, 1864-08-24

From o.. Special Correspontent.l
NASHVILLE, arg. II, 1854.
The Wheeler raid, although productive Of
some daroge, was, in every eense Of the
word, iui}ure. Not moro than 100 instead
Of 1900 cattle were captured, and the rail-
road Has repaired in three hours. I suppose
there is M doubt Of the woundfGg Of Gen.
Stcdmsn ut Gra5syil)c; but the re3els were
beaten badly, xad hed to the eastward.
Eore, too, which was tenn porarilr occupied
BY them, lie now in possession Of our forces.
aid the telegraph Hires are in working order
to tue front.
A runor is preya1ent hero that force Of
considerable magnitude had passed Charles
ton, East Tennessee, either for raid On
K1oxSille, or into Eastern Kentucky, but
nut no faith IN the story-it doubtless arose
from tho presence of some guerilla banda In
the mountains, who make occasional de-
scents oD unprotected localities forpurposes
OF p!under.
Nothing has been done, that may devel-
opc, ut the front, though the public must not
suppose Sherman has been idle. Hood re-
mains as stubborn as ever, but far less reck-
less than before bis late defeats, for such
everybody calls them In Atlanta, in defiance
Of Hoods declaration that he had won vic.
tory.
ABUsE or TIE AMNESTY OATH.
am glad that the President has manifested
determination to modify the the applIca-
tion Ct the amnesty oath 1H Tennessee. II
any one could Witness, at Go, the manner
IN which It Is hacitually broken By this cii~
zsns Of this vlclait5. he would, With me. re-
! 1oice if the proclamation were withdrawn.
The oath Is taken mers1y as Il matter Of
Enthusiastically to save their property.
| Scarcely do these penitente, these galvanized
Union men. leave tic Provost Marsl1ars OF.
| fee before they are contriTlng Ao:o t, eu1da
| s<+rc t,J tie obligations AeY Aave TAKEN upon
| Mtrst.x:. Few of them but have friends in
| the rebel army. a, d with these they CORES
| pond cont1urally In g clantestlne manner,
notwithstanding they might write By flag Of
truce. Thin why this sm1gl7llng OF lettvrs?
Because they contain information 10 the Ell.
cry, which would not be allowed to pass BY
! q fleg Of truce.
Nor is this all. These very men are con
staet'y struggling to these same relatives
| aud fIlcnGs all kinds Of clothing, and, when
| they can, pistols and ammunition. will
illus bT IN example: a man who h4s
| taken balf dozen oaths Of Ill. giunce, DC,
has son on General Hoods body guard. A
short uuee Ettce he received letter from
the youpg msn, in which was the telloWiog
sentence:
1Gft ne peir of boots made as soon as
sou can. ss mine are worn out Gen. Hoo1
eaye We will 6oon be in Nashville, when 7
will pet them; or If that, is not the Case, I
Will ret them through the lines someho ="
I The man was SO e1ated at the prospect Of
the capture Of Nashville, that he-he Is very
| }oud talker-cou1d not keep the secret, but
| told it to some Enthusiastically such Union
| men as limeelf-snd the purity grew so bois.
| te1ouB over II, that Union man overheard,
not only what they sa'd' but heard them read
u one-Daf of thoee who have taken the am.
/ uesty here, publicly rejuice, when there are
| no provost guards present, at CTtry reveree
| TO the Union aims; are always proph asying
SUCCESS to the rebels and the rebellion. ls ii
| surptitlug that Union mea here, mean thos:
who are truly patriotic. should urge upor
the President the withdrawal Of the amnesty
| reclamation.
POOR BELL AND BROWN.
Jno. Bell and Neill 8 Brown have LETT At
| am not positively Informed OF their present
whereahouts, but believe they will land final
II at Columtis, s. c. They are both disa:
i 1cintcd ind feel f1eenly that the rebels, aftsI
using them, hive abandoned aud low des
p11TIb Tber might lzye stood forth, resisted ths
torrrrt Of Secession md ben to-day honor
| * among men; but in.te ID they yielded tt
thc T,t,pnlhr current, eacrilcca honor aut
dntyr sid ttcy are'uot only exiles from thes
Inmet. but arc solitary amoug ihe=e wnoa
to - th;s cornectlon cannot forbear relatlo
,n,. oreciote OF Eeill i. Brown, as it ii1n!
fr.tra Ills manner IN which leadiay Unio
1ns, were purchased By tue Becessiyni6ts /
1sCfl-,1. Alter the tail Of Sumter, the tel
i7,ton MN IN Nashville were utterly uno,
ca1,iztd. and holding secret meeting the
TsolyeC to appl. to NJ. Bro ~, who, 1t VII
believed esmpatblz d with tAem, aaa accort
'n.'.a cen1ai!.e5 ~as aT2o:n'e's 10 "att o
J | hin.
. becoming desperate; that tue Union me
/ | must c,th.r aru for resistance. CT bc crushct
: Tie, stntt hat they had arms but no 1ea;
ca and that they desired him to act In th
csp.riiy. ,,,,. TIL s.ana :
, | you and tl,e Union at AL hazards, WIS IL
: But thr vtsit Of the committee oecau
/ known, somehow to the Governor; ne imm
|. Giate1y ssot for binl and bouEnt nm ovet
! tic tntezest Of the sccessionists es. ;glvst
! Lin potiliou on the State Miltarf BOZ.
!. Such were tic fluctuations OF Office ffo
! | thst hour he was+amnng lhr most Saoiens
y The rebels: but verify he has found hls
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