, 1864-02-17

rositions were precisely the reverse Of their
well laid plans. They expected to occupy
the position 60 that Smith could not escape:
Smith occupied 1t, md they dare
not cross. On Thursday the exredI-
! tion returned to LarEtn's Ferry;
! CAVALRY Rx1HFoRoEMEars. ,,
In the meantime. Gen. Logan had been In
| formed Of the intentions Of the rebel COM
manders, and had sent up . cavalry force, to
support, coming up himself TO that point.
THE UNION SENTIMENT. :
The facts established by the expedition arc
! of great importance. Almost the entire pop
l-ulaiion of that section of Alabama through
| which It passed, and for miles about It, Is
honestly, intensely loyal. Officers who were
| in East Tennessee, state that the loyalty of
| that part of Alabama is as genuine and relia-
bic rs any they obtained knowledge Of In
East Tennessee. There is no whining about
slavery and Abelitionists, such rs one hears
in Nashville; no Ifs or bute; they are for the
| old Union. Men who had lived in the noun
tains two years to avoid rebel service, camc
Federnl army. One Albanian, McCurdy,
during, the expedition, made up a company,
enrolled their names on piece Of brown pa:
per with a'pencl1, borrowed arms, and nctu-
ally went: out with his men and cdptured q
company, Of bushwhackers, called homo
guards, and brought them into our camp.
T. : REBELS COMING IN.
Information was obtained Of regiment.
stationed IN that part Of the country, which
laE, determined to a man to march into
our ires at. The first good opportunity
Dcsertcrs come In daily, both. at lHuntsyille
md larkfnsyille- Tho result Of all their re-
ports is that, although the rebel army is be-
Ing largely reinforced BY CONSUMPTION, dcscr-
tions arc quito equal TO the increase. Soon
after the battle: of Mission Ridge an order
Was issued Offering, to every enlisted man
who produced recruit farlough Of forty
daye. That order has been revoked. for fhc
reason that the. furloughed men seldom re-
turned, and the recruits frequently deserted.
among TIE recent desertions is that Of o.
CoMnlssary Of Subsistence in the Confederate
army. He came into Gen, Logan's hcadquag.
ters ct Huntsville, took the amnesty oath.
aud reached this city this evening. It would
seem rs II the rebel army was wasting under
1h1s crnmbling process. Still, there Is a force
Of armed traitors in the field, md hard blows
must be given and received before the war is
ended.
REBEL ouERnLAs DRIVEN OCT OF 4uE
i COUNTY.
!. A few weeks since, 1t will be remembered,
t,c rebel guerilla cayalry captured SCOTS.
Vile. Brig Gen. E.. A, Payne. Commanding
1T Gallatin, undertook to capture, If possible.
If not to drive the maraaders out Of the
county. Two expeditions moved gfm1ita-
neously, one from Gallatin nnd another from
this clty--thi6 latter under the command of
Col. W. b. Stekes. Although tho commands
failed to meet the rebels In any considerable
force and obtain a battle, yet 1t is believed
that they have driven them In bad order ont
Of the country which they had infested.
The command which moved from Gallatip
killed thtrty-three and captured eixty-tbrce.
Among the prisoners is Col. Thost B. Murray.
Murray is resident Of Warren county and
man of some political standingl heretofore,
He rSas an elector on the Breckfntidge ticket,
Col. Stokes command killed seventeen
guerillas, but took no prisoners, 1t being
contrary to the ColoneYs orders to take pris.
soners When on expeditions after these ban.
ditti. Among the Killed was Captain Jas
Davis, formerly steamboat eaptain, living
III tI1s city. An oath Of allegiance VAS found |
In his pocket.
PROM KNOXVILLE.
h5vc advices from Knoxville up to the
6th Inst. There is nothing OF importance In
Tint field. Skirmishlng with the euemy's
cavalry is daily occurrence Judging from
the speech Of officers aud men from that dis.
trict, there is general rejoicing at the recent
changes In commanders
Lieut.. Chauucy Miller, Adjutaut of the 14th
Illinois cavalry, who was reported killed at
BaiDs' Cross Roads, has been heard from. nc |
is prisoner In the Libby.
Ex-Governor Reuben Chapman of Hunts
vile, secessfonist Of the Charleston school, |
has been cent out Of our lines, with eleven,
Others, bY Gen. IoEan Hog