The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-18

BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

murderer is in Jail, and Col. Pernd is
holding the mob in check.
The Muskingum Valley Sanitary FAN
is now held here. 1t is brilliant sue
cess.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, March l3-Upward
of five thousand bales cotton arrived
from below yesterday. Receipts by
wagon continued large.
ARRIrAL OF the STEAMER ARABIA
HALIFAX, March 16-1'he Arabia,
from Liverpool ON the 9th and Queens
town on the 9th, arrived this evening.
Her dates are two days later
Danish affairs are reported unchang-
ed. III
Macmillan arrived at Paris on the
9Th, and it is reported that he will EN-
bark for Mexico on the 18th, all diff
Guilty having been settled
A Vienna telegram says the missiye
of the Prussian Minister to Vienna had
the desired result, Austria having con
sented to a continuation of operations
/ in Jutland
The Federal Diet officially announces
that it has received no invitation to a
conference.
The Daily News replies to the sneers
the Times at General Banks general
order regulating negro labor in Louisi.
ana, and applauds the measure as ne
cessary preparatory to step from
/ slavery to entire freedom.
] Mr.. Shaw Lefeyer called attention to
the course pursued by the Confederates
in England, inviting out war vessels
and enlisting seamen, and moved for
the papers on the subject. He de
nounced the proceedings, and regretted
| that the Alabama was not detained,
and contended that all such vessels
should be prohibited entering port
The Solicitor-General explained and
defended the course of the Government,
and asserted that every effort had been
made to honestly carry out the laws
and maintain neutrality He prohib-
tied the entering of ports, and said the
| Government was considering the sub
ject Of how it could arrange with the
/ Confederate Government
The remonstrance of France to Prus-
STA against the advance of the Prussian
troops into Jutland is said to be far
less forcible than Englands, but the
tone of events is considered indicative
that Napoleon fully understands what
he says
The very latest news reports the Aus
TRANS marching on Frederick, in Jut-
land
Paris "a dispatch from Hamburg,
announces that three brigades of Aus
trians under Gen Wrangle, had receiv-
ed orders to enter Jutland and march
on Frederick.
MoBRIsTowx, Tenn, March IA x Col.
Garrard with a detachment of the Sth
and 9th Michigan, and 18th Ohio caval
ny, were attacked on Sunday, p NJ, at
/ Checks Cross Roads, five miles distant,
by superior force under Col Gilner,
and driven to within mile and hall
of the town. At the same time the
rebels attacked our cavalry outposts on
the right, under Lit. Col Klien of the
Sd Indiana, but were handsomely re-
pulsed. This morning Col Klien had
a sharp fight with a rebel cavalry force,
| Kuskin's legion about 1000 strong
They whipped them handsomely, kill
| ing three, wounding five, and capturing
nine, with no loss on his part Push
ing the enemy beyond Lick Creek, they
captured two more prisoners and the
camp equipage of the command which
was left so hastily that our men secured
the meal the rebels were cooking at the
time. Several times to-day small scout
ing parties have been seen at different
points on the lines, their object, doubt
less, being to discover our position and
| strength.
One division Of rebel infantry moved
forward to Bulls Gap, and the remain
ing three are on the railrod. Reports
that Longetreets army has been sent
away are incorrect Longstreet is alb
sent at Richmond, and his army is COM
manded by Buckner. Hood has been
promoted to a acknowledgement and
sent to Georgia. His division is COM
manded by Gen Shields Their aggre-
gate force is 10000
John Morgan has advertised that he
will leave Decatur, Ga, for Morristown,
Tenn, on Sunday next
DECHARD, Tenn March ia band
of Guerrillas under Col (unknown,)
attacked the freight train from Nash
vile, near Estille Springs, tonight
By displacing a rail the train was
thrown off the track, and burned Capt.
Beardsley of the l23d n. Y, and sew
en- men just arrived here on a handcar,
having been parolled, after being strip
ped of their clothing and money, watch
es and jewelry. The Rebels killed
three negroes who were on the train
Two Of the band were killed. No loss
on our side. They belonged to Rod
dyes command.
MEMPHIS, March l4-Advices from
Vicksburg to the 10th, says the troops
are in high spirits in anticipation of
another grand expedition. They were
eager for marching orders.
Quite battle occurred at Yazoo City
on the 5th, between the negro troops
stationed there and large number Of
rebels who made an attack on the place.
The rebels gained possession of part Of
the city, but the gunboats coming up
opened fire on them The negroes be
ing thus encouraged, charged and drove
the rebels back Our loss was slight,
that of the rebels not known.
Gen. Veatch and staff arrived here
to-day. He is en- route to join General
Dodges division.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE new
call for troops aOcords with the plan for
the military campaigns which have
been laid out by Grant 1t is under
stood he asks large armies of the
country if it expects him TO close the
war within the present year.
1t is officially known that the state
ment that the Rappahannoclz had left
Calais and gone to sea, is erroneous.
She was still at ST. Calais
The Washington Chronicle of yester-
day says We are authorized to say
that General Doubleday did not prefer
charges against General Meade to the
/ Committee on the Conduct of the War;
that he did not request the committee
to investigate General Meade's conduct,
nor did he ask to be summoned before
the committee as witness and lastly,
Gen Doubleday never claimed to have
received an order to retreat at Gettsy-
burg, Pennsylvania.