The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-01
DESTRUCTION Of THE R. B. FORBES
Our Washington Dispatches.
ATTEMPT TO DEST ROY THE
CHAIN BRIDGE.
False RumoTs Corrected.
Ian Reuihnrn NnYxn

fpT'Te5 Monroe, REQ. "a nag ot trvcs
V day took over any pc ple 70 Crsaey I4isn1.
We earn the allowing southern news
A meeting o. the coi'on and tobacco planters WA
held Al the City Hall, at Richmond, on wednesday
evening W take into cot sideraiiou the voluntary
destruction q, the cotton and tobacco crops in yie~
q ne sc; thai the 'GIr,- q the enemy were mainly
dIect towards roLOing tie souih Of u.eir aecI.
u.u'.tion Of these two great staples. number o,
speeches were made, and committee sPpoill
a. isIr'pAIc business for ou % joJrAed mes,ins
| It's evening.
The Ricnmor DESPATCH ssys ,hs, one hInir.i
YANKEE pris ners NJ Columbus, s. G., were expect
| a " arrive yss,c7 y ,fsernoon.
| Three IL fisll,uts Of an elua! number W.. L.
] i-ys.--s' bee '-. 49, lea. --N go ~ -..,sO.
| IL tie Co tederste Cpng1ess, on WEDNESDAY,
benEior smruA u kentucky, fsred resut us
declaring tia, tie people Of the nederS,e States
| vii : tie sst extremity, maintain and de-, nd
| tl'i- right y se'govsrn nent aud ,he government
es,S ei ~ them and to ibis end do pied ys THEN
last AID their las dollar for the proee luton o.
the until their IL IL psr dsnce is ackno w-dgei
and A-so that they will submit TO any sacrifice and
endure any trial, however severe, and firmly rely
| ing upon the Justice % heir cause and humbly
trusting in the pr violence Of God, will maintain
| their position before ihe world and high Heaven,
| While they have vice - raise or an arm W de-
| feed.
| The resolutions were referred 10 the Committee
on Military sf.irs.
resolution was offerel providing for cSmpenfa.
| ton by the Government for cotton and tobAcoo
burned " prevent their falling into Ihe hands OF
the URi.ed States.
The Raleigh REGISTER, OF the 10Th inst, says -
| TSo men were brought 10 this city on Monday, ~
| pris1 ners, on the charge Of having piloted the
fanks'sto Roanoke Island. They were arrested
on beard schooner q shn't distance from Py
mouth. They were committed " latl.
The same paper, m al editorial, begins by say
ing thas would be criminal 81 well idle " deny
that the prese 10 the most gloomy period tina, the
South has witnessed sin,e the commencement, of
the war, and goes on in the most e.rnes, manue,
Ia call on the people 10 stand by their coors and
| 6yht 70 the last.
All the prisoners tskan Al Roanoke Island have
been released on Pan le. Quite . number of them
rived On MOI Jay, and they stated that hundred
and fry were lea At Weldon 70 come ON Tuesday.
Five regiments y volunteers scr the war, are
wahsd to make up The quota u North Carollu, a,
and Gov Clarke has isaltd proclamation, appeal
ng to the patriotism o. the citizens Of the STATE /,
I'LL up the regiments.
| LgnohOUrI' REQ 20 A portion of the bridg
which conn ciei ise sand On which the 3 ut.
side depot Il situated wish the North Virginia an
Tenn'see depot was destroyed yest, rday by G, AL
falling 'on locomotive. Two s1pars were burn,
which will preve-i the r.anlng Snt id.
cars into ihe 1i.y.
Late advices nom Knox state TIA, con.
'cderAtes a, the c TN eg,arI G,p expect An earl,
engagement. The tderA,s are frequently In sight
| Richmond, 70. id.-Tas Lyrchburg RrruulI
CAS- has spe,lSl dspstch nom n istol, Tcunes,ee,
stating 'aA, tic enemy hal coupled Nashville on
Sunday.
| Memphis, F,b 24.-Olr latest aIycts from
Nashville stats ths'the fedora troops have moi yet
occupied the city. The scouts o' Gen. Buell'a fed
eTal army a,yo appeared On tie north side Of the
Cumberland river, tnl il Is supposed thsr appear.
auce IL preparatory g. Al ear ADVANCE Of the IA ain
| column.
Tee number o. Confederate prison ers taken a,
| Fort DlnesOn Is shout zoe. Tee number killes
wa go, and wounded bNa. TIE admitted loss o.
tie fedtrllS Is rom 5000 TO 10000 killed and
wounded. Gen, FIyd as saved all his command
except the gosh Mississippi Regiment and the
Grey's and Jsc-s5u's batteries, which were TAKEN
| Memphis Frb. 20 The town Of Fayetteville
Arksnsas has ceeA burr ed 70 the ground, by order
o. Gen. McCIlJ-h r-e military s,orts were hrs
burned.
Generals Price snl hcllo,h are both propar
ing for battle. TIE frmer is shs side Of Fayeits-
vile, a.d elat,ev s a. B'sIon Mountain with
force Of cavalry.
Richmond FJ as N.ey's new extensive o,t-
ton aud WoJlen factory wa Jlrned on Tuesia,
night. Tee loGs is heavy.
The lotion fs,t,ries Al Columbus and Augusta
have suspended temporarily in consequence OF ma
HrA injury 10 their dauHS And canals by the recon,
| freshe.
| Augusta, Eco 70 -Tne Savannah REPUBLICAN
otths morning says IaSt communication with For
Pulashi has been cfstuLly closed by the fed HAlA,
| who have erected three batteries for heavy gans.