Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
NEW SERIEss-NO, 1S47

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fast as possible, and application made TO
Congress early in the session for admittanee.
The general eussideoninion is that the grad.
ual-emancipation clause will be adopted.
BosToN, November 2S.-Col, Lee, Of the
Massachusetts, 26 regiment, captured at BalIts
Bluff, writes briefly from Richmond On the
18th, that as one of the officers drawn by lot
to offset the course of our sgovernment 10.
wards the rebel pirates, be is the inmate &C
a cell in the Jail at Richmond. The sama is
true of other officers. His health and that o.
Major LieVe and Captains Bowmsn,and Rock
wood is good. Col. Lee is permitted to say,
on good reliable authority, or what he con-
siders as such, that the rebel governuaens Is
not only willing but anxious to .secnre an
exchauke of prisoners with the United States
government.
New YORK, November 2s.-Tbe steamer
Illinois, from Port Royal 25th, briggs the
mails and "a passengers and eyerai prison.
ers. The steamer Flag arrived at Port Royal.
on the 24th, aud reported that Tyhee Island
was shelled by the Pocahontas. Seneca, Au-
gusta and Flag, and met with little or no re-
sistance. A force Of marines was sent On shore,
and found ii evacuated. They took possas-
sion and hoisted the American fag Tybee
Island is at the mouth of the Savannah
river. 80. 5f~ .&sa -tsga sd ,fc5
{ g sSOuLEdoduQS 10 arrive 8s fofEz
Royal in large numbers. Gen. Sherman had
built intrenchments across the whole island.
Sore throat prevailed among the troops.-
Large quantities OF cotton were still being
found IN storehouses and barns, but mostly
INCLINED. -. - ~
Another expedition, consisting of two brf-
gades under Gen. Vieie, would sail from Port
Royal for the southern coast. =s1aa
Beaufort was sill unoccupied by our
trOons hut tyv0 crunhoafa xrora ourhora5 off
the town. The schooner Essex bad arrived
at Hilton Head. She reports being chased
and fired at by a privateer several times be-
tween st. Helena Sound and Hilton Head.
Naw YORK, November 28.-The scheoners
j. n. Genin, from Ship Island, near New Or
leans, reports the fcrtifications finished guns
mounted, and one hundred and ifty men de-
tailed from the bloekading feet to work
them. .f... .---,7-.zs rs,---.,,,g sxos1 asa -
B9- The following high tsibute to the
superior generalshipof Gen. Floyd, we copy
from late number of the Cincinnati Times,
rabid Abolition paper: = - 50 =
The Escape of Floyd. -.
The second escape OF. Floyd from Western
Virginia, without even q battle, certainly
should not be satisfactory to the Government 80
His forces were much less than Rosecrans',z
and the latter had ample time to cut of J.
Floyd's retreat, or at least force him TO bat
tie That it was not done Is one Of the
mysteries of the campaign. AT time when
it was supposed that Western Virgins was
free from rebels, Floyd stole march
upon Rosecrsns, suddenly appearing upsa
the opposite bank Of the river, and throw
ing balls into Rosecrans' camp. For sew
eral days Floyd's cannon commanded the 8
roads connecting our camps, and cut of ell
transportation during daylight. slss-.s ..atz
The boldness of the movement was only
equaled by the supineness which afflicted
our side. The taunts of the rebels were
submitted to without resistance. We we're
told, and so was, the Government, that Ras-s &
encrsns was aware Of Floyd's advance, thst
no resistance had been made because Res
ecrans wished him to advance, and that
now that Floyd was upon the Gauiey, Reg
encrsns had him just where hevsnted him, :
and that in few days Floyd would be bag.
ged. Then followed silepce of several
days, and at last came the intelligence that
Flsyd and his whole force had escaped, ma
king successful retreat to q point out Of
the reach of our forces. ess sSs sTSa- p gssI[s
The announcement created no little aston =
ishment, and as the facts connected with the
escape come to hand, they are far from sat-
isfactory. - 2aA IS g. So
1t seems that alter 6uner1ng pompefo-
ment of several days, Gen. Rosecrans adopt
ed a plan to surround Floyd, and cut of his
retreat. Three brigsdes, embracing q force
superior in numbers, we're detailed for that
purpose. Gen. Benham was commanded 70
cross the river below Floyd, while Coz and 2
Schenck were to cross above, and blockade ?
the only roads leading to the South. At q
given signal the three divisions we're 20 adj
vance and give battle. Benhatn's brisade y
crossed the river, and were in bivouac Eve
days, waiting orders to march. At last .
those orders were received, and Beuhsm sd- =
vanced on the rebel camp. He gave the sig-
mails agreed upon, and received answers Z,
from the other brigades that all was right, :
yet when he reached the rebel camp he found
it freshly deserted. The other brigades had
failed in their movements and Floyd, tax
ing advantage of that fact, retreated thro' 4,
the unobstructed road before him. Tt has
since transpired that but for q fortunate
nights rest, ordered by Gen. Benhan, hiss
brigade would have been precipitated upon )
Floyd's whole force and cut off from all aid, s,
might have been annihilated by superior
numbers. Floyd's cowardies alone PREVENT
ed this disaster to our arms sSzEE3 81 81
: The result is just this |; Floyd has esesp-sa
ed second time, when he ehoald have bsen
captured. As at Carnifax, he eut generald. -
Gen. Resecrans.s At the former, ne drew OF
his forces safely with small loss, while, to-
day, Rosecrans' forces have NOT recovered /.
from the terrible forced marches they were
then subjected to. As We have before re- =
marked, our loss by disease, resulting from