The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-16

he engaged with bis whole force, mum.
bcring al least 10000 men, a portion Of
the corps Of General Banks, who be-
haved most nobly, holding the enemy in
check. and. with the aid Of one division /
OF General McDowell's and Gen Sigers
corps, which arrived late in the day,
I driving The enemy from several positions,
Y and finally from The Geld OF battle.
Jackson's loss can scarcely be ltss than
! 1900 Our loss is much less
The battle was decidedly the bloodiesi
! Of the war On Sunday jackson. re-
mained idle, The troops on both sides
being exhausted. On Monday Jackson
sent in Tag of truce, asking 10 bury his
dead, a large proportion Of which still lie
on the field, pending which be escaped
with his Texans. EfC asrI /
This morning Jackson's whole army
was gone, Gen. Bulord, with his cavalry
and artillery, quickened Jackson's haste
towards Gordonsville, compelling him 20
burn bridges 70 save himself fa
/ FJacks0n obviously does not intend 20
stop running until he reaches The rebel
Notifications at Richmond.
Gen. Pope has fully met The publice x-
pectation of him. The enemy not only
show their backs 20 our faces, but the
Valley Of the shenandoah and the whole
country from Manassas 20 Gordonsvile
is no longer polluted by the presence Of
armed rebels. ....roafga tisrgtr
JacksOn's servant has just come into
the quarters Of Gen. Mcdowell, and re-
ports that his master admits a loss Of
over 1000 men in the engagement of Sa-
turday.
MEMPHIS, Augut 10--The Bulletin Of
this morning has adyices from reliable
sources, which represent General Breck-
inridge as having attacked Baton Rouge
on Tuesday last, and was repulsed, los
ing among the killed, General Clark of
Mississippi, and Colonel Hunt of Ken
lucky. Breckinricge attributes the de-
feat to the non arrival OF the ram Arkan-
sas TO make a simultaneous attack on the
Federal feet with his land attack.
The Arkansas arrived ia the evening
and Immediately assaulted our feet
, destroying two vessels and severely
damaging two others aud drove the
balance away. Breckenridge renewed the
attack from the land side, and he is said
20 have captured the entire Federal force
at Baton Rouge, i.a II. 1folaAl3
Il is also said that a large portion of
Van DOrn's command is cooperating
with Breckenridge for an Immediate
attack on New Orleans ai1 ..a'sr
I IL is currently reported and credited
at Helena that the rebels have completed
the alteration Of the Star of the West,
I which was up YazOo river, 10 a ram gun
I boat, and that she is now at Vicksburg.
/ h, =. oil . IL, = Il
T railroad iron, and mounts twenty-t two
guns. 0no,of the steam tugs up the same
river is also completed aud came out at
the same time. #.i.| sl.. 900 U.s sH
a WASHINGTON, August II.
2 The following order has been issued
TO day:
o WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToN, August 11,S
10 Military Commandments, Provo Mr.
: SlaLs, u. S. MarSlals, and Police Officers:
You will receive herewith an order OF
: the War Department to prevent the eva
! sion of military duty and for the sup
: preston of disloyal practices, dated the
. 9Th of August, 1862 This order, to be
efficient and necessarily very comprehen-
sive in its terms, and its proper execution
requires the exercise OF sound judgment
and discretion by the officers to whom its
enforcement is entrusted, and to guide
;, you in its execution the following instruc.
~ tions are TO be observed;
: Fnst-The order comprises classes of
= persons namely: Those who are about 10
u leave the United States to evade military
!, duty, and those who, for the same pur.
~ pose leave their own State. Leaving the
!, United States until military duty is per
= formed is absolutely prohibited, but il
70 was not the intention of the order to in
terfere with The transit Of any person from
% State to State, but those who design 4
evade military duty. The order will au
thorize the detention Of any person leav
: ing his own State, county, or military dis
trict
Secondary person detained may b.
, relieved on giving bonds 10 the Unite
m States, with sufficient security, in the sun
N of $1,000 with the condition that h
IS perform military duty if he should b
. drafted, or provide the proper substitute
10 Third-lmmediate report is to be mad
is to this Office of all persons detained, wit
rs the cause OF their detention.
at Fourth-lou will exercise the power
Sc of arrest and detention with caution an
Ii forbearance so as to avoid giving annoy
ance or trouble to any persons eKceptin
- those who are seeking to eyade the PEI
4 Torrance of thesr duty to their country
10 Hrh--The Governors of their respec
k, tive States are authorized TO give passt
" or permits to their own citizens desirin
" to leave their State without intent
is evade military duty.
ee BY orJer of the Secretary OF War.
Signed Il. s. TURNER,
t. .t' Judge Advocate.