The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-27
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MIDNIGHT pEsPArcHEs.

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steamer Leviathan, being new and very
fast well supplied with provisions and
ccal for cruise, is reported, by the
steamer DssOtO, as having been captured
near the South West Pass.
The steamer Newbern arrived at
Newport News from Buford yesterday,
with 500 barrels Of tar and turpentine.
The Nansemond had driven the Venus
one of the largest and swiftest blockade
runners, ashore with valuable cargo.
She wSs totally destroyed.
CINcnNATI, Oct. 26.-Gen. ROsecrAns
was received with earnest and hearty
welcome, and made q brief speech, de-
claring that since the battles Of Chicka-
manga he had received letter Of ApprO-
val from the President for his action in
that affair
NEW York, Oct. 26.-COtton decided
ly frmer, sec. Gold weak, 1880.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--All operations
in front are stopped by the late heavy
rains.
About two thousand men are repairing
the Orange and Alexandra railroad. The
rebels done immense damage to portions
Of the road.
Buford had fight with StuArt's cav
airy, near BealtOn, yesterday. No mater
ial results.
The rebels appear to be entrenched on
the RappahannOck, and prepared to dis
pute its passage.
The people within the rebel lines seem
to be approaching 3 state of starvation.
The three days rAtions with which Lee
undertook his recent chase of Meade,
consisted wholly of dry crackers. Sup
plies from East Tennessee having been
cut of, food TO last through the winter
cannot be found in Virginia. Want Of
food seems to have melted Lees re-
cent advance.
CAIRO Oct. 26.-BAnks' expedition into
Texas progressing satisfactorily. The
10th army corps in the advance had
crossed the Sabine river into Texas, not
over q hundred miles from Galveston.
] Union feeling is developing in New
Orleans. Two Union regiments are
forming there. s svrres I
| Guerrillas are plenty near Fort Ad-
ans. They have also appeared at Hope
field, opposite Memphis.
Gen. Mcpherson had brief fight
with tie rebels at Canton, Miss, on the
18th inst The enemy retrested, leaving
400 prisoners in our hands. MCPHERSON
occupied Canton.
Headquarters army of the Potomac, Oct
24.-The enemy's infantry recrossed Tho
Rappabannock yesterday on two pom.
pontoon bridges, driving back General
Gregg's cavalry, which lost heavily.
The enemy now occupies the line
their left resting near Beaverly ford
crossing the railroad near Balls station,
and extending towards Stafford Cour
House.
NEW YoRK, October 26.-The rebe
steamer Alabama near Table Bay hsrbo
$ captured barks Sea- Bride and Anni
Smith, of Boston. The Florida "a,
Tuscaloosa were cruising on the coast
The North Star from Aspinwall haG
b arrived with nearly 800 900 specie.
DANvmLE, Oct. 25--A squad of guer
rllas, supposed to be part OF Richard
sons, from the vicinity of Bardstown
}, numbering about seventy-five, dashe'
: into our town a little after six O'clocl
yesterday morning, seized the telegraph
office, cut the wires, but did no mAterir
: damage to the instruments. They burn
ed all the OommissAry and Quarter
masters stores, with the locality o
which they seemed perfectly familiar
u and robbed several citizens, regular high
way fashion. Some were so expert .
the business that one of the gentleme
who suffered declared that the rebel VIII
d robbed him managed adroitly to run bot
. hands into his pockets and still had
pistol presented at bis head to proven
5 resistance. The gang remained about a
hour and half, and departed on th
Hutsonville road. At Shelby's farm the
stole about two hundred and fifty heA
of Government stock, which were after
wards recAptured, with four of the rob
a bers, by Capt. Simpson, Provost Marsha
of Stanford with force of only AbOu
3 dozen men. Our cavalry are in h'
pursuit, and we are sAnguine here thu
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