The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-14
LATE NEWS.
HEADquARrERs AMY or rur
rnroMAG March W.


tions OF the line on the opposite side Of
the Rappahannock are half negroes and
half whites. The negroes are armed and
uniformed. The fact appears beyond a
question, only one hundred to one hum
dred aud fifty yards intervening be-
tween our pickets and the enemy's, and
they are plainly TO be distinguished.
rv NEAR VEoKsBURG, March 3, }
H y .tLl via OAIRo, March11. {
We are still working on the canal,
The dredging machine has been in
steady use for several days. Large
fatigue parties are employed on It. The
river is very high and still rising, with
prospect Of more rain. The weather is
cool.
The health of the army has improved
within the past two weeks. The small
pox is still prevalent. There arc a good
many cases of pneumonia in camp.
We have no reliable news from the i'll
fated lndianola. Some reports say that
the rebels are raising her. Others affirm
that she is total loss, and cannot be
rendered serviceable.
Col. Ellet wants permission 10 go down
Porter will not grant it.
The news from Yazoo Pass is favorable,
and an impression prevails among our
camps that active and decisive operations
will commence in a very few days.
Paymssters are here in sufficient num-
bers to pay off the troops within week
The payments will be made enly to the
first Of November
The new iron-elad boat Lafayette has
gone up the YazOo,
CAIRO, March 1.-THE United States
steamer Gen. Lyon arrived here this even
ing direct from Young's Point She
brings no very startling news One of
her officers repeats tue story Of the cap
ture of Nazoo City by our forces, which
in the shape of rumor has been current in
Memphis aud Cairo for day or two past.
1t is perhaps correct, though there are no
particulars.
The Gen. Lyon brought up large
quantity of cotton belonging to the Gov
eminent.
Gen. German, who has been on a visit
to Bloomington, Indiana, is here en- route
for Grants army.
WASHINGTON, March IA refugee
who came in to-day, left Richmond on
Saturday. He Gays he saw four brigades
| of rebel troops at Sections Junction.
going southwark Pryor has been largely
reinforced on the Blackwater
There were thirteen votes in the SEN
ate against Cassius NJ. CIays confircaa-
ton. There was no discussion. MIR.
Stewards influence saved him.
General w. Strong, of New York, is
strongly urged by Northwestern Gov
errors as Military Governor of Arkansas,
| in place of Phelps.
Gen. Hooker was examined TO. day
before the Joint Committee on the Con-
duct of the War. The first question
| proposed was, TO what he attributed the
failure of the movement on the PENN
sula. lie stated, that As he was on oath
he must answer the question. He at
tributed the failure to the incompeteney
of the Commanding General.
The Senate disposed of most of the
military and civil nominations to-day.
and hopes are entertained of adjourn
ment on Friday
The nine new Monitors building are
considerably larger, and intended to
have twice the speed Of those ahoat.
| They are getting along we'll.
General Blenker, Colonies D'Utassy
and Deforest are to be tried by general
court-martial at New York, next week,
on charges of the most serious character,
unless dismissed the service without
trial. Major Gaines viii be Judge Adj
vocate at the trial.
WAsHINGToN, March 12.-The follow
ing nominations have been confirmed by
tho Senate 10 be additional Aides de-
Camp, with rank of Colonel. Edward
S. Sanford, Of New York, and Capt An
son Stager To be additional Aid de-
Camp, with rank of Major, Thomas T.
Rickerl
NEW YoRK, March 12.-The gunboat
Quaker City has arrived from Port Royal,
via Charleston bar on the 9Th. She comes
TO repair and receive new boilers.
On the 9th instant, Off Cape Fear she
captured the British steamer Douro, al
ter an exciting chase of six hours. She
hadS cargo of four hundred and twenty
bales of cotton, and was bound from
Wilmington, North Carolina, for Nassau.
She was ordered TO New York for adiu-
dication.
The Quaker City brings large num-
Der of prisoners and inYalids from the
South Atlantic Squadron.
piie Douro arrived tonight.
WASHINGTON, March IL The Senate
to-day confirmed the following nomina-
tions Col, f, p Blair, of Missouri, and
Col. John Beatty, Sd Ohio, to be Briga-
der Generals Of. Volunteers, and Gen.
Cadwallader, Col. Washburne, Of the L
$, Volunteers, Brig, Gen. e. p. Blair,
Nov 20, 1862 and Brig. Gen. BENZ NJ,
Prentiss, of the u. S. Volunteers, TO be
Major-Generals of Volunteers.
The Unionists of North Carolina
Resisting the CONSUMPTION
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