bold dash into Tennessee, 10 which ailus0n has
leon briefly made:
II jst 10, home b.: nj hi from Tennessec. We
started ffon thc uuup on the 10Th, win 20 men ont
81 each company OF cavalry, and 300 infantry,
grd five dlYs provisions. The design was to take
B!g Greek cap, through which the main road from
tie Gap to huoA lie PAGES. On tie fourth day We
gYt within six miles of the Gap. 40 dark stopped
and fed, aud lay down 10 take q sleep, but at 40
o'clo.k we were sronsei, To move on the enemy by
daylight. We passed over mountains, to avoid the
bIckadce THAI looked imIassablc. The infantry in
'front.' VI NJ proceeded over The mountains on side
o. The tap, m order 10 surround the enemy, and
arve them 20 the sio that we were left st, thinking
tAai they would come Though but they had blocked
n Gdy 20 that Il was n DOssiblc. As soon az light
came, aud he Rebels commenced getting ont TO feed
ing, our Infantry opened fire on them. They left
Tent wagons allscs, aud all 10 that point proceeded
a nile up iie creek, 10 where there was another
camp, add re- i1cd 40 IL they intended TO fight The
.l'uir pu,' e. on alter them. 20 we crossed he
rounLiin, AID when on thc top commenced on
them again, when tbey left for good, some almost
Ltfad.
Thcy struck ont lor Knoxville, leaving us al he
ground. We got siEty four ycI hGe Horse. Killed
nineteen horcs, klied seventeen men, wounded two,
TOOK oUc Lieutenant ooncl aud nine other PRISON.
e., burned everything tents, wagons, Nc.-ana
rLND away all Tie srglr, coffee, Quts, blankets
shc. -ruis frhers Ac.. 10 the Union people. After
.roa, we proceeded 10 JackshOrough, The cavalry m
ihe lrlc; but We bad given lie enemy time to move
too much. When within half mile If the town.
sie advance guard proceeded on IN n run into the
town. As sOou IS the enemy SAW u.s. they took out
and We after them. We fired on thcm--killsd one
and wounded t~o others, and got "a Captain prisoner.
Ic one we killed was "A notorious character Tor
hIryiug We stopped N the Couri-llouse, and
found Ieuty IN their commltsary stores for all our
men. We found here "A great deal 10 destroy, such
pOwcor, tents auC Otucr tnings necessary Tor war
Next morning We started Oh the back irack and
went To q place called fincusilc winch they Were
said 30 be hol0rgi bat when We got there they We're
gone. We put up q an old, wealthy Secesh Z; put
norses IN the barn, and slept in his house that
ui,dt. Next morning followed the Rebels to the
riyer-got TWO wagons on this side, aud one on the
other on the Maynardyle road; burnt them after
hauling 800 pounds of their flour to our infantry
We came back TO a Scccsh house; stayed all night
Next morning beard OF some saltpetor about ten
miles oil, eight OF started out 10 destroy IL. We
did 90; broke all tho Kettles, burnt the house. aud
lot. Stayed two more days, and got orders TO pro-
coed. Thcse occurrences took place in Powell Val.
ley, where, by looking on the map, you may ini
Powell and Chuch Rivers
There were ia ell seven or eight hundred Rebels ia
the three places.
| jus got in last night, and at O'Clock was walked
~ and ordered 10 prepare for another march; but
being unwell, | AN, left behind but IT am well
enough viii saIt In the morning for the scene Of
actiOn. lou Wlil hear from Us again IA few DAYS.
Capt. Perry, from Gibraltar, arrived on Saturday
morning, reports tho pryAteer Sumieras being 81 lat
place Feb. II aud without coal. Tho commander
Of her bad offered si2 per fun ion It, bnl no persons
would bell to Lin, although doe market price VAS lut
-. EVER one was anxiously looking Tor an AMER.
can mau.of war; 1t il r,id some 20 OF her crew bad
deserted Will, la Gibrhtlr.
To ~ ARnFsTID.--PrOn.ineht Union men Of
Western virginia inicud 10 urge upon Genori tic-
mont, Who Is now IN t-e city, the importance ol IL
rtttiug Two or thee hundred of ihe load,ug secos-
sioni.s Of thu section Of the State, and boiling
them 80 hostage tor the release OF the Union men
orrc'tcd and isnpneoHed ~ Richmond pnd other
place.. Nlcehg ,Na.) intelligence.