Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-24
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From the New York Herald Of the 2O;h We Gull tie
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ADDnloSAL rARucULARs CT CAPTURE oF yORr
DOSELs'S.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. 1869
The Chicago Trbune's correspondent in giving dss
erphon OF the BATH az Fort D00elson says that when
Cooasl Crails brigade which bad been ordered 10
uoroe General McClernand up ia the of the
Th.r,ieth aud Thirty first Limos and TWsnyffth Ken
tncky these regimsnts lying down aud firing
the crest Of bill They rose and knowing whether
the force In the friend or foe the Twenty 9Th
Ksnsucky snpposag them be rebels poured in VOL
lev which did terrible execution and sufficient to
throw the entire brigade into disorder * once which
vas almost panic Soma threw down their guns and
equipments and aed Immediately The roads were filed
With stragglers-some even asd to Fort Henry.
The enemy improved the opportunity and advanced
UPON SchSartEs and Dressers batteries capturing five
guns, and taking possession Of General AeCernand's
headqulTters, driving our fore 's nearly mile ard
half Instead hoSeyer, Of adherng 70 their supposed
intentions to escape the rebels resolved 10 follow up the
advantage BY pursuit
At this juaesare General VILLAGES division was
thrown in front TO take position ridge, With Tay'
ors battery in the centre OF the road The rebels form
Cd on the ridge which General MeCeEnand occupied.
aad flushed With success, moved forward. As soon
they in range Taylor opened on them with grape,
canister and she and the infantry advanced they
began to fall back AID recover the ground previously
Lost
SIX thousand prisoners have already arrived here and
others viii be brought doHn soon as transportation
can be procured.
FoRr DoNKIsOS, Feb. n, 1862
The great ire which up the river from this
point last night caused bg the Burning Of the Ten
nesse Rolling Mill, four miles from here by gun
boa's TIE works had been used by the reolj in the
manufacture OF shot and shell and other material
4 a5va...
General Grant has promulgated, mos. stringent or
der against puaderng from the Inhabitants also against
stealing property taken IN battle.
fore surrendsring tue rebels threw most Of their
late mails into the river. CClo1el MARYLAND, postal di
rector hoEever succeeded in sizing number OF mail
bags and outside letters supposed TO contain i'm
pprtAns Information
Royas brigade fearing they nigh. be taken, threw
al their rms into the river Tie Of the gunboats
are nos engaged fishing them out
Cap Di1o0 the rebel chief Of artillery, and the eogi-
neer who constructed the torticAOns, killed in the
bOmblrdmsat Friday in one Of his own batteries.
The following Is a special despatch to the Chicago
Tribune:
FoRr DoSEL'ox, Feb. Is 1862
TEo more regiments captured to-day TO the east
Of the eutrenchmsDts.
A humber Of rebel troops have come In and delivered
themselves up.
About twelve thousand stand of small arms have been
taken.
hauV OF the rebel troops OestroTed tlef arms,
large numbers we're thrown into the river.
There are tEo batteries to the fort The upper
one has heavy rasd gun, Ihir;ytwo pound bore, and
two thirytwo FOUNDER earOnnAdes. Toe lower battery
conains eight hirytEo Founders, and one tenrch CO.
lumbad, mounted in embrAsures
Tseve hundred bO1ss OF beef, and large number Of
other provisions have also been found.
All OF TO-DAY has BEEN occupied in embaTking the
prisoners, gathering up the stores and munitions, and
ourying tie dead.
-, =, . -. ,,,,h.- 81 1s,5 -eh,i- siiI M
buried.
Cl7l Lyons, aid to Gen Grant goes to GAINESVILLE
morrow, undrr z Of truce with the bodies Of two
Colonels and 10 ,f,ct the exchange Of the wounded
pllrers Who have been sent 20 Nashv by the rebels.
Taylors battery charged Eve times Saturday,
1nHUS ,ine the errmV repul-ed.
G,ed that GOV. Iris has ordered all reanCi-
ST. LOUIs. Feb. I9, 1852
.ndred Fort Douelsou prisoners, ibcladng
esrs arrived to-day and will be forwarded
Bot.
"a wounded from Fort Donelson viii be re-
r. r own States "a fast possible Quite
nr1lfived here to-day and sent TO the Central
Hospital
EvAcUATIoN OF cLAEzsvILLK.
CAIEo Feb l9, 1852.
Dispatch from the Cumberland river says GAINESVILLE
il being evacuated and the rebels going 10 Nashville
MoSxY NArrERs.
The Herald, Of the sob, save:
The STOCK market was lover to-day. The want oil OUT
side business renders the task OF the bull spectators
very dffcult Notwithstanding the esse in money and
the improvement IN public feeling. The pute appear
u be buyag Safe stocks with boldnes Vrginas
rose per cent Tennessee's l, North CaroiaA's 1
aad N.rs,uri's Inexperienced persons must be
cl--ul how they tempted purchase the securities
OF the rebel Safes l. il impossible 20 say what bonds
thew may net have issued during the pos year, under
the pressure Of var; s1d though the proceedings Of
the Confederate government are OF course null and VOID
Is i csar that each State may be held ansWerabe for
any securities Ehh NAV have been assumed by the prop
er Safe authorities, under the iJtpsuce OF the
rebel leaders The debt Of Virginia lite as much
a. she could take Of before the REBELLION, aud the
resources OF the Safe no. increasing. Railway
shares Wsrs irregular to-day bus generally lower. Al
oas time there quite decline 10 some stocks
but the second board the spectators bid uP the mar
kst and prices closed better than they bad been. We
HO,s hOEsvsr, decline Of per cent in Psch, Mail,
in Erie SIS 10 Hudson, IN Illinois, in Gilens,
aad I in Toledo.