The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-20

THE STU ALTON.
Reports reached yesterday that advance Of the
rebels on the Army o. the Potomac anticipated
Friday. and that troops The qHi Heavy
nrng yesterday the direction OF Dumfres,
as some skirmlshiog was going on but later inteI
geuce last night brought no further account OF it.
Everything appears be quiet IN tho Shenandoah val
Icy notwithstanding tho noa,ng rumors reocl attack
on Bsrboursyiiis
Our latest dates from Chattanooga are the 10Th
Tho suemy werc 10 front in large FORCE bu. were
making 20 demonstration General Sherman had gone
towards Rcd river with b:s forces Governor Browns
late message (Which We have pub!shed) making
great sensation in Georgia the columns OF the rebel
journals
The rebel General Price has resumed command o. The
Department OF Arkansas has addressed bis army an.
nouncing that be is about 10 lead them against the
enemy 10 retrieve The former disasters, and SO forth
Advces from Nstchez state that rebel suerias have
sgain appeared at Lake Prov tsoce aud committing
shocking barbaritcs the segross asd onion people
Two Union prisoners, while on their route from Rich.
mond 70 Americas Ga roze to death died 81 s,arva
ton 10 The railroad ears twelve Others uad TO be left
10 the hos2ta at Raleigh General Pecx has issued mill.
tary orders at Newborn es,aoshin. tree schools 10 die
rent parts OF North Carolina.
The steamers Havana and George Washington bring
news from New Orleans to the lltn inst. Apart from
the prospects or the Presidential election there ia very
little to rols 10 TIA; quarter Our troopa had withdrawn
from Msdlsolviie, small Lake Pontcbartraio
The cavalry we're making some active though not i'm
potant scoatngs driving the rebels occasionally from
tue fords or The ChappapeIa, and capturing q lew
EUROPEAN NEWS
The steamship City Of Baltimore reached this port from
Queenstown yesterday morning, bringing teeyrapnc
Jews reports dated TO the 7th OF Msch-one day later
Al the DANISH elections ia Copenhagen the war caud
dates returned 10 every Instance leading paper
OF Norway tue policy OF Denmark and expresses
doubt whether thu Noweg,sns should be asked TO par
tcpate actively 10 the war The Austrian troops bad
arrived before Duppe, The districts Of Schieswg not
occupied BY The AcstroPrussian army elected members
the Danish Les stature. Three Prussan ships had
been ordered 70 leave the por, Of Bss, France whsre
they bad been stationed and proceed north Russia had
proclaimed the emancipation Of the peasants 10 the streets
OF Warsaw.
Macmillan al tn racrss preparing to SO, out for
London After his vis, Queen Victoria be viii return
Miramar receive the Mexican deputation, ana then
leave for Mexico Il said that he viii be accompanied
ey Gwin OF California. who viii act sort OF
c7unseiior u the throne Or. Gwin Il 10 sad, recon.
euts the rebel government cedc the state Texas
% MEXICO The Paris PAYS descrb ss The English govern
uen the rontus ria,e OF politics. having other
part 10 play ethan u wash It's hands, matter wba,
happens"
III nav SAT- TIA, the Prince o. wales infant was
Doro with deormty, having only thres Gngers
OF bis hands
C0NaREss.
The senate Sss 90, 10 session yesterday, having on
Friday adjourned over I'll. Monday.
brief session o. ,se House held for general do
Gate hcssrs Arnold, Of iiinos wilson Of Iowa. and
WIDER OF gsusas made speeches 90 the war ana slavery,
and then The House adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURES.
Tue state Senate yesterday transacted much business
bd mos, OF u vas ., 40 uuimportant character. Tue
uuioo Trust Company bi. debated for considerable
while, and anaiy passed The bill regulate the isas.
log o. toe ?srs srd whsrves this city discussed
for some time 10 Committee u the Whole, after which
the enac.'rs ea1se was stricken The Senate held
an executive session. which the Governors nominstioo
OF Dr. Swobarne a. Health ocer this port, TO super.
sede ne Gum, was unsn mousy confirmed.
10 the Assembly the bill 70 regulate the Hudson River
~.
TIE Eleventh Avenue AMI Bioominsiss Railroad oil,
which received adverse re?,r, On the previous
day again taken up reconsdered seni back 70
tbo Raiiro q Committee Among ! number OF measures
reported 70 tue House from The Standing Committee,
were bills 70 issslize the payment By towns ant
EQUITIES OF conmatati0n for drafted men; rcaiiv,
20 the New York Department 81 Charities ant
Correc,ion the Annual supply bin, and ol
g. aneni the Metropolitan Police act The latter wa
poraou 81 IN Uatei states and European Express an
Passenger steamship Company 70 prohibit the pubIica
ton BY newspapers Or lottery cravings anf 10 rcnde
Illegal the removal o. meters by sas companies excep
upon ne by the proper officer that Judgment 70
The yas O gis furnished been returned ansatised
The MAJORITY report OF the Cana Roart favor OF
hrgsmcni q TIE canals received ADJ ordered TO b.
prntei
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
The STEINER gavaus, from New orleans, ani Havana
14lh lust, arrived A. this port yesterday The news
from Havana = nol q great importance From. Mexico
there Is little Or nothing new while from 81 pomtug, W,
learn that the insurgents actually making va,
against the traitor Sntaua than against the Soapss
government The leaders q the rebellion have
their desire 20 receive their r,rms President p,ez Az
then 70 come 10 terms but there stu strong art,
opposed 10 this idea aud therefore the strife s3os on
the mssotne 10 y the general opinion, very little cred
tied, that the Spanish troops will soon DO withdraw
from the island To Purssr Buertas Of the Havana "
ssvs 10 return sincere thanks for bis usual promp
meas and kindness % forwarding our packages.