Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-07-03
From Vanity Fair.
McArOne on the taking OF Fort
DOnelSOn.
FoRr DoSELsoN, Feb. 25, 1862.

DEAN VANITY: The newspapers are
so full of my praise and exploits that
it really seems a work of supere'ogation
for me to write anything about tho TAX
ing of this work.
/ should not have said a word OF 1t
had not the Tribune. Times, and Her
aid evinced disposition to ignore the
hero to whom the greenest laurels are
obviously due.
The Tribune, in order to give its Gus
tomary nasty little fling at Mcclellan.
awards my friend Stanton all the cred
it, and says he took Fort Donel'on-
The Times, to hurt tho Tribune's
feelings, says that Mcclellan took it
The Herald, ni:judging as usual says
that Halleck took it
1t remains for you, then. my dear
Vanity, to announce the truth.
took it.
Aye, this bold right hand, that now
deftly wields the intellectual pen, has
slowed its thousands, and has planted
the Old Flag upon the boasted bastions
of this redoubtable redoubt.
Unaidcd, save by my gallant army
unarmed, save with such weapons as
soldiers use Il scaled the batteries,
charged the ramparts. preached the in
trenchments, shelled out the fascines,
aud surrounded the magazine! Roam
oke Island was fool to it
The resistance of the Rebels would
havo been much stouter if they had
fought better
There would have been many more to
defend the Fort if they had not ran
away
That was thought all along Of Floyd.
Do you know Floyd?
He had command of an outwork with
five thousand men and pretty good ar
mament--
But all men have their peculiaritics.
Floyd's passion is whole skin Z: wounds
and injuries are inimical to his we'll be-
ing.
lie is not bullet-proof-and bullets
were very plentiful around his post-so
he left his post
Left in the night, stole quietly away.
In point of fact, I may say sneaked a.
way.
! But, then, consider his profession
All thieves do that sort Of thing.
When | found that Floyd didn't
want his outpost any longer. took il
and worked it right merrily.
There were multitudinous seas incar-
nadined.
We found no valuables in tho place
Floyd had been there.
The report is unfounded that the reb'
els showed the black flag it was the
white feather.
Gen. Buckncr sent me this note by
the penny post:
DoNELsoN. Sunday.
Dear Mac: AS your troops are evil
IDENTIFY routed and beaten terrifcal'y
what terms Of capitulation can l have
BUcKNER.
I replied as follows:
BEFORE DoNELsoN. Sunday.
Dear Buck: Uncondish surrender.
McARoNg.
He returned word that the term
: were entirely satisfactory: the rebe
flag was instantly hauled down. an
Buckuer delivered up his sword
He was pretty drunk.
We took $50, 900 prisoners. and woul
have taken more if they had been wher
we could get them.
OF the FIVE Generals taken, one ha'
left before the fight; another has nc
yet arrived; and q third wasn't there q
all.
The fourth was another man . mino
officer.
The other il Buckner.
: l shall hang him-partly for exam
. ple's sake, partly for fun.
! Then l shall 60 to Gnashvillc.
I am arouEd-
Expect news shortly.
= Believe nothing in the daily papers
Q Believe me.
l As ever, very truly,
. MCARoNE.
I
. Ross WINANs, JR.--ln company wit
: other members Of his family, this ger
tlsman has been made the subject {
: a number Of rumors, impssching hi