The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-16

an attachment against GeneSal Butlef
in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars
on account of Selling all their funds
and private accounts and sixty thous-
and dollars IN coin in New, Orleans in
stay, 1862 They say the defendant
returned all but the coin which they
lese he converted TO his cwn purpos =
Subsequently the surrogate was serve
with a writ Of attachment on account
I Of their properly, which was willed to
Gen. Butler by his brother
The Commercials VI ashington special
says: Assistant Secretary Fox, with
other officials, has gone to Fortress
Monroe TO view the immense feet as
( sembled there, under command Of Ad-
miral Porter. Il is by far the largest
armada ever collected for single OK.
| petition since the war began, Every
vessel Is completely prepared with the
| full complement Of men and guns.
How soon the fleet will sail is known
only to the Admiral
The Posts Washington special says
The planters in the lower counties of
Maryland have agreed 10 pay their for
mer slaves annual wages, hiring at from
sixty TO one hundred dollars.
The Times has the following special
from Washington The Secretary of
the Treasury has prepared a reply to-
the German bankers offering 10 loan
the United States four hundred mil~
lions of dollars. He has fully exam
med the details of the proposal, and
concludes that there is no law which
authorize him 10 entertain the PROPOSE
ton That the question is one solely
for the consideration of Congress, and,
until that body will pass law sane
tioning such loan, he must decline it
The North British Mail gives a list OF
thirtysix steamers which have left the
Clyde river within the past nine month";
to run the blockade
The Bermuda Advocate of the 18th
of October contains the proceedings of
the bermuda Court in the case of Braine
and his associates, who captured the
Roanoke. Braine produced his COM
mission and letter Of instructions from !
the rebel Secretary Of the Navy, direct |
ing him to make the capture, and dee
signaling him as an officer of the Con- |
federate navy. Witnesses testified to
the handwriting and signature of NAL
Tory, and Braine and associates were |
Feleased Immediately.
CAIRO, Nov. l3--The steamer Luna,
from New Orleans on the 5th, has ar
rived She discharged one thousand |
barrels Of pork at Memphis.
Thirteen transports are lying at the |
mouth of White river,
Several attempts have been made to |
cross Texas cattle over the Mississippi |
river for Hoods army, and have been |
frustrated by the gunboats. Learning |
the main herd, numbering about three |
thousand, strongly guarded, had eros
sed Black river, Col Farror, command
ing at Nidalia, started in pursuit of /
them, but the enemy, hearing of his
movement, broke up their camp and
moved the cattle beyond the river. Far
ror rode down the guards, and captured
one Of the cattle, dispersed the re-
mainder, and took several wagons,
mules, and horses; also captured Brig
Gen. Conver
A rebel flag Of truce reached Padu-
cab, Kentucky, yesterday, for the ex-
change Of citizen prisoners the rebels
had captured on steamboats, The re-
quest was refused All is quiet here
now.
The New Orleans papers of the 7th
are without news.
Cotton stagnant. Good and new crop |
81 O64 for fully fair to prime. Snger
&c. -
AtGains's landing on the It'll, the reb
els again attempted TO cross the river
to 60 to Hoods assistance Gen Rey-
holds, of the 18th corps, has brigade
here, and Osbands cavalry brigade is
expected from Vicksburg. 1t is sup
posed the rebels have force on the
side cooperating with them
The transportation of rebel artillery is
said to be under Magruder, and it is
believed the crossing cannot be effected |
WASHINGTON, Nov 14-No dispatches !
have been received from Sherman for
several days past, for the reason that
be is now beyond the means of irnme-
date communication with Washington.
The part of the country in which he is
now Opel ating will afford him ample
Supplies without trouble,
and transportation BY this time he
may be far beyond the points where |
the enemy is in formidable numbers,
and who can do him no harm
1t is not known how long our forces
may continue to occupy Atlanta This
viii depend on circumstances soon to
be developed. Whatever may be Sher-
mans programme, gentlemen who are
good judges Of military matters antici-
pate damaging results to the enemy.