The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-12
THE LATEST NEWS.
RY LAST NIGHTS MALI.


publishes the following letter Of Mr..
Chase, declining to receive the Presiden-
tial canvass;
WAsHxoToS, March 5, 1864. Id Dear
Sir In reply to friendly letter from
YOU, I wrote you briefly, not long ago,
about the wishes expressed by many
that my name might be fayorably re-
garded by the people in their next
choice of President, and closed by
saying that, should our friends in Ohio
manifest preference for another ]
should accept their decision with the
ready acquiescence due from one who
has been already trusted and honored
by them beyond merit or expectation
The recent action of the Union mem
bers of our Legislature indicates such
q preference. 1t becomes my duty,
therefore-and / count it more priyi-
lege than a duty-to ask that no further
consideration be given to my name. 1t
was never moro important than now
that all our efforts and all our energies
should be devoted to the suppression of
the rebellion and the restoration of
order and prosperity in solid and sure
foundations of Union, freedom, and
impartial justice; and / earnestly urge
all with whom my councils may have
weight to allow nothing to divide them
while this great work, in comparison
with which persons and even parties
were nothing, remains unaccomplished.
Cordially, your friend,
(signed) s. P. CHASE
To J. C. Hall, Senate Chamber, Column
bus, Ohio.
The following are extracts from
Southern papers
The Bristol Gazette of Saturday says
positively that Longstreet is again adj
vancing toward Knoxville. The Gazette
advances the opinion that in a week the
great battle for the possession of East
Tennessee will have been fought or the
Yankees will have retreated.
atlanta, March 7.-0n Saturday morn
ing Handlers brigade Of cavalry at.
tackled the Yankees, twelve miles be-
yond Ringgold, and drove them from
the position toward Chattanooga. The
Yankees fed precipitately. Welost one
killed, and took several prisoners. 1t
is now well ascertained that the recent
Yankee advance was made with the in
tention of general attack. The enemy
were much surprised to find General
Johnston in such force. There are no
signs of a move on the part of the
Yankees. They are all across the Big
Black. They burned nothing in Can.
ton They captured and carried of
three officers of the Mississippi Central
Railroad, and many negroes, and de
stroyed provisions wherever they found
them, and burned many houses in the
country.
The railroad is running from above to
within few miles of Canton.
A letter from Capt Allen, of the
steam-tug Lizzie, reports being driven
by stress of weather into Nassau for
coal He was unable to get any coal
from our consul or anybody else, but
by stratagem obtained enough to get to
Key West, although a Government yes
sci loaded with coal was at Nassau at
the the time
A number of Southern pirates ma
tured plan to capture the tug and
murder the crew, and aid to defend
themselves was refused by the consul
The tug left the next night under
cover of the darkness, escaping the
pirates, who lay outside the harbor to
capture her.
NEwBERN, March S.-Two deserters
report that Plymouth will be the first
point Of the enemy's attack Every
thing is in readiness to meet him. An
escaped Union prisoner reports a great
riot at Raleigh, occasioned by the hang
ing of native Union soldiers at Kingston
Great excitement prevails. The stars
and stripes were conspicuously dis
played The Raleigh Standard was
suppressed soon after the affair
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
March 10.-Gen Grant and staff arri-
we'd here to-day at 3 P. NJ. Gen. Meade
being slightly indisposed, Gems. Hum
phreys and Ingalls, met him at Brandy
Station, when the party proceeded to
headquarter in carriages.
FURTHER BY THE AUSTRALAsIAN.
New York, March 10
Copenhagen, FEB. 81. Denmark ex-
pressed a wish to be excused from re-
plying to any proposition for a confer
snce as long as Schelswig is not evac-
uated.
ST.. JOINS, March l0-Justice Delctrie
gave judgment this morning in the case
of the Chesapeake prisoners brought be-
fore him on a writ of habeas corpus.
He ordered a release of the prisoners.
FORTRESS MONROE, March l0.-A
skirmish took place yesterday two
miles this side of Suffolk, between the
enemy and three companies of our
colored cavalry. The rebel loss was
200 our loss was ten killed.
SUFFOLK, March 1910 p M-0ur
forces entered Suffolk this morning
after brief struggle. We now hold
the place.
BALTIMORE, March l0-The following
are among the Federal officers releas-
ed from Richmond: Col F. A. Bal
lison, Tooth Illinois infantry; Col c. II.
Carleton, seth Ohio; Col H. Leafavor,
22d Michigan; Lieut-Col A. Van
Scroeder; Lieut.. Col j. w Sanderson,
Lieut.-Col ]. Archer, 18th Indiana
Capt j. C. Meagher, 4th Ohio; Capt.
j. B. McRoberts Sd Ohio; Capt john
ston, 18th Kentucky; Capt NJ. Cock
erum, AID Indiana; lst Lieut. Z. K.
Noble, '2lst Kentucky; and lst Lieut.. H.
S. Platte, 10th Michigan.