Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE WAR In TENNESSEE.
ADVANCE OF COMMODORE FoorH AGAINST FoR
DONBLsON

ADVANCE OF COMMODORE FoorK AGAINST FORT
DoNBLsoN.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 13-The Democrat saws that
Commodore Foote, with the gunboats st. ouis,
Louisville and Pittsburg, left Cairo for the Cum.
berland river on Tuesday night The punboat
Carondelet was expected to join him at Paducah.
current to contend against the feet was not ex-
pected to reach Fort Donelson until this morning
The attack would not be made until there was
complete readiness on the part Of both the land
and naval force to cooperate together. The re-
suit, therefore, cannot be expected before
or to- morrow morning.
The Republican says that Gen. Hitchcock has
not yet accepted his appointment Of Major Gene
raj, but thath will respond when his conmissio
IL received.
THE suNsoAT EXPEDITION UP THE TBNNEssKR
RIVER.
psIni, ST.; LOWS, Feb PA special dispatch to the
some further particulars Of the expedition up the
Tennessee
AtSavannah, Eastport and Florence the Off GERS
and men OF our boats went ashore without arns,
ana mingled freely with the people. The Union
men along the river comprise the wealthiest and
the best portion of observation-disclosures large numbers
OF whom have American flags. Not gun was
hred, either In going or coming.
The rebel gunboats Eastport, Sallie Ward and
Muscle, only partially finished, were captured.
and are here. The steamers Sam Kirkman, Linn
Boyd, Julia Smith, Sam Orr, Appleton and Belle,
were burned by the rebels to prevent them from
falling into our hands The railroad bridge at
Florence was not destroyed.
PROM CAIRO
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. IA special dispatch to the
Democrat says passengers by the Evansville .
packet report passing at Paducah this morning
eleven transports laden with troops
The 46th, 3lst, and 4th Illinois regiments. a
battalion OF 29th Illinois, and company of 9Th
Wisconsin, left here this afternoon
Signal fire balloons, apparently sent I'D from
Meyheid by the rebel have been seen for the past
sr Louis. Feb. 13-The Republicans Fort
Henry correspondence gives some further and
interesting particulars Of the Tennessee river
gunbOat expedition.
Everywhere the people insisted upon loading
the river can be navigated almost as safely as the
ONO Blessings, cheers, ana the widest enthu-
siasm greeted the gunboats everywhere and MN
6ers OF prominent men came forward and said
that snonld the Union army enter Tennessee 1ftv
thousand men were ready and anxious To nyotect
their homes, and would at once cluster sronnd II
Under the operation Of rebel laws commandinU
theH 70 JOIN the rebel army or lose their property
they were obliged to succumb In self defense
The officers Of the gunboats say II is impossible
to doubt the genuineness Of the greetings which
everywhere met them: The rebel press Is wholly
under the control OF the politicians vbo DO -,
speak the peoples feelings The secession eIe.
ment Is principally composed Of the lawless poll
ticians Of the community, the order loving being
overawed by violence
AT savannah, Tenn. Lieut. Phelps learned that
rebel cavalry regiment were encamped about a
mile distant, and Immediately ordered a comn,nv
OF $50 marines under Col. Given to march against
tnem, but the rebels, hearing Of the movement,
ned In panic leaving everything behind Their
camp was burned and a considerable quantity of
arms and stores were secured
Only one steamer, the Dunbar, now floats on
the upper Tennessee.
The rebel steamers Appleton and Role had
4,OOO pounds OF powder aboard, and when the
enemy was compelled to fire them they were
PurPoseiy anchored opposite the fine residence Of
FRnkn lny
pletely shattered by the explosion
Inc partially finished rebel gunboat EastpOrt
Is hne, fast steamer $50 feet long, very stauncb
and rendered shot proof by COMPRESSED bales Of
cotton and iron plates
The steamer Illinois brought quantity OF to-
pacco down the river from Paris yesterday A
large lot OF pig-iron was seen near there which
would be removed as soon as possible
HEAVY V1coScKNTRATIoN OF UNION TROOPS AT FORT
HENRY.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13 "A special dispstch tn the
Commercial from Indianapolis saws reliable in
formation from Fort h enry states that there were
3O,UO edcral troops at and near there al noon ON
sunday, and heavy reinforcenents Were con-
stantly arriving.
gentleman from Green river Yesterday reports
that 50 OCO Federal troops had crossed that liver
up to the time he left
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13.-Au is quiet down the
railroad 30 far as is known here
ueneral Hlndman Is reported TO be at Bowling
cIeeh, supposed In consultation with reference
70 an evacuation OF that point by the rebels
GIN. BEAUREGARDAr NASHVILLE.
A copy Of the Nashville Union and American of
the 5th, found at Fort Henry, says that Generals
Beauregard, Pillow and Cheatham were there
II also contains Beauregard's plan of the battle Of
Manassas, and makes prodigfous speculatIons an
to what Beauregard will do at Columbus.
Numerous articles are copied from Southern
papers asking government to take some measure
to keep the rebel soldiers In the service, as the
term OF their enlistment was fast expiring, and
they were fast becoming demoralized
The same paper also says there is large amount
OF Confederates stores lying on the banks Of the
Cumberland river.