The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

CINCINNATI, an. III ames Mclean,
an old citizen, died here yesterday.
The Evening Dispatch says that Capt.
Ekin, 5 staff officer, from Knoxville,
on Thursday a week ago, brings the in
formation that Longstreet, reinforced by
10000 men, was advancing on Knoxville,
pushing Gen. Changers forces before
him. 1t was thought cur army would
be compelled to fall back to the intrench-
ments at Knoxville.
Il is reported that John Morgan, at
the head of 5000 cavalry, was preparing
TO make movement to cut off commune
cation between Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga, or make q raid into Kentucky.
New YORK, j an. 24-The Times con-
tains q translation of a letter from q
Frenchman, formerly in the rebel army,
dated Richmond, January IL, to friend
here. He reports the arrival of another
agent of the French Emperor, named
Martineguy, via Nassau, and his myste-
riOus conferences with jeff Davis are
known. He says that JEFF has promised
the recognition of the empire of Mexico,
and promised France all advantage of
She Confederacy, if Napoleon would sup
port the Southern cause. Ali our prin-
cipal men think that . war between
France and the United States is at hand.
He writes that he has no doubt the plan
of making General Lee dictator will be
adopted SIS the only means 70 counterfeit
the strength of the North. General Lee
has expressed his willingness to accept.
he and JEFF. are on bad terms, and the
latter would have to retire. The latter
is unpopular in consequence of keeping
Bragg so long in command. He has ever
thought since Brsgg's dismissal of giving
him the command of the Army of Vir-
ginis, and send Lee to Dalton, but had |
to abandon his plan on account of the
great influence brought against it. John
stOn, who took command O. Bragg's de-
moralized army, thought of retreating to
Atlanta, but was kept at Dalton by or
deFs from Richmond, that he might take
advantage of . probable weakening of
the Northern army by furlOughs and ex-
piration of term of service. Jef's plan
is TO keep the armies on the offensive,
though Lee gave his opinion that with
the miserable condition of the army in
regard to clothing and provisions, it was
impossible TO do so. Early's expedition
was q miserable failure.
More than a thousand veterans have
returned horS do combat, having their |
hands and feet frozen.
The News from Charleston, the writer |
says, is discorsging. Beauregard has |
expressed the opinion that he cOald not |
hold Charleston much longer, as Gil. /
more's guns are in position TO reduce it |
to ashes in few hours if he intends to |
do so. 0ae Of the South Carolina regi-
ments, doing duty there, intended to de-
sert en- masse, but were prevented from
so doing by one of them giving infOrms-
ton of their design. Twenty of the ring
leaders were shot January 14th, and the
rest divided up among other regiments.
The 18th Virginia regiment was ordered
TO Alabama, but refused TO go, and were
disbanded and used in filing up other
Bread riots occur almost daily in the
South. The Southern people are tired
Of the war.
John Morgan has been given the COM
nsnd of MsgraudeF's army, but will not
be more successful than the latter.
The writer concludes "The days of
he Southern Confederscy are numbered
md its backbone is broken"
IHeralds specall