The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-05
Grant has Taken 10000 PFls-
OneFs.
Lee ReireaiiRg on the DaaKllle
Railroad and Thanked bY
Sheridan.

Nav Yozs, APRIL the WcrId has
q graphic account q the battle Of Fifs
Forks, which ess the turning paint Of the
great confics which, under sheridsn's
Gensralship, viii take rank with snything
on record. ftappears that Grant was not
satisfied with the days business on Friday
snd placed Sheridan at once in supreme
command of the whole Of wArrsn's eorpsi
and all the cavalEys Sheridan moved viii
his cavalry disnounting portion HI iropt
Of The rebels and gradually pressed them
back into their works, under the most les
perate fighting 5f the war. While fhiswas
being done strictly BY orders, Sheridan set
about forming The infantry, showing ths
same genius in that that he has in cavalry.
The rebels were driven back step By step
to their works, then the signal was given
and the Infantry closed on the works.
Cross ire and direct FIRE by file and bstl
terry rolled perpstuaIly, cutting down their
bravest officers, aud strswing the iisld Eiiih
bleeding men, Their artillery was turned
on them, aud at last the bodies of cavalry
mounted Tho parapet and charged down
upon them, staying and trampling them
into confusion. They had no conmandsrh
to lead theu out 81 the foil into Whichthey
fell. A few more yolleys, with she com
mand to die Or surrender, and Eve thou
sand musksts wele thrown simultaneously
on the ground, and FIVE thouiand men are
sherIdan'a prisoners. Those who escaped
we're pursued by custsr, aud we're purauea
far into the deselate forest. 9k
CAIao, April 4.--New Orleans dates Of
the 2sth are received. ~
In cotton lhers is little enqairy, and the |
market dull.
The expedition up the ST. Mary's Rivet, |
under Gem Newton, though bal, partially
successful, encountered superior force
and drove them back, but returned With
out the prosecution ofths object Of the sx-
peditiou to the end. aa-Al.g
All the rebel government property IN
Newport, including the she'll factory veto
burnt. The extensive salt works On the
coast is destroyed. The entire Federal loss
IS la7.
Dessr.srs report the ensiny's ioas ss-
eeeded zoe.
Nxw YoRK. April4 The Hsraid's wssh-
ington special says & dispatch dated 1t
spOttswOos House. Richmond, l:se PM,
Monday, says that but little property was
destroyed By Che FIRE, it being confined
maialy to the tobacco warehouse The 70
esption Of the Union troops was enthusiast
tic beyond ell expectation. proving there
was large number Of Unionists in the
city.
Tho Union aags displayed yesterday whs |
the announcing Of Grants ticking com |
nAnd Of the army in person a cuiPePPsr
FORrREs 4foxROz, April 2.--The stssmers
Decatur, Delaware and Jersey Blue arrived |
this morning from Eewbern, N. c., with fn
aggregate Of 500 rebel prisoners. and 200
refugees. The condition Of these refugees
is Of the nosE Distressing kind many being |
encountered, with children, bars-fcOted,
ragged, and half starved. They were cared
for by she Provost Marsha, and win be
sent north IN few days. The neNs they |
bring is uhimportant.
NEwBrHS, N. c., April 2.--lIs : rsported
that Cen. sherman took north propos-
tion FROM ths rebels, proposing 70 unite
with the pofsh 10 a foreign was, provided
general pardon 10 granted to al insur-
gents, together with restoration Of Pro-
perry, the south accepting the amendrnsnt
abolishing slavery. r
Thousands Of shermsn's sick have recoT-
cred aud rfjoined the army, also detach-
naenta Of new recruits from The snemy.
Quite large nambsrs dsssst sad csl,s |
into cur lines daily. The people frun z
iuterio- come ia % take ths',atA fsztsr thAn |
they can be aedommodsted.
The citizens ofGoldsboro gave cur troops |
warm welcome. Same feeling exits
through the State; on raising The Gag 5ser
the town hail Ia Goldsboro ths eitises
sadsavored to out do the soldiers in snthu-
sissm- Itr go
Capt. Newton, from Plymouth zays The
new rebel ram 81 Halifax, which mounts
six 200 -psundsfs, 81 aosted with 7-ineh
wrought iron on two FEET solid oak, is *
pected to be ready "a godO'sn the river by
The 10th mat Yearly Al ths select naFy
officers Of ths confedessry,s numbering
ever 200, uers al Halifax, which Is their
rendezvous co. thil stats
Wsdo Hnnrtan ceveirlF are throwing =
raid % our supplies belNtlsn Kinston snd
Go.asboro, Haieh PROMISES % se forniaa-
bic one. Necessary arrangements fos ne
reception, which win result in Wads's de-
feat II not total destruction, are being
made.
Quaslermasisr GeG. Meigs, and General
Easton Of shermau's army, this mcrnipg
went up 10 the army. t