The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-03
LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

New YORK, Nov The rebel cotton
loan has advanced in consequence oil
important news from the South, known
only to spectators.
London and Liverpool papers are full
Of the detailsof failures in commercial
circles.
The Captain Of the Tallahassee is very
indignant at Lord Lyons and the Cana
dian government for refusing him coal
and repairs at Halifax
The Richmond Enquirer's New Mar
ket correspondent says that the fight Of
E1rly's army was the greatest stampede
of the war, including both infantry snd
cavalry 1t calls for action. The day
of glory was lost by few unfortunate
movements There was no rally oil
brigade, regiment, or company The
whole was one confused mass Of men
in full light ~
The Richmond Wing says Early has
not been removed. The great object Of
the campaign was to drive out Hunters
army and penetrate Maryland, and also
force a transfer of Grants force from
the James to the borders of the Ohio
river.
The Charleston Mercury says the
blockade Of Wilmington is as effective
as Yankee ingenuity and an unlimited
supply of gunboats can make it.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-The speculative
excitement in the stock market cont
nues. The entire list was higher on
the Morning Board, and the sales were
large The chief movement was in
Erie, Northwestern, Michigan Southern,
Rock Island, and Fort Wayne; and
Reading bonds were strong, but not ac-
tive Government stocks stronger =
Money market unchanged
The .Herald's City Point special says !;
The forces on the sonth side of the
James river are about equal, with the
chances somewhat in our favor We
have certainly captured over one thous-
and prisoners. The rebel papers Of
yesterday claim that their captures
from Buffers army alone will offset
half that No official report of the
losses has yet been made
The Herald's 9TH corps correspondent
says Captain Pope, of Warren's, staff,
captured a rebel Captain and eight
men. The rebel asked him if he would
be treated well if he surrendered Be
ing told that he would not be forced
into the ranks, he, with eight men, sur
rendered to Captain Pope.
New YORK, Nov. l.-Newbern, o..
9 dates of the 9th have been re
celved W
Lieut.. Brown, of the commissary de-
partment, reports the fever as having
considerably abated A frost had oc-
Cured, which had a salutary effect
The fever is represented as being of q
most malignant character.
The Charleston Mercury says Presi>
dent Davis, who has been opposed 10
making any concessions to the enemy,
has been finally prevailed upon to
grant an arlnistice to the North, pro-
vided it is solicited in q respectful
manner. This proposed arnisree, il
granted, raises the blockade by land
and sea, which will enable our people
to lay in large amount of supplies
The deserters from our service will
then be glad to return in order to re
ceive their pay and an honorable dis
charge, which will give US an additional
force Of 100000 veterans Then, if
hostilities are renewed, the South is
sure of success. Therefore we lose
nothing 10y granting an armistice TO
the Yankees, who have openly con-
fessed they have been whipped by dc.
claring the war on their side a failure.
WASHINGTON, Now The Navy De-
partment has received information that
the rebel ram AIbermarle was blown up
on the morning of the 18th ult. by pick
ct launch No l. The destruction was
complete The launch was afterwards
sunk by one of the enemy shot Lieut.
Cushing, commanding the launch, and
one man escaped. The ram has been
a source of annoyance to our fleet in
Albermarle Sound, and, in May last,
made raid, but was beaten back by
the gunboat Thus one of the import
ant means of offence that the rebels
possessed in the Roanoke river is de-
stroyed The ram was preparing to
make raid at the time