Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-08-14
LATEST NEWS.

tho War Department from L. Kirb
Smith.
Mobile, July 26.-Special dispatc
to Advertiser and Registre, date,
Richmond 25th, says all quiet alon!
the lines excepting occasional skirHl
ishing in front Of McClellan's position
Two trains Of prisoners sent off to.da,
to be exchanged.
Charleston, July 25.- Northern pa
pers of the 22d report Forest is force
within FIVE miles of Nashville, also
that Morgan is rapidly approaching
Covington. Great CONSERVATION ii
Cincinnati. Northern papers despair
of recruiting without resorting TO draf.
ting. The New York Express says
that the monster meeting had no effect
whatever that all avaibIe men
throughout the North are awaiting a
draft with the intention of acting as
substitutes.
Chattanooga, July 25.-E Enemy evin-
cling great activity evidently pfepar-
ing for some movement. Trains Of
cars have arrived at Bridgeport with
shell and ammunition. Rnmors here.
tofore circulated respecting the retreat
Of the enemy are asceI tanned to be false.
Mobile, July 27.77-A special dispatch
to the Advertiser and Register, from
Chattanooga the 26th says Col. Lawton
of the Georgia cavalry arrived here
today with three Yankee Lieutenants,
prisoners who Were captured near
Nashville. =.
Gen. Forest had burned three bridges
over Mill Creek, on tho Nashville Rail
road. He had an engagement with
party of Yankees killing ten, wound
ing fifteen and capturing eight. He
was within three miles of Nashville.
Great excitement prevailed, and wher-
ever he appeared the patriotic ladies
made his progress q grand ovation
along the entire route.
A dispatch from Jackson, July 26th,
says both fleets have abandoned Vicks.
burg, the lower feet passing -Natchez
yesterday evening. Thus ends two
month siege, in which all the casual
ties amoug tile Confederate forces,
both naval and military, sum up thirty
shree. Tie damage done the city
amounts to from $4,000 to $4,000,
o accomplish which the Yankees have
brown fifty thousand shells. TIE con-
lents of the letter bag, admit their 1
,hraslling by the Arkansas, and their
inability to capture Vicksburg.
The Yankees are threatening Camp
Moore, eighty miles this side Of New
Orleans
A special dispatch to the Tribune
rom Grenada the 26th, says The Louis
riIle Journal states that if the Yankee
does not take speedy ac-
ion thirty thousand men cannot hold |
Kentucky.
Parson Brownlow writes to Washing
.ou.that he fcars Kentucky will soon
DC occupied by the rebels"
A Washington dispatch Of the Goth,
o Chicago Tribune, says Gen. McClal-
an is greatly dissatisfied at Gen. Hal
eek being placed over him, and that
10 good feelings exist between him
md Gen. Pope.
Richmond, July 27.-Northern pa
'ers Of the 24th, state that Gen. Hal
eek has been appointed commander-in
hief of the whole land force of tie
United States.
Gen. Pope has issued an order re-
|uiring the arrest Of all male citizens
within reach of the Yankee army in
'irginia, and requires them all to take
be oath Of allegiance or be removed
eyond the Yankee lines. This order
as produced mich excitement in Fre-
ericksburg and numbers Of the citi-
ems are leaving,
Mobile, July 3o.-A special dispatch
, the Advertiser and Register, dated
hantanpoga 20, says Morgan's whole
has returned safely to Ten
essee. A part arrived at Knoxville
esterday, haying taken one thousand
risoners. Humphrey Marshall is mar
hing upon northeastern Kentucky /
'uel's forces are marching up tho Sc
uachie valley towards Pikeville.
Charleston, July 90 "A dispatch
rom st. Louis announces the. capture
Greenville, Mo, by Confederate Cue
illas Forty-nine Yankees were killed
nd, a number wounded. Five privstes
the Virginia Cavalry boarded a
rankee transport in James River cap
uring the captain and burning the
essel.
Richmond, July 2Sth.s-- Mcclellan
as an increased number Of vessels in
ames River, supposed to enable him
> evacuate his position.
Lincoln authorizes the Federal Off
ers to seize all Rebel property neces-