The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-22
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at BoWena, and proceeded northward yes
terday. The same despatch states that
a large force Of the enemy were still on
the south side, evidently intending TO
cross,
IL Is believed that The Invading forca Is
Norgan's command which was known to
to be at McMinnville several DAYS ago.
tits probable that Morgan will attempt
TO push on rapidly and get into Ken
-taeky. will-dad, however, that he
will have TO encounter an opposing force
al several points on the.rouie there.
The commander reviewed to- day
Rousseau's old division, now under com
mand of General r. S. Granger. This
division includes the brigade of regulars
and Starkweather's brigade, two of the
most effective and meritorous in the ar
my.
The Atlanta Southern Conjeieracy of
the 18th says that Col. Ciute, with the
I'd, Sd, and 9Th Kentucky cavalry regi-
ments, had reached Lexington, sweeping
all opposition before him. His march
through the State was perfect ovation.
After telling this monstrous exaggeratiOn,
the writer appeals TO the rebel authori-
ties to assign Gen. Buckner to the COM
mand Of all the troops from Kentucky
and send him into that State.
HEAQuARrrRE ARMY or raE PoToMAtl
March 20.
The Richmond EyamiRer of yesterday
has an extraordinary leader, the tone OF
which is evidently intended 10 prepare
the public mind Of the South for serious
reverses on the line Of the Rappahaa-
mock 1t commences as follows: The
active operations Of the Federal army
under Hooker are now commenced. Eth
err decisive battle or q retreat of Gen.
Lee must be the consequence. The latter
contingency is possible but not proba-
BILE, and another heavy struggle over the
line of the Rappahannock may be antie-
ipated. a.H
After Specializing upon the supposed
plan of Gen. Hooker and the strength
and probability OF success of Lees
forces, the editor remarks that II, how
ever, the Confederate force 10 not sufli-
GENTLY numerously to prevent the COM
| pletion of the maneuvre, it is supposed
that no course remains but TO fall back
upon some point nearer Richmond and
give the enemy battle at greater dis
tanee from his base.
There IS nothing Of Importance from
any scenes Of active operations in the
field rtl.Ir
There was heavy fall of snow here
during tho day and last night,
HILToN HEAD, March 1G.-The latest
intelligence from the black brigade which
is now marching into Florida is that they
have taken several important points, with
many prisoners, and have captured large
quantities of munitions and supplies, and
are still driving the enemy before them.
The expected arrival here of another
army corps, said to be Burnside's, the de-
perture of which is noticed by the Rich
mond papers, has created fresh hopes and
additional enthusiasm among our troops
A Charleston paper speaks Of the ex-
pected arrival in that city Of some dis
tingushed military characters 10 witness
the expected battle at that point +
FRASKLIS, TENx., March 2O--A con-
siderable force of the enemy's cavalry
recrossed Duck river and advanced to-
ward Franklin yesterday, but were driven
back. The bridge at Columbia has been
rebuilt, and Gen. Van Dorm is said to have
been largely reinforced Cavalry slSir-
mishes occur daily. rs H
MURFREEsBoRo, March ia special
dispatch to the Herald says that rulnors
heretofore given of the proposed rebel
invasion of Kentucky are not groundless.
learn from a Southern man who left
Chattanooga, that the rebel troops known
to have left Virginia did not reinforce
Bragg, concentrated at Knoxville, Tenn.
Yesterday body of four hundred
rebels crossed the Cumberland at Rowcna,
Ky, and itwasreported that large force
was following. 1t is suspected that the
invasion has already begun.
MURFBzEsBoRo, March 1G.-From the
Atlanta Southern Confederacy of the
10Th inst. have the following news from
all parts of the South; There are from
Kentucky, now in the rebel service, ten
regiments of infantry, ten regiments and
several battalions of cavalry, and five
batteries Of artillery The Atlanta
Confederaey of the LIST has many details
of the recent Union expedition in North
| Alabama.
Five Of our gunboats reached Florence
on the 22d OF February, landed and de-
stroyed a ferryboat there. Some Of the
boats proceeded to cambridge, at the
foot of tho shoals, and destroyed the
forryboats there also. The rebel steamer
Dunbar escaped over the shoals. Late
that evening the Union cavalry dashed
into the tom Here they were met and
repulsed by about thirty Of Ma
jor Bakers battalion. Failing back
they reached their main body consisting
of the Tenth Missouri, Fifth Ohio,
two batteries of Illinois, one company
of Mississippi, and one Of Alabama, all
cavalry, with battery Of mounted how
] itzera. the. whole number from 500 10
| 1900 men. The rebels were Ia turn re-
pulsed, bat the orderly of the Union
commander was killed and several others
wounded. The Union forces now nearly
surrounded the rebels, and took six pris-
oners, driving The rest out Of town. The
rebel accounts say that our troops then
piundered the town and threw into prison
all who demonstrated.
Col Cormyn, the Yankee commander
took up his quarters at the residence of
DR. H. Chisholm, Col. Florence NJ. CormyD
OF the 10Th Missouri is from St. Louis,
and the forces were the LIST brigade OF
Gen. Frank Hlair's division. Colonel
Cormyn made an assessment Of sums of
from $500 10 $4,000 upon the property
OF the wealthy rebels. When the Yam
KEGS left they took with them fifty bales
Of cotton, all the mules and horses they