The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-23
NIGHT DISPATCHES,
Arrest Of a Trio or Defenders
at Washington.
A Million Dollars Saved.
Desperate Assault By the Lib
erak on MaiamOras.
Arrival Of the Rebtl Ram Stone.
wall q: North HaFbOr.

sailed this morning With q teen passsu-s
q daiisx and lorty-two for Liverpoo
y sue hes SIS, 90 n specie Tor Halifax an
$4,000 Tor Liverpool. The Feniaa erlbs..
were snoUg the Passengers.
baLTINoRE. Nov. p In the Unitsd Stat.
Circuit Court Tor Maryland, this m1-Bir.
Cllei Justice Chsse presiding, 30 importsl
eeelsion TGs rendered IN she case q jane
jackson, a subject Of Great Britsin, vs.. III
NortheTu Central Railroad Company. II
actien was 70 recoFer the amount u sls5
oL coupons held by hlm, CO the bond O
tae company. The Company claimed tn.
right to- retain FIVE per cent Of The interes
upons % pay the income tx with. snc
also three Per cent. on the coupons. Ipdel
The law Of MarylaJd the eourt decided tbat
Ihe company must pay tax, and that the
coupons must be paid without deducttpr
the sx.
NEW YORK, Nov. s2.-The Posts Wash
I lnston CORES Fondeat ssvs that Congr.s.
/ WilI set upon the theory that the war Is no,
I ended. 1t is precisely the ground occupied
I oy the President aud every one Of the De-
( partment9 Of the Government. Volunteer
rot yet discharged have repeatedly de-
manded their discharge, in compliance with
their terms OF enlistment, and The invariable
/ reply is, The war is not vet closed +" The
! lHiu
10 the payment Of b0unties, that the war
stIll exists.
The President while he protect5 free4msu
with the bayonet, does il under the theory
tnal the war has not come 20 an end; that
- time enough has not elapsed to convince
the President and Congress that the people
oiithe South are steadiastly loyas.
NEW 4eEK, Nov. "a merchant Of Nat
alnorasI who lei there on the 20sh, has sr-
rived a. New Orleans, and reports that the
city was then intact. with no prospect Of its
Delng taken, unless by assistance from this
side.
A Mobile dispstch Of the Goth says the
snip y. p West, from New Orleans Tor
Liverpool, was burned At ses.
NEw FoEE, Nov. % The steamsbi,s
NsshanRock and Champion, from New o.
leans the 18th, ST. Patrick, from Boston. and
Nevada from Savannah, arrivef this noon.
The 2sth nnecticut regiment srrived rom
New Oresns on he Champion. Tae Cham
pion reports that she saw the rams Stone
wall aud Conway, on the 10th, of tso-ris
Fortress, bound North. The lew vessels
that arrived to-day all report damages b.
the gsle.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % -Wm. Robe. a
claim agent, B. Breeseu, late clerk ia the
Second Auditors Department, and Hamsn
GazSmsn, VINO are eonfed Grated together
FOR the purpo-e Of deiraUdiuE the Govern
nent by the abstract on Of apers in court
OF deceased and discharged SO diers, have
been commit d for trial in DEBUT OF an az
gregate bail Of So, goo or their appearance.
The Seeoud Audi or testified that had the /
abstract on Of the papers not been discov- |
cred Tor few moDths q million dollars /
might have been fraadu emily collected |
from the Government. Tee parties in
viewed IN the transaction have made writ
ten confessions Of their guilt
Nav ! RK, Nov. 22.-Gold without de- |
cided change, oPeuing at l47 and c.osiug ut |
l46x
NEW YoRK, Nov. s2.-The Matamoras
Foaehero-ImperiGlist orgnn-of the Goth /
Ut, gives the following particulars Of the /
Libe al at aek and repuls-, It that place, at |
ave o'clocS this morning: "The OUTLAWS
made an assault N the fortifcations sur /
rounding the city. They appea ed at diff
!, rent points in email forces, leaving il a /
mater Of doubt whether an attack OF fsint
wa Intended. At length, charging PARTY i
formed 10 atack in earnest the artillery
picSet at the southeast point OF the citv.
The charging party made up IN despera ion /
what they lacsea ia numbers For time.
the artillery picket was forced back, leaving /
their guns behind. At this iuucturs, the i
gunboat PaIsona, commanded by Anssmo /
snd Reibio, s'eame down tie river, to as
sauit the point, and, BY weli-direeted FIRE,
put the outlaws 10 fight, when toe artillery |
pekst re-to.k their guns. and opened on
toe nseiDg outlaws At the same time, the i
iors, commanded by cur eoutemporsrv.
Senior Don Miguel Pena, opened a shocking
1re upon the outlaw, and aided The Run- Il
scamp.
Gen. Mejis learning that heavy assault
was being made on one Cf the forts. put him
elf a. the head Of 500 cavalry aud ealloued
down 70 the assaulted point, arriving lust in
.lme 10 sec the fleeing outlaws disappear in
he ehappartl. While the charge was being
made at he lower end Of the line, furious
artillery and muske ~ Ere was kept Up on
ne upper iorts, bu- without efIecung CIV
hing Fully loco men were led against |
these fort. The ior,s maintained heavy /
ire upon the outlaws aud kept them at q /
respectful distance. An Imperial cavalry |
ioree went up 20 see how things were going |
on, where there was 50 much smoke RISING.
Upon seeing the tituatlon OF affairs, they,
with AleJia AZ their head, dashed up aud put |
the rascsIa 70 higni, taking from them one |
gun.
The firing continued for two hour, when
il died cut. The Imperial troops main
tsiued their reputation admirably and the |
citizens responded nobly, aud were on hand |
for the hghG Altogether 155 prisoners were |
taken. A large number OF outlaws were /
killed and wounded. Imperial loss, several !
wounded and about dozen killed. A con
siderable quantity Of ammunition was aban- |
doned by tie outlaws, and has bseu csptur-
ed. The Captain Of the gunboat Antonio, |
Just arrived from below, reports the outlaws |
swimming the river in great numbers. and |
in the utmost confusion.
Gen. Epesota, second in command Of The /
outlaw army, was killed. and his body had
fallen into Imperial hands.
The very lalest from the front leaves the /
Imperial troops In pursuit Of the fleeing
outlaws.
Gen. Hioiyosa was wounded and taken
to BroEnsyi le. Reports from BroEnsvine
justly US in saying that outlaws exceed 300
IN killed and wounded.
NEw loEE, Nov. 22-Mr. Norman
Weard, Of this city, has been experiment
irg on the boilers Of the st. John. His
theory is, that the explosion was caused bv
uoequel expansion Of the boiler plates be-
tween the ports above aud be oE the sur
face Of the wster at the tine Of the explo-
sion, which surfrce might be at ofdinary
wafer line or lower when there vas de-
hciency Of water Or higher when water
was forming. The boiler Of the st. John
viii be Immediately suppl ed wi 4 q self
edlus ing device 10 equalize the tsmpela-
ture Of the boilers.
Snow fell in this city for few MINUTES
to-day.
The Posts Washington special dispatch
says Il nry II. Hi lard, Of Alabama, in q
letter warmly supports Fhe Presidents re-
construct on Pc icy
Tnarn fa~~n fs~-~o-r~-..-a e
beef and eotton at A eXnndriasio-dav.
The Pre- ident is eng ged Up y MS mes
SAGE. aud receives but feH vi-ito g.
WAsHlNaroS, Nov. 23.-Col Durbin Ward.
'a'e Colonel Of the I2Tth OHIO yoluu
teersB has been breyettsd Brigaiisr General
for gallant sud merritoFiou, conduct on the
battle field Of Chick maugs. Cen Ward
has resigned hi commission aud entered
u on the practice Of Law IN Washiu ston.
The 81 owing IA the order assigning Gen.
Sick IS 70 the comm-n nd Of ths Department
Of South Carolina, and relieving Gen. Gil
more:
WAz DEFAEr-rgI, WA7Hlxoros
Adiulant-GeneTals Os5cs Noyemoers
Gercrai Orders, No. l6z Ia Msfrr-
General D =. Sickles, O. S. Foiuute-fs, q
assigned 70 the command Of The Department
Of South Caroliua. He viii rep 70 al H lt0n
Head, aad relieve NaI r-Gensrai Gilmore,
snd VII remove his headquar ers % harles-
ton. %. MAJOR General Z. A. Giimors. be-
ing relieved N command Of the Department.
Of South Carolina, viii report in Psrson %
the Chief Of Engineers.
By order o. The PRECEDENT Of the United
States I. y. TowssEsD. A. A.G
PoUGHEErgsIE, y. T., Nov. 22.-Williau
Wits, Who as 70 have been executed @
KinCsios n, y. ! q, tomorrow, for the mur-
der u u 8. Rockwell, has received respite
from the Govsrnor, postponiug the eKccu
lion uuti the 18th q December next.
PEuADELFHA, Nov p The United
States supply steamer Memphis arrived
here this sfiernoon, having LEFT New York
on tue 2oih inst sac reports experiencing
very heavy noriheasiern gales AID thick
f7gs, and was obliged 70 remain hove 70 IN
eve fathoms vsisr and Tighten "a tons.
While hove 70 she fell in with crest quaBti-
ties Of drift matter, iueluding ssveraf bsles
q cotton, supposed 70 b from sorns vs.ssis
which had lost their deck lo1ds. The sea
was runnirg very high and it vas iusuosIi-
be 70 PICK up coEion.