New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
Gen, Smiths Forces at Sayayrah,

The following ia copy Of an official dispatch sent
TO the Secretary of War:
." Alter several days Of skrmshrg. ard a number
Of attempts by the gunboats Of the enemy disolse
Gen. Popes batteries at Mount Peataut, The enemy
evacuated his font and in;reuchmeH,s at NewIadrd,
leaving all his artillery, field batteries, tents.
wagons, mules. &C., aud an immense quantity Of
military stores, &c. Brighten. Hamilton has ocru-
pied the place. This was the last stronghold oi the
enemy IN this State. No Rebel lag Is how fying IA
Missouri
ST. Loris. Saturday. March u, iac,.
Gen. Porc, in his dispatch 10 Gen. lialleck, saya
"Oursucces. at New Madrid sas been even g ~ ter
than reported Twenty-Five pieces Of heavy drtil-
lery-2i.poun1ers and ihed-tbirty-two batteries Of
field artillery. an immense quantity Of fixed anau-
milton. several thousand ANAL arms, hundreds Of
boxes Of muskot CARTRIDGES, three hundred mules,
tents COR an army Of 1000 men, and an INN anse
quantity Of other property Of not less value than
mi ion Of dollars have fallen into our hands. The
men only oscancd. The enemys whole force is dee
mora ';zet, and dispersed IN swamp on the opposite
side # the river. The ciomy abandoned fhcrworks
so huredly leave all the bagg &c Of the officers
and snarsacks Of the men behind. Their dead were
unouried Their mppers were on their tables, and
their candles were burning in their tents A furious
thunderstorm, which ragged all night enabled them 70
get across the iycs without being discovered.
Our heavy battery was established during the
night OF tie 18th inst. within SEQ yards Of the
enemy works. We opened fire al daylight on tue
l3,h INST. just hrty-foT hours after the guns were
delivered to us at Cairo. During the whole day yes-
eray our lines were drawn closer around tie works
Of the enemy. under furious fire Of six pieces Of
artillery. The fear Of an assault upon their works at
daylight induced them TO fee precpitaiey during the
night.
MANY prisoners have been taken, and ,'e colors
4 several Arkansas regiments. Our loss Is about
fly killed and wounded. Hons was IN command
Of the Rebel hoe', and Gems McConn Stewart, ana
Gnltt Of the land forces. The guuboats went down
tie riyer."
Gen. POPS has twenty-five heavy guns with two
works Of The enemy, which command every point oi
The riyer
PArsON RROWST.ow ~ NASHVILLE.
RAsH-1LIs, Tenn. Saturday, March T.. 1867
parson Browulow aud son arrived here to-day.
lie sars he was imprisoned in the common Jail at
Knoxville or Dec. q, in violation of "a agreement
with the Rebel Government. lie was confined in
email. damp room; but being attacked by typhoid
fever. le was removed TO his residence, where be
ga. laid Up FOR eight weeks, strict guard being
kept oyer him.
Having partly recovered, he obtained a pas from
The Rebel Government, and left Knoxville two
wees ago. lie vas detained BY order Of Gen. lIar-
lee at Saclbyyie, ten days lie reached Tue Union
iiues this morning.
Parson BroyYplow declines starting ra1er here,
on nccoult Of n health. lie proceeds 70 The North
to publish the story OF his maryrdom. lie is not
Affected by consumption, - has been reported.
ORDER OF GIN. HALLLCN.
Sr Louis Saturday. Starch Is. 1852.
C,u. Hs'leck commands that al juro,s, whether
.n civil o martini courts hereafter be required 20
t.le tie oath ofsegiance prescribed by he Con
y.-,,ion of 40, lf,h Of October. 1851. Those re-
;ns:rg 10 take such oath win be rejected aliens.
ANY neglect on the part OF the army and yolun-
tesr dungeons Of their duties to the sick wounded,
will be reported to Headquarters Immediately.
Il is stated that some Of the medical officers pris,n
e.s OF war have failed to give proper 2iteuion to
tieir own sick ard wounded. In cases OF this kind
the medical officers viii be deprived Of their parole,
nnd placed in close confinement, upon the facts being
reported 20 Headquarters.
ur.psrurrg. DHr,Rrrv>r or rl.. flisior4.,l
81. Lorls tla.ch 3D. !ii2
'ej.Gen. $. r. Gums. c,nslal ~ 10 .nta..'i
congratulate you aud your command on tie sori.
Gus victory j.s' gained.
You have proved youg.,'ye- as brave 10 battle as
enduring OF taique aud hardship \ sra,eiu. ooun.
ny ~ 80 honor you Tor both.
H. W. HNtLEcG. MAJOR General
=. Loti, Mach 10. lfl,.
/ A special TO IT. D,nocra'. dated on board the
transport Alps, Hickman, Ky, Ii,h, contains the
/ following nom Southern papers
re MepDlH A2uc1' says two Rebel transports
an Gen. 20 battery az Point Pleas NJ on W edues-
day lD,'.
4 letter fson New-itsjrii Of the ll;h lrououuces
.he ,ort a, that point imprcguAbc, that :, would he
made tie American Thcrmopylg. This however,
ldJ aoi prevent the iiebela e,acuati, Of the pco
s soon rs Gen. ope contracted his lines around il.
TIE W0.,ace Go-.t(e says that the tnion-t,
minded large force at Savannah on the Tennessee
Riyef.
TLe ApDeo' also contains dapatch, dated ClsIks
VILE, Ark, l,th, which says t.at Van Don. ans
Pd,e's arm ga, with their baggage and trains, III,
safe IN tie Boston Mountains.
4 Savannah, Tennessee, dispatch to The Dcnocra
SAWS the xpei;ionup the Tennessee Riyer hss nearly
all arrived and the fleet is now the point Of pro-
cecdng further up.
Tho expedition is commanded by Gen. L. r.
Smith, with Gems. sherman, cClernant, Hur'ou'
and Wallace as Division commanders.
The force is large and fully able to conquer any
army the Rebels can bring against IT.
Gen. Grant Is in command nj Fort Henry -.
The enemy's force in tbis section Is van