The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-15
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

New YoRK, March 13-The morning
Star, from New Orleans the 9Th, via
Havana, has arrived She brings POO
bales Of cotton.
A part of Gen Lees cavalry had left
New Orleans for Red river.
Gen. sherman arrived at New Orleans
on the ID on the gunboat Deane His
late expedition is called by himself a
big raid, in the course of which he
r 'ached point ten miles east Of Meri-
q an without any serious opposition and
returned with 1000 mules, 1000 CON
trabands, 500 prisoners, and a large
amount of supplies
Transports are rapidly bringing back
troops from Texas.
Governor Hahn was inaugurated on
the 4th, with imposing ceremonies, at
New Orleans. Gen. Banks delivered an
address, in which he predicted the re-
duction Of the instruction to two or
three States on the Atlantic coast by
this seasons campaign. He said: Let
us remember that the Inauguration we
celebrate has the basis of a century, for
we have achieved deeds of a century in
the past two years, and so long as the
people are faithful and true to them
selves so long viii stand Louisiana the
first returning State in which every man
is a free man.
Gov. Hams address regards slavery
as the cause of the present unholy war,
and its universal and immediate ex-
tinction as public and private bless
ing From every light before me" he
says, / am constrained to believe that
the cause of rebellion is at its last ex-
tremity, and 1t seems not unwise to look
on this year as the final one of the
most senseless, causeless, and most muir
derous rebellion that ever occurred in
civilized nation The loyal men OF
Louisiana have suffered much and
deeply, but with the blessing of God
upon our exertions all will soon be right
again, and peace, happiness, and pros
perity will smile on our thresholds rs
of old.
Gen Beauregards wife died on the
ID, and the funeral, on the 4th, was the
largest ever seen in New Orleans Over
5000 persons attended, and the cortege
was over a mile in length. General
Banks kindly extended to the family
the steamer Nebraska to convey the
remains a few miles up the river to her
fathers plantation The body was fol
lowed to the levee by thousands of la
dies, who wished to take last farewell
of one who was loved and esteemed by
all
The Natchez Courier of the 4th re-
ports heavy firing on the Ouachita, near
Harrisburg, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day
A splendid service of silver had been
presented to General Shepley by his
friends in New Orleans.
General Butterfeld was in New Or
leans on the ID. He was to return to
Vicksburg on the 3D..
The papers contain no news from
Farragut.
NEW YORK, March l0-Over 1000 of
the workmen on Forts Tompklns and
Hamilton have struck, and work is
suspended
A Norfolk letter of the llth confirms
the expulsion of therebels from Suffolk,
and our occupation of the place on the
10th. This is later than the reported
repulse of or troops, which was stated
to have occurred on the 9th
ST LOUIS, March l3-The 4th Iowa
cavalry, veterans, recently with Sher-
mans expedition, arrived yesterday, en-
route home
Two full Missouri regiments of color
ed troops went South yesterday
FRANKFoRT, March l2-It is under
stood that Governor Bramlette has adj
dressed an earnest remonstrance to the
President in regard to the enrolment
and enlistment of slaves in Kentucky,
and has notified the President that he
will execute the laws of Kentucky
against all who attempt to take slaves
from their owners without their con-
sent.
He claims that Kentucky has fur
nished fifty thousand Of her sons to de
fend the Government, and is willing to
furnish still more-all that may be al
loted to her; that she has proven her
loyalty, and must be regarded as such, !
and her laws constitutionally enacted, I
must be respected.
NEW YORK March 13.-The steam |
transport Fulton from Port Royal 10th, /
arrived tonight Among her passen
gers is Brig Gen. Turner, bearer of dis
patches to the War Department
Capt Ketchem of the Island City, !
captured two large torpedoes near the
mouth of the St Johns river; evident !
" made for the destruction of our block !
aiding squadron.
Affairs at Jacksonville remain quiet. |
and unchanged.
The smallpox is very prevalent at |
Port Royal and Beaufort 1t is mostly !
confined to colored troops.
FORTRESS MONROE March 13.-The |
steamer Monticello arrived this evening
with the blockade runner Mary Ann in |
tow, captured off Wilmington
The oyster schooner Julia Baker, was
burned by the rebels yesterday up the |
river Her captain and |
crew were captured with $50, 900 aboard. |
The crew were asleep when captured /