Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-12

previously exploited and, instead of carrying Col.
Rust to the enemy's camp took him six miles be-
hind it, IN direction which rendered it iaaccess
ble leaving them no other resource but to execute
| an immediate retreat So confidently was success
counted on, that Gen. Jackson drove in the enemys
pickets and waited nearly half day for the signal
sflRust's arrival in the to commence the attack
| in front.
| FIELD BATTERIES CALLED FOR.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says: "A day
or two since the War Department made call on
the Virginia authorities for all the field artillery
which could be put at its disposal within limited
time stating that the exigencies of the public ser
vice required immediate increase of that branch
of the army. The response OF the Virginia Chief
of Ordnance to whom this requisition referred,
was prompt and highly satisfactory. He reported
ten batteries nearly ready for immediate duty, the
most of them in marching condition at the present
time. lie reported that between eight and ten
more could be gotten ready for the field within
brief period of time. Besides these organized
companies with guns in battery, he informed the
Confederate authorities that he had seven superb
field pieces of heavy ealibre, which, by the way,
have already been sent to an appropriate sphere
of service"
MORE YANKEE PRISONERS AND RECAPTUREs.
From the Richnond Examiner, Sept. 9.
Sixteen mercenaries reached this city on Satur
day evening from Western Virginia, and were
signed to proper quarters. They were captured at
the battle of Cross Lanes, and regarded with evil
IDENTIFY uneasy aPprebensions the unexpected reaii-
Laton of their ION to Richmond" battle cry.
Eleven of LicnOln's captured mercenaries, with
that aptitude for flight which has now become
Yankee popularity, managed sometime during Fri
day night it is supposed, to escape from the tObac
co warehouse in which they were confined, and
now, doubtless vigorously shining 1t in the direc
ton of the enemy's lines That they will be frus
trated in their object we hope. and have every rea-
son to believe, from the energetic measures which,
Immediately upon the discovery of their flight were
adopted to intercept and recapture them. The es-
cape was probably the result of long consider
ed and well matured plot An Intercepted letter
of one of the fugitiTes TO his wife, dated August
10th, having been found to contain telegraph
assuring her, with the utmost confidence, that he
would certainly be at home in two weeks. The
names of the prisoners are as follows: Capt. J. f.
Hurd, of the I'd Kentucky q Regiment, taken pris
Oner by Gen. Wlses column several weeks ago
Lieut.. W. H. RaynOr of Rhode Island Lieut. G. J
Murphy of New York, and privates 7, G Lanigan,
G. W. Ward (hs second escspe,) A. Bryant, F.
Brown, J. A. French, W. Smith, Charles Lincoln
and --ThOmpkins, the last named of whom was
subsequently recsptured. The mOdus Operdndi of
the escape has not yet been discovered, but precau
tionary measures have been taken, which will
probably prevent the practical secession of any
more Bull-runners from the hOspitalities of Capt.
Gibbes
Since writing the above, French, and another
prisoner whose could not ascertain, were
captured some miles from the city, and brought
back to their former quarters
Three Yankee prisoners, whs escaped about two
weeks ago. were recaptured and brought back to
their old quarters on Friday. They didn't appear
to have been much benefited by their little excur
sion into Virginia.
HEALTH OF PRESIDENT DAVIS.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says:
President Davis has so far recovered from his |
recent severe attack of illness have been able,
on Saturday afternoon to take airing in his car
rage. 1t is hoped that in few days his health will
be sufficiently restored to permit his resumption |
of his active business habits This will be melan-
chOly tidings know to the sage and saint of the
New Yerk Herald and will prove, we guess" as |
bitter as NORWOOD TO the LincOlnites generally |
but its announcement will be hailed with earnest |
qualification throughout the Southern COnfederacy,
and we rejoice to make note ont"
TO BE SENT SOUTH.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says; Gen.
WNDER, who has charge of the prisoners of war
now in confinement in this city, has written to Brig
Gen. TwIGGs, at New Orleans, stating that the cap
tured abolition emissaries alluded to be sent
to the forts in the vicinity Of New Orleans and in
quiring how many they can accommodate The
New Orleans Picaylne, publishing the dispatch from
Gen. WINDER to Gen. TwIGGs, remarks:
before the commanders of the several forts send
in their reports, in accordance to the above dis
patch the General cannot give to General John FL.
Windera positive answer; but it is supposed from
six to seven hundred prisoners could be easily ac
commodated in ali our forts. We will here remark
that the War Department, unwilling to resort to
measures of retaliation against our Northern foes,
wishes the prisoners of war to receive the best
care and shows this anxiety on the subject by in
quiring how many of them could be accommodated
here l1thOld grounding This lesson of humanity
will be lost as so many others of the kind the South
has already given, to the Northern people"
SUSPECTED OF BEING SPY.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says:
Il. Kelly, who claims to be Baltimorean, was
arrested Friday within our military lines at
Manassas and brought to this city, on suspicion of
being a spy of the Illinois ape. Kelly said he made
his way through the enemy's lines without obstruc-
tion and asserts that the object of his visit to Vr
gnia is to engage in some mining operations with
party residing in Fredericksburg. He con-
signed by our vgilant military authorities to the
city prison. there to await further investigations
THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION.
The Richmond Wing of the 9Th says:
Six hhds. of Tobacco, consigned to the "Confed-
crate States" arrived here on Friday from North
Carolina, by the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-
road and were sent for storage to the Public Ware
house. This is the first loan Of Tobacco to the
Government of which we have been apprized.
Nhe will send the next lot? By the way, Tobacco
s pouring into this market rather fast, for while
We are ready to manure ali the soil between the
lanes and Potomac with the blood and carcases of
Iincon's myrmidOns, it is Christian duty not to !
empt them hither too strongly by concentrating our
gricultural wealth at any particular point. I
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