Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-11
From the Examiner OF yeIterdAy.
THE SURRENDER OF NASHVILLE.


From the Examiner OF yeItsrdAy.
THE SURRENDER OF NASHVILLE.
We referred some days ago, from accounts obtained
from eve wit1esses the exhibitions OF terror ana
ooWardce given by the people Of Nashville as soon as
bs had reached that city Of the surrender OF Fort
Douelson The concurrent testimony OF persona vi"
aud Of the reports Of the press related scenes
OF suod dsgracefu and despcAbe cowadlce on the pat
of the Nashville population that We had not cared 10
npblish them in detail II was known that as soon as
The report went out fort Donelson has fallen, men,
.omen and children rushed into the streets wailng and
yelling With terror that trunks were thrown irc tnree
story windows in the haste OF the tuglives and nat the
manic was such that millions Of dollars OF government
property destroyed by tbs coWardiy and reckless
| mob.
We would have been reluctant to refer again to these
painful and dAstArdy exhibitions on the part OF tne
Nashville population, but Tor eommuniesuon; Nn'eu
appeared in Saturdays Wig signed by "a citizen oil
| Nashville which presumes 70 take exception TO Tor
mar article In this paper simply stating the coTsr'-
IL incidents OF the suom sion Of Nashville to the enc
nv Postponing for q moment notice OF the personal
nsolence Of this communiCa zion, refer 70 statements
ooped below from different accounts OF the press, Of me
scenes and incidents attending the evacuation Of Nash
ye not for the purpose Of noticing just here the Wrer
In the WIG but vita the much more important OF
Of iustifyng in honest public estinAton statements OF
Whatever facts we may make IN these Columns, Snu VI
| yudicAtinC the unh Of history.
The following account Of the surrender and ensuing
scepes are taken from New Orleans papers:
The Governor mounted q horse and galloped through
the streets proclaimng 10 everybody the news tnat
Donelson had fallen that the enemy were coming ana
mght ha ENACTED hourly and that all who wished 10
leave had better do 60 at once de next hasty con-
yened the Legislature, adjourned IL to Memphis, ana,
with the Legislators and the State archives was the hrst
| to leave teun on special trair
An earthquake could have shocked the city more
The congregations at the churches we're broken up IN
confusion and dsmay and nothing within the annals oil
ANY American city VII ever begin 10 compare with the
paoic distress of the population during the remainder oil
tina; neveI-to-be-forgotten sunday.
| The only steamer here, the Hilnan, vent down a't
night IS | am informed A COMMITTEE CT cIrzESs
uSpER WHITE FLAG WHO NAT rHE ISENT BsLow CLArKs
| vfLLK AND FORMALLY AND LIrKLY TIsDERkD TO rHpN
rHE SURRENDER or THE ITY oF Ma hyiLLE. IL was re
ported on the street that the committee were niormSC
tb,t the cy would soon be occupied that the persons
and proprry of citizens would be respected; but al
who should be found TO have Aid.d in any way in 30
creng or destroying the Confederate Government store
would be severely dealt with
Ca mi.er bic cZ.ts ef Nashville, TO go aud crouch
to your Abolition bsfore their arrival WhA
a lot IL yOurs
Several millions Of dollsrl worth Of Govern nent pro
psr.y has thus been destroyed during few days pa &c
which row prev 10 have been untouudtd. EVERY
rHISa MIGHT HLvE BEES SAVED L. Is dreioful bio" L
e Conieoeraoy-a calamity amoet exceeding computA
ticn.
The bare thought Of the surrender Of the Capital
Tennessee before the enemy w're near ~ or had give
any certain indiclious OF coming, ia humiatng enough
II 70 b. he and its remaining Inhabitants GlVk
UP TO C0wARDlCE, TREASON, AND ANARCHY, Is sAouehiH
to the last degree.
When the pressing" business commenced, and bsfor
General Floyd and Colonel Forrest could get their mai
tai law into anything like effective system, every solde
uss a baron, compelling the imd citz MS TO DO wba
ever he wanted 10 do Some OF these soldiers, boz.
ever were bogus -rAscals who took advantage OF tn
frightened condition of the people. An Irish rursery
m IN, named Gailin making rsise of an tmcers Ut
form and sword, captured hall oczen Wsgons' car
tlred cit zens 10 man them, aud made them maui Go'
ernment stores to his plEoJ for whole day. HeaTn
Of hi General Floyd ssnt poSsee OF cavalry atSer IN
rascal but he had taken Of his uniform aud vamo Sc
The goods will be hauled back
| 1, IA beliey, that HUNDREDS OF FANILIks HAVE 81
CURED AND sICRETED GoyEENNIST srhRLs rsoudH
oPES KGsPkCrABLE GROCERIES as soon as commerce r.
s,m,s ia sway have heard Of several who have 80
cured high 1900 pounds each in the article
, pork alone.
And how shall describe the scenes here 10 day, i
the once proud capital Of the STATE OF Tennessee We"
log the ps for the frat time n my life fad 1t to
sad almost for contemplation. BLACKS AND WHITE
WE'RE CHASED AND CAPTURED AND FORCED TO BELP Til
MOVEMENT oy G5vKRSMEST ST, REs. One man wlo tier
long eh 1s' cAptured ohsred hgh and was IN con
seouence shot aud badly wounded.
Tber were getting tho hotels ready for the Lincoln
er aud the clerk seemed 20 ejoy the prospect oil ID
cba9ps for be Whistled and humms ID enAches Il songs
Negotiating for a nights lodging and breakfast (psy
, advance cff,red Confederate twenty. TIE lanc
lord poi;ely fern ed me that he couldn't take oor
fsderate money, as it worthless in Nashville
and nobody would take t. explained II was all %
kind of money had. He was sorry, but couldn't mel
II began by 10 ing my temper little, and rema,k
, that though knew WA in Nashville, had no iae
was 80 far into tbs Lincoln country.
This morning. the public arp;ite Tor pork was 80 ray
e,ous as to become riotous Inc mob around tbs com
mssaa. was dispersed by jets OF water rem steam nr
epgioe, The engine was sil playing, ard the crowd
,camueriDg and laughing and shouting when arrived
Yesterday and TO day u number OF stores, whose owl
era had locked them up aud asd we're broken open an
asspoed of all that valuable by the local rioters
the place. many being pltrio;s with guns In their hanc
aud viii Ky being the chief article in demand
Az for the writer Of the communication in the Wa
he hiss resource to personalities which We may yer
{ bri Il dispose of. We very well believe that II
3 writer was as he says ito some extent parc pate
IN the events which have SO shocked the sersibites
tho Examiner" We not surprised that ore OF d
very suiiscs by his confession, of the NaShvi
nanic VINO has d to the shelter OF kichmord shou
undertake to defend q dssardly 6Ihibi N OF which
vas part. He attributes what have said Of the 81
render of Nashvills to extreme valour We can on
attribute his osten iou5 dse os Of it to extreme co
Ardoe.