Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-21
LNoOLxFrE CAlP HRoKEz UP.

LNCoLNHE CAMP HRoKEN Up.
From three hundred to five hundred Lincolnites
of Carter county, who were encamped in Doe River
tCove about six miles from Elizabethton, dispersed
on the approad of the Confederate troops.
The citizens Of Hawkins Sullivan and Washing.
ton counties, to the number of about FIVE hundred
turned out on the news of the Bridge>burning and
concentrated at Carters Depot (Wstaugs Bridge,)
and organized themselves into regiment. Hon.
JOS 3 Heiskell, member elect to the Confederate
Congress from the first Congressional district was
elected Colonel; VIM L. Rice of Bristol, Lieutenant
Colonel and J. G. Bynum, of ROgersEille, Major.
This regiment of volunteers, together with Col.
StoyaI's battalion, numbering 500, including bat
terry of flying artillery of four guns, advanced to
Doe River Cove, where they found the Lincolnite
camp deserted, and nothing left but sixteen hogs
and twenty-five bushels of corn, which the OOnfed-
crate States army appropriated. From twenty five
to thirty prisoners arrested in the knobs each
armed with guu pistol and bowie, knife, and taken
to the Wstauga Bridge. They will probably be
brought to Knoxville during the week, to be tried
before the Confederate Court. The rebellion in
Carter and johnson counties may be said to be
Crushed out.
The following are the names of some of the
prisoners captured: Ham. G. Smith, formerly
Senator from Johnson, Carter, Sullivan and Wash
ington, )--Helton, merchant at Elizabethtown, two
DOuglassCs and two HydeTs.
VIM. Taylor, Q Southern Rights man, was wound
ed while returning fron the expedition, by LIN
colnite bushrangeF.
ARRIVAL OF PRIzoNEKs.
Some forty prisoners, of Cliffs traitor band, from
Hamilton, Rhea, and Meigs, including Lieutenant
Colonel and Commisssry, were brought up on the
train last night, il charge of Lieut.. o. s. Kennedy,
of the 10th Alabama Regiment, and marched
through our streets to the Jail, where they were
safely lodged TO await an examination before the
Confederate Commissioner. A number of arms
were taken in their possession. Their condition,
criminal as they are excited the commiseratioR of
our citizens, and in the crowd that accompanied
them te their dismal quarters, we heard but one
expression of indignation against the urfeeling and
INSCRIPTIONS demagOgues, who deluded them into
their present unfortunate condition, and then de-
serted them.
sEYIER COUNTY.
III an article of Sunday, in relation to the dis.
claimer Of the Messrs. Cold ell, we made error
in their names. DrIA.A. Coldwell and G. Coldwell,
Esq, both well known and influential citizens of
Sewer county were the gentlemen who called en- US
They have returned home, and are using their best
exertions as we learn, to undseeye the Union PEG
pie of their section As earnest of their efforts,
we may state that large number of arms have vol
UNFAIRLY been given up by the Sewer men, In ad-
dltion TO those which have been surrendered 10
the military. We learn that about three hundred
guns, from Sewer, have been slrea!y delivered
st Strawberry Plains and the work is still going
on.
UNosrENTATIoUs LIBERGLTTT.
The citizens of Knoxville, whom we first men
toned IS having offered to contribute 500 to fund
for the relief of Jas Keelan the hero of Strawberry
Plains bridge, we learn, has transmitted that sum
TO him through the hands of MAJ. Moulden He is
not in any way connected with the railroad, but
has made this handsome donation out of sympathy
with Keelan's suferings, and admiration of his
noble and brave conduct on the night of the 9Th
instant