Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-25
TnR WAR IN vzna1rIA.
NevVs, Gossip, Rumors, and EAes from
SLACK Republican Sources.

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- ma pnns A, a. Is PROBABLE, the latter should
De battle between these forces
"sa oe aimoss inevitable to morrow.
/ a eeHis0p occurred this morning between pick
es uaee ~ ene second connecticut Regiment and
reuei picket from Falls Church. The Connecticut
picket was ordered to occupy the position held by
me repel pcket Ii Is reported that taking pos
sslon Of tne ground, one of the Connecticut men
was Killed and four wounded. The loss of the other
side Is supposed to be greater This report needs
/ confirmation although it is from reliable source
| learn from General Walbridge that the Govern
ors of all the (Free) States have replied to his let
ters nquiring whether they were in favor of a vlg-
| orous prosecution of the war They are A unit In
| declaring that they were They are ready with
| men and money to bring the war to an end
Col Ritehie, of Governor Andrews staff tele-
graphs to the Governor to start seven of the ten
! regiments accepted Yesterday. by to. morrow tits
said that the seven regiments referred to have been
drilling for some time and are thoroucv Amounted
and ready to start
1t is now eyid,n that the main blow AGAINST tbe
rebels will be struck from the Federal CAPITOL The
army of Washington now consists of As 600 effective
i men, comprising two infantry and one eavaly regi-
ments OF the Iegular army 81 regiments from the
city and State of New York from Pennsylvania, 4
| from Maine 8 from Connecticut from Michigan 2
| from Ohio, 2 from Massachusetts, l from Rhode
| Island, and batteries of light infantry 10 900
more men will be added to this immense body early
| next week.
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for the events at the Capitol so that grand army
of As 900 as spirited troops as can be found any
where, can be moved against the rebels. With the
aid of Gen Patterson's diyisisn they will be more
than sufficient to break the lines of the rebels and
| drive them in the direction of Richmond.
| Surprise has been expressed in some quarters at
the failure of Gen Scott to prevent the erection of
batteries at various points on the right bank of the
| Potomac. The impending advance of the Union
army towards Richmond however will either com
PEI lne reoeis 10 remove tneir oat'eres or render
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WASHINGTON ) une zI-It Is probable that all the
roads between the advance posts of the enemy, and
from there toward our lines are covered by masked
batteries In addition to those discovered by Lieut.
Tompkins, IT has been ascertaned thst there is one
and probable more, on the roads near Springfield.
the nrst station from Springfield ON the alexandra
and orange RaDroad. nine miles from Alexandria
ana 10 miles from manassas Junction A force OF
several hundred protects them 1t is believed that
they have been recently erected.
specisl Dispatch to the New York Times.
A special messenger arrived from Fortress Mon
roe saws two men arrived there who hid eseaned
from SewalTs Point. Il seems that the battery AT
Sewall's Point is composed of five columbiads' six
rieces of smaller bore and three rifled eannon-in
all fourteen guns
Between the Point and Norfolk there are twenty
other batteries armed with the guns stolen from
the navy ward At SewalIs Point there are 500
men: at Norfolk Is OOO most of them under orders
for Richmond. At intermediate points there are
about 900, amongst them 500 South Carolinians,
two full regiments from Louisiana and one from
Georgia The three last have been so rluch dissat-
ished with their treatment and probable destiny
that HoWelI Cobo, VINO mas two sons IN the Georgia
regiment had to be sent for from Richmond TO ad-
dress them. lie babe them be of good courage, and
pledged his honor that within three months the Con-
federate army would not only occupy Washington,
but would have subdued the entire Union forces of
the North.
These men also say that the Rebel leaders will
force through bloody war and persist in their
treason 10 the I'd.
They also say that the most exaggerated reports
of outrages committed upon women by Northern
soldiers reached the rebel camp These fabrica
tons are acting as stImulent upon the men.
Governor Plckens has issued proclamation for
olddIng any more south carolina troops from leay-
ing talmettodem' de EXPRESSES the belief that the
Northern hordes" contemplate an Invasion of the
sacred soi VIA charleston, and says the first duty
OF South Caroinlans Is to the State This Is the e-
climate beginning OF the end
1t is now SAID that Col Hardee Is at or near Fair
fax with batteries and 400 cavalry
Letters received IN TINS city from one OF the mld
de counties OF henlucky represent that II the cltl-
z-ns there are driven from their present position of
neutral "; there ls rapidly increasing among
them feelng to STAND oy the Union at all hazards
Inc rea secessionlsts are scarce ana the lncllna-
ton OF the people ls decidedly IN opposition to fol-
lowing IN the wake OF south carolina
II ls sald Ten Schenek has appointed Don Platt,
O. Clnclnnat, commlss&ry OF MS brigade with the
rank CT captain.
Special Dispatch to the New York World.
The fight at Edwards Ferry on Monday seems to
have been rather serious affair." As we learn
from VIrgnians who came over for protection that
40 or so were killed by the bombs that were thrown
with SO much accuracy among them from howitz-
er on this side boat load of rebels were crossing
the mouth of small creek making into the river
towards the close of the action when a bomb from
the battery burst Immediately over il. After the
smoke Cleared away, only two men were seen stand
ing out OF between 70 or 80 10 It, Many bodies
were distinctly seen floating In the water about the
boat.
special Ds9A1ehto ne Ne" iefA Times
WASHINGTON. June 22.-Speaker Allen, of Ind
leaves here tomorrow for indianapolis to lay be-
fore Gov. Mortona requisition of the war Depart
meat for four additional regiments from that State
to be taken from the First, Second, and Third Con-
gressonal Districts. A large number of cOmpa- |
MES are already formed in that part OF the State,
and were organizing with view OF immediate SER
ice in these regiments |
AS evidence OF active war preparations 10 the fact
that Quartermaster General MeIgs adyertlses for |
baggage wagons.
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