New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-11
CUMBERLAND GAP EXPEDITION.
Ciaeir natl Commercial

CAN'T SwAaP-o, Feb. 3, 1869.
The 10Th Brigade, o, rather pert OF H. eompo'ed
Of he lsl and "a Regiments East tennessee oiun-
teer. after march of nine DAYS from Soncreet after
H.. most approved style, that il la Thomas, has
come to this place aud sncsmped. We are IL miles
fron, London aud 10 nilcs from BarbouisyIe, Oh
tie main road There Icing no forage 10 TINS lDme-
diate vicinity the only oslensitle Object 10 stopping
ere il 10 guard this swamp ard Try 10 s,are the
t.dpole- into bjectou-thongh 10 those better
rosiei there may lie various aud sufficient reasons
Tor he e two regiments ABIDING for the next W eek
or Two right here; namely, hfst ma lofenoI as II
IL tie important reason, 10 give The fai master
a. ance 10 catch up; secondly, to ave the feces.oE'
isi. time TO re, iuy posted 10 regard 10 our iien-
ious and throw rec iOgcemebts INTO Cumberland
Gap sufficiently strorg 10 render All attack on our
pat inn racic,ble. We ought TO go on 20 Barhonrs-
Vile, gather ~ Ill the corn, OF which there i an
abundance and have il ground up into neal gather
in wheat Of which tlere Is an abundance, and have
II ground into flour; gather IN catlle AMI foR-, OF
which there H. an abundance. sni have them ready
either - kill or dr,v. with VIII 90. We
ought 10 have force sent on TO tie Cumberland
Ford strong enough to build bOate for crossing, and
to protect them. We Ought not To be idle. but MAX
ing preparation, that when tie re.enforcements
which are To join as come up we may be- III readi.
I ness for an advance
Col. G.rrar, with bis regiment, il encimped OH
the old road TO Bnrbonrsyillc, not veiy tar 4 ION
where are. believe tie health of his regiment
If generally good, and q boy are IN good sliis.
The re-eDiorcements for tits line ere Netmore's
Batiery-on. inally Il fOlr gni battery, but now "a
Fix gun-bariefy havog added two bunsto i from
tnose captured tat the great defeat near fisi inI
Greek. NetnoTe IL q young msD, aud not lersouany
known In our n, iment, but he belongs 10 tie l1h
Brgade and we ell feel proud Of bun on gccouni OF
toue shots lie made at ZpllicofIers ioruiicatour,
wi ich were declared by some Oi the beet artlerisis
in the other batteries prcrelt 10 lie capital Ala,
the 49, Ohio Regiment, Col. DeCOuscey, which at
last accounts vHs ia company with Ito battery, gt
Sutl linn fV kuri N lie grk rfstle
Mundy = Cavalry, pOmc 800 ttrOug, is OF tie roai
near 10. Jon, aid will catch up in day OF two.
And las;-roi least, for ia this war Indiana st,lds
bully in NE front ranks the 18th Regiment lndi
siia Volunteers
With thes. five regiments, a battery Of artillery,
md 1--we bundled good cavalry, We can whip tie
devil in 'air Fighter ia a. open fight, ilir or
onl Gut Il king the Gap Is al oeeuer ato or nilGir
HID We only boen boft--wherc We ought 10 have
een--at Tie lime OF /O'iicoiler's death, We could
have marched on into the Gap WILTON blow. Don
tarlos, keep your wc.the1 eye hiiIg-walch both
rides as well ~ straight ahead, and Keep some Of
your supernuneaIies we'll tuppled with losiye
in,trucl.ou5. or they viii loll to dc any thing.
The reports about the number o. troops now in the
Gap conflicting, hut after hctiing them eli, and
adding, sULtmfing, and dividing, tn mutt be some
- o tr 900 Il err.
Ahars in Lar 1errestee IRE getting 10 letter
fsf'. Since tie lh'tle, most Of tie piouir eat
eecetsion ciiz,us bay, cen pacairg M Their plunder
and moving Ia a n.OIo couC,ni.I clinnie further
South. Il i, lsces, Ia r,lae ihe iur;l,lts o. out.
IHres con Hl,tcJ. Men conAng in every dly, tell
~ came OIL stCry--if anything, woe. SEC N
il III very near The lgst agouies, ard the may
h,ud.d monster die, harG; he VIRTUES ard kr KS
ccnyul-,,ly, and lh'rs last couynl i've kicks wiil
upset tho worldly Prospects aud peace Of mind oi
may prosperous, harry family.
Ihis mountain ,outtry tL.i our rood f,om Somer.
ret Icy through lie tie nlosi leaky country ! ever
was In II iIins every night, JUL r., t'rois til sin
goes down, and sOm,iiue--lG Ia ,AoH III ihat il
Is rot basLiul about tie al. ct nuf through tho
day time. However III Destinations are .lccIlully
overcome, ana no one cares lor rIln OF Ilud while
We .ie GA Tie homewaiG tack. Tie Only thiJB We
derl se IL un eneai.l nert.