Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-12
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The News.

The News.
We renublish this morning from our Mem
pbIs exchanges, additional details OF the
great battle of Columbus, on the TN inst,
n which Southern valor again triumphed.
The more we hear of this unexpected conflict,
the greater becomes its Importance. 1t was
one of the hardest fought battles of che war,
and brilliant in its results.
From tue Southern coast we have but lit
tie more information. Having secured pos
session of Port Royal and Beaufort, the large
vessels of the federal fleet have departed on
a maurauding expedition in some other
quarter. Brunswick is supposed to be their
destination. Our friends at Savannah feel
secure against attack.
A French frigate of war. the Prony, has
been shipwreeked on our coast. Her crew
and officers with their arms and baggage
were saved by Confederate steamers. though
at the loss of the Rinsloa0. 1t appears that
Federal vessels paid no attention to the Pro
NUS signals of distress 1t would seem that
the Federalists are losing all sense of hn-
msnity.
of yesterday, is the advices from East Ten
nessee. The Union men in that section have
not acquiesced as faithfully as they should
have done in the decision of the State, and
are secretly aiding and abetting the enemy.
Last Friday night Simultaneous attempts
were made to destroy bridges on the rail-
roads leading from Chattanooga to Georgia
and Richmond. These attempts, we are sOr-
~ to say, were successful in several instances.
Two bridges on the State Road, between
Ringgold, Ca, aud Chattanooga; the large
bridge over the Hiwassee, this side of Knox.
vile; and the bridge over Messy Creek, the
other side of Knoxville, in Jefferson county,
were burned. An attemp was also made to
burn the bridge at Strawberry Plains, Jeffer-
son county, and the guard was shot and
killed whilst defending it. The neighbor
hood was alarmed and people arrived in time
to extinguish the flames.
The telegraph wires were also cut and de
stroyed.
Yesterday morning the large bridge, 200
feet long, ten miles this side of Bristol was
also burned. Rumors came here that threats
had been made to give Chattanooga to the
flames. These things cannot be borne. They
teach us that further Cancellation cannot be
practiced with safety. We must now
'scry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war;
The safety of the honest, true-hearted South
ern men of East Tennessee demands that de-
cisiVe action shall be taken promptly.
From the Evansville Qa.,) Journal, of the
9th, for which We are innebted to the kind
ness of FRANK BIssIcKs, we copy interesting
Northern dispatches. The address of Gen.
Fremont to his troops on surrendering his
command, which will be found amongst them,
is conceived in good taste, and highly COM
mendable. His body guard and staff leave
the army with him. This change of leaders
was displeasing TO the army. aud had the
Southern leaders aVailed themselves of the
occasion for sudden attack upon it, they
might have secured another victory.
The Southern troops are encsmped South
of Springfield on the battle ground which
was the scene of MeCulloeh's triumph and
the death of Lyon. Another great battle
and victory there would make the Oak Hills
classic ground. 1t is probable that the fight
has already taken place.
Gen. HALLECK has arrived at Washin gton
and has ere this taken command subordinate
to MCCLELLAN, who is carefully preparing
list Of his forces, and entertaining them with
reviews in immense bodies. Let him make
the most of his holiday shows, when the tug
Of war comes, he viii be taught lesson or
two in military tactics which viii serve him
the remainder of his life.
We have further news relative to the re-
ported fight at Gauley Bridge between Rose
Grams and Floyd. The federalists were still |
calculating upon making prisoners of Floyd's
whole command. They mistake the man |
he's an old mouse that is not be entrapped.
There has been another sudden rise in the |
Potomac, OVERLOOKING the long bridge at
Washington. So -
The Persia arrived at New York, on the |
9th, with three days later adVices from En- |
rope. The only items of interest by her is |
the arrival in Liverpool of the Captain of |
the Priyateer Sumter; the announcement |
that the Paris Seicte urges the adoption of |
measures to get cotton from America !; aud |
that an agreement had been arrived at on |
the Mexican qestion by England, France and
Spain. - - ss
1t is understood in Louisville that Col.
BLANToN DUNCAN will be indicted for murder
if he is ever caught by the Federals Since