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

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1000 while tho enemy were estimated
at 10000 Late in the evening Of the
odd the latter formed three separate
times and made a desperate stand
They made three charges, IN each OF
which they recoiled, and were driven
back with great Slaughter.
Many passed through our lines and
were captured The next morning the
road was lined with suffers stores and
dead horses and Yankees. Gen. For
rests command was too tired 10 con-
tinue the pursuit Gen. Johnston, with
six or seven hundred State troops, ar
rived and went in pursuit Many Of
the enemy's wounded fell into our
hands
CHARLESTON, Feb.-Gen. Finnegan's
last despatch from Camp Beauregard
on the Doth, via Tallahassee on the.
! 22d, says the victory at Ocean Pond
was complete. We captured ali their
artillery and six hundred small arms.
The woods are strewed with the enc
mv's dead and wounded for three miles.
The enemys force, from all accounts,
was 10000 infantry and four companies
Of cavalry.
Louisiana EleetI0ns---The Free State
Ticket Elected.
NEW York. March 3-Thc steamer
! Yazoo. from New Orleans on the 9th,
has just arrived
The whole free State ticket has been
elected by vn overwhelming and nm
expectedly large vote. The election
passed off without tumult of any kind,
although the intense. enthusiasm mani
/ tested surpasses any previous exhibition
here. and presented a striking contrast
to those held under the Thug regime
! before the war There were three tick
cts in the field The vote stands as
/ follows as far as heard from: Hahn,
/ 5,7g7; Fellows, 2,576; Flanders, ], 925;
total vote Of the State 9,S9S; Hahn's
majority over Fellows, 1921; Hahn's
majority over Flanders, 3,892; Hahn's
majority over both, 1896. The result
is a great triumph for the free State
party and for the Administration. Gen.
1 Banks, if possible, Is moro popular than
ever with the free State men; even his
! opponents publicly admit the Justice
and craftsmanship which marks his
| conduct OF public affairs.
Bragg COmmander.in-ChIef.
PHILADELPHIA, March "A special
despatch from the Washington Chroni- |
Gle to the Press says that the Richmond !
papers announce, with unfeigned regret, |
the appointment Of Braxton Bragg as
commander-in-chief of the rebel army |
over the head of Gen. Lee
The Richmond Enquirer protests bit
terly against this appointment
Exchange Arrangement.
WAsHIyGToY, March 2-An important
arrangement for the exchange of pris |
oners has been going on for some time
past. An unofficial correspondence has |
! passed between General Butler and the /
rebel commissioner Ould in relation 10 |
the matter
This correspondence has resulted in /
declaration of exchange, on which it /
is agreed that all persons delivered at
City Point up to the Path of January, |
1864, are declared exchanged.
Sharp Diplomatic correspondence E1-
peeted.
WAsHNoroN, March "a sharp diplo-
matte correspondence between our Gov /
eminent and the British is likely to en-
sue, in consequence of Lord John Rus
sci withholding from Parliament Secre- |
tary Stewards demands upon Her Ma
iesty's government for Naturalization
for losses to American commerce, caused
by the anglo-rebel pirate Alabama.
Latest from Europe.
HALIFAX, March 2.-The royal Navy
steamship Canada, from Liverpool on
the Goth ult, via Queenstown on the
Dist, has arrived. The Australian,
from New York, arrived at Queenstown
on the 10th
The rebel steamer Georgia has left
Brest
There was vague rumor that France
intends soon to recognize the Southern
Confederacy.
The German forces haye entered
Jutland
The Paris bourse was fat Rents
66f@35c.
Consols closed at %. Fall of funds
caused by speeches Of Pdlmerston, in
creasing the year ofother complications
arising out of the Danish war. The
English squadron in the TaguS has
been ordered to return.
The French policy scenes TO be set
ting in favor of Denmark
The Germans were repulsed on the
18th in a general attack on the whole
line of the Danish position
i - 7
don Times says that Napoleon will not
have any opportunity given him 20
march the French troops to the Rhine.
All was quiet at Duppelon the 10th,
in consequence of the circuitous move
ments Of the German troops.
The Danes were compelled to evacu-
ate Kahlding in Jutland \ cavalry
engagement subsequently took place
without any decisive result
The Austrian men-of-war are ordered
to sea to protect German merchantmen.
The Danish frigates in English chan
nels had overhauled numerous yes
sells.
Lord Palnerston, on Friday night,
spoke strongly as to the Australians
sian invasion, and was loudly cheered.
he uecuneU saying what tne OOFefn-
ment would do if the Germans entered
Jutland
Ltay-The Paris correspondent Of the
Times says that rumors are ahoat and
in circulation that there are agents in
France buying arms, munitions Of war
of all descriptions, on account Of the
Italian Government, and naval stores
are purchased by them with the per
mission of the French Government
It Is consequently coujectured that
an attack on some part Of the Adri-
attic is contemplated by the Italian Gov
eminent.
PoIand-The insurgents attacked the
Russian garrison st Kanonskel and {
drove them out Of town The Russians
were then attacked by another party of
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