Affairs at Nashville — strength of the enemy.
A letter from Nashville, of very late date, gives some accounts of the dying of the enemy at Nashville, and of the strength of the army of Rosecrans, which will be especially interesting at this time.--It says:‘ "There are three points which the enemy held in force — Murfreesboro', (where is Rosecrans's army) Nashville and a point in Williamson county. The force at these points are respectively given as follows:
| Murfreesboro' | 60.000 |
| Nashville | 10.000 |
| Scattered in Williamson county | 11.000 |
| Aggregate force | 84.000 |
Thus the whole military force in Rosecran's department is about eighty thousand strong. Of these it is quits safe to say 1500 are unfit for duty, and deducing 13 000 more for garrison duty, makes the available army of Rosecrans not much over 10 000--a lets number than he had in the battle of Murfreesboro'. It would not be prudent to speak of the strength of our army; but we may say, without impropriety, that we are by those who ought to know that it is stronger and in batter condition than when it went into the three days battles of Murfreesboro'.
"The conduct of the enemy at Nashville is deserted as cruel and oppressive — more no than it has been before. Houses are ruthlessly searched, citizens arrested and thrown in prison, and a system of terrorism kept up at the point of the bayonet.
"There is great scarcity of provisions in Nashville; but despite the scarcity and high prices poor are said to be well provided for. Here the rich have not shown that selfish and surd dispirit as in other place but have helped and contributed most liberally to the support of the poor and suffering families. This is as it should be, and we commend it to the emulation of other communities.
"Our latest advices from Tennessee report Gen.Screcrans as quite sick, and has gone home to Cincinnatian furlough. In his absence the command of his army is with Gen. Crittenden, of Kentucky.
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