The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-04


on proof of title, pay for them. No
soldier servant, teamster or other person
will be allowed to use a government
animal, except on duty, under the order
Of some officer competsnt 10 allow it.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-The following
was received this morning at the head !.
quarters of the army:
CHATTANooGA, Oct. 20. .
10 Major General Halleck:
In the fight Of last night, the enemy
attacked General Geary's division, post
ed at WanAha,chie, on three sides, and
broke his camp at one point but was driv-
EN- back in most gallant style by part
of his force. The remainder, being held
in reserve by Howard, while marching 10
the relief of Geary, was attacked in
flank, the enemy occupying in force and
commanding the hills on the left of the
road He Immediately threw forward
two of his regiments, and took both at
the point of the bayonet, driving the enc
my from his breast works and across
Lockout creek. In this brilliant success
over their old adversary, the conduct of
the officers and men of the 1lth and 12th
corps is entitled to the highest praise.
(Signed) GEo. THOMAS,
Major General.
CAIRo, Nov. 1-Private advices from
below report that Sherman is skirmish-
ing daily with the rebels under Lee,
'Roddy and Forrest. All military opera /.
tions in that region are contraband.
l. The ofa d.iatso and (r;t,v G d.
kin were fred into by guerrillas on Fri
day on their way up at Whiskey Chute,
below Memphis. One man was killed
and eight wounded on the Adriatic. A
gunboat has gone TO that point.
New YoRK, Nov. 1.-The Herald's
Washington special says 10000 or 49,
thousand New York soldiers have been
provided with furloughs to go home to
vote.
The Herald's Army of the Potomac
despatch Of the 3lst reports trains run
ming to Warrenton. The track is relaid
to Bealton, and it is practicable to finish
it to the RappAhAnnock in three or four
days. en- rw
The brig Santiago. from Auplatte, Oct.
6ih via Grand Turk, has arrived. She
carried one hundred refugees from Puerto
Auplatte to Grand Turk. The Hamburg
and Bremen C0nsuls at Puerto Auplatte
were passengers to this port.
Reliable news by this arrival confirms
the previous reports that the Spaniards g.
| after the destruction Of the town of San
tiago de CAbellero, the Spanish garrison
with two hundred rein nforcements retreat
| o1 10 Dnarfn Atrnlatta Ill., A.
80 harrassed their march as to cause
loss TO the SpaniArds of 1000 to 1,20C
killed and wounded. Fresh arrivals Of
troops reinforced them to 1000 men, but
even these were confined TO the town by
the efforts of not over 1000 insurgents
the Spaniards not making a single effort
TO drive off their ssssilsnts. This con-
tinued till Oct. I'd, when the Spanish
troops retired TO the fort and the town
was given up TO pillage.
| Part of the Spanish troops embarked
for San Domingo, reducing the garrison
TO one thousand five hundred men,
On the 4lh the Spaniards again pill
lage the town, aud the Dominicans then
tried their hand at the same game. Near
ly all the houses and stores were plum
dered, and such of the contents as could
not be removed were destroyed. Six
/ hundred Spaniards then sallied from the
fort, and, after 4 severe fight, drove the
Dominicans from the town. The Span
lords were assisted by the guns of the
| fcrt, which set fire to the town. The fire
continued until the departure of the San
tiago, destroying, among other valuables
the stores of a consi dsrable body of for
eign merchants. In fact, the whole
town, except the Wesleyan mission house
and a row Of small buildings, was burn
ed, and it was believed the rest of the
town would be destroyed The losses
by the two fires at Santiago and Puerto
au Platte will reach So, 100000.
The whole population of the latter
place bad fled to foreign countries, aud
thousands had gone to the neighboring
islands, some of the principal merchants
leaving for the United States. The u. S
commercial agent was among those who
left. None saved aught but their lives.
II Another account from the Turks Is
land Standard says that in the battle Ia,
I spanish were terribly beaten and driver
back to the fort with = loss of 450 men
/ A brisk fire from the fort compelled tn,
I Dominicans to leave the town. The gov
ernment house, the American and British
consups residences, and the Roman Cath,
/ Ollie church, were among the houses burnt
The Spanish soldiers were seen goinl
about with iirebrAnds in their hand
when the fight was progressing. rEF
The report said the Spaniards woulC
soon eva&ate the fort, as they canno
retain it against the Domiioans, VIII
number 1000 men in the neig ghbOrhood
The report says the whole south side o
the Island is in actual rebellion, and th
DOminicans who are reported 10 have
joined Santana had deserted him. Tn
American British, aud other consuls ha
arrived at Grand Turk.
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMER HEcIA.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 1.
The steamship Hecla, from Liverpool
on the goth, via Queenstown on the 2ls
arrived this morning. She brings 10,
items of news.
The Levant Herald confirms the state
ment that the Porte offered TO purchAs
the rams in the Mersey, and bid Laird
price of 100000 each.
Mason, the Sosthern Commissioner, wa
again in England the guest OF w.
, Lindsay, OF London.
France refuses to guarantee the Mex
can loan, aud there is trouble betWee
/ Maximillian aud the French GOvernmer
on that question
Official news from Japan states that, /
, the latteck causing the destruction