, 1864-02-08

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KY, 4 week, at tleest, previous to the scttin;
out Of tho expedition, your correspondent
was always sure could be nothing more tha1
reconnaissance In force, OF diversion t
blind the enemy as to some Other step tha
was to be taken in come other direction. /
had also another object. Both were accom-
plishcd. The new movement Was entirel
covered. The rebel General, Forest-an'
With him Chalmers and Lees guerilla band
| with his troops, made very swift epccd on
Of West Tennessee. and fled south, as wa
intended lie should, into Mississippi, wher
nation of the few inhabitants left in tic po1
tons Of the State subject to his raids.
GEN. SHERMAN MAKES MOVE
It was just after the return Of Gen. 4. J
| Smiths ext edition to Jackson, and WhiIo or
| dcr6 were being fssued for general morc:nen
Of the 9Th Division Of tho 10th Army Corps, ,th2
the swift and cratic W. Z. Sherman suGdcnl]
He came unannounced. Hc left without re-
rea1ing Lis PlaEs, and probably without be
ing observed by a hundred persons in thiz
city Noguns spoke Of Lis sudden shoot tt
hound City, aud from thence to PadGcah
However, Gen. Reid Ind been SO lar ahead
Of tie General in question as to have salute
tired nt midnight on the day Of his nrriya
Lere, with bis usual city Of motion, nc
comEanied BY few members Of his persona
ftaN General Sherman was next heard o
at Columbus, en- board Of . gunboat belong
ing to Admiral Portcl's feet Ho paused ii
the headquarters Of the District long enough
to give few verbal directions to Gen. Smith
who was already tusy in preparing to move
his division. and then he started, still on tlt
tWl1t 1ron-clad for Memphis.
THE MOVEMENT OF TIE GrH DIVISION,
From DELAYS in fnr,;s,,;ny tr,ns,or4 .+;,,
the f;f1 7ivis}nn conia MI ,nnra -, ~
annointeI bnr al; st,rt ot 1nnn ~, ~ tha bae ,;st
Tom Colnrnbns 1on1e1 nnon 4a.e ~ t,rst ~, o',a1
STEAMERS and Tia oficc-s IA .aa NJ. sae e,aSs
Erft 1atc spirits at The prospcct @ Of a I,Tisk x
cumr aIrn as mt for Ia fha f,t,tro 49, .sa
respouGenf wns nt coIumhn. m f1e ,,nc,.;oc got,
and Witnessed 41a -raran,t..'+ W ~ ~ otssoa
It waE m insnfr;ttor .oa'so Va trS 1r,. 11opa.
Steamers b,acE VIII a,;1natoa ,s.,r. ns nuSe y,
dieIs, The sounds Of martial ,nns'c thos1an sua
Of Tic men With friends and acan,;ntaucas
the arrival ri In hnmr ~ taa4;. a;ato.anGss, ~
Of tie signal un,hrn thn siav i,nt tIe n.n:
movements ~ thc hnee stsa1oo-o ~ 4
mocr;n.-s-tI,c c1,narS F-o-,, heaa, .'ua eiell
b]ufsw5rom fr,cnd r. T.;ana"an5 a ~ t1o!n 1;'.i
eion was nf3oat I'm ses+;net;o,, Ta,,.1s, -.
Not M honr - nv ~ 1Ieisa., t1,e aaempnls
s,o,, 40 a1n ~ M .ne tIelaltuIg Oh lhc oiTl'
h,rh+s T hao,s ~ St r ue, ..E gae1!Aa, 1som tne
ioat of e,r4b ~ 1,.2n.. ;snoy. f;s 1 aooh Iae ias1
;utn cta,n;t,. ~ e.o oesotc LIZ soui YVES launched
AA1n M,o 5anns
mars ~ H. % n;ett " Gn - sH1n lett ing con-
harss ~ cav @ gtne5cS 1mo =, ;5 Aotum1us ~ Inc
Pos1 Gansn,a,da.s3 d - nu, NJ, M un.tl taaL time
~i1i nrofoh'r Sona,1neo sna oy zen aurpnt and
~ tte n;et,;rt J" ro;sn n .us nc!nquas1e1s
o-aaro5 - ~, - saavs Pe1uanenlly, unless
Sm;.h d,.s;rS -. ~ t,a Iineeu @ 10 Eol1I9ous, zen.
con5rctad IL: T , nuaegn - teloagn .; Wnico he
cecSaJ T., nu ;onaana H. o1 1nls d1slrct sue.
ric;nitr ~ III o ~ 80, aad l. lne ioya! men o. the
~ cn;,ntr 70 e. ~ ~ eoatlnglng lug 1oes 70
eeecnt ech3,g gagt1ds t S nnd M traitors OF ne qul-
tsse ss.ns ssu1o', enat ne GA not lntchd to give
able and ipten5ad - 60 - ~ .s mas
Egypt. During lis aaminisf1at:on. The mar.
andfng bands Of bushwl,ackers in Southwest
Kentucky and Northwest Tennessee were
continually hunted and harrassed, until they
were worked South pretty well, when they
Gen. Forrest aud his command. All there ars
lett in the vicinity can do no great amount Of
harm, consisting as they do Of isolated cancs
Of n cck-mauneted thieves and murdefers Of
the Edmunds stripe, who will probably re-
pose upon their laurcls, or suffer suspension
by the neck, without a floor to rest upon,
like unto their late comradc, Love.
At Columbus atrsirs remain in about the
Same condition. excepting the few chances
noticed Capt I. H. Williams is continued
n,d 9S Ms..aet froEosd Marshal; It CurTic,
e.al Ga11 tet4sttr, Is sun theIc. CoL lawrence,
;rl. nsn r.; T.: T., new foSt Commander, is occupy
Sc ~ ~ ~ 1etI ptIeh % nu!toing a neaaqu3Tters
f;tr nad uu ~ 1otI -i1.asa ae ete N Union
fn;s VII; ~ tnf ian =; pe.Mecn Ing pace nnd
further - order that nnst ( co.naoaaa oa dut,l III
Col H,ut;ns ~, po's 70 ~. IoaaInos9 nt.,1 "
have hean san, ~ 1s'ana hn o. ~ 1ne s5tn n; -,
IL vc+ ocenn,nd hy co1,a ra7.nds ~ a1n enG n R1.cs
IL not nnr. nnon,.;oS - 4t"- Iois iAiu"
tnr troons ~ thsf ns;rf e ., no occn31n ;I7
stoupcd cntirnlr Thcro ;a tanns+ ra1tS "" ~ "
iurce of naffve froona 10 ra1r h.irp upo.S w.
.rrrison fhe n1arc - Nv" oetA's5 4o4seo u
~. t.11 - "1'so of TIE CoRFs.
At about the same date that the division
uEder Gen: a J. Smith, moved from Colutn-
bus, Gen. G. u. Dodge, commanding tho left
"i1E VI w, ,l1tn array corps, pulled up stakes
anu ucse1tcd Cof1ut4, sending his cavalry in
tsuE T. aoice acfoss Ins country, aad part Of
~ ~. .nan.a5 10 foil FlloW foI embarkatton:
Il iss not ~ 9.en @as naae WIN Gelerty but
!; |;nG mae not 9et 1een 1fougnt to the culmina-
ng potntIa. !! 'easI lnefe IS no positive infor-
natlon = t1at Il Las arrived at Memphis, and 1t
? PotElols InaI gen. Dodge may report to
~. +Ea out t IN tae heid: zen. futuc,
nraIa ,I srv ~ ~ lgpfs 4 ao1my a. LaGEange, a!so
,,t1,o " ~ eoneealta'eo ~ -Aenphls. LOT
~ '-~' GEMS; GEN. surRnxs At MEMPHIS
While awaiting the concentration Of the
|roops at Memphis, as has already been pub
isEed in the THIBrSE, Gen. W. T. Sherman |
Wes proaered banquet blythe common coun-
ii aud citizens of the place. The offer Fas
accepted by the General, and came off with |
.reat ec'ct last Monday evening, ut the Gavo- |
20 Honic. Gen. sherman was the command
.na 1ni ~ atelpais n CURING 5ne nfst slI months q
: tcGe1at 1rle thefe, and although he built /
ofts, Impressed negroes, imprisoned citl- |
Ems, managed tie city Tor the civilians In |
nintSf5 style, the Citizens have great respect /
OF him and would undoubtedly do anything |
2 ee1Ec him, and tar more after little expo
ny OF the officers he ever placed orer them. |
he supper Prodered him was fFee-will Of
ering upon the altar Of their regard for the
Hdn, rs general and a soldier.
TIE NEW ORGANIZATION OF TIE SIXTEENTH
coEps.
t HcmphIs. Gen. q. Hnrlhnt ionr t 1he
of lie corps. vas Telieved 6f dr.
: as commsndant of IT, most a1ong ~ WIZ
;1ie, Gen. Veatch. and Gen, RncSiand ~
)hfo, placed at the head Of the military AT:
airs OF the district. Transports were gath
red for the conveyance of the troops now
apidly concentrating, to Vicksbury and i'm.
ncnse quantities Of supplies Of all sorts were
rought to The landings, and shipped for the
Sc Sc o. Of ne different commands. Several chm
cs nasmg taken place IN the corps, conse-
uent upon the sudden removal Of some of
le regiments to other scenes ofactlon, and
. WIS thousht best to feorganlze the entire
o!te'
1.-The re re-orgaaixaaon Of the corps We have al.
:ady published. EDs.1
On the 25th ult- the organization of the
orps was dcclared complete and ali In readI-
CTS 10 commence moving for the South.
We're reaf1v and fho 1ranra ~,
arked, and soon thereafter stea1ned AVA fnr
1e vicinity Of Vjcksburp. cen Hherna.
o1rarnr I,o5 ~ -stt-I p N'e. Aaus /