The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-05
Afternoon Dispatches.
Gen. Wilson's Raiders at SaVan-
nah.
History Of their Expedition.
Immense Destruction OF Sup
plies, etc, etc.
Preparations TO Try the OOnsplr.
atOrS at Washington.
An 0nlceFs Story about Che
Richmond Specie.
He Saysit was all Stolen By Rebel
oUllleFS ana CltiLenSs
None OF 1t Got out OF the City.
Release or Union Prisoners In
Florida.
All the Southern Ports 20 be
opened 60 Commerce.
Trade Regulations 70 be Re-
moved.
sherman az Point Lookout.
sherman at Point Lookout.
Connecticut RatilleS the COnstl-
tuliOnal Amendment.


tuliOnal Amendment.
NEW YoRK, Nay 3.-The Herald savan-
nah correspondent Of the 27th uls., says,
Gen. wilson's famous raiding expedition, |
arrived here yesterday from Macon. The /
following is = condensed history Of the trio; |
Gen. Wilson left Chickasaw, Ala, on the |
I'd Of March. It is not proper TO give any |
statement Of the number Of his force Eb- |
enezer Church in rear Of Plantersville, |
Ala, was taken after q short engagement !
with FORESTS cavalry. 500 prisoners were |
captured and guns. Forests forces were
driven to the West Of the Cahawba river,
aud separated, column was sent to Tus- |
caloOsa, which captured and destroyed much |
Government property. Selma, 24l miles
from the base was captured or the "a Of |
April, with 200 prisoners thirty-twO guns
in position and IS in the arsenal, we dis
troyed three. rolling mills, with fixtures,
and very large Naval foundry and arse
nal, second in importance in the Confsds-
racy, powder works, magazines, snd large
number Of cars. Remained st Selma eight
days.
The Alabama river was bridged eighty
FIVE feet, the operation occupying days,
from the 5th 70 .he ioth. The next place
attacked was Montgomery, SO miles dis
tan,, destroying all the bridges on shs Ala
bama and Tenuesses R. r. The Railroad
to Columbus was destroyed. The enemy
destroyed $4,000 bales Of cotton. Montgom-
cry surrendered without an assault; guns
fell into our hands. We destroyed 2 roll
ing mills and foundriss, two magazines,
one locomotive, and sixty-three cars, fve
steamboats, were captured on the river, in
rear of Vstumpka aud Nitre Works. Tbs
rebels burned 5000 bales Of cotton before
evaeus'iog.
Columbus. Ga, sighiy-fvs miles distant
was taken by assault BY Gen. Upton, aiter
dark, on tho 10th. Twelve hundred pEis-
oners we're captured So guns, seven large
cotton factories, 10, bales cotton apd inn
menss quantities q ordnance, quartermas-
ter's and commissary stores; q large arssn-
al, a pistol factory and accoutrement fac
tory, Naval foundry, rolling mill and
foundry. sn arsenal foundry, thirteen loco
motives, over 100 cars, depots, machine
sbops, &c, were captured aud destroyed.
A Gunboat mounting seven inch rihed
guns, now called the Jackson" but the
name Of which has been recently ehanged,
was captured here.
A detour 10 West Point Was mede BY La
gTange's brigade, who attacked the works
and carried them BY stern, capturing the
/ garrison, 800 in numb Der, and four guns, and
killing the rebel Gen. Tyler, In command;
IS locomotives we're destroyed, 200 esrs,
bridges, eDd 2 large fsctories in the vieini-
y, were destroyed, large quantities Of Q.
/ u. and conmissary stores at GdHn, and
tie Railroad BRIGGS or tbs Selma and
Moatgonsry Railroad, capturing along the
road 5 guns.
Maeoa was taken With no opposition. Il
has not been necessary e. yet 10 destroy
4 any property. We eaptured Gen. Howell
cobb, Gustavus W. Smith, formerly street
Inspector Of New York city, Robertson
Mercer and MeClade. The other captures
are l53 guns, in position in the 6sld and By
assault, aud 200 guns in the arsenal and in
store, with immense amounts Of ordnance
/ qUartermaster's and eommissary stores,
cotton, machinery Railroad stock, &c.
ThS Tribuue's Washington special ha,
the following: The court room for the tria
Of the Presidents assassins has been fttsC
up at the arsenal buildings snd the trial
VIII proceed withou. delay. The numbe
likely 20 be put on trial is about 40, anC
others now in custody, viii probably b
discharged as the case progresses and thsi
testimony Is given in.
Col. CLARK, Of tho rebel army, who va
captured By one ef our scouting partiei
while attempting to escape from Richmond
on one Of the last trains, fsom the doomed
city, asserts that be was in charge Of Al
tha specie which was removed from
Richmond, that when his train broke down
he found IL impossibls 70 get it on and "a
The track again, and seeing cur forces ap-
preaching, he ordered it set on Gre, snd
that his efforts 10 save tbe specie we're una
vailing; that he soldiers broke open The
Kegs, and amid the excitement and tuunuit
the soldiers and citizens appropriated Al
there cas-. lie asserts that no other
mounts Of specie not in tho pockets Of Il,
owners were taken from Richmond, and
this lot vas all stolen. He states further,
that the amount has been over estimated,
and confirms the statement heretofore
made b. Gen. Graat, that it amounted o.
/ y 70 about 500. 200 dollars.
The Hsrssd's Jasksonvills, Florida cor
respondent says about SEQ Of the Union
soldiers formerly imprisoned a Andsrsoa
vile vers on the morning Of The 2slh alt
transported By ths rebels down the Fioridi
Genital "a lFosd 70 Vitbia 10 miles Of Jsek
sonviils who're they we're useondiGonsli,
rsisassd and lsh 10 make their way iutc
The UEioa h1ss which several hundred
them saehed bsfors nighi. All pressnisc
a pidfal s;ghs and masy wsrs seares , abb,
70 walk. but tbsir JOY Was great On fndini
themselves sgain uadsr the psotsetioa :
the old dag.
The Hsrala's Hilton Head oorEespondss
says o. the arrest Of Eg-Goy. Aiken Gov
Aiken claims 70 be AZ original Union msu
81 oPPossT Of aullifastion ia Calhoun'
tine, and ffisud of the Usi0n Ezd u
oonasisati0s sysr lises. Bat thsrs are re
P0ris s0atTadietlBg this. Azaszs others h.
Is asszssd q furnishing = Porsisn Of %.
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