Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-06

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How the News OF the fall orDon.I-
son was Received at NRshYIIIe.u
1.-THE Na'lrrillo Issnner's aceount.I
''Now for the effects Of the loss Of the
fort upon the city. Fairly Sunday morn.
ing il was reported that Fort Donelsun had
surrendered, and it was not until 10 aud
III y. NJ, that the rumors became general.
In the mcnntime, the General Assembly
had been hastily convened, aud after 81
short session, adjourned to meet ia tile city
of Memphis on the goth, The citizens,
generally unaware OF any disaster 10 the
Southern cause, were quietly repairing to
church, when, however, IhOy were met by
the report that Fort Donclson had faIlen,
that's a Federal army was already at Sprtnc-
field, Robertson county, about twenty
miles from this city, connected by rniiroAd,
and that the gunboats had passed Clnrks-
vile on their why to this city The sud.
den flight of the Governor and all the
State officers, including the General As
semblT, who took II special train through
to Memphis, gave color to these absurd rt-
mors, and the whole city WAS thrown into
panic. About this time General Juhn-
sons army from bowling Green eutered
the city, passing South, thus leaving ihe
lmpressiou'thut no stand was to be made
for tile defense of Nashville. Such hurry
ing to- aud fro WIS never seer. Before
nightfall hundreds Of citizens, with their
families, were making their way MS best,
they could To the South, many OF them
having no idea why they were thus rcck-
lessiy abandoning comfortable houses, or
where they were going About night it
was announced that the military auihori-
ties would throw open the public stores TO
all who would take them.
"The excitement continued through
Sunday night, constantly gaining strength,
aided by the destruction of two gu ubOats
at the wharf, which were in process of
cOnstruCtion-twO finc New Orleans pack
cts, the James Woods aud James johnson,
having been taken for that purpose. The
retreatiug army of Gen. JOhuson coutin-
ued its march, encampiug by regiments ut
convenient points outside of tho city,
Monday morning the lrHma opened on the
city intensely exciting. The public stores
were distributed to some extent among the
people, while the army ard HOSPITALS were
making heavy requisitiOns, and pressing
all vehicles and men that they could, To
convey their supplies TO their camp? At
the same time, considerable qualities were
removed TO the depots for transportation
South. Evening came, and no gunboats,
aud no Federal army from Kentucky
Gen. johnson left for the South, plhcinE
Gen. Floyd in command, assisted by Gen
erals Pillow and Hardee. The apprehen-
stons of the near RpproAch OF the enemy
having been found grOundicss, it,was de-
termined by Gen. Floyd that the destfuc
tiOn of the stores was premature, and an
order was sent to close the warehouses,
and Il force detailed to collect what had
been given out. This was done, as tar as
practicable, but ON Tuesday the distribu-
ttcn commenced again, md continued,
with more or less restrictions, under the
eye of the most iudiciOus citizens, until
Saturday morning. Tuesday night the
wire and railroad bridge across the Cum
berland were destroyed, in spite of tue
most earnest and persistent remonstraDces
of our leading citizens. The wire bridge
cost about $I5O, 900, and large portion of
the stock was owned by the lameuted
Gen. HnllicOfier. aud was the chief reli-
ancc tor the support Of bis orphaned
daughters. The railroad bridge Gust
Sl5O, 900, and was one of the fiuest draw
bridges In the country.
t'The scenes which were enacted during
the following days up to Monday morning,
24th beggar description. The uutiring
energy of the Mayor and city authorities
who throughout this whole affair acted
with n prudence, zeal liauds devOlion TO
the city, which canuot be too highly COM
mended, was Inadequate to keep down the
selfish aud unprincipal spirit of mammOn
and backs Of suffering widows aud orphans,
the poor pittance of meat aud clothing
which was left them as indemnity for
months of toll with their pceille, and the
sacrifice of.husbands, sous aud brothers in
defense of the Southern, Confederacy.
Though tue efforts of tho Mayor, however,
a plan Was adopted ON Saturday, by which
tuostsilnbt all of these poor aud unprotec-
ted creditors OF the Government were fully
secured by Qunrlcrmasters aud Commits
sary stores.
HTIeie was an culire week of panic. and
confusion during which millions Of dollars
worth Ofproperly was lost to the Sohth-
ern Coniederacy and wautOnly destroyd
all of which might have been quietly aud
safely removed, bad the panic.stricken
cadeFs been able to maintain tlieir eq1an-
unity in the face ofa vague and upauthen-
tic rumOr that the enemywere near Al
thand Comment upon such management
is unneeesssry In these geolumesG-itc be
heard loud and unsparing from every mouth
in the land, L
The Turning Point az DoneIson.-A
Moment Of Peril, and how General
Grant met itt me $50,
Th. corresnondent oF ths U;,,ou,i Deo,.
oerdt writes as follows ;. =. tftfe !
Tho generalshIp displayed on the holly
contested fields around DonelsOh shows
Grant 70 be possessed of the decisive quali-
ties belonging to q true Generals. With a
less energetic and decisive man at the
bead of our army on Saturday moon, the
coming Sabbath sud must surely have