The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-30
News From Rebel Papers.
Rebel Account Of Che Late Fight


weak during the morning, il spite Of lar
purchases 20 cover short contracts. II
) tendency appears 10 be in favor Of low
=. premium, and speculation Is chiefly in Al
direction. Ths price opened at lS9; dsclir
ed 30 Isl y, and rose aEsin to I51K.
The Commercials washington spsci.
says the public imprsssiOa thas tie proset
drait is unnecessary in view Of impendin
end Of the war is net shared BY men in az
thority, although the military situstion
eninently fsvorabls There is no intelli
gent belief that we shall Be enabled 70 re
Lax our efforts or rsducs our armies, for q
least year = come. The fun number 0
men called for viii undoubtedly be requir
ed, and are even now needed II the 6eld
Grant win modify the cotton trade pro
hibitiou. It's pressure on The authority il
references to it has been immense.
By the steamer We have Havana dates o.
the 18Th:
The blockade runner Delhigh, from Gal
weston arrived On the 2Sth.
The rebel Gen. Chalmers is dead.
A meeting was called at San Antonio,
Texas, on the 29d, to take into considera-
ton the proposition to occupy he terri
tory and open communication with Cali
fcruia. It Is said that ten thousand recruits
for the rebel army can be thus secured. A
committee was appointed to confer with
the commander Of the -Hisaissippi
! naDarfy,a,f ~ H. an kit
There was mutiny in the garrison at
6 Galveston on The 26tk ult., resulting in the
death and Eounding Of several.
More French troops have passed through
Havans on their way from Mexico to Francs.
Blockade steamers Mexico and Wood ar
rived, the former with cotton from Mats
mOras aud the latter with naval equipments
from Nassau.
The following Nere lying in port
Col. Lamb, Fox, Juno, Banshee, Pelican,
and Fanny. A large number Of sehoOners
have arrived from and cleared for Mata-
mOras.s
EKw yozK, March 29.-Poat's correspond
emit At Chiekasas Bluff, Alabama,
March ed, says he writes amid the
confusion and breaking up Of camp, as the
cosy army Is taking leave Of It's base for
operations in The Southwest. The 6rst Di
vision is commanded by Gen. McCOok, I'd
By Gen. Terry, 18th BY Gen. Upton, 5th By
Gen. Hatch. This expedition has been TT
ted cut at an expense almost fabulous and
its operations srs reported TO beof the most
Important character.
HAsmxsr0S,. March 39.--Au letters
mailed 10 the United States FOR the Coast Of
Mexico, embracing the states Of sinalo,
Sonora and Lover California, should be
endorsed svia San Franciseo,Y Is letters for
those states by the way of San Francisco.
reach their destination much earlier than
BY other routss.
WAsHIxsTOx, March 2s.--Tha Richmond
Enquirer Of the 27th Inst, has special
dispateh dated Petersburg, March 25tb,
which says. Gen. Bushrod johnson and
Gordon, stOrmsd the enemy's breastworks
on our left this morning, and drove the
enemy one mile capturing his works aud
500 prisoners, including Gen. McLaughlin
and other officers.
The Sight was terrific, and the loss on
both sides was heavy. Gen. Terry was
badly, wounded. The enemy massed his
artillery in the HeighborhoOd Of the eaptur-
ed fort, and was enabled 10 open such ter
ribls and snflsding tire upon our ranks As
10 cause our troops 10 fall back to their
original position. The Yankee Maj. Cen
srsl Warren is supposed TO have been
killed.
Military matters beyond the Mississippi
are entirely satisfactory.
wAsHfsorOS, March 20. - Information
from City Point yesterday, says the losses
il ths 9sh corps are much lager than here
tofore reported. The Ist division have in
hospital 100 wounded, and 30 are known to
have been killed. In The Sd division hoe
pital there are 1s6 wounded and about 120
killed. Tho losses in the I'd division were
not known, but in their hospital they have
Il wounded.
Picket hring was kept up al day and all
night, yesterday and day before.
The killed and wounded On both siSs4
have been exchanged, ne sneny showing
more eourtasy than heroiofors.
A general order was issued 10 the army
yesterday.
The enemy With steEmarity, for which
be paid deeply, too dearly, masssd his
force and sueesedsd, through The rsprehen-
sibIe want Of negligence Of the Sd brigade,
9Th corps, in breaking through their lines,
capturing Fort steadman, aud batteries No.
3, 10, and IL The enemy, By night, vss
driven from his sntrsnehsd picket liner,
and Al his efforts 70 recover the same, which
were partially dsssrminsd and persistent on
the I'd corps 'front.', we're resisted and re-
pulsed, with heavy slaughisr, leaving with
The Sd corps, over 400 prisoneFs, and with
the "a corps battle Gags and over 500 pris-
ODarp.
Ths troops Of the Oh corps, reported By
Msjor Gen. Wright 80 engaged in these
sPsusstions wsrs Getty's divlaion, Keefe's
tslEszssf seymoar's division, and Hamb-
lia's snd zaes1s's brigsdss 81 yeas divl-
sion, belonging y 80 I'd corps. Msjor
GsnsRal Hnaphrsy 11satlons Ailes' aad
Moa's division, and smyths's ssiaaas Of
LEaEs' division, EhO wsrs suPpossua 81 tAs
sth oorps- nu na
The sosalis Of ths day VE5 The thorousb
defeat Of he sasny's plans, the capture q
ais strongly eansnched picket line, under
the artillery Gre 81 his works, and also the
espturs Of isa battle asgl, and 200 pris-
onsrs- Il Is result whisk the Lisutsnaai
General heartily eonsrstalalss Ne artillery.
To the army fthe order says) w. lessons
can Be learned from these operations one
shat no fortified positi 0ns, however stroag,
viii prevent a. army from intrepid foes,
ualsia gigiiantly guarded; the Other, that
10 dissster or nislorisne i rrsparabls
whsfe bravery 5 di5playsd. aad deter
minaiion 70 recover what il Lost, and "a
promptly assume ibs eGsnsiys.
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