The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-19
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80 FoRrREss MoSRoE Feb. l6. 1852,
hos Via Baltimore, Feb Il.
By a flag Of truce to-day we learn that
Fort Doneoon surrendered to Gen. Grant
yesterday.
Generals Pillow, Johnston and Buck
ner were taken, together with 10000
ether prisoners 4
We are also Informed that fighting has
been going on near Savannah, and that
city has probably been captured
Gen. Floyd, by his great experience in
the business, ran away with 5000 men
On Saturday night.
WASHINGTON, Feb II, 1862.
Gen. Mcclellan has received dispatch
confirming the capture of Fort Donelson.
A dispatch frnm Cairo just received,
ANNOUNCES the arrival of courier with
dispatches from Fort Donelson, announc-
ing its capture By the land forces, with
$4,000 troops, and Gems a S. Johnston
and Buckner Mr.. Colfax announced
the victory in the House, which received
it with the widest enthusiasm. Floyd
escaped.
CISc1SNATI, Feb. II, 1862
On learning that the Rebels were
evacuating Bowling Green, Gen. Buell.
ordered forced march by Gen, Mitchell,
to wave If possible, the Railroad aud turn
pike bridges on Big Barrow River
They. however had all been destroyed
when Gen. Mitchell reached the banks of
the river.
The Rebels left nothing at Bowling
Green except a few old negroes.
A part of the town, it is reported, is
being burnt.
IL is believed now that 10 Rebels exist
in Kentucky east of the direct road from
Bowling Green via franklin to Nashville.
Gen. Buell., We understand, goes with
Gen. MeCook' division, to take command
ia person on the Cumberland, where oui
forces will be by tomorrow night 50 900.
While he pursues the enemy on the Cum.
berland with his tremendous force, their
flank. and rear are pressed by the heavy
divisions under Gems. Nelson and Mich
ell.
Since writing the above, we learn that
ten regiments now in Ohio camps are or
dered at once to the Cumberland.
ST. LOUIS, Feb l6, 1862.
Gen. Halleck has received dispatches
from Gen Curtis stating that Prices rear
guard was overtaken in the pursuit from
Springfield, and, after brief resistance,
the rebels fled, leaving the road strewn
with baggage and Wagons. Gen. Cur
,is reports having taken more prisoners
than he knows what to DO with
From Western Virginia we have the
gratifying intelligence that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad is once more open to
Hancock, Gen. Lander having headed a
brilliant dash of cavalry on Thursday
night against Rebel camp at Blooming
Gap, routing the enemy, taking II off,
GERS and As privates prisoners, with loss
of only two men.
The Richmond Dispatch says: Our
Tennessee exchange gives us gloomy
prospects for the future in that part of
the Confederacy. Several leading Jour
nails intimate plainly that there is really
threatening state of affairs in East Ten.
nessee. growing out of the idolutrous love
of MANY of these people for the old Union.
The correspondent of The Memphts AZ
ulahchc writes that the condition of the
interior counties is not improved by the
lapse of time. The people apprehend an
immediate advance of the Mortimer, and
traitors to the South evince their JOY in
every village and neishborhood The
Unidnists are making demonstrations in
many of the northern counties, and even
at Memphis there were exhibitions of JOY
on the arrival of the news from Beech
,.Grove. Armed bands of Johnsou's and
Maynard s followers are proving about
ln@ah directions through the mountains.
In the remote couaties many have been
shot at night in their own houses who
adhered to the fortunes of the South.
- The gunboats wen: to Florence, Ala.
bama, at the head of navigation, aud a
distance Of 250 miles from Paducah -
The people of Florence were so delighted
at finding the Stars and Stripes once more
their protection, that they were preparing
to give ball to the officers of the
gunboats, but the latter could not
remain to accept their courtesies How
ever, our boats landed, aud when the
people became assured that we did not
come to destroy but to save, they seemed
to hayefno means too extravagant to ex-
press their delight aud joy.