Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-18

We have received copy Of the Louis
vile Journal of the 18th, from which we
extract the following:
INsANITY OF GEN. WILLIAM r. SHER-
MAN The late commander of the De-
partment of the Cumberland evinced ev-
idence of insanity before he left the city
and these led to his supercedure. The
Cincinnati Commercial states that at one
time he telegraphed to the War Depart
ment three times in one day for permis-
sion to eVacuate Kentucky and retreat in
to Indiana He also, on several occasions,
gave accounts of the overwhelming force
of Buckner, and asserted tiIat Louisville
could not be defended. The retreat from
Cumberland Gap was one of his mad
freaks. When relieved of the command
in Kentucky, he was sent to Missouri
and place. at the head of brigade at
Sedalia, where the shocking fact that he
was madman, was developed, by orders
that his subordinates knew to be pre-
posterous and refused to obey He has,
of course, been relieved altogether from
command.
ORDERED TO KENTUcKY.-All of the
regiments in Indiana which have the
minimum number of men have been
ordered into Kentucky. This order will
throw some 5000 to 10000 troops into
Kentucky during this and the coming
week.
After a cessation of forty-eight hours,
induced by the heated term, the pork
packers around the Falls resumed active
operations yesterday. The number of
hogs slaughtered yesterday was about
six thousand.
General Rosecrans was expected to
arrive in Cincinnati yesterday, from
Western Virginia.
Az ADvANoE.-We are assured that
three brigades of the grand army of Ken
lucky, commanded by Generals Rosseau,
johnson, and Negley, crossed to the
l south bank of Green river on Tuesday.
ARRIVAL OF TRooPs.-The Forty-ninth
Indiana Regiment, Col. Ray, the First
| Ohio Cavalry, Col. Ransom, the Eleventh
Michigan Infantry, Col. May, with a
| cavalry company attached. and the
| Thirteenth Ohio Regiment Col. Smith.
passed through the city yesterday.
The Eleventh Michigan Infantry,
Twelve hundred strong, commanded by
Col. VIM. j. May, arrived at jefferson
vile yesterday morning, and were at
once despatched to Bardstown, Ky.
On Monday last the number of letters
| received at the city postoffice for distri
button from the different camps on the
line Of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road exceeded twenty thousand, of which
number the great excess were from Camp
Nevin. On Tuesday and yesterday, how
ever, no letters whatever were received
from that camp The inference is fair
that the troops were occupied in q more
active duty than that of letter-writing
and that having exchanged the pen for q
weapon Of lesser might, namely, the
sword, have solved the problem of Cross
ing the Green river.
/ The Journal on account of It's criticism
Of Cameron has become involved in q
big puarrel with his Abolition brethren.
In the number before us it pitches into
the Cincinnati Gazette furiously. We may
copy the article in q day or two if our
space viii permit.
The following are all the telegraphic
items we find of interest:
Prisoners to be Exchanged.
/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
| The question of the exchange of pris-
oners seems to be fairly settled. Ths
New York Executive Committee had sew.
eral lengthy and interesting interview!
with the President, Gen. Mcclellan, ant
Senators and members of the House, at
of whom favor it. The interview of tn
Committee with Gen. Mcclellan was es
pecially gratifying. He spoke of the sub
ject briefly but warmly, and, from hi
! conversation, had evidently given tn
| subject much study.
The Military Committees in both hou
ses have reported favorably on the sub
, ject, and joint resolution, which passe
the House, requesting the President t
: make an exchange, viii pass the Senat
tomorrow.
An exchange has been practically go
ing on. Thirty prisoners were sent froi
here yesterday to Fortress Monroe, and
large number have been released fror
Fort Warren.
From Port Royal.
49,. New York, Dec. IL
II The steam transport City of Ne'
: York. from Port Royal on the 9Th, has ar
rived. Gen. Stevens, with 1,OO0 mel
had occupied Beaufort The gunboa
Pawnee, several transports, and q nnm
ber of troops LETT Hilton Head on m 1n