The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-19
TIE LATEST NEWS,

Democratic mass meeting to-day was
largely attended, and passed OF harmo- |
niousiy. Democrats estimate tho num-
Der in attendance az from seventy Eve
to one hundred thousand. There was
great cheering for Valiandigham. Will
liam A. Richardson presided, with fifty
Vice-Presidents. Speeches were made
by Richardson, Voorhees, Of Indiana,
Cox Of Ohio, Lyle, Dickey, Gen. Nc.
Kins,ry, Dick Merr,ck, q. 0. Dean, aud
some twenty others. Resolutions were
adopted 10 the same effect as those
passed by the recent Ohio convention
which nominated Vallandigham.
Additional resolutions wero adopted
denounciug Gov. Yates for proroguiug
the legislature, the suppression OF the
Chicago Times, the arrest of Judge
Constable, aud other citizens OF Illinois.
The 23d resolution 10 IS follows:
That further offensive prosecution o
this war tends TO subvert the eonstitu-
ton and government, and entail upon
the ba,ion all the disastrous consequen-
ces Of misrue and anarchy; that we are
IN favor o. peace upon the basis If the
restoration of The Union, aud for tie
accomplish ent of which we propose a
national conveation, TO settle upon terms
of peace which shall have in view the
restoration of the Union as it was, and
securing, by Constitutional amendments
such rights TO the several States, and the
people thereof, as honor ald justice de-
mand.
CHIoKAs4w BAYOU, June g. }
Via CAIRO, June 10.
j. 4. Sanger, ESQ., of Chicago, and Dir.
Burnside, of Freeport, Ills, brother to
the General who have Just arrived on
the 81. Louis, inform me that they, this
morning, went over the field of the ttrug.
gle at Milliken's Bend yesterday, and
from them l obtain the most reliable and
distinct account have yet heard of that
affair. Some 20 dead bodies Of negroes
had been buried, and nearly 100 rebel
dead lay unburied, the negroes being de-
termined to bury their own comrades
first. 1t must, from all accounts, have
been one of the most horrible combats of
the whole war. 1t appears the rebel
force numbered about 5000. The me-
groes were driven back until almost
forced into the river, when they rallied
and charged bayonets upon the rebels,
often pinning them to the earth, and
when their bsyonets were broken, club
bling their guns and beating out the
brains of the enemy. The latter came
on with yell of "nO quarter"
My informants state that though havin {
traversed a number of fields, they have
never before seen such CHASTITY looking
corpses. This indicstes the terrible des.
peration with which the combatantt
struggled.
The officers Of the two negro regiments
were fearfully decimated, but the negroes
took q terrible revenge In the blood o
rebel officers. One rebel Colonel wa
killed, and large number Of line officers
Below is a dispatch to Gen. Grant II
regard to the affair;
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, June 7, 1863
, "The enemy attacked Milliken's Benz
/ this afternoon The negro regiments a
first refused to fight, and as fast as cap
, tured were slaughtered. The negroe
becoming Infatuated attacked the rrbel
. aud slsug htered them like sheep, takin
over 200 prisoners and driving back tn
Oonfederates. also learn that we ap
tured FIVE pieces of artillery. Til
b Ohoctaw and Deka.b gunboats wer
8 there.
a "(Signed) d. D. PORTEs, Admiral"
MURFREgsRoRo June II Col Minty
o with the LIST Cavalry Brigade, dashe
into Lebanon early Monday morning
: hoping TO suip prise the forces at thu
d place. He found that Basil Duke wit
q GOO men had just lett 10 the direction {
n Alexandra. Following rapidly, he cam
up with the enemy few miles out, whol
he drove almost 10 Alexandria tn
: skirmishing was brisk. Duke was re
d 10 forced from Alex andria By Morga
il with one brigade and a few pieces OF al
, tillery. Finding the enemy too strou
for him, Minty fell back 20 Cherry Va
70 ley aud encamped for the night, au
. yesterday retired 10 Baird's Mills. o,
a loss was one man killed and sever;
r slightly wounded.
' Morgan and Wharton are at Alexar
q dria with their respective forces, whiC
number 1000 men, preparing to oros
the Cumberl and for aTsid into X muck
SOMERSET, KY, June 16.-Persons frOI
Monticello to-day inform Us that 2,
J. grams forces all left that place al
l. vicinity on last Sunday. They deserte
in great haste, and il Is said took Cd
most direct road 70 Knoxville.
Of Refugees from East Tennessee tell
- the women 10 that country Say that if '
= do not come and drive away their enemi
y by all means to send them arms aud 40
IN munition, and they will fight their Ow
battles.
w | = N,1 ~
recently killed two rebels with a pitol
70 fork aud spade, and wounded the thir
er COLUMBUS, o June 16 Another az
u a form dable resistance 10 the enrollme
. exists now in Holmes county. 1t appea
that some days ago warrants were Is su
~ by the United States Court at COluub
- for the arrest OF about ten persons
Holmes county, on charges Of interferi
with the enrolling officers. The prop
4 officers have been prevented from malSi
A. arrests by an armed force Of six or sew,
~ hundred. This force is organized and
camped, and is preparing for iight. /
trenchments are being constructed,
&c that with some cannon which they ha
,r. they can offer serious resistance. A for
nd of the Sd Ohio left here this evening
clean them out which will DO most {
fectually done, if an opportunity is give
ho This is the most serious opposition 10
- enrolment in Ohio which has yet be
Al reported.
PONT DEsOTO,
ie. Opposite VIcKsBURG, June 10,
es BY the arrival Of the ram SWitzs
in land, Col John A. Ellet from the mou
90 of Red river TO- day, We nave iniormstt