New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-01

~ca Con,rsbands Carried Awny-Fopr
uundred saA Biny Miles Wade in Elf.
seeu Days-Ovcr Two Hundred HebeIs
KILLED and wounded -Our Loss Not
ov,y Thirty--safc Arrival ut Marietta
ON tho 22d. .............
80 80 F,oc, The Nashville Union, July ~.
We are indebted 10 Oscar Reese, attached as
- 90 the Headquarters of Col. Pa'rick Of the 9TH
M. Cavalry for fui and interesting account n' I'M
ic expedition Of GEN Rousseau nom .o sHul II ,
6,oaar TIL 1t arrived at Marietta on the "a instant
III Reese accompanied the expedition ana tooA ample
~ - THE EXPEDITION.
srhs srnAdition v,s rot so large as many supposed
..osstne ~ 600 men, all td, and embodied IN the
EIIorinv organizations: LIST Brigade. commohoea oy
"a patpjck-5th lows Cavalry. Major Balrd; 4In ZEN
eesea Major stevens and 'eei'OA % D'''''' -
Second Brigade, eomsanded BY S9i. nan aa9 -
Ginth Ohio, Col Cooke, and the 9th Indiana an' ~
Kentucky.
srhs expedition started from Decatur Of O'Clock on
n, evening of July H. aud proseecea ulsai'sv" ~
6es meeting few 6ushwhackefs on tnv sd oser
sasionniy fred from behind trees, ana tAoh hcu "i
r. most chi vsronS Style. 49, g.
NospAr. July 1.-THE expedition crossed sant
Mountain and nsrched 81 miles \ Few c ,sisers
s...bed the village 4 summit about dusk ~heh APP.
Sfip Of Gousseans sta, a. tie head oil 40 heA oi Io
s. Indiana Cavalry. charged Gpon Pa'{ Oh ussriss
.
Earned some cotton belonging to the
end which bad been stored tero tLaI " in'sh NC '"
bon TIE cpssed lankeS,
TUESDAY Juiy l2--COi Harrison led the advance;
ssb rss fired upon by gucrrss before be had passed
~ plcke but fortunately none Of the balls took erect
r. Rebels were routed and our orce proceeded WIN,
ssf further moestaton 10 Rich valley distance Vi "
Saies where il eucanped A Rebel mail was captureu'
hi we were not Informed OF its cotenis.
the route al place having the classical sna es
Ssptnrod With sI60 90 90 Rebel shnpesters OF almost
every description. including some STATE money.
WEDNESDAY. July i3.-Brose up camp ~ q. m, ana
epok the Ashyie road large amount OF Rebel stores
kiaoed at different points by the impressment oft
srs previous to sending 10 the army were iouno anu
In tNe ,ysninc as the advance near.d Coosa River
zashwhackers appeared. firing both flank and rear
r. the diminishing Capt Cure Of Company u, 9th lo"
Ssyniry. was killed. AVID Capt j. G. Wpeox. Of Com
Inv II sane rrcincnt was wounded. our forces en-
tNnped after dark on the north bankoi inc IooSh
fsid during the night tho st Brigade, commanded by
81. Patrick. crossed the river. A.,
THURSDAY july l4.-Ihe expedition started iowa
o river ore brigade each sue Of the stream On
reaching ford four miles below. the same crossed by
Gen jackson, shen. in 1914. he defeated the Creek
Indiana the % Brigade commenced crossing but were
Immediately fired upon from behind rocks bushes &c.
on the opposite baIk he Rebels were commanded by
Gen Cianton and numbered several L1ndred men,
Chiefly dIsn,ounted cavalry Onr forces reached an
Island and entirely sheltered themselves and returned
he Rebel fire VITA effect. killing and wounding several
chen Col Patrick rushed down apon Clanton and com,
rle,sy rou,ed him with lOes ~ IS killed and wounded
and - prisoners Among the killed were Cantons Ad
Infant General and three other officers; and among
hs captured wero one colonel. one major aud h'e line
enicers.
Roossesu then took up lis line Of march toward Tai
eleea, which place be reached late In the evening.
driying In the Rebc pickets and kee ping NJ skifmish
with item all night Abort seven miles this side q the
place important iron 0 was destroyed. while the
aiders scarcely moved mile without burning more or
FRIDAY, July is-Entcred Taladegs early In the
oring. and captured and pnroled I4o ccnvuiescents
Confederate QUANTITIES Of comsssry stores were also
destroyed when the march proceeded without further
lpcdent during the doy.
NSATUgnAY. July I6.--Tne expedition then headed to.
ward Montgomery. following the road In the direction
within thirty i've miles OF that pGce. The route was
hen changed toward Youngyhe. which place was
frached OF six O'clock p IT,. where four RC0e store
kousss well filled with bacon and meal fired
and burned. The iallapOOsa was then reached, and
crossed ut Smiths Ford and Ferry rendered famous by
sae exploits II General Jackson IN lel3. Tents were
ten pitched tue scEtA bank OF the stream and tho
Boldiors rested for the night.
SUNDAY July is.--'rhs raiders then set out On the
bsdoviile Reed and reached that town at III The
MONTGOMERY Road was then followed again. when al
D. IN IL was learned that Gen. ClantOD. with Iecn
s)rcements was coming out 10 meet them. The drec
on was thon changed toward LOecopaca. and. after
" hours marching. reached the town, aud went into
punp for the night. THIS place Is On the Atlanta aud
Montgomery Railroad. lJ5 miles southwest OF the
Former town. Here depot railroad bridge. and sew
oral valuable pl5lic stores were burned: The night
vas spent In skiImishing with the Rebel pckets and
Sitb guerriilas. she men sleeping ON their arms
MOsDAy July IL. AT tLis point the work OF destroy
eng railroads began In EARNEST In expedition. con
ysting Of -four companies oi tie 5tb Iowa ana three
companies of the 4h Tennessee, was sent out under
command OF Major Baird, with directions TO proceed
IN the direction Of Montgomery aud II possible strike
and destroy great este work within twelve miles
oil the oty. Another colHmn, under Col. Hamilton.
wa directed proceed uD the track 10 the direction OF
West PoIl Tor as IL was safe TO g0that place be
L. defended by force speedily detached from At
tanta Consisting OF frof two thousand cavalry
end nearly many Infantry, While Rousseau at the
Mead of the main column Commenced destroying the
lad toward Montgomery, intending to meet Major
arid who was 10 from The tre,lc-wOTk eastward
After working for several hOui6a messenger arrived
kOusseaus headquarters. Announcing that Bard had
een attaoke BY so militia
nscripts, &C.. who had been sent down from Mont
/ ynery. The an body Of our men were sson or the
round and In hour TIC Rebels had been driven back
khree miles With lss Of 65 killed and wounded ard a
pumber Of prisoners. by their retreat large trese
and bridge exposed and burned. Our forces then
proceeded to Opebka destroying the Teiioad as they
marched. .. ......,
UamIlton was found NJ Notssuiga having destroyed
Sese miles Of track. great number 81 bidges. cap
\ .ring &C oBscrpt camp with 400 prisoners burted
OO0Spounds OF tobacco, considerable quantity OF ba-
N. camp equipage sc. The army encainped near
xburR and skirmished during The entire night. Re
/ ,rts were current during the night that the West
Dnt force was approaching. but nothing was seen o.
sem.
II TUEspAY July le.-Ths next morning the expedition
continued IN the direction m Opelka destroying more
81 the Railroad leaving not rail In s place. Al II
"a. the advance entired Ope,ka and burned three gov.
-nment sOie-hOusfs two railroad depot one express
e Zee one tool shop cars filed with spades at
Ills. and large quantities of cotton aud tobacco
kdght ehrmish onsucd, In which one men u The 5ti
lowa was killed
AT p. the railroad was abandoned the expedition
snking the direction Of lafayette and when that
face learned that the Rebels from West Point we're
sying 20 cut IL OIL when halted 10 form In line Of
battle. The Rebels. however installing our position,
xtssed but short distance ahead of Rousseau and pro