The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-02
THE LATEST NEWS.
BIZ LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
CIycNxArI, Feb. 29.-A car on the
Jacksonville and indianapolis Railroad
ran off the track on Saturday and II
Illinois soldiers were injured seriously,
The Gazette has news from rebel
sources from the 18th TO the 22d The
Atlanta Appeal says Sherman's purpose
was still a mystery as to whether he
+ viii move against Mobile or turn east
I ward. Sherman, with sudden and un-
! expected rapidity, has moved against
our weakest point Mississippi Is the
/ Egypt of the Confectionery, where, if not
elected, he. can subsist till spring and
do more damage than winning pitched
battle. He is making war upon our
/ subsistence and resources, which to de
stroy is to defeat us.
Sherman marches in n solid body
with his artillery in front, rear and
/ TANKS, and his cavalry close under his
! guns, not a man allowed to leave far
4 enough to steal a chicken or a pig
The rebel cavalry have been around
him, but unable to harrass him greatly
Citizens are invoked to arms to repel
invaders.
NEW York, Feb. 29.-The Herald
publishes an intercepted letter, dated
Richmond, Feb. 10th, stating that the
rebel capital was guarded only by two
companies Of heavy artillery, FIVE light
batteries, two companies of cavalry,
and about FIVE thousand citizen soldiers
or home guards, and that part of anoth
er cavalry regiment is charged with
protecting the line Of the Chickahomi-
ny, and the garrison Of Fort Darling
has been reduced to seven hundred
and fifty men. The citizen soldiers are
not to be relied on, and it was believed
that the appearance of any considera-
bic force of Yankees would be the sig
nal for a general stampede. Long
streets force is set down at 10000,
Johnston's at 81, 600, and Lees at $4,000
men.
FORTRESS MoyRoE, Feb pa flag of
truce steamer arrived tonight from City
Point.
The Enquirer Of the 9th ult, has the
following;
Charleston, Feb ga Yankee picket
boat, containing an officer an FIVE men.
was captured last night. The enemy
continue to shell the city. All the
shells were thrown at the city yester-
day.
CAmo, Feb. 28.-Prisoners captured
by Gen. Smith, reported that Col For
rest, brother of Gen Forrest, was killed
in a skirmish with our forces
After rendering q vote Of thanks to
Hon. Horace Maynard for the eloquent
address, also to Col P f. Bland and DR.
Jas. A. Fuller for the able manner in
which they upheld the cause during
the meeting, the Memphis Union Con-
yention adjourned sine die
The Union League of Memphis ten
dered to Horace Maynard a grand sup
per at their hall on the evening of the
10Th.
CUMBERLAND Gar, Feb. 29.-Informa-
ton deemed reliable has been received
here that our forces have reached Nor
ristown
Major Berry, of the 18th Tennessee
Cavalry, reached here from near Rog-
ersville He says that Longstreets
forces were going east on each side of
the Iolston river, in double quick
time
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-Gen. Grants
commission cannot be made out until
the President has nominated him to
the Senate and he has been confirmed. /
The Navy Department has received
the following report:
T. s. Steamship Ella, Washington, Fsj. /
%, 1S64-I have the honor to inform !
the Department that I arrived here to- /
day. with Colonel A. D. Streight. lst /
Indiana Vols. /; Major Mcdonald, 101st /
Ohio Vols. Capt. S. Cearce, 5lst In
diana, and First Lieutenant johnson /
Sterling, who made their escape from /
Libby Prison, Richmond, on the 9th. /
and reached Blocheton's Island in the /
Potomac river, where I found them /
yesterday.
am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
A. PARKER.
Com der of Potomac Flotilla.
Hon GIDEON WELLS
Sec'y Navy, Washington.
A letter from the Army Of the Poto-
mac saws that Lieut. Scademore, one Of
the officers who escaped from Libby
Prison with Col Streight and party,
came into our lines last night, having
been on his way nineteen days. He
had intended to proceed by way of
toward the Ohio river,
his chances of escape and get
ting away in that direction better than
by the Peninsula, as he felt certain Of
being captured had he gone the latter
way.
After travelling 90 miles his knees
failed, and he was forced to lie in mud
hole rs he terms it, for nine days. \
negro took care of him and became his
until he resumed his jour
ney AT another time he was obliged
to lie concealed three days He finally
reached the Rapidan, and on Saturday
night crossed over, passing within a
few PAGES of the rebel pickets Lieut.
says he saw no troops near
Richmond. On his route through the
country he met only women, children
and negroes.
He represented Lees army as pretty
strong, but no signs of activity visible
tie was captured near Rome, Georgia,
ind had been ten months an Libby
Prison.