SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY Atlanta, GA April 6, 1864 ____________________ Paducah, Kentucky, the scene of Gen. Forrest's recent exploit, says the Rebel, is a thriving city of five or six thousand inhabitants, situated on the Ohio River, at the mouth of the Tennessee, and is the Federal depot for army supplies intended for points upon the Tennessee River. It is sixty-five miles from Cairo, Illinois, about one hundred and fifty miles from Nashville, and two hundred miles from Memphis. It was largely engaged in various branches of manufacturing, having one or more rolling mills, an extensive nail factory, candle factories, a shipyard, marine ways for elevating vessels requiring repairs, and many other establishments. If the city has been destroyed, as is reported, the blow is a very heavy one to property holders, and we have no doubt that the Yankee gunboats are alone responsible for its destruction.