The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-20
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES


LOusvnLE, Aug. ia Memphis
dispatch from Columbia denies the re-
signation Of Price. He commands his
division on White river, Ark.
A dispatch from Morton, Miss, says
Gen. Logan attacked the Federals a few
days before, near Jackson, Ala killing
a large number and capturing % pieces
of artillery.
Fourteen hundred consoripis were at
Okalona waiting for arms
Gen. Dodge is much better. lie will
probably go North TO recruit his health
CNCEEATI, Aug. 19.--John A. Gurley
died near Cheviot this afternoon.
New YORK, August 10--The draft is
progressing quietly about 10000 names
have been drawn. The military prepAr-
atoms are such that any mob would be
Immediately annihilated The officials
are fully protected by the military. Cot
ton &c. Gold 242{.
WASHINGTON, August l0.--Reports are
circulating among the rebels that the
United States and Banks fords were to
be bridged, to enable Lee TO advance
rapidly on Dumfries and Fairfax in order
to cut off our communication with Wash
ington and force US TO attack him All
quiet at Centreville.
Gen. King has driven Mosby beyond
the Blue Ridge into the Shenandoah
Valley, where he has been joined by
Whites gang. Oar cavalry are close up
on the guerrillas
The l,i5,o7e'g Washington special says
important dispatches have been received
there, showing completely of Seymour
with rioters
News from Charleston up to the 10th,
reports the intended opening of the 18th
was postponed on account of the quality
of the ammunition, and sickness of Gen
Gilmore. Gilmore is better, and our
heavy seige works will open tomorrow.
The general impression prevails that
the rebels are evacusting Fort Sumter,
and will blow il up as soon as the as
sault commences. Most of the guns in
Sumter have been removed Federal re-
Inducements are daily arriving. On
Wednesday night last the rebels fred
on our works with grape and canister,
killing two aud wounding two, when our
Monitors went up and opened on Fort
Wagner and silenced its guns. It is
thought the battle tomorrow will be a
grand affair.
London, Aitg. 0.--Advices from America
are garded as more favorable for the
South, and protracted war is calculated
upon. The Confederate cotton loan has
advanced, closing at "a to % discount
Consols 9256
WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-Dispatches re-
ceived by the Government say that the
bombardment at Charleston on Friday
and Saturday was terrific. The gunboats
could not work Sunday on sceounr Of
the rough sea, but expected TO join in
Mondays attack. The rebels have piles
of sand bags forty feet high on the
wharf against the rear wall of Fort
Sumter, completely protecting her maya
zines from the shore batteries.
The rebel steamer Habershaw ex.
ploded her boiler in Savannah river, de,
stroying the yessel and killing all The
crew.
Gen. Metcier is impressing one lftl
Of the able bodied slaves of Georgia foi
work upon Notifications. All negroes il
Savannah had been seized
The New York Tribune says therr
sre emphatic sytoms Of movement
of the army of the Potomac.
The New York Times says the i'm
preston prevails that the rebels ar
preparing for cavalry movement oil
our rear to destroy the railroad.