The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-05 00:00:00

AMERICA

GREAT FEDERAL SUCCESS.

PER AMERICA, BY TELEGRAPH TO BOSTON AND

FROM QUEENSTOwN.)

NEW YORK, FEB. 18, MORNING.

The Confederate garrison at Fort Donnelson,
with Generals Buckner, Bushrod, and Johnson,
surrendered conditionally on the 16th inst., after
three days' hard fighting.
The Federals captured 15,000 prisoners and an
immense quantity of war material.

General Floyd, with 5,000 troops, escaped during
the night.

Fort Donnelson was attacked from the river by
sir Federal gunboats, whiuh were badly disabled
previous to the surrender.

The Federal land forces captured the upper re-
doubts which commanded Fort Donnelson.

In the course of the attack the Confederates cap-
,ured one lederal battery, which the Federals re-

captured.

The Federals are supposed to have tiumtered
about 40,000, and to have had 300 killed, 600
wounded, and 100 missing.
The exact number of the Confederates is uncer-
tain. Their loss is supposed to have been likewise

Leavy.
General Grant, who commanded the Federals,
has been promoted to the rank of Major General.
The Donrelson victory has caused intense excite-
ment throughout the whole Northern States.

Arrangements are being made for a mass meet-
ing to be held throughout the country on the 22d
inst. to celebrate the victory.
The news was received in the Federal Congress
with enthusiastic cheers.

Commander Foote, with two gunboats and eight
mortar boats, has proceeded from Donnelson up the
Cumberland River to capture Clarksfield (Ten-
nessee.)
It is supposed that the Confederates will offer
further resistance at Clarksfield.

The Confederates have entirely Evacuated Boy'
ling Green, and it is considered probable that they
have concentrated their whole force on the Cura-
berland River.
The Federal General Buell has likewise wisely'
'oled a force of 80,000 men on the Cumberland

River.
The Federal Generals Nielson and Mitchell will
move on Nashville via Franklin.

A despatch from Fortress Monroe states that it

is reported from Norfolk that fighting had occurred
near Savannah, and that that place had probably
been captured.

In Missouri the Federals were still pursuing
General Price. The Federals had captured several
officers and a considerable number of privates be-
longing to General Price's army.
The New York limes considers it fortunate that

the Federal Government has reserved its actiou
on the Mexican question, as the Federal Govern'
ment is thus free to pursue a policy which in due
time will restore independence to Mexico and ev
tinguish European hopes of a monarchy in the Neal
World.
The committee on military affairs have reported
on the bill appropriating 100,000 dols. for survey:
ing the telegraph route between San Francisco alle
the Amoor river.
The report of the survey is to be presented before
January, 1863.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES

IN PARLIAMENT.

COMMITTEESOUNTIE
S RAILWAYONRAILWALD OTHERBIL CO*
PAN S.
ASTERN
AMALGAMATION
C MALGAMATION.—Yesteiday the commiP
tee appointed to inquire into the numerous pro'
posed new railways for the accommodation of the
Eastern Counties district met for the first time in
committee-room No. 4, of the House of Commove,
Mr. Hassard in the chair; the other members being
Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Humberston, Mr. Ada's'
and Mr. Stacpoole. The committee-room was Ws"
inconveniently crowded by the parties promoting
and opposing, and the chairman intimated that thet
committee would first take into consideration, eti
of the twenty undertakings before them, the bill °f
mi the Eastern Counties Railway and other companies
and by which it is proposed to amalgamate, 10°i
mutual terms, the Norfolk, Eastern Union, 86°."
Anglian, and other railways, with the Eastern
L Counties, from whom, and from local corporation 8'
aonnfo othersfdtehwee
whole
thohncal connected
question
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disputingthe p
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there
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I tion, as calculated to confer a monopoly to:1„,rt:
Ibe injurious to the interest of the public.
Hope Scott, Q,C., Mr. Mirewether, Q.C., and o;
Sergeant Burke appeared for the Eastern Coun.,"e;
Company in promotion o' the measure ; and
Denison, Q.C., in the absence of Mr. Sergeant
Wrarrgham, and Mr.Robsell, and other counsell%
the opposing parties. Mr. Ifope Scott having open 0
the case at considerable length, and laid before tba
committee all the facts connected with the propeseof
amalgamation, which he tiontended would be„g
public advantage by consolidating and economising
the management, Mr. Denson took a prelimina,')o
objection to the committee's proceeding with the
bill on the ground that there had been no referent
of the bill to the Board of Trade, and that the bill
had not been submitted to his clients, the East
eb
Anglian Company, until after it was deposited vil,e
Parliament. The room having been cleared, t"_v
committee overruled the objection, and decided thpi,
the parties were entitled to proceeds and then
jlovuerdnneedsdtoayth, is day, a2y,oi,ncicoockns.equence of its being AP;
In the committee on the South Western an
Devonshire Railways district, the members bei!Li!
Lord Stanley (chairman), Viscount. Holmesdale,
W. J. Legh, Mr. Onslow, and Mr. Seely, the firs
bill taken was the
BISHOP'S WALTHAM, BOTLET, and BURSLEDOI4_
RAILWAY, connecting these places with the Londeau
and South Western by a line of between six on
sevenowners miles,o f the
having
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Londonbpe reonp proposedwithdrawn,
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wtohnfl:k£rt
Western
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position
ferred for ultimate approval to Mr. Massey, '—
chairman on unopposed bills.
A.‘
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAWteO
(ADDITIONAL POWERS) BILL.—The comm.:et
next proceeded with this company's bill, the obi is
of which, as stated by counsel for the provoour tere:ci
to make a branch from Wareham to the Pb.ert
clay district, to enlarge the Nine Elms, and wir,
the Vauxhall-station and at the Sou, hampton the
minus, and lay down additional rails; to lease v,
i Chard and Wimbledon Railways ; to regulate to
company's share and stock capital, now declare' of
be £9,207,316, and of their debenture debtor()
£3,471,916, exclusive of their present deben
stock of £356,084; to authorise them to rlog
£500,000, and borrow £166,666. Evidence Char
been taken, the clauses relating to the un:tir
Railway and the Wareham branch were Wus
drawn ; and the opposition of the London `;01..
Light Company, who objected to the clause
di-
powering the railway company to take the atutiei
tional land at Vauxhall on the ground that IA
might require it themselves, having been overrnhe
the committee, having declared the preamble oy.
bill proved, adjourned to this day at two o'eloctss, of
The committee on Municipal Improven3en
edea
which Mr. W. 0. Stanley is chairman, preceosra
B with the consideration of the Barnsley Local tof
tf Healths Bill for Waterworks, &c., and °If:" the
.vhich Mr. Hope is chairman, with the bill es' ..,to
Tranmere Local Board, in the county of Chestei
enable them to make divers local improvements'