The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-02
BY Last Nights Mail.

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JACKSON, Tenn, July 3O.-.Captain
Dallin's cavalry attacked eighty rebels
yesterday, near Brownsville, and captur-
ed forty prisoners. The rebels after
wards were reinforced and recaptured
twenty mine men and fourteen horses.
The Federal loss was four killed and six
wounded. The rebel loss about the
Same.
CAmo, July 30-The Graham arrived
tonight. The Captain reports that he
received information AZ Csp5 Girardeau
Of fight going on forty miles back Of
that place, Colonel Daniels's Wisconsin
regiment having been surrounded by
large rebel force. This regiment is
armed both as q cavalry and infantry
regiment and has also battery of ar
tillery, and the men will be likely to
make a good fight
JEFFERSON OITY, July 30.-Not word
received from Colonel Guitar since Mon
day. AT last accounts he was still in
pursuit, and there was strong probabili-
ty Of his overtaking the rebels. Ambu-
lances surgeons, and an escort were sent
over yesterday for the wounded but
have not yet returned.
ST, LOUIS, July 31.-A dispatch has
been received by General Schofeld
through Springfield, and dated Hunts
vile, No, July Goth. 1t was from Gen.
Brown, and stated that he had attacked
Colburn's guerrilla band, numbering
thousand, twice, and both times severely
defeated him.
CAIRO, July 3O-The Sallie West on
her way up from the fleet with dispatches
and forty persons on board, was captur-
ed and sunk by the rebels, near Green
vile. The prisoners were sent to Jack
son, Mississippi-among them were two
ladies. Three only escaped
The Queen Of the West is on her way
up for repairs.
All the boats up aud down for the past
week or ten days have been fired into
and badly cut up.
The seige of Vicksburg, for the pres
ent, is virtually abandoned.
Work on the canal has been abandon
ed, and negroes sent home. There was
much sickness among the troops there.
MILWAUKEE, July 3l.-The war meet
ing to-day was a magnificent affair
Perfect order and harmony prevailed,
and it will be long remembered as the
largest gathering ever known in the
Northwest. The people were addressed
from three stands by Hon. Owen Love
joy, VIM. o. Howard, of Michigan, Gov
ernOr Solomon, Senator DOolittle, and
9th r distinguished home speakers. The
enthusiasm was unprecedented, and the
speakers were interrupted by the most
vociierous cheering when touching upon
the present administration and army
Resolutions passed unanimously that the
administration prosecute the war to its
utmost vigor, and employ every kind of
persons and property in the country to
accomplish speedily the end of the rebel
lion, recommending that at least one mil
lion men be drafted from the militia of
the North, half for immediate service and
half for instruction, to be held as re-
serve; expressing the most unbounded
confidence in the President and assuring
him of the impossibility of getting in
advance of the wishes and sentiments of
the people.
LEXINGTON, KY, July 81. - Major
Brocht of the 18th Kentucky Regiment,
who was in pursuit of a gang Of 127
rebels under Corbin, overlook them at Mt.
Sterling, killing 10 and taking 81 pris-
oners, including Corbin. Eight prisoners
of the same gang were taken else whcre,
leaving 8 TO escape. Major Brocht, who
lost none of his men, returned TO Lex
ington this morning with prisoners. 1t
is the same band reported to have left
Scott county under Capt. Built.
PmLADELPHIA, July 3l.-During yes
terday evening between four and five
hundred rebel prisoners, confined at Fort
Delaware, took the oath Of allegiance.
The Louisiana Tigers seemed especially
anxious to take the oath.
Last evening there was a disposition
among the violent secessionists to attack
their comrades, but the outburst was soon
checked.
WAsHGNGToN, July 3l.-The principle
| being recognized that chaplsins shall not
be held as prisoners Of war, it is hereby
ordered by the War Department that all
chaplains so held by the United States
shall be Immediately and Internationally
discharged.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3l,--Private sub
scriptions to the bounty fund this morn
ing, exclusive Of that subscribed by
railroads, amounts to S272,0OO.