Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-24
By Last Nights Mail.

CAIRO. May 22.-The DeSota has arr
rived from the flotilla but brings no ad-
ditional news.
A flag Of truce came up yesterday
from the Rebel feet and returned, but
came up the second time. The object Of
their mission is not ascertained
The opinion is still prevalent that
Fort Wright is evacuated.
Deserters from the Rebel camp at Co
rinth, week ago, have arrived. They
report that Beauregard had 10000 men,
10000 of them being held as reserve
under Breckenridge.
The Rebels are suffering greatly with
sickness, averaging six hundred daily,
being sent from the camp over the Mem
phis and Charleston Road. All the
houses along the railroad are used as
hospitals.
Beauregard is continually among his
troops, making speeches and using every
effort to encourage them. His troops
subsist on half rations. Salt beef OF a
miserable quality is given to the troops
once a week
nb AlliG DAbb AAOunA GOAAlAbAA WIN
mand all the approaches to the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. They are thirteen
miles long.
The Rebels are making extraordinary
efforts to obtain heavy guns, of which
they acknowledge they have but a poor
supply.
II. Clay King, the noted guerilla chief,
has been publicly disgraced from the
service by an order publicly read on
dress parade at Corinth, not long since.
Captains of steamers plying between
here and the fOtilla report over 1000
refugees below New Madrid The banks
of the river are fairly lined with them,
begging to be taken aboard and carried
North.
JEFFERSON Cry, May 22.--The fol-
lowing rebel officers have been captured
by Brigadier General Totten, while they
were about crossing Missouri river in
the vicinity of this city: Lieut. Col. Nc
Ilvany, Judge Advocate of Second Di-
vision of the Missouri State Guard, and
member of Gen. Harris's staff; Lieut.
Col. BOwlings, commanding battery in
Second Division, formerly Paymaster on
Gen. Parsons staff; Lieut.. Col. Thur
man, Paymaster Fifth Division; Lieut..
Col. Davis, Judge Advocate or the Fifth
Division and member of General. Stems
staff.
These men are said to be emmisaries
from the Confederate army and were on
a mission TO stir up rebellion in Missouri
They will soon be sent to st. Louis.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAo,(
May 81, P. M.
TO Hoa.E n. Stanton, Secretary Of Var
The encampment of the advance of the
army under Gen. Stoneman is still at
Gaines's Mills, eight miles and hall
from Richmond, and one and a half from
Chickahominy. The pickets Of the re-
bells occupy the bank on one side and
those of the Union on the other. Gen
StOneman, with Prof. Lowe, made bal
loon reconnaissance this morning from
Gaines's Mills, reaching an altitude OF
five hundred feet. An admirable view
was had of Richmond and the surround
ing country with a glass. The camp OF
the enemy within the limits of the cOrpO-
ration were seen; also the arrival and
departure of railroad trains on the rail-
road between New Bridge and Richmond;
but few troops were visible, but to the
left of the city, on the line of the mail
coach road leading to Bottom Bridge, a
large number of troops were seen; also
smoke from numerous camp-fires coming
from the woods in front, showing they
were occupied by large force of the
enemy.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday
evening and this morning to the left OF
Richmond, which was probably caused
by our gunbOats endeavoring TO force
their way up the j ames river.
The weather is warm and pleasant
during the day, with heavy rains al
night,
The health of the troops continues re.
markably good. Two ratiOns of whisky
and quinine are now daily issued
/ Southern Items.
We are indebted TO Mr. j. Il. Henry jr
for copies of the Atlanta h1teligeacsr anC
Coatedeacy; of the 10th and 18th inst
They contain che following proclamation
which is full of old fashioned, Governor
Harris Buster.
RICHMOND, May 15-The following
proclamation was issued to-day by tn,
Governor of Virginia.
"The General Assembly of the Com
monwealth having resolved that the cap
ital of the State shall be defended e
the last extremity, if such defense is il
accordance with the views of the Presi
dent of the Confederate States and hav,
ing declared that whatever destruction
and loss of property of the State or indi
viduals shall thereby result, will be sub
mitted TO; and this action being warm