The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-29
LA TIE NEWS


Advices from the feet OF vicksbufg
are 10 Friday and confirm previous re-.
ports of the arriyAl Of Two FARRKeUT's
feet at that point at the foot Of the c \.
nal.
The new route TO Yazoo river is work
ing finely. A absorption Of THE route
is deemed contraband.
FoRTREss MONROE, March rs. Four
German Antilles arrived Ihis morning at
Fortress lMonrOeA from Ricbin6ad Via
Yorktown. They report that the pre-.
vailing opinion in Richmond is that
the rebels will usOon eVaeuAte that
city and probably most of Virginia.
Freedom of speech is much less restrict
ed there than, formerly They bring no
news from Charleston, .bup say lie rebels
were expecting an attack daily. Provis-
ions were exceedingly high in Richmond
and wages spondingly high for me
chanics. They came out Of the Confed-
eracy under foreign protection. An or
der has BEEN issued from, the rebel Adj
jutant- GenerArs Office placing al officers
who resign, or may resign, or may be
dropped from the rolls, aud those who
are cashiered by courts -martial, back
into the ranks as privates.
The Alexandra (La,) Democrat says
that when the Indianola was captured
the Webb fred her 32-pound guns at a
distance of thirty yards, making no i'm.
and lost five feet of her bow, in doing so.
The Queen Of the West was also Sc
yerely injured in batting her. -o,
WARRINGTON, March 26t-The Treas
ury Department is highly gratified with
daily accounts received OF the increased
improvement in cur national finances.
Newspaper rumors and statements
as to what Secretary Chase will not do
upon the subject under recent Congress
sional action are unauthorized. A.
While experimenting with a 90
FOUNDER qua at the navy yard to-day,
it burst. Thirteen persons, composing
the gunner's crew, were present, but with
the exception of the Chief Engineer, who
was slightly injured, all escaped unhurt.
A fragment weighing 800 pounds passed
through the roof of the Battery build
ing. - - - IA - H.. I'D
Gen. Ullman has had protracted in
terview with the President and Secretary
of War. II ID understood that impor-
tant matters are under discussion.
ST. LOUIS, March ga gentleman di-
rect from Fayetteville, Ark, says the
Little Rock True Democrat of the 10th,
announces the arrival of Gen. Price at
thet point, who would soon take the
Geld.
Gen. Cabell is. collecting the scattered
IL. Lnf A Il -,
evidently with the design of operating
against our trOopsin that section.
WHEELING, VA, March 26 An cleo
was held to day for ratifying the Wiley
amendment to the Constitution fthe new
State ofsWestern Virginia This city.
gives 1875 for the amendment and three
AGAINST. The county will vote in like
proportion Returns from the State
show au almost unanimous vote in favor
of the amendment
It seems 10 be very we'll understood
that as soon as Provost Marshals are Sc
lected and an enrolment secured, draft
will be first ordered in those. States that
have not their quotas undo old allotments,
for men enoug h to FIJI the deficiency,
this win put at least200090r men in the
field, with prospects for a call in June
for two or three hundred thousand addi-
tioHal.
MURFREEsDoRo, March PA private
soldier just returned from captivity in
tbe,Soplh, states thai he was subjected
to most atrocious Treatment IN therebel
prison. He was captured in April Of
last year, and was sent to Chattanooga,
where he was thrown into dungeon only
ten feet square, in which were confined
twenty-one soldiers of the I'd, 2lst and
23d Ohio Infantry Regiments. The lat
ter had been sentenced to be shot. Fl
Eight were subsequently hung at At
Ianta. Previous to their execution they.
were kept in chains, handcufed and
locked TO each others necks by heavy
iron padlocks. The prisoners were fed
twice a day on tolerably good bread,
spelled beef, and coffee made of cane
l,seed. IT, g4lA-A-GA sEl ~