An Additions Raid — reported.
Sunday telegraphic dispatches from unofficial sources came to the city yesterday, a daring excursion of the enemy up the
Tennessee river, as far as
Florence, the head of navigation.
These reports are not crafted by the
Government, and we are incurred to think are either gross exaggerations of real facts, or possibly mere rumors that have assumed consistency enough to take wine over the telegraphic wire.
For arguments sake we shall assume the news to be passing it to the sequel to set the whole very straight.
Listed by their success at
Fort Henry, the many have mustered audacity to push their rest still farther, and have steamed up the
Tennessee river with four vessels and about bunkered troops as far as
Florence Alabama.
The fresher in the river has made practicable without much danger; but
General Pillow has followed by railroad with a large force, and it is hoped may be able to cut them off. The volume and velocity of the high water prevent the possiSanty of obstructing the channel in then star, otherwise the boats might be blockade and captured, as it is, some other devise must be employed to prevent their return at a escape.
is on a stem of the
Memphis and Railroad, about eleven miles north of the main line, and is situated on the of the
Tennessee river.
This road rune South of the river some distance.
The of the enemy is doubtless to burn a bridge on the road which connects the main
Memphis and Charleston line at
Decatur, Alabama, and runs up to
Nashville.
This bridge we should judge to be from twenty-five to forty miles above
Florence by the river channel.
This object accomplished, and as much other damage as possible effected, the enemy will probably make his way back again to
Fort Henry; but we trust that
Gen. Pillow, who has just taken command in that radon, will catch him in his high career, and parish him as he deserves.
We fear that our
Generals and our Government have been warping over the situation in that quarter; and the enemy are likely to do more good in souring them to activity than they can do harm.
This affair of
Fort Henry and its after place is certainly a subject over which the country has a little right, however malposed to so so, to complain.
If the country itself would wake up to the proper exertion in this turning period of affairs at the
North, the war would be ended in sixty days.
