New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-27
Terms Of The Tribune.
DAILY IL LHLNE.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The WAR.

Nashville dispatch OF the 2oti says: a
scout arrived from Gen. Crnn;s headquarters says
Con Sherman has struck de Mobile and OHIO Railroad
and cat PoLs army in tie middle end thai bo1h sides
are running away from each other. Gen. Sherman SUP
siss on the country which abOunes in stores Iaere
was great excitement OF Montgomery. and tie people
were much scared. There is tremendous keoci cav
elry force in the rear Of Gen. Shorna but no aTpe
tensions arc felt for a Union disaster l'on tfai'
scouts also report tbat heavy attack on the orS o.
Mobile il in full operation but wiki what Success conl'i
not be learned.
We learn from Port Royal that on the l3th
inst, at D. H., tie Rebels succeeded IN d5Stihe
torpedo acans: the sloon-ofwnr Rousaonic' ana H.
tured her 50 that she sunk in short time. Two ohoers
aud three men were droWno0i oil others were rescued
Our trooTs had made (on TIE lfh) successful recon
uoissance Up Savauuah River 20 Williams Island. Two
transports have been lost by grounding in s. Johns
River Florida Il battle he'd taken place at OlGstee' In
florida but no particulars are given. ave that ou
troors had destroyed great deal OF property, and
turned TO Jacksonville
Adyioes from North Carolina state that the
Rebels will undoubtedly make another effort 70 d.11c
Gen Pccs forces ont Of the State. They have three
iron. clsls nearly ready TO move down tie Neuso.
Roanoke and Isr Rivers. Our late raid troubled them
greatly. BY destroying vast amount Of ccTn'nisaary
stores Ii is said that Gov. Vance demands the expn-
sion Of the Union forces from the State The como ton
OF keeping the State troops in Confederate service
Hence, It theoriyed the Reos viii abandon Virginia
and plan their next battlefield In North Carolina.
The number of men enlisted thus far 70 fill up
the orota of KINGS Clny Is 800 The quota assigned
under The July cell for volunteers is 5377 and under tic
last proclamation the quota at the rn;a Ill ne
1854. The county is TO be credited with tio drafted
men who furnished substitutes pad commuta,io OF
went into service, and thSse number about l2O thus
leaving over 1000 yet 20 be rssed but il Is sutic
poted tia. SOHO aioTan Will be made Cor men VII,
have Joined the naval service.
A reconnaissance in force in commend Of Gen
stonsman was made on A'cndey night god inst tower,
Bull Gap which discovered thst the Rebel cavalry ha
retrested beyond the French Broad On the 2oth Gen
Iongsiree bessn his retreat from strawberry Plain
toward Bull Cap, fgst destroying the bridge. Ger
Schoeld moved TO fine Plains with the Union forces
the oath assigning the command of the post an
deferses Of Knoxville TO BRIG Gen. Hssceh
The blockade-runnor Pet, from Nassau wit
an assorted cargo. captured by the y. S. steam
Montgomery the morning Of the l6.h list. The I
IS new side-wheel steamer of 100 tuDs and said TO
abie to run II OF l5 miles hour. Tno steamer Spunk
which recently ashore under the guns of Fort Cam
bel. below Wilmington. Is likely to 60 70 pieces.
TIE Memphis Bni2ttiA asserts ION high mil
4ry sutbority) the capture OF Selma. Ala after bnr
light and Gays that Montgomery. tire capital Of th
State was TO be the next poils Of attack.
The President has signed the Enrolment bill
and it is now law.