The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-03
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ment reports that Breckenridge advanced
to Beech Grove and Hover's Gap, twelve
miles from here, on the Manchester pike.
He states that the entire rebel force is
nov In position from Beech Grove through
Wartraoe to Guys GAP, on the Shelby
vile road. The supposed intention Of
Johnston, who is In Immediate command,
is TO hold the gaps and force Gen. Rose.
Grams to concentrate his lines. Little
hope is entertained that Johnston will
attack.
While dispatches detailing this aciivi-
ty on the part of the rebels must be
necessarily silent regarding ourselves il
must not be supposed that Rosecraus is
either idle or unprepared.
PHILADELPHIA, May The sale Of
5-20 bonds at the various agencies to-
day reached five million dollars. From
a careful average made by Mr.. jay Cooke,
the Subscription Agent, it is estimated
that over five thousand individual SUBJ
scriptions have been made throughout
the land to-day, including the small
amount OF the industrial classes, as well
as The larger amounts of capitalists and
Cabinet Ministers. ~ Al
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-A gentle
man who has just returned from Army
Of the Potomac, brings the following re-
port Of the proceedings in that direc-
ton:
The pOntoons are said TO have been
laid on Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, across the river across at
Port Royal. Yesterday morning at
daylight the troops began to cross, and
by 10 o'clock our four corps d'armee are
said 70 have crossed in safety. 'Cannona-
ding and severe firing have been heard on
this side Of the river. w
WASHINGTON, May From the best
attainable information from persons ar
irving from the Rappahannock, il appears
that some important movement took
place yesterday. There was no fighting
Of Importance, The force crossed at
Lillis' Ford. Pontoon bridges were laid
two or three miles below Fredericks-
burg. Last night the enemy formed into
lines Of battle, planted batteries ON the
heights in their rear, aud also fred q few
shots 10 get the range in crossing. We
lost one or two officers killed and from
thirty TO thirty-fOur men wounded.
Our men crossed first In boats and de.
ceived the enemy out of their ride pits
They killed and wounded many and took
LOG prisoners, including several officers,
one Of whom was Lieut.. Col. Hammond
of the 9th Louisiana. These prisonerE
arrived here yesterday and were sent tC
the Old Capitol Prison.
Another informant says the left wing,
$4,000 strong, crossed four miles below
fredericksburg, a listle below where
Franklin crossed previous to the frs
battles of fredericksburg,
They fought twelve hours, and drove
. the enemy eight miles out of their rife
! pits, and from behind their intrench-
, ments. The Sd brigade of the LIST divis.
: ion, LIST corps, has suffered more thar
any other in the fight.
! Our forces have captured between 50(
. and 600 prisoners, who will soon be sen.
through to this city. Many of thes'
! prisoners have voluntarily come over I,
I. us, having thrown away their arms, il
: small squads, and begged food They
: pick up what the soldiers have thrown
away on the march.
Other rebels, however, say they havI
, plenty to eat. The right wing crosses
: at Kelly's Ford and Gen. Stoneman'
> cavalry is reported TO be somewhere il
= the rear of fredericksburg. One corp
remains at Falmouth as a reserve
: Later-We learn, though not from Al
7 official source, that General Hooker, witt
u fifty thousand men, has had q battl
Q with the rebels beyond the Rappahan.
3 mock. We have no particulars, but th
Union troops are victorious.
CAIRo. May Ia steamer arrived TO
day with dates from Milliken's Bend {
Sunday evening. Nearly the Who'll
= army at that point was in motion. Tent
and baggage were left behind, the sol.
o diors taking six days %ratiohs.
I Two tugs, having in tow four hay bar
d ges, run past the batteries al Vicksbur
G last Saturday night. The rebels did nc
! FIRE at them. rfu
PIrrsBURd, May 1.-There is gres
: excitement here to-day ia CONSEQUENCE,
: Of reports from MorganiOwB. Gen. How
: received a letter from Major Showalte
, stating that the rebels had defeated Co
Mulligan at Faifmount, and were return
4 ing to MOrgantown in force, having re
ceiyed reintorcements from Beverley.
A letter from Col. 0lphant con6rme
- this report, stating that unless reinforce
ments were Immediately sent from her
the whole district would be ii the mere
If of the enemy ftsloW
h a meeting was held az Gen. Howe
Office, at which Governor Pierpont, Sen
y ator Wiley, Colonel Cross, commando
Of the post here, aud several Of the mos
Influential citizens were present. Afts
a earnest discussion IL was decided thu
nothing could be done for the want q
proper authority.
The ten o'clock train to-day frot
UniOntown, brought Sefgeant Boston, {
the Provost Guard, one of the scouts ser
d by Capt. Wright, who went as far q
Morgantown. He states that tho rebel
s number 1900. he
"a special messenger arrived here las
night from Greensboro, ten miles frol
Morgantown, with intelligence that Null
: ligan vas attacked by a small force un
3 der the rebel leader j ones, and was gel
e ting Che becter Of him, when the enem
4 was reinforced by large forces unde In
: bOden, by way Of the Evansville pix
aud by way of Indian Greek, so tina
! Mulligan's little force was nearly sur
rounded, and had 20 retire. No troop
have yet left here, but two regiment
fully equipped, could be sent imme
diately, should Gov. Curtin call theI
I out. baf
/. NEW YORK, May 1.-The Tribune Ia
a letter from near Vicksburg stating tha
only one Of the transports, the Tigresl
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