The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-17

The Wilmington
Expedition!
Damage to the Rail
Roads by Rain!
Another Rebel Ram +!
More about Mr. Foote {!
Resumption sfthe Attack on
Wilmington.
Full Particulars Of the MOVe-
mentS.
Number of veaseIs En-
gagged.
Land Forces Cooperating.
A Desperate Fight about to
Gene of.
Number Of veasels En-
ssged.
Land Forces Cooperating.
A Desperate Fight about to
Gene of.

annapolis, JGSl. lo.-The flag OF true
boat New York, from Aiken's Landing O
the James river, with psroled soldiers an
citizens, arrived here this morning. L
Gov. Jacobs, of Kentucky, is among III
passengers.
The attack on Fort Fisher had been re
newed.
The Richmond Examiner of Thursday
says the Yankee gunbOats, upwards Of %
are again visible off Wilmington, and wer
yesterday said t6, be engaged in shellinl
the works near Fort Fisher. There is ais
| a rumor that the Yankee land forces ha'
commenced an attack against the Fort it
self, but the War Department has received
no intelligence as yet. The Yankees vii
not take Fort Fisher.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--Mr. Lane of Indi
ana presented the petition of citizens o
Fort Wayne, Indiana, asking that the rebe
prisoners now in northern prisons, he Plae
ed under the control Of discharged uniOr
prisoners, and be furnished with the same
rations and clothing furnished Union Pris.
oners in the South. Mr.. Lane addressed
the Senate on the subject of the above pc
tition, advocating.the action in accordance
with its suggestions.
Mr.. Wade interrupted Mr.. lane to offer g
Joint resolution. that all prisoners, and ofH-
GERS and soldiers OF the SO called Confeder.
acv, who are now, or shall be hereafter, IN
the control and keeping of the Federal Gov
eminent, shall receive the same rations and
same amount of clothing, and be subject tC
the same treatment in every respect as Fed
eral soldiers, officers and soldiers who now
are, are have been, in the keeping and pow
er of the SO called Confederate Government
that this treatment shall be changed for
better or worse whenever the President OF
the United States shall have reliable intor-
nation that the treatment Of our soldiers
in Southern prisons is changed for better OF
worse. Any officer in charge Of rebel Pris-
oners who shall fail to carry out this policy
shall be dismissed the service.
Mr.. Lane of Indiana, said this resolution
did not 90 far enough. 1t did not provide
that rebels should be kept in the care OF re-
leased prisoners of the Federal army. This
was very important part of the matter
It had been said that retaliation would
make the war more bloody. He did no
care. He hoped it would make every
Southern river run with the blood Of trai
tors. There were Al, 900 Union prisoners II
the South, and double that number Of Tebe
prisoners in the North. We owed it to th'
brave men who had gone to fight in a good
cause, to inaugurste the system Of retslla
ton.
Mr.. Wade said that sometime ago tnt
Committee on the Conduct of the War tool
more than one hundred dispositions con
corning the barbaritie' practiced upon oui
soldiers in the South. Many men were
dying when their testimony was taken. i
was the general impression then that II Lh'
rebel barbarities were substantiated By thii
investigation the executive authorities
would inaugurate system Of retaliation
The report was printed, and LETT no douD
that all the stories of rebel cruelty were
true, but yet no action had been taken BY
the executive authorities. He was sorry L
see 80 much sympathy extended BY the
people of the North to the people who in
augurated the rebellion, while they tran
GULLY tolerated these cruelties to our sol
diers in the South. He WAS sorry in hi
heart to see the people sending provision
to rebels in Savannah, while our soldier
were starving in Southern prisons. h
heard that distinguished rebel was re-
Gently arrested while coming North, anC
that the President Aad threatened to re
taliate, if hair was hurt. II retaliation
was iustifable in the case of rebel how
much more so was it in the case OF GU
brave soldiers. II might be right enough
to retaliate for Mr.. Foote, but he (Wade
would not hurt q dog in retaliation fol
anything done to such man.
On motion of Mr.. Howard the mattel
was referred to the Military Committee.
NRw YORK, Jan. 1s.-Gold quiet. The
Geac6 eAclb6I4tnh - fAhHNStcA HhN 'ENA
tors are waiting for Military news before
undertaking another campaign. The eK-
pectation Of favorable news from the coast
keeps prices down. Gold opened ct 2.2C
firm and reached 2.2Ih but subsequently
declined to 2.2I y.
Washington, Jan. 16.-The Ways and
Means Dommi ttee have reported a bill az.
thorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury q
continue the 7.3O Lean for two hundred
millions more.
Washington, Jan. l6.-House. Mr.. Grin
nell introduced bill which was referred Il
the committee on Ways and Means, propo-
stag to increase the duty on spirits distilled
after the FIRST of July laext.
Mr.. Cox offered resolution declaring that
it is the manifest duty Of the President on
the basis of the present rightly constituted
government, either to send or receive CON-
missioners, with view to national preseF-
walton and tranquility, or by some other
nstional means to secure the cessation oil
hostilities and the union Of the states. Mr..
Wsshburn, of Illinois, moved to lay the
resolution on the table, which was agreed
10 by vote Of 81 to 50. The House con-
CURED In the senete's amendment to a Joint
resolution requiring the President to give
notice for the termination Of the reciprocity
treaty. The House then proceeded to Ia e
consideration Of the senste's amendments
70 the deficiency appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.--The Richmond
Wing of Saturday, referring to the arrest
Of Mr.. FOOte, says: few days after he an
nounced his purpose 70 withdraw from the
deliberations of the House Of Represents
tiVes, be went towards The Potomac, for the
purpose Of sending his family across that
they might reach their home in Nashville,
he has BOt since Dsen ia this city. We for.
bear comment on the affair until the facts
are better known.
The Danvills Register learns that the
heavy rains Of yesterday, washed down the
trestle work on the Piedmont railroad, be-
tween Assdsville and BsYsridzs station and
0et"eesH Greensboro and sPiHaw, 50 that