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

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seas "a oi or pcsssasIcn 81 N e9lbsgs
In s sss nd N = - assaIs ~ TIL
Virginia y 70 bee eyscunfea iM eafeas
ground and b. tfaEssfez1e t0 Or
Caroiina, hense tie dssire q 30 ~ sszy
TO make saassperate " s55t 20 sbtasm poe
session 81 this productissp oFsioa @ t.
State and water communication before
federal reinfogcements arrive. !.
fntsiligrnc6 III Just received thAs the
enemy hung ST sol lisre, aptured IL tho
recent r,oysn1eYst hedSsaat NeWberns Ill
Of whom belonged 10 Vie "a North Car
oIina volunteers. The fbbcft breatss
cousidc sxcitergas xsx mad ~ econ FnA-
Iedsmusb fesuIt iml' the hss1e Inc NJ sth9i
same nunfbes sssabsls by BusssF 4 -
tEss6 80 ass.z II sa ia T,Ssagsss @Ahae .A3sbnD
Knoxville. Tenn, --At LIST sccoszRts
ILopgstreet was still retrsatipg His Id
Iou'rs beiae at Ireepyille, WedneAayy.
night. Our caAalry had s slight rnsieh
with mis- rear guard ia the vicinity III
EBeans' Station yesterday, Schpfeld is
in pursuit.. but owing to the Espid resrsat
of the enemy no eugaaemant. L. expect
ed thia side the Virginia line. ! The rail-
road bridge and track AZ Straw berry are
injured beyond TIE possibility of present.
Y. Deter sry Lph s'sss.si' retreat
We have information Or ! Formidable
offensive movement by i large force rom
the army Of the Potomac which was ini-
ciated Saturday night and may poasibly
be heard from to.day. The dernonstfAs
ton Is very bold one but Ii ia brave
hands and win be supported BY ! poser
full force. Sues 2 - - IL"
News from rebel sources to thA ed,
says Atlanta Appeal has following. -
. .Sherman's purpose 10 still q myatery,
a. to whether he will move on Mobile or
turn eastward. Sherman, with sudden
and unexpected rapidity has moved
against our weakest point Mississippi
10 the Egypt Of the Confsderacy, where. Is
not elected can snbsiss and do more dam
age thanwinning pitched battle. Heis
makinf war on our subsistence and re-
sources which, to destroy 10 to defaat.--r
Sherman marches In solid body With, aE-
tiItery in front and rear and Hankg hiacav-
Blry close under his guns.sss,G0 straggling
allowed. The rebel cavalry are unable 70
harrass him. q ffE ~ - z*T ..
New YoRK. 27.- The! Express ssys in
regard to the fight in Florida, il sis the
opinion of officers who took part igr the
expedition thst our total loss killed,
wounded and missing, is between twelve
and fifteen hundred. - Our troops were
right in front of confederate battery,
in piece of woods, before they were
aware of their presence, and when the
battery opened CALLING FIRE our men fen
back panic stricken. Rebel force not
known, supposed to have been large. A
captured prisoner stated the troops were
from Charleston and Beauregard was in
command. 49,. ,..:.. 81 s.I.st. ....,
New YoRK, Feb. 29.-The Herald pub
fishes an intercepted letter, dated Rich.
mond, 10th, stating that the rebel capi-
tol is guarded only by two companies of
heavy artillery, FIVE light batteries, two
companies of cavalry and about 900 cit.
izen soldiers, -. 80
Part of North Carolina regiment
guards Chickahomipy. 80
The garrison of Ft. Darling has been
reduced to seven hundred and fifty citi-
zens. The soldiers are not to be relied
on. 80" '' -.9@@a
1t was believed that the appearance of
a considerable force of Yankees would be
a signal for general stampede.
Longstreet's forces are set down at
20. 900, Johnson's IS, 900 and Lees 45, 900,
Orleans letter to the World. says
Juares had reached Tanalipas and was
preparing to yield up all the country 70
the French. IL was reported that the
French had shot Arch Bishop Labartinda
and Bishop Barajas, but the repoEtis not
credited. - >..~.
WAsHISoroN, 2o.--House, - Wilson Of
Iowa, introduced bill that of all indebt-
edness to the United States prior tosJuly !
Ist '65, on account with the duties on i'm |
ports, one tenth may be paid in legal
tenders. go = ..a:s.' .--:.i |
House passed y bill reported from com |
nittee on Ways and cans last week, aal-
change in the form Of loan,
by the act of March last. s-l
A bill has been INTRODUCED providing
that the provision Of the act OF august
81, which authorizes direct tax of ten
millions, be suspended until April LIST,
81. Referred TO committee on Ways |
and Means. Senator Grimes introduced
3 bill for the protection Of overland emil
grants to the Pacific. Referred to Mill.
tary committee. - - D =" ,'s'aa
LONDON, Feb l3.--Derby iuthe House
Of Lords attacked Russell. and defended
the Government poIicH relative to, the
rams.
During . general debate in the House
IF Commons several speak ers charged the
government with trucking policy toward