The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-16
LATE NEW S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The following
dispatch has been received at Head
quarters here:
"ST LOUIS Jan. IL
"Tb General {alleck.
81 have good news from Springfield.
Our troops have repulssd the rebels, and
we hold the place. The rebels were re-
treating. have three columns going to-
wards them.
"The troops, including the enrolled
militia, behaved nobly
[Signed 4" S. Il. CURTIS, Maj.-Gen.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. ia resolution
was presented in the Senate this evening,
stating that in consequence Of numerous
inflammatory articles having lately APP
peared, and that danger of violence was
to be apprehended in the election of
United States Senator, the Senate adj
journ Wednesday morning. The reso-
luton passed the first reading by a strict
party vote, and was laid over till to NOR
row morning Should it pass previous
to II o'clock an election cant take place.
and the position remains vacant for one
year. Great excitement prevails.
FORTRESS MONROE, an. 1l.--lt is re-
ported in Richmond that the rebel gun
boat Merrimac is now lying under the
guns of Fort Darling, having gone below
the blockade, and cannot return on ac-
count of the low water.
At Newbern, on Wednesday, there
were fifty five Yankee transports. The
forces there include the commands OF
three Major Generals, which give a force
OF fifty five thousand. There is a Reet at
Beaufort 1t is supposed that an attack
is meditated on Wilmington and Colds
boro.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.--Late last night
Gen. Curtis received dispatches from Col.
Crabb, commanding at Springfield, that
the rebels were repulsed at every advance
on that place and that we hold the town.
Our loss is IL killed, and the number
| wounded is not known. We buried 35
rebels, and many more were taken off the
| field. They left large number wound
ed on our hands. There was but little
of the town destroyed, and that was
done by our troops. .H
New YORK, Jan. 1.-Two barks load.
ed with coal fell into the hands of the
enemy. The Westfed, the flagship of
Com. Renshaw, was not engaged, being
ashore in another channel. Her crew
were transferred to transports, and Rem
shaw, fearing she would fall into the
hands of the rebels, blew her up. By
some mismanagement or accident, the
explosion occurred before the boat con-
tanning Renshaw, Lieutenant thinner
man, and the boats crew got away, and
they were consequently blown up with
the ship.
The crew of the Westfield arrived at
New Orleans on transports, and the re-
naming troops are on the way back.
They did not arrive until the place had
been evacuated. All the feet are on the
way to New Orleans.
The rebel force was estimated at about
five thousand, under Gen. Magruder-
Our land force, under command of Col.
Burrill, of Massachusetts, probably did
not exceed three hundred, the residue
not having arrived or not being disem-
barked in time TO fight.
Our loss was estimated at from $50 to
260 killed and 200 taken prisoners, the
navy suffering most, it is thought. The
rebel lose was much more, as our guns
were firing grape and canister continu-
ally in their midst.
The rebels had several batteries on
shore. The Federal troops were on one
of the long wharves, and, it is said, re-
pulsed two charges of the rebels before
they surrendered.
Advices from New Orleans state that
Jacob Barker's paper, the National Adj
vocate, published an extra on the I'd
containing rebel reports of victories at
MurtreesborO and Nicksburg, and JEFF.
Davis speech at jackson. This caused
ferment and the rebels were hilarious
and ssucy On the morning of the Sd
General Banks sent a guard to Bakers
office, and the Advocate was, for the
third time suppressed. This step gave
great satisfaction to the Union men.
Captain Clark, Post Commissary at
New Orleans, had rendered his resigna-
ton, and would probably 40 North ih the
course of month.
Specials this morning are quite barren
OF news.
The gunbOat Montgomery arrived to-
day from Mobile bar, in eight days. No
news.
A letter from an officer on the United
States steamer Bibb, off Charleston, says
Fort Sumter is plated with railroad iron.