The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-23

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Southern journals. The Richmond Examine,
announces the arrival of General Sherman's forces
ct Quitman, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. l,
describes his movement as the boldest Of the war,
and says that he had nearly thirty thousand men
WITH him. marching In close order, with General
Lees cavalry hsrsssing his rear, but that he has
no Intention Of turning back II threatens that
Mobile will not be taken without o desperate
struggle. Part OF the rebel General Forests
star had arrived at Mobile. The General was al
Oxford on the oth with Union force Of six thou.
sand infantry and twelve regiments Of cavalry
from Memphis in his front
Admiral Farragut's feet had gone in the direc
tion Of Grants Pass on the 18th, and on the lstf
was lying in the Sound, without having landed any
troops. in consequence Of the bad weather.
General Scammon and staff are lodged in the
Libby prison ct Richmond.
News from Knoxville reports skirmish with
Che rebels. who had crossed tho river at Straw.
berry Plains but were driven back with slight
loss.
1t was rumored in Chattanooga that the rebels
made an advance on the Tennessee river below
London. and are blookading it to stop the passage
of steamers from the former place.
Later news from Florida gives details Of the sue
cessfuI operations of General GilImores army,
including the evacuation of Lake City by
General Fnigan, which is regarded as o vir-
tual abandonment by the rebels of the entire
eastern portion of Florida. The blockade run
ner Buffalo, with seventy -four bales of cotton,
was handsomely cut out at St. Andrews by the
bark Braziliera, commanded by Master Gillespie.
BE passeda rebel. camp of four hundred men in
his boats, which only contained twenty-eight men,
and brought the Buffalo and her crew of Eve men,
together with two families Of Union people, safely
under the guns Of the bark.
The Department of the South has been divided
into two districts-Gcneral Terry to command in
the Charleston 'districtl and General Seymour in
Florida.
Our forces around Eewbern, N. c., are making
successful raids 10 that country, capturing gueril
las. tobacco, horses, mules, cotton, and other ma.
terials belonging to the rebels.
MIsCELLANEous Nxws.
The Republican National Committee met at
Warrington yesterday, and unanimously adopted
Q call for National Convention to meet at Balti-
moro ct noon on the 7th of June next for the
nomination Of candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States.
The Conference Committee OF the two houses
Of Congress on the whiskey tax have agreed upon
report exempting tho stock on hand from the
extra tax. and fixing the sliding scale Of taxes at
sixty-fve and seventy. instead of seventy and
eighty cents, as fixed by the Senate.
Advices from Calcutta, India, of the Sd of Janu-
airy. represent freights as rating very low, owing
to q crisis in the money market. Twenty dollars
were, however, offered to the United States.
American trade was OF standstill, with no char.
ters for the American flag.
From China we learn that the American house
OF Russell & Co. arc in difficulty with the British
authorities at Hong Kong for having supplied the
Japanese with munitions Of war. One Of their
ships was chased by British steamer, and has
been confscated, with the whole Of her cargo
(muskets and gunpowder9.
We have advices from South America, dated at
Buenos Ayrcs December %, Bahia the 18th and
PernAmbuco the 18th Of January. The latest news
from Entire Rios says that Urquiza, at the head Of
his troops, left San Jose on the 2lst Of December
Cor La Paez. Things bear rather disturbed as
pect in Buenos Ayres. Business dull-specie going
up and paper money down. The sales Of wool
were heavy, with upward tendency, sll0 being
the highest price paid. Ok hides have been at
3y14 rls. In Bahia speculation had raised the
prices of sugar out Of proportion to those current
in European markets; but, the last advices being
unfavorabls, q reaction ensucd Coffee-Sales I'M.
important and quotations nominal. Tobacco sup
plies come in rapidly; stock, $4,000 bales; sales
effected at $500 to 50, offered and refused Stock
Of sugar increasing at Pernambuco.
The ship Mazatlan has left Havre for Vera Cruz,
having board first class carriage for the Mex-
can railway. The packing case in which it was
contained measured twenty three feet square, and
with its contents weighed five tons. Ten other
Carriages of the same kind are to be despatched
from Havre for the same destination.
The Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky, Captain
fedorofsky, from Havana in ten days, arrived at
ehis port yesterday morning She made the pas
sage under sail. her engines being disabled. The
captain reports having experienced very heavy
weather on tho passage.
The one hundred and thirty. cond anniversary OF
The Birthday Of Washington was celebrated yester.
DAY In this city and vicinity and indeed, Throughout.
khs loyal States with unusual enthusiasm. In New
Hork there was parade Of the military, including
ths Veterans Of the War Of 1917, who fired the Gus
somary salutes. The members OF the Common
Council and their friends dined at Delmonico's
lhe residents OF Washington Heights assembled to
eether over an elegant dinner, and listened to ad
dresses from Messrs. Perkins, Martin and othe
gentlemen OF that locality; the children Of tn
public schools, TO the number Of about one thou
band, gave two very interesting performances .
the Cooper Institute for the benefit o. the orphan
Of soldiers; the Srcmen had trial III skill between
rival engines around the tall liberty nola IN Wes