The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-20
TEE LATEST NEWS.

sent week, and the Impression 10 confirm
cd somewhat, as we learn, directly from
the front to-day. II is understood that
General Meades left only is advanced TO
the Rapidan, but be is TO cross before
the close of the week and obtain battle
If possible.
The army is in excellent condition, and
especially the cavalry.
The prompttude Of the Government in
paying soldiers has most sslutsry in
influence.
A Richmond paper contains the fol-
lowing
Mobile. Me-. 12-7o General s. Cooper !:
The following despatch, from Tennessee,
Miss was received yesterday, bearing
date Of the 10Th inst, from Col. Harry
Maury, commanding the Fifteenth oAval-
ry regiment;
We dashed In yesterday above Bayou
Sara on p!underiug party of Yankees
three hundred strong, and drove them to
| their iron -clads with great slaughter.
We brought eff their wagon trains and
twenty-five prisoners from under the
broadsides Of the gunboAts. Only three
men were wounded Of ours.
Signed h. MAURY,
Major. General.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 18th,
has the following:
"Advices from Northern Virginia
leave no doubt of the fact that the FEEDER
al army under Gen. Meade, is advancing
upon our forces, with the view to bring
on general engagement, which will
probably not be declined when the prop
err time arrives"
From present indications few more
days will serve TO bring into collision the
contending forces. Meade has already
established his headquarters at Cul pepper
Courthouse, while his whole army is
known to be South of the Rappahannock.
His advance yesterday morning was sew.
eral miles South of the Courthouse, NOV
ing in the direction of the several fords
of the Rapidan.
The Enquirer reprints and endorses
an article from the Dispatch with refer
ence t. the treatment of our men they
had as prisoners.
The Dispatch article is significant. It
is as follows
'1f we are starving ourselves, how can
we keep them from starving? But the
truth is, though Strengthened in our own
means of life, we are doing as we'll for
our prisoners IS for ourselves. Our own
people, as we know of our own personal
knowledge, are in some cases denied
meat for their own families, because it
is necessary for the Yankees"
CAIRO, Nov. 1.-THE railroad between
Mayfield and Paducsh, recently torn up
by the guerrillss, will be in running
order sgain in few days. The rebels
have all disappeared from the vicinity.
The last heard from the Hon. Lucien
Anderson he was in Jackson, Tenn.
The Marine brigade boat, now on the
ways al Paducah, caught fire on Satur-
day by bucket of coal-tAr boiling over
in the kitchen. There was a general
desertion of the vessel, thinking il would
be destroyed, but the flames were soon
subdued without doing much damage.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 18.-The telegraph has
been extended to Fort Smith.
Gen. Mcneil issued orders that all mo
lestation of the telegraph shall be re-
gsrded as the work of bushwhackers
and for every cutting of the wire, a
guerrilla prisoner shall be hanged.
Our forces occupy Weldon, about
thirty miles south of Fort Smith.
Our scouting parties captured rebel
Major, two Captains, quite a number OF
prisoners, and n portion of Cooper's
train, laden with cOmmissary stores and
ammunition. AT last accounts Cooper
was fleeing rapidly toward Red river.
CAIRO, Nov. l9.-The Memphis papers
of the 18th bring no news, but private
information says appearances indicate
another fight on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad soon by Forrest and
Chalmers.
Gen. Hurlbut issued the following gen.
eral order;
"People in the District of West Ten.
hessee and the northern counties of Mis-
sissippi, having shown no disposition OF
made no attempt TO protect themselves
from marauders aud guerrilla bands, bui
having submitted themselves, without
organized resistance, to the dominion Of
these petty tyrauts, and combined il
many instances TO procure from corrupt
traders in the city Of Memphis aud else.
where supplies for the use of the public
enemy, proved themselves unworthy The
indulgence shown them by the govern.
ment, il is therefore ordered that In,
lines of pickets around the several mill
tary posts in this command be closed
that no goods of any description be al
lowed TO pass out nor anything b.
brought in, except iire-wood and provi.
sions, by any citizen without a writer
order from some general officer.
All merchants and others doing bust.
ness will be held responsible for 4
knowledge OF the residence of parties
to whom they sell, and the sale of mer
chsndise to persons beyond the lines o
pickets will be punished with the sever.
est rigor known to the laws of war
"All persons residing under the pro
lection of the United States, PHYSICAL,
capable of military duty, arc liable [,
perform the same in country unde
martial law, and especially in the cit,
of Memphis, where il ia known many
have fed to escape liability to military
duty at home.
"This will be strictly applied in pur
suAnce to orders to this effect from Msiol
General Sherman, commanding the dc
partment. All officers commanding dis
triots, divisions and detached brigadet
of this corps will Immediately proceed
to impress into the service of the UniteC
States such able bodied persons as may
be required to fill up the regiments anC
batteries TO their maximum.
"Persons so levied upon, il they enlis
| for threa VearR or tha war will Ia anti