The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-09
late outhern News.

The Richmond DispQich OF November
let says the recent movements Of our
forces indicate the entire evacuation Of
Northern Virginia, and that these move
ments were made IN reference TO the re-
ported advance Of Mcclellan through
Bouden county.
From all we can gather we are s2sisf-
ed that general advance Of the enemy's
forces is not anticipated, and that our
government, which desires such move-
ment on the part Of Mcclellan, will be
disappointed for the present.
The operations Of the enemy, so far as
transpired, do not indicate that they will
risk an engagement with the well appoint
ed and highly disciplined troops Of Gen.
Lee.
From Winchester TO the country below
we have advices up to Thursday, when
no movements Of the enemy had taken
place.
The report that Winchester had been
evacuated is incorrect.
Our cavalry pickets still hold their old
positions north of Bunker Hill and east
of Charlestown.
A close investigation into the manage
mcnt of the Commissary and Quarter
master Departments would disclose a
degree Of recklessness entirely inexcusa-
BILE and well calculated to depreciate the
currency OF the government if it had no
other evil effect.
In a conversation with a number of
farmers from the valley recently, we
were frequently asked the question
whether the Government intended 10 re-
deem its currency, the inference. being
drawn from its unnecessary expenditure
that Confederate money was only being
used for the present exigency, and that
final reputation would ensue from the
extravaganza of the Government COM
missioned agents.
1t is evident that Mobile, Charleston,
and probably Savannah viii soon be as
sailed by the naval and land forces of
the Lincoln Government.
The loss of these cities would not touch
the vital strength of the South, yet it
would inflict suffering and humiliation
which no sacrifice would be too great to
prevent.
Mobile can see in New Orleans what
she has to expect. The occupation of
Mobile by the Federals would enable
them TO penetrate hundreds of miles into
The interior of Alabama, and infict inn
mense damage on private and public in
terests. Charleston is an especial object
of Federal malignity, and she would
probably be made to drink the bitterest
cup of all if she were to fall into Yam
kee hands. We hope that every South
ern city will permit itself TO be laid in
ashes before surrendering to the invaders.
The Richmond Wing Of the LIST says
the Wilmington Journal of the 26th ult.
says the'number of burials there the pre-
vious day were five whites, the negroes
going off much more rapidly than at the
outset of the epidemic. The weather is
cool, but no signs of frost.
The Charleston Mercury gives an ac-
count of the capture of storeship Scotia
while on her way from Nassau, N. p, to
that port She was commanded by T. S.
Libby, of Charleston--the person who
ran privateer from that port and was
captured, and made his escape from Bos-
ton. The Scotia, when captured, had on
board valuable cargo-106 tons of mer-
chandise, consisting of shoes, blankets,
&c.
A letter of marque and reprisal h e
been issued to certain officer of splen
did vessel, which is TO sail soon from
some Confederate port. The second Off
Ger is Colonel Charles Osrport Hicks, who
for several months past has rendered eff
cient service TO the government.
The Wing says that General Jackson
has destroyed all that portion of the
B. g. 0. r. r. from North Mountain to
Shepardstown, tearing up the rails and
burning the tires. The large machine
shop and depot buildings at Martinsburg
were fired and destroyed.
The Wing also says the Secretary of
War has caused an order to be issued to
officers commanding camps of instruction
TO cause the enrolment of conscripts to
be extended TO all men not subject TO ex-
emption who are between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fiye. II cannot be
denied that the law under which this is
done is unpopular if not odious among a
large class of our citizens.
Recently the British man-of-war Rim
aldo appeared at the foot Of Canal street,
New Orleans, assumed hostile attitude,
demanding from the authorities the re-
lease of James Syme, a druggist, an Eng
lish subject, confined in Fort Pickens,
and naturalization for the seizure of his
person and property in the amount of
one hundred thousand dollars. General
Butler requested ten daVs To consider