The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-24
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.

WAsH1NeToN, Nov. 23.-The Republi.
can says the Army of the Potomac has
commenced forward movement, near the
north bank of the Rapidan, with ten
days cooked ratiOns in haversscks and
wagons. tits supposed our whole army
will be beyond the Rapidan at noon.
The report that Lees army is at Han
over Junction is mere speculation. Meade
will not stop on his way South short of
the walls of Richmond.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-A letter, da-
ted Port Hudson, Sd, says Lieut.. George
B. Coleman, of New York, captured
about two months ago while on raid,
was hanged, together with some twenty
colOred priVates who were taken with
him. The Corps D'Afrique will take the
same course with any prisoners they may
hereafter capture.
NEw YORK, Nov. 23--A Morris Island
letter of the nineteenth says, nineteen
shells were fred into the most populous
part of Charleston Sunday night. A
very heavy rebel fire was continuously
poured into our batteries. Nothing new
in our feet.
A letter from the Army of the PotO-
mac says, an order has been issued TO
Immediately shoot all gurrillas IS soon
as captured.
McCAnn was elected Judge of the
Superior Court to-day.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 23.--C0tton dull "a.
Gold weak 525S.
PITTsBURe, Nov. 23-The river is
falling with ten feet water in the chan
mel.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--The storm has
ceased; the roads but little damaged.
The steamer Vanderbilt was last heard
of at MAritaus. The Alabama is in the
Bay of Bengal.
CAIRO, Nov 23.-Gsn. SteePs course in
Arkansas is approved by Southern Union
men. Arkansas is eVi IDENTIFY for Union.
Nothing later from Vicksburg.
Major Nolan with = small force pur-
sued Faulkner's command 10 within four
miles from Obion City. The rebels tried
to cross, but the Federals killed eleven
>and captured ifty-three, including two
Captains. The Federal | $. one.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-Msior General
Foster has arrived.
East Tennessee advices up to eleven
o'clock yesterday morning are encOurag-
ing. At that time firing at Knoxville
was heard by our extreme OutpOsts from
Cumberland Gap.
Gen. Burnside still holds out aud no
tilted the citizens that he would certainly
hold Knoxville. The rsbsl fierce Op-
posing him is estimated at $4,000.
Knoxville is not closely invested.
The enemy has withdrawn from the
South side of the river and We forage
there.
The artillery fighting on the nineteenth
and twentieth was very severe, and the
enemy sustained heavy loss.
Brig. Gen. Sanders is dead. Col. VOL
ford is slightly wounded
a New York special to the Times from
an officer on Banks staff, says: Large
quantities of cotton were captured near
Brownsville. Two hundred and fifty
thousand bales of cotton will be thrown
into the market by the occupation of
Texas.
Gen. SchOfield's order to recruit from
slaves as from white men is issued.
The President remarked yesterday
that the next two weeks would be the
most momentous period of the rebellion.
The Baltimore transport Delaware,
from Port Royal goth, reports the cap
ture of the rebel steamer HAssOu with a
cargo Of great value.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Gen. Burnside
on the 10Th was ordered to report to Ad-
jutant General Neal.