The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-04-08
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B3g~The Chicago Times (where the Confederate
prisoners taken at Fort Donelson are confined
states that the number of prisoners in coniine
ment foot up about 5000. The Yankees frsI
claimed they took ), 900, then 2 600 and then
1000, but "feures wont e," notwithstanding all
the art the Yankees can bring to bear to make
them do so t- a" --.- 5. -
| YANKEES CAPTURED.--Advices received from
the S. c. coast, states that Monday last party
of our men made an excursion to Little Edisto
and took in custody twenty one Yankee pickets
out of ftty-kiling one and wounding one.
Twenty-nine Yankee prisoners were brought to
Richmond last Monday. They were captured in
skirmish which took place near the Rappahan-
mock river.
! IMPORTANT ORDER.-Adjt- General Cooper has
issued an order revoking all furloughs, except on
Surgeons certificates, ard orders all absentces
to return to their respective camps
FIGHT AT CUMBERLAND GAP-On Friday
! evening, 2lst March, the Confederate pickets at
Cumberland Gap driven ill., and the enemy
opened fire on our forces from three batteries,
without injuring them. Ga Saturday, the fight
resumed, lasting all day, our men dispensing
the enemy when ever they showed them
selves in any force. Sunday morning the Fed
erals resumed their fire from their batteries. but
af6er three or four rounds from troops they
were driven off and compelled to retreat. But
one man Was killed on our side
That prince of abotionsm, Greeley, Of the n.
Nor Til, ic in a b,1 hot
he calls the escape of Gen Johnston from Ma
nassas. Ia a late issue of his paper, he says:
'The retirement of an army in the face of
decidedly superior force is apt to be of the
most difficult, perilous and costly movements
known to warfare; at all events il was so in other
days. In the case of rebels it to be
particularly easy, smooth and safe.
TIE WHITE HoUsE.-The "White House."
now under the joint management of Mrs Lincoln
and Mrs James Gordon Bennett, will soon become
as notorious for revelry and cwdness as was ever
the court of Catherine the III of Russia or any
of her cotcmporaries in sin and wickedneSs. 1t is
barely month since the death of one of Mrs lin
coins children was announced, and now we have
the full pa articulars, laid before us in the n York
sensation papers, of grand carousa which took
place at the White House one night last week
Even the Northern papers in their comments upon
the affair, give vent to no kind feelings for those
who thus make merry in the house of the dead
and cricise severely the expensive balls this one
is said to have cost $40 ,000!) which the Lincoln
family. aided by Mrs Bennett, have inauourated
in the midst Of the distress and poverty Of their
people.
GEN. SIDNEY JoHNsTON's Iron WILI.-In
view of the censure recently passed by some over
wise persons upon Gen. \. S. Johnstons course,
and to show how little he can be driven by threats
"A Louisiana paper tells the following incident in
his life:
We recollect that many years ago. while Gen.
Johnston was living in Texas, General Felix Ii us
ton undertook to make him leave the State: but he
did not leave; he to Texas to stay as long as
he pleased, and stay he would. Huston challeng-
ed him. .Juhnston accepted the challenge fought
and shot him. The result was, if we remember
rightly, Gen. Huston left Texas and settled in this
State. We mention this little incident in no dis
paragcment to Gen Huston, for We knew the man
wel personally and by character, and we can tru-
~ say that we never knew a Drawer man nor
clevercr gentleman, and we are satisfied if such
man as Gen. Huston could not make Gen. John
ston travel, such men cry out against him
have no kind of business with him.
Col. Johnston Petti.srew, (Colonel of an Y. C..
Vol. Reg gment,) with modesty which enhances
his merits, has declined the appointment of
Brigadier-G eneral. lie is attached to his regi-
ment, and is young in years and service, and very
sensby decides it better to retain his command
as Colonel until he finds. opportunity to win pro-
motion