The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-14
TEE LATEST NEWS.
BIZ LAST NIGHTS RAII..

line from y eT Orleans 0tn, has arrived
! Gen. McPherson's staff were among her
! passengers.
The steamship George Washington,
from New York, arrived at New Orleans
on the 9Th, with $4,000 in gold
The L. S. transport Continental, from
/ Portland, arrived the same day.
A large cotton laden schooner ground
ed near Velasco, and was burned after
part OF the cargo had been thrown
overheard to tighten her of the bar.
Federal cavalry, 4,O90 strong, occu-
/ pied Eagle Pass after q slight resistance
| by the rebels. Eagle Pass for hun
bred miles above Brownsville, was
great highway OF the Coniederates for
running cotton and other articles to
| Mexico, 1t was the determination of
| our troops TO permanently occupy the
! place
The French were marching on Mata.
moras. \ fight had taken place in
| wf ich the F.ench were victorious.
Three French frigates were OIL the bar
preparing to cross.
Cortinas issued a proclamation order
ing all the troops to concentrate on the
Rio O ande below MaJamoras, to r5si.t
the occupation OF that place by the
French
Corpus Christi had been occupied by
a large force, and 500 prisoners had
oeen captured. Nearly ali the old resi-
dents had left the place previous to the
occupation.
Eight thousand California cavalry ar
rived overland and joined the Union
forces.
Refugees from the rebel CONSUMPTION
were focking into our lines by hun
dreds daily. Immense quantities o.
cotton have been secured by our troops.
The lst Texas cavalry, LOO strong,
were cooperating with our forces. Corn
and cotton planting has commenced in
Louisiana There had been several
irosts in the country.
1t Is reported that the steamer Lumi-
nary was burned in Red River.
The steamer Polar Star takes 800
prisoners from New Orleans up Red
River supposed to be for exchange at
Shreveport, as We have about that uum-
Der in rebel hands there.
The citizens OF Alexandria are form
lag home guard companies Gor the pro-
lection Of the election for delegates to
the Free State Convention, which took
place at Alexandria on the ist, at which
A. Casabot, NJ L. Ariajl, John 4. New
ell, and Thomas Wells, were chosen
representatives of Parish d}apids.
Col Clark, Adjutant-General Depart
ment Of Tennessee Gen. FinaelI, Of Ken
lucky, and Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of
Virginia, were among the passengers
by the Pauline Carroll
Reports Of another fight on Red Riv-
err reached here soon after our troops
left Alexandria. A large rebel force,
under DickTaylor attacked our fortifca-
tions, but were vigorously repuIsed by
the 33th Massachusetts and the 12Sth
and I26th New orlz, under Col Smith.
Of the 2Sth New York Our troops
fought bravely for several hours with
considerable loss. The rebel loss was
also considerable. No further particu-
lars.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE prisoners
who escaped from the forts at Jackson.
Tennessee, on the It'll inst, arrived at
Memphis
Reports say that Forrest had his
headquarters there, and expressed a
determination of holding West Tennes-
see and driving ali the Union men.
away About twenty Federals were |
taken prisoners in the late fight at |
Augusta, Arkansas.
New YORK, April I2-The steamer
Western Metropolis, from Hilton Head, |
arrived this P NJ
The Palmetto Herald has Florida |
advices Of the lst
The steamer Maple Leaf, while re- /
turning to Jacksonville from Pitalka, /
OH the Ist, struck q torpedo. which ex- |
ploded, tearing off the steamers entire |
bow. The steamer sunk in I'D minutes. |
Two fremen and two deck hands were |
drowned. The passengers, 90 in num-
Der, were safely landed The baggage |
was all lost, including that OF two or /
three regiments.
A reconnaissance, on the Cd from |
Jacksonville, resulted in 4 sBirmish
with the rebel pickets five miles from
Jacksonville. The enemy retreated.
A Captain Of a Georgia regiment has
come in and taken the oath
A regiment Of loyal Floridians was
being organized. Reports from Petalka
of the Sd state that four Of our pickets
have been captured, but all was quiet
there. Eleven men OF a Georgia regi-
ment was fully equipped.
New YORK, April I2-Loud3nderzy
MQrch IS, ~ 4. M-This morning an
attack was made on bastion No. 6, and
on the whole line The Prussians wse
repulsed AT last the Prussian soldiers
refused to obey the commands Of their
officers TO advance. The engagement
lasted seven hours. The cannonade
still continues. One thousand Danes
were killed and wounded
The Daily News learns that on the
ground that the difficulties which have
arisen as TO the presumptive succession
to the Austrian throne ArchdUke Max
imillian has deferred the acceptance OF !
the Mexican crown. The reception and
formal acceptance was to have taken
place on the 9th of March.
The new Mexican loan is the subject
1f daily fluctuations.