The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-17
THE NEWS.

CAIRO, Nov. 14.-The Memphis Bulle-
tin of the 18th gives an account of the
operations of the Mississippi Marine
Brigade, which is at present under COM
mand of Col. Currie.
Three rebel mails were captured re-
Gently: The FIRST was exclusively from
Texas, bound to Richmond, and con-
tanned valuable information. The sec
ond was from Richmond, and contained
very important documents and letters
one of the latter is from JEFF. Davis, in
reply to certain parties asking his opin-
ion as TO the propriety or expedieney of
empowering bands TO destroy steamboats,.
He says he eees.no objection to the plan,
aud CONSTITUTES an act of the rebel con-
eress 10 authorize the formation of bands
for such purposes.
The Brigade has been quite active late
ly, keeping the enemy respectable dis
lance from the river A party is now in
pursuit of the guerillas who recently
burned the steamer Allen Collier, with
good prospects of success. Col Currie
captured nearly a million and a,half of
Confederate money and fifty prisoners,
during the last month. TIE Brigade
pays its own way, cuts its wood, and
forages on the enemy. Gen. John A. Ell
let who has been North for some time
past, will soon renew command Of the
Brigade, and under circumstances
which augur the best possible results.
The steamer Glasgow, from Memphis,
brings the painful intelligence of the
burning of the steamer Sunny Side about
o'clock yesterday morning, opposite
Island l6, twenty EIGHT miles below New
Madrid. She had large passenger list
and heavy freight. Among the latter
was ], $50 bales of cotton, which, with
the boat, was totally destroyed. She
took fire from the sparks from the Chin
neys igniting the cotton. Means for es-
cape being insufficient many were forced
10 jump overheard, several of whom were
drowned. The scene is described as
most terrible. OF thirteen female passen-
gers only four escaped. OF eight chill
dren six were lost. About thirty in all
were drowned or burned,
Among those lost were Mr.. Bride, hia
wife and child, of Memphis. a sister of
Major BOsnell, the wife of an army sur.
geon, name unknown, Mrs, Van Buren,
and her daughter Matte, esf Detroit
Mrs. Blake, Mr.. George Cox and child,
Mrs. OIiswell and two children Mrs.
Rose, Mr.. Strong, John Powers, the fire.
man, four deck hands, names unknown,
and a negro woman belonging to Major
Elliott
The books and money belonging 10
the boat were lost. The Glasgow brought
the survivors here, many of whom lost
everything they possessed.
NEW YoRT, Nov l5.-The Baltimore
Americans correspondence from Charles
ton on the llth, says the Monitors Mon
tauk and Passaic had returned from Port
Royal fully repaired The gunboAt Nip
sic had arrived.
The bombardment Of Sumter goes on
without unusual incident. The rebel
fire was not serious
The Monitor Pataysco recently threw
five shells into Battery Bee, compelling
the rebels to desert their guns for time.
Gen. Gilmore recently threw three ordi-
nary shells into the centre Of Charleston
to try the range OF his guns, The cor
respondent presumes, however, that
Charleston win not be shelled till the
Monitors are in position in Rebellion
Roads, where it's surrender can be de-
handed according to all the forms and
usages Of war.
The rebels have Al least 1000 negroes
working on the batteries on Sullivan's
aud James Islands, but many OF them