The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-14
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spairing Of escape, has zone north. struck
the Ohio aud Mississippi railroad nt
hoore's Hill, burned one or two bridges.
and had a little skirmish on the Indian
apolis and Cincinnati railroad, near
Lawrenceburg, and is now al or near that
place. Capt. Davis, Gen. Dukes Adiu-
tsnt General, was captured near provi-
dence, On the New Albany railroad, this
morning, by Home Guards, and brought
here. His squad is scattered.
lHDIAsAroLIs,Ju ly H.. -Morgan's forces
moved eastward from Vienna yesterday
morning, arriving at Vernon, on the
Madison and indianapolis railroad, at 6
j. M and demanded the surrender of the
town, which was refused by Col. Burk-
ham, commanding the Federal forces.
Hall an hour was given FIR the removal
OF the women and children, al the expi-
ration Of that time our forces moved out
to meet the enemy, but found they had
retreated. Scouts sent in pursuit cap
tured nineteen. No loss on our side.
After leaving Vernon they moved
southward, tore up the railroad track,
and cut the telegraph. They also de.
stroyed q portion of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad west Of Vernon. They
then moved eastward, arriving AZ Yer
sailles at one o'clock 10. day. A squad
OF sixty moved on 0sgood, burned the
bridge on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road, and took the telegraph operator
prisoner.
Gen. Manson, with a large force of in
fantry and artillery, left Jacksonville
last night, and arrived at Cafrollton this
evening. He had a skirmisb with the
enemy near Grassy Flats, and captured
one captain and 10 men. Colonel Gavin,
with a force of 1000 infantry, marched
out iron Sunmans, on the indianapolis
and Cincinnati Railroad, met a portion
Of Morgan's force two and a half miles
from that place, and had a skiTmish, and
lest one man killed.
at one O'clock to-day Gen. Hobson's
forces were only a short distance in the
rear of Morgan. A sufficient force has
also been sent from here within the last
| twenty four hours TO drive the invaders
from the State.
NEW York, July ia Hagerstown
dispatch of the 10th to the Herald says a
fight commenced near Sharpsburg yes
terday at daybreak and continued till 6
o'clock in the evening, when Longstreet's
division evinced confusion, and our army
drove them some miles. The engage
ment was brought on by Fitzpatrick, who,
finding the rcbtls on Thursday tco
strong, waited for reinforcements.
The battle was fought by only a por-
tion of our army. The rebels fought
steadily at FIRST, but wildly at last, IS il
their ammunition was exhausted. Our
cavalry and artillery destroyed n pom
tOon bridge, to the CONSERVATION of the
enemy, as they were about to cross. The
rebels evacuated this town at midnight
Lee, Longstreet and Ewell being tho last
rebel officers 10 leave.
/ have reliable information that the
rebels reiterated TO Williamsport whert
they hope to make another stand.
There have been several slight skirm.
ishes on the Antietam.
Gen, COUGHS force is advancing.
A headquarters despatch of tbs lou
TO the New York Herald says our army
is within a few miles of the enemy.
The Herald states that importan
military movements now in progress in
dictate that il is the policy Of the Gov
| eminent to follow up vigorously GU
success and drive the rebellion 70 th
! wall.
Our Government has notified til
rebels that the execution OF the tw
officers selected at Richmond will b
retaliated most severely.
The New York Mercury has a Wash
ington despatch intimating that Lee ha
aaoanad ,rroao tha pofomae-
Il BALTIMORE, July ia special to th
' American, dated headquarters, Saturda
d night, says the position of our army j
10 essentially unchanged. There has bee
no fighting to-day. The enemy chang
,e ed his picket line this morning, givin
Iise TO the report that they had sbar
doned FunkstoWn, which was magnife
4 into a full retreat aud m escape over Ii
Of river. They were still in the san
position and in full force.
HELENA, ARK, July Further par
t~icnlars of the late battle show their II
pulse TO have been very decided and dii
astrous TO the enemy. II is thougl
their loss will foot up one thousaT
killed and wounded. Ours is two hume
red and thirty. We have taken nil
hundred prisoners and parolled tn
hundred and thirty, other wounded
Newton seven miles out. The rebe
left two pieces Of artillery in our hand
81, Gen. Meade has his forces all in pos
tion, and everything seems ready eth
lie 10 receive or make an attack.
The army is in first rate spirits, al
moved into po sitiOn with cheers.
Our cavalry operations continue We
~ active, aud the rebels are circumscrib
to a small extent of country for food a
forage.
NEw YORK, July IA Middlestow
Md, despatch TO the Herald says; Fro
information by a person who has been
the rebel lines at FuukstOwn, we les
hat the rebels were tearing houses
pieces 60 construct pontoOns. The re
troops express little hope of crossing
% Potomac. They were anxious abe
) their trains, and very much disheartenI
A humbug special states that the A
tietam river is much swollen, which
il. probably delayed Meade in attack
the rebels.
Our army is stronger than when
sc Gettysburg,
CINCINNATI, June 12.-Morgan's RI
no tonight reaches within seven miles
KS, the Ohio line. Some bridges on the o
and Mississippi railroad between CO..
OF ran and North Vernon, have been
So stroyod. To-day the rebels also
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