The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-28

ter. Thsif forceS are said to be two
Thousand strong, with two mountain
howl xers. Gem Gilmote- has dispatch
cd troops .andef his command in
such a manner that they will
soon be heard from. Prisoners captured
last night say, fourteen 40 thousand
rebel 'infAdtry are on the march, com
ing from the direction of Cumberland
Gap. This or any such reports are not
credited By the military VI I'm VI n.
NV MURFREEsnoBo. Feb. %
tGeneral order.
Companies IN Arms:f To day is both
iweeklyf oommemoraiion Of The Resur-
reclion OF our Lord and the birthday of
Washington, the great representative
man Of this nation, who fought Tor its ihl
dependence, laid the foundation of our
freedom, and lit up The. frame,wnrk OF
the most free, reasonable, inst Govern
fnent for great nation that has ever
been seen I'M the tide OF time Bloody
handed violence and covert GreAson as
sail this Government; aud we have
thrown ourselves between our country
and those who would destroy it out OF
respect for the memory of Washington,
whose illustrious motives we, revere
whose Rikd6mJ iusndcI and s9lfi kacri-
ficing devotion to national interests we
resolve to initiate ourselves and teach TO
our childrsn. Wetwill to-day renew to
each other the pledge already given by
our past tolls and sufferings, which
many of our brave companions have al
ready sealed with their blood, .r
This order will be read TO every COM
pany in The command at four P. VI. A
national salute will be fired by one. bat
terry of each division, detached brigade,
and post of this command. ao1-- " T.
BY order OF Maj Gen. RosECRANs.
, c. Goddard, A. A. G. and Chief oiStafT.
NEwu YonK, Feb. 25.-The- Times
Great Salt Lake City correspondence
states that Common had a fight with
some 800 Indians, fifteen to twenty
miles north of the extreme northern set
Elements, in Ghaoe Valley. fhc fight
lasted three or four hours, our troops
being victorious.
IT diflieult 10 obtain the exact num-
Der slain. One man, who claimed to
have visited the battlefield after. the
strife, said he counted 225 dead In
dams, ofwhom ten were squaws.a 80
About dozen of the Indian naurau-
ders are supposed to have escaped. o.
Especial to the CINCINNATI GszsttoJ q, /.
N WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The highest
, financial authority has stated osnight
that there will be no further issue of.
legal tenders. This seems to be conclu-
sive on this much mootod point. -,so a
FRANKFoBT, KY, February 24-It is
now believed here that the rel bells are re-,
treating from the State A ,r dispatch
from Lexington announces that skirm-
ish had taken place q short distance
from there. Charlton Morgan, brother
of John, was taken prisoner. Tom
Steele, 'arebel Captain from this county,
was badly wounded and taken prisoner
...-. -... New York, Feb. %.
The following is from rebel sources:
Port Hudson, FEB. r17.---Capt. Cannon,
from Red River. brings information of the
capture Of the Federal steamer Queen of
the West at Gordon Il anding, Fort Tay-
lor, on Red River. ,voy
The Queen of the West captured the
Confederate transport Eva No. 4, forced
her pilot John Burke TO take the wheel,
and ordered him TO take the boat TO our
batteries, Burke was frightened, but
finally took the wheel uader a Yankee
guard. Upon hearing the batteries he
told the Yankees they were fifteen miles
from them, immediately pptting close
in, when she received a shot which
broke her steam pipe, disabling the
boat, the Yankees being wholly unpre-
pared for fight, and suspecting no dang
err. Burke jumped overheard and drifted
to the opposite shore, when her crew es-
capped, with the exception Of eighteen,
who fell into our hands. The crew sub
sequently got aboard the Yankee boat
De Soto with 200 stolen negroes aboard.
The Queen Of the West is now in pos
session Of the Confedera.es and will be
towed 10 place of safety for repairs. 10
is reported that the Yankee gunboat In
dianola has gone up Red River to recap
tuTe her ......- .-.-aIn1..
Later intelligence states that the Con-
federate steamer Webb closely pursued
and captured the Eva. The Eva is dis
abled in one wheel. The Queen of the
West is but slightly injured and will
soon be in fighting trim under Confed-.
crate colUrs. f
We have positive information that the
De Soto was burned by the Yankees TO
prevent her falling into the hands of the
Conlederates ,.e ,t....rs
Read Senator WRIGHT's patriotic
speech. lA A'