Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-21
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ACCOUNTS FROM YANKEEOOx.

KoRT-LK Feb 2o.-A q " of truce has reached here
to-day from Fortress Monroe which furnishes late news
papers from the North.
The New York Herald, OF the 18Th Inst, states ib,
the victory at Fort Donclson Is coup,ts-tbat Is 900
Confederate troops hsvo been taken prsoners-snd th,t
immense amount Of materials have been cap ured
also that Brig Generals iskatr. johnson and Pillow
are among the prisoners. n Floyd left on Saturday
night pi;t 1900 san. fae For! was surrendered early
on Sunday morning Toe les, on b,th sides vss very
heavy.
Toe H'rili says two thousand rtbIls wee killed and
wounded. Con. F,oie. though wounded, would soon
attack ClHksvils now held by Largo Csnfsitrs.e force
aad strongly forGdsd
PIur Hundred Psierals x,r, kllsi and cgh, huudrsd
Wound'd At Fort D,nsisoa TIE pr osa,ago OF fi:sr
Was isrgs Toe Oafed,rA.ss os IS a.lt pisces seven
teen h6ay gus 20 0)o stand of arms and large q1ln.
tity Of conmissary Orss.
Eghy thoussLd Frdcrsl troop, are e1psc:ed at Cum.
berl nd river on the 10 ms.
Tnc Ne" Yoik Herald says 1t has information from
F'rr"i Monroe Of svsro f lifting near Savannah. /,
was reported that the e Of Savannah had been cap.
tirt BY the Lincoln forces
There was inense excitement in Washington over ite
recent neWs.
AccmnOn voics of ,blee prevais IN the North over
the recent FEDERAL Victories.
TIE ruuphs Of the Linconites to DO eel. brated
| at Philadelphia and other YInkee cities.
Preparations making for Congressional eslebrs-
ton on grand scale.
Later intel gence from Fort Donelson announces tha
Generals Floyd and Pillow bad escaped.
All Northern reports acknowledge that the slaughter
Of their 'rcdpS was terribly severe.
The North is frantic with Joy over their triuuphs
Asp;cia dispatch 10 the Pnildslpha Inquirer, dated
At Washington, 7h inst afternoon says that the Navy
Department has received dispatch stating that the stars
ard stripes are waving over SAvanDah-doub,ed. The
attack made BY eleven gunboa,s and eight thousand
troops The dispatch states that Burnsides forces
have been largely increased.
fhs exaggerated accounts Of the capture Of Fort Don.
'ls.H will 60 Gu: TO Europe, today in the steamer
America
Senator Chandler said In Congress during the Discus
sion OF the Treasury Noe L. that there Is bat ouo ob
s:ase 10 the way Of suppessng the REBELLION and t5s
oossels is General g. B. Mcclellan, tae Commandsr.in
chief His removal Il imp.ravey demanded b. jldg,s
Of bis military operations.
Il is believed that portion Of the Roanoke Lizard
prisoners will be conveyed Fort Warren, and tbs ts.
snce to Governors Island.
Five thousand negroes sAld to be In possession Of
he Yankees at Port Royal.
A telegraph line has been completed from wilmi5g
ton, Delaware, to Cape Charles. submarine cable 10
o be laid across the bay from Fortress Monroe 10
Cape Oharlss. l. conveyed 70 Fortress Nonros on
the Id instant, and viii be sunk few days, thereby
connecting Washington city and Northern cities With
Old Point. III
Secretary sauntOu is CT oeOssi on at Old Poin.
LATER
desra'oh dated a, Chicago % DC ls.h instant s,ys
at there lie no foundation for the report that Genera
P.ice's army has been captured
Brig Gen Bushrod johnson, Of Teuressee, and net
Nj Gen. A. s. Johnston, captured at FJrt Done.
AmOrg the Colonels captured we're Gault, veofbsir,
Crown Forrest and Abernet;y.
Ga toe night Of the le.h ins', Sunday uighO there
vas great ighI sen Ia the Objection Of Clsrksvile
a7d it iupposed that the Coltss,rA,es had bum the
town ar the steamers
d,splteh iom S. L1uis, on the Is h inst, s,atss
that Is impossible TO state The precise ent of the
c'pure a. Fou DontJon. Gsneisl A. 8. JohusUn will
concentrate Gvsry available soldier as Nashville, ard
make desperate attempt TO retrieve bis msfor upes
Fort DoutlGon. A rbl turgson states that bstveer
hree ard four hundred we're killed, ,rd abea. eight
hundrd Wouaded.
The steamer ars and Stripes and the schooner TIer.
lion sailed on the 10 inst for ice Burnside H,e.
The steamer, j, h.rsou sad Baltimore have zone ,e
HAteias.
despatct. dated &: ST. Lolis on the 10 las. srs
that G.nesE Grant has Tered speedy ,rwlri move.
meUt
NeHToH P,b sl.-Tho lAisst Nor thsrn secounts Of
the 0stl. al FJr DJneson admu that the dsr.l u.
my vas terribly 10 cos-thtir dead lay 10 heap
ad Ihs scene # lhs b,tto ggsrs ell descr pop. l.
was dearly bought victory. tom sali were deprive
Il Il cir fforssnd sers eft cir comp mes Tee dead
SSre tLiCkly srsNn for sc'es. Tn" ar iiery Of C.n
federaus we're s,rVsd With fearful q CT
Tao eater pOr,n OF the Co-fder,te prso e-s ere
cent 10 Chicago and the balaIc, spr efsld AID
l-dianspols