The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-23
Anticipated Movement of the Army
of the Potomac.
The Rebels Occupy New Breast
works.
The Rebel Army Refuses to Offer
Battle

from Key West is to the 18th inst. The
u. s. gnnboat Sycamore returned from a
trip on the 10th inst, having succeeded
during her absence in capturing two pri-
zes-the English sloops Avenger and Ju-
lilo, from Nassau, with valuable cargoes,
intended for the rebels.
Two more of Banks's transports are
reported ashore on the Florida coast with
troops and horses on board, which were
subsequently got off.
The ship Sparkling Sea, with the 25th
New York battery on board, which would
probably be entirely wrecked, went
ashore on Ajax reef, near Carey's Foot
lighthouse The troops were all saved
and all the horses which had survived the
passage.
Washington specials of the 18th say,
a thinly attended meeting of some mem
bers OF Congress from the North west was
held at the rooms of the Hon. Erasius
Corning last evening, at which the project
of improving the navigation of Fox and
Wisconsin rivers so as to connect the
Mississippi with Lake Michigan was
passed, II is proposed 10 attach an
amendment covering this scheme, for
which an appropriation of S2,0000O0 is
asked to the canal enlargement bill
The Genera in Chief has issued orders
to the several corps commanders of the
United States army not to release rebel
officers on parole.
The following is n specimen of the or
der TO Major General Schenck;
No officers, prisoners of war, wi be
released on parole until further order.
Signed w. II. HALLECK,
General-in- Chief
The cause OF this order is that num-
Der of Union officers now in Richmond,
are not allowed to be paroled
The government having failed TO effect
an arrangement for the release Of Union
citizens imprisoned in the Southern jails,
and the rebel authorities declining
to recognize them in any system of ex-
change that has been proposed, il is un-
deTstood that enough of TIM known rebels
in the loyal States are 10 be arrested to
furnish exchanges for every one of the
Union men held as prisoners in the
South.
From prisoners and other information,
believed perfectly reliable, we learn that
on the 18th inst, at daybreak, the troops
commenced fredericksburg 10 reinforce
Bragg On the morning of the 5th, eleven
brigades, amounting TO about 45, 900 men,
had left Fredericksburg. These troops
were from Tennessee, North Carolina and
Georgia.
Hamptod's Legion is reported five miles
from Culpepper on the Rapidan.
The reconnaissance contemplated by
Col Wyhdham, in command of an indie
pendent cavalry brigade, subject 70 APP
prOval or orders Of Gen, Heintzleman, was
not carried out according TO his instruc-
lions ON account of disappointment in
numbers of 1000 cavalry promised him,
but of which only 800 reported for duty.
OF this number he was ordered TO leave
force Of 100 at Chantilly and l40 at
Centregille.
The G60 cavalry remaining lac divided
into two bodies, one took the direction of
RappahannOck station, the other secuted
the Aide pike in the rear OF Frying Pan.
These attachments left Centrevillc AT
dusk on Sunday, the llth, and were gone
two days.
The rebels are'running railroad trains
from Rappahannock station to Warren
ton junction.
The iniVntry force at Winchester was
believed to be less than 1000.
OPPOSITE FREDEBICEsBUEG, j an, To-
The rebels seem 10 be strengthening on
their left aud extending their line up the
RappahannOck.
NEw YORK, Jan. l9.-rhe Tribune
publishes letter from one Of ils CORES
poudents, who is in the army Of the Po-
tomac, announcing that another forward
movement was about to be made. il
says that such particulars as we have
received Of the intentions Of Gen. Burn
side il would be premature as yet 10
make public, but we have reason 10 be-
lieye that the army is across the river, al
/ though we are without confirmation OF
the news by telegraph.