The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-19
The Latest News.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


New YoRK, Jan. 1.-THE Commercial
says that Grant and Sherman are both
moving with the attack on Fort Fisher
1t predicts more news of a favorable
character during the week Letter:
from the armies operating against Rich
mond contain no news -.,...-.
The Tribure's London letter Gays that
Eve steamers were launched on the
Clyde for the blockadeFunning trade
between Wilmington and Nassau. 9th
ers are being contributed. 5 s.gil e.
q Beaufort letter gives an account o.
the landing Of the 18th corps as fOlloFs
It brought all its transporta ton and
stores and is evidently preparing for 2
movement The men are quite ragged
out viii be re clothed at once
The Galveston News says Grain !;
sold at the railroad stations In Texas
FOR fifteen dollars per bushel in Confed
crate money TO three in specie. a
large surplus of gram is in the market
The Richmond Wing says: Stone
wall Jscksoa's old brigade is in very
destitute condition, and appeals to III
friends for aid.
The Richmond Dispatch, in reference
to Seeretary's Stewards letter, is very
abusive Of England, and agrees with
Seward that England was the cause o.
the American troubles
The Richmond Wing says that the
money mania last summer brought the
ConfederaOy to the very verge OF ruin
and thinks whatever Mr.. Blairs bust
mesa may DC, it will cause sn injurious
feeling during his stay In Richmond
The city was full Of rumors regarding
peace movements. One to the effect
that lincoln and Davis would each sp-
point three commissioners 70 arrange
the terms of peace
The Augusta Chronicle ssys< Mobile
is strongly fortified, sixty million dol
lars having been expended 10 make il
impregnable.
The Georgia papers say that the re-
pairs on tho railroads destroyed By
Sherman are progressing slowly
SPECIAL 50 the Louisville Journal.
WAsHIxGToy, Jan 16.-Owing to the
importance attached TO Blair's mission,
both by the Northern and Southern
Journals, the leading editorials of the
Richmond papers of Saturday, January
l4th, are herewith given in full
The Richmond Examiner Ct Sstur.
day the l4th, has the following edito
rial: There il no doubt Of the fact
that Mr.. Blair is here, and there is
some diversity Of opinion about his pro-
ieets here as vel as In Washington.
We have reason to think, we know in
deed, that this old man Is here on his
own authority, and of his own notion
that he has 40 authorization from the
Yankee Government, either written or
verbal; that he hiss no message to de
liver or esrds TO show, only he asks to
see the cards la our hands.
One story goes that be expressed the
opinion that the Southern States might
negotiate their submission on the basis
OF prospective emancipation. The
Richmond version Of bis Interview with
President Davis is, that he { Mr. Blair
wrote Davis a little note, inquiring
whether he would receives special visit
from an old friend; that Mr. Davis re-
spOuded, and that an interTiew took
place. al the end of which Mr. Davis de-
livers 70 Mr. Blair letter TO Mr.. Lin
coin, in which he declared bis willing
ness either 10 receive Commissioners
from the United States TO treat Of peace
/. or to send the duty accredited ifthey
could be received st Washington.
The Daily Dispatch, of Jan. 18th, says:
Mr. Blair IL still In the city, at the house
ofColonsl Ould, Commissioners of EE-
change. Be has had several interviews
with the President, and there are va
rioEs conflicting reports Of the results
oftheir interviews or oonferencea One
is that President Davis has agreed 20
appoint three commissioners, 10 NEST
three 70 hs appointed by Lincoln, TO
settle the little existing difficulty be-
tween the Confederate Rnd United
States Governments
Another report and the most Likely
to be the true one, IS that the President
has broken OF 81 conference with Blair,
and dismissed him with flea in bis ear.
Il Is expected tksb Blair viii leave
Richmond today