The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-19
TILE LATEST NEWS.

forwarding this hasty summary of the
progress of affairs
The batteries Of Gen. Gilmore on |
shore are of the most extensive charAc- |
ter, and most of them have been erected |
under cover of darkness as a precaution,
so that the enemy has no knowing of |
their position and will not till they !
open on them.
We have erected sn extensive battery
thoroughly defyin the rebel ba. terry on
James Island, which in measure en-
iladed our principal work and caused
considerable annoyance before the pro-
lection was built for the new one.
Two Monitors cruise every night in the
vicinity of Sumter.
Saturday Night Aug. 9.-The Passaie
has been within rille-shot of Sumter,
looking out for the rebel steamers that
ran to Cummings Point, while the Mon
itors of the fleet will be in readiness ere
the attack on Thursday. There is
certainty of the taking Sumter, Battery
Gregg, and Fort Wagner From two 10
six hours are regarded as sufficient
There is no doubt entertained on the
subject in the fleet or on shore. The day
for doubling has past.
Two mortar schooners from Washing
ton arrived here this evening three more
will be here from Port Royal to- morrow.
They will add a terrible cannonado on
Thursday and make Charleston tremble.
We all have strong hopes of being in
Charleston by Sunday next; aud that the
old flag will wave over the ruins of Sum-
ter by that time you may regard as a
fixed tact
One OF our officers, who left Morris Ia
land on Friday, says that upon receiving
instructions in regard to conveying news
by Quartermaster Dutton, he asked.
| "What shall tell our friends at Fortress
Monroe The Quartermaster replied
"Tell them great battle will come off
here on Saturday, the 10Th, or Sunday.
| the 10th, and that we shall be victori-
ous."
New YoRK, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
| City of Washington, from Liverpool on
the 18th, via Queenstown on the 9th, has
arrived
The ship Constitution, from Philadel-
phia for Valparaiso, was captured on the
10Th of June by tie pirate Georgia, and
was released on giving bonds. The crew
has arrived Of PernRmbuco.
The ship City of Baltimore, from Cal
lao for Antwerp, was at PernambuCo,
after having been captured by the Geor-
gia and released on the same terms. She
reports that she saw the bark Conrad
which was captured By the Alabama on
the Oath of June.
The ship Sunrise, from Liverpool for
New York, was, it seems, captured by
the Florida in latitude 40 and longitude
So, and was released on ransom bond
of 100000.
The change of tone Of the London
Post and Saturday Review, both of
which were stringent advocates of se-
cessionists in England excites much
comment. They look upon the recent
Federal victories as great and decisive,
and in measure give up the cause Of
the South as vitality lost.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
held its half-yearly meeting on the Sd.
The speakers expressed the opinion that
the American war was not far from its
close, including Jas. Spence, the notori-
GUS secession advocate.
The Polish National Government had
ordered forced loan of 21,O0OO 600 flo
rens. A proclamation from the same
source rejects every compromise not
based upon the independence of Poland
and the boundaries of l772
Several insurgent leaders were hung at
Warsaw.
Advices are said TO have reached Paris
from New York that the Government has
definitely renowned the CONSUMPTION,
and that the fact is attributed TO the
progress of pacific ideas in the North.
The Polish question is unchanged
Paris journals charge England with hold
back from the identical note now that il
is a question of taking 4 decided step,
and place the responsibility of solution
on England.
The London Herald asserts that Eng
land and Austria are completely in ac-
cord, and will simply demand for Poland
those treaty rights which Russia in sub
stances acknowledges and shows dis
position TO eoncede.
Rumors of an intended outbreak al
Warsaw on the oh are current. The
National Gazette warned the peopie
against moving before the signal.
The London Times in an editorial upon
American affairs, as depicted by the ad
vices by the Great Eastern aud Asia
regards the Federal successes checked
and the COnfederates as having rallied
and offered something of the old deter
mined resistance. Il says in point OF
fact, that so far the successful Federals
are for the moment checked. Their vic.
tories have been considerable, but they
do not seem 10 see the way TO follow
. them up, such = difficulty "a not likely
20 be lessened if they continue TO ptesa
into the Confederate country. The
Times says that under the circumstances
[ il is a stroke Of smart policy of the New
/ York papers 10 declare that the new
draft for 500, 900 men is intended only
, for war with Great Britain, but with
, Gen Lee still threatening them upon the
Potomac the Federal Government will
find enough in their hands at home
I however, they are no doubt right TO resort
TO any clap trap or violence to enforce
the CONSUMPTION, for il is quite evident
that if they cannot reinforce their ar
mics, their invasion Of the South must
, come TO a stand.
The Daily News looks upon events / Il
a totally different light. The --latest
news, il says, records a number Of adj
ditional Federal advantages, which show
, that the Union forces are turning 10 &C
count their recent victories by pushing
+ onward at every point Of their extended
lima