Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-01
This Afternoons Report.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MoERoE, Feb. 81,
A flag Of truce to-day took over fifty
people to Crsney Island.
We have the following Southern neWsi
4 meeting Of the cotton and tobacco
planters took place at Richmond on We'd
nesdsy evening, to take into consideration
the voluntary destruction Of the cotton and
tobacco crops, in view Of the fact that the
efforts Of the enemy we're mainly directed
towards robbing the South of the aCcumu.
lstion Of these two great staples. A num-
Der Of speeches we're made, and q commit
tee was appointed to prepare business for
an adjourned meeting this evening.
In Congress on Wednesday, Senator
Sims, Of Kentucky, offered resolutions de-
elsring that the people Of the Confederate
States will, to the last extremity, maintain
and defend their right to self government
and the government established By them to
this end, will pledge their last man and
last dollar for the prosecution Of the war
until their independence is acknowledged,
and also that they will submit to any sao-
rifce and endure any trial however severe,
and firmly relying on the justice Of their
cause, and humblY trusting in the proVi.
deuoe of God will maintain their position
before the world and high Heaven while
they have q voice to speak or an arm to
defend. H lFH Z. #.fGt
The resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee OF military affairs
| iO A resolution vas offered providing for
compensation BY the government fog cotton
and tobacco burned to prevent their falling
/ .
The Raleigh Register Of the 26th inst,
says two men were brought to this city on
Monday, as prisoners, on charge Of having
pilpted the Yankees to Roanoke Island, and
were eonDitted to Jail 5i@a40
The same paper in an editorial begins
by saying thEt il would be criminal, as
we'll ss idls, to deny that he present state
is the most gloomy period that the South
has witnessed since the commencement Of
the war, and goes on In an earnest msnner
to call on the people to stand by their
country and 6ght to the last.
All the prisoners taken at Roanoke
island haye bsen released on parole. Quite
a numbsr Of then arrived fst Raleigh on
Mondsy, and they stated that one hundred
and ifIy were left at Weldon to come on
Tuesday rTT rToeT-T
Five regiments of volunteers for the
war ale wanted to make mp the quota Of
North Carolina, and Gov. Clark has issu. d
proclamation appealing to the patriotism
Of the citizens Of the State to fill up the
regiments. Z, ~. D. ,-.f.7-
Ths Norfolk Day Book, Of yesterday, has
the following teleRramsI
RIcHMoND, Feb 20 The Lynohburg Re-
y publiosR has q aPsoial sdispstShlfr Rris.
/ toI, Tennessee, stating that the enemy had
Ioseopied Nashville on SuldsYs eThs mum.
Der OF Confederate prisoners tEksn at For
Donelson is about 1000. The number
/ killed was 500 and wounded l,500. TIT
admitted loss Of the Federals Is from 6,00I
, to 10000 killed-and wounded. Genera
| FLOYD has lost ell his command, except tn
} 20th Mississippi Regiment snd the Gray
/. and jackson batteries, which were taken.
3 RlcHMoND; Feb 27.-SOhlsy 'sneN exten
E siVe cotton and Woolen factory was buFnel
= on Tuesday night, The loss Is hsaXy. Tn
Q cotton facIofiesi ct Columbd2 and August
e have suspended tsnPorsriIy,s in c0nss
e quence cf mateFiSl injury IN their dam
and canals By the recent freshet