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The truth and rumors of yesterday.

A dispatch was received at the War Department yesterday, dated Cleveland, Tenn., Feb. 18th, which states that Generals Johnson, Pillow, and Floyd, with over 25,000 men. were holding Nashville, and that it was intended there to make a determined The Government stores in Nashville were regarded as safe. This report comes from as agent of the Commissariat, who telegraphed the Government, in order to remove all anxiety in relation to the safety of vast quantities of subsistence stores accumulated at Nashville.

Later in the day it was reported that the Adjutant General had received dispatches confirmatory of the one above, from Cleveland.

Dispatches were also received at the war office which show that our loss by prisoners at Fort Donelson had been unwittingly increased by the addition of a cypher, during transmission over the wires, and instead of 15,000 captured, the Yankees succeeded in taking but 1,500 of our troops.

We understand from good sources that our forces at Fort Donelson fell back, leaving some 1,500 men to cover the retreat, as in the of Fort Henry. The probability is, that this force has surrendered with the fort to a greatly superior force.

The aspect of affairs in Hampshire county, in the Western part of this State, is anything but pleasant just now. The Federal force under Gen. Lander at Romney is reported to be advancing upon Winchester, there to form a junction with Gen. Banks, who is said to be preparing to cross at Williamsport. Bloomery, 17 miles from Winchester, was occupied by the Federals on Friday last.

Among the rumors floating is a report that Romney had been burned, though this is evidently false, since it would be of no benefit the world for the enemy to leave a pile of in his rear, when a town would be so much service to him.

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