Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-22

BAETIM0RE, April IL.
The following L from The special Fortress
Monroe correspondence al the Amerlcan:
There are no indications OF the re-appear
ance Of The Merrimac. I'll III III
The French steamer Gassendi Is still at
Norfolk, awaiting the return Of the French
Minister from Richmond, where, il IL pre-
sumed, be has gone to insure the safety OF
the tobacco purchased by The French Gov
eminent
Al intervals, last night and this morning.
heavy cannonading was heard in the direction
Of Yorktown SA1
A party of Deserters who came into our
lines report the arrival of JEFF. Davis 10 the
rebel camp, aud II was understood he would
take command In the approaching battle
They represent the enemy to be 10 great
force, and the work of intrenching to be
progressing throughout the Peninsula.
Reiniorcements were constantly arriving
from Norfolk, Fredericksburg, aud even N
Carolina, and the rebel Generals openly
declared their intention to make this the
great battle OF the war, and the strongest
conviction is expressed Of triumph over
the Federal forces, aud driving them from
he peninsula,
There is almost constant skirmS5hing going
on by the rlilemen, and occasionally shot
and she'll are thsewa with great rapidly.
There was quite a heavy skirmish this
morning, beyond Warwick Court House. on
the James river. The enemy attempted to
turn our left flank. The attack was made in
quite heavy force, but the enemy were re.
pulsed after a brisk artillery duel. The loss
of the enemy is thought to have been quite
heavy. We lost about dozen in killed and
wounded.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POToMAO, April l8
In the engagement on Wednesday between
the Third Vermont and the enemy, 80 of our
men were killed and 80 wounded--ten prob.
ably fatally. The Regiment behaved with
great gallantry, driving a superior number
of the enemy from fortified position; but
the rebels were reinforced, aud they were
obliged to retire. Our artillery moved the
rebels down by acres,
CAIRO, April IS
There has just arrived from Pittsburo the
steamer City Of Memphis. She reached Padn.
cab last evening from Pittsburg with seven
hundred wounded, who are to be sent TO
Louisville. Among the wounded was Can't
w. ii. Polk, nephew of ex-Prestdant Polk.
who participated in the battle, and was Sc
verely wounded in the leg. The surgeons
held consultation ca The passage down, aud
decided to amputate his leg, Just as we
passed the mouth of Duck river at noon yes
terday, we discovered row of burning
buildings, and large number of Confede-
rate troops upon the high land In the rear:
short distance below we discovered the
steamer Minnehaha rounded to and living on
the banks, with white handkerchief and
Gags flying from the hurricane deck. Upon
iuqulrlng we feared that she had been 6red
lnto by the rebel caVelIy near where the
buildings were burning, and one man was
severely wounded The soldiers on the
steamer landed and set fire to houses whence
the volley was sent, but could not reach the
rasoals.
The Patten was also fred into about dav.
light to day No one was hurt The rebels
very singularly respected our hospital flag
and allowed us to proceed unmolested.
There was a slight skirmish a day or two
siuce outside our picket lines in the direction
OF COrluth between some United States cav
airy aud a battalion of Texas Rangers, in
which two OF the enemy were killed and two
taken prisoners
General Mitchell, few days after leaving
Huntsville, made descent upon Decatur.
and burned the bridge Of the Memphis and
Charleston Railraad, Which spans the iyeI
at that point. lie tore up the track iora
mile or more on either side Of the Tennessee
'and then marched bis forces to Florence,
where be destroyed another bridge. The
.tlmberS OF both structures, blackaned aud
clarred by IRE, are continually floating past
.Pitssbgrg.
General Sherman moved his division on
Wednesday two miles further into the interior
aud after sharp skirmih, ia which the en-
emy was defeated with loss of five or six
killed and 8s many wounded, succeeded in
maintaining his posi1Mu. believe it is the
intantion of Gen. HS%gck to advance slowly
and surely, and particularly to guard against
surprises. No such disgraceial and mex
cusable blunders as those perueLrated on
Monday VIII again happen while he is in
command,
The excitement against certain officers is
intense, and charges have been preferred, :
which will saddle the responsibility OF The
slaughter where il rightly belongs.
The roads west Of Pittsburg are execrable,
bot are rapidly drying under the influence
CT the hot Southern san. 4 battle is inn
minent and canuot long be delayed.
Information from Corinth to the 18th
yesterday reached Savannah, and Is deemed
reliable, The person referred TO says that
the rebels consider the affair of Sunday aud
Monday OF unequalled brilliancy, and il is
producing wonderful effect upon the PEG
pie, The movement furnishes inconlesuble
evidence that the Yankees are not invulner-
able. The Southern heart is fired, and rein
forcements are pouring in upon Beauregard
at an uut Xampled rate. He mas 100 600 men
at his command, and is terrifying COrinth;
building Entertainments, digging rife pits,
constructing abltis Of trees, exc. The rebels.
entertain no doubt Of success the mex time
If an encounter be provoked
We lost ID pieces Of artillery in the late
battle and captured Is.
Gen. Smith is dangerolsyi i'll at SAvaE'
nah, and his recovery is doubtful.
Tue 18th Ohio has been disbanded and
mustered out Of the service.
A deserter from Beauregard's army came
into Savannah on Wednesday, aud says that
General Price reached Corinth on Saturday,
the 9TH with what he calls 30 600 men, and