From Tennessee

ST. LOUIS, March 7.

A special dispatch to the Democrat from Cairo says that Lieut. Gwinn, of the gunboat Tyler, reached there last night from Tennessee river.  The enemy had not resumed their attempt to fortify Pittsburg Landing.  Lieut. Gwinn landed under a flag of truce, and was permitted to go a mile from the river before being stopped by the enemy’s pickets.  His object was to obtain an exchange of prisoners, which had been taken last Saturday.  On the morning after the engagement 9 dead bodies and 100 wounded were found in the enemy’s encampment, which had been removed three miles from the river after the engagement.  Lieut. Gwinn thinks their loss was 20 killed and 100 wounded.  Their force engaged was 1,000 infantry, 500 cavalry, and 6 pieces of artillery.

At Corinth, Miss., 18 miles from the Tennessee river, the enemy had 15,000 or 20,000 troops.  At Henderson Station, 9 miles from the Tennessee river were 10,000 or 12,000; and at Bear Creek bridge, 7 miles back of Eastport, Miss., were 8,000 or 10,000.  It is also reported that they are fortifying Chickasaw, Ala.

The result of the recent election in Hardin and McCary counties show the strength of the Union sentiment of Southern Tennessee.  The former gave 500 maj. Out of 1,000 votes for the Union candidate; and the latter 200 at of 1,800 votes.  Lieut. Gwinn says the cry of the people is, send us arms and sufficient force to protect an organization, and we will drive the rebels out of Tennessee ourselves.

A second visit to Columbus reveals many facts of interest.  Col. Buford, who has made a complete examination of the earthworks says they are six miles long.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 8, 1862, p. 1