The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-24
1nterestlrg heEs Items.

NV 1okk, Dec -.
The Times has q statement concerr =
ing the 81 Adams raiders that Por, %
( field, the Southern agent. was in,rod. O.
ed TO Lamothe, Chief o. Pslice, by Ge,
\ Sanders the conspirators, know
ing what Judge Coursers decision would
be, we're for giving up the money.
While Porteri Ed vas under examina-
ton, Lamothe resigned, hoping TO stop
The Investigation, but he did not sue
coed The raiders offered bonds for
the payment Of the money, if ordered
by the judgment Of the Court Our
counsel refused to compromise, and de-
handed every dollar Of the stolen
money, The Canadian Government
will July compensate the bonds. The
court Is 70 be dismissed
The Tribune's Washington special
says The greatest fears are expressed
at the Navy Department that the pHb-
lication of the details Of Gen. Buffers
naval and military expedition 70 cap
ture Wilmington and his plan to
duce Fort Fisher may utterly defeat the
enterprise, Within forty-eight hours
after its publication three papers guilty
Of the crime were undoubtedly in Rich
mond, and their news communicated
by telegraph to Wilmington.
The Herald's Hilton Head special
dated the 18th, says Our 3 poundeI
Parrots have been got into position on
our left, SO as TO command the COOsaw-
hatchie bridge, and have shelled the
rebel battery. Just below the bridge,
on our left front, battery Of 81 pound
ers, riAed howitzers, from the Naval
Brigade, has been placed within seven
hundred yards of the railroad. 10
trains run, and none try TO.
Gen. Foster asked General Sherman
about keeping in position at Coosa 10
prevent more forces from joining Har-
dee. Gen. sherman told him to hold
on where he was, and prevent Hardees
men from running away, but to let all
60 IN thatWanted to lie said he would
open his lines and let 10000 20 in if the
rebels wished it, as he was sure OF cap
turing all Of them.
The Heralds correspondent with
Sherman SAYS; a rebel officer captured
at Fort McAllister, who is acquainted
with the condition of things in S3-
vannah says there is only ten DAYS
provisions IN the city, and that Uardes
cannot possibly hold out more than 9
fortnight The correspondent ads:
General Sherman says he has beer /
through Mississippi, and through GeoI
gia once lie says he will 90 through |
South Carolina and leave q wake behIDd |
him as marked asthat which mark |
his march through Georgia, and tia
ne will 20 through North Carolins, /
also, Richmond being his destination
Inc World Port Royal cOrrespon- /
dent says the rebels still have a rOao /
open from Savannah by way Of For /
Jackson, and from that point 10 the IN /
terror.
The Charleston Mercury of the ljsL /
says the Smelling OF FOSTERS batteues /
Toes not prevent the passage Of tram.
dong the railroad. uoooovilie 10 q
present the terminus OF the railroad
Il admits that sherman has bUrur,
very important tre-tle IN Georges Tia
ide Of e SUa nah ri er
Tie Richmond E1amIuer OF the l9u
INST. has a long article on Holds lie
eat, abusing Davis severely for baq
OF military affairs Ho0d
military character is sharply criticised,
and is found full of faults 1t says: In
three weeks after Johnston removal
the army had lost more men killed ana
wounded than during all the month o.
Joenston's command 1t lost Atlanta
without knowing how and why. il
was reduced to some state Of helpless
Generalization, in which 1t once reach
ed Dalton from Mission Ridge. HOOD
has now been defeated where he had
no business to 90. Sherman was sue
,essful because Beauregard was sent
without an army to defeat him