The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-21


batteries TO be heard from. which will
swell Brough's majority to over 1900
Torrents Of rain were continually
falling, and kept both tides quiet for
three days. All the water courses are
rising and The fords are getting very bad
WASHINGTON, Oct 19.-Tho following
was received at headquarters to-day:
CHATTANOOGA Oct. IS.
10 Major General II. W. Hallecb;
The following despatch has just been
received from Brigadier- General Crook,
commanding the I'd cavalry division,
dated RosersSille, Dot. 10, 1868 Z baYe
TO inform You that I have had three
fights with she enemy since left Sc
quAtchie Valley, whipping him very
badly each time, The last battle, end
ing at Pennington, Tenn, where fought
Wheeler's entire command with but two
brigades. cut his force in two, scatter
ing a large portion of it, capturing
four pieces or artillery, 1000 stand of
cavalry arms, and 240 prisoners, besides
the wounded.
AsIpushed on after the enemy imme-
diately, have not been able to ascertain
the number of their killed and wounded,
but it was very heavy. They were scat
tered over a distance of Is miles from
this place. Their retreat was . perfect
rout, their men deserving and struggling
over the country. pursued them with
great vigor, but, their horses being better
than mine, was only able to come up
with two regiments at Sugar Creek, left
there to detain me. ImAde a charge on
them, capturing some five hundred, and
scattering the remainder in the noun
tains. Preached the river, and | found
that they had all crossed at ford three
miles above Sans Ferry. never saw
troops more demoralized. am satisfied
their loss in this raid was not less than
1000 No fears need be entertained of
their making another raid.
GEo. Crook, Brig, Gen.
W. s. RosEoRANs Msjor- General
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 1--we make
the following extracts from Southern pa
pers received by the Gag of truce boat
to-day:
The Richmond Enquirer of Oct IL
says, in regard TO the Texas election,
that Pendleton Murray is elected Cover
nor over Gen. T. 7. Chambers by about
5000 votes. F. s. Stackpole is elected
Lieutenant Governor,
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th
says: s1
A smart correspondence has occurred
between Mr.. Ould and Gen. s. A. Mere
dith, commissioners for the exchange of
prisoners, from which it appears that q
wide difference exists between the par
ties as TO the number of prisoners with
which each should be credited, and that
all arrangements for the present are
knocked in the head !, .sF
The Examiner of the 10th has the fol-
lowing despatch;
CHARLESTON, Oct, Is. = The firing
from our batteries continue Is usual.
The enemy makes no reply, but his col
umns are at work, Au additional num-
Der Of transports are reported ~ Foley
| Inlet. ..-.-,..l.s
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 17.--Captain
Cane, of the tug B. f. White, has just ar
rived here, and reports that yesterday,
while passing through the Corrituck
Canal from Norfolk, bound TO North
Carolina, his boat was captured by guer-
rillas, together with the smallqpropeller
Fawn, W hich was in company with him.
The tug was burned, butwhile the guer-
rillas were busy dividing the spoils the
crew of the Fawn reg aimed possession of
her and escaped. The crew Of the White
| were paroled. Ui pa Vma1o sfi
The Richmond Examiner of the 10Th
contains the following:A .inam
| MERIDIAN, MISS Oct. 13.-4The follow
ing has Just been received from Briga-
| der General Chalmers: % fuo
BYHALIA, Oct, 12.--We have torn up
the railroad in four places and attacked
Oolliersyille yesterday morning. Gen.
Sherman, with part of Smiths brigade,
en- route for COrinth, arrived 40 we did.
We drove, the enemy into their fortiflca-
tons, buFnsd lheircamp With consider
able stores, and 30 wagons, We brought
OFT 20wAgOns, took 59colors, and 104
prisoners. Our loss is about 30 killed
and wounded. Prisoners report that
Gen. Smith and q Colonel were killed
Reinforcements arc coming from German
town and Lafayette. We retreAted.
ISignedl 1o0i aoisiJ. V, CHALMERS.
s5 To j. E.JOHEsroN. sdi %
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heavy and rapid firing yesterday after
noon and last lanight, chiefly from
our James Island works and Moultrie.
The statement frOmprisOners of new
battery between Gregg andAWagner is
believed TO be false. sdi 10 sonav
Second Displtch There has been but
| little firing to-day. COL boow
| The Chattanooga Rebel ANNOUNCES the
arrival of Jeff Davis at Bragg'B army
TO settle all household quArrelsa
Rosecrans has fortified Chattanooga 10
perfectiOn.od mocd wa lnaia
% ltis confidently believed that Long
street or Johnston will be put in COM
mand! so5 c mon sri 1900
LYNoHBURG, Oct. 16.--TWenty- sever
regiments of Yankee caValry and noun
ted infantry, estimated at fourteen thou
sand men, passed GraeRsilie Tenn
They intend 10 make a raid sonsthe Vir-
ginia and Tennessee Railroad, and at
tack our forces 81 Bethel Ridge, six miles
west Of Greenville. On Saturday, the
18th, ourfoFces withdrew 10 Henderson
ten miles east Of Greenville.m.T The enemy
having succeeded ia reaching our rear
our men fell back TO Zollicoffer, until the
Yankees heavily reinforced, advanced
upon them, when they were withdrawn
10 BRISTOL Our lossin both days fight
was three hundred killed and wounded
Our wounded fell into the hands of the
enemy. lur i 30 abba diBas
On Wednesday night the enemy were
AZ Bristol, and are reported 20 have ad.
vanoed toward Arlington withlA heavy