The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-05
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Captain r S Britton, Of the lst New
York Dragons, captured near Todds
Tavern in the recent fight with Sheri.
dan, arrived this morning from Rich
mond, having left there on Saturday
last Three cavairymen were paroied
with him, and one chaplain and seven
surgeons released and sent down on
the same boat They had only been IN
about ten days, and were very iortu-
nate in so soon escaping from their cap
tiyity.
AFFAIRS II RICHMOND.
Captain Britton represents the ex-
element at Richmond as very great
1 especially during the recent fights at
Drewry's Bluff, when the cannonad-
y1ng, and even the volleys Of musketry,
could distinctly be heard in the city
Women and children, who are able to
leave, are moving off in large numbers,
though the greater portion of the pres
ent inhabitants Of the city were com
PEELED, 10y their necessities, TO remain
with their families There is st;l a
large population in the city, and the
military authorities express. great con-
fdence in the ability of Lee to Illustrate
all the plans Of General Grant
The rebel Government is impressing
provisions, and gathering as large q
2 stock OF supplies into the city as pos
sible Flour Is held at from 800 to
500 per barrel, and everything else is
correspodingly high.
OUR PRISONERS At RICH~OND.
1t has been asserted by some of the
correspondents from Bermuda Hun
bred that General Butler lost several
thousand men with General Hickman
when taken prisoner. The lowest esti-
mate given was 800, but we learn from
Captain Britton that the whole number
captured from General Butler is but
400 Indeed all the prisoners brought
to Richmond from General Butler and
the Army Of the Potomac up to Satur-
day last, did not exceed 800
From the Richmond Examiner, May &c
SCARCITY OF FOOD.
Beside the resident population Of
Richmond, the number of people has
been increased by the addition of many
sick and wounded in the hospitals and
in private lodgings, and the presence of
large bodies Of troops, creating an &C
tive demand for all kinds of food, espe-
cially vegetables. IL behooves every
one, therefore, who has anything of the
kind to spare to send it at once to this
city. Let not the smallness of the
quantity prevent its being sent, for if
any persons forward a small amount of
vegetables, meat, poultry &c, the ag-
gregate will be large. There is hardly
a farmer in the neighborhood Of the
railways and highways leading to Rich
mond who cannotspare some one article
Of food which would meet with a ready
sale at high prices in our markets, ben
citing the producer pecuniarily, at the
same time that it would add TO the
health and comfort of the consumer
AFFAIRS II GEORGIA
The Atlanta Confederacy sums up
the movements Of General Sherman in
Georgia, as follows:
"The impression Is general now that
Johnston will hurl his forces upon the
enemy at some point between his pre-
sent line of battle and the Etowah riv-
er, upon the result of which, with our
knowledge of that army and its great
commander, we are willing to stake our
hopes Of independence"
a letter from Atlanta says that gen.
eral engagement will soon take place,
and adds.
Our wounded who came down from
the front represent that our troops are
in the best Of spirits, and confident of
success when the decisive fight takes
place They say Johnston knows what
he is about, and that the Yankees will
find ont when the proper time comes.
All Of the Relief Committees have
been ordered from this city to the front.
This looks as if Johnston contemplated
to commence his work soon.