, 1862-12-19

new YORK, Dec 19-A special from Nash |
vile yesterday gives dispatch from Charles |
ton. dated Dec. 14th, as follows:
The enemy's gnnhoats, this morning, In
stono River, few miles below the city, OPEN
cd fire on our pickets on James Island. The
demonstration is considered q feInt, to occupy
the attention Of this neighborhood-
Gen; Evans, commanding, the rebels at
On he 18th, that Gens Foster ta attacked sa King
ston yesterday with Is, 900 men and nine guIl-
boats. After a fight Of ten hunrs we drove the
Federals back to their g,nboats. Fosters
army is still in Evans' front"
IFron tho journal OF yesterday.1
Mr.. ]. J. Sullivan, railroad agent at Nash
vile, reached this city this morning, having
LIFT Nashville on Tuesday morning, and Louis
Vile yesterday afternoon. He has our thanks
for late Nashville and Louisville papers.
Mr. Sullivan informs us that it is extremely
difficult at present for pcrsons-especally Ia
dies-to go south On the railroad from Louis
| Vile But very few who so down from the
| North to go to Nashville succeed in getting
| passes. The regulations, under orders Of
Gcncral Rosccrans, arc very stringent.
In Nashville Ill Is quiet at present, Oeea-
sional skirmishes arc reported south Of the
! Cumberland, but no serious fighting has yet
occurred. a great battle is liable to take
| place every day, and it was thought it would
rot be DELAYED many days longer.
| We learn that squad Of 4le Board Of Trade
!
| vens, several days since went out ona foraging
expedition near Nashville, and were attacked
by twenty mounted gueri:las, while loading
corn from 4 harm, Alter Il brisk sl1lrmish
six Of our men were taken prisoners, anil J.
! J. Carroll from the Jomr7sat offiee) was shot
| in the shoulder, supposed mortaliy.
The names Of those captured are Corporal
Tinsley, Homer Baker, John Sherman, J. y.
Williams, j. II. Buckingham and Thomas r.
Richmond. Lieutenant s. II. Stevens fought
with great bravery, and succeeded III getting
away from the rebels.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 14.--Gcu. Rosccrans sent
:, far Of truce yesterday with :: ycritication Of
prisoners rolls Maj. Clarence Prentice was
The rebel flag officer lie desired US to notify
| his father, the editor of the Louisville Jo"r-
nal, that be was well, fit, ragged, saue3 and
rebel1ious. While the flag was waiting for IN
| answer party Of rebels violated it by cap
turing our ridcttes on the road. Gen. Ro6e.
Grams protested indignantly to-day, aud the
| prisoners VIII be returned Tomorrow
Rragw publishes IL short order thrcaten;n.
to rctaliate upon Union officers for inlpri:oI-
| lrcut Of so-callcd nou-cumhatants ut Nash.
Vile Gen. Rtsecrans rctorts tartly, telling
him 10 cut III aud SET how he likes it. Bragg
also publishes IN order thanking M,rgrl's
i troops for ralor in the affair ut HaTtsyi!is
: w1ich he says WAS accomplished by Morgan
cavalry brigade and detachincatS of the 2i
ard 9Th Kentucky. Col. Hunt, all under Mo-
gan. .........
iSpccle4 correspondence Ca1caSo 3No"N'!
i CANT CmcAao, NEAR NAsi!v..LE. Tenn
Dsrr-ocr l4tll. 1862.
, 1r,;tc vo., IL, h, s<s: to announce tho cap.
tire Of six Of <ac boys Of the Board Of Trade
1.,t1orv sne capture happened in this wise:
7h;r taor::ng suartc1master Dur,nd, Licsst
S,CTcns, Corporal Tinsley and six men, will
! three wagons and drivers, left tile camp in
Quest Of forage. The trsin reached tine on'
1,;rkct, antl t!e guard refused to let then
, i nas6 Lieut.. Stevens returned to Gen. Neg
{ey's headquarters and obtained permit Tn
= 20 an! and lncrt L Train which WAS returning
q AIMED with the pass, they struck of into thc
c,Entry, met the train returning, we're Ia
l'f1ned where forage was abundant, brt st the
. same time were warned Of girrill:s. Reach
ing barn, the boys stacked their arms and
4 were soan in the loft, throwing out the corn.
e While the Lieutenant was signing a receipt
: for the owner, twenty gueTillas, armed with
:, Tero}Fers and carblncs, rode up. and
c fired upon our men. The boys sprany
: 10 their arms and returned the fire, but the
c odds were too heavy. Our first wagon made
good its escape. The horses Of the second
: were shot down and the wagon was upset in
f the gateway, giving Lieut. Stevens and sone
Others. after Il hasl fight, an opportunity Of
- escaping. Six Of the boys, Corporal Tinsley,
Homer Baker, John Sherman, j. 4.
{ Williams, ]. Il. Buckingham and
! F. r. Richmond, were captured. J.
f j. Carroll was wounded severely in the back,
c and it is doubtful whether he recoycrs. Some
Of the boys Of the 18Th Illinois, a long distance
of. heard the firing and came up on thu
! double quick, but were too late. The gueril
c las were of with their prisoners. The af1;,i1
, has created much excitement i'll camp, and the
9 bows are swearing vengeance