The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-19

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PD- Nashville rrssa COPY.
Subscribers to The Weekly UNION, " 10
did not receive their paper Of the 18th
inst, must excuse us. We printed what
we thought would be sufficient to supply
all new comcrs, as well as those already
on the list, bat unfortunately fell short
considerably We shall not fail again.
ITEMS FROM DWm-We have had
conversation with gentleman, a good
Union man, who has just made his es-
cape from rcbeldom, TO some portions OF
which nc made an involuntary visit
Some time ago, whilst on his way TO
huntsville, Ala, he was arrested at De-
chcrd, a station on the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, as a rebel dcsorter,
being clothed in the inevitable butter
nut-and sent to Chattanooga, where he
was imprisoned amongst others, charged
with the same offence. He was allowed
occasionally, under guard, to walk about
the place, and once visited the Office of
the Chattanooga ReJeL During his stay
in Chattanooga, he learned that the place
is strongly fortified, aud that the rebel
leaders are confident Of their ability 10
hold it against a superior force. He also
learned that Bridgeport, on the Teunes
see River where the Nashville and Chat
tanooga railroad crosses, is also strongly
fortified. There are Notifications on both
sides of the river.
Being rcgardedas rebel, officers talk
ed before him freely, and he heard some
of them express the opinion that if the
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
should fall into the hands of Federal
force Of sufficient strength to hold it, the
rebel cause would be most seriously com
promised, If not ruined utterly. The
importance of this road to the rebels has
not been magnified. 1t is one of the
main arteries which give and maintain
the vitality of the rebellion, and it is as
tOnishing that the Federal Government
has not, long ago, taken possession of it,
Our informant states that after remain
ing some time in Chattanooga, he was
removed to Atlanta, Georgia. Here he
made his escape, and managed to gel
back into Tennessee; and passing through
the State by way of Kingston, in RoanC
county, got into Kentucky, made his way
to Lebanon, where he came TO this place
by rail. During his periginations, he
discovered that Union men were hume
rous in North Georgia, through which he
passed, and that they contrived TO meet
together, once a week, for advice and
counsel He attended one of these
meetings, held at night, aud heard
several sound Union SIP, eches Thes,
loyal men are looking with anx,
iOus hope to the overthrow of the rebel
lion, and the restoration Of peace Ii,
learned that the number of deserters, anC
citizens evading the couscript law, lying
out in the mountains and forests, is very
large. They are engaged, to q consider
able extent, in bushwhacking, and wo,
to the rebel officer or conscript agent
who comes within the reach of their un,
erring rifles,
In Cherokee county, Ala, recently
about one hundred deserters from BRAGG,
army, took refuge in a natural fortiica.
ton on Sand Mountain, where they wer,
attacked by detachment of Texas Ran,
gers, sent to arrest them, They resisted
desperately and succeeded in rcpulsins
the Rangers with heavy loss.
About the Grst of this month figh
occurred in Fcutress county, Tenn, fou
miles from Jamestown, between a mum
Der of Unionists, commanded by Tinke
Dave Beatty, and a company of rebels
commanded by Capt, Hutchinson. TIT
latter were defeated, with a loss Of nine
teen men, killed and wounded, Captain
Hutchinson was captured. lie had on
previous occasion captured three 0
BeSty's men and hung them, declarinl
they were bushwhackcrs and not entitled
to recognition as prisoners Of war. Bca
ty returned the compliment by shootin
him.
About the same time a squad of rcb,
horse thieves and guerrillas the Cham
Ferguson stripe, under the lead OF Cap
Evans, who had been robbing Unto
men in Wayne county, KY aud takin
some of them prisoners, were atiacke
by an inferior force At night successful
y. This force consisted Of two citizen
James Davis aud Benjamin Burk-
James Burk, Of Woolford's cavalry, an
Hudson Bmk, discharged soldier
These four men, accompanied by a mum
br Of citizons, followed the marauder'
twenty eight i'm number 10 the house O
jonathan Burk, on Rock Creek, whcr
they had put mp for the night uayin
secured the sentinel, they sent Oh
uuuus TO tine rear of the house
Wills, they approached IN fon'
Ioal uuu,uug he door, thcy raisc'
shout of "Woolord, Woollord,' an,
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