The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-11
The Latest News.
en- LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


The Tribunes London letter says:
The proceeds of the Liverpool fair are
TO be given 10 the rebels abroad, who
are greatly in need Of it. At the prin-
cipal hotels in Paris over 1000 trunks
have been pawned by Southern gentle
men as security for their bills
The same letter says The rebel
agents recently bought tie steamship
Rattlesnake, sister to the Tallahassee,
evidently with the design of fitting her
out as a pirate.
The Heralds Hewbern letter gives
the following additional particulars Of
the Roanoke river expedition; The
gunboats Otsego ana Barclay were
sunk by torpedoes. The river was
found to be full of torpedoes Seventy
Eve were taken up in a distance of
TWENTY-FIVE miles Somtimes they we're
found stretched across the river in sin
gle lines. The feet proceeded to Pop
lar Point, and found the batteries too
strong without the cooperation Of the
land foroes On their return. tbs boats
we're somewhat annoyed by sharpshoOt-
srs
Union officers writing from the pyis-
ons at Columbia say that many officers
are escaping, one hundred getting away
in one day. The rations issued to the
prisoners consist Of corn meal and sor-
ghUm moiasses. ss.
The Heralds Savannah letter says
On the night Of the 18th ult., four hours
after Colonel Mulford's flag Of truce left
Fort Sumpter, the blockadeTunneT Fox
ran through the feet and reached
Nassau Il is rumored that the rebel
rams are preparing to come down to
attack the feet
Communication with Newbern by
canal has been resumed.
Advices from Morganzs, Louisiana
state that all was quiet, and that the
recent measures adopted by General
Uliman relative to communication out
side Of the post have had most saln-
tary effect on predatory rebels
The gunbOat GsEelle had retaliated
for the murder of Colonel Thatcher, by I
destroying the rebel residences in the /
vicinity Of the bloody deed.
An expedition consisting Of portion /
of the MinnesOta battery and infantry I
and cavalry force, had been sent by I
General sUllman beyond the Atchafala
"a. but they met few rebels, Who fled at |
their appearance.
A report was current that the ram Z
Tennessee, captured at Mobile, was to Z
be sent up the river, probably 70 Viclzs-
burgh
The health Of the garrison at Nor. /
CANA was good.
General G. C. AndreWs has been ap.
pointed to the command Of the Sd brig
ade of the reserve corps.
The Times Huntsville correspondent, 4
dated the 4th, sums up the losses since 1
Hood assumed tue offensive against
Thomas as follows: Hood loss "a killed, i
wounded and missing 20,084 Thom> Z
ss' total loss, 900 The rebol loss in 1
Generals were six killed and FIVE 4
wounded and captured. They also lost
sixty-eight cannon When Hood 4
marched on Franklin he had 10000
men, The Union force at that time
numbered only 1900 A new CAM
paign Is projected and the army IS
IN motion. Thomass headquarters will
be on the Tennessee river, near East
port in few DAYS.
! BALTINoEE, Jan. 9.--Alr. Flint druid" 4
he correspondent Of the New York
World, has been released from arrest
1n parole, by General Wallace.
WisgIEG1ox, Jan, S.--Richm0nd pa
Ders Of the 9Th, IN addition to what
vas telegraphed last night, have the
A violent tornado passed
,ver the middle of Alabama on the 9th
# December, killing fifteen persons,
lemolishing large number OF houses,
nd destroying the railroad bridges on
lie Montgomery and Vest Point Rail
DAD, twenty miles east of Montgome-
y. The amount Of damage is In
nea6e
At the battle OF Franklin, brigade
ren1 into the fight six hundred and
iehty-eight strong, and lost one hun
red and nine killed, two hundred and
wounded, and ninetg-six cap
arsd. General Cockerel Was wounded
hree times, but not seriously.
The Examiner says Yesterday a
commission from Granite lines arrived
t YARNS, under a Tag of truce, with
1000 blankets, to be distributed
meng the Federal prisoners il Rich
lond, in addition to the 10000 receiY- 3
last week