The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-09
LATEST NEWS
: BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
Richmond papers Of the Sd and 4th
claim that Early holds Sheridan in
check, and Early, in a dispatch to the
citizens Of Lynchburg, says if they will
turn out and beat off raiders, he viii
bold the main force of the enemy where
they are.
The Richmond Examiner of the 4th
says Union cavalry force was four
teen miles from Gordonsyille, and
marching on thst place
Gen. Lee October 4th) reports the
repulss of our forces in East Tennes-
see, near Jonesboro
The Herald's Eighteenth corps cor
respondent says no hostilities whatever
are going on in their front
The rebel dead IN front OF Fort Har-
rison still lie unburied. The rebels
fred upon our men when they went to
bury them The rebel loss on Satrr-
day is admitted to have been 1000.
Ewell is said to be in command of
the defenses Of Richmond, Lee having
gone back to Petersburg.
The Richmond papers acknowledge
the steady advance of the Union army
on both sides Of the James.
They discuss Grants movements with
great anxiety.
JEFF Davis, in his speech at Macon
made begping appeal to Georgians
to fill up the army, saying that two
thirds Of the rebel armies were absent
without leave.
He said he could not send troops
from Virginia to Georgia, because they
were as scarce in the former as in the
latter State.
He had been asked why Early was
rot sent to Georgia instead of the
Shenandoah? 1t was because Lynch
burg was threatened What would
prevent the Union troops, if Early was
withdrawn, from taking Lynehburg,
and putting a complete Gordon of men
around Richmond
The Herald's Washington correspon-
dent of the 9th says that it is reported
there that Hampton's Legion had des-
troyed abe bridge over Stony Creek at
Edinburg.
The Richmond Examiner of the 4th,
in a long review OF the recent advance
upon that city by Grant evinces the
greatest anxiety concerning the situa-
ton, and bewsils the loss of Battery
Harrison, the works captured by our
forces, and held afterwards against sew
eral desperate assaults by the rebels, in
which their Losses vera heavy. 1t con-
cludes as follows:
"Let troops be brought to Virginia,
without delay, from anywhere, for Vir-
ginla is the pillar Of the Confederacy at
present The lines are secure, but their
safety cannot fairly be left to Lees
present army, which has too great
load already
The Richmond Examiner of the 4th
says that the steamer Condor was run IN
on Saturday night, and beached off
Wilmington, to escape capture Mrs
Rose Greenhow, who was passenger,
is said to have been drowned Hon
j. ? Holcomb was also passenger, but
escaped
New YORK, October Passengers on
the steamer Arago from Port Royal,
state that 600 ofour prisoners at Charles
ton took the rebel oath of allegiance.
Their starved condition was their rea-
son.
The Herald's correspondent before
Richmond says: Throughout the past
p hours the advance on Richmond
from the north side of the James, while
it has met no obstacle, has been facili-
tated by the demonstrated impossible
ty Of the enemys attempt to repossess
themselves of Fort Harrison. This was
taken by General Butler on the 29th,
when the enemy were so severely pun
ished.
Several shots were fred yesterday
The enemy fully gave up the attempt
TO drive US out
The enemy were busily engaged last
night in crossing the river Object not
known.
DeserteFs coming in from the rebels
state panic reigns III Richmond.
The rebel loss in the assault on our
works is stated by them at 600.
The Times correspondent says of
Early's retreat at Woodstock that the
rebel officers barricaded the streets,
and threatened to destroy the town
unless they were permitted to pass
through
Probably half of Early's artillery was
captured, and small arms were scat
tered along the road everywhere south
of Winchester
Major Durlands command had
gathered up to the 9th, l, 100 strag-
glers.
Davis's speech at Macon, published
lately appeals to absentees to return at
once
ihe Charleston Mercury and Milledge-
vile Gazette are very severe on Davis
and his speech.