The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-17
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THE BACK BONE OF THE REBELLION
BROKEN 1!
FORT DONELSON TAKEN.
Gems. Buckner and Johnston taken
Prisoners.
$4,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER on BOTH
SIDES.
SAVANNAH PROBABLY TAKEN.


FORr Monroe, Feb. lG.-By Il flag Of truce
10 day we learn that Fort DOnelson surrend.
cred to Gen. Grant yesterday. Generals Pill
low, Floyd, Johnston and Buckner were tax
en- with Is. 900 other prisoners
We are also informed that fighting has been
going on near Savannah, and that city has
probably been captured.
WAsnrSGToN, Feb. l7.--Gen. Mcclellan has
received dispatches fully confirming the cap.
ture Of Fort Donclson.
ST. LouIs, Feb. l7.-Dispatchcs from Gen.
Grant to Gen. llalleck announce the surren.
der of f. Doneson, with $1,000 prisoners,
including Johnston, Buckner and Pillow.
st. Louis, Feb. lI.-Further official al.
vices from Fort DonelsOn say Gen. Floyd es.
capped during the night, and the rebels in the
the fort denounced him a. a black hearted
traitor and coward. The enemy are known
to have had 10000 troops, $4,000 Of whom
are our prisoners, 1000 escaped, and the bal
ance are reported killed. wounded, or other
wise disabled. Our loss is not mentioned,
but the slaughter in our ranks is said to be
terribly severe.
The casualties on the gun boats ut Fort
/ DOnelson are a follows.
tLoust-hree:k killed including p r. Riley
Of Cincinnati. two wounded, among them
Lieut. Kendall, slightly.
] Loulsyillc-Saiors killed, four; slightly
wounded. -. and two severely each having
both arms shot AWAY
Carondaet-4 killed AMI 4 badly wounded,
including Vim. Hunter, pilot two severely.
Pitt.hurg-lwo wounded.
fine force eIt r0utc for Donelson had mostly
come up aud were located on the left
Gcr. " alacr, with the Sth Missouri aud | lth
lad arrived Friday.
WsmxeroN, Feb lIou~e-Mr. Col.
fax asked and readily obtained permission to
make statement relative to Fort Donelson
Mr. Coliax said that Gen. Mcclellan had
authorized him to inform the house that he
had lust received Il dispatch from Cairo, in
forming him Of the arrival Of the gun boat
Carondalet at that place bringing the
+ news Of the Capture of Fort DonelsOn
Yesterday, by the land forces of the United
States with 1900 prisoners, including Gen.
A Sidney Johnston and Gen. Buckner. Gen,
Floyd ran and escaped The loss on both
sides is very heavy. Applause greeted the
dispatch
, WAR DEPARTMENT., Washington, Feb. II.
The railroad operations of the war depart
mcnt requires that there should be Il ust and
efficient system Of railroad transportation tina,
, would secure to the government energetic ac-
ton with Il fair tariff Of charges. The secre
f tary OF war believing that he can safely APP
peal to the practical experience Of the officers
Of the railroad officers, and their patriotic
feelings, for aid in devising such system, he
invites the chief officers Of the respective rail
road companies in the loyal states to meet and
confer with him ON this subject at Washing.
IL, l,I 4 e. Eol
Hon. Er.stus Corning and n. 5. Wilson,
now in this city, are requested to act as a
committee Of arrangements. Signed,
EEwiN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War
Tribune Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-Senator Latham
will tomorrow introduce a bill for the survey
of telegraph line from San Francisco to the
northwest coast overland via Behring's Straits
and Asiatic Russia, to the mouth Of the
AMOR river, as proposed by Mcdowell Col
b Inns.
The military committee asks for an appro
priation of 100 900 dollars, and two or three
survey. The enterprise will be under the di
restions Of the president, and other nations
will be invited to participate in it.
board of officers convened to investigate
the quality of clothing furnished by contrac'
tors, have discovered that at least one-thrd
now on hand is entirely worthless. The facts
being reported to the secretary of war, he
ordered that payments to the contractors bt
at once suspended
Gen. Sedgwick,a brigadier general in Gen.
Iieintzelman's division. has been assigned tC
the command OF Gen. Stones division.
NEW YORK, Feb. Flour.-S5, 60a5,7 &C
superior state; 5,90a4,95 extra state; 560a
so superior western; 5,90a6, 10 common to
medium extra western; 6,l0a6, Is shipping
brands extra II Ii o.
Wheat unchanged,
Corn 64a65c.
Pork Sl2,37al3, 80 mess s,50a900 prime.
Whisky 215a2Sc