The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-23

WAsHiEGToE, Aug. 2l.-Goy. Pierpont
is here making arrangements for putting
the government of the State Of Virginia
into operation. The seat Of government
is to be At Alexandra. With this view
the first Legislature will be convened in
extra session, probably in September,
when they will elect q Treasurer and
Auditor for without them no salaries can
be paid, nor tho. taxes collected in the
several counties.
By the creation ofthe State Of Western
Virginia the sum of 100000 was left TO
the credit Of the Old Dominion.
The new term of Governor Pierpont
will commence in January next, the
election having taken place on the Goth
Of last May, in those parts Of Western
Virginia free from rebel control. Thus
there are three Governors in what was
formerly known as one State, including
the rebel functionary at Richmond.
The Treasury Department has heard
nothing Of the report having been sent
By Gen. Grant, or any modification of
his views in respect TO trade.
MEMPHIS, August 21.--Adyices from
Arkansas state that all the rebel force
in that State is concentrated at Almeda,
five miles below Little Rock. Kirby
Smith had arrived and taken command
Of the troops, and was erecting fortifica-
ton.
The people in the White river country
are almost in a starving condition, and
there lie a strong disposition throughout
the State to accept peace on any terms.
H. Luis, friend and class-mate of
The editor of the Bulletin, just from
Georgia, says nothing can equal the alb
ject slavery of the people in all the
Southern States to unmitigated despo-
tism. The people are ripe for a move
ment for the overthrow of their rulers,
and such action cannot much longer be
delayed.
NEW York, Aug. 21.--The draft in the
Sixteenth ward was completed to-day.
Every thing passed off without the slight
est disagreeable incident
The city swarms with soldiers, but
their services have not been required.
The Heralds special says lady reach
ed here to-day from Richmond, who
states that the utmost destitution exists
among the middle and lower classes of
the people. She has = pass from the
rebels on account of her being the wife
of an EDglishman who has been protect
ed from the draft by the British Consul.
The Times dispatch says private in
formation received to-day agrees with
our own already telegraphed, that Lees
army is daily decreasing in strength
| Numbers are deserving from il, outnum-
bering the conscripts daily being added
| to il. At no previous period of the war
has there been 80 great q disposition
manifested to desert from the rebel army
! All deserters who come this way tell the
same tale. They number now four or
five times as many as ever before and by
far the greater portion of them are
| natives.
They unite in declaring that nine
tenths of those who are now deserting
Lee, make for their respective homes, in
stead of coming this way. They also
say that the feeling that the rebel cause
is lost 10 universal in the rebel army Of
Virginia.
| Gen. Jas. Wadsworth, of New York,
will probably be detached from his di-
vision in the army Of the Potomac, and
| ho"ABhSN w Nuey Ia - hStu WhoAo tho
frat fruits of his command will be an
immense and speedy addition of black
troops to the national army.
The Worlds dispatch says the Navy
Department has advices from Charles
ton confrmstory Of those already pub
| lished.
|. The dispatches received are withheld
from prudential motives.
General Gilmore complains of the per-
nicious effects produced by the publica-
ton of army correspondence from with
in his lines, and requests that no more
be allowed 10 come there.