The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-03-04

I'"chSonNllle, aud mention rebel
officer who wrs killed in some enga-
! cement, hnt no reference is made TO
an event such as we have reported via
New York. The latter speaks of the
disaster a5 having occurred OF the
afternoon of the goth. The silence
iof The rebel press on this subject
cannot be explained, except upon
the ground that no disaster occurred.
/ If Tie rebels had gained the advan-
tages indicated hy the New York ru-
mors, they woald not only have re-
ported K, but hut tlazcned it abroad
md talked about it, uGless they have
very recently changed thnir policy
regarding matters. We may at least
doubt the reliability Of the New York
rumOls
The Commissioners of FAIRFIELD
county have offered reward of SS,-
600 for the arrest of JOHN See, who
shot the two soldiers in Lancaster, on
the 20th Jack See was not saloon
keeper, rs stated in n previous dis
patch, but farmer and n prominent
county politician.
It is remarkable fact, that howev-
er we'll young ladies' may he versed
in grammar very few of them are
able to decline matrimony
NASHVILLE, Feb. 27.-The follow
inc news from rebel papers of the
18th to the 22d inst, are Just receiv-
ed:
The Selma Reporter says "Sher-
man was on the railroad, thirty miles
cast of Meridian. on the 18th. Polk
has retrcated across the river Mt Dem
opolis to decoy Sherman across,
when he would offer BATTLE"
The Atlanta Appeal says: "Sher-
man purposes are still a mystery as
to whether he will move against Mo-
bile or turn eastward on learning that
Polk awaits him on the Tomhi~5ee il
he turns against Mobile, in which
case Polk will re enforce the city by
the river, sooner than Sherman can
march there"
1t thinks the movement from Chat
tanooga is intended to co operate
with Sherman, and Selma the objec-
tive point. Itsays: "sherman, with
sudden and an expected rapidity, has
moved against their weakest point
Mississippi is the very Egypt of the
Coni'cderacv. where, if not elected, he
can suhsist till spring, and do more
damage than by winning n pitched
hattie" "IIe is" it continues, "Ma-
king war on our subsistence and res
ources which to destroy, is to defeat
us 1t says Sherman marches in Il
solid body with his artillery in front,
in his rear and on his hanks, and his
cavalry close under his guns. Not
man isallowed to leave far enough
to steal II chicken, or peg the rebel
cavalry lowering around him, but un-
able to harass him greatly. The ut
most CONSERVATION prevails, and cit
liens are invoked to arm to repel the
invader.
/ CUMBERLAND GAP, Feb. "a On
the 22d inst, 4 battalion of the llth
Tennessee cavalry stationed on the
Virginia road, D miles cast of here,
were surprised at daylight, and sur
rounded by large force of rebel
GayqriY HITto c9mSnpSanhiSe55 81 81 'NlaI MntL
Carolina, were with the command of
Col. Davis. The company of the
2lst, in charge Of Lieut.. Wise, cut
and fought their way through with
loss of three killed.
Two officers and about sixty OF
Col Davis men also succeeded in
making their escape, but the rest of
the command were probably captur-
cd.
At the same time the rebels attack
ed our outposts at Powclrs bridge,
on the Tazewcll road, > miles south,
consists of 30 men in charge of Capt.
Pickering, 3lth Kentucky infantry,
supported by block house, but the
rebels were repulsed three times,
when Capt. Pickering with his men
were withdrawn to prevent their be-
/ M Nhb oll llblil INC bup.
Col, Davis is said to be severely
wounded.
Orders are issued for the enforce
ment ofthe dreft on the 10th of March
in all districts which had not filed
their quotas yesterday. If any en-
listments take place after that date,
they will be credited after the draft
has begun The large bounties have
stopped. Unless the Senate shall
concur with the House in continuing
them to the lst Of April, volunteers
will receive hereafter only 500
Gen. Butler has put a regiment of
North Carolina negroes over the reb-
.el prisoners at point Lookout. He
says that if the Richmond authori-
ties will not exchange negro prison
crs, Southern prisoners shall have
the pleasure Of being guarded by
bayoncts in negroes hands. The
General has also set a foul mouthed
sccessionists Of Portsmouth at work
as a scavcnger of the streets of Nor
folk.
General Fremont writes to Mai.
General Schenck. Chairman of the
House Militury Committee, that he
requested to be relieved from the Ar
my OF Virginia, because he ''regarded