New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-05
Terms Of The Tribune.
DAILY TRIBUNE.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Western dispatches are muddy as regards
Shermans movements and little reliance can DO placed
upon their assertions The most direct news Is by an
officer who arrived at Cairo yesterday from VicksDurg
the 18th ult. bearing dispatches from Gen. sherman
When twelve miles east oi Meridian on the llth, he
says the enemy numbered only 1000 5000 and were
much demorallzed. No fighting had occurred after
passing jackson. Miss. When Gen. Sherman was
twelve mixes west of Meridian the lth ult. be sent
part of his foroes to Selma. Official news settles the
question as 10 Gen. Shermans occupation OF selma
The railroad between Jackson and Meridian has been
totally destroyed The latest adyices are that part OF
Shermsas forces are sill d. S<lma, and the remainder
have fallen back TO Meridian. Per CoatraA dispatch
10 Philadelphia from Washington, says Intelligence
has been received here that Gen Sherman is back irom
his extended Reconnaissance He did not go near Selma
and never intended such thing" The Memphis BE!ti's
Of the Goth says; We have ntellgen the correct
ness of which we can vouch for that last Sunday week.
Mt noon Gen Sherman entered Meridian with but little
opposition Polk hurredy retreating before him FOR
Denopois and Selma" Still further dispatch from
Cairo states that when the steamer Mississippi on her
way up arrived at ViOksburg gentleman, formerly
Captain Of the steamboat Scotland just came In from
Mobile having escaped from the Rebels. into whose
army he had boen conscrpted reported that when he
left Mobile Gen. Sherman was within forty milee OF
that place and could easily take it If 10 wanted TO.
Our own special advces by way Of Washington say that
after reaching Meridian Sherman waited to hear from
Smiths Cavalry no news came for three days. he had
q short allowance of provisions; by . rapid move be
turned Aberdeen and Columbus in the richest part Of
Eastern Mississippi where his army to find an
abundance Of provisions BY this he turned his back
upon Selma and Mobile, marched toward Logan who
had advanced to meet him, and by audacous stroke
Of strategy placed himself at distance Of one hundred
miles from Johnstons flank. now menaced By bis ad
vance. The dispatch says that the rumor spread con
corning the attack upon Mobile ana Selma By Sherman
was simply meant 10 divert public attention from tn
real object Of the expedition which aims at an invasion
ofGeorgis somewhere between Trenton and Lafayette
Yesterday morning the President received
dispatch from Gen. Butler stating that Gen. Kpatric
arrived within the Union lines place not stated) o.
Thursday His loss was said be less than $50 Coli
Dahlgren. Cook. and Litchfeld ore missing-the fir.
two supposed to be prisoners Gen. Fitzpatrick de
stroyed large portion of the Virginia Central Raj
road. and several mills along the James River. H
penetrated to the outer Notifications of Riobmond b
way of Norfolk we learn that rumors were current
smong Rebel sympathizers Of great scsre In Rich
ond and some proessed to know that the inhabitants
were clearing out.
On Tuesday evening there was some fighting
at Deep Greek ten miles from NewYork. but to what
extent was not known. Next day the Eorfolkisns
heard continuous and heavy artillery firing in that d.
rection but nothing definite had been received at head
quarters when the dispatch left. The Rebels get
ting troublesome along the AlbemaTle Canal and in the
Dismal Swamp.
The small side-wheel steamer Scotia was cap
tured BY tho Connecticut on the lst inst having
out from Wilmington the night of the 29th She has
IOs bales Of cotton on board The Scotia is paddle
wheel steamer. about 800 tuns burden bull. on the
Clyde and was purchased and sent out from Glasgow
in the Summer OF 1863