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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
Kirby Smiths March Over the
Mountains.

mountains,
A member Of the 43d Regiment of
Alabama volunteers, writing from Lex
ngton the 18th, gives an account of the
march of KIRBY SMITH He says the
"7th Brigade " left Jacksboro on Friday,
the week before the battle at Richmond,
with train Of about one hundred and
fifty wagons, and started through Big
Creek Gap" He says why il should be
called Gapit is impossible to tell They
had very hard work to get through.
"Thc rear of the train was several
times only able to reach the point from
which the advance started in the morn
ing. In three days the brigade only adj
vanced twenty miles. RatiOns
gave out, and the men were compelled TO
subsist on green corn for several days
After crossing Pine Mountains the hard
marching began The brigade marched
nearly twenty miles day. The feet of
the men were covered with blisters. !,
myself, saw several men, whose feet were
so severely bruised, that at night their
shoes were so full of blood that it could
be- poured ont. Very often the dust was
so thick that ii was impossible to see from
one end of the regiment to the other Yet
| hungry, thirsty, sore footed, and chock-
! ing with dust the men marched steadily
on. The ordnance stores were brought
| safely Throughout wagon was lost.
| Let il be remembered that the march was
/ through a hostile country where no
/ friendly face ever greeted us-wherc no
| friend of the South ever bid ms God
speed ON our way. The men knew what
TO expect If the people of Kentucky
! entertained the same sentiments As the
! inhabitants Of the mountains did then
il was clear that they were marching into
! an enemy's country, with numbers too
small to hold the State, and too large to
make a successful and rapid retreat
Under these circumstances. il required,
not only physical, but great moral cOur-
age TO meet and overcome the dangers
and difficulties that surrounded us MANY
brave actions have been done by our
troops during this waT-many victories
have been won, and many hard marches
made; but no army has ever encounter
ed more ardship--oyercome more diff
culties, or made a more successful march
than that Of General Kirby Smith across
/ the Cumberland Mountains
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Rebel Forces

We mentioned a rumor, in yesterday S
issue, that there was 4 force Of some
three thousand rebel infantry at Muir
freesboro supposed to be under the COM
mand of General s r. Anderson Yes
tcrday evening we saw u gentleman who
had passed through there the evening pre-
yious, from Chattanooga, and he assures
us that he neither saw nor heard of any
troops at either Murlrcesboro or Challa-
nooga, except few struggling gucrrillas.
His statement is also confirmed by a
lady who left Murfreesb1ro on Sunday.
All these tales of rebel armies in this
vicinity are of the coch-and-bull kind
and are mere inventions Of the rebels
The whole rebel force in this region at
present consists of few contemplate
guewilas and we marvel that these nm-
sances are not promptly destroyed
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correspondence Of New YORK Tim.
The Death of Gen. Reno.

General Reno, late in the afternoon.
was advancing with his corps, consisting
of Generals Cox, Sturgis Wilcox and
Rodman, toward the front at the top Of
the Blue Ridge, and was engaged in dis
posing his lines, and arranging the order
for a final attack 20 drive the rebels from
their position, which they held with such
pertinacity during the day His bold
and striking appearance as he waved his
hand in the usual way, while directing
the disposition of the troops, attracted
the notice of the rebels who lay in am
bush, no doubt watching for some victim
for retaliation for the loss of their own
General. Gen. Reno had scarcely COM
pleted the delivery Of his orders, wien q
party of some two hundred Of the enc
my suddenly opened fire, and General
Reno received a rifle ball in his left side,
which passed directly through his body,
emerging near the stomach. lie immc-
diately dismOunted from his horse, and
said am MORALLY wounded" lie
was assisted to the rear by his staff and
placed in as comfortable a position as
possible, but in about half an hour he
expired, apparently without pain.
He remained perfectly conscious TO the
last, and uttered occasionally words OF
encouragement TO his command. Thus
fell, in front of his troops, while leading
them TO victory, one of the most coura
geous and valued Generals of the Union
army. His remains were sent by Gen.
Burnside Immediately to Baltimore 10 be
embalmed. His wife and family are in
Washington. His home is in Pennsyl-
yania. Gen. Reno, it will be remembered
had just succeeded to the command OF
General McDowclIs corps.
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Runors

We have heard within the last forty
eight hours, from two different sources,
that a Federal force Of between 10000
and 10000 is between Fort Donclson. en-
route for East Tennessee.
A traveller from Louisville reports that
Forests cavalry regiment has been cut
10 pieces and captured by Buell's forces,
beyond Mumtordsyille. Forrest being
taken prisoner
One thousand rebel prisoners, paroled
at the Gap by Gen. Morgan, passed above
Lebanon on Monday for their homes in
Mississippi and Arkansas. This last re-
port appears 20 be well authenticated
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A Warming.

The assassination of the rebel officers
General SIBLEy and Col STEELE, by their
own soldiers, in New Mexico, who were
enraged at their terrible defeat by the
Federal troops, is a fearful warning TO
other rebel leaders OF the fate which
they may expect to suffer at the hands
Of the muluudcs whom they have de-
uded, and cheated. Like RoBrsrEHBE
aud DANroN, in the French Revolution,
they will perish by the rage and fury
of their indignant followers, who, find
ing that at last they have been miscrably
cheated, will tear their dcceivcrs in
pieces. The only way tor these de-
ceiyers Of the people to escape this fate
viii be TO hold such a carnival OF death
a. was made by MoEANNA, the Yelled
Prophet of hhorassan, aud perish by
their own hands let them do &c.
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The Hon Owen Lovejoy Becoming
Sensible.

The Hon. OWEN LovEJoY, Of illinois,
made a speech at Peoria, on the 18Th.
We quote from the report Of his speech,
made by The Transcript, Of that place.
lie said he was no fault. finder. he
was in favor of giving a cordial support
20 the President and his Generals and all
who were engaged in the work of sup
pressing the rebellion he hal confidence
~ old Aje-beAeped ia him +" Hyuugh and
through and 5olat Cas more, ZIP and doiOEn
When the ship was at sea in a storm, il
was no time TO find fault with the Cap
tain; our daty IS 10 puH ne ropes as he
directs, and 20 man the pumps when he
asks us. We must let him steer the ship
and direct her management Oh fje Is
the Captain, and am prepared, said the
speaker, % pWI he ropes as he orders.
On the emancipation question, Mr.
Loveioy defined himself. He said he had
quit agitating the question long ago, and
in the last session of Congress did his
best 10 keep old brother Wickhfle, of
Kentucky, from spouting on il, but he
did not succeed Believing, he said, that
the wagon had got TO the top of the hill,
10 would go down fast enough without
any further aid.
His individual opposition to slavery
was IN the present crisis subordinate Ia
his love for the Union He endorsed
/ President Lincoln's letter to Horace
| Greeley. If we could best save the Union
by saving slavery, he said amen; IL We
could save il best by partially saving
slavery, he said amen to that; il 90 save
il il was thought necessary to destroy
slabery, twenty amens TO that Tn,
great object Of the war was the prcscrva.
ton of the Union and the Constitution
and Emancipation, if adopted, would b,
only means TO that end.
The speaker reviewed the position in
which slavery stood in regard TO the re.
bellion, his views being precisely tn,
same as those urged by all loyal men no
influenced by a love foJ the peculiar in.
stitution, He showed the aid given Tn,
rebels by their slaves, and the great adj
vantage of depriving them Of their ser
vices. The remainder of the speech wa
confined TO an explanation of the proyi
siOns of the coniiscation bill, and q de
fence of the business of the measure.
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llEADQ'Es Confederate FORCEs1
Army of East Tennessee,
August 20, 1862. \

The death kucll Of the Rebel Conled-
cracy sounds in every wind that sweeps
over the South; its funeral hymn is sung
by every ripping stream and murmur-
ing river and its eternal rcquiescat is
shouted by every mountain cataract
which leaps from lis dizzy precipice to
the dark and boiling pool below Its
conception was crime against nature
il was begottcn in sin and conceived in
iniquity; and its birth was the advent OF
misshapcn monster; and so all nature
seems to rejoice at its fast approaching
dissolution. May it sink like lump OF
lead into the abyss of oblivion, and not q
ripple rise TO mark the place where il
fell
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Very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
ID. G.. FARRAGUT
Rear-Admiral Commanding the Western
Blockading Squadron.


U. STATES SLoor OF WAR ONmDA,j
Orr MOBILE, Sept H.
70 Bon. q. IEe7rs, Secretary Of me Nagy.
SIR: | regret 10 inform you that
three masted screw steamer wearing
the English red ensign and pcnant and
CARRYING four quarter boats, and bat
terry Of eight broadside guns one or
two piyots, and having every appearan CO
of an English man-of-war, ran the block
AIDE this afternoon, under the following
circumstances
| had sent the WinOna to Windward
10 speak a schooner standing in under
sail The smoke OF a steamer was dis
covered bearing southeast, and standing
directly for u.s. Observing she was
burning black smoke. | Immediately got
under way, and stood toward her, sig
mailing to the WinOna to chase at discrc-
ton. We soon neared the stranger in
company with the WinOna, who as she
approached, gradually hauled to the
windward. When abeam Of him, about
100 yards distant, | hailed him, but re-
ceived no answer. then fired a shot
across his bows-he still ranged ahead,
without stopping, but still thinking him
an English man-of-war fired two
more shots across his bow, and then di-
rected a shot at him, which went over
between his fore and main mast.
lie soon hauled down his flag and
trained his guns 10 bear ON as, but hay
ing no flag to fight under was afraid to
! fire We continued firing at him. as
sisted by the Winona and one of the
mortar schooners, but hc made sail, and
by his superior speed and unparalleled
audacity, managed to escape us. We
/ sent our shot all forward and over him
and are certain that several of our shells
| and the Winona's struck him.
With great modification,
Your Obedient servant
Signed GEORGE Henry PREBLE
TO Commodore Farragut Commanding
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
Strength of our Regular Army,

The A,nly Register for Sc ptember, 1862
is out. Copies will soon be forwarded to
all the regular army rendezvous in the
country. Our regular army consists now
of nearly 10000 men. There were until
1861 ten regiments Of infantry, one of
mounted rilemen, two of dragons, two
of cavalry, and four of artillery, max
ing, all told, some 200GO men In May
1861, eleven ncwregimcnts were ordered
to be raised-uiac were TO be OF infantry,
one cavalry, and one artillery. The in
lantry regiments were TO consist of three
battalions Of 500 men each, 2,4OO in all;
the cavalry and artillery, l., jos and 1859
respectively. We're they all full, we
should have $4,000 regulars, but about
5000 are wanted TO complete the third
battalions Of the nine new infantry reei-
ments.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

The rebel officers are obliged TO trim
their military coats with United States
military buttons there not being NE
chanical genius in Dixie TO make a but
ton. But we wonder that the eagle ON
the buttons, indignant at the insult offer
ed him, does not kick out the heart, liver
and gizzard of the sacrilegious rascals
A buzzard would be a more fitting orna-
mcnt for rebels coat
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
A Needed Order,
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADIUTANr GEN'RAI'-l
OFFICE, WAsHINGToN, Sep. ID 1862. !

WAR DErARTMENT,A DIUTANT GEN'RAL'-l
OFFICE, WAsHNGToN, Sep. ID 1862. :
rGESERAL ORDERS No. 14Ol
/. The attention OF all officers and es-
pecially of Commanders of Department
and Army Corps, is called 20 the abso-
lutte necessity of reducing the baggage
trains of troops in the field. The nobility
Of our armies is destroyed by the vast
trains which attend them, and which they
are required to guard. This evil requires
a prompt remedy, Officers hereafter will
be allowed to carry into the field only the
ordinary mess chest and a valise or car
pet bag, No trunks or boxes will be
permitted in the baggage trains. Priyates
frequently carry carpet bags and boxes
in the regimcntal wagons, This must
be Immediately stopped Inspectors,
Quartermasters and wagonmasters will
see that such articles are elected from
the wagons and cars wherever found (,
aud rcgimcntal and company officers who
permit these abuses will be reported
through the proper channels for dismissal
from service. Commanders of depart
mcnts and Army Corps will direct fire.
qucnt inspections 10 be made of baggage
trains, and especially Of officers baggage,
and see that this orcder is strictly en-
forced in their respective commands
H. Another cause Of the increase OF
trains is the carrying of suffers goods IN
rcgimonial and quartcrmastes's wagons,
under the guisc of quartermastor and
commissary stores. Hereafter any olll-
Ger on wagonmaster who permits this
abuse will be duly punished, aud the
sutler whose goods are so carried will be
placed without the lines Of the army
and his appointment revoked.
by command Of
MAI. GEN. HALLIlh.
j.. THuas, AdjUtsUt General
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

GuEGmLLAs ANNWLATEp -- The st.
Joseph (Mo) papers contain accounts of
the surprise Of guerrilla camp in Carroll
county, ON Grand river and the whole
band killed or captured, with the eXccp-
ton of five. The guewllas saught shell
ter under the bank Of the stream and
fought desperately, but were oyerpower-
ed Many Of the killed fell into the
river and their bodies were not recovered.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

One of the Choctaw planters is the
owner of 227 slaves, and ten Of the largest
planters of that tribe average GA each -
Among the Cherokees the largest planter
owns 81 slaves, and the ten largest aver
age 80 each Among the Creeks two
planters hold 70 slaves each, and the ten
largest average 43 each. Among the
Chickasaws the largest planter owns 81
slaves, and the ten largest average 20 4,
each. The census gives detailed Stats
tics, showing that there are 1888 white
people in the territory and IOi free col
orcd persons. OF the whites, 1916 are
males and 612 females. They are set
tied in nearly every district ia the terri
tory have established villages, and no
doubt WELD a prepondcrating influence
in affairs The free colOred people are
unquestiouably those who accompany
the white settlers. The Indian popula
t41H 81 this territory 80 gs,G-U
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
Union Sentiment at the South.


A correspondent writing from Ham
burg, Tenn, ON the 18th inst, says;
There has been so many statements
as TO the extent OF the Union sentiment
in various parts of the South, that it
seems useless TO express any opinion i'm
reference 10 il here. But desire 10 state
a few facts. There is now in active ser
vice down the river a force of from one
10 three hundred men, under command of
Capt Breckenridge, gone for the purpose
Of engaging the guerrillas near Duck river
shoals These men have volunteered in
this vicinity within the last three weeks
At purdy, Captain Fielding Hurst has
force of eight hundred volunteers In
Tishomingo county, Mississippi, another
man has five hundred men for the Fed
eral cause
A Captain Jones who lives few miles
mp the river from this place has just OBJ
tanned authority 10 assist in forming a
regiment 10 rendezvous in this vicinity
He has within the past four months re-
cruited two full companies from this
(Hardin) county, which are now at Nash
willie in active service, lie claims that
Hardin county has now one thousand
men in the Federal service. Judging
from what have seen of these people
have no doubt that a brigade of three
thousand loyal men and true can be
raised in short time in this and the adj
Joining counties Authority 10 raise
such a force has been given to a gentle
man in Mississippi. Let these facts de-
terminc whether there is any Union sem
timent in the South. In connection with
this let il be- remembered that General
Butler, in the great city of rebellion, has
been able TO lind his thousands of men
willing 90 become Federal soldiers
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

We learn that the Lincoln Bush
whachrrs,' as the rebels call them, from
the mountains, are committing sad havoc
with the guernHas in the vicinity of
Dccherd The Union boys have conclu-
dcd that matchmaking is game that
two can play at so whenever they see a
buttcrnut they give him his walking pa
pcrs TO old Harry.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

The idea ot "a slave Conoderacy i- an
ahsurdity, since il is au attempt TO found
a nation on one of its temporary and ac.
pideual institutions Tits Hhpuyiua u
balance a house ar iH chimney cop
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

Falstahfs ragged regiment has been
hitherto prominent for It's beggarly uni
form, but It's forlom equipments have been
forever collapsed by the tattered ga,mruts
OF the rebel armies
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01

What would the people say of a pols-
t.eion who who should proclaim that he
was for reforming the Government and
founding one whose chief cornerstone
should bc the possession OF cattle ~
Like t.lIIa7 Lav. BEEN Committed.
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Swift Punishment.

captain TREBLE has been dismissed
from the Navy by Secretary WELLEs,
for the neglect of duty specified below.
FLAGSHIP HARTFoRp,
Pensacola Bay, Sept Sth, lS62S
SIR IL regret TO be compelled again TO
make another notifying acknowledge
ment of apparent neglect by the running
of the blockade at Mobile by ten-gun
gunboat, supposed to be Layards gum
boat, Capt. Bullock You will perceive,
however, from Capt Preble's report, here
with enclosed, that there was no want of
vigilance. They saw her in good time,
but failed to sink or capture her. Why
Capt, Preble did not fire into her after
she failed to stop or answer his hail,
cannot imagine. The commander of the
Rachael Seaman says, and | believe they
all admit that there was never finer
opportunity for stopping a vessel until
she passed them Then, however, it was
too late
We began iiring-ihe Oneida first, the
Winona next and the Rachael Seaman
last.
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Kirby Smith on Bushwhacking.

AAiA " "A4AA''' VA - N'"'A " AAe'N ANAAAt1
The New York Times says it has in it
possession the original copy Of the fol-
lowing document, to which is appended
the autograph OF indubitable authcnG-
city, of the officer now commanding the
rebel troops in Northeastern Kentucky A:
rIGADQ'Es CoNFEDERATE FoRcEs)
Army of East Tennessee,
August 20, 1862.
10 the citizens ef Rhol county aua the mija
cent counties IN heHttcky:
Finding that you have been deceived
by the Misrepresentation Of our enemies,
and have been induced by them not only
to leave your homes, but also TO resort to
the cowardly practice Of bushwhackng,
! now promise you that if you return
quietly 80 your homes and lead orderly
lives you will not be disturbed, but will
be protected in your rights.
II, on the contrary, you persist in firing
upon my soldiers from the woods, you
will be hung when you are caught, and
your houses and property be destroyed
f. KIRBY SMITH,
Maior-General
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Slavery in the Indian Territory.
We never could get any exact inlorma-
ton on this subject until the report Of
the census of 1860 brought it 10 hand,
says the Philadelphia Ameyicap We
give the figures
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-03

paper money OF sxisencs and have the governnen
issue all paper money whSh they never propose 70
deemy We have passed law ccmpeiilng INC banks "a
receive United States paper nsisa OF gold, and now
propose to break them because they 90 not redeem
their notes in gold, when by our law We refuse 10 let
them have gold.
Mr. SIBERIAN replied, contendinG At some length for
the superiority OF the United States paper currenSy and
the proprety OF the passage Of the proposed
Mr.. FRssESpES thought this very important matter
which he not ~ present prepared TO consider AZ
II deserved, and he suggested the withdrawal Of the
amendment.
NJ. DAVIS, (opp) OF Ky. was opposed 10 the amend
mereand the bill as ruinous policy, and only tending
to mako tho government . great money despot. He
should vote against il.
Msssrs. HowE, (rep.) OF Wis, and GRIMES, (rsp) Of
Iowa. also spoke against tho amendment
TIlF NAVAL APPROPRIATELY Bill.
On motion OF Mr. HALE, committee OF conference was
appointed on the Naval Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Shernsns amendment was then rejected--yeas TO-
nays a.
THETREAsURY NOTE RysuMFD.
AN amendment was adopted limiting the number OF
small notes TO SIS 900 600.
Mr.. CAElIx, (Union) Of Va, offered amendment
that no notes Of less than IS be issued
Rejected.
Mr. WILKINSON. (rep.) Of Mich, offered amendment
that small issued be OF the denomination n
current gold coin. Rejected.
The bill thon passed, as follows
YsAs.Messrs. Anthony. Browning, Chandler, Clark.
Dixon Fessenden. Foot Hale, Harris Henderson, Howard
simmons summer Ten Eyci. Wade. Wilkinson, Wiley,
NArs.-Carlile, Colaner. Cowau Davis Foster Harlan
King, Powell salisbury. Sherman, stark, Trumbuil,
Adjourned,