, 1864-02-29
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ITARY.
LATEST FROM EUROPE E--sTHE
AMERICAN QUESTION.
FROM GRANTS COMMAND.

The correspondent of the Epe.ting Times fur.
nishes the following:
happen to know something Of shcrman's
| orders, and at this late day it cannot be i'm
| proper to publish them. He was to proceed
to Meridian and If possible get battle out of
Polk. Upon his SUCCESS in this depended his
future movements; If he could fall upon tho
| reverend gentleman and destroy his CON-
nand lie was to proceed to Selma direct, to
which point STEAMBOATS, anu even gunboats
can 60, most Of the year, thereby leaving the
conquest OF Mobile and its small garrison to
Banks and Farrngut. '
| But if the rebels refused to fight md
strengthened the gar7ison at Mobile, Sher-
man WIS to proceed there and lay siege to the
place. From tho fact lie has already turned
Southwark, infer that Polk is retrcating to-
ward the Gulf where the fate Of Pcmberton
awaits him.
Smiths cavalry column will be employed
in scattering the forces of Forrest md Lee,
and in cutting railroad communications, and
from the numbers it embraces you may
rest assured 1t will DO n success.
The latest advices from Grant are up to
Thursday night. The fighting On Thursday
was quite sharp and the Union forces con
Quoted themselves grandly.
On Thursday night our forces fell back to
Tunnel Hill, where they were yesterday. The
Reconnaissance was entirely successful, md
developed the fact TINT the enemy were in
force at Dalton. having ut least four dlvls-
ions at that place. Claiborne's division
which had been dispatched on the 2lst to re-
inforce Polk was recalled, and got back in
time to participate In the fight.
Thus waFen Important result accomplished.
Our entire loss In the several days. opera-
tions WAS 800. The rebels suffered moro &C.
verely, having lost 800 prisoners alone.
Gen. Sheridan Is here.
EEw YonK, Feb. 27.-A dispatch yesterday
to the Philadelphia Press says the Richmond
Enquirer Of the ed saysit Gen. Grant defeats
Johnston both Georgia and Alabama arc open
II him, and Mobile will fall without strug-
gle.
4 special to the Ib*t says Gen. Sherman
he's no intention Of going to Mobile, md is
in no safe position.
It is tolerably certain that slight tax will
be imposed on crude petroleum, but proba-
bly, none On leaf tobacco.
The special to the Commercial says: Should
Gen. Sherman accomplish the object Of bis
expedition and secure possession Of the
country between the Mississippi river and
tie Memphis and New Orleans railroad, he
will obtain large quantities Of cotton now
! stored in that rcgon.
GEN. sBERlIAN'S EXPEDITION.
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Ttihunc1
CAIRO, Feb. q, 1864.
The following dispatch l1as been received
at District Headquarters:
BLACK RIVER BRIDGE, Miss., Feb, 8-5p.m.
Gen. h. L. Reid:
Gen: sheEman,s command, composed Of Nc
two columns Via the Railroad Bridge and Messen-
gers: On The 4th Mcpherson net the enemy
On the 9Th Hur}hurt's column encountered Stark's
drove T through Clinton towards Canton. on thc
Adams Into and through Jackson. Sherman oc. :
cupicd Jackson on the 9Th, wifi cross Pearl River
enter Brandon on the 5th, and soon he reports
vision of infanty up towards Canton, and Ffench's
don. ]. II. TurrlE, Brig. Gen.
GEN. slI1THs CAVALRY EXPEDITION
MEMPHIS, Feb. 26.-Thc reports Of st1ag-
glers that Gen. Smiths expedition has been
cut up, prove false. That General himself
returned here II o'clock 1astQight. From
IN of1ccr's'diary report during the progress
of the expedition tondcnse The fol1owi,r
,,,,t,c,,are IN addition IN thoeo o7,a,dr ~,
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ot.1ora On t5a snio md nbio Raifrnsd m ,i1ea
south Of Cofinth $50 miles southeast of aIemphla.
Here they heard that Sherman had captured Nc
fldaq, ano II W. 4osanS,ng eas T. s..,,
The II. ando n.R. whcre We re- p eapturcd Ru % and de-
column vent through Aberdeen the other west Of
the 1atlIoad concentrating at P1stEo Station; TIE