The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-31
TEE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
Headquarters Army OF the Potomac

January II.
Richmond papers have the following
A joint resolution has been introduced
into the Virginia Legislature denying
the right of the Confederate Government
TO forfeit, sequestrate, or confscate es-
tates of alien enemies in Virgins.
RusselIvile, Jan. 28-Our cavalry are
still in the vieiRtiV,,O Knoxville. Their
captures during the recent retreat Of tba
Union army are 800 head of cattle, 500
wagons, two boats loaded with tobacco
and several hundred barrels of -four.
Dalton, Ga, Jan. 23-Forrest is doing
good service. He has whipped the enc
my At La Grange, ColliersVille, and Nor
gantOwn. There is a large force of the
enemy IN West Tennessee ready to meet
him.
The Richmond Wing of Wednesday
has synopsis of the Secretary of the
Confederate States Treasury report in
response to a resolution of the Senate as
| follows: The funded debt is S2793.
10000, call certificates $4,000 600, in
tereat bearing treasury notes S1O2,O00,-
600, upon interest bearing notes $780,
100000, less than the number of treasury
notes on hand S297O0O,OOO
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Recruitfhg in
this city is reported very brisk, and it is
believed there will be no further enforce
ment of the draft.
A Ar. Richie, rebel government con-
tractor, was captured at Branton Farm
in recent raid up James River He was
the heaviest ooatsaOtUr IN tho Oonfeder-
acY.
The rebels have commenced the con-
structiOn of battery on York river, ten
miles above Houcenter, and on that side
of the river they have been planting tor
pedoes. They also put two in the mouth
of the PamuDky, and obstructed the pas
sage up the East river with several more.
They have done the same near the en-
trance to Mobigae bay.
PHILADELPHIA, J an. 29.-The depot of
the Camden and Amboy Railroad at
Camden was entirely destroyed by fire
this morning. Nine freight cars, five
loaded with Government hay, three horse
cars, two filed with hogs and sheep and
horse and mule, together with steam
fire-eDgipe, awaiting transportation to
New York, were DESTROYED.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 25.--Seven shells
have been fred into the city since the
last report. The enemy has been all day
hsuling ammunition to Gregg and Cum
ming's Point batteries. There is con-
siderable activity in the feet. Three
monitors are anchored inside Cummings
Point and Sumter.
Il s.
shots have been fred st the city within
the last Fl hours. The feet remains
quiet to-day.
1t appears, from dispatches read in the
rebel Congress, that several brigades
have re-enlisted for the war, and SIRE
nuous efforts are being made to initiate
q general movement to the same effect.
Great complaints are made by the reb.
Ell soldiers against the mail regulations.
Letters require fifteen days to go two
hundred miles.
The dissatisfaction of Lees army,
and in consequence of the reported re-
duction of their ratiODs, has reached
such s point as to require the command i
er to issue general order appealing to
their patriotism and their religion 10
prevent mutiny.
FORTRESS MoNRoE, Jan. 29.-The fol-
lowing General Order has been issued:
Special Order No. "a
Mrs. Jennie Graves, If Norfolk, having
husband in the rebel States, and having
taken the oath of allegiance on the 2d,
as she says, TO save her property, and
also having declared that her sympathies
are with the south still, and that she
hopes they viii be successful, to be sent
through the lines and landed at City
Point, so she may be where her hopes and
sympsthies are. By command of
Maj Gen. BUTLER.
Mrs. Graves was, in accordance with
the above order, sent to City Point to-
day.
81. Louis, Jan. 20. - Msjor-General
ROsecrans arrived here as IL o'clock this
morning, and welcomed from the other
side of the river by committee of citi
zsns representing the city government /
Merchants Exchange, Ssnitory Commits
sion, and other organizations. On ar |
irving this side of the river, salutes were |
fred, and the General escorted to his /
hotel by 8 large concOurse of military |
and citizens
a heavy thunder, lightning and hail /
storm passed over our city st noon. An
other heavy shower fell tonight.
Several steamers arrived from points /
between here and Cairo. The river is
thought to be open to the latter place.
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