The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-30
Great Less Of Life and Property
Riot Among Miners.
TelegTaphic Communication
Open 30 New Orleans.

NEw YoRE, May 29-The Heralds cor
respondent gives full particulars Of tho
fight at Bsseche, Texas, the last battle Of
the rebellion. The national force, under
Col. Barrett, was only 300 strong. 1t start
ed for foraging purposes and surveying
rebel camp at Palmetto rancho, and was in
the commencement Of It's movements, yery
successful, capturing the camp, and max
ing other valuable seizures. Col. Barrstt's
troops Kept pushing on, driving paftics Of
the rebels before them, till finally they
found themselves confronted by about q
thousand rebels and were Obliged toret-ea-
It appears that Col. Barrett had none killed
in thotght, and only few wounded by his
return. Seventy Of his men were missing,
many Of those however afterwards made
their escape from the enemy and returned
to camp. Tho rebel loss is not known.
Great excitement was caused at Browns
vile, by the movements Of Col. Bakers
foragiDg party, the rebels there taking it
for an advance on that place.
The Hersld's Washington special says
the 25th army corps, undor Gen. Weitzol,
viii commence emborkiug for Texas today.
/ Gen. Giles A. Smith, of the lIth corps, has
been given command Of division Of col
orei troops, aud viii accompany Gen. Welt
Eel to Texas.
The Herald's national subscriptions have
reached one million, eight hundred and
twenty ave thousand dollars.
Tho Herald's Savannah correspondent
says the removal, By the President, Of the
restrictions on trade with the South has al
ready caused q great business revival il
Savannah. The Custom house ia that port
has been opened. Lines Of steamers are
now running regularly to the up river towns.
Communication With the interior is rapidly
extending. Cotton is arriving from the
back country. New stores are being open
ed, and the city is fast approaching its busy
ante rebelIious condition.
It was expected Gen. Gilmore would issue
an official order, on the 2Ggh inst, removing
all restrictions on trade throughout tho
Department of the South.
NV YoRE. May % -Geu Howard, com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, issued
en ordsrannouncing that the disloysl form
er owners Of abandoned plantations Ia the
South now being cultivated by freedmen
VIII not be allowed to disposess the latter,
which they are, in some states, makingef
folts to do, gt least not uutilafter tho grow
ing crops are secured Tor the bsuci, OF
their present culuyators.
The Herald's Washington special says
the government ID IN possession Of new and
important testimony SKIING on Geo. n. San.
ders and Jacob Thompson not only direct
completely with the assas, iuation, in
Booths plot to murder Presid snt Lincoln,
but their guilty agency in producing the
distribution Of the infected clothing in
cities Of loyal states and attempted intro
duction Of this clothing into .he White
House.
The Tribuue's special has The following;
Secretary stanton desires 70 leave the
Cabinet as soon os the military trisls are
finished aud the srmy reduced TO per-
manent standard. President johnson will
then send him minister % Berlin.
It ia understood that the Indictment Of
JEFF. Davis was at the instance and by the
approval Of the government.
The Times special says all the suppress
ed testimony in the conspiracy trial, viii
soon be published. Itwil show the -ele-
vsncy and materially OF much Of the pub
lished evidence about the III treatment Of
Union soldiers, and acts and declarations,
OF parties in Canada that some has seemed
thus far wholly uDcounecte Ted with fhs case.
The Times Goldsbof5 correspondent Of
the 2lst gives an sccount Of large Gud en-
thusiastic Union meeting 10 that place On
the 20,h, at which tie organization Of a
Union party was made.
The conduct Of the negro troops garrison-
ing the town is spoken Of in The highest
terms.
About 80 rebel soldiers are Paroled daily,
and nosriy 30O0 ratiou- are issued % dssti-
tuts men and women.
An Order has been issued that the gratu-
I it9us rstious viii cease after ihis month.
The Hcrsld's special says lhs deasrters
ssnt % The Dry Tartugas have been put
down, suI viii be discharged.
The Worlds special says uo.withstand-
/ ing Kirby Smiths surrender. troops will be-
sent to Texas 10 protect the border ana
maintlin order.
hEsFHIs May e9-via Cairo, 23.-The
Bulietiu's y. %. special q the 26sh says
On the evening Of tls -iih. tbs main Ord
uaacs depot in Mar halle Warehouse, 10
Mobile, blew up with terrible explosion
About th-se hundred persons were killed,
and many wounded, while thousands were
buried ia The ruins. Right entire sauarss
were demolished, and rhl thousand b.lss
Of cotton destroyed. The steamers Co
/ Cowlcs and Ksie Dale, With aH on board
entirely destroyed. Great portion OF busi.
ness n the centre Of the city badly dam
aged. Total loss estimated Al 5000. .0o0
Gen. Granger rendered prompt relief u
the sufferers. The cause og the explosion
is uncertain. The Ordnance stores, which
were portion Of muuiti1ns Of war surren
dered By Dick Taylor, were in couFfs o.
removal when it occurred. The entire city
wa more or less injured By the explosion.
Crx5fxvArl, 1Iey ga Despatch u tha
Commercial from AassiilJn gives plrtleu-
j lars Of the riot 0mosg the Coal Miners OF