The Nevada Democrat., 1862-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC FROM THE EAST.
rFrOm the Union Of March 4th.l
CnIcAoo. March 81, 9P.M.

WASHINGTON, March 3d.--Tbe Lynchourg
Virginian (rebeD publishes the following
extract of letter from CenterVille:
Last night it was stated that our forces
had received orders to send the sick To the
rear, aud put themselves 10 marching
order"
By Das.en gers who arrived On last nights
train The rppott is confirmed. They also
st.te that the women aud children were
ordered 10 leave yesterday morning. we
n, derstand from the same source, that The
Yap KEGS have succeeded Ia cutting a0otber
road through the woods to Fairfax.
CAIRO, March 3.-The gunbOat Lexing-
ton lad an engagement day or two since
With a rebel battery near Savannah, Tenn.
The result is HnkaOwn.
CHICAGO. March 9d.-Specials from Cairo
say thai at nine O'cluck on Saturday night
the sky was brilliantly Illuminated, by The
reflection Of large cOnhagraliOn in the
direction Of Columbus. or apparently about
that distance A very bright light was also
seen in the direction Of Blandsille, Friday
night. 1t is generally believed The rebels
have burned everything Of inhamable nature
In both places.
WAsHINGT0N, March 3d.-The tsx.bili re
ported to day provides for the appointment
by the President, Of commissioner OF in.
ternai revenue. The country lie 10 be di'
yided a. The President may direct, into con-
venient collection districts. with ~ assisi
ant collector appointed by the President for
each district. The bill also provides for a
duty of is cents per gallon on spirituous Ii
quOrs.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Forty men OF JEFF
ThoInpson's rigade were captured by
company of Federal cavalry On Saturday
near SykesIOn.
Sr. LOUIS, March 3d.--The Memphis APP
peal. Of Feb. 2Sth has information from
Nashville up TO Monday. Bul one Federal
| flag WAS exhibited on arrival Of the Federal
troops, aud that by person long suspected
Of dsIoyalty. A deep gloom seems to
cover the community; citizens avoid inter-
course Of any kind with the invaders
Eight British flags have been hOisted by
property holders; their intention being To
claim The protection of thai Government.
Concerning JEFF. Davis inaugural ad
dress, The Memphis Appeal says Davis is
free to confess the errors Of bis past policy,
aud the extent of the disasters which have
followed from it. We think vigorous war
will soon be made on the advancing enemy
at Columbus; that we will attack, pursue,
aud destroy. instead of being attacked, pur.
sued, aud destroyed.
CAIRO, MARCH Sd -Advices from the
Tennessee river says that gunbOats Tyler
and Lexington. when approaching Pitts
burg, . small town near the Alabama line,
we're fired Ou by battery on shore. The
fire Was returned for half al hour. when
the battery WAS silenced. A company Of
marines landed. but were met by superior
forces of the enemy, compelling them TO re-
treat 10 the boats. Our loss was one killed
and three wounded.
At an election in Savannah, Tennessee,
on Saturday last, the Union Ticket polled
$40 VOtee, and the secessionists As.
We fnd in the MArysville Appeal, Of ibis
morning, the following:
WASHINGTON, March 2d.-A dispatch to the
Navy Depai tment to-day, from Commodore
FoOte, says that Lieut.. Phelps, sent with a flag
OF truce to Columbus reports Columbus being
evacuated. He saw the rebels burning their
winter quarters. removing the heavy guns on
the bluffs, leaving those in the water batteries
Indications were that the town, together with
the military stores will be burned. Il is believed
that the Federal forces will occupy the place
| tomorrow.
WASHINGTON March 3.-Oflcial informa.
tion to the War Department represents the
military work in Tennessee as about finished, it
only remaining to effect the civil reorganization
of the State government.
! The President has designated Andy Johnson
as Brigadier General, and he proceeds to Ten
nessee to-day to open military provisional
government.
The rebel forces under A. S. johnson are be-
ing steadily pressed backward by General
Buell..
| Cotton, to the value Of a hundred thousand
dollars, has fallen into our hands at Nashville.
The Treasury Department has taken measures
to have 1t removed to New York.
FRRT FRozRN.-The British Colonist of Feb
ruary 18th states that some four weeks since a
CaribOo miner named Wesley walked from New
! Westminster to Point Roberts on the ice and
during the journey had both feet badly frosted.
| He was subsequently hrnuuht IN Vietoria and