The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-11

Renforcements sent to Wise from Nays Head, at
p. m. yesterday.
Later advices state that the fight continued Saturday
and that our batteries uniniured.
EUROPEAN NEWS
NORFOLK, Feb. 8.-The flag of truce boat to-day
brought late Northern papers, from which the following
items extracted
The steamship Nova Scotia bringing Eve days later
European intelligence arrived York OF. the 9th
Cotton is falling in Liverpool. Breadstuffs rising
The ministerial Journals OF England and France keep
up ncree TRADE against the stone blockade. The s-
tude OF france Is very menacng.
Inc French steam despatch boat Perfect at Cherbourg
has received orders to sail North America on special
mission.
Prince Napoleon is seriously ILL.,
Inc Liverpool Post says the must BE- Immediately
stopped by mediation if possible by force if necessary
france Is to lead in declaring the blockade inefficient II
said the French Minister join Lord LYONS in pro-
testing against the checking of Charleston hrbor Earl
Russei IN despatch to Lord Lyons says the checking
OF Southern harhors is plot against the commerce of all
maritime nations and against the free intercourse of the
Southern States with the civilized world" Lord Lyons
blockad,s
The Confederate steamer Sumter has reached Gibraltar
and burned another American ship.
NORTHERN NEWS.
The New York Herald of the 9Th saws that a powerful
conspiracy exists in Congress to oppose Lincoln and
break up the Union says it is very evident that the
European powers are resolved to break the blockade
ten Lane refuses to serve under General Hunter and
returns to the Senate.
Chase has written another letter 10 the Committee on
Finance, urgently calling for immediate action.
Hon j. D. Bright has been expelled from the Senate
Mayor Opdyke, of New York, writes that unless the
floating debt is promptly paid, it will be difficult to OBJ
| tain supplies for the army at any price
The floating debt of the Federal Government is $780,
OOo,O0o. and increasing a million two a day.
CAPTURE OF FORT HENRY.
MEMPHIS, Feb. Fort Henry WAS captured BY the
Fedcrals yesterday, after two hours fighting The
nd deSfr he Tann riy
bridge, cutting off communication between Columbus
and Bowling Green. Fort Henry is the Tennessee
River, where it forms the boundary between Tennessee
and Kentucky. Fort Donelson is the Cumberland
River and nearly East from Fort Henry.
Further Particulars Of the Capture Of Fort Henry.
from Fort Doneson, this morning, says that Gen. Pill
low was expected at Fort Donelson with 8 or 10 900
more troops, by eight o'clock Saturday morning.
Not many lives were lost at Fort Henry Our forces
driven by shells from the enemys guu boats
Our forces while retreatng Fort Doneson were
pursued by the enemy 1t is reported that Fort Henry
is inundated.
Gen. Pillow has been assigned to the command of
Fort Donelson.
FoRr DoxELsoS, Feb Cen Tilghman, Major
Gilmore, Capt Miller and about eighty officers and
surrendered with the fort. They remained to
cover the retreat. Col Heyman brought the
of the command, numbering 1900 men, in good order
to this post, arriving last night Owing the bad
of the roads, high water and attack in the rear
by the enemy's cavalry, Heyman says it matter
of physical impossibiity the field batteries.
Nothing saved but the small arms.
MEMPHIS Feb. "A special despatch from Paris last
night reports that three boats arrived at the Ten
River Bridge, yesterday, IL o'clock, took pos
session of the bridge turned the draw and passed up
the river first Smelling the town, but did damage
to the bridge
The Federals are in possession of the Tennessee
River Bridge, but have destroyed it. Two Federal
gun-boats were injured and lost.
The provisions in Fort Henry were saved and the
guns spiked.
The Augusta Constituencies of Saturday says
it was reported that the yankees had demanded
the surrender of Savannah and if refused, to re-
move the women and children. This report has
not been confirmed.
New ORLEANS, Feb. -Four hundred and
ninety-two prisoners left here yesterday evening
for North Carolina, to be exchanged.
INSTRUMENTATION IN THE FEDERAL ARMY
The Nashville Gazette of the LIST inst. says:
a citizen of Kentucky, who has lately travelled
a good deal about the Federal lines in Kentucky
and Indiana, arrived here yesterday. We learn
from persons who have conversed with him, that
he represents the Yankee army in the West as
suffering severely from spirit of insubordination
which seems to be rapidly difusing itself through
out their camps. Desertions constantly &C.
curing and to this cause this gentleman says, is
against Columbus in part attributed. At Cairo
whole regiments grounded their arms and declared
that they would neither be led driven into an
other such slaughter pen that their friends found
at Belmont. Begging, beseeching, threatening,
and every other device to induce these protesting
soldiers to come up to the line of duty resort
ed to without avail. Several regiments of such
who had been assigned position on the expedition
that left Cairo and went back again, boldly stood
out in their determination not to be driven Sc
duced into the great folly of making dangerous
experiments against the Confederate lnsu aud
things at Columbus, and did not leave Cairo at all
The same obstinate feeling was exhibited in other
parts of the army, and had resulted in numerous
arrests and assertions. At Shawnectown, some
seven or eight hundred Illinois troops, who were
under strong guard, for fear they would desert,
formed in body, marched against the guard lines,
which were thrown into confusion and broken to
pieces. This whole Illinois posse got out and
went home. The gentleman bringing this intelli-
cence is said by those who know him, to be en-
tirelY reliable and true to the of the South.
OLD ACES QUOTATIONS.
We ought to whip them rebel chaps: