The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-02

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command, had eight on Saturday
last, at Chapel Hill, in Marshal county,
in which they encountered force Of
Alabama cavalry, estimated at two thou
sand. Col, Johnson succeeded in pun
ishing the rebels severely, killing three
aud capturing fifty prisoners. The Al
abanians are now troops, having ust
taken the place Of the brigade of Genl
Stsrnes, whom the prisoners report, bias
gone to Mississippi, to re-inforce Joe
Johnston. These repeated fights, on tho
part of the first regiment are preparing
it for greater achievements when the OPP
pOrtunity is offered by a general en-
gagemeni. Gallant, glorious East Ten
nesseans, may it not be long before you
have tho opportunity you so ardently
desire.
vhksburg.
Mobile dispatches of the 25th state
that General Banks had crossed his
force at Bayou Sara. He is hourly ex-
pected at Vioksburg. A deserter from
the federal army stated that there
was a great slaughter of Granite
troops a. Yicksburg and that General
Pemberion was burning tar to protect his
army from the stencil of the Federal
dead (ard his ownO The dispalc hes
also state that Grants force made thr, o
assaults on the fortifostions, but were
repulsed The rebels say that there are
three months provisions in the city. We
don't believeit.
A report is published in the rebel pa
pers that the notorious Marmaduke has
captured Helena, with regiment of ne
gro soldiers, whom they hung, as we'll as
their white officers. The report is very
improbable one.
The gallant Col. Grierson has made
another highly successful raid from
Baton Rouge, striking a terrible blow al
tho large slave settlements, and destroy
ing large stores
Breckinridge has made severe reply
to Bragg's report of the battle of Stones
River, which he says is in tone and spirit
a thorough dispsragement of his com.
mand. He thus speaks Of the mournfu
slaughter Of his division in the fata
charge of Friday:
In regard TO the action of Friday, III,
I'd Of January, upon which the Com
handing General heaps so much crit.
cism, have TO soy, with the utmost con
idence, that the failure of my troops Il
hold the position which they carried OF
that occasion was due to no fault of theirs
or mine, but that we were commanded tC
: DO an impossible thing. My force wal
about $500 men OF these, 100 heroi,
spirits stretched upon that bloody field
in an unequal struggle against three di.
4 visions, brigade, and an Overwhelming
. concentration of artillery, attested oui
, efforts to obey the order"
One thousand seven hundred killed anC
wounded out Of forty five hundred! Blu
Bfagg's design was 10 have the entire di
vision slain and captured.
A dispatch 20 the Louisville Journa
says that
Major VIM. Wiles, Provost Marshal o
the Department, has effected an arrange
A ment with the Adams Express Company
to the effect that all soldiers who los
money by lhe capture OF the train Oh
Q the 10th, il the money was left with tn
il Agent on the 9th or prior 20 that time
q will be fully reimbursed.
II CAIRo, May 3l.-The despatch boa
ia New National, from Young's Point Of
Tuesday afternoon, has arrived. Their
e was fighting on Monday from till
d NJ, when cessation of hostihties too
y place, both parties bringing off their dead
= The battle was renewed on Tuesda
morning, but no particulars are received
But few if any of the wafer batterie
have been taken Shells from Sherman
3. siege guns fall into the city, as they ca
"a be seen from the fleet. Banks forces ha
= not arrived.
q Forty-fou hundred prisoners are ex
1t pected to arrive here tonight. The
l. will be sent to Indianapolis.
l. CINcINNATI May 81 On Tuesday mex
le Gen. Borneide will remove his headquar
q tcrs of the Department OF the Ohio
? Hickman Bridge, KY, about ten mile
y south of Nicholasville.
Brig Gen. N Q. Mclean has been ap
4. pointed Provost Marshal General Of th
=. Department OF the Ohio, with his head
quarters at Cincinnati.
20 The Cincinnati Commercial has th
ls following Southern news:
N "The Appeal of the 10th says th'
two gunboats have been sunk at Vicks
- burg.
d "CoL Grierson's cavalry has made an
" other raid from Baton Rouge, capturin
10 and destroying a large rebel camp"
"Pemberton's Quartermaster succeeds
id running seven hundred mules out {
Ii Vicksburg, thus reducing the consumE
a ton of corn. The garrison has full "a
"a tions for ninety daYs
"The Atlanta Commonwealth, or II
y 29th, notices the arrival Of Breekinridg
d in that city.
D. "The despatch from Burnside to Drag
= announcing his determination to hang a
the rebel officers in his hands in case
:" retaliation for the two spies tried an
Or executed in accordance with the usage
l. of war should be resorted TO- was yes
"a terday conveyed from Murfreesboro IN
der a flag Of truce "
20 CAPE RAcH, May 30.-Layard state
j. In Parliament that tha Hritiab COnaul l