Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

,pred lie left 100 at Nashville so badly
wounded they could rot travel. MAJ
Pont and nine captlins of Sta Illinois re-
piment among them. Gen. Buckner, vi.
Hanson and from two TO five thousand
men are prisoners In the llth Illinois
regiment, out of 763 men, not one hun
a, ed men escaped--more killed than
wounded. Enemy's dead scattered for
three miles along the line. l4th Miss
and Sh Ky. drove the enemy three times
from the centre works with two batteries,
both regiments suffering badly. Floyd S
Va brigade, assisted by Liilard's and auo
ther Tenn. regiment, did fearful execution
driving tie euemy completely from their
right TO the centre.
Fort Smith Feb. live have all day
been receiving news that our forces were
engaging the enemy near the line, Whlch
is some thirty miles north of Fayetteville,
On the Springfield road. The tight COM
menced about one or two o'clock as well
is We can ascertain Col. Herbert COM
manded the Arkansas forces and his regi-
| rneDt of Louisiana troops. Ii dues not ap-
pear from the dispatches that more than
rne MIssUurian regiment was IN the hight
An Iowa regiment was literally cut To
pieces We lost only about one hundred
men, enemy about 700. Gen McCulloch
eft early this morning. for tie hcld of
battle, and will be there in time TO fol w
~ the successes He thinks he will bag
he whole party, a. they can't stand de-
feat this far from assistance.
Fort Smith, Feb. 18Th, 10 o'clock PM.
TO Col. Il. ii. JohnsOn-Had fight
to-day, at Trott's store, near Arkansas and
Missouri line. 90 telegraph road in BeL
ion county. Enemy lost seven huadred.
Our S. one hundred. The seventh Iowa
completely cut up Hebert's, McRae's .
aud McNair's, and one Missouri regiment
engaged-tEis comes from DR.. Smith, Mis-
>ouri army, who was in the fight.
N b. PEARCE.
Fayetteville, Feb. 17-Major n. B
Pearce, Ft. Smith.-Colonel Hebert is at
rrott's store. The federals are between
him and Keitsville, on the telegraph road
aud have been reinforced by small force
from Kansas, making about 10000 men
10 all-commissary and ammunition teams
have been ordered up. Heavy firing heard
at this point, at two o'clock P. m
(Signed) NJ. STODDART-
Fayetteville, Feb. l7.--To able bodied
citizens Of Western Arkansas-The troops
under Gen. Price and myself are falling
back before superior force to the Boston
mountains. Thousands Of federal hire
lings, are within the line of your State,
l. =
notwithstanding their services are needed.
| Let every man turn Out aud form compa-
nies, and rally to meet the advance euemy.
Rally at once, or it will be too late.
(Sigued) BEN. McCULLOCH,
Brig. General.
FAYETTEVILLE, Feb. IL
To Major G. w. Ciarke-l in
structed by the General connard dlng &
say that the troops under Gen. Price, ant
of this division, yesterday fell back Q
Cross Holluws, aud are continuing to fal
Jack. This morning il j. probable w
may have To abandon this point and maxi
stand at the Boston mUuntain. Urge
| forward every man to meet the energep-y
The enemy received heavy reinforcement,
yesterday, aud are conunuin. t. push
down upon u. The quartermastcr her,
has been directed TO move all public pro
| perty here south Of Boston mountain, Lei
every man turn out at once,
F. c. ARMSTRONG,
Adjstant- Gener,Ii,
Memphis, Feb, 20,-rhe telegraph IL, e
are down east aud north, The federi
| guuboats have passed Clarksville. aud ar,
IN their way to Nashvi lie, \ ruinor i.
circulated to the effect that our troops vii
attack the federals in the nils, Since tn,
above, we have a rumor that our forces
evacuated Nashville this morning. and viii
make a stand at some point near by, Re
InfUrccmenrs did not arrive in time fiji
Gen, Pillow to make any successful resis
tance, Ii is runored that the telegraph
operators have closed the off :es and gone
with the army in its retreat, A ru:nul
mas reached this city by passence $ on th,
cars from Nashville, 10 the effect tha
Gen, Buckner while fighting at Fort d.
nelson, sent white flags TO different divi.
,ions of the federal army that they failed
70 recognize, but continued fghripg-t al
Gen, Buckner with his forces cut their
way out aud are safe, Another has beer
circulated that he aud his command wer,
taken prisoners, and that they all hav,
been parJled, Soldiers who have arrived
here from Fort Donelson and who partici
pated in the battle assert that our mel
under Gen, Buckner refused to be takel
prisoners, and that many more escaped
tnau have yet been accounted for-no
more than three thousand, if any, hav.
been captured,
1t is current that a fight commenced al
o'clock this morning between on force.
at Columbus aud the Yankees, The firin.
was terrific on both sides, and our bl.
guns are said 10 have sunk four Of I'll,
enemy's gunboats, Nothing is known o
their other losses the battle is still ra aging
The above reports are from the Ava.
lanche extra and are but few of the man
rumors shDat, The line to Columbus 20
down last night--will be up in the morn
Ing, 1t is said that JEFF Davis in person
IS in East Tennessee with 10000 rein
forcemepts, Ii is rumored he can't spar
any from Virginia,
The following is what Mr. McHenr
says: If you want any information, jus
say yourself, and think what you please