New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
from Our Special Correspondent
GoaRis1ows East Tenn. March Is. lsS,.
ACCOUNTS BY REBEL DESBRTgRS.

They had been prisoners Of war for several months
heiag confined a. fort Delaware ard were exchanged
under tie recent curtel Arriving In Richmond the
I'd mat they succeeded in obtaining furougas for 30
lays aud leaving the Rebel capitol on the 9Th they
tarued ihcr f,oes westward determined. Ike hundreds
Of oeis who ere daily coming H. forsshe THE falling
fortunes Of the ConfedersCy. Their furouehs gnaTen
teeiDe them transportation. they came by rail on the
Tennessee and Virgins Railroad ca far 40 Bristol,
Tenn. stopping however at different points along the
route.
They profess TO know very ittc about meters IN
kchrond tiir opportunities for forming en- estimate
az Ia public sentiment there, the strength OF the gar
Iison. &C.. being very Bned They stopped I'M neh
burg three deys and represent thst everything was
busil. confusion and fright; Sheridan At that time 90
ing ve fur or engaged In bis accustomed pranks
smashing AID tearing things. driving everything before
him. aud playing the mischief generally. TAey say
and think thoiT iepreSc stations tTustw THAT
tie garrison at Lyuchburg did rot nu,nher man over
800; ,ha the rIifcaiohs we're noi fcrmdable--eoin
rrrsd Ia other pacetand thnt from the general lack OF
onddence and universal that prevailed Sheridan
could have taken The pmce With the grssiesi ease.
The most important item they communicate IL tho
fact, that west of Lyrchbug he country-eScepting
vsug ans command. and few small scouting parties
is completely stripped Of keb'. troops. At Bristol
tley found Vaughan with 3.I-not more--denoTalizod
stIae!ers. aid from the Indications. the gang would
be- Immediately disbnnded from sheer lack OF numbers
to constitute respectable squad. Ny informant
stayed IN Bristol dave and while there IS GeoeLns
had deserted III one night, making for their homes
will be understood tist 3 considerable proportion OF
Rebel deserers do rot come inside our lines and give
Themselves Up tu; strike fer their hornes. where they
~. I'D
side
II Is safe TO ssy that ives. Of Lynctbrrg on the Ten
uesree and Virginia Hslrond-apd In fact. thioughon.
all that region Of country-ihere are rot to-day loco
Organized Rote! sodiera This being the cnse 1t may
we'll be asked what may not I've expected from the grand
csyLlry expedition which has just started under
eToSEMAs.
This experienced and dasng cavs'ry leader et thls
place yesterday morning end With magnificent free
at his conmsud-no matter row. how msny--hu gone
to part. unknown" You viii doubtless bist learn
something OF lis performances through Rebel seuroes
as lie bus ent loose from his bnsc and civilization. And
essayed tour -moI the lbar.ana
The enemy are running trains ~ Iisfo and ~ they
have force Of airy couseo ~ destroy the ruad
before raiders be upon them think 1t probable
that St0ueman will at 6rt make dash aid prevent the
destruction OF the road far he wishes It ef intact,
and then through Of tie cops III the crest smoky
mouutuius pass over into North Carolina. smssb and
tear up what railroads he may see bt, and do other
little jobs Of similar j, 10 only necessary TO
ray that he has ample fUrcc 10 accomplish almost
anything in tic ridins line ard tha, with the prestige
of former victories resting hs banDers and the lie
bcilon staggering from blows II cannot contend
against 10 other quarters the present expedition aAi
hardly be otherwise thar brilliant success.
TIE RAILROAD coMsuSicAroya
The construction corIs 10 IapiN, pushing forward
the work t repairs. Trains are now rnnning 10 Buus
Gap. II miles from here. ard &c from Knoxville. In
tie meantime our advance Lfintry. the 9Th Tennessee
and let Ohio are pushing steadily shead and VIII he
in Grecnvc. IL niles further ofl tonight. ! was
under the Impression that this road had been com eey
destroyed by tie Iebtls II VIA not, however; Tor
niles rail having been displaced and cone oi The
smaller biidgcs and culveiss being len 'D right II
evident thai tho enemy had not calculated on onr pres
cut advs In this directoni otherwise they would
have been careful bave left legacy more labor on
our hands At the present rate Of progress two weeks
from now will finish The road to Bristol. and shen-on
" Lynchburs.
YOUNGSTOWN.
A. more crest.'aleo. woe.begone. dspidsted boxing
rusty looking place. IL was once beautiful town-st
trac,i,e looking ctu,che, With spires pointing To
A,vcu, toarshing stores and mills elegant and tsste
fI aouses pretty girls With fa1en hair. and the DOs1
exhaustive hoops-now all is changed Tie churches 70
In ruins: store, are desered aud tuuibiing iDD mV
scent dnapidation; hC1.es-rickciy and forks. WI
venerabla pillows doing duty in Place VI glass-nect you
everywhere, While the eir.-wel, once in while yon
l.. Ill, all faced
ri you through halfopcned door. and looking 40 II
comb or hair crush and Little soup and watT would
no, be at all out of place In this immediate locality
Sometimes you see one Of them stalk out the well a.
ter bucket - water an Old cotton bonnet completely
hiding her face and her nem6le aot betraynG the
faiatest vsstige Of hoops where hoops ought " ba
In the tigLtest fitting buttefnut pa0ta and ragged
pants Of the same material you occasionally come across
small squad OF demurs looking indviduab. vscastly
gazing around or engaged In talking In . timid under
tone The whole place and its surroundings have 20
air Of saduess decay ana misery And al thh brought
about by Tie demon Of Secession. Eass TsnnesseS
,owns are mostly Union but ths has been, end 70 The
other way. understand that only v Il he rssidsas
families are loyal
The AKMY.
The army In superb condition physically. ed " IL
spirit and s.ors vas speaking 10 . sargeon ysstsr
day. and he says that at time since the commence
uent Of the has there been lees sickuess II TIE
Fourth Corps than ss the present time The troop
Tbomas's srmy-sre not over noussnA uilAs ften
Lere With their faces toward Richmond.
wRATHYR
TIE weather 10 IN that could Be deaired. For tbs
lsst two weeks there has not been unpleasant dAy
and tbs roads are In fpe condition.
In TIE COUNTRY