The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-27
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 27, 1862
Gen. Bragg's Opinion Of Kentucky
[oorfospOndenoe ofthe Charleston Mercuryl


20 RicHMoND, Oct. 20, 1862.
General Bragg appears to be in high
spirits, entirely satisfied with his recep-
ton. lie giUes glooay account Of Kentucky;
says he got only eleVen hundred recruits; the
people are hostile or co0ardlB d-c. Doubt
less, bit If the army of liberation had ,o1ip-
ped the army Of occupation Yankees), ioe
should haze heard other net0s. An officer in
Bragg's command who was with him in
Kentucky, says the reason he did not
fight was because he considered his ARM
as the main stay Of the coryeaeracB not to
be risked in a general engagement unless
positively certain of success.
Yesterday we had the (for some time)
unusual spectacle of an artillery train
moving down Main street. Orders were
received by the officers in command near
the city TO be ready to march at mo
ments notice. There is talk Of a Yam
kee attack on Weldon, and if the force at
Suffolk is what they say it is, Weldon is
IN some danger.
Officers from Lees army represent
things in favorable light. The army is
pretty large one. Most of the troops
tolerably clad and very cheerful. AS to
contemplated movements, i refer you to
my letter some day or two ago.
The Examiner sums up the means of
relief from our financial troubles in few
words Sell Confederate bonds in Europe.
If that can't be done, male Treasury notes,
tttndaJJe in bonds, bearing such rate Of in
teyest, ioOever high, as t0iU ind,ice holders to
incest. Atter10ordS, borroV money at any
rate of interest aohateVer rather HsG1l issue any
more Treasury notes.
The Enquirer also urges people 70 in
vest in eight per cent bonds, instead of
vacant lots and barren farms, both of
pect of peace. The Enquirer copies with
approval the article in yesterdays Wing
about the -four contract made by the
Commissary Department. The Enquirer
is timid in matters derogatory of any
| department of the Government. Mr..
Frank Ruflin, the Chief of the Central
Bureau of the Commissary Department,
will have to clear his skirts.
Governor Letcber has issued proclamation
about the distillation Of alcohol. No grain
is TO be used for that purpose, and moth
ing to drink is to be made out of the al
cohol under heavy penalties. But the
people are rushing apples into the still
and the consumption of apple brandy is
enormous. The higher liquor gets, tho
more is drank, and it is the same case
with oysters, incredible quantities o.
which are deVoured at high prices.
Interesting experiments have beer
made within the last week with the Nc
Evoy fuse, which promises to prove th,
surest, simplest and cheapest fuse eve
invented Highly satisfactory expert
ments have also been made with the fiat
headed bolt, capped with wrought irOl
for zoe hare little or no steel. 1t is not ad
visable to tell how many inches of iroI
have been penetrated by these boltI
Let the Yankees find out first, and the
the secret will be worth telling.
A number of officers from Bragg's arm
9 are in town. They speak of him with
q out mercy One of them told me tina
0 Kentucky a0as foreVsr lost to us, and by OF
Q own fault Bragg misstates facts whe
0 he says we got but fifteen hundred re
o cruits in Kentucky. Buford's cavalr
brigade alone numbers two thousand; sa
= nothing of infantry regiments that can
back with our army. While Buell. w'
% retreating TO Louisville, the flower of h
~ army having been cut up at Perryvill
% Bragg ,oas 2eaving the richest country an d
% 'oorld .tor region in '0hich IL is impossible
% his army TO Subsist. he men are ,00rSe
% tor clothes and blankets than Lees army.
y the face of all this, a staff officer asserte
. yesterday that Bragg had been promote
70 70 to the command of the entire West,