The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-21
Proceedings OF the I. S. Circuit
Court at Memphis.
Steamers Fired intO on Red
River.
Congressional Proceedings.

River.
Congressional Proceedings.
NEw YoRE, Feb. 2O.-The Posts special
says the loan bill would have been reported
to-day but for the illness of Mr.. Stevens.
WAsHISeToN, Feb. 2O.-Informatio from
the army of the Potomac as late as yester-
day morning reports all quiet. Deserters
are constantly coming in, and they
are more numerous than they have been
for long time. They have averaged over
ten day for the past week. Among them
were several officers, who says the utmost
dependency prevails. through their ranks
since the late fight, and they seem deter
mined to keep the field no longer, as they
| claim they can never gain indepen-
dence, and see no reason why they should
remain on and be all killed. They also say
deserving is so general in the rear of their
own lines that Lee has ordered the arrest of
every man found half mile away from his
camp or post. One man says his company
was thirty strong one week ago, but fifteen
had departed since then to the United
States and FIVE 10 their homes. MANY de-
serter5 bring their arms in with them.
dag OF truce appeared in front Of the ID
corps on Saturday, asking for the bodies Of
some rebel officers killed at the late battle
of Hatcher's Run. Their request was
finally granted, and the bodies were con
veyed to the rebel lines.
ERw YoRK, Feb. 2O.-Foreign mails had
the following:
The World says that there was & meeting
Of the Privy Council on the 4th inst, in
Paris, and we are informed that the affairs
Of America, and the connection they have
with the Mexican Empire claimed the prin-
cipal object Of meeting. France is not with
out some uneasiness as TO the attitude the
United States may assume towards the new
empire, when the conclusion Of war has
placed at The disposal OF the public a large
and tried army, and numerous and skillul
officers, and a four years struggle has
changed a State hitherto exclusively de-
voted to commercial and maratime inter
ests into q military State disposing Of i'm
menss forces. The recent resolution of the
Washington Senate must have assisted in
increasing this uneasiness. Nevertheless,
according to our correspondent, the discus
sion in which the privy council was en-
gagged in this resolution, that, for the mo-
ment, it would be wrong to give way to ex-
aggerated fears, and that in the face of the
pacific and conciliatory assurances which
American diplomacy con tinues to give to
the best course to adopt, is to abstain pro-
visionally from all movements without
however indulging in false security.
WASHINGTON, Feb. O.-Richmond papers
Of the 18th have the following.
Deserters state that Grant has sent 5 900
men to City Point recently, and it is sup
posed they are to be sent to Newborn to re-
inforce Sherman or Terry.
"A Kingston IN. c. correspondent learns
that the Yankees are preparing an expedi
ton against Weldon. Five locomotives
and railroad iron have been certainly
landed at Morehead City by the Yankees.
Jones City, n. c., was visited last week
by Yankee raiders and all the provisions
carried of.
By the blowing up of the rebel truce
boat, two negroes and five white men were
killed, and two soldiers drowned. Two
soldiers, together with eight of the ambu-
lance crew, were saved.
Mossby was in LyuchbuTg on Wednes-
day, and would soon join his command.
The Augusta Chronicle advices the ciu-
zsns to resist the burning Of cotton there.
The paper is denounced as Yankee con
Germ.
Nav YORK, Feb. 2O.-The steamer Llbcr-
ty brings Havana dates to the 18th There
is no Mexican news. Several more block
ade runners had returned to Havana, una
bic to make entrance. The rebels intend
purchasing small schooners to run 10 the
coast of Florida. The Coolie trade is open
ing again. Three hundred and FIVE ar
rived on the 18th.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-The sales Of
1905 by Jay Cooke during the week ending
on Saturday, were twenty-six millions FIVE
hundred and twenty Thousand two hundred
dollars. AT this rate the remainder Of the
loan will be sold before the end Of the
month. All banks and bankers supply the
loan at par to immediate applicants.
NEw YoRK, February 2O.-The Richmond
Wings East Tennessee correspondent says
many rebel soldiers are falling into the
hands Of the enemy's scouts. sixty-seven
North Carolina Home Guards were recently
captured near Taylorsville. No resistance
was made. The rebel reserve forces along
the mountains don't seem 10 amount
70 very much, e. they are continually
gobbled up. Much discomfort snd faction
exist among the grain growing holders at
the Government conscripting so msuy Of
their negroes for the service, and it seems
cruel 70 demand the few slaves left out Of
the vast number they had two years since.
Since this demand was made, at least three
quarters Of the negroes have gone over 20
the enemy. Farmers are now without
hands to cultivate their farms. The en-
foreement of the CONSUMPTION act in East
Tennessee placed 10000 fighting men in
the ranks Of the Fedsral army, who would
Otherwise have been at home. 2O00
were dragged into the L. S. service, who
have generally proved nuisance 70 the
government the negroes daily running
away, will come back in a short time, armed
and in the enemy's ranks. This ID the poll
icy Of our weak and silly Congress. To
have armed the negroes should have been
the policy Of the government two years
ago,
ST. Louis, Feb. 20.-Col. Livingston,
commanding on the plains, reports two
sights near Mead Springs, from the Alb %
the 9th inst, between nearly 700 Indians
aud about 200 Of the llth Ohio and 7th Iowa
cavalry, under 1t. Col. Collins. The IN
dams were driven OF with loss Of forty
killed. Our loss was two killed and TWEEN