Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-03
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General Halleck telegraphs the Secretary
OF War that be has received official inlOr-
nation OF the defeat and rout Of 600 saYages
under Colopels Coffee aud Btamwri2ht, in
NeoshO, Missouri. by $50 volunteers Of the
First Missouri. They took sixty-twO prison
ers, seventy horses, and . large quantity Of
arms.
The body of Governor Harvey, Of Wis
consin, who was recently drowned at Savan-
nah has been found forty miles below, on
the bank of the river.
The weather is cool aud pleasant, With
good prospect for Improvement 10 the roads
The river is falling,
General 4. W. Sherman, from Port Royal,
has arrived here and taken charge Of u brig
| ade.
FoRsYTH, No, April 20.
On the oath inst cavalry from this place
| destroyed the extensive saltpetre manuiac
tory near Yellvlle, Ark, and burned the
| building. Lieut.. Hackock, of the Fourteenth
! cavalry, was killed, aud one private wound.
ed, in the skirmish with the rebels a large
| quantity of supplies hid for the rebel use,
with deserters and jayhawkers biding in the
mountains, were captured by Gen. Curtiss's
command. Major Hubbard, with one hun
! bred and forty six men, of the First MissOu-
u
and Stamwright and six hundred Indians at
! Nesho on the 10th inst, killing and wound
| ing thirty ana taking sixty two prisoners
seventy horses, aud large quantity OF arms.
Especial TO the N. Y Postl
|. WASHINGTON. May /.
The President has just sent to the Senate
| the name OF Charles l. Llthrop, as Collector
OF The port oil New Ocleans.
.-. WAsHINGToN, April 30.
We have received news day later from
fredericksburg A refugee from Richmond
who left a week since, says that but 5000
rebel soldiers are between that place aud
Richmoud all under command Of Gen. Field
I This conflicts with previous information
One Of 90 ir regiments, the Thirtieth Vir-
! giniu. is iuuiineus and has been partly dis.
armed. The guns formerly IN the fortifca-
lions around Richmond have been sent to
| York own. There are believed to b. one
hundrei thousand rebels there Unonius of
dndnubtpd loyalty, driven from Frederick
burg, and now within our lines, vouch Tor
this informant,
Mcdowell now has ample means for
crossing the Rappahaunock. By his order
the houses OF the wealthy rebels are pro.
tccted by a guard, although the women il
hem eplt from b. windoWs on passing sol.
diers Eas...a
The House adopted the resolutions Of the
Washington Committee by a triumphant
majority,
Oar consul in Genoa writes that one thous.
and Italians have applied TO him for places
in the American army.
The Secretary OF The Interior, in response
to a resoluti N OF the House, states that be
has purchased 400 buehels ofc0tion seed in
North Carolina, which is now being put Up
10 sacks for distribution by Congressman
800 bushels in Tennessee, which the State
Agricultural Societies of Illinois, Indiana
aud Quo have distributed. More is 20 be
bought 10 Tennessee for distribution ia Iowa
and Kansas.
Arrival or the America.
, HALIFAX, May |.
The steamer America, from Liverpool Cd
the 10Th ult, and Q1eenstown on the 10th
arrived here 40 O'Clock this afternoon.
MADRID, April l9--Spaid will not with
draw Der troops from Meyico. They viii
stay until he Satisfaction demanded l. Oh
: tanned.
GREAT BRITAIS.-The London Timas tdi
torially eXpatriates on tn Importance Of th'
struggle for New Orleans, ard Gays that &C
cnpatiou of that place by the Fedrrals wouI
DE "a tourniquet tightening the artery Of the
l seceded States
Z The Morning Herald icons rvative organ
I has sarcastic editorial 90 the prouact,C
e continuance Of The American struggle, Fed
eral predictions TO the contrary nOtwilh
q iug. I. sees no signs Of Xh tusiJu in the
North, aud no discouug Insult in the South
ard believes that no probable military
a achievement on either side will suffice O.,
e bring either party to terms With thes
V / visvgs rur commercial and nnlifiqal DOifo
4 should be regulated on The conviction that
al speedy peace Is hopeless
Tle Herald further says hat the Govern
A., ment Of Washington should be permitted (
have one more chance, and If they fail, Oh
Great Powers should prcmptorily Interior
I, m behalf OF !be general we'll being Of mai
= Kind. That this has not baen before, is oa
h lug TO be generosity Of England, % Franc
4 Nas ready, but IL IN Time that England sbOul
q cease 10 stand between Der own people an
a obi relief they need.