The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-22
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Eastern News.

the 10th, Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland
River, one of the keys to Rebeldom, fell into
our hands, with two Generals, Buckner, and
Bushrod Johnston, Of whom we never heard
before, and $4,000 prisoners of war. In the
capture of this Fort, our western troops fought
ike veterans, and although they were fighting
against breastworks and heavy ordnance, they
never faltered in their determination to carry
out the orders from head quarters. They did
1t bcavely. and We deplore the loss of such men
5 composed the 18th, 18th and 3lst Illinois
Regiments, and 7th Iowa. General Grant was
the senior in command, and received the sur
render General Smith, who led the advance
on the lower end Of the enemys works, was
the first inside the fortifcations Floyd, the
wiley cuss, to keep up his well merited reputa-
ton, stole away with 5000 troops, and left
his friends in the lurch, who all join in branding
him as traitor and coward. Floyd is work
ing himself into tight place, aud is between
two fires, that of the Federals and that of the
rebels A dispatch to head quarters announ-
ces the surrender of Savannah, to Com. Dupont,
after battle. On the 18th Price was in full
retreat from Springfield, ard Gen. Curtis had
captured most of his staff, and a large number
of his wagons, and much of his baggage
Brigadier General Sedgwiek takes command of
Stones Division. During the fight at Fort
Donelson on Friday before the capture, the
rebels raised the black flag, thereby saying
they expected no quarter and would give nome
But it appears they took it right willingly
-Four ironclad gun boats were in the fight at
Fort Donelson. The Louisville dismounted
the l28 pound rebel gun in the Fort at the
first fire she afterwards received two shots,
and was the only boat seriously damaged
General Pillow, it is said, was not in the Fort
The General Bushrod mentioned above, we
learn is Bushrod johnson. of Tennessee, a
Brigadler General in the Confederate army
-Four hundred Commissioned Officers were
taken, and none of our officers had an idea of
the extent and strength of Fort Donelson until
1t was taken. Gen. Netherlands Division
seems to have had the hardest Of the fight
When the rebel General Buckner sent a dis
Asatch to General Grant, requesting the ap-
pointmeut of Commissioners to agree on terms
OF capitulatioD, Gen. Grant replied that no
terms except unconditional aud immediate
surrender can be accepted. propose TO move
Immediately on your works" General Buck
ner replied The distribution of forces under
my command incident to the unexpected change
Of
under your command, compel me, notwith-
standing the brilliant success of the Confederate I
arms yesterday, to accept the nngenerons and
unchiyalrous terms you propose"
That's rather a new idea, for secesher to
suppose that there was any chivalry in the
| Northern hords especially when Seceshia
claims to have concentrated the whole of that
commodity from the first of the troubles or
| that Gen. Grants terms were ungenerous after
tine rebels had raised the black flag. Advices /
from Bowling Green of the 18th, say that Gen.
Mitchell captured five locomotives at the depot, /
and scattered the retreating rebels with shells, /
from which it appears that Bowling Green has
been evacuated by the rebel forces.
Gen. Curtis is in Arkansas, and our flag
floats over the border of the rebels. The
Federal forces are in hot pursuit of Prices
command. Brigadier General Edward Price,
son of the great retreater, Col. Dorsey, Col /
Gross and Capt. Inge, of Prices staff, were
captured. Gen. Grant, commander at Fort
Donelson, has been confirmed Major General
by the United States Senate. The President
has issued his proclamation recommending to
the people of the United States to meet in
their accustomed places of public assembage, {
and celabrate the birth day of Washington.
aal causing his Farewell Address to be read .
One thousand more rebel troops were captured .
near Fort DonelSou, who were going to rein
force ii, and not knowing Of its surrender.
The Governor of Illinois, and the State
Officer and the Governor of Indiana are at
Donelson taking care of the wounded from
their States. Capt. Dixon, the rebel chief OF
artillery, and who constructed the fortiicaticas
at Fort DonclsOu, was killed behind his own
batteries. We captured II 600 stand of small
arms at Fort Donelson, 1000 barrels of flour.
! 200 boxes of beef and large amount of
otiev provisions. The rebels destroyed many
arms and threw some into the river, which our
men are fishing up 1t is correctly reported
that they also threw their late mails into the
river Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, has ordered
all Tennesseeaus to lay down their arms
Andy johnson will proceed 10 Nashville as
soon as it is taken and assist in organizing a
provisional Government. The Nashville (reb-
cl) ard the Tuscarora (Union) have both left
the British waters. The Sumter is at St.
! Richie, SPAIN and hard up fer funds, and can
not pay expenses incurred. The Archduke
Maximilliau has been rendered the throne Of
Mexico, and no doubt will accept ii The
r,sirnation of Con Inniar has nht rat haa.,