Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-24
LATEST FROM TIE WEST.
CON. FooTE OFF ON ANOTHER BXPE-
DlTION.
Especial Dispatch. /


BALTIMORE, Feb q, ls62. -Edifor STAY: have
Just conversed with several Of the ofcers released
from the Richmond prisons, who reached here
this morning via Fortress Monroe
Among those who have thus come are Colonies
Coggswell and William Raymond Lee, Major
Revere, Surgeon Revere, and a host Of others.
All Of them appear in excellent health, notwith-
standing the unexampled hardships OF their late
protracted cruel imprisonment
learn on authority upon which you may surely
rely that few minutes before he left Richmond,
on the day before Yesterday, Col. VIM. Raymond
Lee, Of Mass was called on by a distinguished
and important Confederate public parsonage,
| who had previously befriended him, who In
formed Col l.. that half an hour previously the
rebel government had received positive informs-
ton by telegraph from Nashville, or the nearest
telegraphing station TO that city, announcing the
surrender Of Nashville 10 our gunboats and
troops.
Col. Lee himself does not doubt the correctness
of this account thus given TO him, because Of the
high character Of his informant and his opportu-
! mites Of knowing WHAT news the government Of
JEFF Davis had received.
Col. Corcoran is to be set al liberty and brought
North Immediately.
One Of the returned prisoners, an ofHcer, wit
day. He describes IL as resembling a funeral,
rather than Presidential Inauguration. There
| was no enthusiasm manifested. A few Of the
most ardent traitors attempted at the close Of
his speech to get up clapping and hurrahing,
| but the attempt was so poorly responded TO by
the most of those present, as that Jef and his
| immediate crowd were evidently taken aback
by the refusal Of the people to be jolly, situated
as they were.
| learn from the returned officers that Union
| organization, numbering three thousand elective
men, exists in Richmond and Manchester, Of
whom the secession leaders stand In great dread.
1t is composed principally OF mechanics and la
boring men, and has its head and front among
the manufacturing and al-mining operatives o.
Manchester.
Howell Cobb came down to Fortress Monroe
with the flag Of truce that brought them GU: Of
Secessia. His errend is nominally that Of a COM
missioner 70 this Government TO negotiate rela
tive TO the future exchange Of prisoners.
Our returned prisoner-oticers, however, believe
that he is the bearer Of some, so far, secret com
munication from the whipped Jefites, 20 be
offered by them in the hope Of saving their necks
from the traitors halter-from the leaders in the
rebellion He landed at Fortress Monroe and had
an interview with Genl Wool before my inform
ant left there.
These returned prisoners came up here under
charge Of Col Cram, L. g. A , who has already
gone on TO Washington.
The principal points Of Jef7s inaugural were,
that the iEsurrectio3 must succeed eventually, al
Europe would in the end interfere by force to get
American cotton; next that seceshs late reverses,
though hard to bear, would be Of great advantage
in the end by nerving the rebels TO greater e1er-
tons and sacrifices; and, next, that the United
States could rot possibly continue the war much
longer for want of money.
COMMODORE FooTE OFF on ANOTHER EXPEDITION
Especial Dispatch 10 the Star
CAIRO, Feb. %, 1S62.-Commodore Foote 10
already Of on another expedition. He has already
moved of from this point with force OF gun
boats and mortar boats, from which the world
will shortly hear music.
] am not at liberty to mention the point at
which he expects to strike this time; bnt keep
your ears open for the news.