Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-12
NUMBER 40

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ron M me ar Department. were oblioaa q. bsv.
M. Byrds signature. He evs5es - ..S Y
VI All lhe suoordlnates in the ofRos - ob,5ai,i,-
perlnsslOn, on tne day it was to be sdninstsrsd
Mr.. Byrd states that With 49,,
they have about 10000 men ssos = v1I.y' Els,r Arny'
out that they are the ''riff rsfI7i ~ -. -. -
creation. They are in cOmplssai, ssy . 80 y
i statei not drilled, sor have they sny reonii, =;
their army arrangements. They puS ,rass s.yy ~
their fort6cations. The men are 20, nsiS . 1.sI %
/ iy. the treasury being exhausted Mr r. -
I rhat out Of debt of SO 900 due him - - >
unable 70 get but 81 OO0 taking Sl0O in speeia 80
/ $500 u Treasury notes The latter he mtas0aj -
scount N0H@
/ he stated that Liucola was in the War os,.
when the news Of the defeat Of the Grand Army
arrived Never before had he seen such disap.
pointed and wee begene expression Of cOuatenance
| IL was oy turns pale crimson and dark he sank
on set ee trembling and apparently led With the
utmost terror and alarm. He rsmsinSd in tti ssate
Tor some time, speechless and unable 90 move Bas
ieT moments before, and up to fOdr o'clock, dis
patches were received announcing the success Of
ms forces. Now. however, he was told that they
we're routed and flying from those whom they had
heretofore despised and ridiculed. -I
Ar. Byrd also said be was able 70 testify firm
SlreSt snd positive testimony TO the hanging Of two
han cn TIE 18th. In addition TO those huog fifteen
prisoners were shot BY their captors under the fear
OF losing them. When their prisoners captured "a
Ine Ostte OF the Zlst were taken WASHINGTON the
Ere louaVes spcceedsd in fOrcibly Wrestling IS Of
the number out of the hands Of the guard who took
tnsm 10 the Capitol building ard there had roos
tnroUn over beam and we're oa the point "
nanging them, when Gen. Seou came with large
foi &c and secured the prisoners safely
Gen Scott was very indigpsnt and thresteued 70
hang the rlDgeaders of the ZuaVss with the sane
rope designed for the SOuthernsrs s,upa of ths
prisoners we're wounded Oy the stones thrown At
1le IN Oy the IouaVes bile IN the hands Of their
guard These fellows Mr. B, I'd said are very Il.
pert IN this practice and thrsW ro. Ks srrashta
good m1rksman would dre bullet. TAey msEs
II tnelr daily study 70 perfect mselves in all kds
and forms OF deviltry
The most important facts with regard "a fboi-
defeat at Manassas. are concealed
as an instance Mr.. By I'd mentions the fact of q
young man OF Massachusetts Company apDIyipR
70 hIm for pass. who ssid tha out OF eight, men
belonging 20 lis COMPANY only eighteen n, tbstr
mt Inbers escaped all the rest having been killed
Our friend stated that Mr.. Byrd bad man, in
pOr tant facts To cOmmuniCats tO the Cover N nt
which, OF course. It was not prudent tO make pub
lie. He stated, however that IL as a paramount
necessity for the Gonf, derats G V,rnment To sc
once establish . "a lent police every here along
their lines. Unless this WAS done the country WOul
ne overrun BY spies WhO are paid literally BY the
War Department At Washingun n.
IL Is the intention Of Jhe GasernmeBt n carry out
a sJ st' m4Iie Ocy Of throwing marsuding ptrti-s
-lOl the whole Southern cUast and the Stat 9
therefore should prepare to meet them. Thy do
not conceal this de-ign
The greatest Undue, ments are held out to parties
1he gratis st inducements held out 20 parties
in the Northern States willing 70 engage In hsss
plraticsl ext editions They are in hopes OF carry.
ng Destruction every where, ami pat atticultrly in
ay ing waste the Cotton q Ids. and hus ubIising
10 keep up large forces in the IrgpecuiVe southern
states Cha tsStOR Courier, Stpt 9.
The Augusta C5ronicls AID S,EtiasI of she s;h NJ
Icfd the mir, of n
whose father resides in Augusta) and stated that
q order to serve the Confederate States be had .s-
cured position in the Auditors ofee of the LIN
cOE War Department at Washington, where be
remained until short time since. and made god
use Of his opportunities to find out al the secrets
OF the LINCOLN dynasty" The Chronicle and Seats
Il learned that Mr.. BYRd carried to Richmond
lh and correct Information about all matters as
Vsshinuton the number of ''the forces, their dis
ositiOn, and the whole su- 'r' undiny work. on
9th sides Of the Potomac, (which will provo
f great value to our Government, and to Gen.
eral BEAUREGARD"
Imagine our surprise after reading these state
tents, at finding the following paragraph in the
richmond Examiner Of the 9th
IMPORTANT ARRLsT.-An Individusl hailing from
.ugusta Georgia and who registered his Dsm- as
fillism II By I'd. reached this city yesterday morn
- from Washington, ard arrested st tbs EK-
hange Hotel by VigIlant Government detective
q the charge OF being Federal spy. Up,h the
ersOn of the prisoner were found number of pa,
ers, &c, signed BY Gen. Scott and BY Cameron
he Yankee Secretary Of War, which prove him 70
ave been as late as August the Slst clerk in the
Tar Departm Mt at Washington. and a confidential
gent Of the Lincoln Government Among the doeu-
lentary evide ce thus acquired. are several pass
orts privisgiDg him to pass through the Ysnkee
res and free passes over the Baltimore and Ohio,
Orthern Central and other Western lines. counter
gned by Cameron Byrd, whose arrest my os
D important enc, has been placed in proper eusto-
: for further examination.
ARREST OF A VivANDRRE.-Al who ever read Of
le French army In the time Of Nspoleon-Who
ave pursued the thrilling works Of Lever, and
"Tom Burke Of Ours are aware Of
le character of "yivsndiere." The sublime de-
Dti0n and gallant bravery Of Minnette, the vivsn-
ere Of the Fourth Hussars. and the idOlatry with
hich she was looked upon by thOse veterans Of
yypt of MsreDgo Of Austerliiz and Jena and es-
acially by Ls GrOs PiOehs, is theme all read
rs have Wept over as they read. Fancy the brave
RI dressed in the half male costume, bending Ger
le wounded soldier. quenchirR bis dyInE t.irst,
raViDg the enemys bullets in PertO- ming acts "
ercy and blessed with the ,rs bressh rf ihose
hom she had relieved ], is eUoHgHto IRE the
-srt of sll y ho sdmi hr eXsrl encs of Wo-
an Ii seems that some Of the Loul-i IeRiD ntG
ave vivsnderes attach d tn5hem aId their strvIres
Virginia have be, spCksn OF in the hRheBt
rms One OF these d. voted women named Hrlrn
OskIns. OF about twenty years no accompanied
sr rs Rimrnt to Virginia. arrived here yesterday.
rr hsIr plated. snd her j'uniy cap. II umrr
ants and ciuss fturg cost IehdrTed her The Do
rived of all Observers Every BODY could Eer that
le was = wOmsD and come Of our police Dot bting
,quainttd with such unifOI % for the gtntler Y.
rested her she taken to the station house,
e matter explained, and Cspt KiBk at Once sst
II at liberty We sre sorry that the liv,J vivsn-
ere should have been incOn mode d, and the part
our ciuZ ms gvneI a'ly bag leave 20 Cfsr our bat
OlUgy - Memphis ArntarRs Sspi 10
SIbRUsas Sane Shs NOFih.
It is SAID that IN portions OF PsDnsy lvania the
ople pOsitiysly refuse To have anything further
do With the war. ard Islk MY q. rebs lion
alnst the goVernme nt shOu It InslsI pFUs cut
: il.
In Delaware says a northern R publican ur-
j. there are almost many SeeessionIsts ss 4uy-
iJ else.
We also see it stated that the people Of lfass,
iine, are greatly agtstrd 0y the arrival If
lmber Of bUxes in that city from BJstou, 'hIain~
2 muskets, cartridges and o her muni,iOn- Of
ar which have gone into the hands OF about 20J
en- who have openly proclaimed their dislSyaIy
the government and organic themselves IntD
mpany, without any authority from the STATE,
caring it their obi ct 10 resist any attempt made
draft sry member in their rsnks into military
rvice and the pay ment Of war taxes.