The evening Argus., 1862-03-03

Worlds dispatch;
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Ihc policy Of the
government Is erergntically directed towards
supporting the loyal feeling in the attitude
Of resistance TO the rebel authority Abuni
ant evidence is afforded that truly loyal
feeling exists, which, although oyerpow
cred for sometime aud ,ilcnccd, j. now ready
10 avail itself OF the presence Of the United
States forces for It's manifestation II meeting
the enemy in battle.
Time, dispatch
Gen. Bual tclcgrphcl Gen. Mcclellan last
nigh. that the rebels have abandoned Mur,
phcr.bIro, and are IN full retreat towards the
Tennessee river, When they cross this river
. 1t will place them IN Alabama, and free mid
die Tennessee Of every armed rebel force
luasmuch rs the enemy, when they retreat
along railroad line, tear up the rails u they
pass, 1t will be difficult for Gen Buell. to catch
them
II is announced tha, the Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers will be opened this week
to free and UNRESTRICTED commerce under the
order OF the secretary Of the treasury
BLoouIHGroS, March 3.--Thc Nicholas
house was entirely destroyed by fire On sun.
day morning NJ furniture saved. loss
FoRT MoNgoE, March 2.-Thc steamer Ex.
pres, left Old Point yesterday morning for
Jane, River to receive the union prisoners
who were expected on Friday, They were
not met, however, according 10 appointment.
She accordingly come back about ?. IN.
yesterday.
The rebel steamer jamestown which, with
the Yorktown, j. stationed Of Hog Island,
.-, / Il .t. ~
truce to ascertain the cause of her appear.
aucr IN the river ON two successive days. She
stopped abreast Of tine Express at few rods
distance and lowered boat with II lieutcn.
an, uu board. to communicate. lie was in.
formed ol ia" GRAND If the Express, that she
was acting under information furnished bv
Gen. Ilugor, when he explained that hi. COM
maudcr had no knowledge Of any expected
prisoners, and from seeing the Exprc,. two
days IN succession, came down to learn the
occasion. lie expressed himself satisfied and
returned to the cJNmc,town, which went back
to her station.
She hn, been armed with q gun at her bow
and auptLer At her stern and has a sharp
iron cut-watcr projecting three feet from her
bow nj the water line. She i supposed to be
commanded by Capt Barnard.
Having been twice disappointed in relation
t. the expected prisoners, 1t /, not known
when they win b" -"nt down the river |, is
not certain whether Cob Corcoran will be
among tie number.
Another invew took place yesterday of
Crancy island between Gen. Wool and Gcn'l
Howell Cobb in reference to general cx.
change ot prisoners.
We hear via Norfolk that the steamer
Nashville arrived at Wellington, \. c.. yes
tcrduy having run the blockade at that har-
b9r.
\ quantity of rclcgraphia cables have ar
rived here Tor the completion Of iAe line across
the bay.
There is satisfactory authority for saving
thai a newspaper announcement in the Mer
curry yesterday that Gen lIooker's division
had crossed the lower Potomac, is entirely
false.
WN,mNGro>, March 3.--.i'hc secretary Of
d, the navy received a letter to-day, dated Cairo,
Feb. -, from Flag Officer Folic who says:
Il have the honor 70 forward commuui.
cation from Lieut.. Cong Bryant, the sub.
stance e which | have tnicTaphcd.
The Caytuiu.t the steamer which hrug,
tn" dispatch say, that ,ix miles from Nash
Vile there was battery which mounted -
guns bat several ui them were thrown int
the river before the Cairo arrived. He ais
reports that much uuion feeling was maniies-
ted in and near Nashville, and that GOV
, Harris after ralniv attempting to rally the
citizens and others, lett Sunday morning
for Memphis.
lie also state, that the .nnblats were wei.
, coined by the people Of Nashville, and at 9th.
ar points on the Cumberland river, and that
on hearing OF my arrival supposing the gun