The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-26
NO I7O
From Richmond.

Capt. EDWARD B. boutwell,, formerly
of the Navy Of the United States. has
arrived in Washington from Richmond,
where he has been confined in the COM
mon Jail as a prisoner during the last
fourteen months. Capt B., being in Rich
mond on private business about the time
Of the breaking out Of the rebellion. OBJ
tained pass to return TO Washington
City, the place Of bis residence. and had
proceeded some distance on his ieurnev
when telegram was transmitted for his
arrest, and he was taken back to Rich
mond and committed to prison, where
he remained until some days ago, when,
through the aid of legal counsel, he was
carried before a judge by writ Of lqJeas
corpus, his case examined, and he dis
charged. The reason for his arrest and
Imprisonment was understood 10 be that
he, being native of Virginia, had not
offered or had refused to enter the Con-
federate service. He left Richmond on
Saturday with other discharged prison.
ers, and brought files of Richmond pa
pers to the 11th instant, from which the
National h'telligeacer gives the following
extracts:
FUTURE MOVEMENTS or THE TWO ARMIES.
The correspondent of the Savannah
Republican P w A., under date Of Win
chester, September 23rd, writes as fol-
| lows
The heavy work of the campaign is
probably at an end. jackson NAV be
left in this valley, but the greater portion
of the Confederate army will, IL is
thought take up its position behind the
Rappahannock, preparatory to going into
winter quarters; while the main body of
the Federal army will return to Wash
ington, leaving division at Frederick
town and another at Hagerstown. From
the Rappahannock to the Potomac the
country has been laid waste. Corn,
wheat, hay, bacon, hogs, beef cattle, and
even milch cows were either DESTROYED
or appropriated by Pope's army, and
there is not food aud forage enough in
the country TO meet the wants of the few
inhabitants left behind. Mill houses.
threshing machines, manufacturing es-
tablishments wagons, carriages, and
farming implements were burned or rem
dered useless, bridges blown up, horses
and stock killed or carried Off, and fur
niture and private libraries and papers
wantOnly mutilated or committed 10 the
flames. With these facts before him the
reader may form some adequate idea of
the difficulties the army encountered on
its march through this blasted wilder
ness, and at the same time see how inn
possible it is for il 10 go into winter quar-
ters north of the Rappahannock. The
condition of the people in the Valley of
the Shenandoah, where we now are, is
somewhat BETTER though far from good,
whilst the climate is more severe and
the transportation of supplies wholly de-
pendent upon wagons. Below the Rap
pahannOck we would have two railways,
that from Richmond ard that from
Lynchburg, which meet at Gordonsville.
PARTIAL SUSPENSION or THE coNsoRIpr
LAW.
By general order dated the I'd in
stant, issued from the Army Headquar-
ters in Richmond, tho execution Of the
act approved April 16 1862, commonly
called the Conscription Act, and Of all
the amendments thereto, is suspended by
direction of the President in the States
Of Kentucky and Missouri Troops
from those States will until further or
ders, be received into the Confederate
service under the Facts passed by the
Confederate Congress prior to the
: passage Of the act above referred TO, and
1 the execution Of which is suspended
ADVANCE or THE ENEMY TOWARD GoRDOHB-
VILE.
The Yankee force, which for some days
has threatened an advance on GOrdOns.
g Vile from the direction Of Manassas, il
e now ascertained TO be a body composed
mostly Of new leyies, under the command
j.. of Gen Sigel, and estimated 70 number
!. from thirty to fly thousand, Oh
is Wednesday last the main body Of thii
d force were between Centreyille aud DC.
d coquan creek, whilst their cavalry picket
re were thrown out as far south as Catletti
n station, where Cedar creek crosses th'
= Orange and Alexandria railroad. w
y hear II suggested in Official circles tha
~ this corps is sent into this region % Z
m camp Of instruction In which they may
M become seasoned 10 actual campaigning
m But we see no reason 10 alter the opin
N ion hitherto frequently expressed tha
& their mission Is 20 create diversion
,e which shall relieve Mcclellan OF th'
=. presence 10 his front Of the army o
,o Northern Virginia.
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% True DEMomAr.--Colone. HcLe0
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