The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-05
THE LATTsT NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL


New Yoax. April 3.-The 7Ih regi
ment has contributed $4,000 to ia,
Sanitary Fair
The Heralds Washington despatch
says Gen Grant has issued an order, di
recting that any communication ad
dressed bv an officer or soldier To hi:
superiors. unless forwarded through the
regular official channel, viii be disre
garded, and the writer tried by court
martial, and if found guilty, dismissed
the service, or otherwise severely pun
ished
Yesterday newly-invented torpedo
exploded at the Navy Yard, seriously
injuring the inventor and officer exam
ming it,
Admiral Dahlgreen has given up the
hope Of recovering the body Of bis son.
He leaves Monday for Charleston.
The Times Havana correspondent
has Mexican news to the 10Th ult 1t
appears certain that Vidaurri openly
declared against Juarez Gen Meiia
was marching against the Mexican
General DobladO Doblado was also
marching TO fight Mejia. Other &C
counts say Doblado was going 10 the
United States. An American General
is said 70 have gone to Saltillo TO have
an interview with Juarez.
Gen Bazin would shortly leave the
City of Mexico for Puebla TO direct the
operations Of an expedition against the
south of Mexico
The report Of the capture Of Guadal-
ajara by Meago, and the shooting Of
Miramon, appears to be unfounded
Urago is said to have Withdrawn, and
to be marching TO the south. Ortego
is reported TO have been routed by the
French General Castegney, and dis
banded his troops. The French are re-
ported to have abandoned Tabasco and
Minititlan after severe fighting. The
French feet is blockading the coast
strictly from Vera Cruz to Tabasco.
In some fighting near Alstano, the
French had the advantage The Coy
erner Of Tamulipas, having been streng-
thened, gave battle to the liberals, but
was driven back TO the walls Of the
city, where he fortified The liberals,
under Diaz, hold Ajaca and the sur
rounding country. The French will
soon blockade Manhattan, Manillo, and
Guyamas. The Foreign. Legion is to be
increased to six battaliOns, and remain
ten years in Mexico.
The Courier of Mexico, rejoices that
Matansas has not been occupied, rs it
avoids difficulties with the United
States.
CAIRO, April 3.-Memphis dates Of
the lst state that Chalmers force, num-
bering $500, are reported to be at
Grand Junction, Tennessee, on the 29th
ult Other rebel forces were at Bolivar
about the same date. Forrest was at
Trenton at the latest advices.
1t is reported that the 9th Tennessee
cavalry, Col Hurst, about 600 strong,
had fight near SOmerville, Tennessee,
on the 30th ult, with 1900 rebel caval-
nv, supposed to be a part of McCul-
lough's command After fighting three
or four hours, and finding themselves
largely outnumbered, fell back, leaving
fifty or sixty killed and wounded in the
hands of the rebels
A rebel surgeon Is detailed ut Padu-
cab as a hostage for DeHorne, captured
and carried away from hospital there
by Forrest Thirty or forty sick were
taken prisoners from the hospital at the
same time, and were kept ten miles
back of Paducsh on the night of the
battle Oh the damp groundwithout shell
ter or fire, and marched of next day
without food.
All quiet at Paducah There is no
change in the Memphis cotton market
The steamer Jewess, from Memphis
for Cincinnati, had 578 bales cotton on
board
New YoRg, April 3.-The steamer
Columbia has arrived from New Orleans
on the Doth
Our army was still pushing up Red
river
The steamer Luminary brought to
New Orleans, from Alexandra, one
hundred and twenty-five bales Of cot
ton and three hundred rebel prisoners,
including twenty-five officers captured
on the 2lst twenty-eight miles back Of
Alexandria The gunboats have com
menced destroying property. The
troops follow the example, and the in
habitants destroy all private cotton to
prevent its falling into our hands.
Among the prisoners is General Taylor's
chief of staff
The 83d Ohio, in the advance Of Gen
eral Bankss forces, reached Alexan-
dria on the l4th, having marched one
hundred and seventy miles in five days
Eighty or ninety prisoners were taken,
and small skirmishing lasted several
days Our forces were never healthier.
Cotton zoe. Gold lG34.
ST.. Louis, April 3-Private advices
from Little Rock state that Gen Steele's
force, $4,000 strong, left that place for
the South on the 23d, and will unite
with troops from Fort Smith at some
point in the southwestern part of the
State In consequence of large guam
titles of supplies having been recently
taken in West Kentucky, thus inviting
incursiOns, and probably shipped for
that purpose, Gen. Brayman, at Cairo,
has issued orders suspending permits
for landing goods between Paducah and
Memphis, and prohibiting steamers
landing on Kentucky shore, between
Paducsh and Cairo and between Cairo
and Memphis, except Columbus, Island
No 10 and Fort Pillow, unless under
armed convoy, and orders military or
naval officers, ferries, trading boats,
sl1iffs, &c, not TO be allowed TO cross the
river between Cairo and Memphis, and
no trains to be run from Paducah and