The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-26


been enabled to obtain decided advantages over Us,
which is any thing but agreeable. 1t now seems that
fort Donelson was not surrendered but abandoned to
the enemy, and that only few of Our lost
But who have escaped and who have fallen into the
enemys hand, is not yettertanly known. After hero
cav defending the fort for four days council of war
was held and deemed military necessity, in view
Of the overwhelming achievements of the enemy to
abandon the fort. The attempt to hold it with fifteen
or sixteen thousand men against seventy thousand
would have involved terrible sacrifice Of life without
accomplishing any good We think men did all
that could be done before abandoning the fort and no
breath Of should fail upon them for yielding
All oyerpowermg military necessity
The intelligence Of the reported surrender Of Nash
vile by Gen Johnston and the latters retreat Muir
ireesD0ro thrtytwo miles from Nashville, on the Nash
vile and Chattanooga railroad, caused no little amount
of excitement among our citizens yesterday. Gen.
Johnston is preparing to surrender the city to Buell. on
his arrival but it has not yet been abandoned. The
military and civil aathotes have agreed to the pro-
priey and necessity OF this measure, and our authOr-
ties actively engagedin removing government stores
ammunition, &c TO "A safer place, so rs to leave
Itle except private property fall into the hands of
the enemy should the city be surrendered The egis-
ature has adjourned at Nashville and been ordered 10
convene at Memphis The archieyes of the State are
being removed to the latter place The specie of the
several banks was also icing removed and the governor
and bis staff together with several members OF the
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III r;IoaJ and Iarae column of the enemy ,,ushiro
cryard ia the Cumberland between these two ,lareS
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slso Our troons NAV therefore find If necessary to
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n lie federal pprboats fail to Get to Nashville We
NAV, look for another ascent mo the Tennessee river
Tb nhoats will not remain idle but will immadateIr
m 5,-, tIa Cumberland and come m, tho Tennessee
i,,or orain IA destroy if possbIe file Mpmnhis and
f,orasTon railroad and thus cut Off ALI communication
hotyonn Jolnston's army and Memphis and Colurb,Is
SbonId tbay succeed in ACCOMPLISHING this we MIGHT
sr,aa,fIv look for an attack on Columbus. We have
(oarcr eer. reason to bcIieya that stems will he f.,
Ian ~ dcGa+ ann, force tfot tho enemy NAV land IN
MI Tennessee river for the purpose of DESTROYING the
BRIDGES and tearing ND the Memphis and Charleston
raIroad This road is invaluable to US and must be
nrotpctnd at all hazards. So lone as we hold it, John
lto or,y s in NO dancer and can he reYoforcod n