Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-02
By Last Nights Mail.

New ORLEANS, April 2l.--A special dis
patch to the Delta from Fort Jackson, yes
/ terday, says the enemy's fire had much
slackened. He has fired 81 900 pounds Of
| powder and l 900 tons of iron.
/ This bombardment is unprecedented in the
annals OF warfare.
| Our loss 30 far is 5 killed and 0 wounded.
The mortar vessels are out Of sight, behind
point of woods. We funk two of them
yesterday and disabled steamer.
WAsHNGToN April 20.
The Secretary of the Treasury is now pre-.
pared TO pay all Indebtedness OF date prior
! to the LIST of February in cash; of the month
OF February, 40 per cent in cash; and Of
subsequent date, 30per cent in cash.
New YoRK, April 30
letter from Washington, received by one
Of our merchants, yesterday, states that the
most positive information hes been bad from
The vicinity Of Memphis, that cotton, in i'm.
mense quantities, has been destroyed through
out that section Of the country. aud il is now
beyond all question that the plan of the reb
els long declared is being put into active
execution.
FORTRESS MONROE, April %.
A flag Of truce from Norfolk. to-day.
brought down the wife and family Of Parson
Brownlow, and also the wife Of Congressman
Maynard The party, consisting Of four la
dies, two gentlemen, and six children. are
oil from Tennessee. They bring the report
that all the Union families of Tennessee have
been ordered by proclamation to leave with
Sc hours. 1900 Union men lef. for Ken
lucky week ago Friday. or a party Of 400
al ,rti n h.. IL
The Piohmopa pi-Put5i. VT yus,Gtuay says
when the snemy's feet arrived opposite the
city and demanded it's surrender Gen. Lowell
refused, aud fell back to Camp Moore, after
destroying all the cotton and stores The
iron clad vessel Mississippi was burned to
pre- sent her falling into the hands of tn
enemy. Nothing is said about the Louisiana,
but il IL supposed that she was sunk at the
frat fire. Camp Moore is rs miles from New
Orleans, on the jackson railroad. The fol-
lowing are the. latest dispatches in io-day's
paper:
MOBILE, Arril 81.
The Yankee Commander Farragut prom
isad the Secretary Of the Mayor of New
Orleans vino visited the feet by Gag Of
truce, TO make q renewed demand for the
surrender Of the city, but he has not done
so up 70 this time, Eve o'clock Oar ship,
tuC AGLthti Ohiu5 ~ lLolu Lllt iOIlA uENeE II
flag OF truce, with forty Of our wounded
She communicated with the Federal flag
ships, bus the result is not Known. Ii isra
mored that the Federals refused to let her
return. The rumOr that Fort Pike had been
evacuated and blown up ia unreliable.
In a conference held with one Of the Fed
eral officers after the correspondence between
Mayor Monroe and Com. Faragut, the officer
left, declaring that he would shoot down the
flag on the city hall II ii wac not hauled
down, aud he actually brought his ship
within range, but he has not fired thus far.
II ls reported that French and English men.
ofwar are below aud will enter their protest
against Smelling the city, 1t is believed the
Yankee vessels are short of both provisions
and ammunition. The city is remarkably
orderly, but the excitement is Intense aud
the feeling Of humiliation is deep.
MOBILE, April 28
The forts on Lake POnchartrsin were ell
evacuated on the 25lh inst. We have sus
tanned considerable loss in supplies aud in
dismountng, but not in destroying the guns
at Fort Pike. An the buildings were burn
cd, including the telegraph Office The ope'
Tator has gone to the limits OF the city 10
open an Office II possible,
The gunbOats on the Lake have been
burnt 10y our people. The Mobile boat,
Whitman, Bragg, and several others, are
running troops, stores, and ordnance, to
ManehOck, after which we fear they will be
burnt The Yankee feet was returning
again to Ship Island,
The death Of Samuel B. Todd brother q
hrs Lincoln, is announced. He died on lbe
battlefield, and from the effects Of wounds
be received at Shiloh Ia The action of the 1th.
1t il reported by the fag Of truce that tbs
MerrimaC had steam up. IL is reported In
Norfolk last night that she would come out
to day. She has not, however, made her
appearance.
FORTRESS MONRoE, April 20
The Charleston Mercury says that niue
schooners leit the city 70 run the blockade
! Tne Guide. Wave, and two others were Ia
ken. The crew of the Guide was landed ON
Gibbs Island on Wednesday On Friday
they were seen by our pickots, and wery fir
upon under the supposiliou hai they were
| Yankees. David Kaufer. OF Augusta, was
| killed. The three other vessels were sent
60 Port Royal.
The gunbOat Mount Vernon arrived from
| the blockade of Wilmington 90 Sunday
night. She left there the Jamesto own and
Victoria The Cambridge sailed hence Iug
! Wilmington on Sunday. The Mount Yer
/ mons boilers arr detective, bat she win re-
turn TO her station 10 few days.
There Is but little news.