The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-18
By Telegraph
Afternoon Dispatches.
FROM SHERNAy'S ARMY.
Position OF the Right and Left
Wings.
All Communications with Char.
lesion Severed.
Rebels Admit the Loss OF Charles
ton, augusta, Columbia and
Raleigh Imminent.
Operations before Wilmington.
another Pirate on the High Sea.
Affairs at Nassau look Gloomy.
DaFlS'S Finances Ia bad Way.
General Hardee at Charleston. !
Reported Movement on Raleigh. /
Rebel Ideas OF Grants Intentions.
DaTiS's Finances Ia a bad Way.
General Hardee at Charleston.
Reported Movement on Raleigh
Rebel Ideas OF Grants Intentions


Sherman say his left wing was, on Mon
day, seventeen miles south of BranchvilIe,
and within fifty miles Of Colunbis, the
capitol Of the State, while his right wing
was in front Of the city Of Charleston, only
two miles distant, and threatening the
place. Next day, Tuesday last, it was in
dcated by the Richmond papers that his
cavalry had reached the North Eastern
Railroad which severed the last remaining
link between Charleston and the rebel cap
itol His troops were believed to be at or
, in the vici3ity Of Florence-the important
point Of conveyance Of the railroads COM
municating between Georgia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Virginia; and in
which town were recently confined large
numbers Of captured Union soldiers. The
rebel papers admit that there was nothing
to stop Sherman's army, and expect that
the National flag viii soon be floating over
Charleston. Augusta, CJlUm5ia and Ra-
leigh.
Additional details Of the movement to-
wards Wilmington last Saturday shows
that the troops engaged were exclusively
those Of Gen. Terry's command, but the
operations were directed in person by his
superior officer, Gen. schofeld. They we're
most successful, and what at fret appeared
{, be only a reconnaissance in force, termr-
mated in e permanent advance, the Union
lines being moved forward two miles. AT
ter considerable severe skirLnishiEg, the
new point was held, and works immedi-
0tely thrown up, making it almost as strong
as those in front, to viii h the rebels fell
back. The Union casualties during the
day was only about ten killed and wound
ed.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
says our consul at London has informed the
Government Of the sailing from Kingston,
Ireland, Of the steamer Ajax, which IL no
doubt intended as a rebel pirate. Her ar
mament had gone or would 60 out il q sail
ing vessel Notwithstar ding the fact thst
she is small, 10 is believed she viii be able
70 10 much damage to American chipping
If she gets started in her meditated career.
To Is thought she would 90 to Nassau after
taking on board her guns.
The closing Of the port Of Wilmington /
has been q sad blow 10 Nassau. All is stag /
nation there According 70 the Herald's
correspondent Of the 81, there were thirty /
steamers and one hundred sailing vessels 1
recently engaged in contraband trade. /
Warehouses were filed with goods. The /
ufra.s Tallahassee, now called Chameleon, |
was there on the fret Of the month, and /
the attention Of the Governmsnt called 10 1
the fact by our consul. Our gunboat Hon
dlras arrived on the 3lst, and ssked per
mission to anchor in the harbor, but was re
fused.
Late retel papers present some very Gu
rious and interesting disclosures regarding
fna1cial and military matters in JEFF. Da-
Wis dominious. The new currency is nov
considered Of less va!ae than the old. There
il 10 money even Of this worthless charsc-
ter in the treasury to settle immense out
standing debts, aud taxation ia declared BY
fer TOO heavy as the people cannot stand it.
The proposed conseripJion Of negroes by
Wholesale having received an adverse
decision IN the rebel Congress, the scheme
calling ou Them 10 volunteer ia aow warm
y discussed.
Ger. Hsrdee telegraPhs from Charleston
thc nth, that tho rebel P.eksLs were driven
IN on James Island on the ght Of the l6,h,
but that the lines were rcestablisAsd next
day, aud be adds that the Yankees are still
in strong force on tie islsld, however,
with al increase Of eighteen steamers Of
the bar. The barge attack ou tuo night Of
the llth, on Battery TOmPkins was re-
pulsed.
The Richmond Dispatch reports the land
ing Of twenty thousand men a. Newburn,
aud believe their object 70 be an immediate
advance on Raleigh, or on the railroad line.
Gen. Grant visited Newburn lately.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 18th says
ali communication with Charleston and
Augusta is cut 90, and nothing 8 known o.
the situation Of those places.
The Enquirer Of the I4th says Grant ap-
pears 70 be preparing 70 push forward his
lines still further, having, BY his recent
movement, adyanced thsm three miles
of Petersburg.
The sEichmond Examiner Of the l4th
says, II sherman takes BraHchville he cu,s
bur great railroad artery, and Gen Lee viii
have t5 20 and gather his supplies from
5ther quarters than tho Richmond store