The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-05

Our Geographic dispatches state that
additional details Of the battle in Flori-
da have been received in New York,
but give little of their purport, except
to contradict the report, Of Gen. Sey-
mOurs arrest.
Olustee, the place where Gen. Sey-
mour fought and was beaten, Is a station
on the Jacksonville and Tallahassee
Railroad, forty-eight miles west Of Jack
sonyille The Port Royal Free South
asserts that Baldwin is held by our
forces. There is a station at the juno
ton of the jacksonville and the Fer
nandina railroads, twenty miles from
Jacksonville.
Up TO to-day we received no confr-
nation Of the affair, having had Rich
mond dates only of the Goth and 10Th
inst. In the Richmond papers of the
23d, however, the contents of which
have since come to hand, we get the
official rebel report Of the defeat
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Feb 2l.
To tie President
I have just received the following
dispatch from Gen. Finnegan, dated yes
terday:
II met the enemy in full force to-day,
under Gen Seymour, and defeated him
with great loss captured five pieces
of artillery, hold possession Of the bat
lefeld, and the killed and wounded Of
the enemy. Ny cavalry are in pursuit
| don't know precisely the number Of
prisoners, as they are being brought in
constantly Ny whole loss will not, l
think, exceed $50 killed and wounded
Among them mourn the loss of many
brave officers and men
understand that Gen Finnegan also
captured many small arms.
(Signed)
JOIN Mirror, Governor.
On this news the Richmond Sentinel
editorially comments thus:
twill be remembered that the enemy
landed at jacksonville, near the mouth
of the St Johns river, and from that
point advanced westwardly along the
lines of railroad leading toward Talla-
hassee. He met with no resistance
until he reached Lake City, (laid down
on the map as Alligator.) Here he was
handsomely checked and repulsed,
some days ago, by General Finnegan.
Gathering up his strength for a new eff
fort, the enemy came again; and on
Saturday last he received an overthrow
that will probably stand for one! All
honor to Gen. Finnegan and his heroes
We hope the pursuing cavalry have
picked up a great many Of the fugitives.
The rebs, we doubt not, viii take to the
salt water again The victory of Lake
City has saved the State.
So far our prestige of success is IN
broken in the minor operations Of the
latter months We have been success
full on the Rapidan, and on the PotO-
mac, and near Newbern, and in South
west Virginia and East Tennessee and
in Florida. Nor are these inferior adj
vantages to be despised To use the
classical language of a distinguished
President, "let us keep pegging away
When we cannot win a grand battle,
let us prevail in n small one.
Previous to this fight, Gen. Seymours
success has been signal In general
order issued at Jacksonville, on the
18th, thanking his officers and men, he
says:
Three flags, eight guns, with cassiOns,
battery wagons and forge; many wagons
and horses, and much subsistence stores
and clothing have fallen into our hands,
beside large amounts Of cotton, tupen-
tine and rosin Property valued at
over one half million dollars is the
fruit of the success.