THE WAR IN AMERICA.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume II, Issue 90, 9 March 1864, Page 5

THE WAR IN AMERICA.

LATEB INTELLIGENCE. Via Sydney, 22nd February. (From the Melbourne Leader) By the Glimpse, which arrived yesterday from Honolulu, intelligence has been received from California to 30th December; and news from Washington and the seat of war to the 23rd. A battle had taken place at Nashville between the Confederates and the Federals, when the former were defeated and 800 taken prisoners. General Grant was still at Chattanooga, and it was rumored that General Lee would assume the command of Bragg's army. The bombardment of Charleston was still beinj* ineffectually carried on, and Fort Sumter continued to hold out. On the Mth of December, General Longstreet attacked the Federal Cavalry under Shackleford, who were pursuing him, near Cumberland Gap. The Federals retreated for half a mile, having lost 74 men On the 15th, over 2000 men took the oath of allegiance to the Union in Norfolk, Virginia. Ten thousand men belonging to the army of the Potomac, whose term of service had expired, had re-enlisted. An army of negroes was being raised by General Butler. Geneml Longstreet was to be reinforced by Johnson. Congress had passed the estimates with some slight amendment. President Lincoln's message has been denounced by the Southern Press. The English Government had seized the Chesapeake, the steamer which had been captured by pirates, near Portland, Maine. Iler officers were made prisoners, but, whilst they were being conveyed to Halifax, a mob rushed the party and rescued the prisoners, who would not be retaken. Mr Commissioner Seward has been requested to demand their extradition. The circumstance had caused a good deal of excitement. A resolution had been passed by the Confederate Congress, abolishing the practice of sending substitutes to the army. President Davis has resolved upon a conscription of able-bodied men between the ages of 15 and 50, negroes and white men. It is stated that President Davis intends to command the army himself, and to precipitate it on Washington, Pennsylvania and Ohio. General Rozencraz has been sent to St. Louis. ST. DOMINGO. The Spaniards were subduing the insurrection in St. Domingo.