The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-16
By Last Nights Mail.

MEMPHIS, July I2-rThe Vicksburp
Wing reports the damage to the CITY
very severe. The publication Of the Wing
is suspended.
The Grenada Appeal states that the
9TH went into the Richmond fight 800
strong and came out with one effective
man. 81
The same paper states that a foraging
party of 1000 ofCurtis' men was attack
ed and nearly all killed; but few were
captured alive.
A Vicksburg dispatch of the 4th states
that the bombardment is tremendous
and increasing, II is estimated that the
enemy fired $4,000 shot and shell. Our
loss thus far is six men killed and one
wounded The inhabitants have taken
refuge in the works. Should the invaders
land we will drive them back at the point
Of the bayonet. Vicksburg cannot be
taken. .E.-
MEMPHIS, July 1L-Arkansas refugees
report General Curtis attacked and com
pletely cut 70 pieces, 500 Conlederates,
under Colonel Mcneil, 30 miles east of
Batesville on the 4th inst.
The Grenada Evening Appeal of the
6th says the Vicksburg canal is progress
il9A with 5000 negroes working on it,
WAsHINGrGN, July 1.-THE following
message from the President was deli
vered in Congress to-day:
Fsllo,o- Citizens Of the Senate aud House
Of Representatives:
Herewith is a draft Of the bill TO COM
pensate any State which may abolish
slavery within its limits, the passage of
which substantially as presented, l reply
and earnestly recommend. Signed,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BE il enacted Jy the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tle United States Of amer
ioa IN Coagrsss assembled, That whenever
the President of the United States shall be
satisfied that any State shall have lawful
! ly abolishedslavery within and Throughout
such State, either Immediately or grad
ually, il shall be the duty Of the Presi-
dent, assisted by the Secretary Of the
! Treasury, TO prepare and deliver 20 each
an amount of six per cent interest bear-
| ing bonds of the United States, equal
! TO the aggregate value of blank dollars
! per head of all the slaves within
sucn State as reported by the census
of 1860, the whole amount for any
one State TO be delivered at once, if tho
adjustment be immediate or in equal
annual installments, or if it be gradual,
interest to begin running on each bond at
the time Of delivery, not before.
ARd be 10 further enaciea, That if any
State, having so received any such bonds,
! shall at any time afterward by law in
troduce or tolerate slavery in its limits
contrary to the act Of adjustment upon
which such bonds shall have been re-
eeiyed, said bonds 80 received by said
| State shall 81 once be null and void in
whosoever hands they may be- and which
State shall refund TO the States all inter-
est which may have been paid on such
| bonds
The House Select Committee on Eman-
oipation in the Border States, will pro-
baby report on the subject To- morrow.
INDIANAPOLIS, July. 14-Another en-
thusiastic meeting was held tonight.
The bells Of the city were rung, and the
! gathering was very large. Eloquent
speeches we're made by Gov. Morton, r
| j. Ryans aud others About 10000
was subscribed for the support of the
! families Of volunteers. The feeling
was excellent, and the work of volunteer
ing progressed most favorably
The responses 10 the Government cal
for new troops to-day, are exceedingly