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ik Washington and brought
—Tii* conical bull (mu-krt, et;,) isimore
l*t*l tiiun th* round ball, more dir*ct, Itera
ting, sod difficult of extinction.
Th» Chicago “Time# - says it in prqbnb’. <-
that tbe fleet at Cairo, with ivbicli it i* iuteu
d»d to attack Colombo.:, Will uot be r«ady
bafor* the let of March. •
—The latMt Northern paper* r*c*iv*d a:
Norfolk frankly acknow! no
and Franc* bar* ackuowifldg<%fn» Somberti
Contadsia y. . 1 i
- Th* New York says ItptJ&fl
Koyal •'rpedition i* to far e military - Vafin re
For this result. Gen.'Shertmin i* to blame firs:
and «ext tb* Yankee administration,
—Tbe State authorities o: North Carolius,
BOtwith lauding til* urgri.t aeed of troops ie
tbi*juncture, have exempt'd truia m.iilarv
service the employee* oi the daily nvw-p.i
pent in that ISufe. * -
Kli/ihelh City in the capital of I’asquo
tauk County, N. C. It i« situated *u the nghi
auk of the I’isqaotauk River, aboutSP miles
South of Norfolk, Va. Its population is about
2,00*. 1 \
—A bill ban been pass«d by both branch.-,
of the Nashville City Council, requiring a .
placetpef business to be cl »s«d at three
elock in the evening, and so ta remain uutii
# I’. M.'
A New Orleans grand jury has found
true bills against som6 sixteen persons ; n tbit:
city for issuing "Shinplusters.” They w*te
erdered to give bond iu the suns of $250 fe:
their appearance wtWu called for.
—Office-seeking in Washington is more of j
disease than *r*r. There are no leas tbrm
eigbteed hundred application* for Artnv f’.\
masters For places in the D -partment, >ae
applications are legion.
j —Federal troops are gathering in force ut
kCairo, making preparation, it is surmised, To:
■ftaod movement Southw ,rd thruitgn West
’lucky. The roll* are now gettii."
trl l '* section I .youel.s not b.i_. ,
.1 !. -It- . I'l p th. M.
San Antonio l.i-s.'' .a- .■ „ IV:
that city na the 1.1 ii Ult.. that th- in
■ki-.s we.e down in i..rp ■ lorce iu the* Gibe
■<- Ken - aim Corns I co ojt es. and ihs sir o.
Hbven pe, sous have been silled and Severn
Bthers m.using., -The report says mnnj dry
reflation* had been comtoi iml. -
—The r *n».lining ves la at the Brooklyi
navy yard, beloDgiug to C unuiodore i’orier
mortal i- et. nil sail in a tew days to th
placo of repd-avous About half of tiio fl.v
has al.-'-tdy been dmpatc.ied thither. It.
mortalr to be used hav- an average w.-.g
ol about 17.ud0 p ,und.i,a J will carry nrlioii
it is staled, a distance u. 2) miles.
All of the sick w>rr to ought from Bowl
ing G'ren, with the exception of some ten oi
fifteen who were too ill to be removed. The.
were well provided tor in every way, and
competent surgeons were Jett in charge ol
the tbe poor fellowa.
—A Federal letter from London. England,
«aya: -John Bull bye spool four
pound*- twenty millions of dollars—to restate
Ma*on and Slidell, and it "may be relied nphr
Ibat be will income wry get the worth of hi.
money. *
Ttu, War llppurtmen!, ha* famed order*
so- the removal of all the prisoners ot Wa
row held in New Orhiaie. Tuscaloosa md iu
South Carolina, to F.tiushtirv, N. C.. wheo '
eomrr. irtlou* and comfo: lable prison-lion* »
have been erected fir their especial aceoin
miidation. The prison there will be undei
the ai pervisiqn oi Major Gibbs, l'rovost Mar
sbal, lor a long while the eorainndunt of lie
Conft Jesuit* States pram at Uichtno.nl.
The Forsyth, G t., “Journal’’ speaks oi
thi p evaiianco of an epidemic among the
horse.- and mules of ih. t section. Several
person, have lost all their b .rses and mules:
the animals appear to be well arid hearty «t
Iwmfctiind next morr.iog are found dead. The
to be blind-staggers.
Is* • lr.-,/
dP-llir
j
■uj3y!^Piw*»a'J ba.-.oi!-;-. - Ir- p ilui.t
on foot in the midst ot hie triiHtj
oidiera. Although they fought with a hero
issu worthy the cause amj the laurels they
hid woo ; they were pre -:-d hack by over
powering nuuibera, and forced, a*, lust, to sur
render tb* walls of the fort. Os tU fi teen
thousand gallant Soiitbione who met the eu
my, only, nine thousand eight hundred wer
lelt to lay down their arms.
•During the engagement, a force wa- knowi
to In- advancing from Bowli.fg wine
w is Supposed t«k|mAa«fueMl X. Sidle * ioi.n
-too tyj: leiustiesAWnts, tor our be:, /guerei
ascertained 11 • i: w
.Gen.
* -* h and D1 w iuii, *"' r '■
■■••n.-wti»... ol nShK two and thre - .hotiKau
1/ouelsoc. Fit low .
menced a on Nashville, au<
: .dti-n within ttMjHfcbt mile/of the city on
■Sunday was of trace seut b :
General a snrrender ol
A- c ty which de.encele-s condidoo
Wr leai n that in tbi^Cir lender tie-re is inoln
-led an immense amcrital ,#1 Confederate Sta;.
-tores— of pounds of M u
| nearly ready to be curku into Bacon..
I General Johiision-thiri retited fr,.m Nash
j viile, |,ui we ure not infoinpd as t u ihe tmm
b-r of troops under bitu the dtrecion i
which lie m trcheii or when; lie is expected'l.
ake his stand. Wo jrill oniy reraprk. tha
'vith the ligtilo before UG he seams to lie va
-y overruled, boh b.-eu sßffripletely. outgene
all* d._, and had better re.ign than iduke
-land Aliy where. Ir hulwtljtlje I iry-.s in !C--ii
lucky th- people hq^JTenW.ol to believe h
had, und they a nr* - ./ w. II |.r..vi»loned if
l ined as he had Been clewed—nod il H„w
■g Green was impregdUbie as has be.
repeatedly .asserted. KcJfcil dofffttnk h «-
.I.*■ ..rv-iuo 1-e. -ww eke . ■ _
f this it not-w. liiwatuioiry Sae*%W^fe|u
*■:uel, it I.o' crimmil ignorance of tue tru.
nhdijio i of all kijfc.
GenerM Hvaafwjlr:l is r< polled to be i.
'ilumbii- wok otM twenty thou-ati.l men. t
. too-ot 'he uivl the vast inter. .:
I slake on and those ot its fend,
tributaries. ftiuati. couutry ' has the tulie.-
eouiiuancu .u n/ttUutary y«ui, tiatl Know ilia
sil lust ceu lie aodhlupliaueu oy .1 Will be no
-uoip.iaueu by ..nu- i. is possiole mat U«n.
.a. soaiiSvou w lit juteuip. tq io.Ui a juuciio.
..itii bi.it-r*l Lfuatireg t.tl, as, .-uJil.a sue vie
u. paae ooiuniblis non leacu aiuuipnin ili.y
.. id scCu.e a l.curbauiy. Ullluee .tie pmpen B ,
Ue.-.ruyetl U.qle übiug, w>: arc lu.oiwen
at.uut f.yvoty u.ii Inni.du- ol Uuilare. wui..
o. bugai and KJolaaset, aud uruer ploutlc
nere. We lioWever, UtnUUvowuei.
would order to- uctiuu. sooner Ilian mu.
it should fall mfo the baud- of the enemy.
That Una news is bud. even awlui. it were
fully to deny. The fall of Fort Doneisou ami
heavy blow, ami lose* lo o
pdWw ol gim importance, if not the key to
iieptrblic. But heavy us tin
blow really i-iMt Is ly aus one untie,
which we muw
< ’i. oMafeontAd iißiyfcaa^MHWßiM
. A ,1 H oJfASA
Tnpr|*yjMfi iipTi)i|f|f
>-jHpi|iib4itsdrsroi#ii#*d. YSSfr:
ufoDbrtieaiin and
* ' witti ilie number
t> liWilmjaßaod th* lirimetae terr:
The ieaaon taugin is
-sit generais ail.- ; ! ttod t *
3»l- d*api»* bltn • - who do not ion
and dimkjnjgjl nkuaptotiug security, whik.
;iii* * n* him —ai»d itiP
v. ur in uo jfepb/ affair. bat t serfou*, eatu
—t»■ invoiviug great con
i' qnem Mir - fij kiiu e and dvuwiuiing of u
■he mg .eJpijißlakt quaiitie* ot'our nature -
courage, Btut, energy, perseyprauce. end.i.
ranee, u Ja*if-M.crißce. Let Ua but put fovtb
these, anflifc* fifti* « close at hand wliea all
w U us.-ay exhibit theuy and we' may bid
aU tba holts tn* deapoM*
aFd*>Wn Up 'l’*n J . i Wet t. Il»e-e
<1- s.j i- . .* . >i
u '• , -a
. ar.o and ... |
Jiag and audita •• it .•
■we .
Kabla, from passenger* on” the
direot from Nashville. G ms. Pillow end
Floyd, finding that further resistance was
useless, eyacurted the fort, and retreated in
-'no'! order. Gen.Jiiickuer, who w.n outside j
using surrounded, cu t bis wav ihrough'- >ii
n-my. anil he and nearly *ll hi.- comm irol
are »a r e. Buckner h m-elf telegraphs tltis to
Nashville. No prisoners have been ciptured
by the Lincolnites excepiing a few that «-,/■
cut off trom the main body.
>t is with unalloyed-gr.videation that w
ire able to announce tint NA-iIIViLLL 11A
N'v)TsBEKS TAKEN. So: , i nm-hi-, G-
Johiision says they can have N.mbvill
whe they have whipped him nod his arint
-nd not before.
K|lhuilSani -Vroic-lug.
The reeent reverses which our arm- hovr
n.-lained. ilHtead of huvi ,g a d.-p-a-si.,g es
led. has h .and chut of ar ,u ,ng our peopltf to
ruu seas* of the n.nubi-r,- and p sd6*t»r of tie
no. of our real daikg-r, atid of draw.ng ua
tie latent enUms asm and patriotism - auiati,
them, it hits caused a revival of prowess >1.
i<3 army, aiti has c.in-'.raiii*,-1 tu.uy wi..
sere oppuieutly .o l.li nen;, to tic aria .#
•oickl-* ou th--ir arutsr aud.repafr *> tue s.,r
•t those-already iu the field. .SoAelbing o
~e sort ». a < naetied to Break the fatal spe|
-.1 security with which we seemed to b
bouu*. . ,
The result is also seen mid felt in the exit
uuiou of patriotic ard .r tu 1 n* -as -of th
war feeling at the great centers ol popui m u,
•larticuUrly, and turn ig i nit tn* c *-i ury gen
'tally. ,T.ic treuii- i I »u- en»- g, *t of our r
eutl esa 100 are -I fall upon us at <*vcr_
"lint ops-i 11 assault, in 1 i'l • g at ugg.
nay be regarded as just about beg.uing.
foe Lincoln goveruui u itc ..a;, ill -,| mut >v
I lor to* do ibie p trp is." of oil -ckiog.the in
crease of toe peace pmy iu -mu N jrtli. an :
..f insuring -upplie* us ut iney from tue bins
.-.s, w ould not longer cm niua tn< iu to a:i ii
tlive lorce. Tn it goveroin :J. also com
nmced its fdrwar-1 inovein ■ it f»r is, ton *
:o!tsi(ierall»;H. uim :!y la w iter, -li i so*
on in svlrteli they .o al.-itic*. ua,
nd overrun us. is aalf g l ie. an l but liiti
me is i.-!,. Ih-in-, aid llie luruo of enlisrtn in '
-, th-- lir.-t Volunterrs it u -arir oat. -It h*
rroueiiiiHly calculated th i; to - , w . tl 1 i *iv
be ii -hi. aud t! w ,m i q,- and dituit to fi,
. -r* p.-i ves (ins. But »'i< *' terwy ,‘wita wh.,j.
or people are I -eking t* >heir country ’* s:»n
‘ar.l prove-how w i u-y'J,-,p i,-jt,. l, hi#
ituliy m sitkuii rh *y will be. Nj #, if
ie coHntrv in I-,:, sh i# if- till- to resp-et -i
--gUt min I -pi- 1 Inc- on 1 i power suoo-ms
illy to mii i a.n it. I'.ig gr.t’.ifykig lo pu,
-,ve by wim is going on i* ii-bouutry tin
'■ is ldily and -lerinmed to triumphantly demon
irate all three.
Tbe Right Talk..
The Richmond correspondent of tifr Char
■ •sum •Mercury," writing iu reference lo
at •bended relaxation of effort ou our pert i
view ot iuterfg-ution bv loroign powers, use
iie language embraced iu tbe annexed rx
-act. \V*e cotnownt ihe lust*paragraph -e
--i«ec#lly its opening renteuce to .the car-fu
itientiou of *ur rewl-rs. sh ir (lie N irther.
leople and government are deluded us to tie
character, numbers, resource-, pertinacity o
will and purpos* and powers a ol endurance
•f the .Southern people w have alw.iy
been convinced;but wo havn also felt, a - '
time, that our p00p,., have underrate ,
lieu: adversary, and, hone. , were liable t ,
no re.vero** likely 1 1 grow out of it. Th
_Fl*¥.feup,; corre-po.ident says—
ipprelpntd ,< v
iu sum:. o-f*au ihe
I 'be War indeed .-tu •
f WdWtwfyyWßpSWf titot -that i» to **i
'•VK’tfc* mk to.ii* Sr Maryknd. Kentucky. M'
I Svaft; Vestorn Virginia, aud th* lio*usr«
; . ®F*', ... ». ,<• * *
k/iff* '*slgof it in ti«,4ut#’ 'of tb«
gd^iraa>eaF^o -bsdd ufMQMlie
*ft honnnsbje pe-iJ&Tfi* -yii«kd«s
b die***, And bave'iio»e-?y« t >w fpr m tHfiiov
ing, that rioutherns-rs »re brave.:
Bui «bey also kohl that Snuib'imiers are 'n. /
patient, easily tired tmt. good
l-piirt" At war, but entirrfy unable and un
willing to endure a protracted campaign el.
yearn. The truth, is ar ouyb! tube, otherwise;
and we ought, before we quit, te ctmviact
fjlem that we r*u be as pertinacious for
ty a aatka. aa th-y av« for sake o't tbe •'•AI
- Dollar.” The brat- overture-, troai
franc- ai<d EogUbd *h,t:ubi be me' by in a. - -
Mi * .ce trota te* Oon ed'-r.ii* Governin'. l !,
..od p.'op!" I'litjwe do not intend to give ;h,
lung np iniii Mtj j v .-ai-'i oi 6oirn«ra Soil i
.votwrtfu ij iw .pWiiii ,
W ‘s'"'-o-^r
f -w, c ' fSGffoi
t :-'l r . ru . w.:.i.
aied'malignity it is ready to be duped
tale It raiy iie»r, oed to gloat with demoniac j
and -light ovewthe turn which the lies it believes |
causes it to snppo-e kwiits our country. It'
wm'd be iuip-w-ibl ■ to crifn more lies mto I
Ue same space, or t.) exhibit a (nor* revolt- !
mg spirit of nyeua lik- lefocity, as il tli.uk> j
it seen it- victim roan bis "BW ltly approach- :
mg doom Bat the Southern reader and sol- |
,|:-r Wifi sm.J>- a- be rem-inbers tko victories ]
>1 the past, and reflects on the “high resolve" ]
>f the present, and the brigli'.nesa of the lu
ire. Tbe rant ot the "Tribune" runs thus:
“ The armies *ft tie- Ifiiion are on the point
>t aiivaue .ig ir-on ai, qn triers on tiie if set,ur
ipe. /,00--.y aliiueri*‘j, Imf .famished it
vit.i oj Ike rs-jc non. winch is eanlendy Con
-ciou- ul its ewd ty approaching doom. Its
soldiers are trying to escape lr.ua Uien uitni
,old m -eries on any possible tefma. niib-u
" ut*< are eagerjy soiighyt at ex-.rb,*litil n. e*.
No new recrui < are coin ug into till up their
aecmi i.e ! r-gimeuls. Ifi- J,-rm ol enfiai
iuent ol a large portion ol their force »p
--,, ~ -.oho, ii.- c1.,,.', aqd me frantic appeals o,
the rebel journals prove leal tew of lie-in can
>e pe in silts I or ou led bit* serving fTirtber
VtuJ :k- tipide*: ol tbustv j-mr-ials are now !
-i-iui .ring tor a general c uiscriprmn «• tb*
is: hope of .hi:.,- exploding liras.ill.
" Let L'my.: -'- everywhere rejoice und i
, be courier. A iew Ilij-will b: .Ug US gid
igt ot br.vy be.ws *:riick Iron all sides at !
o-'d ifenc-s of reueliiou. uot ail]
, - me -• :u. —s»one us ibern niay be tuduie- ,
b i. t ie prepend* mee in men, a tn-uodre i
u.ce- 0,, tue - .1- ol loyally, aud the nation !
-so d.-ciueil, ;- I^ i tin- general result cannot |
»" doubnhi - ! . iico tno.dAs- uiioms aa 1
■yin ta 1 the L nf Jeff D luis act and be;
I thirty »/ Ike put. Let ever* me do LMn Ut
most o strengueb the arm-and animate the
hearts of out brave patriots n the held, aud
ike gigantic tr-miton of idol will soon be but
* hideous, guilty dream."
Th* Itlaatt-H of AlTatrs t* Ssrsusli
yi.vtr,
Notwi bslatiding tie- hostile il -nio-i-trutiniis
■ tae enemy, ai i tl; ~a ' .oi tni.i o.rp-e
trations io ■ an k tseb t»n itii- p.,int'. . -n, to
a. Change l 0 ;| lt . |„ ~j ~;Tt.r- I 1 e undo
,-aae during tile past Id* day-. Nome i w.-nty
r-ssel.- are soil anchor, ..If our Sk.d iw oy bit 1
eries. and about tilt- - tine number ot guoboils
- ormilv are lie -.-eu -a tit ncioit v-o. tV ~ls.
ut a-I llufl river, f.ne or tw »oi ui" latb-r
.'. i’ edvsr,Ceil II little higher up or a iiUle
irrr or ihe main c aimei. 'rim til Voa\s prowl
•ou. in tie riv.-i bow-n ron Jacks,,hi And
1 t ! ’ul ~k>_ b.l- >epala respectful dlstuoce
, i ,in ;lie giia if either tori. Our lajli graphiei
mismnioetion is efiec.ii illy eut off from tbiv
• • •■■• lon, and w per cmiiiuiiiueatieu Ji i« pv Hr
oaiiitliie-d iindt-r the fli-o ~t i ,-ir gunboats
ad :U ' ding or"ran bitterv w ncu the epiSny
ivr oi is ned near Vt-ous J’oitil. alio
vq ch efi. c tial comm md tffikir.trr—
oiaskt ei i 1 -, day. A si., v w p.y:t,n Oak
\v 1-l.nld.e.hH w’i. fliie.i ou trom ihe fl .ating
v’tery near Venus i’oiot. Tne Ida n
-Ido .11 UIM be t dll. 111- ]■', i,|ay ~ gb; ~.,q -) (1
o i| e - ng iiei-med by inr ~0 -et- of the
■rt lidp u 1 -ut, tor her Hi' i 1 tempi to r< acii die
.» w ~.i’ .iu ■ -coit. On , ■-i-rd ly'mprniug
apt- ■ >■ Oofit. v de-i'i 1i1.i.-d to lilahe tin
•temp lo ■ l the my through FreebornV
a ■ Aevo d-ugly. taking tie- S-ditb Channel
•>• passed lo- w -hi the fort did King's landing
i rang,-of tie- enemy's ves-el- i.fl Tyii. e.
■ tiey del not. however, fl e on him; ami pu:
ling In- way through Freeborn -cu tie bad
-iiCecd ill* Aalin iigton island Narrow wle-n
w , slio's were 11 i-il al bln! trom a large gu i
i 'l*. in Mod river. Whose shot tell stiori h iiu i
w i hundred lo- H . |*a su,g into - ,St. v,tau
me caeca below I'oundeib dl tbe Hi ie.
S 'd her w jarl lu tfe city about 12 o'clock
tn njuivd. *
t h-- Ida has ran a fiery giintli-t in maini.ifti
og our coiu naniciUifn With tue Fort up lo
os time, and much praise IS dlle to loir in
ti t-ped coiinuun ter. Captain Csitcoi'Ei.r, for
•t- prompt and fearful conduct.
I to > dura : the Sluaaak, Sampson and
U 'mluU gunboat of C on.ii > l-yr < i a rr.sai.i. -
•1 -et «'eßt - ti‘.wu"Vhi? river to reconnoritiu-.
hen Venus’ i’oint the Federal) opened
.1 e o.t our boat from th-ir m t-k*d battery and'
.'iiubo.it. The Savanah was struck once, bu;
- -etvr i n-i maieri it mpi-y. ()ur steanser te
timed the fir.- of the em-aiy but v/itb w;iai
tf.v; is not known, it i- Inyii veil that ar
-.giiie-ai inch solid shot from tne S'lLita.iah
mil k the Federal batiere-s.
Tile fj’edeia.s fl s -mesixty «a|iil shot and
ytcainei*. Sacannalt qVstc.i i7 fh
‘ Ul si.if j
y ir.sral ; rt'kat ;t*« ec^arre.iF^tj*.^,
-> e- »di m t.ipfi* (H’uux.ggaia whfin pti., 1
in, - ti-mr-oMT* jkstriM ar*vGilibeiivi
i inn • tuatt in View - o» .«,»» ,!."m-m
•erne chatlgll should be adopted flMSa'
SO.- •• " 1 - TfPV»
Koanoke Islatsd might have been lifefil. ba ”
•he GoVernmeift al Hichmund seem- irbUejoii -
to th* existeooe of North Carolina have when
man aw Vatued. B.UAH or IWWO men would
Have bald tb* island, btu U ei pot itkmiy that
Jo.uUd'eao retake it. it was w*li knew* p }
begtfvoroawnt that Burnside w* MUaderalf
rftwa and a-twavy iotcT: w-*ka
>i*- kddi ew+y'r*a*oi!*bl* indtc.uion tba.
itoilnoke ialand wan, to b* idle point ot a'tackt
sad iu vipw ot the** btqta Lot only otiv Stale'
but the .country baa a right to know wtlv *ut*e
oi thfrmov <bi« ixopps about Norfolk. P*)ws
tmrg and Ktciimond were not sent Pi the re
lief of the brave 2,oOI» who have !-U iuio Yao-'
keejiands.
i™ write -wfthoiit' an* father p triiclnnr.
t.-nii, tiu.-W ft -eu y.meyday in r.ilsg bui w.tt,
■oak's-* .-Oge of ihe cwun ry we imow U.i.,
- h.'-Ay. Eu'-iit m. I’iyinaotfi. tVtiiiei,,
kldr,lV-ei III! ami G es-svtile a c t-U ~-*;;• a - ,
.be ne- cy ot be e U <-iny ; end at the i* ter
pise* the etiem* are ÜBIJ id mties fro® gu;
UatMMWadlMJwkb 4^*
; s -'-f m
. ~ „Y- ir- - i ‘
TntSiw t-'lny of toe t.'oiifrdi-rary.
We learn th»t tpe Committee of Congress,
charged with determining and r-poitieg »
disign . 1 liefltgol 'll.-.' ut li-rn C'lnfedergcy
ie.:-.- ileni-d hih w non wc r-p ■ i.ic-: ,n the
ik-tcb bejow. * %
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1 , will be seefi from this sketch that t»- flag il
to be a blue “USon on a ted f«!d; the star*
•being while, .the national colours oi veil,
white and blue Mint' ihtiH reproduce']. Th.°rt
!tr«* four H’arn diapo-. I iu the form of a rquftre
within the Union.
The cotnmittytrh.ive ciioseu ti,e desigt, from
a great number und variety submitted to.
them The coiHfclion ot the d>- gn offered
10 the cemmilte* ia quite curious hehix s.
snakes, tetnplef of liberty, and all ante of de
vices figuring among them.
Tit* design adopted, it i- uiders.ood. is
almost unanimqyr y approved by Congrss.
with Uie exception of the -tats n’ and ttieir ur
rangemetft. for wbch j-ome of the month,-rs
purpose to substitute the constellation of Ihe
.Southern Cros*. It is understood that the
other parts of the design will certainly be
ailopted by Uungres*. <
Kvacoation of Uawtmg Ur«e».
'll. fliur-day even ug flowling. (*teen was
evacuated by tb, i e porti-.n o' our troops
wtK> fell bick jii the (Itrec iin of .V.-livt, .
General Hiijdt^' ll s biigad-. however.
retuabiiag a lew mtl-M the 01}. . side : Bow
ling Grepq:
1 «*lo(da* mitraing il was .-porl,*| that
G-n Simlm ta had aah irp e it wt a
tile Yankees; wTOi w r« .dv ■ i m.' in , .
H Wii hac* UI 'food order, and ter crossj„g
(.IU i*v-hj b:, river, blew up tue ratireui
Jfmjp* *i> 1 1 Rdfpen the tdttljMke b-idge o* -r
TaaY'nreaMPWTb'' Yankees le gto to throw
vlieifs inoliu; TOWn between Id nod II o'clock
and we hear thug (t was set on li •• aud ueoi *
all - Ul t y not
Alt stneMv but they c on- lo 11- 10 till U
- way a- inof•*- us to b.diev ■miuorg 01 -.
»l cun. uqwr.
if ft atedJtbat three locoinotiv-* uu
deigiongfr-pairs inalu- m icltiae sn 1:1 at !)ow
inr Green, our iHtnos w re unable to get
II way. jk. •
The iel*grupM|)«rator a Bowling Green
w as startled ahid^Ttio'clock y:-su*rday m-n n
iog by tin- bur-imp -f a shell about ten feet
Irom Ills qitartanK Gon-luding the | me wai
too warm lor hilt lie al on:— packed up Ins
trips a el wept to Franklin wit-re h- tv ut
present located.— B»>cinig (Irten Courier
Till: Uxi-KtitTlpx Ditws thl Mis' t Sit
mtivn ir Ktnbmcy. in vi.-w-oi the di-partnre
a tne great eßedition tr ial t 'srio. idl
luw.tijj brief (Aeription ol the country, ti*
supposed scene ot OpiTAtiont. may u-i tl*
uii.iimresting *
’The Tennesae* river is the large*- ..ffi lent
pf Ohio, .tod is form -1 by two hi on ms -me
UlitiCb and Holstein which ri-e smong the
\llegsny Maiuntain in Viret i a and unite ut
Kingston, rfi ’Tennes-e*. Tse length of he
nv*r is e*l;mtl<-d at eighteen bdu Ir-d mile :,
'but if the Rolstein. tne large-t branch, is
uemd-d, ifa length lDlt) m ies. Tbe channel
ol the rlvepia obstructed by Do cou ■ d-rttble
foil* or rapids, except Mt-ele .i.iott- ot
Atabama. it is uav g .ble for steutnb i.it to
Horeu-ie. AU.. i: distance ut wo tinnared md
>.gnty m »s. Except iV upper parts ut io
.- .iiirce. tkF banks of the river si - pot s ep,
it.it tne n> He v ciuily isq-iiu |"v-il.
tod uuofiMrqc.*d by kills nr utt.e. eminenvet
01-imp>'mbe«i
* be > amp#icjjd river. iiV w iich a potion of
tbe eX[iMHa4|t i* nix btimlreil
111 lei'iqßWilßdJx tiiivigobi* ft- steamboats
Itvo liwpiyfl NatmvtTle Tern,, hu.ui
I.Niwtot rti th- To taeas.-e
Munh. on tha Tennessee, and
*h" 1 itmben.itid the track ou tu*
tuid Ohio Itnlrodi! *,-,,,-see. Tne,
Clarksvill. Tenn., the track of tt.is
t*lH#‘#unt paraded wdli tu* Comberl-ad
feUMUft'k. a: the m oith which s ( ,r
- •llitl'.'t SIK-'H el ,n I ... s
about eight in t.-» t... ,n Cm,. ,:il
hin 'ii T ib.rty. in le.- below. M,r
- is lit- tenn pip- oi a r.elioH'l t...w
Vi^p , a:o IS ib'iut eijiii-d,stall!, in a straight
j^^ffbetws-It the Uiouth ol Ma'.flj.d Lt-k
itgHS itidy M mth, TeUmesse*. ft,;, entire d,*-
WHBliMlilg allOtll eighty
jSp- expedition up ti, e 'leailej-ee and (him
Jfan t/.vers can sei/ ■ up,,,, .s,„„|y M.., a
HI Dover, at watch there »re si,ght t. , t
W‘ »' '1 *t once co,mn md ir>d ipp otcu t>u
twe-a 11 lapdia aid Giarksv.il. preventing
Trtuto.c-hi-at- «ent trom Me up t's,
ationfd tii«y desired. Tue d-iaciiniem u<*
:s|i-in.lli b-sly , waicll euc imped at M i_: 8 -,,i
aJre-x on Thiiisday.ein. rn,-» Ibe State to
tbi dv Mouth, ret—ivi,,g reii.lorc-m-ia t tfay
ai Id Gisrasvdl is fi; !i J to . „uc ege.it,
» It i- an imui.run: a.-y lb N eoiv‘tie.—c.im -
hntti t’, (Hirer.
• J O «OI
NGwa- to a ur. <'.t -I. n■ , ,
at' he soil- ot oar going, to j»r.s>. w •■*
cs'in,.* -0 to I,in I -Ilf jHhin Ii i «« t®* «g>