The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-10


MADISON, Ind, Oct. An. c. CARRIER,
Quartermaster General in Gen. George
w. Morgan's division, telegraphs the fol-
lowing to tho Madison Courier:
"The advance brigade of Gen. George
w. Morgan's command from Cumberland
Gap, arrived at Greenupsburg, Kentucky,
to-day (the Sd inst.,) after an exhaust
ing march of sixteen days-having the
roads to make in may places. The men
are shoeless, and naked For days they
have been without Tations, gathering
their subsistence from the standing corn
in the fields, which they grated TO make
bread, after the fatiguos of the day. The
men bore the hardships and privatiOns Of
the march with the greatest foriitude.
They were marched and under arms
twenty hours a day, skirmishing the
woods on each side Of the road and re-
polling the attempts Of the rebel cavalry
in front and rear.
"Thc enemy blockaded the way in
every place suitable, and harasscd the
column as much as possible.
Alll tNANlAlA - AtAA lilIlcdANA Nlt DllEf
with a magnificent park of artillery,
consisting of twenty eight pieces, six
of which are 2O-pounders, and four hum
bred wagons, all of which were brought
Off in safety.
"The works at Cumberland Gap were
left in ruins
PoRrsMoUTH, Ono, Oct. L. - John
Morgan came TO Carter county with q
force Of about ten thousand men. The
Olive Hill Home Guards fought them all
day, and killed about twenty. The rcb-
els burned about thirty-Gve houses, and
then reiterated 20 Licking river. The
rebel forces returned to Olive Hill last
night. ! came here for help, and five
hundred men from the ll7th Ohio 20
| over.
WAsuNoroE, Oct 4-C0l. II. n. San
| ders, 10Th Wisconsin Volunteers, having
marched with detachment Of his COM
mand from Racine to Prairie du Chen
| without having his commissaries duly
| provided and secured, and having con-
! tractcd for subsistence for his men at an
extravagant pIce, without regard to tn,
interest Of the Government has, by di.
rcction of the President been dismissed
from the service.
The military Commission, Of which
Hunter is President, is understood to be
investigating the circumstances Attending
the surrender Of Harper's Ferry, aud haN
summoned several witnesses.
IL is believed that the nearest point Il
Washington, on the southern side of tn
Potomac, at which there are any rebel
in arms, is the Rappahannock Station
on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
81 miles from Alexandria. This morn
ing one of Gen. McClellan's scout
brought in a man named Mckenny, VIII
was arrested near Leesburg, on a charg
Of being a spy in the service Of the re
bellion. lie was taken before the Pro
vost Marshal, who sent him to the oil
Capitol Prison.
NEW YoDK, Oct 1.-The prize stcamC
Sunbeam, Of London, Falsom master ha
arrived from New Inlet, n. c., S.pteu
Der 80.
The Sunbeam was captursd Sept. PSI
or New Inlet by the L. S. gunboals Stal
of Georgia and Mystic, while attemptin
TO run the blockade at Wilmington. 81
was built Of iron, POS tons burden, an
has an auxiliary engine of 38-horse pow
er. She was built at Berkenhead ii,
years ago, and has a cargo of brandy an
guupowder valued at $4,000. II,
former Captain (Hepburn) states that 81
was from Liverpool, bound 10 Mexico, an
was putting in for coal
CHICAGO, Oct. i-Despatches from Ca
70 tonight say that a battle has bee
raging in the vicinity Of Corinth sine
yesterday morning. At three O'Clock th
afternoon, which is the date Of the latel
report from Bethel, cannonading was sti
heard. Communication is cut of at b
thel; consequently we-cannot obtain pa
ticulars Bethel is twenty miles this si'
of C0riuth.
.Couepr aaaasaol Che Missouri Democrat
srEmarIuLD, Mo, Oct. J.,
LAST evening rumors were ailoai
sounds Of artillery firing in the dirct
ton of Sarc)xie, but were deemed unr
liable. To-day these rum0rs increased
and by noon word was received lh
fight had taken place.
, The enemy forces are unknown, aI
we have not learped the result