Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-26
r.,rrn rRorl rHR UNITED sTATEs.

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We are indebted to the Exchange Barsau for Udtsa
States papers to the 22d inclusive and owing to the
late hour at uhc they arrived have spaSe only for
brief summary:
sHERNGN's EXPEDITION
A despa on from Cairo Gays "Shermans army passed
through Jackson in two columns, driving the rebels
pFecpatey scross Pearl river that he left bis pontoOns
ard two pieces OF artillery behlnl him. Olc forces
saizsd Supplies and provisions aud swept on reaching
Meridian in ten days after leaving Vicksburg. The
rsbes have a garrison Of 5000 men at Noble"
Oher ACCOUNTS represent that Sherman destroyed the
bridges on the Mobile aud OHIO Road severing the con-
nection between Folks forces
AnO her ridiculous despaich from Huntsville reports
heavy bat lie between Sherman and Polk, near Bran
don in which Polk whipped and lest $4,000 prs
oRers.
The cavalry expedition under Grersen and Smith is
represented sc moving in the VGlj OF the South. III
mission is to cut she railroads ia Alabama and hssis-
sipp so as to isolate General Folks army. The total
force Is about 10 600 men, and will "prObably emerga
from Iebedom at Jacksonville, La Pensacola, or near
Chattanooga"
IRON wEsrERS VIRGINIA
A de,paci nom Louisa, KY, Gays Gene al Gallup
surprised Colonel Fargusonb command in Wayne coun-
", Western Virginia and captured 60 prisoners, 80
stand Of arms horses, 80. The report says 800 Union
prisoners were released
FRoN FLORIDA.
The expedition 10 Florida, under Gilmore, Is repre-.
senied 70 be complete success Gilmoreofhcisly re-
ports that after landing st Jacksonville on the 7h, his
advance pushed forward into the interior on the night Of
tire Ssh and getting into the rear OF the rebels drawn
up in line Of battle seven miles tom Jacksonville, cap
tursd 4 battery, and reached Baldwin next morning.
lie claims to have taken thus far 100 prisoners eight
pieces OF artillery and large amount OF property, with
out the loss OF a man.
FRON LOUISIANA
News from New Orleans to the 9th, reports that on
Sunday pre- Geo. Dick Taylor attacked the tsoops
Opposite Natobez and was repulsed With considerable
loss and driven SIX miles. His force numbered 1000
YIEASoIAL-
Gold wss steady at 1884.
Ia 20 UoJss q Rp esvntAtves, Mr.. Stevens reported
back the bill authorizing the sale OF surplus gold IN the
Treasury, with recommendation sglinst it, passage
Ths Herald ssys the amount is some 100000.
PROM EURoPK
The steamship Africa has arrived with European dates
to the 7.h.
A despatch from Hamburg the oh, says severe fight
Ing mas been going between the Danes and Germans
and wounded were constantly coming into Reud burg.
later dts ,ach announces the evacuation Of Schleswig
By the Danes and its occupation By the allies. Ia the
attack On hissuud the ID tbs Prussians were twice
rtpl,sed with heavy los.
Ia the British House Of Lords 10 the Of the
debAte the foreign policy of the Government,
Earl Derby Characterised the policy OF Earl Russell
as humisting TO England, and repudated the idea OF
British responsibility % the Government Of the United
S.ses for the depreiations Of the Alabama BE trusted
such a reply had been forwarded to Washington as
would forever pu end tn such demands. Ia his re-
Ply, Earl Russell said that England had not given the
slightest promise Of assistance to Denmark Ia the
CCmmons during the discussion Of the speech, Mr..
DTae expressed himself OF the opinion thai the Queen
ahoull have ma le some auson to American affairs and
complained OF her silence Lord Pslmgrston replied
vigorously, defending the course Of the Government.
LOUIS Napoleon, a. a ball given by him on the Srd
ns remarked that tbs Of France would be non
Intervention in the war in Elrop'.
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. G. Bouliguy, EI,COngressman from Louisiana, died