The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST SIGaTs NAIL.

ST. Lows. April 24-The Eepubli-
cans Red river corresp oudence OF the
18th. says General Smith command be
gan crossing tie river opposite Grano
Ecorc. that day, for an overland tip to
Vicksburg, it being understood that
General Grant lad sent orders for
Smiths return to that place.
Rebel prisoners say they had twenty
FIVE thousand men in the recent battles,
and that they lost three thousand in
SATURDAYS fight. They left their killed
and wounded on the field Our loss on
Saturday was about one thousand 1--we
hundred. Our wounded were taken TO
Grand Ecore; the killed were LETT on
the field, but reported afterward buried
bv the cavalry Gen. Smiths command
consisted of portions Of the 10th, and
l7th army corps-tien. Hurlbut S, ana
Gen. McPhersons.
The correspondent says great dissat-
islaction is expressed Of Banks's gen
eralship
Fridays battle was fought contrary
to Franklin's plan, and both Franklin
and Ransom protested against having
tho cavalry so far in advance. Smith
protested against the retreat from
/ Pleasant Hill, after the victory Of Sat
urday; he wishing to pursue the fleeing
/ rebels but Banks ordered return OF
/ the entire army to Grand Encore.
It is difficult to determine what the
result Of the expedition viii be. 1t Will
/ require some time to reorganiZe the
army, and, if the river continues 70
/ fall. Alexandria viii necessarily be the
/ base OF operations, instead Of the point
/ above. All the forces at Alexandra
/ have been ordered to Grand Ecore,
/ and fears are entertained that the
rebels may attack the former place and
! destroy tho large amount OF army stores
: th-re.
/ Alexandria dates ofthe 7th and Sth
say that all spectators are excluded
from that post, and the military authori
ties viii conduct all the trade, sending
/ all the cotton and sugar TO New Or
/ leans. and sell il on Government &C
count. All parties proving their loyal
/ tv. however, viii be remembered.
The gunboat Louisville and ChiilicO-
the are aground above Grand EcOre,
and Eastp0rt, Usage, Mound City have
been ordered out of the river IN conse-
onence Of the falling water.
CAPTAIN Todd, formerly the rebel
Provost Marshal, and cousin Of Mrs
Lincoln, came into our lines with his
family and gave himself up.
The rebels are said TO have thirty-one
transports at Shreveport
CIxclSgATI, April 24-Gov Brough
has issued an order calling the National
Guard of Chic into active service for
one hundred days.
Thep viii he clothed, armed, equip
ped, and paid by the United States
/ Government, and report for duty on the
2nd Of May
The order saws our armies in the field
are marshalling for decisive blow, and
the citizen soldiery will share tho glory
Of the crowning victory Of the campaign
bv relieving our veteran regiments from
post ana garrison duty to allow them
TO engage IN more arduous duty in the
field.
BALTIMORE, April 24.-Tho American,
which lately copied from the \. York
! World what was Represented to be al
/ extract from the letter from General
Butler, threatening 10 resign on account
Of the appointment Of General Smith
TO the command Of the Army OF the
Peninsula. has received the following
despstsh from Gen. Butler:
Frtrcs8 Monroe, ApriL 23.-TO the
editor Of the Baltimore American: Fly
attention is called TO an extract in your
paper headed " 4 Protest from Gen.
Butler" which supposes that / have
written the silly paragraph therein
contained / have written no such
letter. 1t is not the kind of letters l
am accustomed to write.
There has been no shadow of occa-
casiou for IT, All and more than all
the consideration to which [ am en-
t.tled has been shown me by tho Gov
ernment in relation to my present
position. [ should not break my habit
/ Of not contradicting newspaper reports
save that, If not eontradicted, it may
affect others than myself
b F. BUTLER,
Maj.(ien. Com.