Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06
Latest War News from Cairo.

Gov Kirkwood and staff were at Cairo on
the Odd ult looking after the sick and wound
I'd Iowa soldiers.
Great military and naval preparations are
going on at Paducah and Cairo, and it is be-
lieved that the Mississippi Flotilla will move
in a few days No impedments to their pro-
gress are anticipated north of Memphis.
A Cairo despatch to the st. Louis Republican,
Feb. oath, says the reports about the evacua-
ton of Columbus are entirely false. The reb-
els are still there in strong force. None OF
their garrison has been withdrawn, and they
evidently intend to make a bold stand there.
In Cairo, evidences are numerous that this vi
cinity also will be the scene of exciting events
In a few days. Troops are congregating there
and preparations are making fora move which
will take, probably, Columbus direction.
There the Confcderates are extremely busy,
either preparing to evacuate it, or, as some
think, to themselves attack us here. Seven
teen steamers were lying at Columbus this
morning, and scout reports them loaded
with troops. Bcauregard is there, and the
force under his command is 60, 900 strong.
He has five gunboats.
A reconnaissance to day under Gen. Paine
renders it certain that preparations for great
movement are almost ready there and it
seems probable that Beauregard, arriving, fears
he will soon be completely cut off from the
South, and intends retrcating. To prevent
this, it is meant to take possession of New
Madrid, on the river, just below, and if the
rebels defer their flight three days longer, they
will find the intention carried into execution
Cairo despatch to The Chicago Tribune
of the 23d says 1t is generally credited here
that Columbus is now being evacuated
Memphis papers of the 22i, just received
represent the people Of Tennessee feeling
gloomy and depressed over the Fort Donelson
matter. The publication of all news is inter
dicted by the military authorities there. They
acknowledge the late defeat to be terrible
calamity, but are not disprited. The Cover
nor of Mississippi has made a general call up
on all persons capable of bearing arms to en-
list, under the alternative of drafting. The
Governor of Alabama calls for IL regiments
ny fti VI hilNHi lpi tiiltc lCtlc Va lilc
war, and threatens drafting if they are not
filled 10y that time.
A messenger from Donclson reports
that Gen. Grant and portion of his
staff, accompanied by Col. Wallace,
of the llth Illinois, proceeded under a
flag of truce up the Cumberland be-
You'd Clarksvillc, in the direction of
Nashville, and met Gov Harris, who,
after a lengthy interview, asked
armistice and cessation of hostilities
for three days, when he promised the
Federal Flag should float over every
fortified point Of Tennessee.
A special dispatch from Cairo to the
st. Louis Democrt says the latest in
telligence from Cumbcrlad River is,
that General Bucll's forces occupy
Nashville, and that Gov. Harris has
called in all Tennessee troops, and
that a strong reaction has occurred
among the people. Generals Cullom
and Paine accompanied the expedition
the former with Commodore Foote.