The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-28
General Smiths Tennessee River Ex-
peditiOn.

Great news is anticipated in few days
from the expedition that sailed up the Ten.
nessee, under the command of Gen. Smith.
at last accounts be was at Savannah, Nc.
Marry county, Tennessee, and only twenty
FIVE miles from Corinth, Mississippi, the
junction of the Memphis and Charleston
and Mobile and Ohio Railroads. If be
cuts off railroad communication between
Memphis and Charleston, he will wreck
Gen. Johnson's new line of defence, that
was to have had its extremes at Corinth
an1 Chattanooga. a.+ ~. .ti s4g'
An idea of the magnitude of the expe-
pition may be obtained from the following
correspondence of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciaE, from Savannah, under date of the 10Th
instant =
Our heet' consists of fifty y.seven steamers
and two gunboats as follows: Eugene,
Chancellor, Bay City, Cricket No. 2. Dun-
leith, Hastings, Edward Walsh, John j.
Roe, J. Fl. Dickey, Telegraph No. 8, Bos-
ton, Henry Oboteau, Ohio No. 2, Silver
Moon, Gladiator, Minnehaha, Fanny Bull
lit, John Raine, Argyle, Empress, Leonora,
1.-THE flag ship) Alex. Scott, Memphis, B. j.
Adams, Fort Waine, Champion No. 3,
Emerald, Jesse K. Bell, Baltic, Aurora,
Bostona No. 2, 7. L. McGill, Rose Hamil-
ton, Diamond, Goody Friends, Tigress,
Curlew No. 2, Sallie List, j. B. Ford,
Prairie Rose, j. w. Cheesman, Poland,
Universe, Anglo Saxon, Hazel Dell, Ian.
caster No. 4, Continental, Horizon, Che
mango, E. III. Fairfax, Sir William Wal
lace, Ohio No. 3, Marengo, Glendale, Lady
Pike, Commercial and Hannibal, and gun
boats o. Tyler and Conestoga. .~ ''a0
The force is divided into five divisions.
The advance commanded by Gen. Sherman,
I'd division by Gen. Hurlbut, Sd division by
Gen. McC Clernand, 4th division by Gen. L.
Wallace, and 5th division by Col. Lauman,
of the 7th Iowa, acting Brigadier, and each
division preserves its order OF march with
as much regularity as a land force. .,,,.,Ft
l am with the Attn division, Gen. Wall
lace which is embarked on the steamers
Argyle, John Raine, Telegraph, John j.
Roe and Bostona, which are now steaming
up the river in company, the Roe and Tele-
graph lashed together in the advance.
What our destination is, no one except the
commanders know. Some say Memphis,
via Savannah, Tennessee; some think Flor.
ence, Alabama. --'a ., afs.,ss s' ss ..sg
The Telegraph taking on the 23d and
Oath Indiana lett Fort Henry on Thursday
last, and went to Paris Landing, six miles
above, and waited for the balance of the
expedition to arrive, After various delays
we left the landing on Sunday, and run up
the river six miles further and laid up for
the night ''"1f 81 t''"
Later correspondence, dated 18th instant.l
Tuesday, the llth instant, the Federal
feet of transports commenced coming to
Savannah, Tennessee. The same Monday
night the Tyler and Lexington were under
way, bound for Eastport and Chickasaw, ),
Qorty miles above Savannah), to ascertain
the truth Of reports. viz, that the, rebels
were. fortifying. We found it true, ex-
changed al few shots with them, ascertai ned
they had some good guns, and sleft them
alone in their glory; but not until we had
dropped some she'll among them. s...sa.
There were indications of large force
there, and we know that the enemy are in
strong force along the lines of railroads,
west and southwest of this river. To lose
possession of these roads or, portion OF
them in southeastern Tennessee, northern
Mississippi and Alabama, would be fatal to
them. t"el e"" as'HioW saf .ssliei
Yesterday was devoted to- completing the
> programme 4 suppose) and this vessel" is
nowr7--3 O'Clock, a. M.-conveying General
Wallace's brigade, which is being landed
four miles above Savannah. There win be
some good work done by this expeditions
but'of that it is not proper to SAP more at
present.