The New York herald., 1865-02-03
INSTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SUMMIT, MISS.

Oex Hundred Bales OF Cotton, xWen.
ty-three Houses and Oommis-
sary stores Burned,
As., &c., As.
The Latest News from the South.
lFrom the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. 81
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL THOMAS AND GENERAL
DICK rAyLORg yoRCxs.
General Taylor reports that the enemy In small force
sans towards Clinton from Baton Rouge and Bayou
oars and returned Activity reported on the 1ssis-
epDi river Troops go ng up and down Most OF
SAomas' army reported 70 have marched West from
Columbia and Clinton the Tennessee river portion
e these forces including j. Smiths said 70 be in
- vicinity Of Huntsville and Eastport
THE FLEET OPT MOBILE.
There s NO change In the feet Of Mobile The enemy
ass still leaving Pascagoula.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At SUMMIT, MISS.
An accidental nre at Summit Mss, on the New Or.
asans jackson and Great Northern Railroad, Friday
ornins destroyed twenty three houses and gx hundred
laIss Of cotton with Q quantity Of sommissary and
ssher stores Summit y seventy-nvs miles south Of
Jackson, In Pike county Before ths u contained
swo hotels and twelve storsa
GOLD srIYP At RICHMOND.
Gold yesterday stin n t6.
ZEE ESCAPE or THE PIRATE TALLAHAssER PROM
PoRTERs YLEET.
The snemys newspapers have falsely reported the
Tallahassee captured She into New Inlet Just
aer the capture Of Fort Fisher whcn discovering
some important change-he knew not then what-had
occurred in the military situation her commander Capt
1an put 70 and made good his escape. He touched
~ south Carolina put ashore messenger with
1sspatches, who has reached this city. The news, n
nsy, brought by the messenger has no, been made
Sablo
sxE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR AT NASH.
VILE.
In the House Of Representatives Monday, Mr. Mack
IN introduced preamble and resolutions setting forth
Nat s reported that the federal authorities Nash.
VILE are praccing most barbarous treatment On our
Dgtsoners curaling their diet 70 hard tack and water
and treating them in such their death
~ degrees and instructng the special Committee
~ Exchange Of Prisoners 70 inquire and report upon
nd complaints The resolutions were adopted.
a Rebel Account Of the Battle Of Nash
(From the Richmond Dispatch Jan 2el
s.Svo ws fought Southern sccoun. Of s. pub b.
nahed We hnd Il In the Atlanta Appeal furnished by
who % seems I'M. 70 to ' know G What ss writing about
epaned In the narng accounts given by the Yankees Of
y: CIV: n.e: 70 ss s " matter
1s.orOing he nght ss franklin the writer says.
h q march thas evening IN The Direction Of Nashville
Browns crock sbou, three miles and half from Nash
VILE whore we established our nes resting the right Of
o Harding pike, and extending our Hight and lsf with
1Ayalry 70 hs Cumberland river Our infantry limo
Ss fortified ,1d upon our infantry nsnk. We were con
80 hundred men each; but before the completion Of
ss work.. % on "a: lstn 9TH instant n: enemy E assaulted
eain which was the demonstration and which the real
aauk The assault upon right resulted in loss TO
De enemy, In killed and wounded OF about three hun
Asd and about one o'clock became evident that the
t4smy intended 70 give US battle upon our left nank
ear len flank with overwhelming numbers and carried
Ne redoub capturing about sevenynve men and four
Sbou. three.quartsrs Of milo IN tho rear
- the nrst, attacking front and nank, and
.smg .6oas half mile towards the ie wns
ef infantry line; here held them In check until
nisht closed in upon and onded hostes for the day
General Hood Immediately withdrew everything from
Che right Of the Franklin pike massed his whole force
On the left established his line and constructed strong
Eae pits In the Of the night feeling assured that
Ne enemy did not outnumber us
II have never INDUCED high hopes OF the results OF
tennessee had never had good opportunity FOR
great victory. had seen the Army OF Tennessee en-
& numbers in the open field and did not believe il pos
sble for three times numbers 70 attack us in front
and drive us from our fortiacatlons
at half past eight o'clock morn ng the skirmsh-
ing commenced, and al about ten o'clock line was
vigorously assaulted with two, and in some places three
lines Of battle The enemy was rcpulsed with great
slaughter. About twelve O'Clock were assaulted
again and again the enemy was driven back About
half past three O'Clock whole line assaulted
though not with the vigor OF previous assaults
but unfortunately, loft centre way, aud from
that point division after division gave way rapid
session the right and the army ef, the Held
IN confusion. II our lines had stood fifteen minutes
longer that day the victory would have been ours
'he ground was so marshy that our artillery upon the
red not brought on We lost IN the days about
ky pieces but our trains and reserve artillery had been
An ample suficcncy Of artillery 10 left In our hands
eu all neld purposes We have had no r..
bort Of losses In killed, wounded and prisoners
am satisfied that did lose In killed and wounded
On the 18th and 18th, exceeding thousand men and
very small number Of our men weT. captured by tho
enemy except stragges that he may have picked up
Yur retreat How many Of these be may have gathered
have means Of telling
1.-THE army rallied on the night OF the 10th and
morning Of the l1th and the retr made lcsurel and
= order, bringing on everything but few broken
wagons and the army 10 now going into camp al tfus
place and the surrounding country do think tnat
eur losses IN men will amonn, TO any considerable
Der We found the people OF Tennessee del GIFTED at
eur coming, and ready able and than willing 20 fur
pish us with abundant supplies and in our de-
parure Would 10 God II was In power relieve them
y once and forever from the terrible expressions 70
yhich they have been subjected for the three years
But most Of tho disasters that armies have expe.
snced Justly chageable TO the fact that army
9hs front has been two small while army In the
las been entirely too large.
ar half the men or the confedcracy capable OF
ssarng arms would cease TO shirk their duty 10 them
eslvcs their families and the country, and take their
guns ana come 10 the 'front.' could expe the invaders
rom our coil within six weeks time Will they do IN
nworthy OF iudeps sndence, they will and the future
must determine that question.
After three years OF hard campag gning we nnd the
Army OF tennessee back TO cornth, from which
place We moved in 1892 Is the enemy has made
come black marks through portions OF the country and
en many monums nts In the shsp Of moulderng ruins
and houseess chmncvs 10 remind us Of his vandalism:
but we 81 Corinh again and rebellion ia no nearer
crushed than u was when we cornth three years
Dineen
English snobs fn Rebeldom
GnD REBEL LEADERS COUNTING TnE British
PENNY ALfNERs.
fFrom the Richmond Examiner, Jan. eel
mistake 10 suppose that the citizens Of The Con.