The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-19
'LHTE NEWS.


WAsu1NGroN, March 17.-Extraordi-
nv efforts have been made in departments
where nine months troops are enlisted,
especially hat Of General Banks, to have
them rc-cnlist for another year. Aside
from the bounty offered in the Conscrip-
ton Act, additional offers have been
promised from tho State.
a private dispatch from New Hamp-
shire states that official returns show
that Judge Eastman, Che Democratic
candidate, lacks but three or four hun
Used votes of an election by majority.
Horace Greeley is out to-day with
another remarkable letter, in which lac
SAYS were the. rebel States to say to
the Federal Government tomorrow
withdraw your proclamation Of free
dom, and we will each return to loyalty
and elect members to Congress, TO fulfill
every consti tutional obligation, We hold
that the President would be at perfect
liberty TO accept the offer, if he saw fit,
taking care that every one, whether
white, black, or mixed blood, who had
adhered to the Union, should be shielded
| from persecution therefor"
The belief in the evacuation of Vicks-
! burg is very strong here to-day in all
circles, aud is based on two grounds: one
that the FEDERAL forces have forced an
evacuation, cutting off supplies and near
ly surrounding the city; and another
that Port Hudson is TO be left to hold the
Mississippi river if possible, while the
rebel troops at Nicksburg are to fall back
into the interior, and eventually reinforce
the rebels in Eastern tennessee for an
other invasion Of Kentucky, as tele-
graphcd to-day from Louisville.
The Navy Department has dispatches
from Admiral Porter, dated the 9TH, be-
fore Nicksburg, which says that he had
heard the signal agreed on between him.
self and Commander Smith so soon as
the latter should get into Yazoo River
His position in the rear would be 80 neal
the Mississippi as 20 permit the latter &c
hear the signal. The reported capture
of rebel transports, therefore, confirms
this success of the expedition.
There is great anxiety to hear later
news from the West,
A Navy Department official advertise.
ment appears for proposals for the con.
structing of war steamers, TO be built o.
iron and iron clad.
These are to be Che most formidabl,
war-vessels adoat, eight thousand tunt
burden and armed with ten guns in case.
mate, each gun weighing twenty five
tuns without carriage,
New HAVEN, March 17.--An immense
Union meeting was held here this eve
ming, at which unbounded enthusiasm
was manifested. A Union league wal
iuaugurated, and speeches were made
one by S, Montgomery, of the Vicksburl
Wing.
SAN Francisco, March ia. p. Crit
tenden, a prominent lawyer, was arrested
for completely and getting out the priva
teer j. NJ. Chapman.
The San Francisco Supervisors las
evening proposed TO lend the State $780,
900 towards providing armed vessels 70
the harbor and coast defences.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, March 17.-Ar
intelligent gentleman from Texas arriyeC
: this evening, who represents the rebel
in that State in amost deplOrable condi
, ton. Union men openly denounce tn
Conlederacy. A large party is trying t.
raise the Lone Star flag. Colonies ar
? being made up 10 go to Mexico.
. A prominent rebel who came here wit
, flag of truce this morning also express
ed the opinion that should the cause o
: the South fail, they would retire int
Mexico and establish Republic unde
the French Protectorate.
There is every prospect that the Legis
l lature will issue half a million bonds th
means for furnishing six batteries of al
tillery and small arms TO acquip 5000
{ soldiers. a4t Fa