The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-26
NEWS ITEMS.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 90.

Cave johnson, at their request | have Is
sued a proclamation, assuring all peacea-
bly, disposed persons that they may with
safety resume their business avocations,
requiring only the military stores and
equipments TO be given up, and holding
the authotities responsible that this shall
be done without reservation.
left Fort Donelson yesterday with
the Conestoga, Li:utenant Commanding
phcIps, and the Cairo, Lieutenant Com
handing Bryant, on an armed reconnols-
sance, bringing with me Col Webster Of
the Engineer Corps, and Chief of Gen.
Grants Staff, who, with Lieutenant Com
luandiug Phelps, took possession, and
hoisted he Union flag at Ciarksvile.
4 Union sentin ent manifested itself
as we came up the river.
The Rebols have retrcated to Nash
Vile, hayHg set fire, against the remon-
strances of the citizens, to the splendid
railroad bridge across the Cumberland
River.
return to Fort Donnelson to, day for
another gunb boat and six or eight mortar
boats, with which | proceed up the Cum
berland. The Rebels all have a terror of
gunboats One of them, short distance
above Fort Donnelson, had previously
fred an iron rolling mill, belonging to
the Hon John Bell, which had been used
by the Rebels. A. II. FOOTE.
GAINESVILLE, Feb 2l, 1862.
Commodore Foote has advanced up the
Cumberland, with the guuboats Concsto-
ga aud Cairo, to this point The fortif-
cations on each side Of Red River were
destroyed, and the greater portion Of The
Inhabitants have fed.
White flags are flying in every direc
tion.
On the approach Of the gunbOafs, the
railroad bridges over the Cumberland and
Red Rivers were set on fire, and that
.ovci Red River destroyed. The other Is
but little damaged.
Commodore Foote issued proclama-
tion for the people to return to their bp-
hiuess.
There is a large amount of Rebel stores
here.
CHICAGO, Feb. %, 1862.
Four thousand Fort Donelson prison
ers have already arrived at Camp Doug
las. Two thousand more will arrive to-
morrow morning.
INDIASAPoLIs,, Ind, Feb. D, '62.
Twelve hundred of the Fort Donelsor
prisoners arrived here this aftcrnoon.-
Eighteen hundred more will arrive to
morrow Gen. Buckner and staff anc
Capt. Morton are Ell route to this place.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb %, '62.
Gen. Buell. left here several days ago
and proceeded in the direction Of Nash
vile. HIS staff leave here Tomorrow
morning for the place of his destination
On Saturday, Gen. Scott was nominal
ed to the Senate as Minister Extraordi
nary to Mexico, with functions such as b,
exercised in the pacifcaton of the North
Western Boundary question.
ST. Louis, Feb. 20, 1862.
4 thousand more Rebel prisoners have
been taken They came down the rive
to re-enforce Fort Dohelson, not knowing
that We had captured it.
Ii. ". HALLECK,
Major General, &c.
Nathaniel Gordon, the slave trader, wa
hanged on the 22d in the Tombs. Fl
attempted suicide By takiug strychuine
but did not die thus. His execution
took place at an earlier hour than it wa
first set down for, on account Of this at
tempt, but the arrangements were no
otherwise changed.
FREDERICK, Nd. Feb. 10, 1862.
On Saturday night, at complimeutar!
dinner rendered to the Hon. Chas. j
Faulkner, at Martinsburg, Va, that gen
tleman, in speech, said in effect tha
the policy of Secession as it had beer
carried out, was failure. It had beer
oaoounaniod vpith an unpeoaScaru uaStf