Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
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Especial Dtspatch to he Naahvnls Ulisn ana Bnsssan
Il BowLIxG GREES, Ky, Dec. IL, 1851.
I A email body Of Federals crossed Green river Il
/ WoodsOnville this morning. Terrys Texas Rangers
drove them back, killing one. Four thousand Lin
eolnites are at AunfOrdsyile, preparing to cross
review Of all the artillery takes place to morrow.
AUGuSTA, Dec. 10 The Charleston Courier this
morning says the Lincoln feet seiE3d schooner
Saturday.
a steamer was seen passing Monday with Goat
ing battery or dock in tow r-ivr
Tho Mt7et5y says the Yankee invaders are get
ting holder. small body Of them was seen near
PJrt Royal Sunday.
! RlcE4o>p Dc. I0-Congress passed anu tiit
/ President has approved an act authorizing ths
President to enlist for the such sesmen not ex
ceedinR 600 the txiRencies Of the naval servies
for the defence of the coast rivers and hArboIs
may render necessary.
The following acts were also passed:
AG act authorizing the President to spp1int
Chief Ter principal musician 20 each regimen
70 the army.
Aract authorizing the Secretary of War to ap
o int an assistant secretary OF Var, az salary
So 900 per annum
An act admitting Kentucky as q member Of y,
Confederate Ststes a. sQgsl fosnng with otAe
states OF the CoDfsderscy.
B sock was in the chair to>5sJ, aF. Stevens bene
IN well and absent
Cobb is CT the Peninsula.
RIcaHoSD, Dec II The EZGninsr this moriDp
learns that bill was passed in secret session OF
Congress granting bounty of fifty dollars 70 Pri
YATES and n0n-cOmmiss iOned IN era who sbs
serve continuously three years. during the war
90 b. paid at the cad OF thslr first term, to thOs
re pDlistiDg.
The bill also provides for sixty days furlough
with transportation home ami back TO tWslv,
months men who Ie-inlist for the war or two year
,onger.
IL is understood that the bill provides that troop
volunteering shsll, sc the end OF the present ser
vice have power TO orgaNigs themselves into CON
oaniss and elect their OH 'ers, and aid comPani
will be allowed 70 Organize them selves into battsI
lone or rtgments. and elect c cir field officers.
RICHNoSD Va. DEC 1.-The following relesss,
prisoners arrived mere this afteFnnon via FSrIrek
Monroe and Norfolk on their parole: -i
Alsbsmlans L L Buck " Davis, J. Per
kins, Richard Poole. II Inward, W. A Prince
!. II Walker and Robt Paulding
LouisiHnans-Thos Nays and Michael 0'Ksefe
AissiSsiRpisns-W DtJis.
There was nothing unusual from Frotress Nor
roe, but the people to-dsy about n rfOlk are eZ
pectirg BATHS soon.
There is a report by passengers of q skirm'sl !
last Sunday By AShbys' commsHd and the Fed, =
-als Eighty F-deras we're captured and fifteen /
killed and twenty M'j1rs taken.
The report is given received
NfdPHis Dee lI.-Ole Of Lineoln's gan boats il
ground below st Louis
lee RAINING in the Mississippi
Gen. Hslletk issatd = savage proclamatinu
the 9Th BE will shoot rebels captured IS spies
Many Unionists from South Western Missouri a.
IN st LOUIS in q dep,orable condition they
sused By Prices army. The Democrat recon
msnds that they be CHARTERED with re bel fsmilis
N st Louis
There is nothing new from Columbus. A scout
ng party went within twelve miles of Padursl |
IOndsy and captured $40 hogs and IS cattle iron
the Federal army.