Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-04
THE MOVEMENT HowN THE Gun.
BERLASD

THE MOVEMENT BowN THE Gun.
BERLaND.
Tbs People of The Vailsy-Union Dsaaon.
STATIONS and Rebel De Defance-GezsralJ Jn.
btLation-Stsamboating IN Var Times,
and ,H The Se1t of War-Cmmbsrland
Tra9s--Vaine Of the Ttro RirsrS-Uni0a
Camp Fires Lt Tennessee.
CUMBERL Asp RIVER,
Adore TennsSsee Lane, Feb. q
A narrow, muddy stream, that runs full TO
the banks, and with a flowing current, about
as wide as the Little Miami, but with twenty.
I'VE feet Of water in the channel, covered with
drift wood, RATS, planks and bits of the burnt
rebel boats, winding through spsrsely-set.
tied, ill-improyed, and not over fertile coun-
try, here among gray old cliffs and pine-clad
bills that remind you OF your approach to the
Switzerland OF Americs, and egain through
fat woodlands, or hatter tobacco fields, with
incessant curves and numerous islands, break
ing II into swells aud eddie!-thst IL the Gun.
berland, as for the ls,t thirty-six hours we
have been sloEly :tsmmlng its swollen current
Tne climate has grown w1rmer on board; and
As we crossed the TsBnessse line, nature ceIe.
brsted the ed with the first thunder storm of
the spring.
Keeping close to the boat at the Paducah
landing, 10 avoid getting within the denim
ions Of Gen. Sherman, (uot sherman With
dyspepsia, bat the one with the other thing)
we reached Smithland in safety, and came
under the guns that command the mouth of
the Cumberland yesterday forenoon Before
Donelson was taken the Cumberland river 1ss
q dehatable region, and a. a sort Of base of
operations for our movement up tbs river
against the rebel forts. our troops constructed
couple Of ssrthKoFks on the heights CON.
manding the river, whore some thirty-twos
and sixIy-fOurs are mounted, and where We
still keep small gsTrisOns.
EVery cabin door l. ODal n " uszs in
every one q womsn's 6uttering hsn1k srchief
is seen. Everywhere women, children and
negroes crowd 70 the banks 10 see STEAMBOATS,
once more blowing the neglected stream, and
wave their welcome back to commerce snd
the fsg; but for dozens Of miles not a white
man is TO be seen. They have either been
driven Of by the re sels, or are Of doubtful
loyalty, ard deem 1t prudent 10 keep out Of
the way.
There are two marked exceptions Eddy.
vile, pleasant little river town, pefched on
the bluffs same forty miles up the stream, runs
up the stars and stripes as we approach, and
grey haired men are seen al the landing
waving their hats, and shouting and cheering
till the tears ran down their sged cheeks.
And at Canton, long before We reach the place,
q rugged -festuTed, butternut cloth sd farmer il
soen on the bank shouting till one would think
him crazy. Give been ground down." lie
yell In an ecstscy of delight; I've not dared
threatened
hanging, but knew ii would all come right:
glory to God, il has come" And more shouts,
and ecstatie hat waving, while the boys cheer
the fine fellow as II they were splitting their
throats.
Three or four women are seen at cabin
door waving their handkerchiefs. A soldier
carefully recOnnoiters, and st last announces, :,
Boys, there's gal up there that's got hoops
on. Three cheers for the gal with hoops in
this country" And the "gal With hope
gets three stunning cheers.
At fOrlorn-loOking little cabin on the other
bank, woman appears, broomstick in hand,
and for want Of handkerchief, stakes her
housewives weapon aloft. "God bless you.
shouts an enthusiastic old Msj,r, who stands
and your children, and your children's chill
dren forever. You're one Of the right sort.
Three cheers for the woman with ths broom.
stick. Hail Columbia" And then the old
Major, unable to contain his feelings longer In
mere words, goes of In 9 prolonged Ioup,
youp, youp," to which the lads on deck give
lusty response.
''Hurrah for JEFF. Davis," deasu.ly pipes q
good-looking, half-grosn urchin, in front of a
house considerably larger than its neighbors,
In the door Of which sons ladies stand looking
at the boat, but waving no handkerchief.
"Oh, you little villain, roars the excited
Major '.YOu re Secession, are you9 He'll is
JOUR PORTION, tndnk UOd hall COIumbla ~
AT another Of the large houses, a group of
ladies stand looking at the boat "H1rrah for
the UniOn," yells our Msjor from the roof of
the pilot house. NJ response from the ladies'
" Hurrah for the Stars and Stripes" }" yells the
Major again. Sill no response "Why don't
you wave your hsndkerchiefs?" sngrily roars
the Major, while the decks and guards explode
with uncomfortable roars OF laughter "Hsynt
you got no feelings! Secesh, Secesh! Cp0inting
the hDger, of the manner Of little boys, crying
shame,) Secesh seceSh. Oh you villains
Hurrah for the unieni Desth to rebels, Hail
Columbia" And so il goes all the way.
Within We have soldiers returning from th
hospitals, of6oers fastening up to isin their
commands, chaplsins, Wio have been accom-
psnying the wounded 10 Mound City, officers
wives breaking all bloekade to find out Whe.
ther their husbands are wounded messengers
from Indianapolis and Springfield with dis
patches for GOV. Morton snd Yates who have
been Of to Fort Donelson to see the results Of
the great victory; q fine Kentucky family,
that for months have beez sxiles from their
homes, and are going back under the flag fer
whose sake they were expelled Cor. Cin.
EHTGfkS.