The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.


NEW YoRK, Oct 2l.-The steamer
Creole with Havana dates Of the 1elh
has arrived. II is rumored that Gen.
FOrney had died Of yellow fever.
st. Domingo dates Of the 18th says
the Island will have to be abandoned
by The Spaniards.
Porto Platter has been burned by the
rebels, who have establishedA govern
ment at CbRllaro.
WAsHIEaToN, Oct. 21.--Burnside tele-
graphs to Hslleok that Shsckelf ord's
cavalry and brigade Of Infantry COM
plesed series Of skirmishes from Blue
Springs and drove the rebels completely |
from Tennessee, capturing the fort at
ZollicOfer, and burning the long rail-
road bridge there, and five other |
bridges, destroying three locomotive and
capturing about % cars and about
one hundred and City prisoners. His
advance is now Ten miles beyond Bristol.
Our loss is about one hundred killed and
wounded, the snemy's considerably
greater.
Hakfar.-The blockade runner r. E.
Lee sailed from here during the night
with valuable cargo of blankets and
clothing. ETC., for Dixie.
New YORK, Oct. 2l.-The CONNER
ciAl's Washington letter contains
rumor that Sedgwick or Sickels will
suppercede Meade.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Gen, Custer
reports that in Mondays engagement we
drove the rebel cavalry from Gainesville
to Brsand Br;ckland's Mills where he
encountered rebel line Of battle of in
fantry and artillery one mile long, and
General Davis cavalry brigade and bat
terry were entirely cut off by the rebels,
but extricated themselves. We lost about
two hundred killed, wounded, missing
and several wagons, one of which con-
tanned the BrigAde's official papers.
New YORK, Oct. 21.---Ootton dull at
SEC. Gold dull at 4424. 10
The Persia carried to Liverpool to-day
three hundred thousand in specie. Gov
eminent stocks frmer
A special to the Cincinnati Commercial
says; The Cattlettsville, Va, expedition,
consisting of detachments of the 14th
and seth Kentucky, sent out by Col.
Gallup, returned with fifty prisoners,
sixty horses, and fifty stand of arms
without losing man. Eastern Ken
n lucky is pretty we'll cleared of rebels
a We hold the country from Bristol to the
HiAwassee river. Person Brownlow and
Horace Maynard both spoke at Knoxville
5, on the goth. They both fully endorsed
the Administration, and favored imme.
date emancipation in East Tennessee.
o The Port Royal News says: The Fed
'n eral steamer BOnville stopped there er
route for Philadelphia for repairs. Sh'
brings news from New Orleans that I
grand expedition under Gen. Banks haC
effected landing at Point Isbelle, Texas
Is with two corps under franklin, and W,
expect to possess Brownsville soon.
This will prevent the rebels from re
n ceiving supplies from Matamoras, an,
81 cotton going from thence to Europe.
Banks expects soon to get entire pos
session of the principal Texan ports AM
IIss, virtually of the entire State. II is un
derstoOd that another corps of his arm,
is cooperating with him in the direction
al of the Red river country.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoToMAc
October Fl. :
nd Advioes render il certain that Burn
side is gaining position in the rear Of th
rebel army and is threatening Lynch
nd burg.
Sc Deserters say that on Friday nigh
Gen. Lee was ordered from Richmond {
IS fall back on Gordonsville immediately, I
protect Lynchburg from Burnside's I'D
vance, which is already within hundre
miles of that place. General LIE
instantly commenced retrOgade move
nd ment.
Buford had 8 severe skirmish wit
Lees rear at ThorOughfAre Gap, wound
or ing some and driving them from II
mountain.
The retreating rebels tore up the rA
Of road track from Manassas TO CulpeI
per.
Lee moved the bulk of his army
I lSS Culpepper, and transferred them Sou
in in, by an Immense train of cars.
A Memphis special says Joe Johnsto
has gone to Shelbyyille with large for
=. to prevent Sherman from reaching Ros
Grams.
IN, WAsHTNGToN, Oct, 20.-The Army
" the Potomac is in full pursuit Of the r
rn treating rebel force.
An officer from the front says Lee
whole infantry force is across the RAJ
zoo pAhAnnock.
NEw YoRK, Oct, 2l--The steam
Scotia, from Liverpool l1th, has a
rived.
The English Government, on the a
seized oneofth rebelrams built by Lair
Another authority says both have be