The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-29
Gallant Fight at Fort Donelson |!
Intelligence from the South

| 4uteulgence from the nOuln
New YoRK, Aug. ga Times cor
respondent states that the portion Of Nc
! Clellan's army which embarked at York
town has already arrived az Alexandria.
| The corps under the command Of General
Franklin, which embarked az Fortress
Monroe on Friday, arrived at Alexandria
to-day. II is also reported that another
corps will come to the same place to-
morrow. In fact appearances indicate
that the entire army Of The Potomac, ex-
cepting Gen. Porter's corps, which went TO
Fredericksburg last week, win make
Camp California, the old camping ground,
situated about one and a half miles from
| Alexsndris, temporary rendezvous. II
is the opinion that the troops now at
Alexandria WILL in the course Of day
or two, proceed 10 Join Pope's army.
am informed that Kearney'a Division,
which arrived at Alexandria about the
middle Of last week. took part In an en-
fragment which occurred near Warren
ton yesterday.
The new regiments are daily pouring
| into AleEandrie1 and every day they are
sent forward to join the army.
The Times Washington dispatch says
that Acting Adjutant Murdoch, Of she
06th Ohio, committed suicide last night
| by blowing his brains out with q pistol.
| He was III with fever, but was not thought
70 be delirious till Che fatal decd was
committed.
The Herald's Wauenton junction cor
respondent says military critics profess
to believe our forced advances to the
Rspidan were preTatureiy made. jack
son disturbed our figures somewhat at
Cedar Mountain and possibly derangcd
our calculations. As consequence, he
and his co-adjutors assail us now within
thirty miles of Manassas, and with the
largest army the rebels have ever rallied
East or West. We all look hopefully for
the coming of Mcclellan. Burnside's
troops are here. If ever the new levies
were needed it is at this time.
Gen. Pope is still held TO be equal 10
any emergency. The crippled but in-
domitable Banks is still with bis COM
mand; and M'DOwel has an opportunity TO
wipe away bloody recollection, within
cannon shot of Bull Run, for he is active
and everywhere present
The Rappahannock correspondent Of
the Tribune says: The greatest crisis of
the war occurred between, Thursday
morning and Saturday night. Il has
passed and we are safe; our army is safe;
the nation is safe; for Pope's artillery is
now guarding the line Of the Rappahan-
mock, and Fitz John Porter with very
heavy force, joined Pope on Friday eve
ming, and host of regiments have joined
him now by way of Alexandria Now
look for the grand movement of the war
4 | within 30 days. Do not forget that
! Burnside has massed large army at
Fredericksburg, and Pope is nearly or
quite as strong as Lee or jackson, and
/ Mcclellan is freed from the net which
held him in its meshes on the Peninsula,
Some stir was caused in camp and a
thousand times more in Washington, /
J find, by sudden raid of $50 guerillas
,, upon Catlett's Station, under cover of the
night. They dashed in upon a very
small collection of men and wagons and
: stsmpeding lot Of suffers and servants
and teamsters, burned seven wagons
ran OIL number Of horses and took
about lOOprisoners. The most serious
part of the business is, they took Gen
Ropes personal baggage and money and
all his official papers, correspondence, &c,
which happened TO be in one of the wa
| CONS which had been sent to the rear in
the attack at Catlett's Station. Twenty
! supply trains were destroyed or their
; contents injured by the rebels. Many
wagons were too wet to burn.
CINopgEATI, August ga special TO
the Commercial from the Chaplain Of the
| list Ohio, dated Fort DOnelsOn 25th, says
the rebels under Woodward, the same
that took Clarksville, made an attack on
the fort, but were repulsed with the loss
of thirty killed and wounded. Col,
WOodward's horse was killed under him,
! and his saddle and pistols are now in our
= possession. The rebels sent a flag of
: truce previous TO the attack, demanding
our surrender The question was put to
the 0tiicers--every man voted no. The
enemy's force consisted of 450 infantry,
$50 cavalry and two field pieces. The
i fort is under command of Major Vest
with four companies of the 7lst Ohio
Col. Rodney MasOn's regiment.
The Commercials Lexington despatch
says there is no occasion for alarm about
% General Morgan's position. a courier
. Just arrived reports no fear of starvation
| nc ANbbAo h9NN ANgVpg Al MS lANAAA8 aAN
. 10000 in the rear, commanded by Bragg
n Floyd, and Kirby Smith.
10 Cassius M. Clay left to-day with his
brigade. Gen. Nelson has relieved Lew
Wallace, and will take the field. Col
=, Charles Anderson, Of the 93d Ohio, il
!, appointed commander Of this post. Tht
= negro brigade to repair roads leaves to-
- morrow Gen. James s. jackson, lat
Congressman from the Second District, i
. here, and will take the field Immediately
y, The Gazette's Frankfort despatch say
. an arrival from the mountains bring
! more cheering news. General Morgal
- has repulsed a large force Of rebels OF
y, the other side Of the Gap. He has pro
y visions and forage for thirty days, and j
y, !" IN no danger Colonel Garrard had sew
:, eral slirmishcs with the enemy, ropulsin
them every time.
Columns, ONO, August 25.-Genera
Thomas, OF Kentucky, made clea
sweep Of the rebel prisoners Of war a
Camp Chase. He released over / 200 yes
terday. They will be sent 10 Cairo, so
of them starting by Tuesday morning
cars. Over 600 political prisoners sti
L. remain there. Several officers took N
!, oath Of allegiance and remained
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