Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-28

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THE FoRE1eN News. The advices re-
ceivcd by the steamer Niagara from Eu-
rope, present some few points of interest.
The London Morning Herald says of the
Ministerial programme that lit is as diff
cult to criticise as piece of blank paper.
On the day subsequent to the opening Of
Parliament Mr.. Gregory denounced the
Southern blockade as wholly ineffective,
and simply a blockade upon paper" He
gave notice of his intention to show the
nature of the blockade on future occa-
sion. Mr.. Bentinck expressed the OPT
Mon that if the blockade were as repre-
sented by Mr.. Gregory, its recognition
would be violation of the rules Of in
ternational law, and that it was the duty
of the country to consider seriously the
position in which England would be
placed. The London Times, after COM
menting upon the extraordinary expenses
already incurred in the prosecution OF
the war, declares that the subjugation Of
the South and further union is i'm
possible.
OFFENCES AT NAsnvILLE.-A cores
pondent of the New York Herald, writ
ing ostensibly from Baltimore, processes
to give variety of interesting particu-
lars in regard to defence now going up
at Nashville. He states that General
Beaurcgard has been there energctically
at work for the past ten days. In strength
ening the works to protect the city, he
has been assisted by the inhabitants Of
the place, who have labored day and
night until the Notifications have reached
such a stage that the city was considered
safe. The writer estimates the Confed.
crate force at Nashville at sixty thousand
men, exclusive of the troops which es-
capped from Fort Donelson under Pillow
and Floyd. Other reinforcemeuts were
continually arriving, but not in very
large numbers. Memphis also is said to
have-been very strongly fortified recently,
and is reported to be now but little in
fcrior in point Of strength to Columbus.
ETA correspondent of the Indianap-
oils State Sentinel, writing from the Up
per Potomac, reports that heavy rein
forccments had arrived from the West
and that troops still contir ne going down
the road night and day. The writer adds
They will, suppose, for the present,
emcamp at Big Cacapon. If they ad-
vance further, it will be in the direction
Of Winchester" He thinks that Lander
is determined to make an attack ON the
latter place. The number of sick sol.
diers at Cumberland is set down at ''be-
tween fourteen and fifteen hundred, and
every day brings in fresh supply"
PRIsoYERs RELEAsED.-Three hundred
and ninety-seven prisoners Of war left
Richmond for Fortress Monroe on We'd
nesday morning of last week, in exchange
for like number of Confederates re-
leased the week before. An order has
also been issued by Secretary Benjamin,
releasing on their parole, all the prison
ers of war now held by the Confederacy,
and numbering, in the aggregate, about
$500 men.
The RAGE FOR VOLUNTEERING. In
objccting to the drafting of citizens, as
urged by Gov. Lctcher, of Va en- masse,
the Richmond Wing remarks that "thc
rage for volunteering is greater than il
has been since the beginning ofthc war, y
and adds: There will be no want Of
men, without any extraordinary legisla-
ton, if they can only get arms, and lea
ders to conduct them against the enemy"
TT The Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Press predicts that Gen
McCall's division, composed in part Of
the Pennsylvania Reserves, will shortly
take possession of Ceutrevillc The same
writer states that the Confederates are
concentrating large force on the hills
opposite General Hookcr's division on
the Lower Potomac, in anticipation Of
the latter attempting to cross at that
point
CoNgEpERATg Loss At FoRT DoxELsoy.
The Federal accounts estimate the Con-
federate loss at Fort Douelson at from
two to three hundred killed, from seven
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