The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-01

I've got vile, ana sAe got BABY
Way up North in Lower Canady-
Won't dey shout when dey see ole Shady
Comm, comm! Hail, mighty day.
CHoRUs-Repeat.
Important Intercepted Dispatches from
General MagPudeF- Mexico and the
COnfedeFaCy.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The news
has been received here this afternoon
of the seizure Of a batch of letters
found on the person Of a Rebel, while
he was attempting to cross the Ric
Grande between Brownsville and Mat
amoras. These letters are said to con
tain various dispatches of the greatest
interest, addressed by General Magru-
der to JEFF. Davis.
One Of these dispatches states that
General William Preston, formerly am
bassadOr Of the United States to Spain,
had arrived at Houston on the 18th of
February, and that after residence of
ten days in that city, he left for Mexi-
co, in company Of Prince. Polignac,
who IS now acting as his Ad-de-camp
and Secretary.
The same despatch informs jeff Da-
Wis that the best understanding exists
between General Nidaurri, Governor of
New Leon and Tamaulipas and the Tex
as Rebels, and that an extensive con-
traband trade is carried on between
him and General Magruder
According to the contents of these
dispatches, it Is at the suggestion OF
Governor Nidaurri that jeff Davis de
cided to appoint VIM. Preston as spe-
cial ambassador Of the COnfederacy To-
Mexico. The reason adduced in iustiti-
cation Of that important measure Is
said to be a letter Of the Governor to
Gen Magruder, in which the former
expresses his belief in the entire sub
mission Of the Mexican people to the
new regime, and his confidence i'm the
prompt regeneration Of Mexico under
the sway of Prince MaXimilian Gov
ernor Nidaurri concludes by stating
that an alliance between the new En-
pre- and the new Republic of North
America would, in his opinion, be bene
fetal to both by securing mutually THEN
integrity against any attempt on the
part Of the North.
The dispatches further state that the
Federal troops in Texas do not amount
to ten thousand men, including Mexi-
cans and negroes These troops are
located at IndianOla, Ducrow's Point,
Arkansas Pass, and Brownsville Occa-
siOnally the boats of the Rio Grandc
shell the rebel posts at Couny and Eva
lasco, but no damage has-been done to
them, as they pretend, save the killing
of one mule and the wounding Of three
fhe Bogus Report.
From the Richmond Whig.l
Upon the appearance Of this mlser-
able forgery in the English journals,
Commander N F. Maury denounced it
over his own signature in the London
Times, but a United States journal, in
commenting on his letter, reaflirms the
authenticity Of the report. Under these
circumstances, Mr.. Mallory addressed a
note to the Secretary Of State, I'm which
he pronounced the report, from begin
ming to end, forgery The document
however, assumed additional import
ance in Europe, from the fact that the
English Attorney General, in a speech
in the House of Commons, in defence
of the course Of the Ministry on the
subject Of Laird 8 rams, quoted itas au-
thentic On Mr. Beniamin's attention
being called to the subject by Mr. Nal
lory, he wrote letter to Mr. Slidell
our commissioner at Paris, directing
him TO make an official publication ex-
planning that the report was gross fab
ricatiOn.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
RICHM0ND, March II 1864
Hon John SkdsH, Commissioner, etc., Prris:
SIR ! have the honor to enclose copy
of a letter from the Secretary Of the
Navy, III relation to forgery extern
siyely CIRCULATED by the European press.
purporting to be a copy Of an official
report addressed by him 10 T. S Bah
cock, Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Of the Confederate States
The paper is on its face so palpably a
fabrication, that one would scarcely
have supposed it could dupe the most
credulous, even if experience had not
already demonstrated the facility and
abundance with which Geographic
news" " Confederate confessions in
tercepted letters and extracts from
Richmond paper" have been manu-
lactured for European consumption
You will notice that the paper is stamp
ed as a forgery in the mere address, not
only by the misname Of our Speaker,
but because the reports Of the head Of
the Navy Department are never adj
dressed 10 the Speaker Of the House
The contents Of the paper are too alb
surd for comment
THE Secretary Of the Navy has been
informed by Commodore Maury that
this paper is going the rounds Of the
Continental press as gospel it may be
well, if you think the matter worth
notice, to make public the fact that the
paper is q forgery.
] am inclined 10 think the publica-
ton should be made, for no fable con
serning US is too absurd for belief real
Dr. pretended, in England or on the
continent A short time ago, European
papers were gravely commenting on the
b fact that our Vice President, Mr.
Stephens (whO cannot abandon his con .
ititutional position here, as successor .
% the Presidency, in the event OF the
leath Of the Chief Magistrate, and .
Who was at the time sick at his home
n Georgia.. had arrived IN Europe, for .
he purpose Of concluding treaty with .
France. for tire cession Of Texas and f.
,ther sovereign States 10 that Power.
lam, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J p BENJAMIN