The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-16
BIZ LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

picked crew, who had been paid in adj
vance. Her cruising grounds, it was
reported, viii be the Equator and the
China seas
MoRmsTowS, Tenn, March l2-The
cars came through from Knoxville to-
day. The track from the Plains is in
excellent order.
The weather is delightful The move
ment is progressing admirable. Gen.
Schofeld is over at the front and full of
activity. Citizens are strong in the
belief that Longstreet is preparing for a
movement into Kentucky For that
purpose he is mounting his troops, hay
ing called on Governor Letcher for
10000 horses for that purpose. They
also express the belief that only his
cavalry is gone, and that his infantry
viii dispute our passage through Bulls
Gap. The reports are conflicting 1t
is exceedingly difficult to form an en-
lightened opinion.
ST LOUIS, March l4-General Fisk,
commanding the District of St Louis
has Just returned from a tour of inspec-
ton in the Southeast Numerous
bands of guerrillas have been commit
ting depredations in that section and
Northeast Kansas, and some bands are
preparing for more extensive operations
in the spring. Energetic measures are
being taken to drive out or destroy all
such bands and establish law and order
throughout this department
Gen Sully, who is preparing the ex-
petition against the Sioux Indians,
under General Popes orders, has ar
rived here
Two iron-clad turreted gunboats were
launched at Carondelet on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, March At is under
stood that the Senate will reconstruct
the House bill providing for the estab-
| lishment of a Bureau of Freedman's
Affairs.
| Gen. Meade's friends are making very
active exertions to have him relieved
of the command Of the Army of the
Potomac, but their chances of success
are said to be very slim.
| A move is under way having in view
the transfer of all low priced wool from
the free list TO the duty-paying schedule
of tariffs
With the exception of the single fact
that Gen Wadsworth has left the city
| for Fortress Monroe, there is not a
shadow of foundation for the report
sent this noon in relation to the ex-
change of prisoners.
General Butler will not be interfered
with in the exchange of prisoners. The
whole subject still remains in his
hands.
The Tribune has a rumor that Gen
Beauregard is ordered to the command
of the Department of the Mississippi
Gold closes at 16B@l64. AT the pub
lie board, stocks were even higher than
at the second board.
CAIRO, March 1--we have received
some further particulars of the late ex-
petition up the Ouchita river The
gunboats Ouachita, Osage Conestoga,
Fort Hieman and Cricket composed the
expedition. Trinity was found strongly
fortified The irOn-clad Usage, in the
advance, was allowed to pass without
interruption The flagship Hieman
followed, when heavy fire was opened
on her. which, after a time, compelled
her to retire in a damaged condition,
with the loss of two men killed and
eight wounded The flag was then
transferred to the Ouachita, whose pow
erful guns soon silenced the enemys
battery, which consisted Of three 30
pounders But little difficulty was ex-
perienced in driving the enemy from
his position at Harrisonburg. Our forces
burned the town.
The gunboat Ouachita received but
slight injury during the engagement.
The Hineman will require considerable
repairs.
The Conestoga collided with the Gen.
Price on the 10th, on the Mississippi
river, a short distance below Natchez
The Conestoga, with cargo OF ammu-
milton was sunk. The boat and cargo
are total loss.
The vote in Carroll county, Tennessee,
stood 1916 for Henderson, and l, 100 for
Wesley. In one district the election
was broken up Scouts went within
eight miles of jackson. Thirteen miles
South of Lexington parties of the enc
my were threatening the people if they
should vote
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER JURA.
PORTLAND, March l4-The Jura from
Liverpool ON the Sd, and Londonderry
the 4th, arrived here this afternoon.
Rev. VIM Brown Barnet Head, of
Weaknow, of the firm of Brown, Ship
ley, d Co, died in Liverpool on the Sd.
The Times has an editorial on Gen.
Banks's general order at New Orleans
in relation to negro labor, etc.
The allies made a close reconnois-
sance toward Duppel on the ID. Gen
Demsk expressed the belief that Dup
pei cannot be taken before the end of
May or the beginning of June even
under the most favorable circumstances
to the Danes.
The Berlin and Vienna journals con-
tinue to ridicule the opinion of con-
version
The Post promises that England viii
renew again, in a just cause, the French
alliance, and the Italians, and Sean
dinavians, and with the Poles, Hungari-
ans, and Turks, it will be, indeed,
amazing if we not make short work of
this new holy alliance.
The Moniteur, in announcing the fall
of Campeachy, says it is the ruin of the
Juarez party.
Mason had returned to London from
Paris; it is supposed in connection
with the alleged recognition negotia-
tons
The Archduke's visit to Paris is post
poned. The alleged cause is influenza,
but it is rumored there is a hitch as to
his having command of the French
troops in Mexico.
There had been no fighting in Schles-
wig. Gen. Golleh had succeeded Des-
naix as commander-in-chiefo of the Dan
ish army
The King of Denmark spoke strongly
for vigorous perseverance in his policy
1t is reported that Italy has rendered
10000 men and her feet to England if
she viii assist Denmark.
by Telegraph to Londonderry
London, March Military operations
in Schleswig continued suspended
The English ministers escaped defeat
last night, on a mere party division in
the the House of Commons, by q ma
jority of one only.
An auxiliary department to the United
States Sanitary Commission has been
Orrranized in London