The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-24
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WAshlSGToN, Jan. 20.-The news
from the Army Of the Potomac causes a
great deal of excitement. The charac-
ter of the news has not been promul-
gated.
Refugees from Richmond, where they
left on Monday, represent that the week
previous 70 their departure there was
great excitement in Richmond, owing TO
the report that large Union force, num-
bering 80, 600, was ON the way TO Well
don, North Carolina, and that large
fleet OF gunboats was in the waters Of
North Carolina about the same time.
General Andereon's division Of jack
sons army, numbering about 10000,
passed through Richmond and went
south, which fact added much to the ex-
element
The floating battery Merrimac is re-
ported to be a perfect failure, being too
top heavy.
These refugees report further that
Richmond is well fortified at every point,
though the Notifications are garrisoned
with but small number Of men. They
have over one hundred guns in position
around the city.
The main body of the rebel army is
said to be about midway between Fred
ericksburg and Richmond on the rail
road.
FURTHER BY THE STEAMER ARABIA.
The Liverpool Chamber OF Commerce
adopted a resolution for giving a suitable
rocauf;np 10 oa3oo,r oftL- ~ ,l,;,,. .1,,,,
ing from America with provisions for
distressed operatives TO convey to the
liberal donors their appreciation of their
generous and friendly spirit.
They referred to the action of the New
York Chamber regarding the Alabama to
a special committed.
Most of the English journals attack
the London Times with great bitterness,
and Indignantly repudiate its recent atl-
yocacy of slavery ON Scriptural grounds.
The Liverpool Post thinks reaction
will take place and confidence be lost in
a journal which unblushingly justilies
slavery.
The London Army and Navy Gazette
says The Confederate Generals have
been over praised. Their great strength
has been TO stand and fight. Not one of
them seems TO have made campaign
with purpose. Not one had the capac-
ity TO understand the value of victory,
and never followed one up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
The Worlds correspondent, dated Fall
mouh Goth, states that on Saturday and
Sunday nights the rebels were actively
engaged in massing artillery and infant
ry opposite the fords above falmouth; al
so constructing new rifle pits and re-
doubts for artillery up the river Wealth
er clear and cool; roads good Every
thing favorable for active operations.
New YORK, Jan. Il.
a letter from Key West, of the 18th
states that $500 men accompanied the
fleet sent to recrpture Galveston.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-- Gov. Can non
of Delaware, was inaugurated yesterday.
His inaugural expresses strong Union
and emancipation sentiments, and favors
vigorous prosecution of the war
JEFFERSON Cry, Jan. 2l.-In response
to an inquiry from Washington, asking
the Assembly TO fix sum necessary to
compensate the slave holders of this
State Mr.. Strachan in Introduced a Joint
resolution into the House naming twenty
millions. Amendments were offered to
ask twenty five, thirty, and fifty mil
lions. The resolution lies over, under
the rules, until Tomorrow