The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-22
Further News from Fort
DonelSou.


1 Further News from Fort
DonelSou.
$500 Rebel Prisoners .aek % be
Armed 90 B0fOllc0 n he
Armies ~ the Unlo0.
lCJlarlxsville Evacuated
/ WHITE FLAGS FLYING AT
i NASHVILLE.
rENNKssuE vInTUALLY nnDDHM,D
OAno. Feb. a0.-Only sixteen rsmsis ofcon
! pany g, llth Illinois regiment, who are not
killed. wounded Or taken prisoners.
Gov. Ystss and stat left for Fort Donelson,
last evening.
The wounded officers Of the lIth Illinois are
Lieut., Col. Ransom, Lieut.. Churchill, Co. A,
Lieut.. Wilcox, Co, B, Lieut.. Dean, Co D, Capt.
Andrew, Go. d, Lieut. Duncan, Co. b, and
Lieut.. Blackstone, Co I. The killed are Capt
Shaw, Co. B, Lieut. Boyce, Co. g. The miss
ing are Lieut.. Kenyon, 90. <, and Lieut. Wore,
%. E. Not over 100 effective men are LEFT Of
the llth regiment The wounded are partly ct
Mound City and the rest q Fort Donslson. Il
i thought that this regiment will return to their
old quarters At Birds Point
| One thousand secesh prisoners left for Camp
Douglas last evening, via the IllinSis Central
Railroad. More will follow to day. Those sent
yesterday we're Iississippisns and 1exana Two
boat loads have arrived and viii be forwarded
Immediately.
The Id Michigan Artillery arrived last even.
ing by steamer City Of Alton.
| Jas. Friedman Of Co. D, sth Wisconsin was
buried to-day at Birds Point. 3
A rebel ofdcer states that the exaggeration Of
Major Post Of the 9Th Illinois who Was taken
prisoner before the surrender Of Fort Donclson
materially aided in preventing any further re.
sistance on their part
| The body Of Lieut.. Colonel White of the 3lst
Illinois has jus. arrived.
Three thousand rebel prisoner at Fort Donel
son have asked to be allowed their arms and BE-
enrolled In the army Of the Union,
special order was issued to-day forbidding
the issue Of passes TO Fort Donelson and other
points on the Ohio river above Cairo.
The report 10 vent and uncontradicted that
Clarksville is eve eAted.
Il il reported that Gov. Harris has convened
the Legislature Of the State of Tennessee to re.
peal all laws passed by the Confederate Legisla
ture inconsistent with the Federal Constitution.
| White aass are flying ct Nashville, and Gen.
0rant has been invited to occupy Clarksville.-
| II this 10 true, Tennessee can be counted out of
the Southern Confederacy.
The casualties among the officers Of the 18th
lllinoia, are, killed, Capt ]. g. Craig, company
4, Lient John Aauseur, company g.
Wounded-Col. Lawler, Capt D. b. Brush,
company <; Capt H. 8. Wilcox, company B;
Capt. ). W. Dillon, company O; Capt r. Law.
Ter, company D.
Snnn0aad ~, he <eLAn v,.;.o.a,.- NIL
company D. Lieut.. Kelley, company q Lieut..
Thompson, company +; Capt Cruise, company
&; Lieuts Lawrence and Conner, company <.
The whole number Of killed 10 the regiment
10 80, wounded l5O
There is an awful autter at Columbus, bat We
hear nothing decisive.
Brig Gen. John Pope arrived from St. Louis,
tonight.
The number Of field pieces taken is much lar.
ger than heretofore telegraphed. We have ct
least 10 guns.
Warrington News, Rumors, &c.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Yestsrday the Senate
| confirmed Cassius n. Clay a. ksjor-G General,
| and Jesse L. Reno, Of Burnside's column, q
Brigadier-G General. It also rejected Quartermas.
ter Charles Lieb for the second time, the Mill.
tary Committee stating that he had million Of
dollars unaccounted for.
Mr. Vallandigham was much agitated while
speaking on Mr.. Hickman's resolution. When
he concluded only two members went to him,
Cox and Pendleton. The Kentucky members
are evidently against him.
NJ. Washburne, Of Ill, pushed the House in
Committee of the Whole through all the Sen.
ate's amendments to the Treasury note bill at
gallop, cutting Of number Of long winded
speeches. The vote concurring In the amend.
ment paying interest in cash was, ayes 70, nays
not counted. The sinking fund amendment was
rejected on the unanimous Recommendation of
the Ways and Means Committee, though op.
posed by the Homestead, because 1t devotes to
this fund the ps oceeds Of sales Of public lands.
The Richmond Examiner Of Saturday contains
an editorial commencing with the following:-
From the valiant Senator down to the timid
seamstress, the question on every tongue In
Richmond il, whether the enemy are likely to
penetrate with their gunboats to this quarter
The House District of Columbia Committee
will report bill abolishing slavery and incor.
porating Pennsylvania Avenue.
Assistant Secretary Seward was examined by
the Judiciary COMMITTEE on censorship of tel.
egraph yesterday. The investigation IL draw.
ing to close.
A report was made in the Senate Executive
Session yesterday on Mexicrn affairs by the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. Il has been ordered
printed.
Mr.. Rice of Minnesota, from the Senate Com.
mittee on Military Affairs, reported yesterday
joint resolution giving authority to the Presi.
dent to appoint Lieutenaut-G General by bsevet
The same Committee reported in favor Of an ap-
preparation to purchase and distribute silver
medals to privates and non.commiasioned of.
GERS, in both army and navy, for distinguished
services during the present war. Tkey also de.
eide not to grant brevet commissions except for
~ e 49,
All stories purportng that Gen. Fremont has
received clean bill Of health from the Commit
tee on the Conduct of the War, or that be has
bsen assigned to new command, are without
foundation, at least premature. What may bs
done eventually depends on the COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Conduct of the War has
recently been inquiring into the case Of Dr.. Ives
and into the blockade Of the Potomac On the
6rst matter Mr.. Hudson, managing editor Of the
New York Herald, and on the 3nd, Capt. Dahl.
green we're examined.
The Navy Department will iesue proposals. for
steam men OF war. Construction of gunboats
will be pressed.
No more titles BY brevet will be given, except
for dstinction.in battle.
Mr.. Trumbull said in the debate on the army
deficiency OIL e,day, that be had received au.
thentic infolNQ that there were only $4,000
Union soldierd 614ef Gen. Grant at Fort Donel.
con, instead ofx0, 900 or $4,000, as reported.
In the House NJ. WORRIES Of Indiana made
thorough secession speech, declaring that the
people Of Indiana were in favor Of compromise
with the rebels.
NJ. Washburn Of Illinois replied to him, ssy.
ing that the people Of Illinois were infavor Of
Gen. Grants compromise With Buckner, viz:
immediate and unconditional surrender. loud
applause on floor and gallaries.
Thirty transports ran the Potomac blockade
unframed Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Gen. Thomas Williams Is released from com.
mand at Hattsras, and viii have command un-
der Gen. Butler, now at Ship Island.
Butler's New England department has been
abrogated, aud his authority to raise and equip
troops aud make contracts revoked
Governors Of States are hereafter to be TIE
only persons authorised to raise regiments.
Mr.. Richardson OF Illinois, from the House
Military Compittce, reported resolution urging
that no rebels Nho have been in the civil, milf.
tary or naval eofvice Of the United States, BE-
exchanged. xiththe design Of keeping and pun.
ishing them d ringleaders