The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-20
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

CAIRO, March I6.-From an officer
Just arrived from Vicksburg, who was
in the recent fight at Yazoo City, we
learn some futher particulars concern
ing it. The fight was one of the best
contested and most desperate Of the
/ war
The Union force consisted Of the llth
| Illinois, Col. Schofeld, Col CCates's 8th
Louisiana, (colored, } and 200 of the lst
Mississippi cavalry, Col Edward Osband,
! (colored.) The enemy had eight regi-
ments, under command Of Ross and
Richardson. The fight commenced at
\. NJ, and lasted nearly till dark,
when the enemy retired. Three hun
dred Of the llth Illinois were surround
ed in a small fort of the bluff outside
the town. The storm Of shot and shell
was poured upon them all day, when a
summons was sent 10 them 10 surren-
der They replied that they didn't
know what surrender meant The re-
mainder Of the Union force was in
town, where they were met by the enc
my. who had gained cover of some Of
the buildings. The contest ragged for
three hours, when the enemy retired
The gunboats were in the river, but
could render but little assistance. The
colored soldiers fought brayely, and
sometimes with desperation The Ilth
Illinois lost tWenty-iiYe-nine of whom
were killed. Among them was a lieu
tenant whose name he could not learn
The 9th Louisiana lost near one hun
dred in killed, wounded and missing.
The lst Mississippi cavalry lost two
lieutenants and several men. Our whole
loss Is set down at l30-that Of the en-
envy at 800.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March lS.-Par-
tial election returns from eleven coun-
ties gives more votes than the whole
number required by the Presidents
Proclamation to replace Arkansas in
the Union. Other counties TO be heard
from, forty-three in number, will give
fully five thousand more votes. The
new State Constitution framed by
the late convention was almost unan-
imously ratified, there being only one
hundred and thirty seven votes against
it. Arkansas is thus declared a free
State in the Union by the voluntary &C
ton of her own citizens
Gov Isaac Murphy and the whole
State ticket are elected
The guerrilla bands made violent
threats, Notwithstanding which the cit
liens were enthusiastic in their desire
to vote the State back into the Union,
many going to the polls at the immi-
nent risk Of their lives. The military
authorities used every exertion to pro
tect voters.
BosroN, March lS,-The British prize
steamer Mary Ann, from Wilmington
for Nassau, arrived here to-day. She
was captured by the L. S. gunboat Grand
Gulf She had a cargo Of 1000 bales Of
cotton
ELNIEA, y Y, March lS.-The new
Presbyterian Church, in which theSan-
itary Commission were holding their
fair, caught fire this evening at half
past six o clock, and in a short time II
was consumed with all its contents
Owing to the exertions of the fire de-
partment, the surrounding buildings
will be saved. 1t is feared that some
visitors to the fair have persisted in the
building The church was valued ot
$4,000 insured for $4,000.
New YORE,, March lS.-A St Louis 1
letter reports the capture of jackson.
port Ark, by the rebels They drove \
cut two companies of the 4th No. j