New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-12


States Govcrument-The Provosf-Mnr-
shall General Ordered 10 Give them Free
Pspers-Coutirued Retreat Of the Rebel
Army-Thcy have Fonr Divisions Esh-
mated nc 10000 strons-AbseutR Rebel
Communicative Raid into Kentucky
Abandon ed - -Breclinridge Watching Z
the snlt. Works with 5000 wen-Our
Army Following up the Encmy-Their
March Retarded by the Rebel Dcsiruc-
| ,ion Of Roads md Eiridgcs-Descrters
| Coming in.
From Our Special Correspondent
KNOXVILLE Tenn, April Q ls6i
The Fugitive Slave case, to which l briefly
referred in previous letter, has had happy termina'
tion-at least for Of the parties concerned. The
whole a.fair may be summed up thus: The boy Jim
- years old seized ironed stripped Of clothing and
fageated on the naked flesh half hour by two strong
men QoyaD, total weight avoirdupois $50 pounds;
ordered by Gen. Schofeld to be freed from his late
masters control and placed under protection OF lne
United States Government
His brother Bob who rescued jim" from the con.
fnenent and iIeatment Aforesaid az the rsk OF me-
life and under the nose Of the guards being twice fired
AT BY the overseer and aterwnrd captured and locked
~ also to be freed and placed under Government pro-
lection.
I ".
of the rst-named kidnapped out Of Hospital No Dr.
Girls yOlds under of dark night and aferward
placed under guard OF the house Of his late MASTER also
inadc free and protected
Having carefully weighed and examined all the facts
in the case and satisfied himself OF the Illegal ana Vio
lent pursued by the claimant and his oHeiseer III
the capture and treatment of his alleged property Cen
Schodod made order, Of which the following Is a
HE,pousRTEss DEpARTrEsr OF THE ONO
KsoxvIiIE, Tenn, March ~ 1874.
Brig GeH s r. CARTER Proro'f Aia'shat General LAT
Tcnnenec; -
The GENERAL commanding directs that you release NJ
Elias Smiths servant Bob from confinement. upon nj
sniths giving secorfty that Bob Sii leep the peace
Tie General ao directs that you give protection pape 70
the persons Bob and Jim declaring them FREQ nom The
control ofther late master Mr William Heskel # hnoryhe
and snde the ryo4ction Of the United States Government
have the honor to be- General very resPec,iay yo9 ODE
In obedience TO the foregoing, Gen Carter yetteTl1y
dispatched the same guard who had been ordered To-
and who did Bob 10 bring all three Of the boys
signed copy being handed TO each person; the follow
ing is copy Of Bob paper the other two 0ny dinerng
in the name Inserted
kSaKvIILz. Tenn, Apnl J. l1t)
BY direction Of the MSoI General commanding the Depart
declared Tree from The control Of his late master William
Heske Of knoxville Tenn, and Is placed under the procc-
Brig Gen and P N. o. T. Tenn
The boys received their Dcw.iound freedom grace
fully, but upon getting beyond the Influence o: Official
restraint they manifested their JOY by hurying from
one friend % another fast they could 30, with
paper in hand and telling the good 20 all they met
Each then returned quietly and satisfied 10 his former
employment the two smaller boys going back TO ihe
hospitals, from which no power can now wrest them.
Neither OF the smaller lads manifest the slightest an
tipathy against their former toward their
master their treatment only seeming to dread the
possibility Of being brought again under his control
Bob discaims having ever thought much less threat
encd any violence against his Old me or, ana though
narrowly escaping death at his hands "be carrying
away his brothers laughs heartily over the adven-
tuIe and seems fully repaid Tor all ms Tlsss ana lbCr
1 nd 10 hay all
baen eXhortsd 10 prove Themselves worthy OF The boon
90 promptly and Justly bestowed ppon them by the Com
nandng General, by a course OF industry ana gO"d
conduct showing all diligence IN their dies careful
respect for their employers Gs well as toward all with
whom they associate; and above al 20 ever remember
with gratitude the General who has extended over them
the strong Of military power and made them iree
THE REBELS MOVING AwAY-oUR ARMY ~ PURSUIT.
The Rebel army continues 20 get away from our front
and appears 20 be going for good AS evidence OF TINS
they are destroying the rioad bridges, and taxing up
the rails and carrying them Oft cutting down and carry
ing away the telegraph wire along the one' ana lhying
waste the country as they rerc Ihls they are dong
not burricdy bat deliberately and thoroughly as they
20. We deficient in eayalr, 10 make rapid pursuit.
and the Rebel mounted troops reported 10 be sweep
ing broad swath along every frequented and uniIe'
qucltcd road their only object being 70 i've. 10 let
I've does not 20 be in all their thoughts fn they
literally take everything, leaving nothing for famihea
or animals 10 suhsst upon. The enemy force wLlch
has so recently evacuated Bulls Gap consists Of four
divisions viz: Fields's, formerly Hoods old division
The latter having been promoted and being ahsen-his
division covers the rcar-McLaws division which
having been mounted for the purpose OF making The
contemplated raid into Kentucky thut project has
been abandoned, has again been dsmOuIted, and l.
acting as infantry; Busbrod Jolnsons or Buckner'.
division, and EansOms. total about 10000 men, 90
eaILcd Among these were about = 800 cavalry lately
under command of Martin, which were sent 70 Georea
about three weeks ago under Wheeler. Armstrong
has gone home. and his command is now under Col
DbreD. say 800 This cavalry is now IN the neigh.
borhood of Kingsport Tenn, Buniyille, and other
places in the upper coune' for the protection OF the
salt works They were intended TO be 81 NJ 10 Brccln
ridge and 60 TO KCntucky. Brcckuridgc Is watching
the salt works with about eOOO men, including the cav
airy above named. At last accounts tic Rebel army
had passed tie Watauga River. Our army, as on for
mcr occasions when the enemy has withdrawn. - ad
yancing up the valley, and last night reached Sick
Creek The destruction OF the railroad and wagon !
bridges necessarily retards our movements Inc
weather for weeks has been cold and dagrecnble
for campaigning. and for two days has been rainy rem
dering the roads very muddy
Adams Express Company now run their car to Knox
vile the first express matter several tuus having ar
rived on the evening Of the 3f of March in charge Of
Mr. Wescott. Capt. Il. Is. Whitnoie, A. q. NJ.
promptly provided them facilities and portion Of the
large depot building set apart for the clerks and
aPents az an office. This Is of the most agreeable
eycns OF the week. thousands interested Ia the
establishment Of trustworthy express by which tiey
NAV send and receive packages money &c.
By the aid Of the sawmill Of A. T. NJ. Chamberlain.
which running night and day to turn out lumber Tor
use the town IL fast resumiug its former
able appearance. The houses and gardens, 50
long living in open Commons being fast ncloscd Ivy
gubst6utal board fenccs-many OF them much better
than the former ones which fell Prey to the necessities
Of the soldiers during the siege Planting and garden
mo is going on n all directions in and around the city
,d those WLo are fortunate enough 10 raise vegetables
viii ind a ready market at ample prices al their DOORS
E.a
From the Mississippi.