Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-18

Ahe .oHOMlHg pltny correspondence has
passed between their commanders:
HEAD QUARTERS, Fort DoNELsoN,
February l6, 1862.
'SIR-ln consideration of all the circum-
stances governing the present situation of
affairs at this station, propose to the COM
mandng officer of the Federal forces the ap-
pointment Of commissioners to agree upon
terms of capitulstion of the forces az this
post urder my command. suggest an
armistice till IL NJ. to- day.
u am, very respectfully,
"Your obedient servant
[Signedl rs. B. BUCKNER,
'Brigadier General, G. s. a,
ITO Brigadier. General u S. Grant, Com
nsnding United States forces near Fort
DoDelson."
"HEAD'QUARTERs, IN rIELD, FT DoSELsoN,l
February l6, 1862.
"Jo General Buckrer:
"SIR--Y Yours of this date, proposinr an
armistice and appointment OF commissioners
TO settle the terms Of capitulation, is Just re-
ceiyed. No terms except unconditional, i'm.
mediate surrender can be accepted. | pro-
pose to move Immediately upon your works.
VI am, sir, very respectfully,
"Iour obsdient servant,
(Sjgued) "U. S. GRANT,
BRIG. Gen. Commanding"
"HEAD. QUARTERs, DOWN, TsSN,,
February l6' 1862.
"2o Brig. Gen U s. Grant, U Sd:
"SIR-The distribution of forces under
my command, incident to an unexpected
change ofcommauders and an overwhelming
force under your command, compel me,
Notwithstanding the brilliant success of the
Confederate arms on yesterday, to accept the
ungeneTous and unchivalrous terms which
You propose.
81 ain, sir, your obedient servant,
IS. D BUCKNER,
BRIG. Gen'l. Q. S. a."
Our whole force was soon in the euemy's
works. The rebel officers gave up their
swords. The bulk of the rebels were cha
griDed, as they had known of the surrender
long before our men were apprised of it, az
Pillow and Floyd planned and executed
their escape. during the night, taking with
them Floyds brigade and few favorites,
occupying what few small steamers they
had at first. The prisoners are loud in their
6enunciations of the runaways, aud many of
them acknowledged the hopelessuess of their
case, and intimated their willingness to take
The oath of allegiance and return to their
homes. 10 question put to an officer as to
how many prisoners we had, he replied:
You have all out of twenty live Thousand
who were not killed or who did not escape
1t is impossible to get list of the killed
and wounded, as the killed have not all been
brought in, and they are mixed with the
rebel killed. As far as ascertained, the fol-
lowing is list of the killed and wounded:
Eighth Illinois acknowledgement Will
son, Lieutenant Sheets, Lieutenant Marsh,
killed. Captain Hannah, wounded.
Ninth Illinois Regiment Wounded: Capt.
Robinson, Captain Becker, Lieutenant Ful-
ton, Lieutenant Lebour. Killed Captain
Shaw, Lieutenants Boyce, Churchill, Ken
yon, yohr, Duncan, and Orderly Sergeant
BellaId.
Eleventh Illinois Regiment-Killed: J. G.
Park, Richard Woodward, Milton Boggs,
Jas. McCastliD, Simeon Sloane, Caleb Grif
fifth, and E. Morris, all of Company G.
Wounded: Lieutenant. Colonel Ransom, Cap.
tains Rose, Andrews and Mckee. Lieuten-
ants Dean, Wilcox, Murray, Blackstone.
Captain Carter slightly.
Eighteenth Illinois-Killed: Lieutenant
Manseur, Captain Craig, Sergeant Peshill.
Wounded: Colonel Lawler, in the arm; Capt
Lawler, Captain Wilson and Lieutenant
Toale.
Twentieth Illinois--KiIled: Lieutenant
Erwin. Wounded; Captain Kennard, Lieu
tenants Archdeacon and King.
Thirtieth Illinois-Killed: Adjutant Kirk.
patrick.
Thirty. first Illiuois-Killed: Lieutenant
Colonel White, Capt. Williamson. Wounded:
Colonel Logan, ball through the shoulder;
Adjutant Cspehart, Captains McCook and
Summerfeld, and DR.. McCook.
Forty-eighth Illinois - Killed. Colonel
Smith.
Forty-frst Illinois-Killed: Captain True.
The composition of the rebel forces were
SIS follows: From Tennessee, eleven regi-
ments; Mississippi, eight regiments; Texas,
one; Kentucky, two; Arkansas, /; Virginia,
A. with one battalion of cavalry each from
Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi.
MILWAUKEE, February H. The feeling
was intense on the receipt of the news of
Fort Donelson. Stores and offices were
closed, and general rejoicing. Business
was suspended. The Legislature, at Madi-
son, adjourned, cannons, firing, and the mill
tary were parading all day.
Times Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Committee
OF Ways and Means, in protracted session
this forenoon, debated and voted upon the
several amendments made by the Senate to
the first two sections of the legal tender bill.
Messrs. Corning, Morrill,, Horten and STRAIT
ton voted throughout to concur in all the
changes OF principle. Messrs. Stevens,
Spaulding, Hooper and Maynard adhered to
all the distinctive features of the bill as
passed by the House, the vote thus standing
to A, Those amendments of the Senate
were not cOncurred in which make the issue
Ofnew notes 500, 900, 900 instead of $3.50, ,O0O,-
600, which include the $50, 1000 900 authorized
July II, and requiring the interest on the
bonds and notes be paid in coin; make the
20 year bonds redeemable after 5 years; au-
thorize the conversion of notes in sums not
less than 500 into 3 10 bonds; make the
funded per cents. redeemAble after years
and payable in 20 years, instead of redeem.
able after 20 years, as the House directed,
and authorize the throwing the bonds on the
market for what they will fetch.
Numerous letters were read TO the Com
mittee by Mr.. Stevens, advising the passage
of the legal-tender bill without the specie
interest clause, and resolutions to that effect
from Chambers of Comm cree in Louisville,
ST. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Mil
Waukie.
Mr.. Washburne, Just arrived from Illinois,
represented the demand for the bill as uni
Versal and impatient.
1t is reported to night, upon the authority