Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-18

There is no news Of importance from any |
portion Of the field Of military operations.
Lieut.. General Grant, having returned from
bis brief visit to Washington, is again with
the Army Of the Cumberland. It is said be
has taken the preliminary steps for thorough
reorganization of the Army Of the Potomac
will also make important changes in other
Deparimeuts-and promises, if furnished a
sufficient number of men, to give the rebellion
such telling blows duriug the coming cam
paign as will insure its speedy overthrow.
Gen. Fremont, it is announced, is assigned
to the command Of the Department Of South
Carolina-Gen. Gilmore 10 have command in
smother quarter. Being native of Charles
ton, Fremont will be at home on the Islands
in The harbor now held by our forces.
Major General Batterfeld, in a despatch
from Cairo, dated 11th inst, addressed to
Gen. Grant at Washington, thus officially
states the results Of the late expedition of
Gen. Sherman into the interior Of Mississippi
Gen. Sherman arrived yesterday at Mem
pbis His command is all safe. Our loss in
killed, wounded and missing is 10 only
The general result of his expedition. inclu-
ding the Yazoo river movements, are about as
follows: $50 miles railroad, 81 bridges,
1000 feet of trestle, 20 locom otives, % cars.
10000 bales Of cotton, several steam mills,
and over $4,000 bushels Of corn, were de-
stroyed. The railroad destruction is COM
plete and thorough. The capture Of prisoners
exceeds all loss. Upwards Of 5000 contra
bands and refugees came in with various col
umus.s
It having been aseert aimed that Col. Dahl
grsn was smbushed and killed by citizens of
the locality where his death occurred, Gen.
Butler sent an expedition to inAict proper
chastisement for the outrage. The rebel
troops and their" non-combatant' friends were
fouud in camp CarrolIton. Our forces drove
them away, destroyed the camp and large
amount of rebel stores and storehouses. and
mills, captured 20 prisoners, and returned in
. safety without sustaining any loss.
Memphis advices of the 14th state that ac-
tive preparations are making at Vicksburg
for another formidable expedition against the
rebels, but it is not known at what point it
will strike.
u In regard to the call just issued for 100000
men to fill deficiencies under former calls and
supply recruits for the navy, a Washington
dispatch to the New York Evening Post says:
''Tbe new call for troops accords with tbe
plans for the military campaign which have
been laid out by Gen. Grant. II is under
stood. he asks for large armies if the country
expects him to close the war within the pres
-ent year." i.it
2 Thomas Abrams, private Of the 129th
New York Volunteers, was shot at Yorktown
Va, on the 7th--having been tried and con-
victed by court-martial on the charge o
giving the rebel authorities the information
which prevented the success of the late ex.
peditiOn sent by Gen. Butler against Rich
mond.
The exchange of prisoners is again stop
ped. The rebels having only sent 600 mel
in return for the 800 sent them by Gen. But
Ter, and announcing their purpose to continu
only at that rate, our Government ordered to
exchange to stop till it can be continued ol
fair and equitable terms.
g Escaped prisoners from Richmond anuounc
that the rebel authorities, in anticipation o
attempts to iberate the prisoners confined il
Libby, had mined that building and placed
200 kegs of powder under it to be ignited il
case our troops gained access to the city
Thisidesign to murder some 1000 men confne
as prisoners, affords another striking illustru
tion of the humanity Of which the rebels cor
stantly boast,