Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-02-21

Pa ticUlars Of the Tennessee river expcdi-
ton.
Everywhere the people insisted upon
loading their visitors with presents, and ID
far as tloreneo the river can be navieated
almost as safely SIS the Ohio. Blessings,
cheers, and the widest enthusiasm greet
ed eur gunboats everywhere Numbers of
prominent men cams forward and said thas
# the Uuinn army should enter Tennessee
$4,000 men were anxious and ready to
protect their homes. and would at once
cluster around it. Under the laws com
handing them they nus: jain the rebel
army or lose their property, and we're oh
! Gged TO sEccumb Is self defence.
The officers of the gunboats say that il
Is impossible to doubt the genuineness of
the greetings that everywhere met them.
Inc r,bel press is wholly under the con-
trgl Of she politicians, and does not speak
'hs sentiments of the people. The ssces-
sion element is principally composed of
| the lawless portions Of the community,
who overawe by violence the order loving
Union citizens
At Savannah Lieut. Phelps learned chat
q rebel cavalry reginIont was eueamped
about mile distant. He Immediately or
dcred sompany Of one hundred and if
ty marines, under Col. Given to march
against them, but the rebels hearing of the
movement fed in panic, leaving every
thing behind them. Their camp was burn
ed and considerable quantity of arms
aud stores was captured H2a.
Only one steamer, the Dunbar, now
floats on the upper Tennessee The Ap-
pleton Belle hed 1000 pounds of powder
aboard, and when fred was purposely an
chored opposite the fine residence of Judge
| Crevat, noted 1oyaliss, which was COM
pletely shattered by the explosion
The partially finished rebel gun boat
PASSPORT is fine and fast steamer, $50
feet long, very staunch, and constructed
so as to be rendered shot proof, by com
pressed bales of cotton and iron plates.
Our gunboats had shelled out a post on
pine island, and will make an advance to-
wards Bluffton. whore there is a large
force. Fort jackson is to be taken, aud
Savannah will soon he captured.
Another account says the expedition
left on Monday, including all the gun
boats. and transports sufficient for the ship
ment Of 10000 men, which will 90 thro'
Callaboga Sound into Savannah, without
coming in range Of Fort Pulaski's guns.
The rebels have Withdrawn a large num-
Der of troops from Charleston and Pert
Regal to Savannah. Twelve thousand
troops were to leave on Monday, to take
the cars, and thence to Charleston. Three
regiments joined them als3 several arsiI
lery regiments,
New York, Feb. 10. The Steamer
Baltic arrived today from Port Royal
She brings 700 bales Of cotton and the
crews OF the stone fleet; eight rebel pris-
eners who were taken in a skirmish, were
also brought and placed in Fort La Fay
cite.
The weather was getting disagreeably
warm and heavy rains falling
The eontrabands were still picking cot
ten, and their number is fast increasing.
? Gen. Sherman has succeeded in exclu-
ding all reporters from his lines
Washington Feb. Is. We have con-
tinually good news from Gen Burnside,
coming through rebel sources. Accounts
from Richmoni via Fortress Monroe up to
yesterday represent that the greatest
alarm has seized upon the people of the
upper North Carolina coast, as far in the
interior So Weldon, and even to Suffolk,
Va. The citizens Of Wolden were leaving
in great haste, carrying off what was
available and destroying the rest. Burn
side had landed at Edenton. at the en-
trance Of Chowan river into Albemarle
Sound, about 5 miles west Of Elizabeth
City, AID it was expected he would pro-
ceed up the river and cut off the railroad
between Norfolk and Weldon, In this
fear the rebels were strewing along in
Chowan river numberless RATS of pitch
pine, saturated with turpentine, to be fred
on the approach Of his fotilla- They have
also placed similar RATS in Black Water
river, which empties into Albcmarle Sound
between Elizabeth City and Edenton
The Chowan river is navigable for such
vessels as Bnrnsides fer fifty miles, and
this places the railroad before mentioned
in his power. Suffolk lies between the
river and Norfolk, on the line of the rail
road, and the rebels expect Burnside will
take this course for al attack on Norfolk
from behind. Strong reinforcemenrs have
been sent to Suffolk from Petersburg, with
which it is connected by railroad. Gen.
Albert G. Blanchard, of La, late in CON-
mand of one Of Huger's hrigades at Nor
folk, has assumed command at Suffolk.
The rebel conelave at Richmond was
watching Burnsides movements with de-
gree of apprehension only equalled ty the
pending dangers on the Cumberland river.
As this news is from Richmond yester-
day, it may be taken as quite likely to be
true.
A federal scout who lately arrived here
from Nashville, Ten. states that Govern
or Harris and leading secessionists declar-
ed themselves determined to burn Nash
vile rather than allow it to fall into feder-
al possession. There is an immense
amount of pork and army stores at Nash
VILE. and more is arriving from the South
ern Kentucky.
Feb. Is. Near Fort Donelson Firing
commenced again at day break, and con
tlnued at intervals all day long up to tour
o'clock. No movement or assault by the
land forces had been made, Night before
last an attempt was made BY the rebels