The Shasta courier., 1864-03-19
WAR NEWS.


Louisville, March 12th.-An officer from
Knoxville, March 9th, says the general i'm
preston there was that Longstreet had been
ordered to North Carolina.
Louisville, March 12th.-Under the new
order, it is understood that Schofeld will re-
main in command of East Tennessee. At
Chattanooga, Hooker, Logan, Huribut and
Granger will no doubt retain their present
positions as corps commanders.
The Morning STAR from New Orleans on
the 9th, has arrived. Gov. Hahn was inaug-
urated on the 4th Beauregard's wife died
on the I'd, and her funeral took place on the
4th. 1t was the largest ever seen in New
Orleans over 5000 persons attended. Gen.
Banks kindly extended to the family the
steamer Nebraska to convey the remains a
few miles up the river to her fathers planta
ton. The body was followed to the levee by
thousand ladies to take a last farewell of
one who was loved and esteemed by all. Gen
eral Sherman arrived at New Orleans on the
I'd. The late expedition is called by himself
big raid, in the course of which he reached
a point 10 miles East of fMeridian withoutop-
position worth naming. He returned with
II 900 mules, 4, 900 contrabands, 500 pris-
oners and large amount OF suppiIes- The
papers contain no news from Farragut.
The following military arrangements have
been made by order of the President: First
Lieutenant General Grant is assigned to the
command of the armies of the United States;
second-Maior General Halleck is relieved
from duty as General-in Chief and assigned
to special duty at Washington as Chief OF
Staff of the army third-Major General
Sherman is assigned to the command OF tne
Military Division OF the MISSISSIPPI, lately
the Departm ents of the Ohio, the Cumberland
the Tennessee and the Arkansas; fourth
Major General Mcpherson is assigned to the
command of the Department of the Tennessee
recently commanded by General Sherman !;
fifth Lieutenant General Grant viii establish
his headquarters in the field with the respec-
tive armies operating under his personal su-
peryision. Brigadier William T. Smith was
day nominated Major General of volunteers
uice Grant promoted. Thisis supposed to be
preliminary to his assignment to the COM
mand of the Army of the Potomac.
The Committee on the Conduct of the W ar
have already examined several witnesses con-
cerning General Seymonr's Florida expedi-
tion. 1t is ascertained that their evidence es
tablished, even to the satisfaction ofthe Com
mittee, that neither the President, the Sec
retary of War nor General Halleck is res
ponsible for the movement which had so dis
astrous termination
General Grant intends to concentrate all
our Western forces from the western boun-
dary of Texas to the banks of the Mississip-
pi for blows this Spring
Another order will soon beissued for three
hundred thousand men.
Washington, March 13th.-General Grant
will return here in eight or ten days. He
will re-organize the Army of the Potomac and
head its first movements in the field. In the
Spring, General Smith may receive the com
mand.
Halleck has been offered the command of
any Department he wants.
The Commission to investigate the conduct
of General Rosecrans at Chickamauga fully
exonerated him from blame.
Cairo dates of 18th give accounts of expe-
dition up Ouachita river. The expedition
consisted Of six ganboats There was no
sign of enemy until they approached Trinity,
which point was strongly fortified. Gunboat
Usage in advance was allowed to pass rebel
works without any demonstrations being
made. Flag ship Fort Henry followed. Re
bells supposing her only transport opened
heavy and Obstructive fire, which she bore
bravev for a time but finally she was obliged
to retire from contest with loss off killed and
s wounded. Boat was badly used up. Ad-
miral transferred his flag to gunboat Wachita.
Her powerful armament soon sIlenced the
enemy's guns. and finally drove them from
t1wn, where force landed Large amount of
property was destroyed. Fleet then went to
Harrsonburg. at junction of Ouaehita and
Texas, whore little difficulty was experienced
driving enemy from batteries. Town was
burnt.
Washington, i5th.-General Neel Dow and
Captains Flynn and Sawyer have arrived here
having been exchanged.
Worlds special dispatches says Fremont
will be assigned to Department South Caro-
linn Gilmore IN have an active command