New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-25
REPORTED FALL OF NASHVILLE.
FURNISHES PROGRESS
TOWN OF WlNTON DESTROYED
PIG gIcEaoED WIG on JEFF JAWS
MS ADMINISTRATION A MISERABLE FAILURE
BArr1sokE, Mondsy. Feb. "A. 1855,


TIE Ola Point boat has arrived pvre, having tei'
For,ress Monroe yesterday.
She brings fourteen released officers, including
CO. Wood of the 18th (Brooklyu) Ney'-Iork Regi-
,oe,,t who was wounded and captured st the battle
Of Roll Run; Col Lee of the 10Th Massachusetts,
REGIMENT. cartured at Balls Bluff; Col. Coggswell
OF tie Tammany Regiment, ana Capt heher OF
Bakers California Regiment.
Col. Wood was raIoled, and had the liberty of
moving sbou. the CITY of Ri Ahmond previous TO
leaving. He was present at the Inauguration OF
Jea. Davis, and states that no aihu,issm was man.
ife,ed on the occasion hardly cheer being raised
Col. lee of the Massachusetts, ooh says that just
before leaving Richmond, on Saturday evening, he
vas taken aside by distinguished officer OF The
Rebel Government, who privately assured BIN thal
An Official dispatch had inst heen received OF The ia
of Nashville.
The released Union prisoners have just msrcbed
M Baltimore street. escorted ty detachment OF Tie
5rh New York zouaves, with their fne band
Tlov werc enthusiastically cheorcd along the rone.
ForvRrss McSRor Feb 49,
Via BuTpoEE. Monday. Feb -, 1907. }
The steamship Adelaide, FROM Baltimore, did not
arrive until 10 O'Clock last night
Tie Ceorgiana camc n at tie usl.d lime this
morning.
Both will return 10 Baltimore tonight
The Adelaide brough; down tue remainder OF the
s,h Wisconsin Regiment, and conveyed them to
Newport News this morning
Gen. John Il. Wool, with Col. Cannon aad Major
Jones Of his stat, went with the steamer Ranoocss
this morning under flag VI truce 10 meet BY up
rointment Gen. Howell Cobb of CIa0ey Island, ioi
the purpose of opening gotistios for general ca
change Of prisoners
The Raucocas became disabled, however, after
proceeding Some distance and having put bach to
Baltimore, the steamer Adelaide taken tor a
substitute.
The Adelaide wss net Ly Tie William selden, and
Gen. Wool having stepped Oh board The latter II
consultation of about an hour in length took place
between the two Generals.
Tue result of the interview is no. known.
The lIoboken with the sub marine cable TO be
hid scross tie bay did lot leave until about y
N O'Clock this afternoon.
u 4 connection having been made between the cable
and The hand vine at It's Examinations on Beach Grove
above the fort, constant communication is had be-
tween the ilobokeu and Gen. WCos headquarters.
Everything was progressing satisfactorily up "
O'Clock this afternoon, when Mr. Hess teegTaphed
that he had proceeded about five miles out.
There il no doubt about tic line being successfully
laid, and if he weather is favorable, the line viii be
open tomorrow forenoon.
The George Washington left at q o'clock this
morning for the james River TO receive about 39C
released Union prifoners.
She has nov g o'clock returned The released
prisoners 20 TO Baltimore tonight. Among them
ale Co.'s. Cog well, Lee, and Wood Lieut. Harris,
aud about Il dozen other officers. Also the crews OF
the schooner Della, captured in the Gulf OF Mexico
on the LIST Of November and the brig Elsnore
TIE largest number Of the prisoners returned belong
10 the Tamnany and lst California Regiments.
a large proportion OF the prisoners were captured
at Bale Blag.
There are now no Union prisoners remaining at
Richmond.
The released prisoners left Richmond last night,
but the boat got aground and did not reach the rem
devious until about o'clock this afternoon.
Tie whole number OF released prisoners il about
three hundred ana ninety.
The RichmOAd Dspatei of Saturday has the fol-
lowing:
suPro1x. Va FEB p, issa
"Capt. Nichols OF the Petersburg Artillery arrived
here ibis AZ elnoon from Winton where he had been
stationed with battery. On yesterday he was
tleled out by The Yankees. They had seven steam
err, all of which have pared up the river Capt.
Nichols had horSe shot from under him. Two of
hi- men were wounded. The town Of WiDton is in
ashes. Our troops retired " Murfreesboro'
Another dist ach dated Norfolk, Feb. y saws:
&" The tuiOn forces again assembled tie Chowan
River yesterday TO Wilton with several gunboats,
and large number q troops. The Confederates
opened heayy ire npon ibem. The Yankee landed (
aud burned the town. TIE Southerners re.ised. !
Our loss il f.iid 10 he two men, The hnntug Con
greesInan, {. II. Foster, was among the killed
Yankee"
" \ dispatch dated Fort Smith, via Clsrksvire. |
AK, AID Chattsloogs, Tenn, says that Geus. |
Pike and HeI bert ARE 6gbting che enemy to-day az
fazar Creek, ia Benton County, Ark. The result IA
tol SHOWN. Our troops are confident Of success
L4seT.-iho enemy lost 200 men and our loss Is,
1V'' We have gained another great victory.
"ALBERT'fIKE"
1he Richmond PIig Of Friday has bitter article |
@" 'ne Davis Administration. IL says. Judging c
~ tes 10 FAR, it Is The most lanentabe failure in
Ni''or! alo suggests u the reaectirg mind that the
'"'s' ssn" service which that Government can now
feoef 20 Inc country is the surrender of the helm 70
adler and better hahds. Ia view Of the poa ,Le b
,'"' pr0OsO'e future, the pageant of to.rnor il
..D '',''' uiocSefy and miserable compensa. al
'iOD i0r ire ruin OF free people. A child with n,
;, '1U'e ah oia man with young wife, are portl re
Illustrations OF the deposable folly. r.
lae HieAmoNa Dispofch is laudng Gen. pr;o. g.. %
IH greai victory, as announced in Albert pl.,. =,
disp4,ch. Ae
me D'spafeh Contains the programme for flo
nsngniaiion Ceremonies; also, proclamation Of &C
'eh Davis, announcing Friday tie 2sth inst a, ri
'ay Of fastng, humiliation aud prayer. h,
more is nothing in the papers from Savannah. a.
'he surrender OF Savannah was rumoled a. Picl. c
,opd :.