The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-07
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and the Fosterville roads, having infan-
try brigades accompanied by cavalry and
artillery.
On the Sbelbyvile pike they to-day
briskly engaged Carter's Brigade, posted
five miles out, but were easily repulsed
On the Middleton road the Fourth
Regulars got into heavy skirmish, los
ing one killed and six wounded.
Ga the Salem pike, near Fosterville, the
advance encountered Lytle's Brigade,
which kept them at respectable dis
lance.
Bushrod Johnston was upon the Man
chester road with brigade Of mounted
infantry. Detachmcnts from Turchin's
Division sent them back, Gen. Turchin
and Staff making a reconnaissance seven
or eight miles beyond our picket lines
A deserter who came in this afternoon
saws the rebels are under the impression
that Rosecrans 10 reinforcing Grant
these reconnaissance are TO ascertain the
facts.
The greatest activity prevails through
out the army. The troops are in SPLEEN
did condition and in fine spirits over the
prospect of work.
incline to the supposition that no
considerable rebel force is this side of
Duck river now General Turchin went
nearly to Hoover's Gap on the Manches-
ter road to-day, and fouad bat a half
dozen rebel horsemen. Scouts went ten
miles upon the Wartrace road without
discovering a single rebel.
Small forces have been encountered on
the Shelbyville, Middleton, and Foster
vile roads. The rebels are decidedly
inclined to feel for our situation,
MURFREEsBoBo, June 5--Wm. A. Sell
kirk, convicted of the murder Of Adam
Weaver, Of Wilson county, suffered the
penalty of death to-day by hanging
The murder of which he was found gull
ty was q most diabolical affair, and was
Justly expiated by the death of the
criminal. The wagon containing the
convict and coffin was driven from the
prison through the town and was follow
ed by an immense cOnoourse of citizens
and soldiers. The gallOws was erected
in an open field about a half mile from
town and was surrounded by at least ten
thousand spectators. The daughter and
son of the murdered man stood immedi-
ately in front of the scalfold The for
mer asked the privilege of adjusting the
rope.
PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-President Lin
coin las accepted the invitation of the
Union League Of this city, TO participate
in the grand National celebration on the
Fourth of July. Large delegations from
all parts of the Union are expected to
attend
CAIRO, Juue 5'--The despatch-boat
Gen. Lyon, from Vicksburg on Monday,
has arrived.
Firing was kept up all day Monday,
and Sherman's troops, on the right wing
could be seen in motion when the Lyon
left. At midnight a conhagration was
raging in the city. Some supposed that
our shells had set fire to the buildings,
while others were coniecturing that til G
rebels were destroying their supplies
preparatory to surrendering.
Grants numbers and position will be
impregnable in few days. Cannot give
the particulars, but they are of the most
cheering character.
The steamers Chancellor and Allan
tic, laden with troops, when near Islam d
62, on Wednesday, was fired into by
guerillas from the Mississippi shore.
One Captain and two privates were kill
ed and several wounded.
CHICAGO, june "a special from the
rear of Vicksburg, dated the 31st, says
the bombardment continues. All the
guns are in position, and opened fire at
midgnight and continued until daylight
with unparalleled rapidity. 1t is be.
/ lieved great damage is being inflicted by
the fire of the heavy guns.
Twelve men were captured at day
light yesterday morning while endeav-
oring TO run our pickets and get into the
city. Two hundred thousand percussion
caps were found in their possession
One OF them, boy, came out of the city
ten days ago and took the oath of allie
glance and was allowed to go to his
home, five miles back. He will prob
ably be condemned as spy.
Gen. johnson is reported 20 be toward
Jackson, but not in force sufficient to
attack US.
WASHINGTON, June "A special dis
| patch to the Commercial says the Cavalry
raid commenced by Gen. Stoneman just
| prior to the late battle of Fredericks-
burg, has terminated most brilliantly
| the last act in the drama being the march
| of Col. Fitzpatrick and 900 men of the
I'd N. Y. Cavalry, from Gloucester Point
to Gen. Hooker's headquarters, right
around the enemy, and without the loss
| of a single man. Col. Fitzpatrick left
/ Gloucester Point on Saturday last, anC
passing in a northeast direction through
Gloucester county, crossed the Dragon
river at Salutis, and thence through
Middlesex county to Urbaua, on the Rap
pahannock, crossing the river at Unior
Point. Col, Fitzpatrick proceeded through
Wostmoreland and King George counties
and near the headquarters of General
Hooker No difficulty was encountered
in Gloucester, but At Dragon river The
bridges were ali found to be destroyed
aud the rebel General Stuart having
massed a force in order TO compel Kill
patrick to cross the Rippahannock. Blu
Fitzpatrick avoided him by constructing
a bridge and crossing at point on thu
Dragon river, not at all anticipated by
Gen. Stuart.
The bridge was then destroyed, RnC
to foil the enemy, the command mOyeC
forward in several columus,s the princi-
pal one on the right under Colonel II
Davis, Of Illinois, took a sOutherly di,
rectiOn and went to Pine Lee, in the lowe
pars of Middlesex county, taking III,
people entirely by surprise, for the sec
tion was considered so secure from IAN
kee invasion that parties from Richmond