Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-10
THE WEST.

The President has received letter
from Andrew johnson, in which he says
that the secession feeling is still strong in
Nashville.
Gen. Buelrs column, in moving down
from Nashville, passed the plantation and
residence of Gen. Pillow, which is near
Columbia, Tenn, and is very splendid
place. Among his neighbors, the ditch
digger bears the reputation Of being "a
contopnded rascal"
"A sad fact is exhibited in the case Of
the sick and wounded among the rebel
prisoners at Indianapolis. OF one hun
bred and fifty who have died, only thir-
teen have shown any desire for the atten-
dance OF clergyman, or manifested the
least apparent concern as to their future
welfare.
On the 9th of February Com. Foote
captured Fort Henry. In his paper of
the 18th the rebel editor of the Nashville
Christian Advocate wrote these discour-
aging words: Z" 1t is not worth while to
deceive ourselves or try to deceive others.
Hard fighting and endurance, not lying
and Dragging, or to decide the issue -
When they read this, the rebels immedi-
ately began preparations for the evacua-
ton of Nashville
The rebel women of Nashville con-
tinue to perform acts that are a disgrace
to their sex. A disgraceful insult was
recently offered to Gen. T. L. Crittenden.
AS he was standing on the sidewalk near
the Post Office, two splendidly dressed la
dies, followed by a dirty, slovenly, black
negro wench, approached him. As they
passed they put their handkercheifs to
their noses and gracefully drew their
skirts aside from contact with his suit of
"Lincoln." blue. The negro wench fol-
lowed the example, and passed by, leav-
ing the astonished General looking after
them with amazement
-- At jackson, in Tennessee, twenty
five or thirty miles from COrinth, it is said
Beauregard is throwing up heavy defen-
ces. This point is important TO him, be-
cause if he is beaten he can from there
retreat by the Mississippi Central Rail-
road towards New Orleans, in case Buell.
should have possessed himself of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. From
Humboldt, above jackson, and about 20
miles from Corinth, he has another rail-
road line to Memphis. 1t is this line
which the rebel army at Island No. 10
could take if it were forced to evacuate
and retreat. 1t could reach the railroad
by march Of perhaps fifty miles from
| Obionville.
NUMBER OF ARMoR SHIRs IN THE
REBEL oERv1cE.-So long as October
last the traitor Hollins attempted to de-
stroy our feet with his 'iron turtle" at
the mouth of the Southwest Pass of the
Mississippi. Afterwards the building of
not less than nine plated ships at New
Orleans was positively announced sub
| seSuently this statement was denied, and
then reiterated, with the addition that
they had been ordered for tie defence of
Memphis More than month ago Nj.
Elicit drew attention in his pamphlet, to
tive formidable ''steam rams" which they
then had nearly ready for use. "Of
these five two are on the lower MISSISSIPPI
pi, two are at Mobile and one is at Nor
folk"-the latter being, no doubt, the no.
torious Merrimac. At the terrible battle
of the 9Th and 9th ult., this monster was
aided and assisted by two other iron-clad
steamers. Among the articles captured
in the Burnside expedition were letters
disclosing the fact that contracts had been
made for the completion of 100 steamers
and launches within from 100 to 100
days-whether any of them were to be
plated was not stated. This fact has also
been discredited. Now, throwing out all
the above except "the turtle" the "fve
steamers" and the two iron-plated steam
ers which accompanied the Merrimac, and
it will be seen that the rebels have, at this
moment not less than mine iron-clad
war vessels.-Boston Transcript.