The Shasta courier., 1862-03-01
Telegraphic Summary.

Telegraphic Summary.
| Our advices from the Eastern States are
from the 18th to the 2lst February.
In the Confederate Senate, r. NJ. T, Hun
ter was elected President pro tenn, and J. II.
Nash, of South Carolina, elected Clerk.
The following Senators were absent: Bath,
of Alabama; Burnett, of Kentucky; Sims,
of Louisiana; Phelps, of Mississippi. There
was one Georgia vacancy, in consequence of
Toombs resigning.
Babcock, of Virginia, was elected Speaker
of the House, and Dickson, of Georgia,
Clerk.
The Richmond papers of the 2lst have
telegram from Augusta, Georgia, on the 18th,
to the effect that Fort Donelson fell on Sun
day morning; that Gen. Johnston had "tele-
graphed the enemy and offered to surrender
Nashville on condition that private property
would be respected. No answer was receiv-
ed, but a majority of the citizens seemed
willing to give up on these conditions. A
large number of persons had left the city.
= Thirteen thousand Federal troops were sta
toned at Fort Donelson and 900 at Clarks
vile. The river was rising SO that the gun
boats of the enemy could reach Nashville
A large amount of Government stores will
fall into the bands of the enemy. Most of
the rolling stock of the railroads will proba-
bly, be saved"
The Savannah Morning News, of the 18th,
says that the Yankees would capture and
destroy Savannah this week, and Charleston
soon after. The last intelligence from Sa-
vannah is that the Federal vessels were gain
ing ground in their efforts to reach the main
channel of the river, and an attack would
not much longer be delayed.
1t is not probable our army will follow
Price into Arkansas. There is considerable
talk of fortifying Neosho, and placing de-
tachment cf troops at Cashvillc. Letters
found at Prices headquarters reveal strong
Union sentiment in Arkansas.
A released prisoner arrived at Baltimore
on the 2lst, and gives unmistakable evidence
of a strong Union organization at Richmond.
Union men there claim to be three thousand
strong, and say they are eagerly waiting and
longing for an opportunity to fling out the
stars and stripes and of ten Notifications
erected aronnd Richmond, only one is arm
cd. The city can be easily taken. Desper-
ate efforts were making to get recruits for the
A.
they could secure the services of every man
in Virginia between Is and 60 years of age
they must yield within thirty days. Union
lists have got bands regularly organized, with
signs and passwords. Many acts of kindness
have been shown on every possible opportu-
nifty to prisoners. He further states that
three or four regiments are daily arriving at
Richmond, and that the troops now there
are returning to their respective States.
1t is understood that only some thirty reg
iments would remain at Manassas. The
news of the surrender of Fort Donelson had a
disheartening effect at Richmond on scccs-
sionists, but cheered the hopes of Unionists.
Gen. Hallcck telegraphed to Gen. McClel-
Ian that Gen. Curtis had taken Bentonville.
Arkansas, with considerable quantity ei
baggage, wagons, &c.
Gordon, the SLAYER, was hung at New
York on the 2lst. We believe he is the first
man ever executed for this crime.
Burnside, at Roanoke, has now 10000
men.
Gen. Butler sailed from Boston, on the
2lst, to take command at Ship Island.
Brig. Gen. Williams has been released
from duty in the Department of North Caro-.
lima, and ordered to report to General But
ler.
Gen. Halleck has telegraphed to General
Mcclellan that Clarksville had been taken
with supplies enough for the army for twenty
days. The place is now occupied by Ger.
Smiths division.
Gen. Price, having been reinforced by Nc
Cullochs command. made stand at Sugar
Creek, in Arkansas, on the 18th, but was
defeated after short engagement, and again
fled. Many prisoners were taken, and q
quantity of arms, which his men threw away
in their fight,
Col. Richardson, from the Committee Of
the House Military Affairs, is preparing a
bill to effect the incarceration of and the refu-
sal to exchange all prisoners who have taken
the oath to support the Constitution of the
United States as Senators, members of Con-
gress, foreign ministers, or all who have
been in the regular army or navy, or who
have accepted Office, either civil or military,
under the so-called Southern Confederacy
in short, to punish the leaders ftHe rebellion,
and under no pretext whatever to allow them
to escape.
A. II. Stephens is reported to have re-
signed the place of ''vice President" of the
c. S. A.
The latest reliable returns from Fort Don
elson state that the whole nun. Der of Fede.
rails killed is 800; wounded and missing.
700.
The gunboat Connecticut, arrived at New
York from Key West and Port Royal. has
advices that there were rumors that Savan.