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Lieutenant. G, (of Hertford)--Julian Picot, Captain; ac Pipkin, First Lieutenant; John A. Slaughter, Simon B. Poole, Second Lieutenants. H, (of Wake)--Willie D. Jones, Captain; ablus H. Perry, First Lieutenant; Walter ebnam, William Pul'ey, Second Lieutenants. I, (of Harnett)--John A. D. McCay, Captain; Cornellus H. Cofield, First Lieutenant; Wm. A. Prince, Wm. Pearson, Second Lieutenants. J, (of --)--Joseph Whitty, Captain; Edw. J. Bowen, First Lieutenant; Thomas H. G kins, Second Lieutenant. [The companies that we are unable to locate on from Oraven, Johnston, and Orange.] Of the killed and wounded we have as yet not list. We have heard that Lieut. Steagall, of Capt. Godwin's Robeson company, was one of the few who escaped; that he was told by his Commander that the surrender must be made, and to escape if he could. Also, we learn that Lieut.-Col. Fowle has sent a dispatch to his wife in Raleigh that he was a prisoner, uninjured, on his way to Fort Warren.
stport, about half way finished, was souttied in forty feet water. We arrived in Florence at eight o'clock on Friday night, and found at the landing several companies of Alabama volunteers with a large lot of army stores. Everything was removed up town that night and place on a train and run to Tuseumbia. During the night the Sam. Kirkman and Time came in, having made their escape from the chase. At half-past 8 o'clock on Saturday morning a dispatch was received in Florence from General Johnston, at Bowling Green, commanding a span of the Florence bridge to be out, in order to let all boats escape. The boats that were then in Florence, and could have been saved by that measure, were the Dunher, Jullus Smith, Time and Sam. Kirkman. But, although the Florence bridge serves only as a connecting link between Florence and Tuscumbia, and, consequently, is of the most trifling value to the Southern Confederacy, that same bridge has been built up by Florence money, and is the pride o
s. The forces engaged were about equal. Three Confederates were wounded. The Federal loss at Fort Donelson on Thursday was 500, while our loss was only 25. Gen. Pillow commanded at the Fort, and Gens. Floyd and Buckner the land forces. The contest was equal to the most terrific of the war. [third Dispatch.] Nashville, Feb. 15. --The Federals having changed their tacties, and sent off nearly their whole force from the other side of Green river, it became necessary for Gen. Johnston to change his front. On Thursday evening Bowling Green was evacuated by the larger portion of the Confederate forces, who fell back in the direction of the enemy. Gen. Hindmand's brigade remained in a position a few miles on the other side of Bowling Green. It is reported that Gen. Hindman had a sharp engagement on yesterday morning with the Federals, who are advancing their forces. Hindman fell back in good order and, after cressing Barren river, destroyed the railroad bridges a