The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-11
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BALTIMORE, Feb. ga special deg
patch from Fortress Monroe to the
American from @. G. Fulton. who is al
City Point says The rebel flag Of truce
boat with Commissioners 0uld and Capt
/ Hatch, the truce officers. on board. ar
rived on Sunday at City Point Two
citizens, prisoners, wero brought down
They were both Marylanders. They
brought exciting news from Richmond
which they represent was in a state of the
most feverish excitement from midnight
Saturday up 70 the time they left, Sun
day evening. At midnight on Saturday
the bells Of the city were rung, and men
were running through the streets. crying
To arms to arms the Yankees are
coming! During the remainder of the
night there was intense cOmmOiion every
where visible.
The Home Guards were called out,
and the tramp of armed men could be
heard in sll directions. Cannon were
hauled through the streets. women and
children hurrying TO and fro, and there
were all the evidences of such panic as
has seldom been witnessed in Richmond.
Sunday morning there was no abatement
in the excitement. The guards were
all marched out of the city TO the de-
fences, and armed citizsns were placed
on guard of the prisoners. Horsemen
were dashing to and fro, aud the ex-
element among the prisoners to know
the cause Of all the excitement became
intense. Il was soon learned that 3 cav
airy and infantry force, with artillery
had made their appearance the Pc
ninsula, at Bottoms Ridge, within ten
miles of the city, and that Richmond
was actually threatened by the Yankees.
The came hurrying Of such troops,
arming of citizens, and excitement
among women aud children, continued
during the morning; and ct 2 o'clock,
when the two released prisoners were
about to leavs in the flag of truce boat,
slarm bells were again ringing with great
furv. The rumors that prevailed were
conflicting and wild. II was the i'm
preston that from 8 600 to Is 900 cav
airy would have but little difficulty in
entering the city, iberating the Union
prisoners, destroying the forts and pub
lie property, and retiring by the Penin-
sUla before any sufficient force to resist
them could be brought to the aid of
the small garrison left to defend it, For
several days previous to the alarm the
trOoDs in and around the city numbered
10000, aud 5000 of these had been sent
off TO join Lee with great despatch.
The impression prevailed that an assault
was contemplated by Gen. Meade. In
this they were right for during the
progress of the excitement on Sunday,
intelligence was received that Meade had
crossed the Rapid Ann Monday evening.
A courier arrived at City Point, bringing
copies of the morning papers, with the
intelligence that the excitement had
abated, and that it had been ascertained
the Yankees were falling back from the
Chickahominy, and had abandoned the
attack.
New YoRK, Feb. 9-The Steamer Geo.
Cromwell, from New Orleans on the I'd,
has arrived
Gen. Banks, in his letter to the Free
State Committee, says he will allow all
persons to vote at the ensuing election
who have been registered as voters under
the Presidents proclamation of the 25th
of July, 1862, and his subsequent orders
upon this subject. He will be glad to
appoint commissioners of elections, who
will be authorized to administer the oath
of allegiance to persons otherwise quail
fed to vote by State laws.
All taking the oath on the day of
the election shall be authorized to vote.
Soldiers who are citizens of the State
shall be authorized 60 vote. Those who
are not citizens cannot vote.
The Free State nominating conven-
ton met last night After al ex iting
time the Flanders men bolted. The ma
jority then nominated Hahn, with q full
ticket who are all men of high stan ding.
The boilers held a secret convention
and nominated Flanders, with fall. tick
ct, portion of the same IS the regular
ticket.
The recruiting of veterans exceeds all
An active campaign is looked for IS
soon as Fa-rsguPs f3et arrives. No
doubt Mobile will be the scene of war
fare next summer.