The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-28
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Special toibe ST. lods nrubigau.
CAmo, Sept l0.--The following cor
respondcnce has passed between Gene
raj Tutue and Secretary stanton
CAIRO, Sept Is, 1862.
70 hon. h. ". Stanton, Scty Of ,r1r.
General Grant is sending here large
lots Of negro women and children, and
directs me 10 ask you what to do with
them. Parties in Chicago and other cit
les wish them for servants VIII I be
allowed TO turn them over TO responsible
committees 10 be so employed IL so,
can | transport them at Government eN-
pense
j. NJ. FUTILE,
Brighten. Commanding Dist Of Carlo.
WASHINGTON, Sept Is, lSG2.
BJigodier- General laH5.
You are authorized to turn over TO re-
sponsible committees negro women aud
children, who will take them in charge
and provide them with employment and
support in the Northern States, and
you may fureish transportation at Gov
eminent expense. M, STANTON,
Secretary of War
Gen. futile invites correspondence
upon the subject.
G. j. Coon, of Milwaukee, has arrived
to-day from Jackson, Miss At the time
L., 1aN hter,
were confined there awaiting an ex-
change. When he reached Holly Springs
he was placed under arrest, and was on
ly allowed 70 come North to Memphis to
bury his daughter, who had deceased.
The day before he left Holly Springs,
last Monday, Gen. Van Dorm and staff
were then there. Gen. Price was near
Corinth, and Gen. Breckenridge had pass
cd through Holly Springs the day before
en- route to reinforce Gen. Price
The provisions of the conscription act
were being enforced No attack was
expected at Vicksburg, and Confederate
troops were being sent North.
The uansl ort latan, carrying rebels
TO Nicksburg for exchange was fred into
at Prentiss, Miss A large number was
killed. The village was subsequently
destroyed by the conveys
Night before last there was quite an
extensive affair between Federal force
and the rebels under Faukners and Hay
ward, twenty miles south of Fort Pill
low, in which the command of the latter
were annihilated We have no informa-
ton Of the casualties on the Federal
side. The information comes through
rebel sources.
Look out Tor stirring news from
Corinth.
Especial to the Herald.
FREnEEIcE, September 2l-lu PM
A dispatch dated opposite Shepherds
town this evening says everything is
quiet there to-day. During last night
there was considerable firing between
our pickets and those of the enemy on
the other side of the river. At six o.
clock this morning, number of the ene-
my, supposed to be a brigade, showed
themselves opposite the bluff and fred a
volley of musketry into our artillery
camp. Our batteries, Capts. Waterman's,
Martins and llazlett's, soon opened
concentrated fire on the rebels, causing
them to disappear,
This morning a flag of truce was sent
over the river, asking permission TO bury
our dead, which was granted Ii is be-
iieved the enemy must be out of artillery
ammunition, from their not responding
TO our guns. For some time there has
not been a rebel seen on the opposite
bank. 1t is thought they have all falleu
back 1t would not be proper to state
the disposition or movements of om
forces, but it is probable important news
may be expected from McClellan's army
| within the next day or,twO
Officers Of Gen. COUGHS division, who
left Harper's Ferry at 10 o'clock this AM.
report everything quiet there and nc
signs of the rebel forces in that vicinity
| Large numbers Of rebel soldiers, scatter.
ed about the mountains, are surrendering
| themselves TO our officers. The rebel
army appears to be completely democrat
lied, and in process of dispersion Mum.
bers Of wounded continue to pass through
here hourly, en- route for the North. il
is believed by our citizens, that the rcb
els lost al least 5000 men by desertiol
during the raid into Maryland Scarcely
sufficient recruits were obtained TO form
a company