The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-13

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! The Army Of the Potomac IN Motion.
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Reports as to the Alabama
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Whites Cavalry near Smokers Gap
WAsnrNGroS, Nov. 7.--Acting oomnis-
sioner of the Internal Revenue has Just
addressed the following TO a gentleman
in the city Of New York:
FSB. Your letter Of November Atm,
enclosing sample Of diary mahufac-
tured by yourself, has been received.
"Thc Commissioners have decided that
blank books are a manufacture, and, as
such, are liable to a tax Of per cent al
Uolorem. The 10Th section Of thelaw ak.
empts printed books, magazines, newspa-
pers, reviews, and all other similar print
ed publications; clearly, diaries, such as
you submit, are not embraced in the lat
ter clauses; ON The contrary, they are, in
every sense, blank books, as much SO as
note, cash, or other mercantile blank book
! with printed headings
| HEApouARTERs, REoroRTowN, Nov. r.
1 A heavy snow storm set in. this morning
about 8 O'clock, with every indication OF
continuing, The weather is cold.
There is nothing new about military
matters excepting that the army is in
motion. General Summer and staff ar
rived here last night Nothing but a
construction train has yetarrived on the
Manassas Gap Railroad, although one is
hourly looked for. ..,.,li.- ~, ~ "a,
T.
4. NEW YORK. Now s--Gapt. Vickery, of
the bark Mary Baker, Of Yarmouth, N. s.,
reports on Both October, in latitude Al,
longitude SO 80, he saw two ships, from
the description of which he believes one
to haveNbeen the Alabama, and that she
was chasing and rapidly gaining on the
other, an American vessel. They were
eighteen or twenty miles distant.
New York, Nov. ga special to the
Tribune says we hear through several
channels that charges of the most seri :
Gus character have been preferred against
Gen. Curtis now in command of the
Department. of the Missouri, and that he
will probably be soon suspended from
his command and ordered before court
Of inquiry. nfl aigsfat log 4
M The Herald has the following from
Harper's Ferry, November 7th: tg 1
Whites guerrilla cavalry are in the
vicinity OF Suckers Gap. They have
interrupted communication between here
and 9Ashby Gap. II is reported thai
several stragglers on their way home Il
Gen. McOlellan's headquarters have been
captured by these guerrillas. Therebe
cavalry pickets were in view on boil
z banks of the Shenandoah to day, but Il
: is now believed that there are not many
/, rebelsin this region. m tN'CI iaal
( Snow fell for ten hours here to-day, b
I the discomfort of every one. z
J, ST.. LOUIS, Nov. give hear nothih
of special interest from Gen. Scho6eld'
3 army.
The rebels don't appear to have at
e tempted to regain their lost advantages Q
f to .repossess themselves of any part q
: Missouri territory. huG 9s4 90 eilf3
!, They have been pursued into Bosto
Il MoEntains, and will certainly be com
: PEELED TO retreat beyond the Arkanss
d river. sG IN a .na
o The rebel column that was 10 take Pile
: Knob and Cape Girardean from the South
east, by way Of Pocahontas, have not y,
}; achieved such a result. HR 7aRa
n On the contrary they have been drive
below Pocahontas, and portions of Gel
Steele's forces are so disposed at Pitt
mans Ferry and other points that IL wi
be impossible for the enemy TO obtain
foothold in that quarter.
Ia PiTTsBURa, Nov M.-Riyer unchane
4 ed since yesterday. About inches {
4 snow fell last night, which Is now melt
! ing Weather cloudy and damp, wit
= every appearance Of rain shortly.
= Arrival OF the scotia.
IF NEW YonK, Nov. 9.-The Scotia arrive
n at nine O'Clock Lord Lyons is pal
e, senger
e The Gladiator had arrived at Live
pool from Bermuda and brought sundT
reports as TO the hostile intentions
= Commodore Wilkes.
= One statement goes so far as to sa
- that he had blockaded Tie port and r.
~ fused TO withdraw his ships ON the r
- quest Of the Governor. sr
: lie sent boat 10 the Gladiator on
= ordered the Captain 70 80 on board b
"a vessel, but The Captain refused, being
= the time under the protection Of BIRTHS
\. man-of-war which ran out her gul
~ ready for action, when the Gladiator VI
:" allowed to proceed,
The matter attracts attention in En-
land. tits said orders have been issul
w for the immediate reinforcement Of Il
v West Indian squadron.
,h a Cabinet Council which had be-
x- summoned did not set
%, The anlyand navy Gazette inforr
to us that Lord Lyons returns to Washin
ton without any Instructions for chan