The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-18

~TULLAHostA, July 16.-The bridge
over Elk river is rapidly nearing compile
ton, and in q few days 10 is expected
cars will be running over il. Supplies
arc pouring in by rail from Nashville.
A scout just arrived from Chattanooga
eavs a report wat yesterday put in cir
c~ulation at that place, and so generally
believed as 70 cause a visible ~desponden-
CT, that The Fodorsls had compelled the
surrender Of CharleBton. The report is
believed at headquarters, and a good
feeling in consequence prevails.
The Chattanooga Rebel, of tho 18th,
contains the following:
JACKSON, July 11-This morning the
enemy threw o force on our right and
t-restened q flank movement. Feathers
ton and Buford were sent to reinforce and
drive the enemy back. After half an
hours hard fighting the enemy withdrew
from the right in the afternoon, and
made a demonstration on the left centre.
Dan Adams brigade repulsed them after
a hsrd fight. Their loss to.dayis about
800. The enemy is still certifying.
JACKSON, July IL, r. M-The enemy
is still concentrating on our right to
reach Pearl river for water. Our forces
are just driving them back 10 the centre.
JACKSON, July l9.-The enemy opened
fire from six batteries on our left. At s
A. NJ. it rained shells in the city. The
enemy charged on our artillery, but we
~repulsed him with heavy loss. Three
hundred prisoners and three stands of
colors were captured. The enemy is
moving round on our right.
Scouts report Burnside crossing the
Mississippi at Byrdsory's Ferry with
two divisions.
Richmond, July 1--we have reports
this morning of another "On TO Rich
mond" by way of James river. Two
Monitors, three wooden gunboats, and
seven transports, with about five thou
sand troops, are said to have passed San
dy Point yesterday.
Gen. Stanley, with his cavalry, occu-
pied Huntsville, Ala, on the evening of
the 18th. A dispatch from him TO- day
says that he has collected 600 horses and
mules and about 200 negroes. The
able bodied negroes have all been taken
over the Sand Mountains into Georgia.
The command encountered only q
small force of guerrilias, who dispersed
without offering serious resistance.
The rebels picket all the fords of the
Tennessee river. Our pickets, by agree
ment with the enemy's, entered into a
friendly conversation on the evening of
Gen. Stanley's arrival. The rebels say
that, although we drove them from Ten
nessee, they ietend to give us hell in
Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The following
has been received at the Headquarters
Of the Army
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE SoUTH,l
MoRRIs ISLAND, s. O., July IL.
70 ". ". Haleek, Geaeral-in- Chief:
have the honor to report that at five
o'clock on the morning Of the 10th inst,
/ made an attack on the enemy's forti-
fed position on the sou h end of Morris
Island, and after an engagement lasting
three hours and q quarter, captured al
his s~trongholds on that part Of the Is
land and pushed forward my infantry
20 within six hundred yards of Fort
Wagner. We now hold all the Island
except about one mile on the north end,
which includes Fort Wagner and the
battery on Cummings Point, mounting
at this time fourteen and fifteen heavy
guns in the aggregate.
The assaulting coluar-, s=s ~gallantly
led by Brig Gen. Strong. II landed ii
small boats under the cover of our bat
teries on Foley Island and Jour Mon.
: itors, led by Rear Admiral Dahlgren
, which entered the main channel abreas
of Morris leland. Soon after our bat
teries opened fire. The Monitors con
tinued their Gre during the day, mostly
against Fort Wagner.
On the morning of the llth inst, a
daybreak, an attempt was made to carr,
b Fort Wagner by assault. The parape
a gained, but the supports r~ecoilel
under the fire to which they were ex
posed, and conld not be got up.
Oar losses in both actions will nc
vary much from one hundred and eft
killed, wounded, and missing. We haV
taken eleven pieces of heavy ordinanC
and a large quantity of camp equipag
o The enemy's loss IN killed will not IA
4 short Of two hundred.
Very respectfully, your obi serv't,
20. A. GILMoBE,
= DrigSdier General Commandin
BALTIMORE, July 16.-A special to Il
American says the Army Of the POtoms
is in the vicinity OF Berlin, but BIO
loug Il will remain in that vicinity