The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-09

and tifty Colonies. aud innumeFs ia miaor
officers for neglect 20 make proper re-
turns TO the Adj utant-GeneFsps office.
The Empire Iron Works, in East
Twenty-fourth street, were partially
burned last night. The west building,
about sixty By two hundred feet, was
destroyed, and property to the amount of
$4,000 was consumed. There we're
large number Of occupants, who were
partly insured.
CAIRo, Feb. THE steamer Emma
was fred into on the oh, Is miles below
Helena, with cannon and musketry, and
shells filed with Greek fire; three ex-
ploded on various parts of the boat
setting her on fire, but the flames were
extinguished.
The steamer Boxer, with 700 bales Of
cotton, out of Tennessee river, was
seized at Paducah yesterday by the mill
tary authorities for violation of trade
regulations.
An extensive fire occurred at Memphis
on the night of the 4tb, consuming .
block Of brick buildings on the corner of
Second and Monros streets. Loss I'M
known.
Boston, Feb. There is great activ-
ity at the Charleston Navy Yard in the
fitting out Of vessels for Fortress Monroe
FORTRESS Monroe. Feb. 1.-The Rich
mond Examiner of the Sd has the follow
ing news:
CHARLESTON, Feb. 2d.-The steamer
Presto, from Nassau 18th ult, in at
tempting to run in about 2 o'clock this
morning, got ashore off Sullivsn's Island
and remains immOVable. Most of the
cargo, which is on Government account,
will be saved in good conditi n. The
enemy opened 3 heavy fire on the steam
er ct daylight and continued it all day.
It is believed that the vessel will be
total wreck
The enemy has discontinued firing on
Fort Sumter; 136 shots have been fred
on the city from o'clock yesterday to
o'clock this afternoon.
Charleston, Feb. THE enemy keeps
up an occasional fire on Sumter. Six
shots were fired yesterday morning, and
last night. Eighty shots were fired at
the city today. The eusmy's batteries
and monitors keep up 3 slow fire on the
wreck of the Presto.
Mo7Tist0aOn, Feb 5-Trains are now
running to RogersVille Junction.
There is nothing of interest from the
front. A large force of Yankees, supposed
to number about 5000, have crossed the
Tennessee river, near GOrmonsville. The
object of the raid being no doubt the
destruction of the iron works in Cherokee
county.
The Sentinel says our picketS retired
towards Kingston, North Carolina, after
the fight at Bachelors Creek.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE following
dispath was received at the Navy Depart.
ment this morning.
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP MINEEsoTA,(
Orr NEWPORT News, Feb. 6.
lion. Gideon Welles:
The supply steamer Newbern has ar
rived. The Sassachus and the Florida
have destroyed the new and fast block
ade runner Wild Darrell, near NeWtop-
sail Inlet, where she had got ashore and
discharged most of her cargo.
[Signedl N. B. LEE,
Acting Rear Admiral.
NO htOnAOnu enquiries VI O@tuIUSy
says: 120 Yankee prisoners from New
bern arrived yesterday, probably the
crew of the gunboat Underwater.
The same paper says that there is
great probability that all the newspapers
in the COnfederAcy, except few doing
Government work, will be obliged to
suspend.
Richmond papers contain the following
despatch:
Mobile, Feb. 4-Our forces occupy
CoEinth and Jackson. Nothing had been
destroyed there, but everything had been
carried off. The Yankee cavalry in
strong force crossed the Big Black yes
terday, and were met by the jackson
cavalry, and lively fight took place.