, 1862-03-04
.ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Correspondent st, Louis Republican. I

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. IS 1852.
49,. It is rather odd, sitting down to write in
what wac going 10 be the rebel Capitol Way
out in Tennessee, past two formidable forts
tliat we're to sink the whole Yankee nation, ut
Q town whose name is familiar as that of
CbaFc51l3, III secession chronicles, Union
army rests on the last day Of February. The
great advance guard Of 3 mighty host is paus-
ing here q moment on its triumpha1 march to
the Gulf States.
Wandering around in the streets Of Nas;l-
vile, met crowds of negroes hastenin. to
the lcvcc to sec Lincoln's war vessels, i pretty
lArse number of those poverty stricken ones
known among the sooty race as "poor white
trash'' were mingled WITH them, and q few
respectable appearing citizens passed along.
But the pride and wealth Of the place had fled
Southward- sDressed in citizen's clothes, I
had 10 difficulty in entering into conyersa-
lion, but noticed that soldiers were carefully
avoided. Asking the reason, Of IN intelligent,
with the UnionistE, for fear Of being marked
as sries, and punished when the troops were
withdraw,
For the present, Ut least, Nashville may be
considered warmly secession, and the now
smotAcrcd fire is ready at any moment to
break ont-ee = Those that give any symptoms at
all of loyalty arc the poorer classes, the rich
ones, although ruin spreads around on every
side, seem determined to follow on in the
path they have chosen. Among the late
AAa oNlt4 DE1ls NAt WILL ILLS
panions fled TO Memphis.
The tale Of any repentance on the part Of
Gov. Harris is Il fabrication. He has Just is
sued call for all the militia Of the State to at
| once report themselves for service. As in
those forts already captured, half the troops
| were armed with clcayers and worthless rifles,
| the demand cannot be complied with, and
| would frigAten no one if 1t could.
There are no Notifications around the city.
except ball completed carthwork On the op-
posite bank. Manufactures, distilleries, eve
! rsthing connected with industry, is Idle. !
considerable quantity of rebel commlssazy
stores is being, and has been taken possession
OF, but the most valuable lots were distributed
| among or seized by the people last Sunday.
The forces here arc ten thousand men under
General Nelson, and part Of General Buell's
command. General Smiths division from
Clarksyil1c is now arriving. Where the enc
! my are row concentrating is not definitely
| known, hut the main body is thought
to be al Chattanooga, one hundred and
eighty miles distant. Small bodies, acting as
ccunIry, constantly meeting our pickets. The
inhabitants around also take every opportuni
IL to shoot scntfnele, and several are already
missing, being either killed or captured. Gen
Buell. 11oveE cut at once to find tho cnemJ, ,bu
will. not be able to do SO without a week O.
two'6 marching. As they would not offer bal
tie to Gen: Buell. alone, it Is improbable the,
will when his force is Iargely increased.
| Everything goes 10 show that the rebc
troops are greatly denorallzed. Gen. John
eton, when he passed through Nashville, Lex
little better than mob, and retreat, or r:the
flight, never fayors future efficiency in an 81
my. There is, therefore, little probability q
any battle occurring for some time, in eithe
Generals Buell's or Grants commands
Transports will be at once actively engage
IN carrying troops from Fort Donelson t
This morning train Of cars arrived frol
Louisville, the railroad having been repaire
by General Duel's army, As they followed tn
Tetreat1ng enemy.
Great changes have come over NasAyin
. being busy mart receiving and pouring OF
: the wealth Of a vast tract Of country, Il ha
: become deserted city, mutilated terribly b
, | TM-etIeets silent, market places cmpt.
i | stores closed. Ruin appears at every stel
: and shabby gcntilitF or broken down trade
! racn pass along the neglected p1omenades
: fashion. 1t is difficult 10 describe the state
9 affairs, where all so completely reaches Il
: acme of confusion, desolation, doubt and il
. will, as at Nashville. Union feeling, there
$ none, and the people do not pretend to sho
= a1y.
r About one-thir1 Of the inhabitants are he,
# the balance fled southwark. Tennessee
= Legislature and her unprinciplcd Goyezno
II who were in convention assembled when Fe
Is Donelson fell, are among the refugees. Mer
d now near, within cities still nearer the sea ri
be found necessary for health. Govern
1t Harris ia tearing the laurel wreath Of fast III
i, ming from Claib. Jackson's brow. Fiudil
It his first flight premature he returned, al
C. willie gathering some papers ut tho Con
IS House, was alarmed by rumor of a
n preaching gunboats. HI immediately fl
u. down the hill, leaving hat and cane in the rac
1t and a bridge across the creek having be
n- washed away, crossed IN skif, and taking t
D. train In whiting, sped of, leaving three
c, told By the citizens, who, although rebel1io
lg as eyer, are greatly exasperated at their Ge
es ernor for burning the bridges.
p There Was great excitement in Nashvf
u when the bridges were fired. 4 large co
&C. mi1tce Of prominent citizens expostulas
with Governor harris, aud even sent dcta'
10 1ncnts 10 e1tingnish tho fanes. Harris
n piled that unless allowed to proceed, he wo1
I'd order the town itself burned by the militia
nd All the citizens say tho fleeing army fl
?, Bowling Green treated them shamefully,
ral as well as Others, at in tho same man
Ias whcn ret1eat;ng." Private houses v
he broken open, property Of all kinds seTgi
eet able and easily carried, taken away,
as owncra being told to rcmunerate theasse1
ri | from the army storesleft behind. The Tc
ith Rangers were especially vicious The
he ! authorities, who openly ayoK themselves
rn- ccesionis.s, say there has been more q,
,ad | here since Tic Federal army entered than
cd, | months before. Ladies, whose carewora 10
re- certainly warrcnted the assertion, decla
Ire fhat since Fort Henry:s fall, SO wild had b
or- the tun,n1t, they had been unable to pa
ted night in quiet, expecting each moment 8,
nee destructive conaegna0o caused BY drum
efG, / ao:diery