The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-03


storm known for several yeaFs commcDc-
ed last night. TIE dispatches represent
it as very severe SIS far West and beyond
the Mississippi, and South to Springfield
and Alton. and North to Green Bay. The
snow IS drifting terribly. Several Of
tho Western streets sTo completely block
cd up. The storm in Iowa is reported
as even more violent than east Of the
river.
ST. LOUIS Dec. 81 Furious snow
all day strong vest wind; thermoms-
ter at zero.
NEwBgRE, n. G. Deo.-Tbe North
Carolina Times says that Eve dollar
gold pieces wers sold az auction for 500
in Confederate notes at Ashville few
days ago. The same paper heartily en-
d0rses LincOln's proclamation, aud adj
vises the people CT the State to accep. il.
It also copies and endorses remarks
bic srtice from the Richmond Whig
containing the following significant para
graph; "Slavely has stabbed itself to
death. 1t has sinned against the light,
committed the unparonable Sin, and must
die the death"
TIE Raleigh Standard and the Rsleigh
Progress arr very severe IN their crit
eism on JEFF Davis message and prOcla-
nation.
The North Carolina Times notices
thai, the British steamer G. o Bigelow,
which was captured by he .. 5. steamer
Fulton and then abandoned, made her
way into SWRnsboro, unlOsded her salt,
aud was about to run the blockade in
ballast, when she was csnght and burned
By one Of the q. S. sieamers.
New YoEK, Dec. 3I-Richmond papers
say that the salt-woTks st West Bay,
Fiorids, have been totally des -royed by
the Yankees, and / the negroes car1ied
away. The Yankees eutsred the bay at
the vest end with Il cir eunboats, and,
sf.er shelling awhile, aud producing
general &C teTing, the Yankees landed
and took the negroes mentioned, smash
ed the kettles aad wagons, killed the
mules, and-ca0sed 4 general des'ructiop.
New YORK, Dee. 3l-Yesterdsy az.
ternoon, ten prominent rebels, recently
captured by our forces, arrived 10 the 4
o'clock p. ii. exgrsss train from Wash
iugton in jersey City, and were trans
ferred to Fort Lafayette by order Of the
Government TEo of them, named
Ri jger and Bowen, reside st Jersey City.
out left for the South on the breaking
out Of the war, where they remained no
10 the tine of their capture, and another
one, the sen of Jusge Robertson, vf Ken
tucky, has, during The past six months,
been engaged in guerrilla warfare.
NEW YoBK, Dec. 3L--The Tribune's
dispatch from Washington contains the
following: Private adVices from the low
er counties of Maryland and counties Of
Vlrgiois, this side of the Ilspid Ann,
stare that the amnesty Proclamation of
the President is received with very gen.
efsl sahsfse ion there. That the time
for such proposition had arrived is be-
l.v.d
Gen. Butler has written statement
from six rebel eeFgeaBts, confined at
Point Lookout, affirming that the prison
crs are vel cared for.
II is believed that q larger number
than 1000 rebe 4 wDuld express = wish
to take the oath but for the intimidation
of the more violent Of their comrades.
tits reported that = rebel called for
three cheers for Gen. Batter en- TIE ocos-
sion of the Generals recent visit to Point
Lockout, and that the nan vas 81 once
knocked down By others who remember
ed JEFF Davis proclamation Oh that sub.
ject
SAMUEL Davis aud Thomas Darns.
tried for recruiting men within the lines
of the United States forces fer the Con
federate army, have been found guilty
aud sentenced 10 be confined Cd hard Ia
Dor st Fort Warren, near Boston. or such
other prison as the Secretary OF War
may direct, for the term Of fifteen years.
WAsHiEGToS, Dec. 81. The statement
said to De quoted IRON European papers
that despatch bad been received by
the French Government, from the United
States Government, declaring that he
United States Government would never
tolerate, much less recognize, a monarchy
established at their Very doors, ia incor
rect, The true position of the question
will be learned from the diplomatic Oor-
respondence which was submitted to
Congress with the Presidents Message,
now in the press. In the meantime, il is
safe TO say that the question has not
reached the stage described in the foIe-
going report.
Official information has been received
At the Navy Department, from Bermuda
on the 2Ist lust, in relation TO the block
sde, stating that the Steamer Coquette
returned on The 18th, having been among
the blOcksding feet off Wilmington, but
could not get in. The Stranger left on
the II b, with a full cargo, out re turned
h re o-day, not having been into port
The report of the Flora having been
run on reef and q hole knocked IN her
bottom, having been frightened by
British mail steamer, is confirmed.
The following information has been re-
csived OF the capture of the Gamer
Charon of DIby SouBd by the eunboat
Huron, on the morning OF che 18th. She
was observed bound cut to sea. and
CHASE " Immediately given. After a
few shots soc hove to. She vas from
Da iel, GeOrgis, bound for Nassau. The
Captain stated thai be had papers, but
he had thrown them overheard. BIZ hia
statement her cargo consists of 200
ba'es CT cotton, besides tobacco and
rOsin.