The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-22
10. ao7.
TIE NRws NJ SUNDAY lHEGB1s
NAIL.



Dspsr .ment Is Figidly inFgsti-
gatiag the affair Of The escape Of Joha
Morgan and eonfederstes. II Is al.edged
that . number Of prominent persons will
Be implicated. We understand that
Governor BrOegh, d0vsrnoe Tod, she
late Governor Deaison, and vsrissus eth
her distinguished publio men have been
Summoned TO Washington in conns elton
with the affair. A telegram from hisk
official sources states that Governor Nor
toa Il alrsady thers, snd takt 9,Fernor
Yates viii be as soon &c bis c1ndisi5n
permite. The country win receive with
The most profound grsti6cation the In
teiiigence that 90 least ons maifs1ssacs
viii undergo arigid inEss'igAtioas --Loss-
isVille Journal.
BOsToE, Dec. 19.-The special CORES
pendent Of the Traveller a. New Or
leans under Gate Of the 10th irst..
says that Ger. Wsshburne holds the
ooast Of Texas from The Rio GrandB 70
within 100 miles Of Galveston.
Another division Of the Is h army
oUrps u % start for Galveston with the
expectation that IL IL the rext place 10
be Pot down in the history Of the var e.
havisg been reduced by ihe Fedsrsls.
NsW YORK, Dec l9-Tho TFibuno's
Folly Island correspondent. under data
Of Decsmbsr Is, says, en- S1turd y morn
inE, while the tide Vas recoding, enc ef
the privaies Of The 3 Rhode Island bat
terry discovered. from Fort Pataam, On
the beach, what he thought might Be 5
brass 6sld-p iecs. He asked and eblsin-
ed permission 70 So and zee. he armad
himsslf with q spade, and Ia = faW mia-
atss revealed bsatiful brass 12-psua.
der. Twelve mea were Immediately de-
tailed 70 carry IL into the fort, which was
done successfully, under q brisk Ere
from MOaltris. AS soon 80 Il va ia The
fort il vas mounted in : good position,
ready Is 9 moments notice 20 Be used
against I've old friends.
The spade, in th4 cours~ Of ths day.
brought 70 the surface so .'ounds Of solid
shot, which jusl suited The ealibro Of ihs
pisee. Ills thought that the rebels, Be-
fore evaeualisg Gregg. barred q quantity
ofammunitioa Of all sorts. A few daya
will decide the matter. The sioTE and
high tides have had the sffsci 81 Washing
away some Of Admiral Dkhlgren's great
est enemies. Morris Island, Tor . mile,
is lined on The beach with immense logs,
thirty feet long and eighteen inches thick,
fastened together By very strong baads
Of iron. No traces can BE- discovered as
to where she torpedOes have been fasien-
ed Now, ifsVeF, IL The time Tor the Adj
miral 50 make the attempt 30 90 into
Charleston.
The WASHINGTON correspondence Of The
Post says: The raid Of she guerrilla
Mosby upon Fairfax Court- house startled
this eonmunity, and has caasod some
anxiety II che War Department. it Is 3
sample Of what may be expected dnging
the winter unless Gen. Meade falls back
near to Washington or strengthens bis
eommunication.
The array will BE- compelled % fall
back II these raids continus, and Il ia
probsbls that Gen. Meade has conlsm-
plated rstrOgads movement Tor s0ms
time.
The Funors Of the Femoxal Of Gen
Meade have died oai, and a IL nov gen-
orally believed be viii remain In COM
mand for the winter. The fact ibst Gen.
Meade occupies . perfectly independents
position, ssd offered 70 resign sgsin aud
again, has helped him very much With
the President. He has bsldly defended
his recent esmpAign, not sVen asking for
. lenient judgment. The whole suf ices
is dropped for the TFsssnt
HALIFAX, Dec. 10, 10 P. MAI O.
clock this afternoon che alssusr Ossss.
peak aud prisoners on board we're de-
liversd over 10 the GoVernmsnt Uson
the arrival Of the boat continuing the
prisoners 81 Greens wharf lhe excite
msnt becaas intense, the pgisonsrs EsFs
inmsdiaisly seized by boats cree IN
ihs slip and hurried of By ths csoWd IN
attendance. Upon ths douramsnt ca
GERS moyiag 10 arrest the prisoners nadsr
9 warrant, they were seized and held
By prominent citizens, and rendered
powerlsss to perform their duties. The
crowd finally succeeded Ia getting tue
pirates or 10 . small boat which iorth-
With moved down ths bag. TIE affair
causes the greatest excitement shfoarh-
ont tho city. What eOLrss the aaihoEii-
les will p1ryus Il Is iupossibis = say.
The pirates are now Ill ~ liberty scat
tered throughout ths provinces.
Cams, Dire. l9;-Ths sisamor Belle
Memphis arrived this nSraing under
guard She WAS ssissd Al Memphis bT
shs military authorities, charged VIA
landing = passenger ~ place not dsa-
ignaied - . military post who vas siter-
wards captured with eErpst-sack hlied
with percassion esFt for che rebels. Tia
persons in Memphis Wis furnished fhs
saps we're also arrested cad their stock
taken possession Of
Little Rock adviess Of tbs 5th sfass
ihai fears Of sb attack on Little Rock are
no longer entertained.
The rsbsl Gen. MeRss, who bad ktsa
ranging between the Arkansas and Whits
rivers, was attacked sans time since
Il Jseksonpost By Col. Black, % she asa
Col. Back was fspulssd, u,
snsmy capturing tarss Pise. sci arsil.srtt
Gen. Carr has assumed Sanmaad Il
he I'd division Of the Army Of Arxansss.