The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-24

depot and placed his men behind them.
The rebels, attacking with three pieces of
artillery, fired thirty rounds, when the
Federals surrendered. During the Skin
mish several rebel saddles were emptied.
Col Taylor, of The 9Th Ohio, with Col.
Hawkins Zouave regiment, went on a
reconnaissance 20 Lexington, Tennessee,
on Friday, where they met lar, % caval-
ry force, and were badly cut up. a
number OF them were captured. Col.
Hawkins escaped, but was captured when
he reached Trenton.
Dyer Station, this sideof Trenton, was
evacuated yesterday morning. ~
AT Rutherford, the first station this
side of Dyer, there was skirmishing yes
terday afternoon with the rebels, under
command of General Black, formerly of
Trenton.
Gen. Davis started for Columbus this
morning, and it is thought he has either
driven off or captured the rebels.
Gen. Sherman's division is reported to
have embarked on transports at Memphis
on Saturday; destination either Vicks-
burg or flank movement on the rebels at
Grenada, in which vicinity they have
concentrated in large force.
The steamer Mill Boy, engaged in trad
ing for cotton between Memphis and
Helena, stopped at Commerce, MISSISSIPPI
pi, forty five miles below the latter place
and remained there about two hours
just as they were leaving, sixty of
Blythe's cavalry rushed down the bank
and got on the staging before they were
discovered. The first intimation was q
volley Of musketry, fred regularly by
platoons.
As soon as the first volley was given
the beat backed into the stream, bow
down. She had a head of steam on, and
made good time, the guerrillas following
and firing by platoons. The pilot and
mate lay flat on the floor. 1t is supposed
one hundred and twenty rounds were
fired. DIR. j. ID. Lindsey, of Memphis,
was shot through the head and killed,
and another man, name unknown, was
shot while coming oft in boat at Conn
merce, and fell dead into the river.
The Mill Boy went 70 Helena that
night, and Col. j. r. Slack, commander OF
the post, sent a gunboat and the transport
City Belle, with sufficient force to clear
out the rebels.
They reached Commerce at twelve
o'clock on Thursday night. The gum
boats shelled the force away, and the
infantry burned the town and houses
for five miles around;
Ten prisoners, including Mrs. Hay
den were brought to Memphis in charge
of Capt. j. d. Drummer, CO d, 47th Indi-
anna.
Tho Mill Boy is now at Presidents
Island No. /, not having fuel enough to
reach Memphis.
It is generally understood that
Blythe's cavalry is engaged bouncing on
boats. They fred into the Mill Boy
once IS she was coming up from Helena,
but did no further damage.
The rebel force operating on the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad is estimated at
10000 infantry and cavalry, mostly the
latter Yesterday morning they shot
into train, trying to kill the engineer.
All the tresile- work between jackson
and Humboldt is destroyed. People
living at the end of the road are being
organized, drilled, and armed. There
is a gunboat at Columbus. Five compa-
MES of tho 35th Iowa went down last
night.
The latest advices from Arkansas in
dictate that very few troops have been
sent into Vicksburg. The Confederates
in the State are divided into two grand
divisions, under Holmes and Hindman,
the former on the east side of White
Biyer, and the latter at North Mountain.
They are mostly Texans and Louisiana
ans. Bacon at Little Rock is sixty cents
pound, and flour from seventy to one
hundred dollars barrel. Corn is the
principal article grown this year. Quin-
inc is worth from forty 10 sixty dollars
an ounce.
The Confederates are massing their
forces on Big Black River, near Canton,
Miss.
The Grenada appeal has not been is
sued since the removal from Grenada.
Rev. DR.. White, of the Episcopal
Church, formerly rank secessionists,
preached sermon in favor of peace on
last Sunday in Memphis. Gen. sherman
and many army officers were present
Gov. johnson having appointed the
goth inst. for the election of Congress-
men, there is likely TO be quite canvass
and full vote in Memphis.
Some Of our prisoners have tried 10
escape at Mount City, to avoid being
sent South.
The Washington correspondent Of the