St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-27

we're said 70 hsvr bcen the property OF the
F-dcr.l.. pri"r to the Bull Run disaster.
Since the fall Of Fort Donrls"n. no en-,
eseement il reported in this qaarter.
Gainesville and Bowiing Green hass
BEEN evsea.ssl. al = ru..orcd shzi
Na.hville " surs~,,derrd. The hlies
even. :. hswrxrr. cssziicrea doubsfal.
Conaiesi.g rpors. hare zen received asd
one ssa,enent showsIik.x i i saHi'oned
By %, 600 men and that desperate rffort
will be uade 70 hold it. Beaur'gard. "ho
has been engaged in terrifying shi' place
fsr the past :wo weeks. 10 rep"rsed to be
dangerously ia. With tyrhoid fever. and
srri"ss appr~hcnsions as to his ultimate
recovery arc said TO exist. A rumor al
50 prevails in Federal circles. that Gov.
Harris has wishdsswa the Tcuncssec
troops numbering 70,00O-from the
Confederate cause. in consequence OF
the recent reaction in public sentiment in
that State Indeed. the Fcdcrals claim
that T.nucssee il already suijugated, and
that she viii return to the Union. Of her
own free will. just SO soon as she is per-
United to 10 30. It b useless for US to
rt.te. that We believe this report to be un-
founded. as We are satisfied no sensible
person can be imposed upon BY publica-
tions Of so r;iiculou. and basclcss char
actcr. 1t IL not Characteristic Of Tenncs-
slams to submit, OF even acknowledge an
error, in the face Of defeat. nor can one
victory. even 70 p"tens in character as
that at Donclson. Tighten them from a
cause they have. so enthusiastically en-
Lraccd. -r -..-s. h. rs ~t
Reports from Missouri show that Price
has not yet been .'bagged." oven though
he has been chased beyond the limits Of
the State. The great victory which the
Fcderals claimed to have gained over
him IN Arkansas. turns. out. according
to Southern reports. have been dec'-
ded reverse. The fight is reported to
have taken place as Sugar Greek. and the
F.d.rals are said to have been wors.eJ.
with loss Of 700 men. The C"nfedc-
rate losa Is estimated vi 100. and Albert
Pike trlrgraphs the result to President
Davis. as - great victory on the part Of
Price The fight had not elo.ed, it
scems, at latest reports and nothing is
known a. to It's ultimate result.
The burnside expedition is still a, work
in North Carolina. its present field Of
operation being upon the Chowan river.
4 bri. skirmi>h has taken place ut Win
ton, in which tho C"af.ierates were re-
pulsed with loss Of . ucn. The cxpe-
liii.,n landed ami burnt the town ana in.
ulediatcly re-cmbarked. The notorious
{: IT. Foster. the bogus rcpres: nta,ive
from y. c. in the Federal Congress. was
killed in the sk;rmish. -
l, il rcpo rsed in loyal circles, that
has been captured by the Fedc-
rails. though late adviccs from the South
report no fight in tha, quarter. Affairs
". quie, at Port Royal aud Pickens aud
nothing new has transpired along the
Southern coast. 4 close watch is being
kept ut Fortress Monroe for the Merlin: c,
in consequence Of a late report that shs
MAS bri"g rapidly prepared for an expe Ii
ton Of some surt. notwithstanding the
fact that she has been recently reported as
"a lamentable failure aud powerless Of
mischief"
Affairs along the line of the Potomac
arc reported quiet. though rumors Of
forward movement are again rife. The
grand army" it il now rumorcd. will
move in three grand divisions of from
40, 900 to 80. 600 men each. Hooker
will cross at Budds Ferry. Banks the
Upper Potomac and Mcclellan move for
ward from Washington. The Cunfcdc-
rate forces At Manassas are reported as not
materially diminished. aud the great bat
tie Of the war. it is still .hought. will be
fought in this vicinity.
Late intelligence FROM ths' South shows
that eulistmcu,s for the war are still rapid
ly going on. and there arc no ind;cations
of depression BY the late reverses. Most,
If not al, Of the twelve months men have
rc-enii.,ed for the war. ani.a stubborn
determination to acquire their isdcpeu-
dence seems to every where prevail among
the Southern people. Indeed. the war
seems to have just commenced, in good
earnest, and NO. until the South shall be
completely overrun. dcsolased and her peo-
pie aunihil.ted will she give up the con-
test. The next thirty days are pregnant
with mighty .esents. but it is BY no nseans