New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15
en-, shermsns Expedi,ion-now IL VIA
made up-The Defense Of Meinphis-
The Route Of the Expeditien-G;uerrtl lila
Attack on the Transports.
From our Special Correspondent.

From our Special CoIie'pondeh'
MrsPnis. Feb. g. 1904.
No1v that the formidable expedition which has
been mourning through this city for several days has in
mart reached its primary destination there can be no
harm IN NV stating Ike following particulars concerning
H. About week previous 10 the commencement OF THIS
movement al you were privately advised. CoTnth was
evacuated by the Left Wig Of the 18th Army Corps,
Brig. Gen. Dodge commanding, aud the whole ind
mounted infantr, force at that place with camps, stores
and equipments vas brought To Memphis. At 'he same
time tho cavalry division of the corps together with
several regiments Of mounted nfsutry that had been
Guarding the railroad from CoInth ordered
10 eyacuatc their respective posts and rendezvous ct the
last named place The Memphis ard Charleston Kali
road tie protection OF which has always been AL almost
;mno,sbe task WIS thus nbandoned the last point
Iagrapge-haying been evacuated before daylight on
Tie morning OF the goth.
Nestl all Of the 10th Corps IL in this expedition ami
nst Of II has Gro now reached yicksbuTg. IL is com
po,ed of four divisions Of twelve regiments each con-
mapded respectively by BrigadierGens. futile. Dodge.
A. J. Smith aud Vea.ch. Thirteen light batteries OF
artillery also 70 with IT, II win be sufficient to state
that the volunteer forco remaining at this place, to-
eother with the enrolled militia. oil 81 which ia com.
,nanded by P!ighlicr Gen. Bucklnrd, who Is len In
charge Of tho district In quito strong enough TO protect
the city from any force the enemy can afford to Lios
against H. As stated In my letter wcok ago, II vas
proposed that the 10Th Army Corps under Gen. Hull
bat shoud move south from pacoby way Of Herman
do er Holly SPRING. and cooperate with forceto move
eastward from yiossburg. The programme was subse-
cucnty changed In rcspcctsn mounted icice OF
about 900 being substituted !or the 10th Cops and
Corinth made Tie stsrtinspoint Instead OF Mempls
The 10th Corps as before mentioned was then started
direct TO Vcksbusg by the river.
II seems lat Tie Rebels had timely notice OF the
starting of the expedition, az The feet as far MS heard
from was lled into several times band Of 200 guer
ras, under Capt. Forrest. brother Of the Rebel gen
era Of that namc got into position behind the leyee
near the mouth Of White River and offered considerable
res.tamcs to the further progress OF several trans
ports. Cen Hurlbu's flag boat Hastings being In adj
vance, was first fred ist0 but succeeded In getting by
without much dalnsge. A shell burst in the engine
room OF another boat but injured nothing. Three gun
bols which Conycyng the neet then engaged the
Rebels but protected they were by the ieyee they sue
ceedcd In holding their portion for one hour anu fought
the eunboats leIccy. Their loss was 49, ours none,
heavy infux Of cotton from down the rFor Ia looked
for within day two and consequently The market Is
duh with downward tendency. hK