The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-03

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rnuskets and rifles remain. Among the lat
ter taken was lot of Enfield rites, which
have been given TO our own troops. There
seems TO have iieen wagon loads of those /
tremendous knives, with which the Missis-
siPpians expected 10 frighten the Yankees
and drive them from the asacred soil" The
Southern bowie-knife, however huge, prov
ed no match for the loyal bayonet. The
passengers who returned on the Courier |
we're amply supplied with these weapons.
A number Of incidents were related BY
Col. veatch Of the 25th, showing the feel
ings Of the men during the fight, and the
conduct of the wounded. Men forgot their
pain in their anxiety to win the day
brave men died on Sunday and Monday with
thanksgiving on their lips that the Fort was
ours. One poor soldier whose life blood
was ebbing fast was asked if he had any
word to send to bis friends. The dying
man raised himself On his elbow and said,
with an emphasis which thrilled the by
ISLANDERS, Tell ny mother that The fag
ssapss oOer DonsEson r Another, q boy Of
Is years, wounded in the breast, was lifted
into an ambulance. When told that his
wound was mortal he smiled as be repressed
a groan Of agony, and said, 'IFs all right,
boys, we whipped ,em. We mention these
OF the men who fought and won that VIC
tory. Animated by such sentiments, th :
are invincible, and the Union, with such
brave hearts to defend IL ID safe from the
attacks of traitors or foreign foes.
Gentlemen who conversed with the rebel
prisoners, corroborate the statements made
by the newspaper correspondence of the
desire IF the private soldiers to return to
their allegiance. It is almost impossible to
believe their tales Of the impositions prac-5
ticed upon them by their leaders that
they followed The connsels Of Pillow, Buck
ner and Floyd. can only be accounted for
by the fact that the main bodJ of che rebel
army is composed Of "poor whites" who
cannot read or write, with few EXCEPTIONS,
and who. degraded By slavery around them,
are cit tools for designing conspirators.
Ar. Kerchival Of the Courier, AID Col
Veatch reported number of conversations
they had with the prisoners. When asked
what they were fighting for, they replied
invariably, to prevent lne North from TAX
ing their negroes. nButg said Col. Yeateh
to one Of them, have yon any negroes ~
g No" was the answer, abut my friends
have" G Where are your friends who own
the negroes 2' At home replied the
prisoner. This seemed to present tho sub
ject to them n new light and they all
declared, that if they were ever freed they
would return home and let their neighbors
fight their own battles for the perpetuity of
the peculiar Institution.
witnessed the disinterment of d num-
Der of Union soldiers whose friends had ar
rived at the Fort from Illinois and Iewa.
No Indiana troops, so far as we learned
have been removed. The dead of the
Twenty-Rfth are buried together on a hiIl-
side near the scene of the battle, and each
mans name and company is plainly writ
.ss' GU tIIe mead board. It is hoped By the
officers of the regiment that speedy steps
will be taken for the transfer OF the re-.
mains of the honored dead, to their native
State.
The sick and wounded Of the Indiana.
Regiments are well provided for at the hos
pitfalls at Mound City and Cairo. Mr.. Hol-
liway, Gov. Morton's Private Secretary,
accompanied by Mr.. Burnett of the State
Auditors Office, and DIR. Barnes, were at
Fort Donelson with a large. quantity of
hospital stores for the sick and wounded
Indianians.
The excursionists, in another column
publish a card of thanks to the officers of
the steamer Courier The compliment is
deserved, and we are certain that every one
who visited the the Fort on the Courier
win unite with us III acknowledging the
efficiency and politeness, which marked the
conduct of all the officers during The trip.
REBEL RuMoRs.-The Memphis Ava
Ianehe of the 22d instant, has Intelligence
from Paris, Henry county Tennesses.
Henry is the adjoining county of Stewart
in which Fort Donelson Is. located. The
Avalanche's Informant says the people in
Paris are quitting town, that several of the
large Shareholders were moving away with
their property, and that those who remain
are preparing to take things as easily as
possible. The Avalanche says there is
large cavalry force between Paris and the
tennessee river, who would give good ac-
count of themselves if they had an oppor-
tHnity The Tennessee river bridge was
seriously injured by the Federals when they
hrst took II, IN order TO prevent guarding
IT. They cut the trestle-work at the abut-
srr0iigff: eiinarIyS,s however, the came |