Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-27
THE WAR for the UNION
clsrksviIis, Tenn, Occupied.

To Hos. GIDEON WILLIS, Sec'y OF the Nav
We have possession Of clsrksviIis. Tie eiil..n. b,
ing alarmed, ,wo-thirds OF them have 1od, and having
expressed MY views and intentions 70 the Mayor and
Hon. Cave Johnson. A. their request I have issued A no-
clamnton assuring oil p%eaceably disposed The, thew nav
with SAFETY resume their bushes. avocsiiol., requiring
only the inilitasy stores and equipments 70 be aiysr NJ.
and holding tie authorities Responsible that his shnii bs
/ len Fort Donelson yesterday, with The cop,.,os..
Lieut.; Commanding Phelps, and the Cairo, Lieut. Com.
nHnd, m g ~ 9WS.Nns an a. armed ne ,eeonnoi.:ance, ringing
Of g, Gen. Grant. sad, wlAe, with Lieut. Commanding
hhelps ,opk possession Of Vie principal for aud hois,cd
A Union sentiment manifested itself A. yc same n, thu
river, The rebels have reiterated to Nashville, having
splendid railrgai bridge aefoss hhe CUMBERLAND Rivsr
| rstnrn TO Fort Donelson to-day for another gunboal
proceed up the Cumberland. The rrb ~%I ~, bhspre po's 70
ror Of the %gunboats. One OF them a short distance above
for' pGnelson had previously fred ali iron rolling mill
Flag ofHcer comd'g Naval Force. on western Ws,s...
Important from Gen. Buelrs Army.
Gen. Buell. left here several DAYS sso, ami prosesS,s
in the direction Of Nashville. His stan leave here To-
1t is reported that many Of the negroes taken som. tim,
SINCE from ne Green River country Of Kentucky by tho
,se ns, 70 a Gr. IN iS9, ,Ssy, Nashville Ma took sdysn,age Of
Donelson; and are making their way back TO thsir old
homes. They say i was too late to forify Nashville.
bridge and road near Nash lille on their retreat thithsr-
ward, but the citizens along the road demonstrated, and
Runors, which csnno, be ttaced TO ann reliable ,ouro..
prevailed Nh day, Of he evacuation q NasiSiiis BY he
rebels.
From Gen. sherman,s Army.
NKw YoRx, FEB. q.
The steamer Atlantic brings the following report from
Gen. Vlele, Ill relation to the Fight in the Savannah River,
on the 18Th inst: ~ have the honor to report that The bat
teries on Venus Point were attacked att O'Clock, p. NJ,
Yesterday, by four rebel gqn6oats, with a view Of effect.
ing a passage from Fort Pulaski for The rebel steaners
then at that place. Alter an engagement Of one hour, the
rebels were driven of; the flag officers boat being dis.
abled and taken in tow. and the steamer that attempted
the passage OF the river returning TO Fort Pulaski.p
The gunbosts in the right line, and in Wallis Cut, mat
have had 30 pounds powder in il
Dupont. dated Port Royal, Feb. is, enclosing 4 repors
from Commander Rogers, in which he says that, while
sounding in the Savannah River, a short dis,anco above
the mouth OF Wright River, he discovered several objects
floating upon the surface, which appeared Mt frat sight
as worthy Of notice. Lieut.. Sprotson, Of the seneca,
shortly AFTER hailed him, and told him he thought the OBJ
iects alluded to were buoys attached 10 an informal MAJ
chine. Upon closer examination. they saw enough 10
satisfy them that the suspicious were correct The buoys,
angle. to the shore, Immediately in tie chshnei leading
from Wright River, and visible only ut low water. They
were connected by u spiral wire, the end Of the wire en-
iering an oriics in the upper end OF the buoyA They
were also secured by wires To .vtat thoy presumed 70 be
weights at The bottom, but which further examination led
them to believe were vessels containing explosive mat
ter. An attempt was subsequently made to produce an
explosion by pulling the wires, which failed. The wires
were cut, and the outer buoy was brought of in one Of
the expediiion's boats. In consequence OF The delicate
nature Of the exploding apparatus, the result OF the eI-
more prudent TO endeavor to sink the remaining buoys,
rather than attempt to remove them, so that the enemy
should not have the satisfaction Of feeling that n single
life had been lost BY the diabolical invention. The buoys
were sunk by firing rife shots into them, one having az
ploded me night previous from some cause unknown,
and shortly after a launch Ind passed overtie spot where
the buoys were placed, having in tow q heavy lighter
WIN guns. Niurther appears thai the torpedo. or internal
machine, brought on board the Unsdlla. was afterwards
set upon a bank, and a rifle ball fred through II, when it
Assistant Secretary Fox has received a letter from .
Trend n New York, saying the statement in a Richmond
on the steamer Victoria, which recently ran the blockade
Mt that point is not true. A reliable passenger, who came
gu. from Orleans to Havana on the Victoria, says tina,
she was able To obtain there only one hundred and 6hy
guns, and these were all the arms she took back on her
return. The New Orleais militia are, therefore, not yet
Nashville In Possession OF the Unfsnists.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. ~.
Reliable private information received tonight assures
r. mat Nashville is virtually in possession q The Federal
The steamer Aryonsut, from Cairo. arrived at JsGsr-
prisoners, including Gen. Buckner aud S,aa They were
os,S enaIss Of e. G 7 ae' Sva ; Of Federal s0 q under
oils by special train this afternoon.
From st. Louis.
A special dispatch from Cairo to the Democrat says
Gen. Bueil,s forces occupy Nashville, aud that Gov. Har-
rs has called in all Tennessee troops, and that q strong
reacuon has occurred among the people.
From Riohmond.
BALrIsoRr, Feb. n
The Old Point boat, which left Fortress Monroe yes-
terday, arrived here this morning. She brings fourteen
United States officers who were released by the rebels,
including Col. Wood, Of the N. Y. 18th Regiment who
was wounded al Bull Run, Col. Lee, Of the 2Ush Ma,sa-
chusetts, taken at Balls BLUM. Col. Cogrswel, Of the
Tammany Regiment, and Capt. Refer, Of Bakers Rssi-
mcni.
Col. Wood was on parole and had liberty 10 movo
about the city of Richmond. Previous to leaving he
was present, out Of curiosity, at the inauguration OF JEFF
ferson Davis, on the 22d inst, aud says that no snthusi-
asin whatever marked the occasion. Hardly = cheer
could be raised during the ceremony.
BALrIhoRE, Feb. PA Richmond dispatch OF Satuf-
day has the following:
SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. 2l-Capt Nichols, Of the Petsrs-
burg Artillery, arrived hero this afternoon from Winton,
where he had been stationed with . battery. On yssiss-
day he was sheled out by the Yankees. They hadseven
steamers, all of which have passed up the river. Capt.
Nichols horse was shot from under him, two Of his men
were wounded, the town OF Windom is In ashes, pnd our
troops retired to Murfreesboro.
Another dispatch, dated Norfolk, Feb. 81, says The Fed
10 Winon, with severud gunboats and q large number Of
troops. The Confederaies opened 4 heavy fFe upon hem,
killing and wounding a number Of them The Yankees
landed and burned the town. The Southernsrs retired.
Our loss is said 70 be two men.
LATER The Richmond Whig, of Friday, has q biuor
article on Davis administration. It says, Judging by re-
suits so far, il is the most laInentable failure in history,
and suggests 10 a rejecting mind that the most signal SER
vice which that government can now render to the csun-
Prisoners say the Union mon had n meeting privately
on Friday night II was well attended.
The surrender Of Savannah was rumored nj Richmond.