The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-03
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MONT DISPATCHES.
Gen. Roberts to Leave Memphis.
GrlersOn TO have Charge of all
the CAVALRY In the Depart
ment Of The Vest.
DeSerteFs Still Pouring Into
Memphis.
Gold Weaker
Alarming Runners in Richmond.
The Papers Down on GsY. Brown.
Another Pledge TO victory or
Death.
Capture OF a Blockade Runner.
Destruction OF Sal Works.
Another Pledge TO victory or
Death.
Capture of a Blockade Runner.
Destruction Of Sal Works.
Great Fenlan Meeting in Boston.

CAIRO, March 1.-Two hundred and forty
bales of cotton passed here today for st.
Louis, and FIVE hundred and eighteen for
Cincinnati.
MEMPHIs, Feb. %, VII CAIRo, March o.
Gen. Roberts, commanding this district,
soon leaves for Springfield, Mass, being
one of the board of examiners Of small
arms to meet in that city.
Gen. Grierson is to have charge of all the
cavalry in the Department Of the West
The Bulletin has list of the rebel sym
pathizers and deserters residing in Mem
phis, who have taken the amnesty oath,
Numbering las. The nams Of Andrew
Jackson Doneson is among them. Desert
ers continue tOarrive here in large num-
bers, and are better class of people than
heretofore, and measures are taken for the
improvement Of their condition. White
refugees and freedmen in this department
confscated lots n the outskirts Of the city.
Islands in the Mississippi river are to be
devoted to this purpose.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Gold weaker. In
timations given the Richmond papers Of
the probable evacuation of that city, fore
shadows an event which will have more eff
feet in putting down gold than any other,
except the complete overthrow Of the re-
bellion. Prices therefore have been very
sensitive to-day, opening at l9b34, declining
to 1867, and closing at 1878.
PHILADELPHIA, March "A special dis
patch from Washington to the Bulletin says
the Richmond Enquirer of the 18th edito-
rally says the air is filed with alarming
rumors; every fear found voice, and every
ear is opened; measures Of precautiOu are
construed to pressage disaster.
Gov. Brown is attacked by the Wing and
Enquirer.
The proceedings Of the rebel Congress
are unimportant.
a dispatch dated Charlotte, n. c., 2sth
ult., gives Gen. Johnston's order assuming
command, which is dated Feb. %.
A dispatch from Mobile, dated Feb. "a,
says that one of the largest meetings ever
held in that.city, took place on the 18th, at
which resolutions were adopted, with vic
tory or death as the watchword.
NEW YoRE, March 2.-The Commercials
Washington special says that propositions
to increase rates of postage Tor revenue
purposes, or as war tax, will not be enter
tanned.
The Foreign Bureau bill is in some dan
ger in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The Navy De-
partment has received information of the
capture of the schooner Della, under En-
glsh colors, near Bay Port, Fla, by the U.
s. steamer Wahaska. She had a cargo Of
pig lead and some cases of sabres.
Acting Admiral stribling of the East
Gulf Squadron, reports that ON the lst Of
February an expedition left U. s. bark at
midnight to destroy the salt works on West
Bay. The expedition returned on the 4th,
having destroyed works of 1O,6l5 gallons,
boiling house, besides 20 bushels of salt,
and I25 bbls. of salt.
New YoRK, March 2.-The Charlotte, n.
C. Bulletin of the 22d ult., says Col. HolIe,
commanding the post of Charlotte, is dis
playing a most commendable energy in
connection with his immediate speciality.
He has organized a military police force,
which occupy every public place, and the
preservation of order, where everything is
so favorable to confusion, is a task 50 difi-
cult of successful accomplishment as to be
worthy Of all praise.
Bos1oS, March IA great meeting o.
the friends Of Irish nationality was held
last evening in Faneul Hall, under the
auspices of the Feniau Brotherhood
Speeches we're made by Colonel Mahoney,
Head Centre of the Brotherhood in the Uni
ted States, Capt, R. r. Wash, Of Pennsyi-
vanis, and Mr.. sennatt, Of Boston. The
meeting adopted resolutions, ratifying the
proceeding and resolutions Of the late Fen
ian congress held in Cincinnati. Great en-
thusiasm prevails.