Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-03-07

A special dispatch TO the Cincinnati Ga
etfn from Clnrksyilln The Q4lh saws;


sene from Clarksvillo The gath says;
A iae Of truce arrived hero yesterday
from Nashville. The robels have destroy
ed the bridges, pitched their cannon into
the river, and evacuated the place. A dep
utetion Of prominent citizens asked that
private properly be respected and our army
take possession. Gen. Mi,chelrs division
was then within nine miles of Nashville
Gen Nelson Is up the Cumberland, and
will arrive at Nashville tonight.
Major General Grant is at Clarksyille.-
Tho robels are reported concentrating at
some point south or southwest of Nashville.
Northern and Eastern Tennessee arc
now safe. The weather is dclighlful for
movements, being as warm as Mayin Ohio,
and the roads are rapidly drying up. 2
e SECOND DISPATCH.
We hold Nashville. The citizens sent
down boat, asking the gunboats to 60 up
aud tho gunboats have gone.
The rebels evacuated in the greatest
haste, eavipggu transportation, gunboats
and everything. Governor Harris left With
them, taking away the State records
The rebels are reported concentrated at
Murfreesboro.
A person Just from Nashville, describes
the rebels stampede rs perfect panic
The Mayor made a speech, saying he was
still secession to the backbone "But," said
he, "you SEQ how it is; the game is up, and
we must either surrender the town OF
have it burned"
When he left they wore trying to get
away their pork, of which they had large
quantities stored there.
The Texan Rangers committed all man
ner OF excesses, Oh their own friends even
and then left in wild confusion.
A Clarksville dispatch Of the the 2eth
to the Cincinnati Gazette says:
Latest advices from Nashville represent
everything quiet there. Several Of our di
visions have arrived. The reports of rebel
outrages committed on the people Of Nash
vile before leaving are confirmed.
The Texan Rangers arc said to have sto
len every horse they could find, from frienC
or foe. They remained in the city til
within an hour of the arrival of our rive
advance. Nashville people say johnson
Floyd, Pillow and Crittenden are gathering
their forces at Murfrecsboro, but they can
have yet more than two thousand men
and those much demoralized. Five or 81,
hurdrod rebel wounded, from Donelsop, ar
here. Their mimic ball wounds are fearful
and they are dying offfast.
A dispatch from fag-oficer Foote, date,
, Cairo, the 9th, says, "a dispatch just re
ceived from Lieut.. Com. Bryant, says tha
the gun-boat Cairo, which preceded Ger
Nelson, arrived at Nashville, with his brig
; ade amid the waving of handkerchiefs."
d WAsHINoToN, March 2.--Gen. Buell. te
f egraphed to Gen Mcclellan last night tha
the rebels have abandoned Mumfreesbor
, and are in full retreat towards the Tenne,
:. see river. Crossing this river will plac
them in Alabama and free middle Tenne
see of avery armed rebel force. IDasmuc
as the enemy retreat along Railroad lin,
tearing up the rails as they pass, it will b
a difficult for General Buell. to catch them.
1t is announced that the Tennessee an
Cumberland rivers will be opened this wee
to free and unobstructed commerce undo
, the order of the Secretary Of the Treasur,
a LOUISVILLE, March 4.-Railroad con
n munication between here and Nashville, e.
y cept over creek Ten miles North Of Nasl
!. vile, damaged by the rising water on Sa
v urday, will be resumed tomorrow night.
= The election at Nashville on Saturds
for municipal officers passed off quietly
!. The retiring Mayor issued procamati-
!. assuring the citizens Of protection by Il
Federal troops, if they quietly pursued the
n accustomed avocations. @
Several rebel prisoners have been brC
to Nashville and 25 negroes seized by Il
rebels in tho vicinity of Bowling Green, ha,
been recovered at Nashville and sent bac
J, Mail communication is established
y Bowling Green, and for military letters
Nashville. Col. ]. ]. Miller, Mail Age
!" for Kentucky, is making energetic exertio
to extend mail facilities to every part
= Kentucky.
i OHroAoo, Feb. ga special to Il
- :, Tribune from Cairo, says the steamer Iset
~ from the Tennessee river yesterday, I
ports the U. s. gun boats Tyler and lie
ngton, accomanied by the transport Isett
is when approaching Pittsburg, eight mil
% from Savannah, on the Tennessee rv'
were fred upon by battery located on
D. bluff overlooking the river. Tho gun boa
:. replied for half an hour with shot and she
: At the expiration of that time the bate
d was silenced, when a force Of eighty ms
!. ines and Infantry landed and burned o.
a. house, when they wcrc again attacked by
!. large force of rebels and were compelled
d. return to their boats. The Union loss "
ut killed and missing.
i. The officers of the boat represent the c
a istencc of a strong Union sentiment in th
vicinity.
Al the election in Savannah for Sher
on Saturday, the Unien ticket received 8.
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