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freesbOro, and are falling back towards the Ten.

| IL is announced that the Tennessee ana Cnm-
berland Rivers will be opened this week to free
unrestricted Commerce, under an order by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Gen. Shields succeeds the late Gen. Lander.
CHICAGO, March, 8.
Dispatches from Washington to-day say the
Lynchbnrg PHgiaida publishes the following
ex:ract from a letter from Centrevile:
Last night it was stated our forces had re-
ceivtd an order to send tho sick to the rear and
put themselves in marching order. BY paSSen-
gers who arrived by last nights train. the report
is confirmed, and who also state that the women
and children were ordered to leave YcsteIdIy
morning. We und d'rStand from the same
source that the Yankees have succeeded in cut
ting another road through the woods to Fairfax.
Forty men belonging to jeff. Thompsons
band were captured by company Of Federal
cavalry, on Saturday, near Syke>ton, Mo.
ST. LorIs, March s.
The Memphis Hpped of the 2sth u't. has
information from Nashville up to "wednesday I.
But one Federal flag was exhibited on the ar
rival Of the Federal uoops, and that by person
who was long suspected OF disloyalty TO the
Confederate Government. A deep gloom seems
10 cover the community. he citiZrns avoid ill.,
tercourse Of any kind with the invaders.
Eight British flags have been raised by prop
eIty .holdeiS-thcir intention being to claim prC-
tecIlon OF that Government
Concerning jeff DaviS's Inaugural Ad lre' 5,
the Appea says that Davis is free to CO. less the
error Ol hls past policy, and cxtenuate the diSas-
ters which have followed from ii. II thinks a
vigorous war will soon be made; that we will
attack, pursue, destroy, instead OF beirg ut.
tackled, pursued, destroyed or, in other words.
the Fabian policy Of Davis will yield to that Of
NapOleonic Beauregari.
At an election in Savannah, Tenn, on Satur.
day, the Union ticket pOlled 500 votes and the
Secession 10.
New YoRK, March 4.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
will report a bill obligng all American vesses
before clearing at the Custom House, to take
such mails Ms may be placed on board by the
PuSthliice Department, and deliver them at their
destination. Thus hill has special reference to
Nand,rbllt's arbitrary proceedings.
CHICAGO, March 4.
Ncsmith, McDongall and Lrtham all voted
for the admission Of sta X Of Oregon. -.'.
CAIRO. March 4.
A regiment Of Federal soldiers taken from
Fort Henry last week AMI sent up the Tenncssee
river, now occupy Florence, Ala, ..aH
The reported capture Of Gen. Bushrod john
son at Fort llonelSon was incorrect He ar-
rived at Nashville on Saturday, the day before
;he rebel army irit that place.
WAspISGIoS. March l.
IT,. uo,.o Co,.,,;,,.o a., E,.,,;,.s .a,,o.,.a
yesterday adversely to the claim of Ferguson
DiS,,;,, or V,r,;n;s
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KANSAS CIIr, March 3.
Santa Fe mails bring advirrs from Fort Craig
to Fen l+th. The emcmys whole force was
ADVANCING IRON A"n'S", Where lney had been
eht"nPod M the l9tiL Their pekelS were i
mites below TIE r"f'' having arIVen III our scouts
"T,r 'rer was wa , ,"r'ouS'y tsuaea' anu 'Gousnt
" oe "rv' !S,"oV-"OS'y "'ou"'eu' a"u e's"'
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"NS"IN"r"N' ""eh L.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge is
being rapidly rebuilt. 40 miles Of irun and
cross ties had ben carried of by the rebels.
Srcfinl dlsfaIch To the New York papers
says: McD"wrij, bur"SIdt, Buell., Pope, Cuu.,
MeCiyrnand' Shhth and Lew Wallace were nom
'''a''u 10 Tue 9e""'e y'"'e'u'! aS M+'r-"e"era'S'
CHIcAGo. March 4.
The evacuation of Columbus commeHcrd on
Thursday last, the 27lh. All the rebels left yes
.rdny alI,ruoon. The burning "f the I, W ! COM
menccd IN Friday the 2stlr, aud continued unit
Sunday th" "a March. portion OF the b".
racks aud other quar- erS nre stiIl IN timcs
The io'nhcat'onS are not noIrsied, AMI the works
were occupied oy 'He reuera' uo"PS A'o CLOCK
r;y.J ,hiS 'nnrn;rc ",o,o ,hs, ,bs rsl,Is L.,or,.
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