The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-05


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Sises tiss disastrous retreat % Grisr.
80 sossth. upon Mezmphis, most serious
eheneIosss are fsls In eaMcaal and
naIifleal eirclus, thst their rssreas inter.
smDta Rherman's uOsnnaunlcations MI
sione Che line az the Mobile d Ohio road
which desivss his array Of IN itup0rtAut
source Of supply. wish0at watch u n Do
lisyad he cann0E nsaiptaiA his asoaad;
and woFsa still. IL deprivas him ct Ne
cavalry SuFce upoa which, he relied -
psnsecute operations.
Military msD believe Ehsgman viii
ncw DO ohIissa 70 retraee his steps and
refurn 20 WickshurR.
IL nriyate letter dated the Goth says
Sherman reached Meridiaa bus hearing
oil the cavalry retreat dared not proceed.
He has erected earth works around the
city.
The report Of bis occupation Of Selma
10 discrsdtsed, that being 100 miles from
Meridian. ~ ...s.G
The news from the South report Polk
between Selma and the Tombigbee,
wssching shsrnazs. and prepared 90 dis
put@ his passage across the river.
The TFibune's dispatch sayss
Butler has succeeded In making -.
rangemenss with ould which viii probs
bly, lead 70 an exchange Of prisoners.
The House to-day passed the Senate
Bill for military protection OF euaigrsnts
to the Pacific States and Territories.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 9th
says:
Dispatches from Gen Johnstsn yester.
day states that the enemy was skirmisls-
ing oil along his line northwest from Dial.
ton. II 10 not doubted that the enemy
are making general advance in Georgia.
New YoRK. March 2-Th" Post says
reports from Virginia are that KilPat-
rick 9 cavalry foFce got into Lees rear,
and 10 making its way towards Richmond;
aleo that one corps Of the army Of the
Potomac 10 making O diversion in Kill
pstrick's favor against the main body Of
the rebel army.
HALIvAx. March 3d.-Additional per
steamer Canada. The Germans were rs
pulsed on the eighteenth in sgveneral
stack on the whole line Of the Danish
position.
The Great Eastern has been chartered
BY Glass, Elliott & Co. to lag the Atlantic
Cable in '65.
WAsHrNorox, M,rch 31.-Both Houses
passed resolution continuing the bounties
to April lat
In the House Committee on Conference
on the whisky bill reported to-day. They
were unable to agree. A motion was
made that the House recede from disS
greement-lost by 81 TO II.
WARRINGTON. March 3d.-This after
Moons Star says:
We have information 70 the effect that
Fitzpatrick with force Of picked cavalry
arrived at White Horse and formed juno
ton with force sent up from the PENN.
sula. This news Ia brought in by tao
scouts, and 10 believed in.
The gunboat Wateree vent to sea yes
terday. 1t is supposed her destination is
San Francisco.
New YoRk, March g.. "A special to the
Herald from the headquarters Army Pc
tomac Goth says:
Fitzpatrick ct the head Of large force
of cavalry left this place Saturday even
ing on an expedition. The strength of
the entire command we do not deem ju-
dicious TO publish at present.
On Saturday the command thought
proper and encamped at Old Verdere-
Vile on the Fredericksburg and Orange
c. FL. plank road, miles south of the
Rapidan. On Sunday morning the force
demonstrated in front Of the snemy's
work upon Mine Run. deployed as in
fantry, in order 70 cause the enemy 70
mas in that locality 70 resist the attack
In this capacity they acted all day. At
night they rested in q retired and safe
position between Verdersville and Rob.
inson's Tavern. At 3 o'clock Monday
morning Fitzpatrick took up q line Of
march southwark towards the junction
of the Virginia Central and Richmond
and fredericksburg railroad. arriving 81
Spottsylvania C. Fl. just at dark. From
this point Col Dahlgrene. with detacb
men& of cavalry. was despatched 20
Fredericks Hall. midway between the
junction and the above named roads and
Gordonsyille. where had been parked
the whole rebel reserve of artillery
Col. Dahlgrene was 70 have destroyed the
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