The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-25
LEES ARMY CCroFF FIR ON
RICHMOND.
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Arning M gro TFOOpa
Admiral Lees Expedition a
Reconnaissance.
Fighting at harleston.
France ana SPAN Negotiating
with the Rebels.
Morgan I'm Gueinsey County,
Ohio.
Rebels in Maryland.
NAVIGATION open to New
Orleans,
Rebels in Maryland.
Navigation open to New
Orleans,

LoUIsvTLLE, July zf-Ahe wash
ington He7alFs special saysi IL Is apparent
that Gen. Meade has e%ntrapped General
Lees rebel army, and thinks there is not
much prospect Of Lees being able to get
his army back to Richmond, or even so
far as the upper end Of the Shenandoah
Valley.
General Hooker has gone West.
The 7ri5uns's special says, the War
Department is organizing oOlOred troops
and v~ariously estimates that, by autumn,
100 900 negroes will be in arms In the
Mississippi Valley.
Admiral Lees expedition up the James
River wa simply a reconnaissance and
not intended to attack Fort Darling.
New YoRK, July 24-The steamer
Circassian, from Charleston on the 18th,
reports a general engagement IN
ing when she left. Soon after q perfect
ehower Of shot and shell poured into
Fort Wagner.
A Paris letter says the Confederstes
are cOnCOcting schemes for an alliance
with France against us to secure Mexico
for France and the Mississippi Valley
for the COnfederates; that Napoleon is
treating with Spain in reference TO such
alliance and that Spain shows a will
~lingness to second the Emperor's views.
CINo1SSATI, July 24-Morgan reached
Washington, Guernsey Co, this morn
ing at 0 o'clock. ShackelfOrd il close
behind him.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24,-The Enquf-
r1's special says all the enemy, except
his cavalry scouts, abandoned Hodgens-
vile yesterday. Apart of Eweirs corps.
with 16 cannon, fell back towards Mar
tinsburg. The rebeIS crossed a cavalry
force at Hancock to-day. Lee and staff
left Winchester yesterday morning, GO
ing in the direction of Middleburg and
s~trasburg. His heaviest force is now in
and around Wincherter. Lee has been
reinforced by ten thousand men from
Lower Virginia and North Carolina, un-
der w. Fl. Hill.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-There is a dis
position to resist the enrolment in the
vicinity Of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Two
barns and one house have been burned,
and six shots fred into the window of
the enrolling officers house.
The Richmond Enquire advises capt.
talists to ft out more privateers 10 prey
upon Northern
The same paper quotes gold stfrom
$50 to 900 per cent premium.
LOUISVILLE, July "a Secretary Chase
has telegraphed Surveyor Gallagher au-
thority to issue cl~carances for steam
boats bound hence to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, July24-It is definitely
ascertsiued that Lees main army is al
or near Winchester.
The Government has decided on active
measures regarding the fitting Of rebe.
iron clad fleets in England. Our au-
thorities are urged to issue letters Of
marque and reprisal, in view of the in
crease of privateers.
NEW YoRK, July 24.--Cotton sixty
three cents. Gold twenty.six and three
eighth cents.
The Richmond Wing says the evacu'
alton of jackson, Miss, lsftin the hands
Of the enemy the rolling stock of tbs
New o leans, jackson and Great North
ern Mississippi aud Tennessee Railroads
The motive power alone consists Of forty
engines. The loss is ~incalculable and
irreparable. Nothing goes well in th'
Southwest.
The Federal cavalry raid from New
bern destroyed two miles Of track ans
a bridge one thousand feet long over III
NeusS, thereby cutting Off all communl
Q cation for some weeks.
OINcINNATL, July 24.--Osr cavalry ex
pcultlOu uuucI OOAos AVAoAa AuN AoMtll
r sent by Gen. Scammon from Charleston
: Va, 10 cut the Va. & Tenn. Railroad a
WytheyillT captured Wytheville after
severe fight and took 22O prisoners, twl
pieces Of artillery and seven hundrsl
stand Of arms. Our loss was about @
killed and wounded. Col. LOlAnd AM
Capt. Delaney, of Cincinnati, was killed
Col. Powell was severely wounded.
The enemy lost 70 killed and a larg
number wounded. Our troops wer
fred upon by citizens from houses. TIL
town wAs totally destroyed. The com
mand reached Fayetteville yesterday
Major Krauss, of the S6th Ohio, had
skirmish with the rebels, driving ther
out Of Washington. When last hear
from, Morgan WAS 81 Winchester. NOV
ing towards the Steubenville and Indi
ana Railroad, closely pNrsued by on
forces.