New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-24
LATE FROM RICHMOND.
A BLAST FROM THE ENQUIRER.

and the metal Of which their courage is made occe
more to be tested, by the last news from Fort Dom
el.on. We have met with heavy disaster there.
Tire wretches who IRE invading our courtry were
enabled By the facilities OF rver transportation TO
bring up r. en- orcemens 10 their previously whipped
troops, and have overwhelmed us with numbers.
We are without the necessary facts and explanations
TO Justify comment upon the tragedy of last Sunday.
We have had experience enough already to chow
the folly of premature criticisms. We must have
patience. Such reports have reached us are chiefly
from the North, and given IN the telegraphlc
column.
Bot this thing we must do Dy the mangled body
of every man who fell at the hands Of the scouDdre
murderers who have invaded the country OF those
who never did them any harm-by the homes winch
we have established by orr ndnstry-by the 6eautl-
ful land which we have inherited from our fath-B-
by the families that we lovely all that 10 noble ana
patriotic and brave, and in the fear aud ferventy In
yokng the favor of God-we must all resolve, IN our
inmost souls and vow with al rrevocable vow, that
we ill resist the enemy to the last extremity ana
that will die if we cannot live ireemen
And this vow must set about making good.
Let towards trembe, if they WI Let vile mig
CARDS count their treasures in agony. But what
brave or generous citizen would wish 10 survive tie
ruin Of bis country Who would deelre 10 live
when odious and vulgar detpots have toot upon our
necks No. fellow citizens let u.s. as dld our iathe,
pledge honor 10 esch other and 20 The World thnt
our lives aud fortunes shall be devoted TO The
vindication Of liberties; and that If thee are
lost. nothing shall survive the wreck, for nothing
would be worth saving
Courage, then peOi 10 Of TIE Confederate States
You have now one of those opportunities" which,
II improved, maze nations famous, ana make brave
men renowned History awaits oar acIiCn to make
up the record 81 glory or iniamy. Any man c-n be
brave where there Is 10 danger Any soldier can be
enthu -iAslic when oheered by round Of successes
Ii is odvorsty that tri,' mems souis, and oirtn'
| guisbes bet wten the true man and the false-the
| genuine And tie counterfeit Let us as Individuals
aud le, us 40 people seize this opportunity for true
glory. lie, US stimulate each others courage, and
emulate each others zeal Ii one mau falls let two
step forward 10 take bis place. Ihis hgnI must he
redeemed. We rtH have The victory!
| Whist II We have reverscsl 'Iis the fate OF war;
| war without dIsasters IL winter without storms.
Bat We will bear them like PATROLS and brave men,
and, both IN our foritude and our daring We VIII
show Ourselves worthy 10 DC Tree. III We 90 ho'j
We do 10; d1i,rpe 10 be free.
or the extent Of the di~sster which We have
suffered at DODelson. We arc very uncertain. We
must believe that the Union account Is greatly e1-
agg rsied.
| Ihe wires were not working yesterday TO Nash
vii e, after the morning. The War Department re-
ceiyed 10 news rave dispatch liom G,a Il. D.
ybr.:.,c a.. 30 morning. He was at Nashville
Gen. Floyd was there hIso with n portion Of TIA.
| Fort Douelson command. The dispatch said " he
| bad saved IA thcu-and.' The Number captured by
the enemy cannot surely be 1900. BIT in the nb-
sence o Information, il is vain to speculate. little
| patience viii bring the iacs.
Gen. A. ;. Jolnston Las fallen back from Bowl
ing Green TO Nashville where no hopes to be able
10 make defense.
TO III EXCHANGED.
Three hundred and seventy nine prisoners-of- war
will leave Richmond at O'Clock this morning. for
tie North, vi, Fortress Monroe, in exchange Tor
liae number OF ConfedeTaes, released By the
Federal Government recently, aud who reached
Norfolk last week. Juclgded IN the number
-. -. ara III uel md
commissioned officers. A. j. McCleary OF TIE
/ phtladsiphia IHgHgrcr, aud VIM. II. Sloarater OF
the sane city, captured with Bakers California
Regiment at Balls Bluff, are ALEC oil the party.
Both the lAs,-named prisoners have acted Tor some
time in the capacity OF clerks 10 tie eommaudant OF
the prison and gained the general esteem Of The
prison off by their intelligence aud good conduct.
/ Mr. George w. Walker merchant OF Waynesbogo',
Penn, captured within our lines several mouths ago
accompany the exchange. The party VIII leave this
city In q steamboat under command OF Col. Nathan
| ielTyler Of tho VIE Legion, and will be met at
! Newiort News by the Union boat, to which the
uri oners will be transferred.
/ We learn that m order was yesterday issued by
War Benjamin for the release, on their
n.role not 10 take up arms aganat the Confederate
states Of all the prisoners Of war now held By the
Confederacy numbering, IN the aggregate, about
j $500.
The following il lit of the exchanged officers:
Cot W l.. tanning 9Uth NewYors Regiment exchanged
I
Cs, M-rkoe let California eschaused for Capt ihos
H. shup 9Th North Csio.iosi Cspt o. 8 snen,, iSth Mas
Cs n H. Todd Nsw.i orb Cavalry, exchanged for Capt w
ID ful,y Let sOuth Car'iasi tf,t Lieut. Robert Campbell
Csopa tirst Lien, 4 IS Glover sih Maine eIehsnsed of
Fir,t Lieut. ; Whitehead horn c,roheai rii', Lieut. =
Gibef,,u % New Yok sXchlnged h j. Cooper lat Louisi
ma secold Lieut. VI Andrew ivh New foft exchanged
Tor Sec nd Lieut. r. Nunan. 1sh North C.roi.s Regiment
Lieut. 81 h. Noyr, 5th ~ C9foligsi Second Lieut. ~ niam'
man l4'h New YORK erchsnf,d 70 Second Lieut. >. A. MI
exchanged Tor sscond Lieut. Taylor North
Csionr Second iicu,. w H. hein' Is, oshioni', ...
,,oot second Lieut. W. k.nGy, 1t aoinia elohAnscd
sr Second Lieut. W W ts'hehy: 7,h North carolina suN
Lent A. ". fzlol Norh Csfolns State troops sec'ud
Lieut. Peu, 2,h Ms'.aehu,sit' Exchanged io' Second
,ptb sew Yois exchanged io tr Lieut. ,ansdus l,h
south Csroina tirs Li'nt H. Van NSa't va Se~ ora
I ,r,,rur.d for first Lieut. ". Is. Wise, North Carolina
nisAFfEc no. OF 1uE FOREIGN RESIDENTS OF
RICHMOND.
From The Richmond frdrintr
The disalleciou OF large portion oil tbs foreign
population ia Richmond, which has been developer
~ tLer stubbom resistance of tho military DIAN
uou in propress IT, Of itself sufficient to excite the
yivil,uce II our citizens and To put them on Their
gnrd with rcrpoct 20 particular clseoe OF 'l8ners
e. onr r,idst We arc not in the habit OF reporting
information without sataiacIofy assurah'es oi ''H
corrsciuerr -. :. -
lion which Is from "a source not only highly ratri-
Ole but to which implicit credit If due, respecting
the moy ements and SUSPICIOUS speeche' o, NUMBER
Of the foreign population OF this city. We are not
entirely nj beity do we deem At prudent to de-
tail the facts which have been communicated ~ us;
ant We may assure the public that yiglonre IL TO he
the price Of their safety from enemies III their midst
GOV. WISE HEARD FROM
The Richm0Rd EHqavr contains tbs order o.
Gov Wire, who bas not before been heard from
s,ucs n. retreat to Nas. Head Island to AVOID Burn
side o.. ~ ~ n ~, "a ne,
&" srxci,I O.pHu No I-Junior I'd Lieut. Il. :. SsnIay