The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-15
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BALTIMORE, Dec. Is.
The following dispatch was received
this morning:
FORTRESS Monroe, Dec. II.
To c. G. Fulton, Baitizs0s, Amsrica'ls
Please give notice that the rebel su.
thorities decline reeeiviBg any more
packages or provisions for The Union
prisoners, SO that parties Interested may
refrain from Forwarding any more goods
10 this point.
(Signed) BE. BUTLER,
Msjor- General Commanding.
Rsv. Mr.. Torrance, who went to City
Point with DR.. O. G. Bnkley, returned
this morning. Hehad al Interview with
Capt. Hatch, who was sent from Rich
mond to meet him. Ha informed him of
the above decision of the rebel Govern
ment, and gave as reason therefore,
what they alleged 70 be an imputation
on their honor by the press and Govern
ment authorities, thst they were not de-
live1ing t5e goods forwarded in good
faith to the prisoners, and asserted that,
from his cHn knowledge, the officers in
Libby Prison, from the immense supplies
they received, could set table from the
stores on hand equalcto any hotel in the
United States. saa rsss .-ssa-aas
lie admitted there had been some irEeg-
ularities in the supplies at one time, but
the officers who had been guilty of neg
lecting prisoners had been promptly re-
lived and punished.
As to the bad condition of the prisoners
returned TO Annapolis, be said they were
extreme cases Of consumption, and that
it was grave error in the authorities to
have. allowed such prisoners to rsturn.
For the present nothing viii be received
but letters aud enclosures of money, and
Southern money had better be sent.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. IL. The Rich
mond Enquirer of the 10Th and 11th is
received, from which We obtained the
following:
Charleston Dec. 8, 6P. N-The ener y
opened fire on the city, and threw eigL 8
shells. MOultTie and ames Island bat.
teries returned the fire, silencing the
enemy. Five buildings were struck, but
no person iDjared. ~ a' 'asN
Richmond Dec lily Yesterday, the Sem
ate pissed bill prOhi biting the employ
ment OF substitutes in the army.
WAsHISGToN, Dec. u.
The following was received at head
quarters from Gen. Banks:
The following despatch was received
from Maj. Gen. WashbuFne, while at
Fort Esperanzs Pass, Cuballo, Mstagorda
Bay. The command of the bay gives US
substantially the control of Western
Texas, and ali important points on the
east coast except Galveston ,zih
E5rt Espsraanza, Dec I'd, at l 4 NJ
The rebels blew up the magazines of the
fort, having evacuated it two hours be-
fore. It is very large and co1pl4,e
work, bomb proof, and portably cssed
with railroad iron. 1t had = garrison of
1000, who escaped all but ak. By
reason of the continuance of the gale the
gunboats could not furnish me with
lauehes to enable me TO cut off their com
municstion, nor could they take part in
the attack on the 29sh.. We drove them
from al their earthworks, and advanced
our sharp shooters well up 70 the fort.
We captured 10 guns, ranging from "a to
- HSaAN~t1
In the rebel Congress. on the 9th, NJ.
Foote, of Tennessee, in aspeech, said the
Presid ut never visited the army without
doing it aninjury. Never has he visited
any. of our armies but what it has been
followed by disasters. He charged, him
with almost having ruined the. country,
AID said he would meet his champion
anywhere to discuss it. - s57
Charleston, Dec. TO The enemy shelled
the city between 10 and IL o'clock last
night and and o'clock this morning.
Oar batteries opened heavily upon the
enemy during the Smelling of the city.
Second Desputeh.--We have kept up a
constant fireto day, driving the elemy's
working parties from Gregg and Wagner.
No firing of any account to-day on
Sumpter and no shslling of the city. p.
Bristol, Dec 10.-L0ngstreet's forces
are in line of battle at Ruthledge. HIS
rear is diminishing with the enemy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The Chronicle of to day publishes 8
rumor, which il is not able TO verify, but
believes to be true, aud which is not i'm
probable, TO- the effect that Alex. II.
stephens and five others had come down
to Fortress Monroe on a flag of truce
boat with proposals of pesce-that they
asked to be received in their official char
acter as Commissioners of the Southern
Confederacy, but their request was re-
fused. Inquiry was made this morning
in a quarter where such a fact if it
existed, woald probably be known, but
nothing was obtained confrmatory of
the rumor. If any Commissioners, or
persons acting by authority of the rebel
Government, made . visit to Fortress
Monroe, it was in regard to the exchange
of prisoners, which, for certain reasons,
is more probable than the .rumor re-
ferred to.
b CAIRO, Dec. 12.-Late accounts from
below represent Marmaduke endeavo ring
to unite his forces with Price, who was
said to be crossing Red river into Texas
Price forces were much reduced, al d
would number less than 5000. A large
Federal force was pursuing him. TIE
rebels are much dishesrtened.
SAN FRAEoIsoo, Dec. l1.-News is re-
ceiyed from the wrecking party who are
engaged in searching for the treasure
where the steamer Golden Gate was sunk
last year. Four additional boxes Of
treasure have been recovered. Search
will be. continued while the favorable
season lasts.
The LIS Angeles vigilance committee
have taken another prisoner from The
possession of the sheriff, and hung him.
He had been convicted of an attempt to
kill, and sentenced to ten years cOnfne-
ment in the penilentiary. Previously he
had committed murder, confessing his
guilt. 7ss ! -slEln rt @
Fer the Union.
The Press" charges the fanAtical fac
tons on both sides (sie, the great Free