Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29

Va IL miSSlSGIDDlans
says TIE latest and most trustworthy adj
wees we have, place the enemy at Me-
ridian. Sunday forenoon Lee entered
the place With . portion of his cavalry
and destroyed eEerything We could not
carry offthat would be of any service to
mat enemy. A cavalry fight took place
feat. 0
Lee drove them back to the infantrY
support, and that evening Meridian was
I gwen to them, cleared of all the govern
Iheh, property, asswell as railroad cars
lana locomotives. Lee was compelled to
burn some Of the rolling stock that could
not be got away.
a ruraor Is $50 current that the Yam
kee cavalry mad reached Cuba Station.
twenty miles east of Meridian.
The general opinion among we'll in
formed persons from the vicinity Of the
1ankees, seem to be that their purpose
IS TO continue their march centrally to
WARDS Selma, where they expect to meet
another column, and thence move for.
ward to the rear of Gen. Johnston.
A dispatch from ERterprise dated
F5o. 10 reports no movements Of the
FGderals in that direction.
Gen. Polk has crossed the Tomb;ebee
at MoscownAsA miles below De,nono,;s
With rs @agny--with the exception Of
oen. French's division which is al Ne
mopolis.
/ The following Press dispatches from
Mossle and Demopolis contain the latest
intelligence We have concernine this.
movements
D~EEproLIs, Feb. 2t.-Tho raa;s cor
nmn Of the enemy are stiTl at Mgridian.
A detachment has occupied I.uaerca,e
on the Mobile & 0nio Railroad. Il nor
ton OF the column (rnou1ted 7~a3anfrv.
mas occupied Aberdeen. Forr essrs COM
nano is supposed to be near West Point
~ D~ENol9oLIs, Efeb. %.
ine enanya force a.Iong the line Of
the mobile and Ohio Railroad are making
Q re.rograde movement in he direction
OF the Mississippi rivers. r DER mounted
infantry in North Mis- siss, pua i also 70
turning, being closely pres sed by$ Cen
forrest and Lee.
FROM MOBILE.
Nor s1sa, Fec. "a.
a. Postscript to the evening News
from Enterprise, says the ,gemy an the
10Th left Meridian for Ray o,ond or Can,
ton, our cavalry pursuing. Forrest has
Nrierson surroundea, Will j many prison
ers. LIE bombsrdment . If FORT Powell.
No particula, s.
itch from Dalto y. dated p.b ar+s
! nan u = - sse1 ! Y 49, = TnRpsl
a argument of fnfantrv $ Is ~casasry,. backed
re repulsed three 49, g clicked our line and
G saddles in tba frat = One hundred Yam
e" ulI were emptiei.
ne. e artillery fired shot. an DnbFoN, Feb Is. |
rott,s did great executi aoui Ten inch rified
: 5 arr s1 = and two ilfa ntry brie, doc q
SECOND DIs1 non {
%artillerv ArcH. :
$ at intervals ali day Aklrmishing along our z
OF musketrv- Nh Mn occasionally vol 4
wiring for position. q. sldes evidently ma :
9suaitles %tfifiing. G
TExA $
ate adviees from ,rex.s .
b a circ,a. art1ied Brownsville II
e aro1nd " sdoubts, extending B
re- 70 III TX !" w, from the river t
AAhS hntnu TIA- -
built strong wo rLs st.p lsy .h,Ve !.
BRACES Santa, Iolne Isabel "
is they have D tnese latter =
les Con adj nct to fight somebody &.
goInedefat es there. W
mas l ave enlisted about q co
,e Rio 60 ssince they have been
tel With tho : Most Of them have y
q asaanntW hope OF booty. Iii
S about five 4bonaaa - hFowhs ~ ~
also about sauaa .hqa' 3hey =
,orda D. Rch point the force on is
ed I'll Th pasula has laostfy been sis
~n ey have visited Lavaca SCI
,nlv dam ree there a few hours az
'g the he So 80 - Do completely ny
~ n - fI3e OF tina SterEissg patri. al
,banJcs fradoury' they seen, to vie
f theb@ g q q to ltohston' by Of
G. asa, and now threaten TO vol
la Raj So 49, 81 -4%E"ca ana -
l.r H. a. u"5ea oy tJeI.
died rao- ~ fostahd' of
,. W neral WhireAeld left here ace
- ~ route to Hiississippi, The an,
u = e;Secretary II the SAW oe Sta
' W. s'of the Hqrrtet Laus exei~ Of
"a test l~nd'gnatioa thar so gal J