Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-19

D1slo Pa under date CT the I0th, gives the follow
| ing:
/ B2slruo1s are becoming very frequent from the
/ feoSrl army. Yesterday three men came into
Cu' & 1nrauga the courtesy Of Col S. B. Paul,
~ ~ fu--s tFoyoss Marshal Of this post, was
eul",LI 70 converts with them. Having been for
some me On toe out-pos-s this side Of the river,
tsy vIeTS Eos Wen acquainted with the state Of at
ialis ll washington and knew comparatively moth
sDS oeP ON what could be glegned from the ne VS.
! pAPerE fEem a young man Of much Intelligence,
from Pew Jersey. succeeded In getting few facts
| tEat inlay be Interesting
] HIS pane Is VIM. s. Clark, Of Newark, belongs
/ . the 81 NeW Jersey regiment, ard has been ave
Ihoi'tAF II tl5 service While on picket near Bal
icy ross roads. ne was detected in giving papers
/ to out men, aud was ordered urder arrest. He
was 'ugt m1THfed, but the result Of the trial Was
MT knPwn 70 him, and he was inme6 atelv returned
| 70 the grae4 house. As there had been so much
shoot gong on for trial offences, Il give his owu
words he conc lel the safest way was to slope
TOT th1 ianu Of Dixie The next business was 10
oot,lnI an oppcr IN y. and Clark says:
Il u anted 70 wash, snd g1t permission from the
clAcef o ne guard 20 60 % the stream Gn1 return
IN tar e hcurs- guard was sent with ne, but we
procuI lea soma Eq Igr, AMI in a short time he got
very drunk, and, while | was washing, fell asleep
under tree took advantage of tie chance. and
ran 10 where had seen some Of your pickets. l
waved my havers1cC 70 them. and said / surrender
cd and was cesertsr. They brought me here
sol Tiers are coming this side the river every
Gay. iAey are fresh arrivals, but are nearly all
drilled There is q great deal Of cavalrv-sors saw
a. mail as fifteen thousand, and some more. IL is
gene ly thought that Gel. 3. Mcclellan has 95 600
men u der hin. General Mcdowell has command
OF q vision Of the army now in Aiexgndria. Brig
adler Funerals Rearuey and Franklin have COM
mand lf the advance.
"Thdy are responsible for every thing outside the
forttc atoms as Tar as the picksts go. Gen Kssr-
ney = dOnmant consists Of the Ist, d. 81, and 4th
infantry regiments Of New Jersey. battery A of
Hob0k IN, seven brass pieces. and three or four
cCmpabies Ct Colonel NOung's Kentucky cavalry.
Gsner b Franklin commands the first division OF
the ARMY Of the Potomac. His own brigade is
csmpUted Of four New York regiments. e light bat
terry OF TT0Ie pieces than the H1OOsen battery, and
some syairy. These generals have been made re-
sponsl Pc Tor all property embraced in their lines.
l. any lman Is caught firing any house, barn, out
bGiIdiTI & or hay-rick he is to be shot.
Il cdunOt notice any dimiau,On in the war feel
ing. JuEgIng from the pspers, but l know of many
brlgadbs that are opposed 20 the war. All the New
Jersey papers thar spoke agains. it have been de-
stFOyep. l recOllect three now that have been
mobile p, the Newark Egsuir5 Journal the Burlinz-
ton De aocTat the Trenton JOuacl and some Others,
but thd names have escaped me. The general in
pressit = among the men is that they are going to
whip the next fight, and that is will settle the
war Il believe they VIII be At h0ms By the Christ
mas b idays.
of the whipping they got az Manassas is, that the
troops werg all enlisted tor three months and as
their ne was out, or nearl so, thsy did not care
70 tgb
'MctIel,an is very generally liked by the men.
He Is kind 10 every body, and does not only bow
and TOT ch his hat but will converse familiarity with
his me }. He often rides about amongst them exam
lining the tents and provisions. The morning that
your en left Mu1s0as hill we heard that McClel-
Ian had slept al Fairfax Court house and there was
great leeriDg az the news. l have heard it ssid
that adCellaa Is not ready 70 advance and will not
be for Two months, and that he will resign if the
Admin strati0n insists upon il. lie wishes 20 drill
his cav hlry.
Our men are well provided with al kinds Of
eQuipuI aGts, and OF the best quality. Our tents
have q l5Ts. We are not allowed straw, BAT A1vs
our he'd w Over-cOats and the large army blankets.
The m b grumbie most at the meat. We have moth
ng bCtsalt Junk that spears 70 have made several
y0ysgek sr0ard Cape Horn and back
"OccE sIonsliy get fresh beef. Host Ofthe brig
ldes hdve bakery. The companies ere allowed
three boks each. The msssss are vEriOusly divid-
"a. bu. some regiments hsve company messes.
The liyl is not very good. We get little liquor.
IL any person IS caught selling II IN AeNindrls he
Is baais hed-tha5 is a new mode Of punishment they
have adopted. Negroes are at once put 70 WORK az
cocks bin ers' servants or Transfers. They are
generally very hard upOa them, and Gre less merci-
nj I bLlieye than their Southern masters. Tho
,rivatek get thirteen dollars month and get IL in
,old evIsry two months. do rot know OF anything
Use thdt would be Interesting to you may say,
lOwevlr. that tie fsruEcauols GrCund ashington
ind on hbis side are very strong. Heavy guns are
pOnnted on them. SJne sTe mined. I assisted IN
Ilggiuq about one hunIred feet uudsr Fort Els
Torth There Il now a whole brigade of Fire Zlu-
IVES TlSe New York men nov seem the most rabid
or the war Our men are getting q little sick Of
Son,I t;7,e sco. while the I2th Mississippi regi-
neut Were on picket near Springfield, they were
iced s1frosn Fort ElsUOrtl- IT the same time
,orfor % Col Sei5sI's rifles the 9th Alabama both
n Gen EweN's brigade, were attacked while on
'7r.giplr ryps9itiOn. Several shells were fired az
hem lint al fell short or burst in the air, missing
heir Ihsrk bv 81 lest hall a mile. These shots
we're fired by Mcclellan in person, and did net re-
lact yrlat credit upon HIS skill an artlllerynlsn-
The Accuracy with witch cur oihcera use their pieces
a truIv remsrkabs for from the time my friend
lolouitE sent his 4 balls whiZzng through the
from his battery 81 Sewells Point, IN
.rv enesyenaant 40 10 the present the enemy have
sS-ifsI IN the wonderful manner ii which our guns
ave bIsn handled. o. the above fixing Mr. Clark
- ~ 10 ..,,4i,g n, he Dqrapes Of the fort when
yeo. rel Mcclellan and his staff came b.. He said
o me. IYoung man. DO you see any men down there:
reolieH that did not. lie examined with his
f,sseslen5 saii he saw several. Yes says he,
here'sIa party getting hay. Man the guys, boys;
m d. II II I don't give them shot ramm5d
he nieLe ard Mcclellan aimed and fired. WBaH
avg Ind shells fell short or burst in the air. The
ircs la eleyttsd and the last shot fired at Nun
oa 3 hIll but we could rot see the effect Of it,
SiaceI have been writing the above another man
a. arrkva4 from Washington. He says Mcclellan
a. near 2j 900 cavalry. The Fsderals are expect
no an advance from Us. They do not understand
be- egaeuation Of the line Of hills By Fails Church.
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