New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-14

LATEST TELEGRApHlc INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST TELEGgApH1C INTELLIGENCE
DISPATCHED TO THE NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT
From Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Feb. PA dispatch from Cumber. |
land City this evening reports one gunboat ap. |
peared in sight Of Fort Donelson this morning |
about 10 o'clock, and opened fire on the fort, |
without doing any injury.
The Federals have landed in force, and battle |
with the light artillery commenced this evening.
The enemy are reported to have from ten to
twelve thousand men.
When the steamer left, the Fort Donelson battle
was raging but the reporter knew nothing further.
" FoRr DosELsos, Feb. ls, ll:3o A.M-The firing
of artillery commenced this morning before sun.
rise, and has continued ever since, increasing in
the number of pieces and the rapidity of firing
occasionally. The enemy keeps at respectful
distance. The field artillery are engaged all along
the line.
Fort DosELsoS, Jan. 10, 2:45 o'clock P. M
The firing has .ceased possibly that the enemy
may change position. We have 30 far repulsed
the enemy at every point our lines. Our loss is
small. The gunboats haze retired and we think
they are seriously injured. Our men are in fine
spirits.
LArER.-The day is almost past, but we still hold
our own. We have repulsed the enemy and driven
back his gunboats. We have whipped him by land
and water, but he still lies around probably he
will attack US on tomorrow again.
Our loss is not very great, and the enemY's must
be heavy. We had lively fighting and heavy can
nonading all around our line, and have repulsed
the enemy everywhere. We are satisfied we have
injured his gunboats' materially, as they retired
twice. Our lines are entrenched all around.
From Memphis
MEMPHIS, Feb. 13.-Late advices indicate the
probable evacuation of Bowling Green, and the
latest adyces from Gen. Price indicate that he will
be compelled to fall back towards the Arkansas
line as Federal force $4,000 strong is advancing
upon him from three points.
Gen. Beauregard is reported sick.
A small Federal force is at Tennessee river bridge
and three gunboats, with transports it is reported,
passed the bridge yesterday. There is perfect
reign of terror in the vicinity Of Fort Henry. The
Federals are committing all sorts of depredations
and indignites on defenceless women, who are es-
Gaping to Columbus, Memphis. In Carroll county
number have resolved to take the oath of obed
| ence to Lincoln If the Federals come. 81, 81"
| A band of negro stealers appeared at Typton
and were pursued by the citizens. q
From Manassas.
| MANASSAS, Feb. 13. TO the ASSOCIATED Press.
| The Chasseurs a Pied, Col. st. Paul's Battalion,
| have reenlsted for the war almost to man.
From Norfolk.
| NORFOLK, Feb. 13.-Intelligence received here
states that the Yankee feet have landed about
| 5000 troops at Edenton; but it is not believed
I they occupy any locality above Edenton. d.
| NORFOLK, Feb. l3.-The Northern papers of the
18th have been received by the flag of truce boat
this afternoon The Lincoln Congress decided on
Tuesday that sigur was not entitled to q seat, by
vote of IS to 40. Secretary Staunton calls for q
proposal for establishing regular daily commune
cation between Fort Monroe, Port Royal, Hatteras
| and Roanoke Island. The Washington Star has
an article, published by authority, which says the
aim of McClellan's military combination is to re-
store the Union just it existed before the rebel
lion. The news OF the result of the battle at Roam
| oke Island had been received at New York, and
the New York papers say they were quite certain
the Federal troops would take the island after two
or three days hard fighting, and capture or destroy
| ali the gunboats. They say the Confederates are
in direful panic, also that panic seized the peo.
| pie of Norfolk. These papers also contain full
account Of the position and the different routes to
| Norfolk.
| PARIS, Jan. 3O.-The MoEiteur says the dismis-
sal of Cameron gives England great satisfaction.
Mason and slide had left England for Paris.
oDonnel declares France has made no separate
engagement with Spain. Latest advices from
Rome report preparations to land on the Neapoli-
tan coast to incite insurrection. Sales Of cotton
for the week in Liverpool are 1000 bales, nclud-
ing 1850 bales to spectators and 1000 to export
ers. The market was frmer and had advanced I'D.
Fair Orleans, l4d.; bliddling Orleans, l3d. Total
stock in port 900 bales, of which 2l5 00e bales
are American. Breadstutfs and Provisions dull and
! declining. Consols 92}. .t
! Napoleon, in his speech to the French Chambers
on the 9th ult., said: THE war in America has
greatly compromised the commercial interests of
France
In the Federal Congress the Committee on Ways
and Means have reported the general appropria-
ton bills, which were passed, and the aggregate
amount of the bills, excepting for Post Office De
partment and the Indian tribes, is $3.50 100000, and
this amount is independent of the sums reported
| by other committees.
Adyices from Venezuela state that the wholt
country is in a state of civil war.
New YoRk.-Cotton -Mddling Uplands, % II
SOC. There is large falling off in the importation
OF articles of luxury. ,..
The prisoners captured at Roanoke Island vii
arrive at Fortress Monroe tomorrow.
From Richmond.
RICHMOND, Feb Is. 3.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Presi
dent OF the Provisional Congress and Colonel OF {
Georgia Regiment, is confirmed as Brigadiel
General Geo. A. Randolph, of Virginia, ant
Joseph L. Hogg, of Texas, have been confirmed al
Brigadier Generals by Congress to-day.
Gen. Wise sent a flag of truce to Roanoke 1slant
and the only information SO far obtained is tina
the prisoners will reach Fortress Monroe tonight
Northern papers of the 18th are received, bu
, they contain nothing relative to the results a
] Roanoke Island except the meagre particulars oh
tanned from the Southern papers.
From Petersburg.
>, PETERSBURG, Feb. a. A letter from Sufoll
says Edenton and Hartford are both captured
Five gunboats moved up slowly to the wharf a
. Edenton yesterday at 8 O'Clock and landed thei
troops. Soon after fifteen more gunboat is arrived
: and the citizens raised white flag. Betwee
three and five thousand troops in all are there
The population of Edenton is 1000, and is distan
. from Suffolk SO miles. In the afternoon two gun