New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-24
VRou GEN. DODGE's ARMY.
The March from Corinth Occupation Of
the " Empire of t'iI's"-A ~"n'her"
-Incideuts Of the March
Imporinut Order issusd by den. Dodge.

the Empire ot s-sHs S""s'''"
Munrhnn.em- incidents Of the March
Important Order issued by den. Dodge.
Fseu Oul SPECIAL Corre.pondeni-
PULASKI GILES Co. Tenn. NV. - 4stj.
/ Afer n long and toilsomc but still pleasant
mar,l tie amy commanded hy Gcns Dodge ard
sweeney, which lcf Corinih Mss, on the "a Inst
roa.l,d this place yesterday evening Contrary to all
our expectations n s halted hero, and this morning de-
ta cnt. are spreading all the adjacent country
10 occupy and possess" the Empire Of Gles as II
is syl,d among tie natives. By tomorrow night We
wi have oloned communication with the outside world
by way IL Columbia aud Nashville and the indications
aro hat these forces are destined 20 become az army Of
Ipa'o- for o time. at ica-tiusicad of pushing on
g. c grand focus 81 historic events supposed to be ~
tle nelcihorhood of Chattanooga We hear Thai
Hr.ees Old army commanded by Gen. Lee j. moving
on burnside and that ten. Grant s moving npon the
cuenN. communications. lAis j. undoubtedly iur'
bar hat II means ard how tbs army VIII nld "ch.
Guithy hc4r located q TIL point VIII hc uettef
unl.r-1,d n t, North than here whore wc lave been
est 10 iinl a news ni army movements ioF th nA)s'
M here ur Dntt source for getting such Information
D. mssgel official dispatch and The absurd crap 'lhr
.fnrn- circulating among tle inhabitants ON ihr me oi
our march lfi. possible that Il is expected OF zen
Dodge T. ci,,k a'y movement IIon Grant rif't nhh \
or upon DIS supI IRE a. We are lh Tie va! ol AZ!
/ sasl movement iir nud this car say nothing
Iie transportation Of Gen. Dodgcs Army from
Cnil.il li. rendezvous to lux. H.0 ti,cteo mhAii
lt IrOad ald wa devoid ol any Incident oi special
if.re.t Iw. - O. rce DAYS were spent in Iuha wait
ing Dr the ias' of tho immediate command ~ zen.
s.,rmau to gei acro.s tie Tennessee River ~ tast
rOrf nrl fr everything to cumr Np On TIE 1tI the
l .nss lrIrade commended ly Col Fuller started on
b. dreAghing and weIc iolo~ed the next day b!
IT. c-...irr - ile river vas completed tie fore
no..n oi ac ,ta on- ierr, boot md two steamboats,
.ll .Ir unfk fHr ttry we're h' fnHt'ng con
10 .4.NF F|.
gnacrs and ihc deck hands and thes handled tie boats
with nl thc drEtefity of adopts.
II,fIrlt ol fAc OBI afforded ls . flcrdd aud inter
r-ffg tlrfr. ou both sides 81 tie river wee ni-
pirsliy lruumrInho camp irts-on the wnter cleaned
and Glanced tie lights ~ the boasthc adjacent hluhs
nal lliops loked Ike huge castles and towers and
o.. rHl.,s frc nf every kiud aud dr-O lqt0u lol tAc
bong rl - drums and e. discharge az firearms down
o. tls ,r,ilg ol babies. II mule refractory about
pa4.IaF flo p-lk irum shore 10 b"Ai, BE- was seized
s.ra ,rrDluUF niI packed aboard. wagons were
seemingly shltrlrd 0n and on With scoop shovel u
uas dolc raf sly. aud I've minutes was enough ~
nay tu, 90 iold either vessel down io ile glaTd.
have seel tome tiiri4ar -O'.rs d.iit i.s NnI. l4l
nothing ,ci 90 Which il-t Wont So t~pLa'''Ai!
drscFiltite
ruts ifh fhr rlut riIfs hYnl determined q" hr con
fle lockout f1r itrms. fnon found one. ior came
tefoss character who d.srrvos to Dee put in pint
Col Erlied. 81 tle 1th l1va au educated. polished
M lf rs Wr a. tI.t tU.I.rI d. g Irlu.r rn ig tlc
uat started VITA mc fora d.hpiated house uy tie
roadside. during or 81 tAoso numerous hns which ny
ur pail,lce oi troops marching n column. We went
r,n Df flt'sfaut before us thf Colonel engaged tim
in couyer.af.on H. vas 10 sh0if hpflot man. with
nlon complexion .onf nnacu lo,h- ugh oA,eA bones,
..l lHN.lls tlc 'llf.eni.l tfrfs lurI lie wa, %
nI.u man Ir saf How latr yoa mauA .Dd %
.-t.pe cou-rrpiIon 20 ASKED col kr4lrld Hr answered
ln b. mha.ilc plfasroloy. which cahhot i,p'odurc
taf lc Ra. utlc trst place forty sln years old ln tlc
l,..ff a confirmed subject of nts -rWpepur sup
ta.,.I-nnd lastly be- had claimed % hD British sub
',ri lc tleu went on o. tell us tAat DE- Aal served n
tIr litL.r.u vas llG. 44 o.. GO! tl MtAco aAut ul
l. tg Rebel General LlIul- ID slf lrm ior striking
n wounded soldier with ns ~lhrr thaf lp to tho break
rc tte war De- Dad been it' recipient oi pension
from Gle 4. - DofclAmc.t tas Vita 1o j. {. Itc-
u0It lu AI aliNiai4 tri tl.- aa guide i' il tie
celebrated Fremont r1ll lloInr rhittiiun N"hii luAi
f, himself as guido Tor Fremont by long soourn m
Ir AocAy Mouutl4na with hit ,u.aou. whom Ac
Lara h.ca brother d. il.f. At Wah better trap ~
f.u.nfautcI And Indian tfi'r tIHu even ihr rrdouhi
able Carson himself having been for many yrnrs in the
service of the Nortu-Ncst ur Company, aud having
btu ono 90 tho putt art tcfUat iir uuInI'a D! JOIN
J.,nb Astor 90 explore Columbia River and s.t .llsh
A.tofl. Seeing IL htin negro approaching pro-, bls
changed tlc current %! Ais Iecoccton'. iol he t4cn
todd Gs tlat De- had lcrH sailor. had hirt ten yra.a u
Ne African consi. and cnu.d speak fourteen African
languages huenuy. tlHt hs father had been engaged
for a long time IN the slave trade, that his sailor life
had been aboard a mnu ut NAf. and Ar bad frequently
nds 800 p,r day tltol.ng sailors. ior he pOr-
trtt rilnt'r and beautiful designer by profession
Mc ~ o. quite surprised ID bear col DIS artistic T. 'tcn
NJ, %
wh, was promptly produced together with ltH history
H. bad osi $50 On tAs 1, ,rrlt hccuue u was Oigi
unlly life sile though nov onl, "a buhtcr'-tlr
reduction having been made necessary by the mistake
of "a cor The dog found the picture when completed
and misahug u Tor r,ai man out of place. charged ON
the pictorial legs aud ate them upl am not art
critic. bat viii be- allowed tAr remark that somebody
must have thrown sand boo that dogs eyes for IL was
.t possible to trace scnbance of the human face In
ihc blck n4d " hc 5trcahh OF piln which our artist
friend 30 yicd q buster
After many another equally yerlcous story from thi,
soldier sailor tapper Rocky Mountain guide. speaker
Of African dialects. aud port MT painter. Who WAS hut
lDlfy-fA ycnIs old notwithstanding bee had borne part
n tie ouudiug ui Astoria In l-UO therc1bou Tor
ward the order. and we moved on. dis not nave
10 wait long, however for another and more exciting
incident. Not iur ahead oi the Jlth Iowa with whose
field officers Was riding a long tram oi empty
ambulanccs AT point Rnerc the road passed thi"ufh
"A dclc ono of the clls being LonilS tlhbcird'
these nmbulnucrs were attacked 10y hitrrh oi twenty
gucrflns. and before any body coud come 10 'h'r lt
lief they wounded three drivers severely ana lnhd' on
with seven eight of the best horses M tc tinli We
FASTENED o the of action ANA pursuit was or
dered, but 10 turned ont iruitlcss.
by this affair march dclaye couple oi hours
or more We camped ON The margin oi P'"siht
stream about ~ miles from Eastpott The country
passed over during the day was hly ana poor an the
ilahlc land being in the valleys. Everywhere along
The route we meet the evidence Of Gen Sherman's
previous presence in the shnpe of abandoned clothing
harness brokcndown wagons. and tori-up ana huint
fences and the usual debris which an army leaves III
III trail go
Sunrise VI tic morning Vi Ie stL iolndtle Iole rp'n