The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-20
T IS LATEST NEWS.

The Chattanooga Rebel SAWS that
Senator Foota, member Of Congress- from
The Nashville district addressed his
fellow citizens from the front Of the
Iost.oilioe in Chattanooga on the 18th
The Democratic ladies Of New York
haze gotten a magnificent sword, at q
cost Of $1,000 as a present for Gen. Lee,
of the rebel army.
Sloncwall jackson lay in state in Gov.
LctchcI's mausion On Monday no was
removed to the Capitol, on Tuesday and
Wednesday to Lexingtoa for burial.
A dispatch from Jackson, Mississippi,
says 1000 Of Grants cavalry entered and
burned Crystal Springs, on the New Or
leans Railroad, az twelve O'clock to. day,
the 11th.
CEcINEATI, May l8.-Gen Burnside
publishes bis general order this after
noon, giving the finding Of the court
martial in the case Of Mr.. Vallandigham.
which declares him guilty, and sentences
him to close confinement during the war
in some fortress of the United States,
to be selected by the commander of the
Department Gen. Burnside approves
the finding, and names Fort Warren as
the place OF imprisonment
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 18th
has the following:
JACEsoS, Miss, May 12.-The enemy
yesterday advanced with 1900 men
upon Raymond, Miss where Gen. Gregg
has 40 infantry, few cavalry, and no
artillery.
Skirmishing began at A. NJ, the
enemy being continually reinforced
until l p. NJ. when he opened battle
heavily with musketry. Gregg fought
| two hours with musketry alone, when,
! learning that the enemy were heavily
reinforced, and that the reinforcements
were ready TO engage him, he retreated
through Raymond.
He wall make a stand at Mississippi
! Springs, where he has been reinforced
with infantry and artillery.
The Charleston Mercury says the guns
Of the keOkuk now lie on the south Com
mercial wharf They consist of two
long ii inch cJlumblads, and will soon
be mounted for our deience-valuable
acquisitions, no less than handsome tro-
phIes, Of the battle Of Charleston harbor.
The Petersburg Express Of the 10Th
says retaliatOry resolutions, adopted by
tue Confederate Congress, provides that
every commissioned officer cOmmandipg
negroes against the Confederate States.
when captured, shall be put to death,
and negroes be delivered TO State au-
tnOritilB to be dealt with according TO
present or future laws. The same paper
spcaks despondingly about affairs at
| NIcksbuTg, and says il is due the people
that they should know how AFFAIRS stand.
| WAsHlNGloN, May 1S.-Phe following
wasrecClved to-day at the headquarters
of the army:
MEMPHIS, May Ito ii. W. Halleck,
Genera -in-Ohief: Papers of the l4th
from Vicksburg and jackson report that
Gen, Grant defeated Gen. Gregg's bril-
gade al Raymond on Tuesday, the 18th.
The rebel loss is admitted in the papers
to be 700 The next day Gregg was re-
iniorced by Gen. w. Ii. +. Walker, of
Georgia, when he was attacked at Mis-
sissippi Springs, and driven towards
jackson On Thursday.
d telegram from Canton says The Fed
erals had taken jackson from the East,
probably by a cavalry movement
Gen. Jos phi j, huston arrived at Jack
son on the 18th, and went out towards
Vicksburg with three brigades He must
have been west of jackson when the
capture was made by our forces.
The force which fought Gregg's brig
ade was from Port Hudson, and Walker
from Jordan.
Every horse fit for service in Missis-
sippi Is claimed by the rebel government
20 mount their troops.
Gen. Grant has struck the railroad
near Edwards Station.
LSigned s. A. HURLBUT,
Major General
CAmo, May 18,-Latest from Grants
army through Federal channels, eight
cen hours from Millikin's Bend.
Generals Logan and Osjerhaus were
marching towards Jackson. Dening
Bowen, with force reported at 5000
was before them, while Grant was march.
ing up the Black River, expecting an en-.
gagement with Pemberton at the bridge
over The stream. Pemberton's 70. ce, es
mated at $4,000 is said to be strongly
entrenched near the bridge. A grea