The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-29
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
CAIRO. March 27-Reports were cir
culated here this morning that the re-
bells under Forrest attacked Paducah,
Kentucky, yesterday, and burned part
of the town but, as the telegraphic
communication was cut of, no authen-
tic information could be obtained The
steamer Iatan for Nashville, which pas
sed Paducah at five clock this morn
ing, and the Joseph Pearce, which pas
sed two hours later, bring the following
account Of the affair: Forrest, with an
estimated force of 5000 captured the
place at two clock yesterday evening,
and sacked and fired the city. Col
Hicks, commanding the post, occupied
the fort below the city with about 500
men. The rebels made four assaults on
the fort and were repulsed each time
Three of our gunboats opened on the
city during its occupation by the enc
nv, and much of which was burned,
including the Marine Railway, the
steamer Arazona, and the wharfbOat
About two or three hundred inhabitants
Of the city moved across the river upon
learning of the approach of the rebels.
When the Pearce passed at o clock
this morning the enemy had left, and
the people were returning to the city,
and the fires were dying out The
amount Of public and private property
captured is unknown at present, but IS
supposed to be large. Our loss was y
killed and 40 wounded; $50 rebels are
reported killed, among them General
Thompson. twenty-five houses around
the fort were destroyed by our troops,
they being used as a screen for the rebel
sharpshooters. The headqua1 ters and
Government storehouses were burned
by the enemy. Your reporter has gone
| to Paducah, and will furnish correct in
| formation as soon as possible.
CAIRO, March "a despatch from
| Columbus, Kentucky, says Forrest and
! Faulkner are between that place and
| Mayfeld Their forces are in a Grip
pied condition, and their strength is
much greater than at first estimated.
| The Mayheld News says the rebel
wounded from Paducah, / 200 to 800,
had arrived there One regiment lost
! one hundred, and one company fifty
killed The rebels were marching to-
wards Clinton atlast accounts. Should
they attack Columbus they will re-
ceive a still warmer reception than at
Paducah.
The steamer Perry was fired into
while passing Hickman yesterday. A
large number of rebels were in the
town, and a great number of shots were
fred, but nobody was hurt The steam
er Graham brought up six hundred
men from New Madrid who charged
through the town, but the rebels had
fed. They belonged to FaulIner's
command Three hundred rebels were
killed at Paducah, and over one thou
sand wounded. Also, several citizens
Of the place were killed during the
fight The city is nearly in ruins
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Gov. Bran
lette and ex Senator Dixon of Ken
lucky, are still in Washington Their
business with the President is in re-
ference to the draft Those who PRO
fess to be well acquainted with that
subject, confidently say that no diff
Guilty is apprehended as to the execu-
ton OF the draft under the amendatory
enrolment in that State, and that all
proper measures will be taken by the
Government to prevent military ex-
cesses or any cOntravention of the
rights Of citizens and, moreover, they
assert that kentucky VIII promptly
furnish her full quota under the draft
For several days past our streets
have been more than ordinarily lively
with the movements of troops of all
kinds
The following order uas issued to-
day;
HEAD'Q OF THE Army, ADJ'T-GEN.'s OFFICE,
Washington, March 81, 1854
All furlOuGhed men of the 9th Army
Corps will, at the expiration of their
furloughs, rendezvous at Annapolis,
Md Department and other comman-
ders will facilitate the execution of
this order
By command of Lieut. Genh GRANT.
(Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND, A A. G.
New YORK, March 27-Ten regiments
of Burnside's command are now at An
napolis, viz DIST and 9th Massachu-
sets, 9th New Hampshire, 44th, 18th,
50th and DIST Pennsylvania, Doth Con-
necticut, lst Michigan sharpshooters,
and Sth Michigan
A letter from Pass Cavallo, Texas, of
the 18th. says nothing is done except
tortifying. The Union troops have been
withdrawn from Indianola
A Mobile paper of the Sth SAYS there
was no firing on Fort Powell yesterday,
The enemy feet is three and half
miles from the fort
The Federals are said to have violated
Mexican territory by Selling cotton be-
longing to Confederates at Matamoras.
ST. Louis, March 27.-The circulation
of the Metropolitan Record, has been
suppressed in this department by order
of General Rosecrans.
Well-executed counterfeit l00-dollar
Treasury notes have been passed on
several parties here within day or
two The notes are of the same char
acter as those which appeared at st
Joseph and other points West
Arrival OF the Steamer America.
NEw York. March 27.-The steamer
America from Bremen, via Southamp-
ton 10th, has arrived with three DAYS
later news.
The pirate Florida put into MADEIRA
on the 4th. Twenty tons of coal, and
provisions were allowed her, and she
was ordered off on the 9th.
Two hundred and fifty persons were
drowned by the bursting of the Shelf
field reservoir
The Times says there is good reason
to believe, though the matter cannot be
announced as absolutely certain, that
the Conference viii, after all, actually
assemble.