The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-12
THE LATEST NEWS.


Of the I'd met;
We have important news from The ar.
mics in font Of Chattanooga. A shrewd
game is now being played for the posses
sion of Lookout Mountvin.
The announcement of the passage of
The river at Bridgeport by a column Of
Federal troops reveals the long antici-
pated plot TO force Bragg from the noun
tain by flank movements. This thanking
force Of the enemy, when last heard from,
was somewhere in the vicinity of Sand
Mountain, taking pretty much the same
route that Rosecrans took when Bragg,
experimenting a flank movement evacu-
ated Chattanooga and fell back to Dalton
and Kingston
The Atlanta Intelligencer says Move
ments are being made that must decide
which of the combatants will hold Ten
nessee, and many days will not elapse
before another battle will take place. A
large body Of men has been steadily
moving toward Knoxville. Bragg's force
is sufficiently strong to remove all appre-
hension OF danger from the enemy in
East Tennessee. Should he succeed in
driving the enemy from East tennessee,
Kentucky will be open to our victorious
armies.
The Augusta Constitution of Saturday
says: We have intelligence, which we
deem very trustworthy, that our forces
occupy Loudon and the advance, under
Stevenson, had reached Concord, fifteen
miles this side of Knoxville.
Colonel Wallace, of the East Tennes-
zee and Georgia Railroad, has sent to
Union Point for more of the rolling stock
of his road.
The Marietta Confederate, of Oct. 30,
says that an officer Of the army, Just
from Rome, brings intelligence of the re-
oeipt of telegram by the commandant
of the post at Rome, from Selms, we be-
lieve, that force of Yankee mounted
infantry had reached the vicinity of
Tuscaloosa en- route for Selma. They
are said to have come from TupelO,
by the route that Bragg's army came by
last summer.
The Mississippian of October 18th
gives some particulars of Union raid in
North Alabama, which the editor has
| gathered from Lieutenant Colonel Halett,
of Jasper, Walker county.
lie says that an Alabama Union cav
airy, composed of tories and deserters
from North Alabama, and commanded by
Colonel Fairfield, and battalion sty ling
themselves the Alabama, Mississippi, an d
Tennessee Sharpshooters, made raid
into the Cain Greek country last week,
and were engaged by the command OF
Colonel Forrest, with what result is not
known.
On Tuesday night Ferguson's brigade
was ordered TO the scene of action, and
fought the raiders till Wednesday eve J.
ming, with but few casualties on either
| side.
On Wednesday and Thursday the same
force of tories and deserters made their
appearance on the mountains of Marion,
Weston, and Walker counties, coming
within ten miles of Jasper. They burned
Aliens cotton factory, and destroyed
much property of the loyal citizens
They even tore up the dresses of the
ladies, and broke the furniture and
crockery at every house they visited
They camped within ten miles OF Jasper
on Friday night, leaving on Saturday
morning, and afterwards appeared al
Bay near DAvis's Stand, on Monday
night.
CAIRO, Nov. 10.--Little Rock adyices
Of the 9th say that Prices and Holmes
commands are still at Marshall, Texas.
But few Confederate troops are now
within the borders of Arkansas.
Marmaduke's cavalry and some $500
men are in the mountains west Of Fort
Smith without supplies.
Political affairs throughout the State
are highly encouraging for the Union
cause.
The rebels in West Tennessee saw that
Forrest is assigned the special duty of
cutting of the communication by river
and Railroad with our army at Chatta-
nooga. They also say that all the cav
airy in Mississippi are to be moved into
the northern portion of the State and
placed under the command of Forrest
CAIRO, Nov. 9.-The steamer Wann has
arrived from Memphis, with 40 bales of
cotton for Cincinnati and 80 bales for
Louisville, News anticipated.
A Union meeting was held at Little
Rock, on the 31st ultimo. Resolutions
were passed expressive of the cordial
support to loyalty, to its pledging its
utmost endeavors to suppress the rebel
lion and restore the United States gov
eminent. Spirited loyal addresses were
delivered and committee appointed to
draft constitution and bylaws for a
Central Union Club.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.--Ssventy- four
counties give the conservative ticket D.
100 majority of the whole vote. The
soldiers vote, as far as heard from, re-
duces this majority to about 1000, and
there is little doubt but that it will be
entirely overcome, and radical majority
of at least 5000 be gained when COM
plete returns are received.
The adjourned session Of the Legis-
lature met TO day at Jefferson City and
adjourned. The joint session for the
election Of two United States Senators
meets next Thursday.
Little Rock adyices say Colonel OAld-
well, with seven hundred cavalry, en-
tered Arkadelphia on the 28th ult. and
found the rear guard of Price army lust
leaving the town. Our forces attacked
them and captured large number of
their wagons, and also taking several
hundred prisoners. Caldwell then de-
stroyed large powder mill and a great
quantity of stores, and now holds the
town.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0-From infor-
nation which reached Washington to.
night, the messenger leaving the Army Of
the Potomac at ten o'clock this morning,
it appears that Gen. Buford yesterday
reached point two miles north of Gull
pepper driving the rebel cavalry and