, 1862-02-21
FROM SIT. LOUIS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal

ST. Louis, February 20, 1862.
4 dispatch was received here to-day to hurry
up repairs on the gunboat Lexington, and in-
tiinating that the evacuation Of Columbus was
cause for extra haste.
It appears that, after al, very few wounded
from the Donclson fight will conc here.
The Sanitary Commission sends its Presi-
dent, Jas. E. Ycatman, down the river, this
evening, with the extra hospital supplies con-
t,ibuted under supposition that the wounded
were coming here.
Early this morning the steamers White
Cloud, Empress and Emma Duncan arrived
here with three Thousand prisoners from Fort
Donelson. They were landed at Bloody Island
and leave Immediately for indianapolis and
Chicago. They come under guard Of the 10th
Ohio and 18th Illinois, They are shabby lot
Of prisoners--no better than the butternut
prisoners who have been taken in Missouri.
The following named prisoners Of war ar-
rived last evening BY the Pacific Railroad from
Sedalia, in custody Of Capt. Tompkins Of the
Sth Iowa regiment Of infantry; Brigadier
General Frice, Col. Dorsey, Gel. Gross and
Capt. 1usc, Of Major General Prices staff.
Also, c. J. Cunningham, Stephen F. Roberts,
L. D. sloss, Daniel G. Rodman, Harmon Smith,
Franklin Atotz, Vim. Ranney, Il. A. Massey,
and J. c. Ross.
Gen. Hll1cck has commntcd the sentence Of
the bridge burners. The order is as follows:
lin consideration Of the recent victories won by
the Federal forces and OF the rapidly increasing
iosa1's o' e't,zens OF M'ssonf'' "no' iof t'1nc'
-oe- 'Ae4t - ~ ]nst ::.is:: ~.
Ja,,z, po,,v,, s1-ban,as n s,,: sr,,.,,,n s,,,,t
f;coroc II Cunninoham. T;car, II: Crn,ydcr and
| George ". Pu1iam, heretofore condemned to
| death, be Professionally mitigated to close con-
fnement IN the military prison at Alton. If rebel
| spies again destroy railroads and telegraph lines
and thus render 1t necessary TOT Us to make severe
,pin - 'ne ;ata Saa,s4fsa ssnss n=' 'D's'
M VII, ho 1ev7ca or co,,octoa
from any one who will now take the prescribed
oath Of allegiance Boards OF Commissions will
be appointed to examine the cases Of prisoners Of
"ar VINO apply to take the oath Of allegiance and
on .n.ll le.o1amsnuas.on usaels WI ~ 1ss"eo
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Gen, Edward Price and the rebel Co1one1s
were capturcd at Warsaw. by detachment a
tho 1st iowa Cavalry under Capt Thompson
and company 4. Of the Stl Iowa Infantry
Gen. Price walked around to-day. on parole
but the prisoners all left for Alton to-day.
The Mississippi prisoners to-day were toIf
that they were going to the "I4incoln Wig
wam," at Chicago, which inccnscd them high
~ +,,ou,,,, hundreds novor be,rd IF - Som,
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tnons,11 nr;soncrs ucn, c,nturcd Consider
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"'5 - eV"'ees4"'e se.ip "lu ean- pias'els.
W. f4'1 neo11 n*nieu oi luc 1st 1o"
cavalry, who was under arrest, has been re
leased and resumed command of the rcej
mont r,ho o,,ar.nos fr;,-o,a,,. ,s +1,, 80.
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, INV oeeu oenleo os e'e's oIlcer oi The com
naand, and the Major who made them has bee,
requested tn resion