The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-05
Southern News,


From the Richmond papers Of February 1871
OF the extent Of the disaster which We
have suffered ct Donelon, We arc very
uucertain. We nnst believe that the
Federal aecount is greatly exaggerated.
The wires were not working yesterday
to Nashville after the morning. The war
department received no News save dis
patch from Gen A. s. Johnston in the
morning. He was at Nashville. Gen.
Floyd was there also, with q portion Of
the Fort Donelson command. The dis.
patch said "he bad saved a thousand
men," The number captured by the en-
emy cannot surely be 6ftesn thousand.
But ia the absence of Information it is
vain to speculate. A little patience will
bring the facts. -
Gen. A. s. Johnston has fallen back
from Bowling Green to Nashville, where
he hopes 70 be able to make defense.
We noticed in our paper of yesterday
q report that Col. Baldwin, Of the thirty.
6rst Regiment Virginia Militia, and .
number of men under his command, had
heeu captured by the Yankees, near
Bloomery, in Hampshire county. We
had induIged the hope that this report
was not well founded, but later informa.
.ion has dis ipated this hope, aud we
have new the painful intelligence that the
report was unquestionabIy true. The
number captl.ed was forty eight. num-
Der of whom were citizens Of Winchester.
Lieut. Col Thomas McCoul had also
fallen into the hands of the enemy, but
succeeded in effecting his escape. The
capture took place on Friday morning
last.
A returned Federal prisoner reports
that he learns from the very best authori.
| ty that an order had been issued for the
withdrawal of all but thirty thousand
troops from Manassas. . The railroads
leading to Kentucky, North Carolina
and Tennessee were thronged With troops,
and the number leaving Manassas had
been about FIVE regimests per day fol
some time past. Troops we're also being
sent to North Caroline to resist the ads
vance of Burnside. mostly the North Gar.
olina regiments from Manassas.
The following items are gathered from
late Sou,hera papers:
The Rebel Provisional Congress ad-
|journed sine die on the 18th inst. Rsso-
lutions complimentary to Howell Cobb
we're adopted before the close Of the sss-
sion. Ia reply he made short speech,
in which be forgot to make any allusion
to the Rebel defeats at Roanoke and
Fort Douelson.
The Charleston Courier Of the 18th
inst publishes 9 long editorial on the re-
cent rsverses to their arms at Roanoke
Island and Fort Henry. II says:
1--WE have sustained heavy loss in nu'
nitions of war; our country has been de-
prised Of the services of several thous.
ands of her best disciplined and brsvest
soldiers, and parents and wives weep in
the bitterness of grief over those WHIT
will never again bless them with thsil
smiles. The enemy pushes on. flushed
with victory, to win more triumphs. and
to cause other hearts to bleed. We fee
these revsrses. We acknowledge then
Eopenly.
JEFF. Davis has made requisition OF
Governor Brown, Of Georgia, and Gov
Shutter. Of Alabama, calling for twelve
thousand additional troops from each o
their respective States, to serve for tern
of three years, or for the war.
The Atlanta Coafederacy Of the l Al
ins AIT says:
1T seems that Nashville is seriously
threatened. Two trains left here yester
day aud one last night to bring Govern
nent stores from that city"
This looks like nednated abandon
ment of, Nashville, after the fashion o
the evacuation of Bowling Green.
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