The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-12
THE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHT Small.

WASHINGTON, j an. 1O.-Vhe Navy De
pRrtment has been advised of the capture
of the rebel schooner Marshal J. Smith
by the gunboat Kennebec. She was dis
covered about Is miles east of Mobile
and was bound for Havana, with a car
90 of260 bales of cotton and some tur-
pentine. Her manifest and other papers
were thrown overheard.
The Democrat conservative members
of Congress met on Saturday evening in
the Capitol, with Hon. John E. Dawson,
of Philadelphia, in the chair, and unani-
mously adopted the following important
resolution, offered by Hon. Jas Brooks Of
New York:
WHEREAS, Gold or silver is paid to our
ministers, consuls, and commissioners
representing the nation in foreign coun-
tries, and gold is received from
the people at the custOmhouss in
payment of duties; and whereas, the
people are taxed to pay capitalists their
interest in specie their investments in
the national debt; therefore, be it
Res0zUsd, That officers, soldiers, and
sailors in the army and the navy should
be paid in gold or silver or their equiVa-
Tents in the amount; and be it alsO
Rsso9ue,s, That the chairman of this
meeting be instructed to prepare amend
ments to the army and navy bills.
To this effect the following resolutions
from committee appointed to consult
upon the political matters likely to come
before Congress was adopted.
ResoEred, That the Presidents prOcla-
nation of the 9Th of December, 1868, is
unwise, inexpedient, revolutionary, and
unconstitutional, and therefore disap-
proved.
New YORK, Jan. 10.-Letters from
East Tennessee of the 18th ult. to the
Herald, states that our forces have been
driven back from Bean Station by Long
street. Our loss in four days. skirmish-
ing reached about 200, besides five wag-
ons. The rebel prisoners state that
Longstreet was reinforced by Ewell, and
had been ordered to take Knoxville at
all hazards. Longsireet has about 49,
900 men.
Gen. Foster is at Knoxville, and Gen.
Park commands in the field.
A special from Cumberland, Nd, of
the 9th, says that an official rebel dOcu-
ment containing the plans of the pro-
posed raid by early dawn was captured,
from which it appears that it was their
intention to cut off the railroad commu-
nication at Martinsburg, and capture our
troops between there and New Greek /;
but hearing that Averill was at Martins
burg they gave up the expedition and
sent force against Petersburg, which
also proved 3 failure. They also sent a
force to capture Cumberland, and that,
too, was . failure. Very important in
formation has been obtained relative to
rebel commands and the intentions of
some high rebel officers.
The weather is very cold at Cumber-
land, and rebel deserters are continually
coming in, bringing important infOrma-
ton. The amnesty proclamation is very
favorably received among the rebel SOL
diers.
II is rumored that Gen. Hancock had
been relieved from the command of the
I'd corps, and Gen. Warren taken his
place; and also that Meade has resigned
and Hancock appointed in his place.
A Herald's Washington despatch says
that Gems. Meade, Hancock, Meigs and
Ingalls, arrived there last evening.
Extraordinary Developments concern
ing the management Of affairs at the cav
airy camp at Griseboro implicate par
ties in whom the utmost confidence had
been heretofore placed. It's alleged that
the recent stampede of horses was con-
nived at by the officials.
CUMBERLAND, Nd Jan. ga dispatch
lust received from Col Coburn, at Peters
burg, informs me that the rebel force
threatening him for several days past has
rtreated toward the Shenandoah Valley.
The force ives formidable, consisting of
three brigades - Lees; Walkers, and
Ross's-all under command Of Gen. Fiiz-
hugh Lee. Deserters report that it was
the intention of Lee 10 capture the gar
rison st Petersburg, take New Creek and
Cumberland, destroy our stores, break
the railroad by burning the bridges, &c.
/ am happy to say that Che great raid
undertaken by Early, in retaliation for
our late movements in this department,
has thus far resulted in q complete fzzle.
An empty train Of Col Coburn, returning
from Petersburg, was captured by = por-
ton of the enemy's forces. With this
exception, they have not thus far been
able to infict upon US any injury. Many
deserters are coming In, and our cavalry
are picking up many stragglers. The
railroad is safe. Trains running regu-
larIy. Weather cold. There is snow on
the ground several inches deep.
lSigned B. T. KELLEY, Brig. Gen.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. Information
has reached here from three or four
different directions that all the
rebel troops which have been operating
on West Louisiana, on the banks Of the
Lezz river, in fact the whole force Of the
enemy, are gathering in Central Texas,
and uniting forms one large army 70 at
tack our new acquisitions on the coast oil
Texas. They will nun Der ct least 20,
600. Most ample preparAtions have been
made to meet this force. There viii be
news Of great import from Texas.
The 18th army corps Itiil remains 81
New Theria Nearfveys rerimenf RI,