The New York herald., 1862-02-27
THE SITUATION.


Ne movement took place yesterday in the Army
Of the Potomac. The sanitary condition of the
camps is represented most encouraging. No
sickness prevails to create any apprehension, or to
show that the health of the troops IL not of .
highly satisfactory character. The average mum.
Der Of cases in the hospitals in fact does not ex.
ceed that of any civil community in ordinary times
despatch received at St. Louis yesterday,
from Fort Donelson, says that boat Just arrived
from Clarksvine reports the evacuation Of Nash
-ille The Union citizens Of that place sent boat
D Clarksvfle, which towed one Of our gunboats
pr their protection. The rebels. with Governor
larris, retreated to Murfreesboro'. And the lat.
er worthy, it appears, burned all the State docu-
ments before leaving. General Grant has declared
martial law over West Tennessee, with the under
standing that when sufficient number of citizens
of the State return to their allegiance and show a
desire to maintain law and order over the terri.
tory. all military restrictions shall be withdrawn.
Postal facilities now extended to Clarksville,
and the mail bags viii follow the Gag of the Union
into Tennessee.
The Murfreesboro' papers contain q fierce war
speech Of Governor Harris. The previous rumors
Of Governor Harris desert;on of the rebel cause
In its extremity, may have originated in a state
ment made in Chicago by parties who arrived
from Fort Donelson. to the effect that General
Grant had an interview with Governor Harris,
Clsrksville. and that the Governor stated that
II General Grant would cease hostilities for three
days, he would have the American flag floating
from every fortified place in Tennessee.
The more recent accounts, above alluded to,
however, go to show that Governor Harris re.
mains unchanged in his reasonable sentiments
and purposes.
BY way of Fortress Monroe we have news fror,
Roanoke Island up to Sunday, but it is not i'm.
portant. with the exception of the temporary fail
ure to lay the telegraph cable across the bay in
consequence Of the heavy gale and the loss Of the
steamer Foboken, which was engaged in the en-
terprise. White flags are said to be flying in large
numbers at Nags Head and its vicinity
We learn by way of Kansas City that the
Union sentiment ir New Mexico is growing
rapidly. The proclamation Of the rebel chief
Sibley produced no effect in rarying men 10
the bad cause of which he ia the repre.
sentative. On the contrary, nearly all the
srmsbearng citizens have turned out TO p-otec,
the Union Hag Great enthusiasm prevailed in the
counties Of Bernalillo, Benicia, Socorro and IN the
upper counties the militia have turned out in arge
numbers.
The Texan rebels, under sibley, were at Fort
1horne, fifty miles from Fort Craig, on the l7,h
instant. and advancing on the latter place Their
supplies were scarce, their transportation poor
aud g. ,ir only alternative was either to hit or TO
fstarve.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate YESTERDAY, petitions in favor of
general bankrupt law, and for the emancipation Of
slaves, were presented aud referred. A memorial
from the New York Academy Of Medicine, against
thS Employment Of homeopathic physicians in the
was pres,r ed bill establishing a rail.
road "a telegraph line from the Missouri river TO
thc cifc Ocean was reported from the s5pecis,
Co ittce on that subject. ILo bill providing for
LANDS in the possession of the United States
was taken ~ end discussed. Mr.. Brown.
Cpnmi,tee. Pending this motion the morning