The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-06
THE LATEST NEWS.


Commander Bell, commanding the
west Gulf squadron pro tenn, has in
formed the Navy Department that per
nicious fever has appeared on hoard Of
the q. 5. steamers repairing at New Or
leans, from which several deaths have
resulted. Some Of the cases have been
well defined yellow fever, and others arc
recognized by the names OF pernicioUs
and congestivo fever. lie says the dis
astcr has not extended ~ land 90 far
and expresses the hope that the approach
ing cold weather will soon chtc, it
The vessels which suffered most are those
lJ ing longest OF the city.
The formation Of the Stale Govern.
mtnt of Virginia ia now complete. The
capital is temporarily established at AL
exandris.
The following ave toe names of the
State officers Francis IL Pierpont, Gov
ernor; h. p. q Cowp,r, Lieutenant. Gov
ernor; l.. A. Hogsns, Secretary Of State;
G. Y. Smith, Treasurer; l.. A. Webb,
Auditor; T. h. Foster, Adjutant- General;
j. r. Bawder, Attorney General.
The Advertisements Of rebel property
under the confscation act ara daily on
the increase in Alexandria The loyal
people there are exceedingly fearful lest
some Of the most deserving Of the penal
ty may have their property protected by
ilimsy transfers. The people of Lou
don county are becoming aroused to the
necessity protecting themselves against
guerillas.
C1NorNNATI Oct. A special to the
Commercial, dated Chattanooga, Sept.
80, says 200 ambulanc,s were sent with
in the enemy's lines under a flag Of truce,
which brought in over 500 of our woun-
ded. While in the enemy's hsnds they
had nothing but corn bread. The robels
treated them very kindly, expressing re-
grets that they couldn't provide for them
better they refused to permit the bodies
of wounded or deceased officers to be re-
moved. The enemy holds 81 of our sur
geons as prisoners. Our ambulances re-
turned to the rebel lines the wounded
rebels who fell into our hands.
Both armies arc busy certifying. The
pickets are within stones throw Of each
other.
The Associated Press reporters &C
count of tho battle causes considerable
indignation among the troops. The
statement that Reynolds and BrsnnOn's
divisions were thrown into disorder is
incorrect. Our wounded are well proVid-
ed for and comfortably situated.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 4-The Rich
mond Examiner of yesterday has the
following
CHARLESTON, Oct. Heavy firing was
kept up during last night. The enemy's
movements on Morris Island indicate
permanent rather than immedi ate opera
tons. Two Monitors are kept close to
the Island doing picket duty. There has
been but little firing to-day.
ATLANTA, Oct 9.-Gen. Bragg has
consented 10 exchange wounded with
Gen, Rosecrsns. Affairs are unchanged
at Chattanooga Gen. Rosecrans receives
his supplies by wagons from Stevenson.
The rumOr that his supplies were cut off
is not credited Il secrans is confined
TO bis works around Chattanooga. Oar
lines extend TO the river above and below
him. His deienses are strong, and thought
TO be so superior that no assault will be
made.
NEN AOAhl OCb Il nb
Washington dispatch says that in the
recent raid by guerillas upon the cavalry
camp at langley, they captured all the
horses of the whole company, and thir-
teen more belonging to the quartermas-
ter's department The whole camp was
asleep.
The rebel authorities have declared
an additional number of their officers
\ and men as exchanged, and ordered them
to duty. This is in direct violation of
the cartel, and, Notwithstanding the
heavy balance of exchange against them,
they refuse TO deliver any of our COM
missioned officers, and also retain large
number of citizens as prisoners.
A Berwick City letter TO the Herald
states that the main body of Genera
Banks command was encamped, on the
18th of September, near that place. No
serious encounter is expected to occur
until reaching Vermillion Bayou, where
the rebels under Dick Taylor are repre-
seated to be be in great force, fortifyiDg
the place. Another report is that the
rebels are concentrating all their availa-
bic force from Louisiana, East Texas and
Southern Arkansas at Alexandria, for a
last desperate resistance, and are evacu-
atiDg all the country thiS side of Alex
andris and the Red river. Our forces
will soon make an advance movement.
A dispatch to the Herald of the 81
inst says the prospect of success is good
Ii the enemy makes an attack he will
be badly defeated. There is no cause
for alarm from the rebel flank movements.
The enemy is in sight, and diminishing
is continuous, and the rebels always get
ting wOrsted.
The Vanderbilt and tive other steam
ers sailed from Rio Del aneiro on the 22d
of August on q cruise.
A New Orleans letter TO the Herald
contains the following:
The guerillas are growing bold and
numerous on the Mississippi river They
have located three gun battery about
l6 miles above Natohez, from which they
fired 10 shots at the steamer Julia, sew
eral of which went through her, but she
escaped. Some eight or ten vessels have
been fired into.
The particulars of the capture of the
British steamer Sir VIM. Pitt show that
she had landed her Liverpool cargo of
arms, &C., in Mexican waters, and took
on board the same 1000 bales of cotton, |
when the French authorities ordered her
TO leave Mexican waters, which she did, |
coming over TO the American side of the |
Rio GrAnde. Capt. Rowlands, of the |
gunboat Seminole, very promptly sent
two off GERS and = number of men and |
seized her, transferring her officers and |
crew to the Seminole as prisoners of war.
The vessel WAS sent to New Orleans !