, 1864-03-19
14th, the day set aside for Territorial bust

and with further amendments restricting an
ticipated payment of interest on the public
debt to period of one year, passed the Sen
ate by vote of 30 to 8.
A correspondent who accompanied Sher-
mans expedition writes from Canton, Feb.
26th: The expedition was successful in
achieving the objects for which it was sent.
With 20 days rations Sherman left Vicks-
burg on the Sd of Feb. Crossing Big Black
next day, he had a sharp fight with Adams
cavalry, driving him beyond Jackson, where
the army camped that night. Next morn
ing advanced, skirmishing with the rebel
cavalry and driving them before us. On
reaching Meridian we encountered Loring
and French's divisions, who had been throw
ing up defences, evidently intending to fight,
but retreated without firing gun On the
18th Hurlbut's corps entered Meridian, the
remainder of the expedition following the
ensuing day, having destroyed the town of
Hillsboro on the way. AT Meridian we en-
countered the rebel cavalry. Took possess
sion and held the town four days, during
which time expeditions were sent out and
destroyed 70 miles of railroad, including 80,
900 feet of bridging, and large amount of
rolling stock Considerable rolling stock
was destroyed by the rebels to prevent its
falling into our hands, Trains at Enterprise
and the railroad station at Chankey were
destroyed with large amount ofrqhel stoves.
'fhers was no Intention of going to Selma,
and the main body of the army never went
beyond Meridian.
Veterans are coming back at the rate of
1000 per day-many regiments having from
800 to 400 recruits
New York, March ia letter from Far
ragut's feet says he intends to silence Fort
Powell so as to send the Mosquito feet up
Mobile Bay. This will cut off Forts Morgan
and Gaines. The bay is said to be obstruct-
ed three miles below in such manner as to
| compel vessels to pass under the guns Of
two iron.clad forts and battery on shore on
the west side. Mobile is defended strongly
at every point The rebel ram Tennessee
still lies in the bay. Mobile is almost entire
ly destitute of troops, 10000 having gone
to meet Sherman.
Louisville, March 1.-THE Union Gen.
tral Committee have called State Conven-
tion to meet in this city in May, to nominate
an electoral ticket and appoint delegates to
the Chicago Convention The call was
signed by James Guthrie, Geo. D. Prentice
and others.
Concord, n H., March 11.-Returns
from the entire State, except ten towns give
Gilmore 5,992 majority. Four out of five
Councillors and 2 out of II Senators elected
are Union Republicans The Republican
majority in the House will be about 75 Gil
mores majority will be about $500.
Washington, March l1-In compliance
with the Senate resolution respecting the
point for the commencement of the Pacific
Railroad on the 1902 west longitude, with
branch road from the western boundary of
Iowa to said 1902 west longitune, the Presi-
dent sent message to that body to-day,
designating and establishing such first above
named point on the western boundary Of
Iowa east of and opposite to Omaha.
San Francisco, l2-The French Consul
of this port has just issued an order declAr-
ing the Mexican ports of Acapulco and
Manzanllo under blockade and that neither
merchandise nor passengers will be allowed
to enter either of those ports
The following militray arrangements have
been made lst, by order of the President,
Lieut. Gen. Grant is assigned to the com
mand Of the United States Army. I'd Ma
jor- Gen. Haleck is relieved from duty as
as General-in- Chief, and assigned special du-
ty in Washington as Chief-of-Staf ofthe Ar
N.Y. Sd, Major-Gen Sherman is assigned
to the command of the Military Division of
the Mississippi, lately commanded by Gen
Grant, comprising the Departments of Ohio,
Cumberland, Tennessee and Arkansas 4th,
MajOr-Gen. Mcpherson is to command the
Department of Tennessee, recently command
ed by Sherman 5th, Gen. Grant is to es-
tabish his headquarters in the field, with
the respective armies of the Ohio and Ten
nessee under his personal supervision
Gen. Il. w. Smith was to-day nominated
Major Gen. of Volunteers, vice Grant pro-
noted This is supposed to be preparatory
to his assignment to the command Of the Ar
my of the Potomac.
Gen. Grant intends to concentrate all the
Western forces in camp for smashing blows
this spring. Another call will soon be is
sued for 200,0 or 800, 900 men.
Louisville, March 12.-Under the new
order, it is understood that Gen. Schofeld is
to remain in command of Eastern Tennessee
and Thomas at Chattanooga. Hooker, Lo-
gan, Hurlbut, and Granger will retain their
present positions as corps commanders.
San Francisco March 12.-The steamer
Brother Jonathan, from Victoria, has ar
rived.
GREETINGs.-The following greetings
were exchanged between the Mayors of
Portland, Oregon, and Portland, Maine, a
few days after the completion of the Oregon
telegraph:
PORTLAND, March 1st, 1864.
To Mayor of the City of Portland, Maine:
Portland of the Pacific to Portland of the
Atlantic,-the younger to the elder sister
one in name. May they ever be united in
the preservation of our common country and
its liberties DAVID LOGAN, Mayor.
PORTLAND, Me-. March 8th, 1864
(Rec'd 9th, L30 P. NJ
David Logan, Mayor:-Portland, Maine,
to Portland Oregon, this morning greets her
fair sister The floods clap their hands, the