The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-09


a natural barrier. Without causing any
alarm, Gen. Mower very quietly gained
his desired position, having first cap
tured two mounted rebel couriers, who
were hurrying TO Gen. Walkers head
/ quarters with important dispatches from
Gen. Dick Taylor, who ordered a in
iantry regiment to be sent to re-enforce
him, together with 6000 rounds of En-
field rifle ammunition. At the time
the eOuriers were taken prisoners, Gen. +
Walkers forces were SIX miles in Gen
Mowers rear
TIE TRICKS OF A YANKEE GENERAL
I should not omit mentioning the ma
neuver which General Mower practiced
upon the rebels, and by which he gain
/ cd the victory over the bewildered
/ chivalry. Overtaking one of the cour-
I iers, Gen. Mower in very indignant
I tones accused him of being a id
Yankee spy, atwhich the dispatch bear
er became alarmed, protested his inno-
cence, asserting that he was good Con
/ federate, on his way with highly inn
| portant dispatches As a proof Of his
identity, he handed over his papers for /
Q AlAC ONAAEAtA " NAlAAAlAEs 0hLllE MN 10 /
read them quickly, as he did not wish /.
to be detained Gen. Mower pronounced /
the documents forgeries, and said /.
You are Yankee, sir, and l intend [
/ to take YOU before the Colonel I am
/ Gen. Walker, and you cannot deceive /
me in this way" The astonished sol I
/ dier replied, Very well, General, will /
lead you to the Colonels headquarters /.
/ and he viii explain that I am not !
/ Yankee Suiting the action to the /
word, the delUded rebel piloted Gen /
/ Mower and his staff some two miles I.
/ As fast as the General neared the cav
/ airy pickets, who were seated in pictu-
! rescue groups around their camp fires, /
/ scarcely noticing our troops as they
/ passed, they were ordered to the rear.
/ Approaching the encampment on Hen
/ dersOn's Hill, Gen. Mower sent for two
/ companies Of infantry to march for
ward Before giving this order he ques-
/ toned the courier about the disposition
| Of the cavalry and artillery, telling him
/ the Yankees" were not far eft Eager
/ to be Of service, the messenger explain /
/ ed the precise location of each gun As
! soon as the courier overheard the order
/ for infantry 10 advance, he discovered
| his terrible situation but it was too late /
I The terrified soldier expected to be
/ shot, and he became terribly excited,
telling the General to "hurry and take
that gun on that road, pointing out the
various positions Of each cannon.
HOW THE NUDsILLs BEHAVED IN REBEL
CAMP.
We were in the cavalry camp, captur-
ing prisoners alta rapid rate, when some
Of them attempted to take a hastv de-
parture The report Of the muskets
[ frightened several of the artillery hor-
/ ses, who dashed of at a furious rate
among our men. Il became necessary
I to shoot several horses in order to save
/ the guns and caissOns from destruction
/ The firing awakened several of the Off
/ GERS, some of whom were asleep in a
fine mansion on the plantation, and
rushing out to ascertain the cause Of the
\ trouble, they were met at the door by
/ Gen. Mowers staff officers, who de
manded them to surrender. Staggered
with unutterable dismay, the chival-
I ry stood for a moment speechless, as
/ they beheld the "AbOhtionist5' driving
off the entire Texas battery, while Yam
/ kee bayOnets cleaned in the light of
/ their rebel camp-hres. Discovering their
| dilemma, they sullenly delivered up
/ their side-arms, occasionally bursting
out into wild paroxysms of rage. ac-
/ companied with great deal Of profan-
/ ity A desperate attempt was made to
discharge one of the i2pOunder guns,
which was loaded with grape, among
our men, but the design was thwarted.
/ By the time the last prisoner was secur-
/ ed, the storm had ceased, and the moon
/ began to gleam its silvery light upon
/ the romantic but to the prisoners dis |
| agreeable scene. 1t was one o'clock,
and the long and weary march of thir-
! ty-twO miles over such difficult roads
| had well nigh exhausted even the ener-
/ gies Of these iron men Of the West.
/ After rebuilding the bridge over Bayou
/ Rapids, which the rebels had partially
destroyed, Gen Mower having accom-
I plished his object, pushed on five miles
/ and encamped for the night Starting
on his return at day-break Tuesday
morning, the expedition reached Alex
ander at noon yesterday, the 23d ult.,
the troops marching with as much ap-
I parent elasticity as though on their re-
/ turn from q short review.
The rebels were well prepared 10 re
ceive us at any other time than the
( sepulchraI hour chosed by General
| Mower for the surprise The artillery
/ horses were all harnessed, the guns
loaded, and each officers and priyate's
/ horse saddled stood ready TO bear their
riders 70 a place Of safety at a mo-
ments warning; but It was just this
/ moment that General Mower refused
70 give them.
/ 'FRCITs OF TIE EXPEDITION.
The I'd Louisiana cavalry most Of
whom were captured, was looked upon
as the NJ Plus Ultra Of Southern chivalry,
and with the traitors Of both sexes it
+ was a pet regiment As the rebel cav
airy flag hung beneath our flag, the II
+ ration OF the rebels was intense, par
/ ticularly while passing in front Of the
I rebel resideuces but as il was q noieHs
I yoisus affair with them, they submitted
with as good grace as possible 70 the
/ contaminating presence Of their mud
sill captOrs. The results Of this eXpe-
I dition are as follows. Z52 prisoners, IN
Guiding 20 commissioned officers, one
T full battery, Edgar5 Texas Artillery,
/ four pieces, two 6pouud and two y
pound howitzels, several wagons, $50
F good horses, embracing So fine artillery
/ horses with complete harness and other
+ necessary equipments The prisoners
will leave here to-day on the steamer
Luminary, for Baton Rouge, where the
Fort DeRusseY iRstallment are rusti-
eating in one Of Uncle Samuel5 hotels.
The beauty Of their present position
il in the e0lor Of the loyal men who are
faithfully guarding them. The Fort
Dc Rsssy chiyalry were bitterly opposed
% the black troops, saying they would
rather die than be guarded by negroes.
Economy In Butter.
The Lowell Mass News says:
An Irish woman in this city went in
+ to a West India goods store a day or
two since. and called for half a pound