Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-20
BY TELEGRAp PEI.

10 Stevenson, an excellent strategetical pont in north Alabama, where the Nashville and C,atta. pooga road strikes the Memphis and Charleston. Gen Hindm&ns command was the last to retreat from Bowling Green, ard are stated to be safe with GsA. aar~on's division. Information was recel/d yesterday evening ill the form of tol- esably well authenticated rumor, that Gens Eloyd Pillow and Buckner, who were at Clalksville;Sun day, had managed to reach Nashville safelyiwith their commands. If this be true d union ofAhese forces with Gen. Johnston's may induce the yatter 10 make a stand at Nashville and give the Hiemv battle north of the Cumberland before retiring, otherwise serious approximations may be entertain ed for inc safety of these several brigades and their commanders.
 Since the above, we have received the following dispatch from Nashville last night: No additional news--the federal gunboats had not appeared at CiarksyIle at six o'clock this evening. Cens. Pillow and Floyd arrived here this morning.
 NASHVILLE, Feb. l7.--Gen. Pillow, ill a speech made here tonight, counsellod the people to fight it out in the hills. The enemy are within thirty five miles of Nashville. Dispatches from St. Louis on the evening of the 4th, via Richmond state that the federals had twenty killed anu 250 wound ed at Fort Donelson up to that time, and that the fighting was desperate.
 MEMPHIS, Feb. le.-Gov. Claib Jackson address cd inc citizens yesterday at City Hall. Gov liar ris, the secretary of state, legislature and specie ffu-sn>e banks at Nashville, arrived here to-day.
 h Ine battle at Ft Donalson, Col Roger W. Hanson of the d Ky. regiment was killed Also the Hon. John Robb of Clarksyillo, and A. M. Brown, brotherto Hon. Neil s. Brown. Col. Ghol- son of Mississippi is reported badly wounded by ~ba in the breast.
 MEMPHIS, Feb l3.-Up to about twelve o'clock to-day ll6th.) we still have communcatiS, with Nashville by telegraph The impression feyals here that Gen. johnston will fight the enemy in tue vicinity of Nashville.
 MvRFrEEsDoRo, TENN, Feb. 18th.
 To B,KEs-Don't be uneasy-wc are all safe at this place Tell my folks.
 $. B. REARDoN.
 MEMrHIs Feb. IS. To MRs. Wa. [. ASHLEY, Latie Rock
 Don't despair, we have met with terrible de fest, but we are not conauered or subdued. Though it may be years hence, the stars and bars will yet wave triumphant We have been out-generalled, but we will come up with renewed yigor and drive the invaders from our soil. The war has but now fairly commenced and our people are equal ito the .inerrency and aroused to the importance Of yigo- rous action. Troops never fought better, but for five days consccutvely, We met new foe each day and were at last compelled to retreat.
 Pillow and Floyd are in Nashville with 10000 men. The balance of our forces are about Mur ffreesboro 55 miles this side of Nashville Our leaders are vet debating whether to defend Mash vile Polk has asked for endorsements, and We will fight at Columbus.
 Gov Harris has ordered out all capable of bear ing arms, and will lead himself.
 Federal loss 6000 killed and wounded, wlle we lost only l0O0.
 Tell Judge Watkins that Anderson with Foods brigade is safe Enemy within miles of :Nash vile The Capitol Guards all right. No move ment upon or from New Madrid
 Cur convention will adjourn and l will tEansact 1' O'' 'H'7' '''' ''''' WM. E. AsHLEY
 CLApKsurLLE, Feb. IS Alter three daye fight ing against overwhelming forces of the e}emy's troops. every day, we repulsed them every where bofh bv iaud and water On Saturday morning of3r lett wing led by Gen. Pillow marched out of bair entertainments and attacked the enemy right wing 35 900 strong, and well posted on tie sur roundiu. hills. under Gen. Grant. AfteTi seven hours hard fighting, VIC drove them past sar en- 1reachncnts for two miles with great saug'lter.- OI. Sst.r1ay evening about six o'clock taey at lacked our rigbt under Gen. BuckneF, beierc our tseFl had rot back tO teir entIenciments. Atte' d terrible assault in which We drove thcS back with loss t0 tAc enemy of not less than 0 ~ kli- led and a great many wounded. we JOCK two field batteries and ,000 stand of arms from the enemy.
 Their loss cannot be less than three thousaad, killed and wounde1 and three hundred prisoners. Our total loss in killed and wounded will rot ex ceed six hundred. Among the killed are Lieut. Col Cloueh, of Texas Lieut-Col. Robb, Ciarks vile; Capt. May, of Memphis. Wounded, lrepor- ted since dead Maj. Hewitt. of the 2d Ky. re9i- lneat and Capt Marcy, of Nashville, slightly
 Co! Forrest l think is safe beyond dcGbt. 5aT ay @ of nj 5s eo@ad ooh H The enemy eDemys six o'clock Saturday evening could not have besn less than 15, 5,610-our force numbered about l2,Ut'U ana had lad o sleep fer four days and nights, ana had been working hard all the time. Gems. Floyd and Pillow are safe Gen. Buckncr, with mo! of his command, surrendered in the morning
 Signed ALLEN, Dor.
 NASHVILLE, Feb. l9, a. m.--Gen. Johnson still in Nashville. Part of his command, including Hardce' and HuImau's nngades arrived 1t Mur- feesb0ro last nichc-Gen. Johnston, PioT and Gov Harris. in consultation whether to h1t them at or berond Nashville, not decided vef Will Tlefv fsht thrm at Nashville. Gov. Harris now addressing large crowd here, appealing to them to rally to lis support, and that hc viii lead them either tg victory OF death sooner than the soil oi Tennessee should be polluted.
 The operato.s 1t Nashville say, from best infor- nation, six thousand of OUT men were taken priso- neIs, including BucknCr and his command. Pr- late GsDltches comobdrate this a t0 Buckners capture Our loss reported only about 1000 killed and wouulea against 30U0 of the enemy Gen. Polk is determined to give them a fight at Colum- bus, in case he should be attacked, which ne ex- poets every haor.
 Miss.sslpa and Louisiana are rdllNng to me support oi Tennessee. In few days J0hnston's army will he largely increased. Generals Pillow and Floyd are at Nashville with what is left ot their b,iga0,a. The battle was hotly contested hy aur so6ier.; and their force 10,000 cur force l5.000
 AlE,iamN Feb I9 H uadrcd and fifty Lincoln nfseneTs cartured at Ft.' Donelson will arrive here tonight in charge of Capt Backner, aid to Gen. Buchner, who Has placed in charge ot them when caormed He left i0D at Nashville So badg wounded they could not travel. Major Pout and nine captains ofsth Illinois regiment, among them, Gen. Rackuer Col Hanson, and from two to live thousand men are prisoners. In the lth Illinois rauiuient out of 163 men, not one hundred es- D.-more killed than wounded Enemy's dead scattered for tlree miles along the hne. | 4th Rg;ss. and st. Kv.. drove the enemy three tunes f.o,,, inc centre works with two batteries, both raeinaerts suffering badly. Floyds Va brigade. ,ssistnd bv I.fltslf's and another Tenn. regiment, dg1 fearful execution, driving the enemy complete K from their Ii ght to tile centre
 F4.T SNfTH, Feb. live have ali day been rereivina news that our forces were engaging the enemy near the line, which is some thiPty mics north of Fayetteville, on the Spnngheid ioaa~~ rrha Gybt commenced about one or two o'clock as ,,alI as v-e can ascertain Col. Hebert command ed inc Arkansas forces and bis regiment ot Leu isiana troops. 1t does not appear rom the dis matches that more than one Missouri regiment Was in inc ight An Iowa regiment was literally cut to rieces We lost only about one hundred men enemy about TOO. Gen. McCulloch left early this morning for the field of battle. and will be there:n
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