Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03

like Duryea's Zouaves. The two prisoners were
stragg'ers of a scouting party Of two hundred.
They agree that an attack on Newport News was
intended night before last and was only prevented
by the incessant rain.
About 500 men, including a strong body of cav
airy, with some IL pieces of artillery, advanced
from Yorktown, where there is over II 600 troops
from Louisiana. South Carolina, North Carolina
and Georgia. The cavalry is made up of the elite
of Virginia and exceedingly well mounted. Pro>
visions are scarce at Yorktown
The two deserters were originally from Boston
and Kew York. They were st Pensacola and the
regiment having mutinied they were raid $50 each
the only money yet received by them. They then
went to Richmond and lastly came to York own.
Three shots were fired from a Eawyer riaed gun
at Newport News, the mate to the one on the Rip
Raps, one shot of which reached the opposite bank
of the James river, 81 miles slant.
ALEXANDRIA, June 29-It is disbelieved that Nc
Dowell will be superseded by Dix. If any change
is made it will probably be Fremont as this De-
partment Is and will be most important
Fremont, Cameron and Blair have been closeted
today
There appears but little probability of an advance
from this quarter.
The want of cavalry is felt here.
A lot of railroad iron has been shipped to Fort
Monroe.
GRAFTON, June ga skirmish took place at Bar
mans. II miles from Cheat river bridge Yesterday
| between portions of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Ohio and First Virginia regiments and a company
OF cavalry. The former were sent to protect the
polls and the latter, installing their number. at
tackled them and were routed withthe loss of seve
raj men, among them the Lieutenant of the com
pany. besides several horses The only loss on our
side was n 0. Smith, Of the Fifteenth regiment who
was buried here to-day.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial.
CAMP EwISG. Va June 20.-G Generals Rosecran's
and Schleichs Brigade are moving towards Buck
hannOn. They are encamped at Camp Ewing, six
teen miles south of Clarksburg, and will remain
several days.
scout who slept in Buchannon last night says
the town is entirely deserted rebels took all the
forage and fell back on their main column.
Six companies, Col Connell's Sc. enteenth Ohio
went to Weston and Ripley on Thursday in the vi
ciuity of Parkersburg, TO route the rebels but
found they had disappeared.
Dispatches to the Associated Press.
New DIRK, July IA letter in the World from
the steamer Wyandette from Fort Pickens an
nounces the capture of the privateer steamer Vim.
Webb by the Niagara. when in the act of captu-
ring the brig East of N. Y. The Wyandotte also
cartured the English bark Etna, with cargo of
rifed cannon for the rebels at Pensacola.
a gentleman has just arrived here from New Or
leans who states that he heard there just before
leaving and at points along the route that the Reb
el Government had abandoned the idea of taking
Fort Ptckens and had withdrawn a considerable
portion of the force stationed there and dispatched
them to Richmond.
He says further that some apprehensions were
entertained at New Orleans of the landing of a
large force of Union troops in the vicinity Of that
city. Accordingly preparations were being made
for erecting proper means of defense The infor-
nation, he says, was Communica ed to him by a
gentleman who had arrived from Washington, and
who alleged he heard it from Gea. Scott
The Government is determined TO employ the
United States troops captured in Texas, now on
parole, on duty that will not violate their oaths.
The latest dates from Mexico state that there is
no material changsin affairs there. The rebel gov
eminent has several agents in Mexico and several
Of the States, eDdeavorng to effect their purposes
of recognition by creating public opinion in their
behalf
1t appears that they making large promises
and have already purchased several bewspapers
which are laboring in the interest Of the rebel Gov
eminent. Their recent Vaccinations are well I'M
derstood by Minister Corwin. who has exposed
them to the JuaPez Government.
Mr.. COTwin lad submitted the project of the new
treaty to the Government, ard expected an early
acceptance.