Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
TIE WARM TENN sSEE,
ADDITIONAL FROM THE sUNBoAr EXPEDITION y

ADDITIONAL FROM THE GUNBoAr ExPRDITIoN UP
THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
At many points the sight Of tie boats with stars
and stripes was hailed with shouts Of Joy.
Capt Gwin, Of the gdnboat Tyler, recruited 30
men for the service on the gunboats, and says he
can get enough to man the whole feet.
The people Of Florence were 90 delighted to
find the stars and stdpes once more their protec-
ton, that they prepared to give ball to the orf
cers OF the gunboats, but they could not remain
to accept the courtesies.
Wherever otif boats landed and the people be-
came assured that we did not come to destroy,
but to save, they seemed to have no means too
eXtravagant to express their delight and iov.
Our boats captured four steamers, including an
unfinished gunboat, and burned seven others.
We also captured a large quantity Of stores, and
$50 stands OF arms. rhe boats go up the river
The weather is improving and the roads are
drying.
FEDERAL ARMY IN NOTION.
The Cincinnati Commercial says the Federal
army In Central Kentucky is in motion, and that
General Nelson's division is marching along tine
Glasgow turnpike.
Gen. Mitchell's division crossed Green river on
Monday, taking the advance Of the main column
to Bowling Green.
CONFIRMATION OF THE ADVANCE OF THE FEDERAL
GUNBoATs TO ALABAMA.
The following dispatches relate to the Federal
movements In Tennessee and Alabama:
LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb 1O-The Lynchburg
Virginian has received a private dispatch from
Chattanooga, dated on the OH inst which states
that the Federal gunboats reached Florence, Ala
about O'Clock m, yesterday. Troops We're
landed and the town occupied by them. They
went up within a mile of Tuscumbia, Ala last
night. This morning they left, and took to their
gunboats.
A later dispatch to the virginian from Chatta-
nooga, dated to-day, says the reported fight at
Bear Creek is untrue. The Lincolnites had again
returned to Florence. No bridges had been
burned on the railroad, but communication was
entirely cut of between Chattanooga and Men,
phis.
The Federals are landing at Eastport, Miss g,
thirty miles below Florence, on the Tennessee
river.
MEMPHIS, Tenn Feb 1O-The Federal gun
boats passed down the Tennessee river from Flor
ence yesterday, and carried off large quantities Of
government stores.
The Florence steamers Bibb and Dunbar are safe
Ihsy ran up Cypress Greek at the approach Of the
enemy. No injury was done to private PROPERTY
or to the railroad The enemy is expected back
soon. About $40 Federal cavalry were landed
from the gunbOats.
SAVANNAH, Hardin county, Tenn Feb 10
About 10 O'Clock yesterday the railroad bridge
over the Tennessee river was held py $50 Federals
The work had not, however, been Injured by the
enemy. They say that within two weeks they
will have possession Of the entire road
NASHVILLE, Feb. 10.-Passengers who arrived
here this evening by the steamboat state that our
Scouts report that the Federal infantry and cavalry
were within four miles of Fort Doneldson on
Yesterday. Other passengers say that Federal
gunboats were in sight Of the fort on yesterday
A private dispatch from CIarksville to-day says
that Fort DOneldsOn Is safe and cannot be taken
Later dispatches than the foregoing say the Fed
erals destroyed several spans of the railroad
bridge at Florence, Alabama, connecting with
Tuscumbia, ICharleston and Memphis Railroad
There were six steamboats, at Florence, two Of
which were captured. The other four were set
on fire and burned by the citizens Of Florence
A private dispatch, received this evening from
Decatur, says that everything Is quiet and the
trains will run regularly again on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10 Private and general
dispatches sustain the report that reconnoitering
gunboats have gone up the Tennessee river as
high as Florence.
NASHVILLE, Feb 1O.-A private dispatch, re-
ceived last night from Florence, states that the
gunboats had left that place.
The latest accounts from Fort Donelson saw the
place had been largely reinforced but no advices
have been received Of movements there
The latest intelligence from Savannah 10 that
the Federal gunboas were at Wallis Cut, an open.
ing which Communicates with Savannah without
passing Fort Pulaski.