The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-23
10 Mv.o 0meral MNeel, Wa,liaqLon !.


until evening, when / Withdrew most of |
my infantry and returned to this place. |
Gen. Shaokelford, with the cavalry and
q brigade of infantry, continued the pur-
suit, the enemy making a stand at every
important position, but he has driven
them completely from the State, capturing
the fort at Zollicoffer, and burning the
long railroad bridge there, and firing
other bridges, and destroying three loco
motives and about thirty five cars. His
advance is now ten miles beyond Bristol.
Our loss at Blue Springs and in the pur-
suit was about 100 killed and wounded.
The enemy's loss was considerably great
err. About $50 prisoners have been Ia
ken.
(Signed) A. T.. BURNSIDE,
Major General.
HEADouARTERs ARMY OF THE PoToMAK, J
October 20.
tits not proper 10 state at present the
locality of the army, but il is not idle.
1t will, be supplied by Tomorrow with all
the rations it can carry. The destruction
of the railroad will not retArd its march
to the present point of destination.
II is now positively known that Lee
intended fighting Meade even in the de-
fences of Washington. A New York des-
patch, Of the 18th, fully justified Made in
falling back to secure a position Lee
had $4,000 to 10000 men, but had with
drawn everything from points in the in
terror of Virginia; hence, Burnsides ad
vance was made the easier. Lee intend
ed attacking at Ohantilly on Sunday,
previously making demonstrations on
some point on our. left. When ordered
back, he was so confident of success
that he protested, asking permission
of Davis TO fight this battle. He was
ordered premptorily not to fight but to
hasten back eEE bgr ra.s
Our army lost nothing by the cam
paign. 1t is better prepared to fight to-
day than il was a week ago. All are
confident of something glorious ahead.
Voluminous kilograms from Burnside
are highly important, but so interviewer
with contingent movements that they are
not furnished for publication He has
done all and more than the Richmond pa
pers alleged, and is receiving hundreds
OF recruits from loyal Tennesseans. He
is not more than so miles from Abng-
don, and ITO from Lynchburg, the great
rebel supply depot.
Lieut.. Col. Irwin, OF the 10th New York.
has just reached here from Richmond,
where he has been impris med several
months. He states thar at no time du-
ring the war have prisoners been 30 bad !.
ly treated.
The Columbia g. o. Guardian says
an important movement, the details Of
whichit does not mention, is in progress
to capture Washington.
New York, Oct. 21,-The Port Royal
New South of the 18th contains the fol-
lowing aag
The United States steamer Bienville,
of the Western Gulf Squadron, touched
this port on her way to Philadelphia
for repairs She brings the important
intelligence, Just received at New Orleans
before her departure, that grand expe-
dition, under Mai Or General Banks, had
effected landing at Point Isbel, Texas,
q small place at the mouth of the Rio
Grande river, with two cOrps--one under
franklin and the other under a Major
General whose name we did not learn.
The successful occupation of Point Isabel
will give us, in a short time, possession
of Brownsville, which is opposite Mata-
moras, Mexico, the grand eAire depot OF
the rebels, from which munitions of wal
and needed supplies are transferred
across the Rio Grande to the former place
by small boats. lt n y
d A large portion of the Confederate
cotton which has been sent TO Europe Il
purchase supplies has passed throug
Brownsville to Anglo rebel blockade
runners lying on the Mexican side of Che
river, OF course, our occupation of the
place will effectually put stop to thii
illegal traffic, and, at the same time
will enable our blockaders TO close thu
river with = small force.
La one other matter the occup atiOn o
Texas will have an important bearing
il will enable the Government 10 keep .
powerful corps of observation on The
very borders Of the theatre of FrencI
operations in Mexico, which may b.
made quickly available in case our com
. plioated relations with Napoleon shoult
result in war with that grAsping ant
n unprinoipled potehtats.
BALTIMoRE, Oct. Fl -InformAtiol
reached here to-day Of the murder, o.
Tuesday, OF Daniel Eben White, OF th
10th United States eolored regiment
which is now being organized by Co
Birney, near Benedict, st. Msrys county
The murderer was John r. Sotheron,
prominent slaye-owner of that county
The Lieutenant, with q squad Of hi
company, was sent by Col, Birney :
Benedict ON Monday, TO obtain recruits
and, hearing that Sotheron had two q
his slaves tied to keep them from enlisI
ing, the Lieutenant proceeded TO hi
house and ordered them 20 be released
Sotheron and his son refused, aud abuse
D, the Lieutenant and threatened TO shoe
e, him, both being heavily armed.
Z Lieut. White then left, aud proceeded
e. 10 a field where several Of Sotheron'
slaves were at work, followed by ID
father and son, who demanded his oh
!, ject The officer replied that ho wa
n there to enlist all who were 30 disposed
After some more abuse, the Sotherons de
'r elared they would kill the LieutsnAn
n and fred their guns upon the officer, VIII
II, fell MORALLY wounded. His body va
e' brought here last evening, and for ward