The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-01
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Interesting Southern items
Rebels feel gloomy and are
in bad luck-Cotton and
tobacco to be all burned
War TO be prosecuted to the
last-Union army occupied
Nashville last Sun day.

to-day took over fifty people to Crauey
Island.
We have the following southern news:
Gen. Crittenden's command had joined
Johnston at Murfreesboro. The railroad
bridge at Nashville was destroyed by order
of Floyd against the urgent entreaties of
the citizens, and caused much indignation.
A meeting of the cotton and tobacco
planters took place at Richmond on We'd
nesday evening, to take into consideration
the voluntary destruction of the cotton and
tobacco crops, in view of the fact that the
efforts of the enemy were mainly directed
towards robbing the South Of the aecumu-
lation of these two great staples. A num-
| Der of speeches were made and a commit
tee appointed to prepare business for an ad-
journed meeting this evening.
In Congress on Wednesday, Senator Sims
| of Kentucky offered resolutions declaring
that the people of the Confederate States
will, to the last extremity, maintain and
defend the right of selfgoVernment estab-
lished by them, and to this end win pledge
| their last man and last dollar ia the prose-
cntion of the war until their independence
| is acknowledged; and also that they will
| submit to any sacrifice and endure any
| trial, however severe, and firmly relying
upon the Justice of their cause, and humbly
maintain their position before the world
and High Heaven while they have a voice
| to raise or an arm to defend.
The resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
A resolution was offered providing for
compensation by the Government for cotton
and tobacco burned to prevent them fall
ing into the hands of the United States.
| The Raleigh Register of the Goth inst,
says:
Two men were brought to this city on
| Monday as prisoners, on charge of having
pilOted the Yankees to Roanoke Island
! They were committed to Jail.
| The same paper, in an editorial, begins
| by saying that it would be criminal as well
as Idle to deny that the present is the most
gloomy period that the South has witnessed
since the commencement of the war, and
| goes on in an earnest manner to urge the
people to stand by their country and fight
to the last. All the prisoners taken at Ro-
anoke Island have been released on parole.
Quite number of them arrived at Raleigh
on Monday, and they stated $50 were left
at Weldon to come on Tuesday.
Five regiments were wanted to make up
the quota of North Carolina, and Governor
Clark had issued a proclamation appealing
to the patriotism OF the citizens to fill up
these regiments.
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday has
the following kilograms:
RIcHMoND, Feb 26-The Lynchburgh
Republican has special dispatch from
Bristol, Tenn, stating that the enemy had
occupied Nashville on Sunday. The num-
Der of Confederate prisoners taken at Fort
Donelson is about 1000. The number killed
was 800, and ], 800 wounded. The admit
ted loss of the Federals is from 5000 to
10000 killed and wounded. F-r-
Gen. Floyd has saved all his command
except the goth Mississippi, and the GrayE
and Jackson batteries, which were taken.
RICHMOND, Feb. 27.-Schley's new ex.
tensive cotton and wooden factories were
burned on Tuesday night. The loss is very
heavy.
The cotton factories at Columbus and
Augusta have temporarily suspended. in
consequence of material injury to theil
dams and canals by recent freshets.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 26.-The Savannah Re-
publican of this morning says that commu.
nication with Fort Pulaski has been eff
fectually closed by the Federals, who had
received three batteries of heavy guns.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 24-Our latest advice:
| from NaS0Vlllo STATE t0aL the 1eG9raI troops
had not yet occupied the city. The scouts
of Gen. BuelPs army have appeared on the
north side of the Cumberland river, and i
is supposed their appearance is only prepa
ratory to a speedy advance of the main col
umn.
Gems. Price and Mccullough are both
preparing for battle, the former is this side
Fayetteville and the latter is at Boston
mountain with force of cavalry.
Il Is reported that nine federal gun boat
were seen On Sunday at May6eld and 6f
|. teen transports. No immediate action wa
, expected.
Late adviees from Knoxville state tina
the Confederates at Cumberland Gap ex
peet an early engagement. Tue federal
! are frequently 10 sight
LYNoHBUReH, Feb ga portion of th
. bridge which connected the island on whicl
the south side depot is situated. with tn
North Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, wa
!. destroyed yesterday by Goals falling frou
the locomotive. Two spans were burn
= which will prevent the running of the Sout
side cars into the city.