, 1864-11-11
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Especial Dispatch to The Chicago Tr1buss1
CAIRO, Thursday, Nor. 10.
Major General a. J. Smiths command has
arrived at Paducah. It's destination ia ua-
known, and news Of 1t Was contraoand. Il
Is thought probably there will be change Of
commanders in that district, and 1t is ru.
mored that Gen. Meredith will command the
State Of Kentucky.
The storm preventing its fermentation esr-
1ier, tie following reaches you one da7 late,
but 1t will be found Of interest:
By the arrival at Paducah on Monday Of
the gunboat No. 12-Curlew-Captaln q, B.
O'Neal, which left Gzesn Bottom Bar, SIX
miles below Johnsouylsle, ne have ms to
3o'clock Of the afternoon of the 9th inst,
At that time Captain Fitch, with our gun
boats Nos. II, Is, 81, SO, 34 and IS Tsere lay-
ing at the foot Of Green Bottom Bar, Unable
to proceed further on account OF
heavy batteries which the rebels had planted
en- the west side Of theriver, completalY
commanding the channel, which at this
point runs in close to the shore, and is 50
narrow that but one gunboat can enter at the
same tine, and on account Of the particular
conformation Of the locality, cannot engage
the battery until it has reached point d.
rectly in front, and within half pistol shot.
The rebel battery consists Of four 80
pou1der rilled guns ard three 2-pouader
hoWitztrs, strongly posted behind very II
fectiVe tarthWorka. This battery is eup.
ported By large infantry force, which pre-
clndts the possibility ct landing d stormtuc
party With effect. The rebels haYe aIso q
formidable battery erected Immediately op-
Poslte Johneo1Ville, completely commandiiig
the r1Ser and for come three mtlea ahuve, but
ELS yet 1t is not known that apy portion hare
crossed the river to The EASTERN side Of the
stream.
This arrival confirms the recapture OF the
Venus, transport, By Capt King, of 5a, on
Thnrtdsy 1857; also the destruction OF the
utdine, Key West. Tapwsh and Elhn, aud
eight transports. Wbost names are uukuo IN.
ne also captured over 200 rounds OF amnu.
milton which lifted 90 pound guns--a very
fmptrtanI acquisition to the deftnses Of the
tort. The transport Venus had been fitted
up bY Forrest az gunboat a. d headquarters,
Filth bnlWarks> Of cotton bales, and was
mounted with four beautiful rifed S0pound
Parrot guns, which Capt King had removed
to the Tort before be burned the vessel. Ths
undfre Vas destroy ed By Forrest to preyent
her nom be1rg recapturtd, and others, in
cluo1ng 9TH Transports, were destroyed BY
1rr fu1ces to prevent their 1aillDg into rebe1
ha1ds, when 1t was found that their position
wkB nItenahle aid their Escape impossible
The rebels have not, at present, any steam
ers, nor is 1t thought that they hare, any con-
siderable means OF crossing to JohnsonYiIa,
eince kiLg is in command Of the artillery Of
The tort, which Is mhnned BY gunners from
the destroyed fleet
There are now neither eunboats or trans~
ports above Green Bottom bar, but 1t ia BE-
lieyed that.the tori can eaei]y Withstand any
attack which For1esr can make upon 1t. The
Situation OF ai1airs viii necessa ralJ ualse tss
destruction .of IL taraA a1nas1ne Of Govern
ment stores imperative, but no fesrs need be
entertaiI ed for the safety Of the fort or gar
rtEcn.
Affairs ir Paducah remain unchanged.
NASHVILLE, Nov. S. Well authenticated
but unofficial reports from Johnsonyille,
rep1eseo Forrest as retrta1ing in the direc-
ton of Corinth, and there IL no military
news OF Importance. But one Government
store WIS burned in Johneonylle, during
tic late attack Of Fo1rest, and that was By
acctuent.