The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-08

been driven DAck IN every nght Tor the
last three days. Our troops are in fine
spirits, and never 50 anxious % fight as
now.
The steamer Vanderbilt and Arrow
smith have arrived with 1000 wounded.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoTo-l
MAC, TURKEY ISLAND, July ..
General Goslin, Of the 54th pcnnsyl-
vania regiment, was killed; Capt. Cam
blass, Of the 9TH regular cavalry. was
killed Col. Pratt, Of the 31st New York,
was wounded in the face.
The army is now encamped on high
rolling ground on the banks of the James
river, fifteen miles from Richmond. The
transports are already unloading supplies
at the wharves. The commanding Cen
eral feels confident Of successfully meet
ing any attack the enemy can make upon
him in his present position.
The reinforcements received from
Beauregard and jackson gave them
force double that Of the army Of the Po-
tomac, and many Of the prisoners taken
during the battle belong TO Beauregard's
army.
NEW York, July 5.-Captain Spear, Of
Reynolds staff, reports that reinforce
ments were received with great enthusi-
asm by McClellan's troops.
The battle on Tuesday lasted from Eve
A. M. till nine p. M. We took twenty
four guns from the rebels, who came up
three or four lines deep. The canteens
of the rebels were filed with whisky and
gunpowder.
CORNTH, July 5.-A former employee
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, from
Mobile via Tupello, says there arc two
gunboats and one ram in Mobile bay, and
about 10000 troops below Mobile on the
shell road. The Notifications around
Mobile, which was commenced about a
month ago, are complete.
Our informant says that Bragg is in
command at Tupello, with between 40, =
600 and 10000 Breckenridge had left
with 10000 men. All the troops are
short Of clothing and provisions. They
have bacon twice each week, but neither
coffee nor salt.
The rebels say that the time has come
TO retake Corinth, and the general inn
preston among the rebels is that a ma
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is the unanimous testimony Of the scouts,
deserters and spies, that no rebel troops,
except cavalry, have gone eastward.
MEMPHIS, July AT Helena, Arkan-
sas, there is band of guerrillas, who
threatened the people with cotton burn
ing and general destruction of proper.
ty. In consideration of these facts, Gen
Grant issued orders that whenever loss il
sustained by the Government, collections
shall be made by seizure of a suilicien
amount Of personal property from per-
sons in the immediate vicinity sympa
thising with the rebellion to Iemunerat,
the Government for all losses. Persons
acting as guerrillas will not be treated Al
prisoners Of war.
The Mississippi River, north of Vicks
burg, is reported lined with men trym
to escape fron CONSUMPTION. The FEEDER
al boats are continually hailed by person
i wanting 10 be taken on board with thei
cotton. The people everywhere are rep
resented as suffering the greatest hard
ships.
On an island below White River, %,
600 men who have fled from conscrip
ton, are united against their oppressor
for protection.
The Avalanche appeared this mOrnin
as bulletin. The proprietors and edi
tors changed this in accordance with tn
late order of the Provost Marshal, tina
no paper would be issued whose editor
would not take the oath Of allegiance.