Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
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The Chattanooga R,bel" Of the 23 has
tu;- summary OF news and sp.culslians:
TIE eneluy ~ advancing. At least he has
thrown forward bodies Of troops to forGai.
Gable number in two dirt clions-the one to-
ward Wartrac", tie ether via McMinnviIle.
The place was occupied on Tuesday by q
body Of eigh; thou3ard infantry and cav
Sly %i.!. ar i:l.ry. The vicinity Of War
trace is also rspol .oI to be invested by on
equal afrag.
Ia i:ki,,s possession Of MsMinnvlle, the
only rrOl euy left 10 lie destroyed or cap
tu'rd vas an engne Oh the faTthOr side ti
Hickory Greek, which could 70. be removed
because of the bridge teirg burned thereat.
Thlz with one CT two caIs, all old and IN an
indifferent condition. wore blown Up or 9th
crwiss rendrtad III tit for further use. Whai
treeim'nt was pui sued toward tho town and
ci!iz'rs has net yet come to light.
Many persons Lc'itve these cptratians TO
indirs,s a general advance, hut, if e move
ment Of tho kia1 is intended, surely il will
rot D. ;csdc ,; M:MnnYllle snd ShelbyyIl Z
sima!tane us'y, leaving n Distance OF nearly
iiI:v mics hotwaen the exit eme wings Of at
tack, Sid dividing large fJrce intn pair OF
armies.
We regard both the 6eia onstr.tion on
War.racs snd tha occupation Il McMnnyilles
affections Gf atrelegy.
The lsht at Tuscunbia ar2ea's 10 have
beon 3 signal victory to us. 4 large num-
bar uf prisoners arrived here / 9Gi that qusr-
ter last evening. They were paroled.
The following cit'Z us ut Nashville Lave
been crdored S Su,h by Eosscranz: Thomp-
nj:
ksr, Mas Clifton, A. H.rve,- F. B. H,rris,
". Q. Murphy, Biuao Buckrer, Or. Dupree,
j. G. Andrew, DR.. GhcstAan, sn.l wife, q. W.
lIannm"r, &. n. Fueg, j. i fea'ger, Mrs.
L'sial DI. Henderson and rls, DR.. Bheg,
and wife, R. S Brigham, Henry FrsAer, I
r. D. iycr, Jsrres Kyle, r. 8. HolIens, Thos.
Bets.
Tnr following account of lie horrible Con-
ii:.ian uf he el.7es in Nashville is from the
chrs, 30 Ito Grs jury by Judge B-isn on
tne ant f.i :se punishment of ai.yes:
.Ws # tie city "f Nashville are absolutely
curo.d with III" p,,serco Of = negro p0pulA-
ton whah We Id it impossible tn control.
Nashville is ".l- the general rendezvous for
ali Ito runaway negroes in this and some of
the adjoining s;tttes. They thrust themselves
owners to oust -. -. They piif,r, they
steal, thy &C. = at nothing; they respect
npbedf; II gard no law, human or di-
vine. Sn... vi thSn! s7e Ell g,g ii il. hospitals,
but t:.ey exc 10 numerous that this ID per
haps OILY fractional pat. They promenade
our atreuts; they crowd our sidewalks; they
thread our alley Z; they fill CUR housss, eel
lars, g.rrets TheJ are too by to york;
too ignorsbt to Distinguish bstwssn liberty
and licsnse; too shameless to respect common
dscency, al TOO degraded to observe the or
dinsry rules Of morality. The men arc thieves
and burglars, tho women prostitute es and va
grants. There is scarcely stable, = hog
pen, or hen roost that does not bear the
impress Of loDS heel and hollowless instep.
These negroes are q curse to the army, . can
ce, 20 society blight upon honesty, mo-
rs'ity and d=cency, and laech upon the
Government But We are not only troubled
with what are termed "contraband.'