The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-23
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL

BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
LoUnvILLE, Dee. 70 Reports prevail
that 500 guerillss are preparing 70 move
through Pound Gap for raid IA the
eastern portion Of the State. The rebels
are concentrating for the purpose Of maxi
! ing 3 rsid on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad. Oar forces are prepared
for them.
A considerable amount of counterfeit
green backs was found to-day. The
parties attempted to circulate them were
arrested.
Colonel Gallup. commanding the Eas-
tern District Of Kentucky, recently cap
tured so guerillss.
The 29ah Kentucky attacked and rou
ted the guerillas at Pound Gap. A num-
Der Of prisoners and arms were cap
tured.
T time for enIistmenis in Indiana
has been extended TO j snuary 5lh. About
1900 volunteers have been raised for tie
new and old regiments.
q despatch to the Commercial from
Nashville, dated the 18th, says that aa-
vices from Knoxvill represent everything
quiet in that direction. L9Dgstreet bas
returned to Bulls Gap for the supposed
purpose of wintering'in Wautauga Val
ley, or with view Of moving into North
Carolina.
The railroad is in operation south Of
Knoxville to London. The river is open
to navigation from Loudon TO Chatls-
nooga.
Gea. Foster has established his head
quarters at Knoxville.
The grounds for the ute Of the ceme-
terry st Chattanooga have been selected.
A national monument is to b. erected
for the killed and those dying in the hos
pitfalls. Those that are buried in town
are being disinterred and placed in the
cemetery.
Nothing new in military affairs in
Chattanooga.
In the Kentucky Legislature on the
18th, bill passed both Houses to enable
the Southern Bank of Kentucky to wind
up its # LIS.
New York, Dec. 21--A letter from
Bsallon Station, Virginia, to the Phila
delphia Inqnirer says: have heard
report, said to be brought in by contra
band who recently left Gordonsv..i- and
succeeded in escaping 20 our lines, that
day or two before he left Louisiana
regiment and also the JEFF Davis Legion
had arrived there, and that the rebel
authorities ars sending TO Gen. Lee all
the troops they can collect from various
points, with the intention of making 40
attack on the Army of the Potomac.
The Philadelphia North American Of
this morning says: The ram Atlanta,
refitted and put in order, is likely to be
only less formidable than the Iroasides !
The talk a. the navy yards is that she |
will 90 down to Charleston to take the |
place of the lost WeehaWken. The A. |
lanta is more like the Ironsides than any |
Of the Monitors.
A Havana letter says Gen. Comfort |
was murdered by his own countrymen-
that the new Msximillian regency was
virtually dissolved by action of the |
Archbishop of Mexico City.
The Archbishop insisted on = restcra-
tioa of the Church property which had |
been confacated and distributed by ia.
quarez. This wEs refused, and His Grace |
accommodated every Frenchman and |
Mexican who opposed him, from Gen Ba-
zaine and Gen. Almonte down to dram.
mer boys of the liberating army. The |
Cathedral doors being closed, Gen. Negre |
surrounded the building with 5000 |
French soldiers, and, planting his can
non ct the door, demanded admission |
within 8 certain time. TIE Archbishop |
admitted the pious belligerents at once,
and gave them Episcopal benedicGou.
Gen. Doblado, Governor of Guanaxu-
ato, had declared for Juarez. Guadala
lara was besieged by the Mexican forces
under Mejia. Berthier and BazOine had /
advanced the Franco Mexicsn Army TO |
important positions. Gov. Vidsuri was
hostile to Juarez
The latest reports from st. Domingo,
By way of Havana, represent the Span
ism troops making q steady advance TO-
wards the heart of the instruction, and |
likely 70 subdue it.
A terrible explosion of steam boilers |
occurred in the whiskey distillery of |
George Moore this morning. One of the |
boilers was thrown 40 feet. The eugi-
neer was fatally wounded
A special to the Post Gays that Con-
gress viii adjourn by Wednesday week
for the holidays. and that the draft will /
be postponed twenty days.
The Russian feet leaves for Fortress
Monroe during the present week. Me-.
Llncoln will visit the Admiral in his
dag ship on Tuesday or Wednesday.
A letter TO the World, dated Nev Or
leans, 18th, says: Up TO tonight, We
have nothing fresh from the Rio Grande.
but our forces have all left the Teche,
and but a small garrison is at Brashear,
this side of the Bay. / do not think
any thing is expected from Texas now,
though possibly there may be. tits re-
ported here that Msgruder is a. Co.
lumbus, on the Colorado, with q large
force, and that If the Federal army en-
tiers the interior its progress will be dis
puted. It will not, in my opinion, leave
nAvigable waters very soon. Magruder
was fully spprised of the intended at
tack on the Rio Grande, and rather in
vited il, with the hope of embroiling the
United States with France.
SrsLoUIs, Dec. IA special to tie
Democrat from Fort Smith, Arkansas,
December 20, says that an attack was
made on the outposts of Fort Gitson, on
the 18th, by StAndwaite, with q force
stated at 1000. BE was repulsed and
fell back, taking part of his force across
the Arkansas, below Fort Gibson, moving
northeast.
The 81 Wisconsin cavalry has just re-
turned from successful reconnaissance
fouihwsrd. They went within Is miles
OF Bed River, but fading the enemy had I
changed position since the last aoviees
they were unable 70 proceed further
Their return was : constant skirmish for
OveE = hundred miles, strong bodies of tie
enemy being posted at all tae cross roads
10 intercept them. They cut their way
through Ia q number of places. and (