The New York herald., 1862-02-22

News from Gen. .Bcauregard-His u ca Prcpara-
tions for the Defence OF Nashvillc-six-
ty Thousand Rebel Troops Masscd
Therc-Great Stores OF Bacon, Flour,
Cotton and Pork at Nashville The De-
fences Of Memphis, &C., &c.
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20, 1862.
Some news respecting General Beaurcgard re-
ceived at Richmond en- Tuesday last. He was at Nash
vile tho 10TH where he had been for the preceding
ten days. During that time he had been energetcally
at work on the defences Of the city, in which he
assisted by all the inhabitants Of the place. The work
was carried on in the nigh; we'll in the daytime,
and by the end OF last week the delt nsve works had
reached such stage that the city was consdc ed safe
Tho military force at Nashville augmented by the
troops formerly at Bowling Green, amounted to sy.y
thousand troops the Of last week. This lece was
made up as follows -
Troopssent before Heauregard frcM CeRireve and
Manassas, those that accompanied him thence,
and those that have arrived thence during tho
last week 30 900
Troops fol meIly at Bowny Green. o,oO0
Troops alr' ady at Nashville when Beauregard ar
rvcu lu,C00
To these must be added the troops that escaped from
Fort Donelson with Pillow and FL yd, who not at
Nasty le at the time this news left there, but who
there now. They would make the whole force upwards
Of G5 0c0 strong. BESIDES these, oors stl arv-
ing from Virginia every day. but not in large numbers
stated Whether not any Of these last troops
from the army Of the Potomac.
The principal TO- 1cations around Nashvlle-especia
ly those that would be exposed to ere from the
being provided with resist the effect
Of shells At several places, also, between Clarksvle
and Nashville the river had been obstructcd by driving
piles in the channel in such WI supposed
would impede or render impossible the passage OF vcs
| ses
The artillery mounted the principal forts descrb
nf fh. yt.a
| well stored with ammunition. The gunners and artle
rists had been exercised the guns the last two
| weeks, and their proficiency is described as s2lis-
factory. There was an immense quantity Of pro-
| Visions OF ell kinds stored at Nashville among
which were many s,orthouses entirely filed
| with pork and bacon, and others with -four
Itere was also some cotton, but not much is
popularity understood The expcdency of removing these
to some less accessible point had been con craby
discussed bat il was nyiy decided TO leave them where
they General Bcaucegard had stated that he was
abie to defend the city against any force that the Onion
| lists could bring against il.
pcsiiivey stated that Clark7vtle had been
abandoned but it inferred that il would be bold and
show Of resistance made there until tho artillery could
he removed 10 Nashville, when 1t would probably be
evacuated The g,ns that were sent TO C!arksve mos
Of them being rEled cannon and large shell guns wouki
De Far more servceabe in the ierls aroVnd Nashville
| than where they
gcntlcuan t-om Memphis arrived at Nashv lie on ths
14f inst, have,g left the former place the day before
- represents the deiences o that city as having been
greatly strens hened during c last three weeks asd as
being now but little inferior 10 those OF Columbus itself
The defcnc formed by the tts abovolhe city
described W the HERALD, considered amply sum.
cent against attack by sho river. But the citizens
entertaired appreLeleoss OF attack both from the east
ni west From the east by General Grants arvy from
Fort Donesson. And from the wes. II runorcd that
General Hunter was assembling large army, 10 march
through Arkansas. and attack tho city the time
that was assaulted ca the east. IL said that these
| fears wore not shared by military Memphis who
In regari TO General Euners ens spokef the srea
dis ance he would have 10 marct through hostile coun
try and the mposssbty Of his operating against cit,
tbrrcppose river as wide as the Mssisspp
IL 1t Memphis In regard TO Genera. Grant they sait
that he would not move westward until hc had made
| DEMONSTRATION towards eittHr Carksvlis Nashy ls