New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-04

I sterfngn turrOse oil INC
Revelation OF it's Obicct-ye.-cis OF the
Picct-Rcgimonis Composing General
Coruinn's Corps d'Arn,cc--The Union
Victory mt Old Post-Four Thousand
Rebel Prisorcrs-A Confederate Gem
crui md stnG Cnptared- Character of
the White ton Of Al.
Charles National Occupation Of the
RIncc.
Prom Our Special Correspohdent
SinoS,L FisKr, TRsS,Posr Ruri, ~ Tny
WnnK RIVER Ark, eighty r.ilos nom tho month
Nedne,ily, II o'clock a. IL. jan II, 1903
II, ne Cron well taid. 10 one mounts 90 high at
when LIE knows not where he Is going, your CORE
spondent must have been tending recently toward
the zenith. When lie left Memphis on the Ruth ne
wac assured ,bis expedition was going TO Viehsbnrsi
when be arrived at Helena ho learned IT was dee
tined for Little Rock when be bad steamed down
to White River he was appfised lite purpose was to
ascend the stream and capture tho Rebel Notifications
along the river, and in conjunction with Gems Biant
and NcCe.nand, possess the strong points of the
enemy, end establish the power Of the Union IL Ar
kansas, the mos. desolate barbarous, aud devil
beloved Of any State in the Union.
The last understanding Of the object Of this expe.
di,ion under Gen. w. A. German ia the correct one.
His purpose is to occupy Fort s.. Charles, bat few
miles above here, and sfterHard gain possession Of
Duyaips Bluff, where tie Memphis and Little Rock
Railway crosses the Waite River; MoCIepanl snd
Porter moving meanwhile up tie Arkansas 70 tie
capital whb - transports loaGed with troope and IL
sruuboats and Blunt marching down TO tie same
place from Van Buren,.
Thi- combination ought certainly t. prove eff Give,
aud 40 far 10 destroy the disloyal power In this
State, provided Of course we NEE. with unantci-
patcd mIshaps, and properly manage this Arkansas
invading campaign
The White River Expedition consists OF some 80
steamers, whose Mares arc &c follows; Florence,
Henry Clay, Sunshine, Era, Sam. Gaiy, Anglo
Saxon. liza MAY, swallow. Alolia. Impcrll Cody
Friends. Rose IIambieion, Alone, Yolnni"~,, p
-. =. ,,,,,,,a, .. -. ruru, nonry iHhhRh. MOLE
ra,o-. Emma, Brazii Maiison, Lnello, Hamilton
Belle. Chouieau, Black Hawk, 81 WIiliam Wal
lace. Rocket, Keu,or, Lancaster and Anth.
The trnnspOus have on board corps afifo''
eotpt.osed Of tnete four brgades;
Fnr BEio .pE- coH. sn6ed by Col sisrt-'d "'h 'ri
~ ssis E,S.pTCoun.nd.a BY Col Klnn.y'a,h srl
2ith iowa ouuieor !h Nbconsin Nolubiee' 'eh OHIO
Te1'e Hnta. pr- Commanded by Col MsOinnli-iIh
?uh snd 3,,h Irdis a. Noiuliees a., -,
FrKs Bmosns-eiih Wi'oosan volunteer E''h Iowa
NJ entered lie mouth of White River last Mon.
dev. and s,camed a. far ne Pruirio Iadng, twenty
Ave miez mp, where anchored for tie night AZ
the "cut al" we received dispatch from Ven,
NcCIernand informing us that he had attacked old
Post, up the Arkansas, on the day rreViousi the
1OtL int and stormed and carried the works, cap
turing 1000 prisoners, with munitions ana c4l''
pnge aud taking among tie prisoners Ten 'hnion'
III and his entire staff Our Iofe IL reported 70 nave
been very small
Tbn. far we have met with nothing Of interest.
The s,eamers have moved slowly On account OF tho
Ierrrnorfinary tiuuosity Of the uyer, rendering IL
difficult 30 navigate for boats OF suy tlke
The stream especially ut tins season, Is "a dreary
a. Tie tabled Syx. There IL nothing ON or near u
either 10 arrest or attract the eye. lie bank sre
lined with cypress rees covered win vineh ana H.
/ tersuerfed with rank unfcru0wthi ana me rt'hm
for al leat seventy miles lice through region oil cy-
prDtg swAinps, the lIuhlc houIIo vi MhrAV'".oi ""
laIin ana fever.
Since We entered tho river 20 IN from encounter
j. u huy Of the enemy, We have not seen even I'-
iug mortal or hardly symptom Of animal 'Ni~'eh'e'
/ EVERYWHERE uubrokcp and unyary ing ierolnI"i,-
soruh,rue.s aud melancholy moLotouy tha' Tie bloc
skv. bi.ht warm Sunshine, und -oii, o.uof-hhe
Iafnlo.pberc with which We were favored u-hi last
n,slt could not disnpale or relieve.
Al present il 10 ra'Ing heavily aud sieh'ily' ana
ue scenery II il can be siy led such, 0lOng the Tor
r.ous II ..a-n, il more mOIuidl than ever.
The heavy clouds, the irO~nin% heavens, !llhe
floating mi.ia The leaders, trees The mnrky waite p,
the dismal swamIs the general silence, broken cuiY
~ the putting Of the tlnurperta and the ensuing %
the trcer ~ we run into the banks while trhihf
short bends certainly lend iuucrehl aspect 10 Gu
eKredition sud wonld impress persons no. itnllhl
with war and It's fortunes with tie idea, Judging
from extcrnas, that We were gong 10 onr own 90
scquler, ana TINT Nature was mVuihi' Z 10 'no HAS
| lul cOrtcKe passed. . ,
Tho iron-clad gInboais Cincinnati ard De kalb
arc with the expedition, and IA edyauor' IL the
Robels have not evacuated Fort 81 Chhre', ie.-
lered memorable a. nae by the terrible disaticf 10
the Mound City lnsi Sumner, The guDboais VIII
attach from the front while orr land forces engage
them from tie reIr.
Ne ege expecting ~ fight, aud II we do not have
one our soldiers Will lie greatly disappointed. Ihey
are exceedingly anxious II had tue Toe ana les' us
uettle. VI we meet with no opposition a. ~,
Charles, we shall 10 directly on to DuyalVs Bull
II the enemy Is ticre and oilers resistance, VIC sun
take tho place, aud ihcn resume progress thoush
eomewai slowly, biDg on the watch for amOus
cades aud concealed batteries.
Since leaving Helena, whence | wrote yon. L
have had no opportunity OF Communicating Wl'h lhe
outward world; nor do / know now when there
will be q mail; but hive written what have 70
inform you Of the progress OF our expedition, which
has thus far proved barren of interest and event. but
which may have much Of both before It's termination
WEpsrspAY AT1ERSooS, Jan. II.
/ =. S.-Since writing tho above we nave reaon''
Ct Charles, aud Gud the lace evacuated ny We
Robols. who left here on Saturday. They had only
one regiment at tho post, and that regiment Went 70
Old Post, where IL fell into our hands. Tie two
sege-euns on the works were put on the eap'uieu
Blue Wing aud taken up tho river.
The White ia at an excellent stage and rrinS, 80
That we could 20 10 Bstesyille If we bked' we
shall probably garrison this place. and continue Gps
marine march tomorrow morning towaiu Du ut al H.
Bluff, a hundred miles hence. where, Hn '"'o' VIZ
enemy bs, made preparations 70 receive ' =