The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-11
THE REBELS AT WORK YES
TERDAY.
Tieht az FrankIIn.

ut NAll " 40 luli VI lulAbiH lush ENtu-
ing relative TO an attack made on the
Federal forces at Franklin by heavy
cavalry force under the rebel chief VAN
DoRN 1t was stated that they had sue
ceeded in taking the town. This state
ment was untrue.
The facts are briefly these: VAN
DoRS, with the whole of his command,
made a sudden attack upon the troops
occupying the place but was repulsed
by Gen. GRANGER, before whom be found
it necessary TO s&edaddle in haste. The
victory on the part of the federals was
complete. We have no particulars as to
the loss on either side We shall proba-
bly, have them in the course of the day.
FREIGHT TRAIN FIRED INTo--The
freight train due here at 8 IL P. NJ
yesterday, from Louisville, was fired
into by rebel battery just as it came TO
the river bluff, a short distance beyond
Springfield Junction, which is distant
from Nashville about eleven miles. Our
informant, who was at the Junction
when the attack was made, and soon af-
ter reached the city depot In hand car,
states that the rebel guns, consisting Of
three or more, were masked on the bank
opposite the train, and that without the
slightest expectation Of harm by those
on board, several shots, in rapid success
sion, advised them Of the,presence of the
enemy Every ball took effect upon the
locomotive and tender, the latter being
totally wrecked, and the former so disa-
bled as 10 prevent escape. One Of the
guards had an arm carried away
By a yillainous shell, and fellow
soldier received an ugly wound in his
shoulder. These were the only accidents
to the guard accompanying the train
1t is supposed that the track had beer
obstrucled by the rebels, and that " her
the engineer signalcd the brakes dow1
to avoid accident, the concealed battery
turned its destructive muzzles toward
the unsuspecting train, and stopped III
career in their usually dastardly man
ner. The wounded men reached tn
Junction and had their injuries atlende,
to speedily. Whether or not the rebel
crossed the river and took possession O
their prize, is not known. The proba
bility is that they did not, as Fedora
force occupied the Junction stockad
almost within sight OF the assaultin
party.
p. S.-After the above was written th
passenger train which left Louisvill
yesterday morning, arrived, havin
been detained several hours by the oh
structiOn caused by the damage done
the freight train. We have converse
with the Adams Express Messenger VIII
substantiates the above statement, wit
the exception that he reports the tw
guards as being killed The passeng,
train was not molested, the rebel mi
rauders having decamped after tn
rascally exploit
a TRAIN DEsTRoYFD.-He Yesterday
train on the Nashville and Chattanool
Railroad on it's way to this place, vi
attacked, captured, and destroyed by
party Of rebel guerrillas, about thr
miles this side Of Lavergne. There we
about forty soldiers on the train, of who
it is reported a number were killed
the remainder a portion were TAX
prisoners and others escaped. Il
wounded were left behind; the guerr
las departed in great haste after d
stroying the train. They had previou
ly cut the telegraph wires to prevent col
municsiion between the federal poi
along the line of the road.