The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-23
THE LATEST NEWS
By LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

BALTIMORE, June 2l.-The American
has the following, dated Annapolis,
June 81
The steamer. Connecticut has Just an
rived here with over five hundred
wounded, including sixty officers They
were wounded on the 18th and 18th
inst, while charging the rebel works
around Petersburg They confirm the
news that Burnside gained a decided
advantage on Saturday, and that Pc
tersburg would soon be in our hands.
The following items are from South
ern popers:
ATLANTA, Ga, June ia telegram
from Gen. Forrest to Capt Adair, dated
Dupelps, June 16, says there are no
Georgians hurt The victory was ecm-
plete The killed, wounded, and cap
tured Of the enemy exceed the total of
my troops. have sent forward ! 800
prisoners, and there were more yet be-
hind
Three Miles from Marietta, Jiaae 10
There was but little skirmishing by the
enemy yesterday Sharpshooting was
going on all day. Major Massey, of the
10th Mississippi, was killed at o'clock
yesterday. Gen. Hookers corps made
an attack on Clebourn's division, three
lines deep, and was repulsed with great
slaughter A few prisoners were taken,
who confirmed the above
Clebourn's division fired one hundred
and thirty-fve times, with shot, shell,
and canister. The enemy was not able
to bring his artillery to bear.
The Richmond Enquirer says that a
gentleman who left Lynchburg on
Thursday, says a Yankee force $1,000
strong, under Gems Hunter, Crooks,
and AYerill, were at Forest Depot. on
the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail
road, some eight or ten miles from
LyEchburg.
They have done good deal of dam
age to the railroad, as was to have been
expected, but we did not learn the par
tieulars of their vandalism.
A train of cars arrived from Danville |
last evening. The Yankee feat has not |
been accomplished.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-The Richmond |
Enquirer of the 18th gives an account /
of the operations Of Gems Crook and |
Ayerill in Southwestern Virginia. Their /
forces, represented to be $1,000 strong. I
formed a junction several miles north /
east of Lexington, and, it was srlppo-
sed, destroyed the Military Institute.
Their advance was resisted by General |
MeCustard, but he was unable to check
them. A portion of Averill's force then
went into Nelson county, where they I
made a descent upon the Lynchburg i
and Charlottesville railroad at Ty river
bridge, which they burned, and com
mitted other excuses. Yesterday even
ing. the 18th, official information was
received that they burned Arlington
depot, and had passed on to Amphers
Courthouse, only twelve miles from
Later information stated
that they were within six miles Of
Lynchburg.
CAIRO. June 2L-Gen Washburn.
of the Department of West
Tennessee, has declared, in answer to a
of inquiry from Mayor
Parks, that, owing to the disloyal char
acter of the present city government of
Memphis, as well as its utter inefici-
ency in the management Of city affairs,
be IS compelled to announce that, in
the event of the reelection of the pres
ent Mayor, it IS the intention of the
authorities to take charge of
the municipal department of Memphis.
The General expresses the hope that,
by the citizens of Memphis electing a
ticket friendly to the Government of
the United States, he may be relieved
from the duty of interfering, but ex-
presses the determination that while he
there shall be no hostile
government within his juris-
fiction
DAYTON, June 2L-The ceremony of
driving in the last spike on the A and
J. w. r. r. was formally gone through
With at this city this morning, in pres
snce of the prominent officials of the
Dad, and those Of the Cincinnati, Ham
lton, and Dayton Railroad A large
humber of citizens Witnessed the event
Among the distinguished persons pres
mt were Lieutenant-Goyernor Ander-
on and General McCOok. The line
row completed forms the connecting
ink between New York and ST Louis,
Without break Of guage, a distance Of
200 miles.
NEW YORK, June 2l--An important
meeting Of bankers and brokers will be
ield on wednesday 10 urge the repeal
f the gold bill
Business in foreign exchange is sus- 1
,ended
The railroad accident yesterdy occur
ed on the New Haven and Hartford
on the \. 7. and n II
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