The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-28
CAIRo. F,b. %,

" is reported that IL the pvacue-
IIion # Nashville, by the Confedcra.
tee, bccUm,s ! ecessary, they will
fire the city. but th4t the citizens
will extinguish the llsm,s.
/ The citizens OF Nashville c0usid
er tho rebellion played ont, and are
aaxious 10 return to the Union.
SECOND DISPATCH
Buckner aud Staff. AMI tho rebel
oflicers captured at Fort Donclson,
lott Puducah yesterday for lndanap-
ols.
IL is reported that the rebel G n.
Johnson, alter having given his
parole of honor to Gen. Grant, pass.
ed through the Federal lines and
ESCAPED.
Tho lo's Of the 17,h Illinois Is in
killed, l6; wounded CT.
A messenger from Fort Donelson,
who arrived last evening, reports
t1at General Gran. ard a portion oi
his Staff, accompanied hy Col Wal.
lace OF tho 1l,h Illinois, proceeded
under flag Of truce mp the Cum
berland beyond Clarksvillc in the
direction OF Nashville. and met Gov.
ilarris, who, after a lengthy inter.
view, nsked for an nrmstice aud a
cessation OF hostilities for three days,
when he promised that tho Federal
flag should float over every fortified
point in Tennessee.
The Coloncls of the regiments To-
ca,od here aro ordered to report con-
ccrning the efficiency of their com.
monds Immediately to headquarters
The indications are that u forward
movemement will soon bo made.
THIRD DISPATCH.
CAIRO, Feb. %. On Saturday
orders were issncd FIR tire grnboas
and troops to be in readiness at
o'clock on Sunday morning for in.
slant dcpar'urc. Promptly at the
hour the transports Illinois, Cont
nertal AID Chancellor were steamed
nr and in readiness.
The 81 Illinois, Cl. Buford. and
3;h Wisconsin, Col. Murphy, quick
Iy departed About s O'clock, the
flagship Cincinnati signalcd the
lloot and st. amed down the river. fol
lowed by the Carondolet, Coucs,oga
ana 81. Louis. two mortar'Doats,
and tho Transports.
Shortly pe'ore reaching Column
hns the line of battle WAS formed
When within II mile and n half of
Columhns, the transports were put
| in readiness Tor discmbark alton.
At this moment IA shot was fired
from the enumy's works, ter which
a flag of truce put out, and the rebel
officers went aboard Ito ilig.slip
The conference lasted an hour and
n halt, bnt The results attained are
not yet known II il suIlicvi, that,
1T tie expiration III the time, the
flag ship signa'led the feet to return.
Tie tran. n.puitsrarrived at Cairo about
/ s q clock. The gnnboa,s have ar.
rived.
/ 1t is currently reported and he.
lIcved that Gen. Bu,l occupied
Nashville to day. Generals Cu'lom
aud Paine accompanied the eXpcdi,
ion, the former with Commodore
Fuotc.
, Gov kirkwood fIowa arrived 20
DAY. Com. Footc arrived from the
Cumberland yesterday. IN the Con-
cstoga, and left to-day down the riv.
er, on the Conestoga
TIE Fnrty.rccrnd ra,imcnt, or
First rrgilc Douglas Brignlc, has
arrived from Smilhton. No, and i
.qnutercd in Fort ll"tt. The rrgi
u"ut numbcrs abou. COO men;
Tho Coues'oga, u day or two
since, picked up some torpcdnes
floating They werN about three
ieet long. With "a rol On ing in q
trident attached to the siIo. 4
boat striking the trident would force
il upou cap. causing an explosion.
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CORN BREAD.-lnto three quartz
Of skim milk, scaling hot, stir two
quarts ct new corr meal; add one
large tcaspocninl ui salt. one oi gin.
ger, aud une gill Of mDlasses; grease
u pnn with good sweet lard, put the
mixture in;,mako it smoo,n and lev.
el, ponr milk over the top to prevent
a hard crust, and bake four hours in
moderately heated oven. This, like
all other preparations OF corn meal
is d cIIcdiy better eatrn hot. Ii to
he eaten hot, | would al another
pint ui corn meal.
We hHv" " from good authority
that Mr. llulseman, the minsty r
from Austria to this country, has