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Navy Department wdl, uutil the 24Ch of March
Iceive propositions for the complete construction
-merit of iron- clad vessels for river, harbor, and
<seels, with the except= of those for the !Kis
river •and its tributanes, will be propelled by
those for the Mississippi river a.Col tributaries
be propelled by pedele-wboebs. Tne 1:11111.1 will be
• wholly of iron (which would be preferred) or of
wood combined, as the projectors may consider
liftable for the 04 , cl of:orZeoa, bet their ebb a and
nisi be protected with an iron armature sufficient
the heaviest ahot awl attain.
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d and armed, at ...Mob drafts they are to be able
Main a.permanent epee] 01 nine knots per hour in
mat carry eullicieulcunlin the hunkers for
tie steaming at that spend Their armament will
tt of not less than six eleven-inch guns.
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akt coal In the Imukors fur seven days' steaming at
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weed. Thai!' atialiliagli Will Colltliat of ono or two
or twouty-inch guns.
guns of the vessels for harbor and coast defence
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vessel's position.
.propositions must state the number of vessels,
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VOL. 5.-NO. 175.
( )Ijr cithess.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1862.
Future of the British Colonies
Mr. GOLDING Smut, Regius Professor of
Modern history in the University of Oxford—
an office formerly filled by Dr. ARNOLD, of.
Rugby—is so favorably known by his volume
on "Irish Bistory and Irish Character" that
laid - Over falls from his pen is received with
consideration across the water. 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
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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.
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