Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05
Telegraphic.

A rumor is cut in the Evening APPe''
which saws, an officer from Columbus'
who arrived in the city this morning,
s,ys 6 federal gunboats and ID trans
ports made. their appearance YESTERDAY
evening at Mayfeld Greek, about tep
miles above Columbus. No immediate
attack is expected, however, though the
enemy may be landing troops at thai
point. =,
Northern dates to the 23d, via Rich
mond, 24tb, have been received here -
Seventy prisoners Of state will be released
20 morrow from forts Warren and Lafay-
cite.
New Y York, Feb. 2l.--Reinforcement-
are being sent 10 Gen. Burnside, whose
force will be increased to 10000.
St. LOUIS, Feb. 2l.-Nearly all The
Fort Donelsou prisoners have arrived --
The officers will be sent to Columbus,
Ohio. Four French war steamers have
arrived at Hampton Roads. Two more
regiments arrived at Newport News OIL
the 2lst.
Ii is report ID that an exchange of pris
oners will be made according to the plan
adopted between the L. 5. and Great
Britain in the war of 1872 All is quiet
at Port Royal. Nothing important from
Savannah. The Confederate gunboais
attacked the Federal batteries at Venus
Point Oh tine l4th, 10 effect a passage from
Pulaski to Savannah, after an engage
inent Of an hour the gunboats retired 1t
Is announced that an attempt will shortly
be made to 90 up Nausemond river 10
Suffolk.
The Hon Howell Cobb and Gen. Wool
had long interview to-day on board the
truce steamer. Large quantities of arms
are expected at Newport News. The Bo-
hemian has arrived with Liverpool dates
to the 18th. Lord Derby thinks the AZ
sent uf The Federal Government to tie
demand for Messrs NJ son and Slideii
was uDgraceful.
ST. Louis, Feb. 2l.-IIalleck telegraph
ed to Gen. McClelland inat Gen. Curtis
had taken Bentonvilie, Arkansas.
Fort Smith, Feb. %, via Clarksvilie,
Feb. 24.-The enemy are near $4,000
strong aud are still being reinforced,--
They are moving slowly Cor reinforce.
neuts to coDe up. 1t will take time for
them to be ready, when we will also be
better off. A desperate campaign j. br-
fore US. The whole State must take the
field because we do not know to what ex
tent the federal preparations are.
(Signed) u. W CLARKE,
Fort Smith, Feb. 2f.-TU Col. X Ii
Johnsou-Gens McCulioch and Price
b.ya ,.E., y,..vt,i., A. lsS,,,, N.u,t.1,,
Nothing heard of the enemy for several
days. Said to Lave ten thousand men in
Bebtonville Gen. Pile has ordered ihe
Indian regiments TO our assistance. Fay
etteville evacuated and supplies destroy ed
that could not be taken with the arms
Great excitement in Van Buren,, and CON
siderable iu this place. Many persons
are preparing TO move.
n. Il. PEARCE.
Memphis, Feb. .26. -rhe Louisville
Journal Of the Goth lust. asserts thai
Judge Catron, formerly of Tennessee, u
the u. 5. supreme court now holding a
session of the circuit euur; in that city
had issued bench warrant for the ar esl
u Gen. ;. b. Buckner, ivr rIca,vn, and
that an officer had left for Cairo to ubtain
him at the hands VI the military aulhcrI-
ties there.
La dispatch TO the Chicago Tribune
Of the I'D, il is alleged that nu pas i..d
been issued tor the arrestof BIckner, bur
that lac had actually been indicted fer
treason as asserted by The Journal The
Tribune alluding 10 the matter says Judge
Catrou is a fugitive from his hume in
Nashv lie, aLc will not be disposed TO
siaud on DIce POINTS Of law IN sending
Buckner at once TO the gallows, waerc he
may end his ignobie career.
Information has beeu received at Co
lumbus, that a portion Of the federal
troops that had been engaged up the Ten
ness.e and Cumberland rivers, In the at
tacks upon Forts Henry and DunelSou
numbering some 10000, had fallen back
to Paducah. These troops are presumed
to be for flank movement On Columbus
Whenever forward movement upon that
post shall be ordered.
Memphis, Feb. 26.-The Evening a; :
peal has private letter irou, Knoxville
under date It the 2lst inst, which say,
that the Lincoln army il within Ten mile.
Of Cumberland Gap. The mountain ii
is thought will be penetrated at 9th =
points. aud the Gap attacked on botL
sides. We are sending forward reinforce.
ments with the greatest possible Dispatch
but we have no tents, aud the lyss ai
Nashville will be irreparable
Gen. Beauregard has nearly recovered
from his slight indisposition, and is &C.
lively and earnestly engaged 10 organizir .
the campaign against the enemy- lie !.
still al Jacksoa, Tenn, Gen. Johnst"u
has a splendid tody Of troops. All the
public stores we're removed from Nash.
vile.
The Richmaud Examiner, says that
President Davislhas authorized Col. R X
Cobb, to increase bis legion to the nun
ber of 5000 men, aud that the legior
Will te transferred for service OF the Ten
uessee line. tlE
Jacksonport, Feb. 25. via Des Arc, 26
l-Rcllsble information has just reached
me that the euehiy, sixteen hundred stron.
had left Greenviile, Mo, OH Saturda,
last for the purpose of attacking Pocaho
tas. 1t now becomes the duty Of ever,
citizen to turn out promptiy--shoulde
his musket and drive the vandals from