The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-10
He Strikes the Railroad between Au.
gusta and BranchVilie.
Hood Makes a Speech,
HU has Money Enough to Pay his
Passage out OF Country.
Reported Evacuation Of Kobne.

DETROIT, Feb. 9.-The shipowners con
yention met here last evening. Delegate.
were present from all the principal Lake
ports. The convention was organized by
electing (. G. Merrick, OF Detroit, Presi.
dent, and Z. St. John Bemis, of Buffalo, a.
Secretary; also several Vice Presidents and
Assistant Secretaries.
A committee consisting Of one from each
delegation was appointed to bring the bust.
ness before the convention. Adjourned
till this am
Army OF PoToNAc, Feb. 9, Z p.m-ThC
tight near Hatcher's Run yesterday, wal
one Of the most severe that has ta ken place
in this army for some time; and, taking
into consideration the unfavorable charac.
ter Of the country through which the
troops had TO march, and the large force
opposing their advance, it is not strange
the enemy should gain temporary advau.
tage. The country, from the crossing o.
the Run to Dobney'5 Mills, is very woody
with swamp and rayines running through
it in all directions, and the only road is d
narrow one, not more than wide enough &c
allow two wagons to pass, and in many
places in a very bad condition. The 50
division Of the Stu corps advanced, sup.
ported by the lst and % division, and also
By brigade Of the 9Th c0rps.
The enemy were driven 70 and beyond
the mills, on this road, about three mile.
from the crossing line Of breastworks.
There was not less than four divisions Cd.
posing our men, namely: Mahones', Pc.
grams, Heath's and Gordon's old division
the latter three opposing the 5th corps
while MahOne's, acting independently, en-
gagged Gregg, on the Vaughan road, fol
some time, when Gregg ordered his csvaIr,
to dismOunt, and thus held his opponen
back, inhicting some loss. Malone hndiDt
that there was no chance to aceompIis h am
thing in this position, wheeled around, an,
marching on by road running in & north
western direction, struck the left dank q
t1e Ssh corps, doubling it up and csusin,
II TO fall back on its center.
The woods here being 50 thick as to r..
der the formation Of & continuous line IN.
possible, the command became some aho
confused and the heavy fire which wa
poured in by Mahone'a men, made thing
still worse, and in few minutes the Who'll.
line let its position, and falling back rap
IDLY towards tho point they started from
in fear of being cut off from the crossing q
Vaughan's road increased the confusion
and for short time it seemed as though
regular panic had seized upon our men, bu
upon reaching the open country on
Vaughan's road and finding no enemy auC
the bridge all safe and in our possession
they became reassured, and in a short tim,
the greater part Of the corps was in lint
ready to meet the enemy as soon as h
should appear. A few minutes after they
did show themselves at the edge Of tn
woods when they were met by such q storm
of bullets as to send them back into tn
woods very quickly.
Our loss during the day amounts 10 abou
500, and that Of Sunday to about 200, making
q total for two days Of about 800 killed
wounded and missing. The loss Of the en-
envy Is not known, but it is believed to b
fully as large as ours. We took about IS
prisoners, among whom are a number o.
officers
Thiswas all the fighting done to-day. Gu
permanent lines now stand upon what wa
formerly the extreme left Of Fort Cum
mings, on the Squirrel Level Road, TO a.,
across Hatcher's river at Armstrong; Mills
With the advance out towards Dabney'
Mills, distance of about four miles, all o
which ground had been wrssted from The
enemy in the past three days, and make
our line much safer and more formidabl,
than before.
AS soon as the weather permits furthe
movements he viii no doubt take the plac,
ard one or two days Will bring Us in strik
ing distance of Southside railroad, which
will soon be in our possession.
WAsaNGroy, Feb. g. The Richmond
Wing Of the 9Th says the following docu
ments were laid before Congress this morn.
Jag:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives, Confederate States Of America:
l have recently received a written MOTIF
cation, which satisfies me that the Presi
dent Of the U, s. was disposed 70 confer
informally with unofficial agents that N ght
be sent by Ine, with view TO q restoration
Of peace.
! requested Hon. A. Il. Stephens, Hon
P. N. T. Hunter and the Hon. J. A. Camp
bell TO proceed through our lines, TO hold q
conference with &r. Lincoln, or such per
sons as he might deputize, to represent him
l herewith submit for the information
Of Congress the report Of Tho eminent citi-
Eens above named, showing that the enemy
refuse to enter into negotiations with ia,
Confederate States Of America, OF any oue
Of them securing to our people any other
terms or guarantees than those which g
eonqusror may grant or permit us 70 have
peace on any other terms than our uacon-
ditional submission to their rule, coupled
with ssesptaneo Of their recent legislation,
including an amendment to tho Consatu-
ton for the abolition Of negro slavsry, aud
with the right on the part or the Fedora.
Congress 10 logislsts on the subject Of tho
relation between the white aud black pop
ulation in each State. Such ia, a. under.
stand it, the effects Of the amendmsntto the
Constitution which has been adopted BY the
Congress Of the Unitsdfstates.
lsignedl JETP. DAVIS.
RIcEEoED, Feb. 5, Iss5.-To the Presi,
dent Of the Confederate States ofAmsrica.-