The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-30
TEE LATEST NEWS.
BIZ LAST NIGHTS NAL.
4 Circular EOte from Gen. Grant TO
his Soldiers.
He4DQUmTERs ARMY OF PoToxAc,

HE4DQCARTERs ARMY OF PoTONAc, !
April 25, 1864 !
As the time IS approaching when
some of the regiments belonging to
this army are to be discharged from
service by reason of the expiration OF
the time for which they were mustered
into said service, the commanding Gen.
announces to such troops that the
War Department has decided that the
Etime of service of a regiment is to be
counted from the day of mastering into
the service Of the United States, with
out reference TO date Of enlistment or
any service rendered a State This
decision 1t will be the duty of the COM
handing General to enforce, and he
will, if necessary, resort to the most
severe measure for this purpose He
will, however, at all times be glad TO
receive and forward, for consideration
Of the proper authority, any respectful
| communication touching the term of
service of regiments, when such term
appears to be involved in doubt
The Commanding General INDUCES
| the hope that the regiments to be dis
charged will cheerfully acquiesce in
the decisions Of the Government with
regard to their terms OF service, and
that no organized bodies or individuals,
after having borne an unsullied reputa-
ton during all the eventful scenes that
have marked their connection with the
Army of the Potomac, viii suffer the
honorable fame they have won 10y their
gallantry and good conduct to be tar
nished in the closing hours Of their SER
vice by acts Of characterization, which.
if ventured upon by any, will be prompt
ly suppressed, and can only terminate
in the speedy and certain punishment
Of the offending parties.
By command of
MAJOR GENERAL MEADE
S. WILLIAMs, A. A. G.
NEw York, April 2S.-News received
this morning at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, from Fortress Monroe and else
where, indicate approaching hostilities
on the southern coasts, almost imme-
diately From our own harbor whole
feet of wooden and armOred ships have
just gone out. The Osceanic has been
ordered from Fortress Monroe with her
conveys. 1t IS understood all vessels
have received their sailing orders, and
at 4 o'clock this afternoon the Canoni-
Gus and her escorts, as well as several
steamers, were to have left A lar,.s
number Of others are being pushed for
ward here "a rapidly as possible, and
will be placed in commission soon.
The steamer America which arrived
to-day from New Orleans reports tn t
on the Doth, fifty miles southwest #
F0rtugas, she spoke an English schoon-
err, which reported the rebel pirate
steamer Florida cruising in the gulf
ST Louis, April 28-Cairo dates of
the 26th have been received by the
mail steamers Liberty and Belle Mem
phis, the former Of which arrived with
rs bales Of cotton for Evansville, and
the latter with number of men,
horses, etc, belonging to the 10th Army
Corps, for Cairo, and go bales of cotton
for St Louis
Memphis dates Of the 10Th says the
steamer Curlew, from Arkansas river
while aground on Johnson Island, was
attacked by guerrillas, but the soldiers
aboard drove them of, killing their
leader, Tom KEENAN,, notorious guer-
rilla and boat-burner better known as
Wild Irishman.
Three steamers were lying at the
mouth Of White and Arkansas rivers,
from which the guerrillas were receiy-
ing large supplies Of clothing, etc
Mark Smith, formerly a conductor
on the Mississippi Central Railroad,
will be executed in Memphis on the
Doth. He was sometime since taken n
the act Of smuggling 100000 percussion
caps and several hundred pounds of
powder to the rebels, having previously
taken the oath.
Major General Washburnc arrived at
Memphis, and assumed command of
the district of Western Tennessee.
The Memphis cotton market was
firm and unchanged, and the receipts
trifing.
The proceeds of the Government sale
here to-day were upward Of six hun
dred thousand dollars, half of which is
naval prize money.
Badly-mixed cotton sold at 7l072c.
There are about 1000 more bales here.
Plantation molasses brought 9l3c.
The hospital steamer n w Thomas,
from New Orleans the 18th, arrived
with one hundred and sixty-six wound
ed soldiers, one-third of whom are from
the late Red river battles all Through
ed, and on their way home
The rebel prisoners taken at Pleasant
Hill confirm former reports that Gen
Steele had taken Shreveport. General
Prince arrived to-day.
Adyices from Colonel Phillips, com
handing Fort Gibson, Indian country,
says Quantrell, was going to Kansas,
having crossed Vedigris and Arkansas
rivers on the night Of the Goth. Adair
with 32j rebels, was driven across Hi
nois river above Fallequot Phillips
has troops in pursuit.
WAsHiNGroN, April 2S.-Gen Butler
expresses the opinion that the rebel
troops have left North Carolina for Vir
ginia.