The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-03-12
News from the West.
THE ENEMY IN NASHVILLE.

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qnarrered in the Capitol and all the pul-
lie buildings Of Tie CITY, over all Of which
the stars ard stripes are waving. They
are rapidly erecting fnrttica,i"ns-g guns,
batteries, &c, at every point of approach
on this side Of the city. rhe city appears
almos, literally deserted. Ladies are
never seen upon the streets, and he in.
hahi,anis keep themselves close. Nell S.
Brown and several other prominent citi
z-ns have been arrested.
Geh Buell. has entered Nashville, and
made speech to the citizens. in which
he 'isclaimea any purpose Of mo'esling
private rights. The U. S. flag WAS hois
ted upon the capitol, amid the cheers Of
some Of the traitors who remained in the
CITY. Buell. has issued proclamation,
in which he offers amnesty to all who
will take the oath to support the Federal
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now THE CITY WAS sURRENDERED.
The accounts which we get of the sur,
render OF Nashville are most Illuminating.
When Mavor Chealman first offered to
surrender the city to the Federal officer
IN command e the Lincoln cavalry, he
declined to accept it, stating as ~ reason
that he WAS not authorized to accep, it.
Scouts afterwards went out, ir various
directions. hunting for Fedora! officer
with power u act, but after going some
twenty or thirty miles they could not
find Federal soldier ANY where.
At last the city WAS Formally surreni
dered by Mayor Cheatham on Sunday.
Ii is true that The Federas haa not pre-.
vious'y entered the city. hut n regiment
OF cavalry we're oncamped in the town
OF Edgeieid. a short distance from Nash.
VILE. Ii WAS to this pou, that M+,or
Cheatham repaired, and formally ten
fered the city with all the public stores
Federal forces. The Federsls seemed
loath TO believe that the city had really
been surrendered, aud accordingly only
sent over fifteen men to take possession-
and even these seemed TO be on the look
GU, for a surprise Of some sort.
There WAS large amount OF bacon
and other armv stores in the city OF
Nashville. and Colonel Forrest, Of Mem
phis, WAS engaged up to Sunday afler
noon attending on the saving and trans
p"rtaton Of the same. While engaged
in this service, Mayor Chea,ham opposed.
and told him to desis,, he having for
msly given up the same t" the Federal
! officer. Those Of US who know Colonel
Forrest can Imagine ~h~, his reply would
be to such All order. He roid the Ma, or
tina, he ranked all officers then in the
city, that he WAS Couf.dera,. officer,
and that il lie did no, desist from inter
ference, he would take force. Subse
quen,ly, n lot Of low flung characters n
bnu, the city commenced \ series of dep
relations upon private property, and the
Mayor being po~erIess TO repress them,
it is reported that Colonel Fmres, took \
detachment, and meeting them in the
public square. killed five Of them before
they were dispersed.
THE PANIC AT NASHVILLE
A Chattanooga correspondent Of The
Knoxville Register, IL giving al account
Of the pani: ut N .shviIle, says:
1t seems that Gen. Johnson informed
the authorities of The city on Sunday
last, that he could not hold ii, although
no enemy WAS near, or threatened it
Immediately all MAS cona aerna,ion ami
alarm. The Governor and Legislature
fed panic stricken. With this example
set them. nothing halter could he expec
ted Of the citiz-ns Mr.. V. X Steven
son, Qusrtermas.er.Ge General, and Ptesi
dent Of the Nashville and Chsltanooga "a
Railroad, etc. instead Of standing sentry
at bis post and protecting the immense
accumulation Of military stores. and con
trolling the railroad, so as to remove
them, fled. Early Monday morning he
loadsd several cars with bis personal ef
fects--. his negros, horses, carriages and
household furniture, including his own
sacred person, and haslsned TO this CITY
where he has ever since remained. By
MS direction all the rolling stock was
hurried to tbs end Of the road, aud no
effort, or next TO none, was made TO
bring any Of the Government property
from the doomed city. Nearly a week
has elapsed, and no enemy has approached.
During this time every pound Of bacon
and ordinance and quariermaster stores