Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-10


Of the Union with view Of affairs, IN
and around Nashville up to Saturday
night 'sss-sz-.
Sunday morning opened clear and
cold. The usual Sabbath quiet was dis
:nrbed By the arrest of citizens on the
street By the guards, for the purpose Of
increasing the force at work on the de
fences of the city. Hundreds Who had
gone out on the streets for recreation
we're picked up and escorted, without
why or q wherefore, to the scene Of
shoveIs and picks Many cases Of ia
grant injustice occurred, IN the foreible
seizure Of gentlemen IN feeble health,
unable to WELD a spade Or anything else,
and hurrying them along the streets,
without regard TO consequences. II
seems to as that there ought to be dis
erection given 70 guards to prevent such
abuses Outside Of the scenes growing
out Of this impressment, the city was
about as quiet as usual on the Sabbath.
On the lines Of the army aroaad the
city there was considerable skirmi shing.
The rebels were evidently determined TO
press nearer to the city, but their move
ments were closely watched, and pro.
yoked, IN repeated instances, thorough
/ Smelling. DR.. BacKleys residence, on
the middle Franklin pike, having be-
come resort for rebel sharpshooters,
was shelled and torn to pieces.
A private residence on the Hillsboro'
pike, between the lines Of the two armies,
occupied by females, became q danger
GUS place, and, during the afternoon, a
shell dropped into it, doing much dam
age, but fortunately injuring none Of the
occupants, who vacated a. once, and
came TO the city. a cavalry eight oc-
Cured on this pike, in which the rebels
were gsnteely thrashsd, and sent OF IN
hurry
Cannonading was kept up until after
dark. Amongst the poinis that received
attention from the eannoniers, we learn.
was the residence Of Mr. Joseph yaux,
on the Franklin pike, rebels having col
lected there.
Yesterday, the morning opened foggy,
and at al early hour cannonadiag was
heard at various points on Our extended
/ line
At ten o'clock am the l4th.and 10th
| q. 5. colored troops, under Col. Morgan,
the 10Th Indiana dismounted cavalry,
and the 65th Indiana, under Col. Riddle
made reconnaissance, by direction 81
| Major Gen. Steedman, between the
Chicken and the Murfreesboro pixies.
They advanced with galiantry acros
the bill on which Felix X. Rains resides,
and drove the enemy from their en-.
trencsmentS, capturing a First Lieuteh.
ant Of the 9th Mississippi, aud sixteen
men. The eoIored troops came within
a few yards Of capturing Generals
Frank Cheatham and Lowry, who Sc
cured their escape By the heetness ol
heir horses, The Lieutenant e0nfrm.
the death Of Gen. Pat cleburne, aud
| says Gen. Cheatham is ia command
OF the division He SAYS the rebel
| troops have been assured that sherman
has been whipped, but they do not be
heye it, because they know Beauregard
and Dick Taylor have not the men 10 do
that job. He says also that his Briea.
/ der lost two thirds Of his eomusand al
/ Franklin. The object Of the reconuois
ance having been accomplished, the com
mand returned TO their respective POSI-
tons, and were complmeuted BY Gen
| Steedman upon the handsome manner
in which they bad executed his order.
| Amongst the sympathizers with the
rebellion there were numerous rumors
in circulation, the most important 81
which we're relative to reinforcements
said to have been received By the enc.
my. We do not regard them as worth
mentioning, although it IS plain that this
class OF our citizens place implicit con.
| fdenee in them, and we could detect in
their mien and department something Of
spirit Of exultation not witnessed since
the transit Of Buell. in 1862. They svi-
IDENTITY expect something favorable to
their cause.
On the other hand, Union citizens are
cool and confident They know that
the feeling OF our lines by the enemy, By
diminishing, is no Indications tha. ho i
able TO meet our forces, or even 10 he.
vetop them.
And We may add, at no time has the
confidence Of our troops beer greater.
or the substantial reasons for such CON
hdence SO strong.
We do not anticipate any attack, in
force, on ar present front, as. inde-
pendent Of the advantageous disposition
OF our troops, and the spirit Of the men
on the advanced line, we are satisfied
that no rebel commander is foolharlv
enough to risk an attack against any
portion OF the Union position. Frank
I'm, on a lesser scale, proves how fruit
less the offensive can be taken By a force
presumably equal or even ovsrbalaneed
one half So, granting that the rebels
have the prepouderence in numbers
claimed for them, still We cannot believe
their leader seriously meditatss an as.
sault on Nashville Hood has shown
himself rash, If not desperate, and bis
men may be equally 50, bat he has had
sore experience enough to cure him Of
his folly.