New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-14
Sen, Sherman in New.Orieans-Wbat his
Expedition Accomplished.
Prom Tho New-Orleans True Della, March
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The city was startled about nghtiaIl yester-
day nv the announcement that Sherman aud
staff had arrived In abe Diana one of the marine brig
sfe steamers All sorts Of rumors were quickly nying
fs one end Of the to the other, and conectnres
Of all sorts were made the base OF reports most indus
trousiy circulated The facts briefly these; Tho
srnedifion which under the command Of Gen. Sher.
man len Memphis and Vicks6arg about the hrst VI le
month was intended 70 be anything more than
gigantic isda diversion to draw attention from ohet
tmportaD enierprs s. and 10 effect TIE destruction Of
suppbes munitions Of war and the machinery ior the
manufacture Of arms.
Tie march was a rapid one and the eo,amn swept
through the country like torDndo causiag the whos
Confederscy to shake in Its shoes. PeheaeH as we
learn some ten miles beyond MERIDIAN ana having sue
ceeded ia destroying the RAILROADS pfdses' vac III
ense stores held by the Conederates u thai ylclh!
well devastating the whole range o. , n Iss
returned in triumph to Vicksburg iadeh WIN spons
No serious opposition made and wherever any sort
If resistance offered the enemy was Eped out anu
the column marched on in triuDiN. Having accom-
nlshed Ills mission SHERMAN returned to the Mississippi
leaving behind him ruined country. lie burned ahd
DESTROYED whatever he could not carry on
The retrbutiOn has fallen heavily on the people OF thls
sec0n everything that could support the LIE OF man
or beast or contribute 10 Rebel arms has been crushed
He went empty and came back full He took no tIsln
aud returned with one fifteen miles long, laden win an
Abundance of cotton and other things He brings iOo
mules and about four contrabands 10 q mule he mas
Our private advices from Mobile represent that fated
city as intensely excited. g. -,
Gen. Maury, who commands the decreases mas iorDlu'
den any one 10 20 outside the iues-not even ncwspa
ner can be passed out We have no doubt that every
exerton vii be made to defend it, but che next blow
tbs. falls will crush II TO the eaith. VI course we are
not permitted 70 reveal any part OF the plans ior the next
expedition but this much we VIII say, III VII DC more
toerable for sodom and Gomorah than for that city
From The Cincinnati Times, March H.
INTERESTING DETAILS or TIE EXPEDITION By
ONE WHO TOOK PART IN 1T.
From Adutant A. q. Phillips Of the 32d %.
v l. who arrived yesterday from VioksbuIg, and who
was with the Sherman Expedition, We have obtained
come interesting details OF that famous Iad
No QouRietpd OF the 10Th and 1Ttn Army
CORPS Under Generals Hurlbert aud MCPHERSON. 1t
contained 81 600 infantry 200 cavalry and about ~
rieoes of artillery with train Of 800 wagons. The eL
ppeition left Vicksburg On the 81 Of February with
twenty days ratons. The men knew n0ahing OF the
Object Of the expedition They diminished with the en-
envy on the 4th on Champion Hill On the 5th the "a
brigade OF the Sd div ison 18th Army Corps. under Col
Potts came up with cavalry at Bear Creek,
SIX miles west Of Clinton, and fight began at sunrise
The Rebels had 80 cayslgy and four pieces Of artil'
leIy The enemy was driven twenty-three miles. The
brigade lost thirty killed and wounded The Rebels re-
ported that the enemy lost $50 killed AND wounded AZ
ter driving the enemy 20 miles forces marched 10
miles In line OF battle and occupied Jackson Miss. on
tie night Of the 9Th. The enemy was driven across
Pearl River and their pontoons secured Amor that
fight there was nothing but cavalry SkirInshng during
On the march from jackson to Meridian the railroad
was destroyed such extent that months win be
qured 70 rebuild it, Ties and rails were piled up to-
gsther, and as the ties burned the rails being heated
would bend 80 as to be rendered worthless. 49,.
The entire country through which the expedition
passed was desolated. scarcely yestige OF house
barn or fence being left behind Brigade commanders
were instructed 10 burn all unoceuped houses but the
soldiers not very particular whether the houses
were occupied or not
AT Morton, about tbirty-six miles from Jackson
Lorng's and Freuchs Div isions Of Folks Corps
In line Of battle for two days. but the approach Of
or advance they rstrested. They claimed tbs. they
were ordered TO Mobile 10 defend that city from On
tcipated attack One hundred and fifty Rebel soldiers
we're captured at Morton.
AT Decatur the supply train Of the 10th Army Corps
was attacked by some Of Adaus's Cavalry and 10
mules shot Two Rebels were killed.
The report that the expedition was opposed at Chunky
River Is untrue. Our forces reached Meridian (Which
10 80 miles from YieksbuTg and 1856 miles from Mobe)
the 10th Of February. Polk evacuated the place half
III hour before our advance arrived
Meridian Is the junction Of the Mobile and Ohio and
the jackson and Charleston Railroads 1t iG place Of
oDy 900 or 100 inhabitants Sherman remained there
five days.
An the supplies necessary for the army were obtained
eAcept bread Mills were put In running order and
CON ground for the troops Ill this manner three days
eal rations obtained For four days the troops
lived IN parched corn, bread ration. The best
kind OF and shoulder obtained there in large
AZ Merid,a the 18th Army Corps was ordered 10
destroy the ra road north and east and the 18th Army
lcrue west and south which they did most efectualy
Gen sherman Issued q congratulatoIy order to the
Sscope before lesriag Meridian, In which he said
tbe Object Of the cxpedio e destruction Of the rail-
ycsdsl was most efcctuahy accomplished
In returning. the troops can-e BACK as FAR as Hills
borough SIX miles on the fpte they went down
On, erd tbep struck or 70 the right u w opeelop ~