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Mackinac Whit , Finn. 50 bble. new Economy Mess shad. 25 bbls. new Halifax Salmon. 2.,000 quintals Grand Bank Codfish. 500 boxes Herkimer County Cheese, In store and landing, for sale by MURPHY & KOONS, nos No. 146 North WHARVES. PROYIJNAA.S. AD PROPOSALS are invited till the 10th day of &larch, 1802, at 12 o'clock ,upplying the U. 13. 12.13 Dep't with 6.000 head of F CATTLE ou the h-lof. be Cattle to be deliver.' at Waeldtrgten City, and . • tc averne nound4 won wolynt! no tuda admitted whica weighs less than 1,0011 wind/. le Cattle to be delivered at such times and in such dities ea the-Government may require. No Cattle will required under this contract before the let day of il, 1862. eifeffi and Bollocka nut wanted bond with good and sufficient security will be re -ed. 'overtiment reserves to itself #le right to pay in Trea notea. ) bid will be entertained when put in by contranters have.erevionely failed to comely with theircoutracte, here the bidder is not protect to respond to hie hid. gig to De directed to Maj. A. BECKWITH, C. S., 11. .., Washington, D. C. Foam OF BID. AB, do hereby propose to deliver to the Govern. It good Beef Cattle on the hoof for per hundred ids gross weight. The Cattle to he delivered at -ding to the terms of the eucloeed advertisement. lathe to be weighed on the Adoe,,, and the weight so rmined to be the purchase weight I hereby agree ve a good and sufficient bond for the fulfilment of the ract, and to receive Treasury notes in payment for Attie. felS-tm9 STEAM.batB. e,TY DEPARTMENT, WASIIINGTuS 7 February 20, 1862. 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Just now, he has the honor of being under the ban of the London Times. It is complained of him that, in a letter to a London newspaper, he seriously reconimended that England should give up Canada and. India, Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands—taking it for granted that Australia will become a distiLet nationality ere long. Mr. GOLDING , SMITIX declares that England had no right to take, and has no power of re taining, possession of the SpabiSh fortress of Gibraltar, and that, ere long, Spain will pro bably make a successful attempt to regain it. He says that Malta, which has not been fully sixty years in British possession; is held without the shadow of a territorial title, and costs much more than it can be worth, under any circum stances. Ile also maintains that the lonian Islands properly belong to Greece, and that the British protectorate over them (which means possession,) is unwarranted; expensive, and troublesome. To give up these islands, as well as Malta and Gibraltar, would be to surrender British power in the Mediterranean, but, he asks what his England to do with the Medi terranean ? The future of Canada is estimated by Pro fessor SMITH as either annexation to the United States, (which, he thinks, would not be satisfactory to either,) or establishment, at same early day ) as all independent republic or sovereignty. It is admitted that British North America, with a population of 3,271,570, (of which the Canadian share is 2,501,8880 ought to be able to defend herself, yet, when peril was lately apprehended, on account of the Trod anir, the mother-country had to go to an expense of $10,000,000 for warlike prepa rations—chiefly to put Canada in a fighting condition. Moreover, British North America absorbs a great deal of money from the British treasury, but reciprocates so little that while its Legislature is now putting en the screw to obtain a free grant of several millions to ex tend and complete railways, its tariff is actually more stringent towards British manufactures than is the tariff of the United States. To get rid of Canada would be a great gain to Eng land, it is argued. India, lately annexed as an integral part of the British Empire, having previously been held in the name of fl Company, " is re presented as too great, too extended, and too costly to be retained. Bit by bit, Russia is advancing her territory into dangerous conti guity, and is much to be distrusted. It is in the Cur's power, at any time, to annoy the British by encouraging the hardy northern tribes to rebellion. England would have had a mighty Indian empire by simply holding on to LlM dostan alone, but conquest has followed con quest until the greater part of India is nomi nally held under the British flag. The rebel lion of 1857, which threatened to - overthrow British rule in Asia, - was not suppressed with out vast expenditure of blood and treasure, and no one knows when a similar oUtbreak may take place. it seems impossible for a few red-tapists, assembled round a board of green-cloth in London, to govern India, with a population close up to 150,000,000. To do it fairly is difficult. We perceive that Manchester, just now, is in arms against India because of the cotton trade. It appears that the Indian tariff imposes 10 per cent. on cotton goods im ported from England. This protective duty at once discourages importation from England, and encourages manufacture in India. The Hindoos, finding that their raw material of cotton is 20 per cent. cheaper in Calcutta than in Manchester, and that labor is much cheaper in Bengal than in Lancashire, have lately estab- Balled mills in Calcutta and Bombay, have ordered additional machinery of the best quali ty, and are determined to apply capital and labor to produce cotton goods for their own consumption, instead of buying poorer tiAbries, at dearer prices, from Manchester. Besides, the best Indian cotton, instead of being ex ported to England, will be consumed on the spot—bereaving Lancashire, at once, of cotton and customers. This is taken by Manchester as a dreadful proceeding, and the opposition it will not help to augment Indian love for England. hat an Oxford Professor should seriously publish a letter setting - forth that, chiefly be cause of her declining means as a nation, England will not be able much longer to retain her principal foreign possessions, is a remark able sign of the times. Mr. GOl,bitiCi &run does but predict a possible future. In fifty years, will England have one colony left Our Teachers. [For The Prem.] There is, probably, no large city in the Union where the salaries of public school-teachers are so small as in Philadelphia. These salaries are now more than nine BMW/6 in arrears. In the name of all that is just and honorable, let them be paid speedily. While this gigantic war is on our hands, we are prone to give it all our thoughts, and thus to forget some of our min* interests. Money has been poured forth, freely as water, for the wants of our volunteers and their families, and this is right and commendable. But, as we value the credit of our noble city, lit us not forget our duty to remove from its reputation this dark blot of failing to meet its obligations. Our hard-working teachers have been paid in promises; very good things are pro mises, sometimes, but they will hardly purchase food and clothing. It is with deep mortification that I reflect that those who are training our children for future usefulness are, Many of them, positively in need of the comforts of life, from their inability to obtain their salaries. Some ladies, having aged,parents depending on them for sup port, have been obliged to sell. their warrants at a discount of six or seven per cent. Let our Coun cils tako some decided action on this subject, and good citizens will no longer• be compelled to blush for the reputation of their city. JUSISCE. The reriudieals From W. B. Zieber, South Third street, we have new numbers of the Eittnlittrglt Review and the Eclectic Magaezine. The former has ten articles, of various merit and interest, including an anti• American diatribe on " Belligerents and Neu. trals." The Eclectic, culling the best papers from all the British periodicals. presents a valuable me lange, with a portrait of the King of Prussia, en graved on steel by our neighbor, John Sartain. In our notice of the American magazines, yesterday, we omitted to mention that we had received Harper's from Lippincott, Peterson, and S. e• Upham, and the Atlantic Monthly from Petorsons, and also from T. B. Pugh— the last-narned received it a day in advance of all other vendors here. We happen to know tha the January number of the Atlantic Monthly has reached the twelfth edition, and the Febrnury number has gone into the sixth. Its circulation has increased nearly 12,000 since the gear caws in. The multitudinous readers of Harper's Maga:ant will be glad to learn that, before the year is over, there will be published, in one volume, an analyti cal index to the first twenty-four volumes. ,Ne doubt this will cause an immense demand fur back numbers, to complete sets. As the work is stereo typed, the demand can be fully met. TUB Era , or Jnamposy.—rdr. Chas. (limier, a well-known merchant of Pittsburg, died in that city, on Sunday last, from the effect of a pistol-shot inflicted by himself a few days previous. On Wed nesday of the week before, he went to his store early iii the evening, where ho took oh' his coat and vest, and, handing , his watch to his brother, deliberately pulled a revolver from his pantaloons pocket and fired at himself. His book-keeper, how ever, struck his arm, which caused the contents of one of the barrels to take effect in the arm. Un daunted, however, and Wore he could be secured, he discharged a second barrel, the contents of which entered his breast near the left nipple. He lingered from the effects of the shot until Sunday morning, when he died. The cause of this rash act was a consuming jealousy, whioh culminated in tem porary insanity. He had for some time been paying attention 'to an estimable young holy, and was en gaged to her; but recently he had become intole rably exacting, and without cause, as the feeling was reciprocal. After the lamentable occurrence, he sent for her ; and she paid the most unremitting attention to him until his death. THE REBELLION. IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF JEFF DAVIS, Rebel Accounts of the Fort Donelson Battle. THE RICHMOND WIG'S ARTICLE IN FULL, AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION LIP THE CUMBERLAND. FURTHER ACCOUNTS FROM THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION THE BURNING OF WINTON, N. O. List of the Prisoners Returned from Richmond. GEN. MeOLERNAND'S ORDER OP THE DAY &c. Sco. &C. NEWS FROM THE REBEL STATES. The Ceremonies Attendant on the Inau guration of Jeff Davis—His Address on the Occasion. The Richmond ENgiIiYEY of Seteriday publishes the following programme, that was to be observed in the inauguration of Jeff Davis. We suppose it was carried out by the authorities : 1. Colonel Charles Dimmich to be chief marshal, assisted by four aide. 2. The Senate and Rouse of Representatives will meet in their respective halls, at half past eleven o'clock A. M., and then with their respective offi cers repair to the hall of the ifouseftf Delegates of Virginia, which has been kindly tetiderod by the Douse of Delegates. 3. The President and Vice President elect will be conducted to the hall by the joint committee of arrangements at a quarter to twelve o'clock, and be received by the Assembly standing. 4. The President of the Senate will occupy the seat on the right of the President elect; the Vice President elect that on the left of the President, and the Speaker of the Rouse that on the left of the Vice President. 5. Invitations are extended to the following per sons and bodies, to wit : Alembers of the Cabinet, who will be seated on the right and left of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the Douse ; the Governor of Virginia and his staff; the Governors of any other of the Confederate States who may be in Richmond, and ex. Governor Lowe of Maryland; the Senate and Douse tf Delegates of Virginia, with their re spective officers; the Judges of the Supreme Court of Virg i nia , and of the Supreme Court of Au Other of theOebfederate States who may be in Richmond; the Judge of the Confederate District Court at Richmond, and any other Judge of a Confederate Court who may be in Richmond; the members of the late Provisional Congress, the officers of the army and navy of the Confederate States who may be in Richmond ; the Mayor and corporate allthoris ties of the city of Richmond ; the reverend clergy, and Masonie and other benevolent societies, and the members of the press. 6. At half past twelve o'clock the procession will move from the hall by the eastern door of the Ca pitol to the statue of Washington, on the public square, by such route as the Chief Marshal may di rect, ill the following order, to wit : 1. The Chief Marshal. . 2. The Band. 3. Six members of the committee of arrange ments, including their respective chairmen. 4. The President elect, attended by the Presi dent of the Senate. 5. The Vice President elect, attended by the Speaker of the Rouse of Representatives. 6. The members of the Cabinet. 7. The officiating clergymen and the Judge of the Confederate Court at Richmond. S. The Senate of the Confederate States, with its officers, in column of fours. 9. The Rouse of Representatives, with its offi cers, in column of fours. 10. The Governors of Virginia and other States, and staff. 11. The members of the Senate and Holub of De legates of Virginia and their officers. 12. The Judges of the Supreme Court of Virgi nia and other States, whe may be in Richmond. 13. The officers of the army and navy. 14. The reverend clergy. 15. The Mayor and corporate authorities of the city of Riehmeed. 16. The Masons. and other benevolent societies. 17. Members of the press. ' IS. Citizens generally. Seats will be provided by the Chief Marshal for the Governors of States, the Judges, and, as far as practicable, for the other guests. The invited guests are requested to present them selves at the door of the Hall in the order above in dicated. At. the statue of Washington the President elect, the Vice President elect, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Rouse of Representa tives, the officiating clergyman, Confederate Judge, Governors of States, Judges of the Supreme Coerts of States, the Chief Marshal and his aids, and six of' the Committee of Arrangement will ta ke positions on the platform. Prayer Will then be offered by the Right Reverend Bishop Johns. The Inaugural Address will then be delivered ; after which the oath will be administered to the President by the Confederate Judge, in Richmond, the Don. J. D. Ilalyburten, and the result will be announced by the President of the Senate, The oath will then be administered to the Vice President by she President of the Senate; who will also announce the result. The several legislative bodies will then return to their respective halls, and the President and Vice President will then e escorted to their respective homes by the eemielttec of arrangements. inn PLATFORM. As will be seen in the programme, the oaths of inaugural office will be administered and the ad dress will be delivered from a platform, erected gal the east front of the AV ashingion monument. The platform is a segment of a circle, extending from the pedestal in front of the statue of Mason to that in front of Jefferson. It is substantially built of plain boards, and will accommodate com fortably a dozen persona, having a front of eighteen feet, with a depth of ten feet, and is raised about ten feet above the base of the monument. We are requested to say that the President's house will be opened from eight to eleven o'clock to-night fur the reception of visitors. The Inauggrol Address. An extra of the Richmond Enquirer, published on Saturday afternoon, contains the following beau ,gural address of "President" Davis. Although short, it contains numerous falsehoods that are in direct keeping with the cause Which it defends: FeLLow-Crrizess : On this the birthday of the man most identified with the establishment of Ame rican Independence, and beneath the monument erected to commemorate his heroic virtues and those of his compatriots, we have assembled to usher into existence the permanent Government of the Conte. deride States. Through this instrumentality, under the favor of Divine Providence, we hope to perpe- tuate the principles of our Revolutionary fathers. , The day, the memory, and the purpose, seem fitly associated. It is with mingled feelings of humility and pride that I appear to take, in the presence of the people and before high Heaven, the oath prescribed as a qualification for the exalted station to whieh the unanimous voice of the people has called me. ' Deeply sensible of all that is implied by this mani festation of the.people's confidence, I sin yet more profoundly impressed by the vast responsibility of the office, and humbly feel my own unworthiness. In return for their kindness, I can only offer as surances of the gratitude with which it is received, and can but pledge a zealous devotion of every faculty to the service of those who have damn IDs as their Chief Magistrate. when a long course of class legislation, directed not to the general welfare, but to the aggrandize ment of the Northern section of the Union, culmi nated in a warfare on the domestic institutions of the Southern states—when the dogmas of a sec tional party, substituted for the provisions of the constitutional compact, threatened to destroy the sovereign rights of the States, six of those States, withdrawing from the Union, confederated together to exercise the right and perform the duty of insti tuting a Government which would better secure the liberties for the preservation of which that Union wan eetablished. Whatever of hope some may have entertained that a returning sense of justice would remove the danger with which our rights were threatened, and render it possible to preserve the Union of the Constitution, must have been dispelled by the ma lignity and barbarity_ of the Northern States in the prosecution of the existing war. the confidence of the most hopeful among us must have been de stroyed by the disregard they have recently exhi bited for all the time-honored bulwarks of civil and religious liberty. dhistiles filled with prisoners, ar rested without civil process or indictment duly found ; the writ of habeas corpus suspended by Executive mandate ; a State Legislature controlled by the imprisonment of members whose avowed principles suggested to the Federal Executive that there might be another added to the list of seceded States ; eleetione held 'under threats of a military power ; civil officers, peaceful citizens, and gentle women incarcerated for opinion's sake, proclaimed the incapacity of our late associates to administer a Government as free, liberal ; and humane as that established for our common use. For proof of the sincerity of our purpose to main tain our ancient institutions, we may point to the Constitution of the Confederacy and the laws enact ed under it, as well as to the fact that through all the necessities of an unequal struggle there has been tio act on our part to impair personal liberty or the freedom of speech, of thought, or of the press. The ceurts have been open, the Judicial functions fully executed, and every right of the peaceful ci tizen maintained as securely as if a war of invasion had not disturbed the land. The people of tho States now confederated be. wane convinced that the Government of the United States bad fallen into the hands of a sectional ma • jority, who would pervert that most sacred of all trusts to the destruction of the rights which it was pledged to protect. They believed that to remain longer in the Union would fielded them to a conti nuance of a disparaging discrimination, submission to which would be inconsistent with their welfare, and intolerable to a proud people. They therefore determined to sever its bonds and establish a new Confederacy for themselves. The eapetiment instituted by our Revolutionary fathers, of a voluntary union of sovereign Statue, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1862. tor purposes specified in a solemn compact, had been perverted by those who, fooling power and forgetting right, were determined to respect no law but their own will. The Government had ceased to answer the ends for which it was or dained arid established. To save ourselves from a revolution which, in its silent but rapid progress, was about to place us under the despotism of numbers, and to preserve in spirit, as well as in form, a system of Government we believed to be peculiarly fitted to our condition, and full of pro mise to mankind, we determined to make a now association, comp o sed of States homogeneous in in terest, in policy. and in fooling. True to our traditions of peace and our love of justice, we sent commissioners to the United States to propose a fair and amicable settlement of all questions of public debt or property which might be in dispute. But the Government at Washing ton, denying our right to self government, refused even to listen to any proposals fur a peaceful sepa ration. Nothing was then left to us but to prepare for war. The first year in our history has been the most eventful in the annals of this continent. A new overemeet has been established, and its machinery put in operation over an area exceeding seven hun dred thousand square miles. The great principles upon which we have been willing to hazard every thing that is dear to man have made conquests for us %bleb calla never have been achieved by the sword. Our Confederacy has grown from six to thirteen States ; and Maryland, already united to as by hallowed 'memories and material inte rests,eill, I believe. ie•hen able to speak with, un stilted voice, a" Olt nect her (Ir.-tiny ltnth the South.. Our people have rallied with unexampled to the support of the great principles of constitu tional government, with firm resolve to perpetuate by arms the rights which they could not peacefully secure. A million of men, it is estimated, are now standing in hostile array, and waging war along a frontier of thousands of miles. Battles have been fought, sieges have been conducted, and, although. Me conteet is not ended, and the tide for 11101 t is against its, the final result in our favor as not doubtful. The period is near at hand when our foes must sink under the i'MV2t2l Se load of debt which tit y have incurred, a debt which in their effort to sub jugate us has already attained such feat Ail dimen sions as will subject them to burdens which must continue to oppress them for generations to come. We, too, have had our trials and difficulties. That we aro to escape them in future is not to be hoped. It was to be expected when we entered upon this war that it would expose our people to sacrifices and (met them much, both of money and blood. But we knew the value of the object for which we struggled, and understood the nature of the war in which we were engaged. Nothing could be so Dad as failure, and any ottorifico would be cheap no the price of success in Such a contest. But the picture has its lights as well as its sha dows. This great strife has awakened in the peo ple the highest emotions and qualities of the human soul. It is cultivating feelings of patriotism, virtue, and courage. Instances of self-sacrifice and of generous devotion to the noble cause for which we are contending are rife throughout the land. Never has a people evinced a more determined spirit than that now animating men, women, and children in every part of our country. Upon the first call the men fly to firms ; and wives and mothers send their husbands and sons to battle without a murmur of regret. It was, perhaps, in the ordination of Providence that we were to be taught the value of our liberties by the price which we pay for them. The recollections of this great contest, with all its common traditions of glory, of sacrifice, and of blood, will be the bond of harmony anti enduring affection amongst the people, producing unity in po licy, featernity in sentiment, and Joint effort in war. Nor have the material sacrifices of the past year been made without. some corresponding benefits. If the ac q uiescence of foreign ?lotions In a pretended blockade has deprived us of our commerce iota them, it in fast inal-iag us a qclisupporting gn4 an ",d,-pendent people. Thu blockade, if effectual and permanent, could only serve to divert our in dustry from the production of articles for export, and employ it in supplying commodities for domes tic use. slt is a satisfaction that we have maintained the war by our unaided exertions. We have neither asked nor received assistance from any quarter. Yet the interest involved is not wholly our own. The world et large is concerned in opening our markets to its commerce. When the independence cf the Confederate States is recognized by the na tions of the earth, and we are free to follow our in terests and inclinations by cultivating foreign trade, the Southern States will offer to manufacturing na tions the most favorable markets which ever invited their commerce. Cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, pro visions, timber, and naval stores, will furnish at tractive cub/mos. Nor would the constancy of these supplies be likely to be disturbed by war. Our Confederate strength will be too great to tempt aggression; and never was there a people whose interests and principles committed them so fully to a peaceful policy as those of the Confederate States. By the character of their productions they are too deeply interested in foreign commerce wantonly to disturb it War of conquest they can not wage, because the Constitution of their Conf.). deraoy admits of no coerced association. Civil war there cannot be between States held together by their volition only. This rule of voluntary also: elation, which cannot fail to be conservative, by se eming just and impartial governmenb bee" does not diminish the security of the obligations by which the Confederate States may be bound to foreign nations. in proof of this it is to be re membered that, at the first moment of asserting their right of secession ) these States proposed a settlement on the basis of common liability for the obligations of the General Government. Fellow-citizens, after the struggles of ages had cor.seczated the right of the Englishman to consti tutional representative government, our oolonial an cestors were Paced to vindicate that birthright by an appeal to arms. Success crowned their efforts, and they provided for their posterity a peaceful re ruedy against future aggression. The tj runny of an unbridled majority, the most odious and least responsible form of despotism, has denied us both the right and the remedy. Ttrere• tore we are in arms to renew such sacrifices as our fathers made to the holy cause of constitutional liberty. At the darkest hour of our struggle, the provisional gives place to the permanent govern ment. After a series of successes and vectortes, which covered our arms with glory, we have re eten ay met with sertons disasters. But, in the heart of a people resolved to be free, these disasters tend but to stimulate to increased resistanee. To show ourselves worthy of the inheritance be queathed to us by the patriots of the Revolution, we must t mutate that heroic devotion which made reverse to them but the ditidibie in which their pa triotism was refined. With confidence in the wisdom and virtue of those who will share with me tho responsibility, and aid me in the conduct of public affairs; se curely relying on the patriotism and courage of the people, of which the present war has furnished so many examples. I deeply feel the weight of the re sponsibilitits I now, with unaffected diffidence, am about to assume; and, fully realizing the inade quacy of human power to guide and to sustain, my hope is reverently 6.W on Him whose favor is ever vouchsafed to the cause which is just 'With bumble gratitude and adoration, acknowledging the Providence which has so visibly protected thh Confederacy during its brief but eventful career, to Thee, Oh God, I truatingiy commit myself, and prayerfully inveke Thy blessing on my country and its cause. The Richmond Whig's Article in Full. Yesterday, we published a short telegraphic sy nopsis of the editorial in the Richmond Wittg, bit terly deeouncing the Jeff Davis' Government. Ws now publish the article in full. The frhig says: These are times to try men's souls. The conse quences of a defensive policy, and of the folly of transferring the war to the valley of the Mississippi, where the enemy have their best fighters, instead of attacking them in their central and most tender point—Pehusylvatifs.--by aggressive war, are now upon us. We have permitted them, without inter ruption, to mature their programme of surround ing and compressing us, which was announced more than eight months ago. What our Government has done to meet the issue, besides mugg i ngs with Popular generals and piddling over petty jobs, the Lord only knows. Judging by results, so tar, it is the meat lamentable failure in history, and sug gests to the reflecting mind that the most signal service which the Government can now render to the country is the sumettler of the helm. 1 9 abler and better hands. In view of the past, the pre sent, and the probable future, the pageant of to morrow is a bitter mockery and a miserable com pensation for the ruin of a free people. A child with a bauble, an old man with a young wife, are partial illuatrationa of the deplorable folly. For eight months the people have been hoping and confiding. . ever enough can be said of the ar dor, the disinterestedness and devotion of the South ern people. With one heart, they have offered all they bad for the common cause—the cause of life, liberty, end happiness; but there has been no re sponse from the authorities at all in proportion to the outburst from the popular heart. The dreary inaction of the last summer and autumn, the dis ease and weariness of camp life, and the wasting away of the finest army ever assembled, were en dured, if not with patience, at least without any boisterous een3plaint against the Government. If Confidence was shaken, the hope still survived that our rulers were laboring diligently, wisely, and ef fectively for our defence. The result is before us. Does patriotism dictate, does it justify longer silence ? Are we privileged to fold our aims in mute admiration of some reputed great man. while the country, under his guidance, is going with railroad speed to destruction ? There is eo unkind feeling in any quarter, that we are aware of, towards Mr. Davis ; so far front it, all the manifestations of the last twelve months prove the contrary. But the conviction is general—out side of official Woke It may be said to be uni versal—that no one man can perform all the varied and difficult functions, civil and military, of this Government. The mysterious, do-nothing policy, which has been attended only with disasters, has substituted di4trust and apprehension for the hope and confidence which previously prevailed. It is ibis lose of confidence which presents the most gloomy phase to our cause. The men and the po licy that have, without necessity, involved us in our present troubles, are they on whom we have to rely for extrication. Confidence can only bo re• gained, and our deliverance achieved, by a change of men or a change of policy. The crisis is too serious to mince words. Perhaps we all have committed an error, and have con tributed to delude the Administration by holding our tempos, or only indulging the honeyed amine of praise. The disposition has been great among all classes to look on the bright side of everything— to gloze over what we did not approve, and hope for the best from what we did not understand. But such disasters as those of Roanoke Island and the Tennessee and Cumberland rieefA are such patent and appalling evidences of inefficiency that all con fidence must be lost, without some assurance of an altered and more vigorous policy. Great and criminal as may have been official re missness during the last eight months, while the t , iietny Were actively preparing to invade us, our cause is not desperate, if we can have councils and energetic action. With a free and brave people, ready to peril fortune and life for the maintenance of their liberties, nothing is wanting but compel t(flt lcoderf — men of wise beads and big hearts, worthy of this great movement, to conduct them to victory. The permanent Congress of the Confederacy is now in session. It is an important branch of the Government, privileged and required by its posi tion to take an active part in the conduct of Minim it is its high prerogative to see that other depart ments perform their functions, and if they fail, to tako care that the Republic receives no detriment. But, with wise and harmonious councils, our past reverses may prove sources of future triumph. Rebel Reports from Tennessee. Tho Richmond Dispatch, of Saturday, says As yet, we have no clear statement of the ration at Fort DuneJaen from our own side. The tele graph has given nothing directly to the press, and no mail has come through from Nashville since the groat battle. Thie 15 owing, no doubt, to the corn• plete monopoly of the railroad to transport trooks and stores. Neither mails nor passengers hafb come through. We publish a statement this morn ing by telegraph from Augusta, made to the press of that city by a lieutenant who was in the fight at Donehon. This statement rather discourages the hope that the loss of prisoners is very much ex aggerated by the Yankees. The disaster in this respect must bo very groat. Auother terrible lesson against cooping up men to defend positions not properly fortified. The News from Fort Doneison. The following is tho report alluded to by tho Dispatch. It will be seen that it contains several mistakes: AIIC:USTA, Feb. 21.—Lieut. Duquerceron, of the Feurtventh Illiesiesippi Regiment ? and who Irwin the battle et Pert Deueleon, arrived here last night. De gives substantially the following account of the battle: Ou Sunday the enemy were reported within sight of the fort., Our forces were from 13,000 to 15,000, and embraced one or two regiments of cavalry and four fold batteries. On the previous Wednesday morning the sharp shooters of the enemy opened fire, in connection with artillery, on our left. The firing continued throughout the day. On Thursday and Friday the battle continued, but it was little more than an artillery duel, with occasional engagements between ekiriniehera. Tlieie was but litile loss on our side. During Fri day the enemy's gunboats opened a tremendous fire on Fort Donelson, which was continued throughout the day without interruption. On Saturday morning the Confederate army was ordered out at three o'clock A. M., and formed in line of battle. The fight which resulted continued from centre to left, and soon became general. The contest was a desperate one, but we captured seven or eight cannon, and from two to three hundred prisoners; the latter were not recaptured. Our moose continued throughout the day uninter ruptedly. One of the enemy who was a prisoner said that the Federal force was 50,000, and had been rein forced 30,000, making fully 80,000. On the strength of this report, Brigadier General Buckner raised a white flag and proposed terms of capitulation. As the firing was resumed by the enemy. it was supposed that the terms were not accepted. Our loss in killed was from 300 to 400, and our wounded from 1,200 to 1,500. These were removed to Dover. Tho Confederates were commanded by Brigadier Generals Pillow, Floyd, Buckner, and Bushrod Johnson, all of whom behaved with the greatest gallantry and coolness. The reported capture of 15,000 prisoners is be lieved to be greatly exaggerated, as stragglers in squads, companies and battalions, escaped during Saturday night, under the cover of darkness. In this way nearly two-thirds of Floyd's brigade eseePed, Glen. Buckner is also reported to have escaped, but the safety of Generals Pillow and B. Johnson is not definitely known. The enemy fought very desperately. Snow was on the ground to the depth of three inches, and icy sleet was falling during the bat tle. Lieut. D. (our informant) was wounded on Sa turday afternoon. In company C, of the Four teenth Mississippi, there were 17 killed and. wound ed. The captain of the company was safe. An Interview with. the Mayer of Eden• tots, N. C. A correspondent of the Petersburg Express writes as follows: I had an interview with the mayor of Edenton late yesterday afternoon, who left Edenton early yesterday morning. As has been reported, not a Yankee soldier remained in Edenton, and not a gunboat could be seen on Albemarle Sound. He thinks the enemy have gone round toward Wash ington or Newbein , but in this opinion I do not co incide. A large fleet is reported in Hampton Roads, and the next move will probably be on the /lame mond river, or in the vicinity of Smithfield. This has already been foreshadowed in the correspond ence of the New York Herald from Fortress Monroe. Mayor Hall informed me that he was at Edenton at the landing of the Foderals, and met the gun boats at the wharf. In answer to his inquiry as to the - bourse they intended to pursue, he was told that private citizens and private property would be re. spected, but armed men, commissary stores and arms of every kind, would be seized. When they commenced rolling in the bales of cotton he inquired if that was not private privcrty, end nu answered that cotton was contraband, and would be seized everywhere. He says a large crowd of negroes ga thered on the wharf, and the captain of the gun boatecommanded them to disperse immediately, or ho would open fire upon them. The darkies scat tered in every direction, tremendously frightened. It is rumored that all the ptisoners taken at Roanoke Island will be released on parole, and as the orew of one of Com. Lynoh's vessels captured have arrived in Norfolk on parole, there seems to be some foundation for the rumor. About forty of the escaped soldiers, belonging to Col. Jordan's North Carolina regiment, arrived here on Saturday afternoon for Norfolk. It seems that but two of Colonel Jordan's companies were in the engagement, and they fought well. The other companies, except Capt. Godwin's, were held in reserve until the surrender was ordered. The Mtn-- ponies commanded by Captains Knight and Lee were in the fight. Whistling to Keep up its Courage. The Richmond Dispatch, of Friday, says : "We again reiterate what we have a hundred times said, that the subjugation of the South is im possible, and we would hold the same conviction if every Southern city in the Mississippi valley and on the Atlantic seaboard were in Yankee hands. The South is an agricultural people, not dependent Upon its cities, and its vitality and strength would be untouched if each of them should fall at once into Yankee hands, or be swallowed up by an earth quake. We are not quite sure but that if the Go vernment should take the proper precautions to re move the munitions of war from its cities, and to keep the public stores from falling into the enemy's hands. it would even so much as weaken, in any considerable degree, its military operations, if the enemy should be permitted to aeize and occupy a dozen of these imagined centres of trade and power, the cilia of the South, not one of which, happily, has any more influence on the power, prospenty, and the morals of the country, than a wart on the face of a giant. * We would simply say, in these the darkest hours of Southern fortunes, if the men of the South should fail bere t we would place her Rag and her cause in the heads af her women, and feel sure that they would never yield in battling for their dear native land until they yielded life itself. If they could not avenge our quarrel with their gentle hands, they would teach their children and their chil dren's children to suck in rebellion with their mother's milk, and avenge their mother's Cause. The sons and brothers of such women cannot be subjugated, nor can they be even overrun, if the Government is as wise and energetic as the people are brave and resolved." MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS. Latest News front the Burnside Expe- dition. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 24.—The steamer iw timtoret which left here several days since with am munition for the Burnside Expedition, returned from Hatteras Inlet at noon to-day, having left yesterday afternoon. The news is not of special in. terost, The burning of Winton is confirmed. The Ninth New York Regiment bad made an expedition up the Chowan river with three gunboats, but, having found the enemy in fall force, returned without making an attack, Among the passengers by the Baltimore is Chas. Henry Foster, who was yesterday reported killed, by the rebel papers, at Winton. The election ordered by the Provisional Govern ment of North Carolina to take place on Saturday, resulted, as far as the returns had been reeeived, in the re• election of Mr. Foster. The ordinance of the Convention was also ratified. The object of the expedition of the Ninth New York Regiment was to destroy the railroad bridges on the Baekwater and Chowen rivers. The enemy was discovered in large force at Winton, and no landing was made. The rebels tired at our gunboats, and in retalia tion the town was shelled. The greater part of the expedition was still at 119alleke Island ! and Gen. 'Williams' brigade at Hatteras had received orders to proceed there. The steamer S. R. Spaulding left Roanoke Island on Friday, for Elizabeth City, with the prisoners taken by Gen. Burneido, They were paroled for exchange. The' Spaulding had left Roanoke Island for Fortress Monroe, and will be duo here to-morrow. From Fortress Monroe FORTRESS Mormon, Feb. 24.—Captain Howard's battery went to Newport News to-day. The United States steamer Mississippe, from Boston, arrived about noon to-day. A lire brake out is the eld htiWing, Coenialed by the negroes, opposite the hotel, about half past 4 o'clock this afternoon. All the buildings were en tirely destroyed. They were of little value, and the loss is probably covered by insurance. - The laying of the telegraph cubic was progress ing satisfactorily at the last accounts. Rebuilding of the Ganley Bridge. The Gauley bridge, burnt by the rebel General Wise. has been rebuilt by Captain E. P. Fitch, the brigade quartermaster sal:totted to the stair of General CUE. The work has been executed by a Philadelphia firm. Tho bridge was construeted in twenty-three working days from the date of making the contract, and was open for travel on the first day of this month. This bridge is about five bigt dred and eighty•fivo feet long, ten feet in width, divided into three spans . The main sustaining parts are one and one-quarter inch wire ropes. The roadway is of wood, and so ingeniously braced that detaohments of cavalry ride over it at a charge, producing . no more, or in feet not as mush, vibration as is induced, under similar circum stances, on a thorough truss bridge. The Names pf the Released Prisoners. The following is .ft Correct Fat of the names of the prisoners released blt the rebels on the 23t1 inst., and whose arrival in Bal,qmoro we chronicled yester day. It will ho seen that a large number of them are Pennsylvanians. We do not know when they will arrive in Philadelph.'a, as they have gone to Washington to obtain their pay and furlough : CAL Milton Cosgswell, Forty-sceotal N.Y.Yobluteere. Col. W. It. Lee, Twentieth Mass echusette. Col. A. M. Wood, Fourteenth N. V. State Militia. Major P.. 1. Revere, Twentieth Almanchusette. Surgeon F.. 11. R. Revere, Twentieth Mitisschintitte. Capt. henry Bowman, Co. C, Fifteenth Alassachastra. Capt. Francis J. Keller, Co. A, First California. Cunt. G. %V. Itoekwood, Co. A, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Capt. B. Williams, Co. El, Twelfth Indiana. Lieut. C. F. Freeman, Co F, First Lieut. J. E. Green, Co. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Lieut. Wm. C. Harris, Co. IJ, First Califoruia. Lieut. 11. F. Hancock-, CO. J, Nineteenth Indiana. Lieut. C. B. Halt, Cu. C, First Indiana, W. lb Morrill, ticidenant Engineers, U. S. Army. Lieut. B. B. Vassal, Co. B, Fifteenth 111assachutietts. Lieut. Geo. It. Wallace, Co. N, Forty-second N. Y. Vol's. Ashby Horne, United States navy. Artigan L., Co. C, Thirty fifth New York. Ayres John, Cu. A, First New York. Alger W. A., co. D, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Andrews W. 11., Co. I), Fifteenth Illeseaehiteette. Baxter 11. N., quartermaster United States navy. Strewn G A., Co. A, First California. Bendel Israel, Co. C, First California. Burrows Joseph, Co. 0, First California. Bradley W., Co. N, First California. Black John, Co I', First California. Slur J. S., Co. P, First Californiu. Burrows Rhoades , schooner Ravel'. Bailey Janice, sailor s United States navy. Hauer Augustus, Co. 11. Forty-second New York. Barrett Daniel, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Burns Isaac, corporal Co. F, Third Penna. cavalry. 1 13 3 o e u r P J h . i ft li P .; li V er o ge k a ' n i t i C i o r . d ll l ;, e n Tli " Tr i d v a sP n e i ll 'i n e r e ' a ir Va Y fry, Nina E W., Co. It, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Bonney J. A., corporal, Co. 0, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Bainehard 111. S., Co. C., Fifteenth Massachusetts. Bartlett C. IL, Co. F, Fifteenth Masealmeetta. Belcher W. A., Co. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Bonner J., Co. CI, Fifteenth Massachneetts. Ball L. D., Co. G, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Rail John, United 5W062 , 1000% Brine L., Ca. D, Twsiitistl. Now York. Brown W. 11., Co. D, Twenty -fifth Ohio. Coresn J. W., Co. A, First California.. Cochran G. W , Co. A, First California. Chile J. F., Co. A, First California. Callilay E. A., Co. A, First California. Clapp J. E., Co. N, First California. Cramer Anthony, Co. M, First California. Curtis Stephen, Co. P, First California. Cressy David, sailor, schooner Statesman. Cony don George, Co C, Ninth Indiana. Cathcart James, Co. C, Ninth Indiana. Clapp G. S., United States Navy. Canine L. H.. Co. C., First Virgl6lA6Wralr7, Campbell John, Co. C, Fit st Virginia cavalry. Cron= Win., Co. D, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Carter H. 8., Co. D, Ninth Virginia. Cobb Calvin, United States Navy. Church W., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Collins M., Co. E, Forty-second New York. Grimier A., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Cal ill Pahick, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Cooney Patrick, corpotal Co F, Thirtieth Now York. Cornier D., Co. E, Thirtieth New York. Cummings J., Co. E, Thirtieth New York. Case Alonzo, Co. E, Thirtieth New York. Carr Frank, Co. 111, 'Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Kelley Francis, Co. E, Forty-second Sew York. Cooper B. It., Co. 0, Fifteenth Matieachusetta. Cobb Daniel, Co. E, Fit !abut], Massachusetts. Constuieg,s L. M., Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Cassidy Thom. Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Clapp H. H., Co. 7, Fifteenth Maesachuattts. Clark W., Co. F, Thirtieth Ohio. Chapman A., Co. 11, Ninth Indiana. Dantield C. J , Co. P, First California. Dewey Ensile, sailor, schooner Statesman. Dickens John, Co. D. Eighth Virginia. Doninan J., Co. C, Forty-second Now York. Dougherty .1.11. Co. C, Forty-second New York. Moan S., Co. If:, Forty-second Now York. Donnelly Arthur, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Donohue Thomas, Co. 111. Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Diehl Henry, Co. K, DeNaln, New York. Donohue Mike, Co. F, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Dougherty William, Co. DI, Third Pelmsylvania Booths Besnard, Co. F, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Dockam Thomas F, Co. E, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Dorson IL it., CO. D, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Duffy James, Co. E, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Davis George P., Co. E, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Doane E, Co. I'', Fifteenth Massachusetts. Davis George, corporal, C 9, G, Fifteenth Massachusetts. bop Fred., Go. B, Second Virginia. Edgar J. AL, Co. C, First California. Eibrnige John, schooner Itocella. Earlea David, Co. A, Ninth Eisa John LI., Co. 0, Twentieth New York. Eckeraloy John, Co E, Fifteenth Masaischusetts. Earle David, Co. C, Second New York State Militia. Ernest William, Co. C, Forty-fifth Pennsylvania. Frank Henry, corporal, Co. N, Fist California. Fagans Sanford, sailor, schooner itosella. Fox D. 8., United States Navy. Frank Marcellus, Co. K, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Fuller 11., sergeant, Co. K, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Fagan. T. F., sergeant, Co. C, Forty -met nd N. Y. V. Frazier P., Co. 8.. TIM tieth New York Volunteers. Flynn L. C., Co. C, Thirteenth Indiana. Fold A., corporal, Co. AI., Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Fuller J. C., Co. F, Twenty-fifth Ohio. Fuller IL, Co. D, Fifteenth Massachuattts. Ford W. H., corporal. to. D, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Fitzsimmons A., co. A, Fifteenth Maseachattettst. Foster A. H., corporal, Co_ F, Fifteenth Misused:Lusatia, Frank Fred., Co. E, Fifth Ohio. Fagan E., Co. E, First California. Groux J. 8., CO. D, Finn California. Gill Adam, Co. G, First California. Grumley H. 0., Co. H, First California. Gosling Henry, Co. L, First California. Gordon Joseph, Co. A, k wet caill'Ortlitt, Gilbu E, Co. v, i'irst California. Grant J. L., Co. D, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Garrote John, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Mile John, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Gray John, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Gilchrist 11, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Sa er n r mn ill a j ge ' Cl o ias T .:c l o . r o po rtl ral, Pe C L' o h . a li N ,riftee lro n rk th Mass. Greenwood H., Co. C, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Groh 'Henry, Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Humes Wm. 8., Co. C, First California. Huley Co. N, First California. Bairns J., Co. First California. Eat a., co. is, First California. Hooley Sam., Co. It, First California. Bare Pat., Co. 13, First California. Rafferty Stephen,Co. 11, First California. Harris W., Co. I, First California. Hibbs G. W., Co. A, First California. Horton Josiah, sailor, schooner Rocella, Hersebtead C., schooner Itoceita, Hewitt Franklin, Co. D, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Boweth John, Co. E, Thirty -ninth Illiuois. Hinkel Jas. W., Co. A, Fourth Ohio. Houston S. W., U. S. N. By de George, Co. C, Forty-second Now York Volunteers.. Becker J., Co. C, Forty-second New lock Volunteers, Ilankint M., Co. C., Forty-second NOW York YoLuntaers, Beicruopp A., Co. K, Forty.aecortil New York. Hicks E., Co. C, Forty-eecond New York. umphreys M., Co. F, Third Pet usylvania Cavalry. Bub]er Oliver, Co. E, Twelfth Indiana. Ball Isaac, Co. K. Twelfth Indiana. flair John, Co. A, First Now York. Bought/m.11., CO. 11, Fifteenth Massachusette, Henry H., Co. D, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Roemer G. C., Co. B. Fifteenth Massachusetts. Howard N. 13., Co. B, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Holman W. W., Co. B, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Hodgkins Samuel, corporal, Co. C, Fifteenth Mafia. Hamilton .1. A., Co. C, Fifitungl NitralaellUSOltS, Meath S. it., Co. C, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Howard J., Co. G, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Hill C. L., Co. C, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Healy Patrick, Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Holland J., Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Rollistr A., Co. E, Thirtieth New York. Hendereon B. Co. H. Twenty-tided Ohio. McCuinsey, Joshua, citizen of Pennsylvania. Hall James, Co. F, Fluid Virginia. Johnson Ben., Co. F, First Pennsylvania cavalry. Irving W., Co. I, Fourth Ohio. Jameson W., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Irving Joseph, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Jackson Jane, Co. K, Fleet New 'York. Jaquith A. S., CO. C, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Kilpatrick W. ' •Cio. L, First California. Kock Jas. 8., Co. L, First Gatifornia. Kohlhuud Geo., Co. L, First California. Kuhn F., Co. E, Forty-second Now York. Molloy Jas., Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Lester Robt.„ CO. D, First California. Lacoy J. L., Co.D., Thirty-ninth Illinois. MEM). Thomas, Co. D, Thirty-ninth Illinois. Lyon Nathaniel, Co. 11, Fourteenth N. I. S. M. Livermore E. S., Co. 0, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Lewis George W, Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. ' Myers George W., corporal, Co. A. First California .. Morris W. 1, co. It, First California, Molloch W, Co. C, First California. MI ere George B, Co. L, First California. Mayers W., Co. A, First California. McKay Thomas, Co. L. First California. Mullen George, Co. B, First California. McKeever A., sailor, Elseime. 3 1 agr n u gl ri9F9rt r l99lriifm Icii iin .; IS, second Pennsylvania. Martyri John, Co. D, Thirty ninth Illinois. McCauley F. S., Co. B, Thirty-uinth Illinois. Mellen Thomas, United States Navy. • Moore. James, Co. C, Forty-second New York. kladouager IL, Co. C, Forty. second New York. MeNulley .10, ooiposal, Co, k, Forty-second New York. Ma lan P., Co. E, Forty-second New York. McManus P., Co. K, Forty.second New York. McLaughlin J., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Idnrphy T., Co. E, Forty. second New York. McGaverJ., Co. K, Forty- second Now York. McCabe 0., Co. E, Forty-second Now York. 19eDotiough M Co. E, Forty-second Now York, McCabe Jae., Co. K, Forty-second New York. PlcKenney John, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Moriarty John, Co. C, Forty-second New York. May W. 8., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Marlow L., Co. B, Twentieth New York. McCormick W., Co. I, Twentieth New York. Illorrieon Jatuee, Co. K, Twentieth New York. Morris L., teamster, Twentieth New York. McCauley, Dan, Co. H, Fourteenth New York. BlcLinden James, Co. F, Thirtieth Pennsylvania. McFarland A., Co. F, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. McGuire J. F., Co. F, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. MeGahey Pat, Co. K, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Morse C. G., Co. A, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Moynihan T. J., Co. .10, Fifteenth llisseaelmeetlse Maim G. 0., Co. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Moodey J. L., Co. B. Fifteenth Massachusetts. Maley John, Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Morris J., doctor, Ninth Virginia. Mclntire 0., Co. E, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Meliirahan J., Co. F, Thirtieth Ohio. M . ,„ 91 2, 91399 ,9 11 P., Co. C, 5e99114 Ne'd York Matt Militias McClure W. A., Co. I, Virginia cavalry. Blahmer L. H., Co. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Neil Charles M, Co. M, First California. Noyes Leonard, passenger, schooner RoceUct. Nickerson A. M., mate, schooner Elsinore. Nye J. /11, sailor , schooner Elsinore. Neil Charles, Co, N, Thirtieth Indiana. Nash E. 11., United States Navy. Nash James It., United States Navy. Nichold John, So. C., Second N. Y. S. M. NV.IIIIBII Alexander, Co. F, First Virginia cavalry. Nichols W. 11., Co. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Negns V„ Co. I, Fifteenth Biasocimote. Oitter Nicharti, sergeant, Co. C, Tuirteenth Indian s Ormsby W. 11. IL, Co, F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. O'Connor Thomas, Co I, Fifteenth Maesachusetta. Perkins John, Co. N, First California, Paynter I, Co. P, First California. Parker N. 1., Co. A, First California. Price 9. J., Co. P, First California, Price Mike, Co. K. Thirty-ninth Illinois. Peters L , Co. C, Forty-second New York. Pegram 8., Co. K, Forty-second New York. Porter W., Co. G, Thirtieth Now York. Pecks Wm., Co. G, Thirtieth New York. Parson J. A., Co. M, This 4 roppsylyania efiNlifFs FLilippe John, Co, F, Third renusylvania croalrY. Piper Charles, Co. N, Third Pennsylvania cswalry. Pryor J. K., Co. Id, Twenty.eighth Penne/Iv/Milk: Peacock Adam, Co. K, Fifteenth eliweactaeotta. Pryor J. K. Ca. F, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Preston It., Co. F, Fifteenth Masaachusetts. _ Plainer W . g,) co I, rifternth bitiesitAlleetkh. Pinner W., 'Co. N, First California. Begeris John, Co. A, First Californix Baybold R. P., Co. A, First Canto:oda. Reed John L., Co. I, First California. Russell .11,1111 H., Co. 13, First California. EvontereW., Co. P, First CaMarais. Bedding IL W.. sergeant, Co.. 1.. lAA.% ladlowa. Ray B. T., Co. 13, Ninth Virginia. Bay T.. Co. B, Ninth Virginia. Riley P., Co. 0, Forty-second New York. Bowir.nd W.A. Co. K, Thirtoenth New York. Co. K, Thirteenth New York. Ifrdirr Geo., Co. H. Fourteenth New York Btate Militia 'Robbins 8. G., Co E, Twelfth Irinilenn. , Richards Robt., corporal, Co. E, Twelfth hid/ann. Randolph Lott, Co, 3, Thirteenth Itltana. TWO C ENTS. Bugg Jacob, Co. A, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Itochwood C. A., Co. G. Fifteenth Massachusetts. Thwack N., Co I, Filteenth Massachusetts. Stackhouse Thee,, Co. A, First CaMorn's,. Stokes John, CO. D, First California. Smith Samuel, Co. 11, First California. Schomacher Wm., corporal, Co. L, First California. Belieban J. C., Co. I', First California. Seymour Joseph, Co: I', First California. Sullivan Joseph, CO. P, First California. Smith N. F., sailor, brig Elsinore. SteWilful E.. Co. K, Thirty-Math IBMS. Sommerville Thomas, Co. C, Forty second New York. Sullivan It., Co. if, Forty•second New York. Schlessenger A., Co K, Forty-second New York. Smith Charles, Co. C, Forty-second New York. Schultz Fred., Co. C, Forty-second New York. Strnpy W., Co. C, Forty•second Now York. Smith fie CO, I; Thirtieth 1.104 York. Staunton Cole, E, Thirtieth Now York. Stale .3., Co. K, Thirtieth New York. Stickles 11. J., Ca K,Thirtieth New York. Staffotil 11., Co. 0, ' dria th New York. Stout It. S., Co. C, Thirtetidli Indi'3llll. Sier,:lo,oD Nta, Co. Y, Third Penns2lvania cavalry, Nlieppitril Sam, Co. 1), 1 3 1.14.11 , ,,,,,,.iirmi1ia cavalry - . Sheet an Palk, Co. Id... Third Prunsy Irania cavalry. Schweiger Aug , Co. Third PenneyMtnitt cavalry. Smith A. F., Co. I), Fineenth Massuchratitts. Slayton, A. N., Co. fe, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Stevens JAR CO. I. Fifteenth MaJsachumutte. Sazdhack Joseph. Co. I, Pitteenth alassacivrisette. lichilimn 1...., Co. A, First California, Sifts T. J., Go. A, Ninth Yirgfaia. Schweiger Geo., Co. N, First:California: Stout J. R., Co. N, Twenty-seventh NOW Yo:t Kurtz L. I'., citizen of Pennsylvania. Ilicianson 8., Co. C, Forty-second Now York. Thuttroan Chas., corporal, Co. Ki,•De Kalb, Ncmr. York. Taylor J., Co. D, Fifteenth Massachusetts, Thorny.. J. co. B, Fifteenth liltuisachusettes Thayer It., Co. I, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Tenney C. A., Co C, Fifteenth Massachusetts. Thayer C. F., Co. P,-Twenty.fifth Ohio. Stone Henry, Co. Second Kentucky. Yandetzee G. 8., corporal, Co. I, Thirtieth N. Y. Vsks:• Wellman H. A Co.-li, First California. Wallace Joseph, Cu. Gk Fiat California. Wallin B. F., Co. th Filet California. Weiugsrtner V, Co. N, Wartenby W. IL, Co N, First California: Week J. M., Co. N, First California: Whittitnore P. 8., United States navy. Wallace W. 8., United States navy. Waite M. F.., Co. D, Thirty-ninth illmois. Walls NelEOn, CO, D, Thirtl - lliuth IHinUiei Washburn A. 13 - ., sailor, brig Elsinore. Wighard C., Co. C, Forty-second New York Volunteers. West Peter, Co. K, Forty-second Now York Volunteers. Wallace W., Co. K, Forty-second New York-Volunteers: Wright Thos., Co. C, Forty-secotil Now York. Whorl.. G., Co. it, liartieth New York. White Mr P,, corporal, Co, B, Thirtieth New York. wheeler It., Co. 13, Thirtieth Now York. Wright B. W., Co. E, Thirtieth Nosy York. Willie Joseph, Co. DJ, Third Penuaylvania cavalry. Wing Jae., corporal, Co. In, Third tennsylvania cavalry. Wri.ht Robt., Co. G, Third Pennsylvania cavalry, Wescott IL S. corporal, Co. .18, Twelfth Incliurm Wheelsr Ceo„ Co A, eeverith New York, Williams Augustus Co. IVl,z aenty- eighth Pennsylvania,. Wl:juin:me H. F ;Co. B, Fiftera.th Massachusetts. Wilder C. U., Co. A, Fifteenth 111aoaclitisetts: Walker Geo., Co. 1, Fifteenth blatisachusetts.- Williams T. W., Co. s', Thirtieth Ohio. liZOBOES: Fr.J. 1'0.4 Wasbingcon, D. C. Chas. Dobson, Fairfax - , Ya. Aug. Brown, Washington, D. C. nat. liallowity, Pr,vidence, B. L 'Wasley iiryali t Baltimore, Ind. J. It Edwards, Baltimore, Md. Stephen JOIILIEOLI, Liverpool. Bog. Joi.n Jackson, London, Canada. Thog.l?.rown,LlAß, Va. John Ithodee, Fairfax county. Va. Comprising a total of 347 officers and•privates, and 10 negroes. When will the Army of the Potomac Move 1 The WashiegiOn correspondent of the Now York World tries, in the following manner, to solve this problem If the evacuation story be true, it is granted that we must move at once, mud or no mud, or General McClellan wins no great battle in the field, gives the enemy no dramatic coup.* grace. And chile Are ihtilcations of such a movement, Thursday's reconnoissance of Occoquan creek, up which stream the Stepping &owes proceeded four miles, has a bearing upon an important part of the pro gramme. It is generally understood that the larger portion of the hundred thousand men whom McClellan will advance will crowd the Oseequan and force their way by the left of the main rebel position to the broad Prince William county plains. These lie south of and not far distant from the neighborhood of .Brentsville and Manassas Junction. Some years ago hew Jersey colonists settled thereabout, of whont. many !awe taken the rebel oath of allegiance, others have escaped to parts unknown, and a few not long since offered their services to Gen. McClellan. With the aid of these refugeee,lan accurate knowledge of- a re gion which bids fair to • become historic has-been obtained. Maps have been prepared showing every thicket and turnpike, and it is certain that if a battle should chance to be fought there it would partake of more characteristics of a Eu ropean field engagement than have appertained to any former contest during_ this war. rift is also certain that if an army is thrown across the 00cogilan, as intimated, the rebels Mg leave their Manassas strongholds, turn about and give battle, or be captured eat masse. The same result would follow whether our forces move straight for the Brentsville region or keep near the river bank until reaching Acquia Creek, and then strike for Warrenton Junction. If the latter course should be pursued, a flotilla of gtinhoats and transports will probably accompany and keep pace with the-land eoinmn—advantages being thus secured similar to those displayed in the concerted Kentucky move ments of Foote and Grant. What to do with the Prisoners, The Louisville Journal is opposed to the release of the Fort Doneleen prisoners on their parole or the oath of allegiance. It says that they would utterly disregard the oaqi. They have already committed treason, and to. this they would readily add the OM of breaking a new oath. General Buckner, as head of " the Sts Guard, in order to keep the Guard full, indoctrinated the members with the belief that they could take the required oath and violate it at will. This oath was to sup port the Constitution of Kentucky and the Consti tution of the United SfAte§. iL Instructed them that such an oath was of no force, and then, at a moment's warning, the Guard went over to the rebels, deriding the Galt which it had professed to take as binding. GENERAL HALLECK '8 DEPARTMENT. The Destruction of the Tennessee Iron ‘Vortis—Commodore Foote Hunting for Rebel Camps. The Fort Donelson correspondent of the chime Post, writing under date of February 19th, says : Sunday evening about four o'clock, the gunboat St. Louis proceedod up the river towards Clarks. vine on a reconnoitring expedition. Commodore Foote had heard that there was &rebel encampment a few miles up the river, and he moluded to fowl out its locality and shell the rebels out. But, after proceeding five or six miles and questioning every person discovered on the shore. the conclusion was reached that if any encampment had existed, the occupants bad taken to their heels to follow tho for tunes of the vanishing foot-pad Floyd. THE TENNESSEE IRON WORKS Six miles above Dover, the St. Louis came in sight of the Tennessee Iron Werke, an extensive establishment, owned by John Bell, Mr. Lewis l and:' blr YANA. Not a parson was in sight, and to ASIAN thin if anybody was at home, a shell was thrown at high elevation, and burst directly over the ostab-. lithnient, too high to do any damage. It had the desired effect; the workmen streamed out of their. hive like a swarm of bees. It having been report ed that the mill bad been engaged extensively In the manufacture of iron plates for rebel gun, boats, Officer Johnson, of the St. Louis,. was sent ashore to find the proprietors and inquire about it. He found Mr. Lewis, who at once presented himself as the proprietor, and in re sponse to the officer's inquiries, stated that the - pull bad been occupied lately in the manufaature_ of a good deal of iron of various patterns; but it bad been done for contractors and other individuals, and not directly for the rebel " Government.; , Mr. Lewis was asked if he did not know from.the pattern of the iron that it was for war purposes... e Pldd that a good deal of it had boon mare lion, Widen be supposed was for wagon axles, and a cotaiderable part had been heavy. plates which might be for gunboats. He attempted. no coneealment whatever, and an examination of his boas corroborated his statements, and aim showed ordure far a largo qoahilty of-hoe, of similar descriptions, not yet manufactured. Ile stated that he had been a strongand decided Union man as long as he could be with safety from mobs, which threatened his person and property, and that his associates Mesita. Bell and. Wood, had likewise born, Ho was asked why lie did , not de= cline orders for making war materials, as Mr. Hin man (proprietor of the Cumberland Iron Works, lower down the river) had done, to which his reply, was, that Hinman was in Kentucky, which did not, secede, while he was in Tennessee, and above the fortification of Denelson, which was. erected 44 „May, tbus abutting up the Cumberland river, at the Tennessee line. In view of the fact that the works. had been en-- gaged in making and furnishing materials of war to. the rebels, Commodore Foote considered it hia,duty to disable them, not knowing than that. the Union. lines would so OM embrace thew, and Co river beyond, to Clarksville. He informed M L ewis. that this would be necessary, and also that he must. require him to go on hour& as a prisonw An at, tempt was first made to tlisable the =limy of, the establishment, the desh , e being net to.utterly, destroy the property if it. could be ay.oitiod. Brit the maohatery area so limy that na titeanleotildlte found a confining pow.der sufficient to blow it up. It was,. therefore, set on fire andeonstoned. When Mr. Lewis beheld his property is, flames, ho ex pressed the hope that file private residence would be spared. ” Sir," suld the Commodore, "we eame t~btte &SOON , Of touch any particle of your pro perty which has not been used in the carrying on of this most unnatural war against the Govern ment." A MAN WHO DID NOT BELIEVE THU UNION TROOPS TO BE VANDALS. Mr. Lewis is an educated gentleman, and is at heart a Union man. He speaks freely of the leaders of this accursed rebellion as the greatest of knaves, and warmly expresses the hope that the 'ar may opeedily and, and the good old ensign of the freest nation on earth once more wave peace fully in every State. His family reside in Clarks ville, and, unlike many of his neighbors who fled with their slaves upon hearing of the approach of the Union army, has kept his own quietly at home, is thu full belief, an ha &allures; that thu purple of the war iE not what Southern desperadoes and Northern fools declare it to be—the destruction instead of the preservation of the American Con• stitnnon. A Graphic Description of the Charge of General Smirk's Division. A correspondent of the New York Herald gives the following graphic description of the charge of Gen. Smith's division at the battle of sort Dung eon. The correspondent says: - Capt.lllllyer staked a to And den. drant, who bad not been on the field since half past four o'olook in the morning—it was now near noon. Hillyer met the General coining hawk from thu transports, at.d communicated to hint the feet that Medlar nand had hell attacked' end coi.apollad to fall back, out bad rallied and rt , githied his position. Gen. Grant immediately rode upon the field—it being then half past ono o'e►vck—and them 401111194 THE WAR PRESS. Tag WAR PRINS will be sent to subscribers by (por annum in advance) at,,,,.. ,,., TbCce Civics 4, al Five , 6 gg Ton Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate, thus: 20 copies will cost 021 i au copies will coat 000 and 100 soles slflo. For a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will send to Extra Copy to the hotter-up of the Club. Mr Postmasters are requested to act as Agents far TER WAR PRESS. Its Adyortfoomente Inserted et the usual rates. Bie I.lace toestltute n square. the Elates of the army. A body of from ten to twelve thousand of tho enemy had cut through our right ilamk, and escaped. This was the attack upon b?OClernuid. A galling fire was being kept up upon our loft and centre from heavy siege and field artillery, and our forces were being fast decimated. To remain in this position would surely prove our ruin ; to fall back out of range of the enemy's guns would demoralizer the army, and no oltertiative was left but to hazard everything open a united charge upon the whole enemy's works. Though °Ricers clamored and the men were impatient to make the assault, still the General hesitated., and it was not half past two that the order to assault tho wake was given. Then Captain liillyar rode down to Cieneral smith to communicate the order, whoa the old ou.e.kal l e visage gleamed with . a new light. Said Copal!) Ilillyer : C-eneral Smith, General Grant orders you to assault and take the enemy's works in your front, at all hanirds." "Better late than never, '' said Smith ; " but Ili do it Teri) General Gran, I'll do it !" ton ing tb his teen he said ; " Ouldiers, wo are ordered to take those works by assault Are you ready ?" "Aye, aye, air, ready ! hurrah !" And a shout came from that phalanx of bravo men, such comes only front patriots upon great' occasions. Reedy ! Close ranks! Charge bayoneta! For unrCl /Amble quick ! March t" And march they did in close miler, the advancing brigade looking tnore like a blue porcupine, whit its quills turned forward, thin aught else I can compare it to, night up to the rebel works. Though the enemy kept up an incessant lire from howitzer, field pines and musket, of shells, solid shot and load, still that Xrigado wombed on, nothing daunted, td the ienttny's earthworks, which reached, over it went, ; right into the midst of the butternut colored (~ o vils who bad so savagely welcomed them it taide the entrenchments. When the blue coats a) +peered inside the breastworks,the old ve Men, Oharlea Smith. at their heed, bpapa_ isb.ing his sward and looking for all the world like a dusen regiments of regulars boiled down and quinllleseenced lute one man, the rebels took to their heels and left for the next nee of entrenchments an thong/belie de:o.A or smoother justice of the peso:l9 - mm after them with a warrant for treason. One boys fir:lds:Ws Tq19,7 Ether them as they retreated, then ptcread the stars and stripes upon the walls, gave threytimes rare° elsers when it swelled to the bream, and settled• down for farther orders*: This was turning.point of the fight. When it was discovered thetthe national ensign had been planted wttblll the many'z. entrenchments, Cap.- tains itillyer endlisswiings rode along the lines, and, waving their. swords, announced ic to the de spondent troops' of , rhaClerdand's and Wallace's divisions, who gained seer ommage and rallied to the assault urre the right. Titan a charge wgg made all slung thothereyo lie was forced back to his earth - works, le:wing tile open field to our troops, and securing to Utl'ial easy victory on the morrow. From •Spyingticht, The correspondent of the. 311.-esc•uri Donorra writing from bpringEeld under thou. a Feb. 18, bays TRICE, AtirPEIS'SENVRAL -ORDER TO RETREAT A gentleman, who managed to live in town throughout the troublesome times of the last six months, informs me that during the past six weeks previous to Price's retreat, there tvas not an eve ning but what that gentleman could have been cap• tured and carried to thc.Fetletkl•ltate by one hun dred cavalry, were the latter cognizant of the exact situation of things here. The way iu which the rebel troops were posted, it would be impracticable to bring over twenty•five men to the general's rescue in less than one hour and a half. I have seen the original -order of teneral Price to evacuate the town, The following is a ono 11rAn/leAnTßas G., SPRINOVIEL!), Feb. L 3, 1562. General Order No. 46.1 The commanders ; of • divisions will, instanter and without delay, see their entire commands are roady for movement at a moment's notice, By order of Major tieneral.62 Prim W. E.. , llRtaiD A. A. G. ALMOST.A BATTLE. The stag, hard pressed by.hound and horn, not unfrequently faces his:pursuers,- and makes some show of fight by striking his -fore !oat sharply to earth, and pawing the dirt. Before the WNW comes up, the panting animal takes breath and renews the flight. On Friday Price moved from McCullcch's store, and• at ten o'clock A. M. reached a suitable position on Crane creek, where he determined to give the advancing Federal troops n fight. The !leveret divisieris of his army Ivere posted, and ilicOonald's battery was planted at the foot of a declivity, masked , from observa tion by a turn in the road. Price at the same time, with a strong firm,. made a• detour to the right, along a circuitous. road,datending to strike the main road at a point which'would out off our cavalry from the main body. The prisoners state that Colonel Ellis' cavalry were marching into the trap =et for them, when, observing. from the top of the hill the rebel camp, the four mountain howitzers were fired upon• the latter. The Fede ral advance then immediately fell back upon the ittedy, Price then countermanded his pre. vious orders, and resumed ids March, Soon after, Captain Dickinson and Major Berry plucgod in among the Federal cavalry by mistake, and were taken prisoners. The capture of no man in the robe/To:my, wept Pries himself, could have given oilmen more sa tisfaction than the taking of Freeman. liis boldness, activity, and exploits curing the past season have kept his name quite prominent as among the most active of the guerilla chiefs. Freeman has a bull d% exprefeion of countenance, and anoratt, deter= minatitn, and tenacity of purpose, teent,tobe among the prominent characteristics of his mind. Ile un derstands perfectly the position in which he caa perform the most effective service for the rebel sauce. Asa scout and a leader of an inciepen dont command ho , fools hie efficiency, hut ho mite that the moment ho was joined•with the army he was nowhere. Ilia peculiar qualities bad no field for exercise. lie said.this fact was- illustrated in the way he was captured. When acting at the head of his band in Texas county, he eluded all attempts to elligellefal him, Thtough his scouts he obtained early information of any contemplated movement against him from Rolla. lie thought that Captain Wood was a good match for hiss, Un derstood his style of warfaie, but he had no fears of being taken in a country where ho knew every road and bye•path. But, on •Friday hist, bu *TS taken Very easily, Ho rode back towards the rear of the army in search of a mule, and supposing that he was still within his pickets, met, instead, our advance. At this time he is quite cer tain he might have passed along as a Union, man, undisturbed ; but in answer. to the first question asked, he Said t ti Gentleibeb, I give up; t see I am in the wrong pew." When captured, it was a long time before his captors knew the station of their prisoner. Freeman seeing no offices, and thinking he might be ill-treated until ho got into the right hands,- said he. was a lieutenant.. When Captaili Mohiginnery came up he delivered , up his pistol to the latter, and gave his name. ht thrill of exultation was manifetted.. slung the lino as the news spread of the colonel's-capture. lle rays ho has been kindly treated since his capture. CAPTAIN.DICKINSON This officer was Price's chief engineer , and is gentleman of more than ordinary intelligence. lie says that the "Southern" 'army is not armed nor disciplined to act upon.tha open plain, where our arms could reach them n a long distance, before the shottfuns susld. da isffse.ties satolltitia, Tb was Price a policy to select a battle field where our cavalry could not act, and where our manes of in fantry were constrained.tetome in close proximity, thus making the. shot more effective, in some re apeets, than the. Minis rifle. The ob!eet was gained, as welt if. an enemy wore disabled es when killed. It was, not brmsual to find that a single discharge from a. shot-gun has disabled from three to.five of the.eneney,.and placed them hora. de com bat. Give these men. their own way, place arms in their bands which they have been used to from childhood, and. lot them take a ficsillen behind trees, which are a natural litsastwor4,had their will do. effective fighting. Gen..llloGleramisd's Order of the Day. HEADQUA&TERS FIRST D:VISION, Fort Donelson, Feb. 18, 1862. FIRLD , ODER ii(b NA' Officers- and, men of the First Division or the Ad- vanes, Borces : You have eontinnally . led the way, in tke valley of. the Lower lifisskAppi, the Tonnessoo and the Cumberland. Yon have carried• tho nog of the 'Linton farther , South than ogy. direr ! m a b r ow marching from the interior toward the.seaboard I Iteing.tho first division to onter,Bort hienry, you also i.,ursuod the enemy for miles, capturing from him in hiallight six field pietas, many of his stand ards and ilflgS, a number of pzi3oners, and a groat quantity of military stores. Allowing the enemy to thia place, you wore the fast to encounter him outsidenf his entrenchments and to drive him within them. Pursuing year advantage, the nest day, being on ths right, you advan and, upon his lines, in the face oil his works and h5.49:19g1 434 for the time ellenced Abeam The nest day, skirmirhing all• sltmg his left, you daringly tharged upon„ his. redouots under a deadly file of grape and canister, and were only nresvented from taking_thour by natural obstaoles and the szeumulated :names. whioh were hurried Soneard to defend them. Mtio zest day yen„ extended your right in the facie of newlyeroated battorles quito to tho Cum berland, thus helmet - bag hie works for nearly two The next day, after standing under arms for two days and nights, amid driving storms of snow and ram, and pitteb.ad by the enemy advance& in force to open the way to his escape. By his pwsi confession, formed in a column of ten successive re giments he concentrated his attaok upon a single point. Yoh repulsed him repeatedly from seven o'clock to eleven o'clock A. M. often driving back his formidable odds. Thus, after three days' fighting, when your am munition was exhausted, you fell back until it came up, and re-formed a second line in his face. Supported by fresh troops, under thalead of a brave and able dicer, the enemy wag again driven bacl, and, by a combined advance fronl, all sideS, was finally defeated. Hie unconditional surrender the next day oonsunamated the victory,. Undiverted by any other attack for near four hours from any other part 9f mir lia4s , Site grimy was left to concentrate his attaok, with_ superior numbers upon yours. Thug, mobil, !yea wore engaged for a longer time than any other ut our forces, you were subSected to much greater leas. The imitle-field testifies to your valor and eon stancy. Even the Inegmmigliz of t4e; enemy Ac cords to you an unsurpassed heroism., andnn enviable. and brilliant share in the hardest fought-battle and most. decisive victory ever limed and won on the. American Continent. Your trophies speak fie:, themselves ; they con, slat of many thousand prisoners, forty Om, cr cannon, and exiting'so 'Ragan - nos of all kinds 9r o rdnance, quartermaster's and commiesery stoves. The death-knell of rebellion is sounded, an army has been annihilated, and the way to Nashville and Memphis is opened. This momentous fret should, OP it will, montage you to poroovoruut the path of glory. At Mtn; alleviate _your diatross for yew brave comrades who have fallen or been wounded. It will mitigate the grief of bertuived wives and mourning parents and kindred. It will be your claim to a plane in the affections of your country , men, and upon e. lalesoneftaka g iii4Oty• By order of Brig. Gen. McCLenstann. Commandina. A. Fenivanra, Qapt, ape 40; Rhifif of 845. $2.01 a.oi 5.0• 12.00