Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-19

PrOscnlng "een ne was answered thataa FRIEND ap
preached, and Immediately tberesfssr received a
ball from pistol which struck hin in the breast
sud glanced around on the shoulder The ball was
Afterwards extracted with but slight injury to his
person,
The enemy next fired and burnt to the ground the
reaidence of Gusts Grymes which had been so per-
forated with shot and shell during the last few
months BY the enemy's vessels in the river as to be
nearly, not quite, untenantsble, and has been IN
occupied, We believe. for scrue time.
They next visited the residence Of Mercer Ten
nant, which they are reported to have cred sud
| eurnts together with his bsrn, wheat stacks. &c.
Another report is that the house was not burnt
TheY then advanced to the Ieslde1eo OF Mrs
stuart, (Wife Of the late Colonel John Stuart and
arrested Mr. Dent and his son, Of S.. Mary county
Nd, and also an elderly gentleman named EaIlsy.
| Two OF the Misses SnoWden Of Alexandria weFs at
TINS house and one report is that all the ladies es-
capped to the weeds 10 their night clothes another
report is that the ladies remained in the house and
| were not moleated.
! The Federals also visited the house Of BENJAMIN
Grymes, which they are reported to have destroyed
together with the other property This Is conf med
After these outrages the Federals commenced
tneis pratical feats in stealing of the negroes in
the vicinity, Sud from dozen servants who arrived
here last night, We learn thst in many instances
slaves were forced of by the soldiers against their
proteststons to be allowed to rsmsin where they
were.
A gentleman who left the vicinity yesterday fore
Regiment were within eight miles of Matthias Print
IN rolls when be passed them and that Col Stokes
North Carolina Regiment were pressing on to the
same point
Capt Cooks artillery are also reported to have
been ordered to the same point.
We have no idea Of . fight as that is not the OBJ.
Jet Of the pirates who divide their time on water
and land, and whose purpose is not to meet our
forces in manly warfare, but to skulk around from
neighborhOOd TO neighbOrhood. where they can
practically illustrate the principles of the Lincoln
dynasty.
TIE SHILLING OF URBANSA BY THE FEDEEALs
The Fredericksburg Herald give the following
particulars of the Smelling of Urbsnns "a small town
at the mouth of the R4ppahsnnock) by the Fed
erals, of which We have been advised by telegraph
One Of the most recent outrsges. worthy of be-
ing classified with the outrages of some of the /
bloody butchers which lived in centuries gone by.
was visited on the little village of Urbanna Middle
sex county, Va, on Friday last, By some Of the /
chivalry who bear commissions in the Lincoln Navy
One Of the steamers and tug. that have been I
blockading the RappahsnnOck. steImed up to the !
quiet little town Of Urblnns, which lies back few
hundred yards from the river on the creek and. /
without apprsing the people in order 70 removal |
Of the women and children, commenced huring /
their missiles Of intended destruction in toe shape
Of round shot and shell. After some hundred dis i
charges of their cannon, the chicken thieves and 1
lsUless adventursrs attempted landing in their /
boats but they were nat By small bOly Of miliria |
or vounteers'stst0nsd there and sDon sought sheeP
in the praticsl craft far out of the reach of the
musketry of our soldiers.
Having been bsfFi d in their thieving visitation
they sought revenge in trying to destroy he little
town with bomb shells; but We are happy to say 1
that not house was injured, much less destroyed |
except q small free church, which, We understan ,
was struck three or four times
The Yankee shots we're alike Intellectual in the |
destruction of life as not soldier Jr citizen was
killed or wounded by the bombsrdment.
Urbanna ia q village containing about one hun
bred so that the attack altogether of those
hendish, malignant affairs worthy the iAstgation Of
the devil and worthy the execution of the braces who
now figure luminously in the Lincoln Navy.
The attack was one most likely based upon pure |
pirstica ideas First to drive out the few citizens
then rush in, spoil and plumber, aud destroy what
they could not carry Of but thanks to the invinci
bic little band Of soldiers there, the whole scheme
was frustrated.
LATER AND MORE AUTHENTIc-TWo OF The ENEMY PRos-
ABLY KILLED.
Thomas Street, Esq, of Urbanna Who reached 1
this place last evening, says the attack was made By
war stesmer, carrying from twelve to fourteen I
guns, and tug which had mounted rifed gun.
The CsnnOnade commenced between IL and [
O'Clock, without any notice. and was continued for
three hours, during which l2j shot and shell were
fred
The steamer anchored eff. but the tug ran into I
the mouth of Urbanna creek.
The enemy did not land, but were proceeding to |
capture boat Ia RObinson's creek, where they /
were fred on By our picket guard at that poiat, /
and two of the enemy, were seen TO fall
The church was only slightly injured. Ten DOL,
lars will repair the damages
One of the enemys shots struck stamp under
which al old hare had domiciled itself The hare
was killed, and this was the only blood drawn on
our side. ;
TIE Fredericksburg Rsc0rla adds the following
particulars derived from gentleman who witness
ed this grand exploit
1t seems this day (Friday) the enemy had
passed up the river, with a large steamer and q Il
tug, TO point about ten miles above Ur5anns,
firing at the shores on both sides they passed
having thrown large number OF balls az a couple
of pckets, who were of Grey's Point and shelled
the house of Mr.. EweI, who lives on Curritoman
Greek, on the Lancaster side. In returning they
stOpped near Urbanns, and sent boat ashore. but
for what purpose did not transpire as the pIckcts
fired upon it. killing. it is said two of the FedsTas
and Wounding several others. So soon as the boat
reached the steamer, both it and the tug opened q
furious cannonading, which lasted for near three
hours, aud in which at least hundred and fifty
shot and shell were fred without destroying one
single human being on our side, and only injUring
the church the extent of sending one ball through
i, and having the facing knocked CT both the doors
by pieces of shell and one of the doors unhingei
Several shell burst over company Of infantry
stationed there, but providentiaHy did no harm. Z
The kitchen Of Mr.. S. was slightly injured. The o
hurch seemed to be the main object of their VEN
yesnce, and this because they had doubtless Learned
rom some Of the runaway negroes, that it had been
lssd as barracks. The only thing having existence
which was injured was an cd hare. which they eom>
Dletely killed. The reason were killed on our
ide we have learned, but the secret may yet A
ave the lives of others snd lose the Yankees some G
# their valu4b csrcssses, we withhold. II they
,eepion their vuy may yet stumble upon some I'M :
leasant customers.
THE SITUATION ON THE POTOMAC z
The Fredericksburg Recorder says Of afa frs along
be Potomsc.
For the last week mstters have been extraordi-
arily quiet along the line of this great river y
bout Aqua creek there are some two or three =
teamers keeping up the blockade, but no show Of
merchantmen. I
From Transport we have information that for
re last I'VE or ak days. not gun has been fred
Dove the batteries there are always one or two
ar EleameEa- LnaE nnnnaIta hattarlaa haa-