East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-03-02
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.

The news of the past few days be-
ing of more than usual importance,
we devote large portion of space in
this issue to telegraphic reports:
MEMPHIS, Feb. 26.
Reports of stragglers that General
Smiths expedition was cut up, proves
false. That General arrived here at
ii o'clock last night From the Off
GERS diary kept during the progress of
the expedition, 1 condense the follow
ing particulars in addition to those al
ready furnished: On the 18th the ex-
petition reached Oklahoma, on the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad, seventy-fve
miles south of Corinth, and one hun
dred and thirty miles southeast of
Memphis. Here they heard Sherman
had captured Meridian, and was adj
vancing east on the 10Th, and marched
TO Egypt station on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, where they captured
and destroyed vast quantity of Con-
federate corn. Ono column went
through Aberdeen, and another west
Of the railroad, concentrating at Prai-
RE Station. The Aberdeen column,
under Gen. Grierson, had considerable
skirmishing near that place, and de-
stroyed over 100, 900 bushels of Con-
federate corn. At Prairie Station also
a large lot of cotton. On the Goth
broke camp at $50. Forrest is report
ed in force at West Point. At III L.
M. halted within one mile of West
Point. Lost one Lieutenant killed
and five wounded in the skirmish, kill
cd one rebel Captain, captured and
wounded a rebel Major and one pri-
vate. On the 21st moved west and
found Forrest, Lee, Chalmers and Rod
dy were combined against us. They
tried to cut our column in two, but
without success. Very heavy fighting
occurred both in the rear and advance.
The Twenty eighth Iowa had a num-
Der killed and wounded in gallant
charge. 1000 to 5000 rebels were on
each flank and q heavy force in our
rear constantly charging. We have
lost three pieces, four-pounder steel
guns, which were spiked before being
captured. All their ammunition was
saved. General Smith now fell back
slowly, our troops ambushing tho rob-
els as they advanced. The rebel loss
was quite heavy. General Smith burn
ed every trestle on tho Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, destroyed miles Of the
track, and very large amount of corn
as he fell back. On the 22d broke
camp at A. NJ, after resting only two
hours. Severe fighting on the rear
oil day Tho rahals lost heavily, ne
the roads were ambushed at every
available point, and volley after volley
poured into them at short range as
they advanced, but having so much the
largest force they continual to press
our rear heavily, rebel column NOV
ing on each flank, with the evident do
sign of reaching the Tallahatchtein add
vance Of our force, forming junction
and prevent our crossing, and capture
the whole command, but by forced
marching, General Smith passed both
thanking columns, and marching all
night, crossed safely at New Albany
at noon on the Odd, the rear guard
skirmishing all the way. On the oath
skirmishing continued. On the 25th
marched fifty-throe miles, arriving at
Memphis at III Pm. Most of the ex-
petition, however, stopped at Golfers.
vile.
The following are the estimate re-
suits Of the expedition: Destroyed
over million bushels of corn, tore up
and destroyed miles of track of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, burned
many bridges and trcstles, captured
and brought in over $50 mules and
horses, about 1000 negroes, and over
300 rebel prisoners, who are now in IT.
ving1 Prison. 1t is impossible to give
our loss, but il is much less than the
enemy's. The expedition was success
full, in every point and in every partic-
ualr, except the important one Of ma
king junction with Sherman, which
is attributed mainly 10 the slow move
merts of the New Jersey and Pennsyl.
vania .valry regiments, causing de-
lay Of one week in starting the expedi-
tn. Tho retreat was not at any time