The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-20

not requlre long time to fit them TO theii
places. The trestlework has been fitler
up in the same manner, and IL IS only
some extraordinary event that will re.
quire the cutting Of fresh timber.
L From prisoners taken in the last two
days, we learn that Jaekson's cavalry
was almost completely demolished in th,
fight Of the 9Th. jackson was. Not ia
command during the fight, but arrived or
the field just az the stampede commenc.
ed His regiments had received such 4
fright that he found il impossible TO STOP
the rout and was consequently obliged
10 retire with his men. The most terri.
BILE event Of the affair was the piling W
of the men and the horses in an indis.
criminate mass, at the time the foremost
OF therebel column stumbled on the bank
of deep ditch. Several men are known
TO have been trampled TO death under the
feet of the horses. The immense cloud
Of dust made it impossible to see what
bad happened, and thus those in the rear
pressed blindly forward
During the skirmish, Lieutenant oil
the I'd Illinois cavalry captured rebel
private by riding him down, and pre-
senting a revolver with demand for an
instant surrender and delivery Of his
arms. The rebel had a carbine and re-
volyer, both loaded and capped, but con-
cluded to comply with the imperative
request The Lieutenant cooly received
the weapons, and as his own revolver
was unloaded, he gave ii TO the prisoner
to hold while he arranged his prizes, As
soon as the rebel saw The condition OF
the weapon, he dashed it to the ground
in great disgust, aud declared with an
oath that it was the last time be would
be captured by an empty pistol when his
own was loaded. The story is getting a
rapid circulation among our officers and
soldier
The policy of allowing trade to follow
the flag is highly injurious TO our cause
as is eyiden to every one who has been
in the vicinity Of The army. Memphis has
been an important supply point for the
rebels ever since it fell into Federal hands,
and its capture was great advantage to
the Confederate army rather than loss
At Bolivar the Secessionists created
lively trade by supplying their friends
outside the lines, and il is now we'll known
that Villipigue's entire command was fur
nished with shoes by way of Bolivar.
More than thousand barrels Of salt per
week are taken below Cairo by the river
boats, and an examination would show
that three fourths of the supplies carried
to Memphis, Corinth and Bolivar, are the
articles most needed by the rebel army
Most certainly commerce should not fol-
low the flag if we wish to use every means
for crushing the rebellion. Trade should
not be permitted to any point that is not
fully fifty miles in the rear of our armies;
and even then it should be e. eatly re-
stricted The expulsion of all traders
from this point, is a step in the right di-
rection.
General Stanley left here this morning
for his new position. He is ordered to
report to Gen. Rosecfans, and is 10 have
command of all the cavalry with the ar
my of the Ohio. His loss will be Sc
riously felt by this army. Gen. Stanley
is an officer who believes in making use
Of all means to crush the rebellion. At
the outbreak of the war he was slave
owner, and believed in the institution
He now looks upon it as the sole cause of
the war, and, having first emancipated
his own negroes, makes il his theory and
practice to liberato all that he can find,
no matter who may claim to be their
owner. HE division, in Gen Hamiltons
corps, will hereafter be commanded by
BrigAdier- General Ross .a .6 I'll
1k1 IS H. r 4
Mcclellan reached us to-day, in the pa
pers Of Monday. think that the Army
Of the Tennessee is in far better spirits
since the reception of that intelligence
than it was before. The result of the re
cent elections is not considered an anti
war victory, nor Democratic victory in
the abstract. II is here looked upon as
an admonition 70 the Administration that
its policy must be changed The fact
that our armies in many long months
have made no progress, has had q terribly
effect in this entire command.
The result Of the election is looked upon
as the voice of the people pronouncing
against the management or rather mis-
of the war The removal
Of Buell. and Mcclellan is a token that
the President heeds the warning, and will
insist upon an active and ag-
gressive warfare. Thus, | say, the Army
Of the Tennessee breAthes freer to- day
than yesterday.
The terrible dust of SOsthern Tonnes
see has at last been laid by heavy rain.
A storm commenced about dark ON yes
terday, and by morning the ground was
thoroughly saturated To-day has been
cloudy, but with no rain, and if we could
now have fair weather the travelling
would be excellent. A little more rain,
however would do us no harm .' BON