Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-31


NOKtheEn sources.
From the letter of the Washington correspondent
of the New York Times, dated the 18th, we extrac
the following:
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Throughout yesterday, the city was in a state o.
great excitement, growing out of the reported ar
rests of Mayor Berrett and other persons in high
position in Washington society. The facts were
generally known, and to them were added many
absurd ruuors which, however, were corrected
during the course Of the day. It was deemed pru
dent to suppress the Geographic announcement OF
the arrest, yesterday, but today the embargo bar
been removed Mayor Berrett was arrested 1T 4
o'clock yesterday morning at his house, bya per
ton of the City Guard, acting under authority oil
the Provost Marshal. He is charged with treason
BE was quietly conveyed to the cars. He had O
few moments conversation with his brother, pre-
vious to the departure Of the train az o'clock
The destination of Mayor Berrett was understood
to be Fort Lafayette, New York.
On Friday, Capt. Robert Tansill, and Lieut. Thos
s. Wilson, Of the United. States Marine Corps ten,
dered their designations. The designations were
not accepted but their names were at once stricken
from the roll During the night both were arrested
and forwarded to Fort Lafayette.
During yesterday Mrs. Phillips, wife of PhilIir
Phillips, Unknown counsellor of this city was
arrested at her residence on charge of holding
reasonable communication with the rebels. 1t is
said that when arrested Mrs. Phillips attempted to
swallow portion of letter she was writing to q
rebel. Mrs. Phillips prepared to illuminate her
house in cOmmemoraton Of the rebel victory al
Bull Run, and was only dissuaded from doing SO by
her more prudent rebel friends.
Females arrested by the Government are permit
ted to remain at their residences, guard being
placed at the doars to prevent escapes commune
cation with friends. After Mrs Phillips was thus
honored she called out of the window to friend
"Aint you proud of your country? See here, / am
prisoner The friend was too cautious to notice
Mrs. Phillips sudden appreciation of the value OF
freedom.
Mrs. Gpeenhow, also an old resident of the city,
arrested Friday, and quietly was it effect
ed, that was aware of the fact until yester>
day. During Friday various persons called at her
residence and were taken into custody and held
til evidence was shown that they were loyal.
Ag inst two of their number, however, strong
proofs were afforded of their completely with the
rebellion, and they are still in custody. Es
On Friday, VIM. L. McDermott, Superintendent of
Congress Hall Prison, was arrested on charge of
treason, but was released yesterday afternoon. He
was again arrested Oh the same charge today by
order Of the War Department.
DIR. W. d. Manning, citizen, was also arrested TO-
day while publicly uttering reasonable sentiments
He refused to take the oath of allegiance.
. The arrests of female rebels who have hitherto
uttered their sentiments with impunity has caused
many who were violent in their utterances to mod
crate their tone.
understand that orders were sent from here to
cause the arrest of Mrs Gwin who is Inow st West
Point, and that her arrest was probably effected
yesterday. It is said that she was known to have
the Virginia side Of the Potomac, traced from the
original maps on file at the headquarters of the
army.
ARREST OF FEMALE sEcEssIoNsTs.
= The arrest of women in the city has produced
CONSERVATION among the feminine seeessonists. At
ter the announcement of the arrests many were in
expectation of being taken into custody.
GONE OVER TO THE REBELS.
am credibly informed that First Lieut. Manning
N. kimmell, of the Second Cavalry, who was at
Bull Run with part of his regiment, has resigned
his commission and accepted Captaincy in the re-
bel cavalry in Missouri. de had the new commits
sion before the battle. TWo.other officers if the
same regiment are suspected, and it believed that
they also have commissions from the rebels, which
they are debating whether to accept or not.
CONCENTRATION OF REBEL TROOPS.
Authentic intelligence received from Manassas
states that Immediately after the battle of Bull Run,
the Rebel authorities made extraordinary exertons
to bring forward troops, and that the result has
been the transportation of large forces from Ten
nessee to Virginia, which had been held at home
for defensive operations the Mississippi The
Cotton States had also forwarded large numbers
all that could be spared from homeland Baaure-
gard has now larger force than at any previous
time. However great the necessity for him to COM
mence an onward movement to prevent his Army
from going into dissolution yet no fears are ex
pressed that he will venture an attack upon our
lines.
FIRING UPON EACH OTHER
Our pickets are constantly coming in contact. and
under belief of their being of the enemy they fire
upon one another. On Friday night one of Kerri-
CAMS regiment was shot dead by another of our
plekets. Others have been wounded.
EULL Run ABROAD.
The foreign mails by the last steamer were re-
ceyed to-day ct the State Department. The advices
from our Minister are written under the pressure
OF the Bull Run disaster. The European Govern
ments appreciate the disaster at its iul extent but
there s disposition on the continent to give the
Northern troops more credit for bearing and endu-
rance, than our own papers have claimed; the fact
that the rebels chose their ground. and fought
10 front OF heavy works, being considered By mill
tary men as giving them so great an advantage as
to make it matter Of wonder that raw recruits
could have been induced TO assault them under such
Our Ministers do not disguise the
fact that the Government has suffered severely in
the estimation Of Europeans, by the dis lster, but
they are confident that no movement to recognize
the rebels as a nation will be made so long as the
Government maintains its forces on the soil of the
rebel States, ana retains possession of Washington.
The feeling en- the continent was general that the
North would be aroused by the disaster to its army
ment with the rebels. The British Government of
fclsls appear to be impressed with the belief that
the battle ard defeat would only prolODg the con
test. without deciding anything.
From the New York TriJHae's letter of the 18th
we extract the following.
A FALSE ALARM.
There was q false alarm during the morning
church service tot day. A picket guard reported
he enemy advancing from Falls Church. General
Mcdowell telegraphed to Gen. Mcclellan, and pre-
1arations were making for meeting the enemy
when another telegram came explaining that the
irst was unfounded An orderly had, meantime,
,een to several churches, and appraised everybody
wearing shOulderstraps thathe was wanted There
vas no foundation whatever for the report.
NATIONAL DETECTIVE POLICE.
Government is considering the propriety of or
-anizing a National Detective Police Force New
FORK, st. Louis, Chicago, and other cities were
represented in the conference. The plan is to have
gents distributed through the country, forming a
network of surveillance, through whose meshes Sc
ret traitors will find it hard to escape. The de-
ective force in Washington is largely increased by
ecI uits from New York and Philadelphia. The
esults are daily becoming apparent.
OUR CAPTURED OFFICERS.
The Hon. Alfred Ely and Col Corcoran, with all
ur officers captured by the Rebels, numbering
ixty, are at Richmond confined in a room 60 by "a
eet, in the tobacco warehouse. Mr. Ely and Col.
;orcoran are well. They all fed on fresh beef
nd wheat bread. Mr.. Wigfall among others, has
listed them. He said that the prisoners might be
Exchanged if our Government consented-that if
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