The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-13
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WAsHxcTos, March 1.-THE Presi-
dent has seat "a the Senate the follow
ing message
WAsmNerax, March 9, 1884,.
10 heaScnate qfns United States
In compliance with the resolution Of
the senate of the lst inst, respecting
the points of the commencement of the
Pacific Railroad in the eleventh degree
of west longitude, and of the branch
road of the Western boundary of Iowa,
to the said hundredth degree of lati-
tude, ] transmit the accompanying re-
port of the Secretary of the Interior,
containing the information called for
On the 18th day of November last, an
executive order was made on this sub
iect and delivered to the President of
the Union Pacific Railroad, which re-
ceived the point on the Western boun-
Diary of the State of Iowa, from which
the company should construct their
branch to the hundredth degree of west
longitude, and declared it to be within
the limit of the township in Iowa, OPP
posite the town of Omaha, i'm n ebraska.
Since then the company have repre-
sented to me that on actual SURVEYS
made it has determined on the precise
point of departure of their said branch
road from the Missouri river, and loca-
ted the same as described IN the accom-
panying report of the Secretary of the
Interior, which point is within the limits
designated in an order of November
last; and inasmuch as that order is not
on record in any Of the executive de-
partments, and the company desiring a
more definite answer, l have read the
order, to which a copy is herewith
transmitted, and caused the same to be
fled in the Department OF the Int
rior ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
In pursuance of the provisions of
section l9 OF the act of Congress entitled
an act to construct a railroad and tele-
graph line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean, and secure to the
Government the use of the same for
military and other purposes, approved
July /, 1862, authorizing and directing
the President of the United States the
point on the Western boundary of the
State of Iowa, from which point the
Pacific Railroad is, by said section, au-
thOrized and required to construct
single line of railroad and telegraph on
the most direct and practicable route,
subject to the approval of the President
of the United States, so as to form
connection with the lines of said COM
pany at some point within the 100
meridian of longitude in said section,
namely: /, Abraham Lincoln, President
Of the United States, on the application
of said company, designate and estab-
lish such first aboye-named point on the
western boundaries of the State of
Iowa, east Of and opposite to the east
line of section 10, in township Is, north
of range Is, and east of the sixth prin-
cipal meridian in the Territory of
Nebraska
Done at the City of Washington on
this It'll day of March in the year of
our Lord, 1864 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
New York, March IA private let
ter from Fortress Monroe, of the 9th,
says: Last evening as Gen Fitzpatrick
was leaving here to return to his COM
mand at Yorktown, news reached Gen.
Butler that the enemy had been troub-
ling our lines between Portsmouth and
Suffolk. Gen. Butler at once stopped
the Yorktown boat, and a consultation
took place between him and Fitzpatrick.
The result is that Gen. K. and his com
mand were removed from Yorktown
and Portsmouth during last night, and
are now with our forces at the line in
front of Portsmouth, or in pursuit Of
the enemy.
was up in the front yesterday eve
ming and ascertained that the enemy
force consisted of only two thousand
infantry and two regiments of cavalry,
with four pieces Of artillery This may
have been their advance force only.
Artillery firing was distinctly heard
last night, which was by our forces
shelling the woods, not knowing but
that the enemy was advancing in force.
Our force is quite sufficient to defend
the front and place troops in position to
cut of theirretreat.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY COMMANDER,
LOUISVILLE, KY, March II, 1864
General Orders, No. 7.
l. The following despatch from head
quarters, Division of the Mississippi, is
published for the information of all
concerned:
NASHVILLE, TEN, March II, 1864.
Colonel s. d. Bruce, Commaqding, Louis
vUe, KenhtckH
Too many citizens are coming to this
place; the restrictions on passes should
be more stringent Many come with
the view to going to the front, which
they will not be permitted, except in
extreme cases.
By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT.
L. a. STOCKDALE, Capt, & A. P. NJ G.
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