The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-15

Gregory for the recognition Of the south will
| b. discussed soon after the meeting OF parla,
ment.
An interesting aud excited debate aud re.
ecton OF the proposition Is expected
Liverpool, Feb. |. Breadstufs quiet and
steady.
Provisions quiet.
London, Feb, l.. Consols 92ta93 for mon.
ey; | q, A. discount; Erie 3sa39l.
Paris, Feb, |, Rentes III DC.
Bombay, Jan, II, The expectation of salt
petre from India Is prohibited except 10 the
British ports,
NASHVILLE, Feb, b. 4 dispatch from f.
Donelson dated | 80 this morning say, the
firing OF artillery commenced at sunrise this
morning, and thai II had continued uu,
ceasingiy 10 thai um-. The enemy keep, At
q respectable distance.
The field artillery is engaged all along
the line.
$40 i. VI The light has ceased probably
owing 10 q desire Of the enemy to change pc
sltiuu.
80 far We have rcpulsed the enemy ut eve.
~ point along the lines,
Our loss is small.
The federal gunbun,s have retired anl We
think they are severely injured
LArrR. The day has almo,, past, ANA We
still holi our own. We have repulsel the
enemy at every point, and driven back their
gunbnals,
We have whipped them 10y land aud water
They will probably attack us To morrow,
Our loss Is not very great, while that oithc
enemy must he heavy, We have repulsci
the enemy everywhere, and we are satisfied
| that We have injured their gunboats mater.
ally, a. wc have made them retire twice.
Our lines are entrGnchcd all round,
BALTIMORE, Feb II. Partieswho came by
tie Old Point boat say il was reported IN Nor-
| { Tx yesterday that Fort DUnclsun had been
captured. Oar dispatches from Fort Monroe
make no allusluu to it,
| 4 reliable gentleman tr IN Old Point saws
some wOrkmcn from the City Works Of Rich.
mpud say they left there for want OF work.
| So great was the arci,y Of coal and IRON that
the works were being suspended.
Coal was enormously high.
The men say there are few, If any, cannon
| left At Richmond-al having been sent away
from time 10 time to other points. Very few
OF the deteuccs there have any cannon
| mounted
foRT Monroe, FEB. llth.-rhe following
is from todiy'S Norfolk Day Book
\ Fumor reached this city yesterday, by
passenger, from Suffolk, that the enemy had
taken possession of Edcnbow, and also plym.
outh Later in the day, il was also runOrci
that a couple Of the enemy vessels had pro
cerici uu u reconnaissance, as far rs Nulcran.
The Norfolk Day Book also gives n
sketch OF the new flag adopted by the com.
mittcc OF congress, IN the south. ltisa blue
union, and a red field, tour stars in the form
Of Il square in the union.
The Richmond Dispatch, OF Friday has tho
following:
Gcn. Wise il near Carituck Court House,
AMI sent down u flag OF truce 10 Roanoke Is.
land ou Thursday.
\ Norfolk telegram says II Is believed
the mortcr fleet is intended Tor this place.
Pctcrsburgh. Feb l3.-Ihc editor Of the
Express has received letter from Suffolk
dated Thursday, which says tAat l.Icuton and
Hartford have been both captured.
Five gun boats moved slowly to the wharf,
NJ EdentOn, yesterday at . o'clock. and land
ca their troops Very soon afterwards fifteen
more gun boats arrived. The citizens raised
the white flag.
Between 5000 and 1000 troops landed at
Edruton.
The population OF Edcutun is about 1000
ami is distant from Suffolk about fifty miles
In the afternoon two gunhoats went up
Chcryan river towards Winston, and several
Others towards the mouth OF the Roanoke.
lIeitiOrd, the capitol Of Prrsuinean, county
was taken by the iederaIS yesterday.
\ Nashville telegram Of the l2th init,
says:
\ dispatch was received from Cumberland
, Cry this evening, stating that one federal
gun boat had appeared at Fort Donclson, and
this morning opened fire On the fort but with
out injury to it. The fort returned the fire,
and the gunbout retired.
The iederals have landed in force, and Il
battle with light artillery commenced this
morning. 1t is reported that the federal force
is from 10000 to 1900 When the steamer
left Tor Cumberland City, the battle was rag
ing with great earnestness.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. b. Senator Chandler
has received letter from Col Wilcox, who
says that himself and the other prisoners at
Columbia, ;. C., are in good health and that
sheir condition has been rendered comfortable
by the clothing received from the United
States authorities