, 1864-02-24
the WAR In FLORIDA.


Head letter Of the 18th, says the operations
there has been no fighting OF moment, and
our advance force arc ut Barbcra. Within
two or three days the cavalry have been at
work In the country few miles oil the Flor
ida Ccntzal Railroad, but have not effected
any brilliant achievements.
A train OF cars is running between jack
sonvillc and Barbcrn. Considerable difficulty
is experienced in getting vessels Of large and
moderate draft across tho St. Johns Bar.
Every blow tends to increase the obstacle. :
Jacksonville is beginning to assume quite
In obtaining Permits to lind their goods, and
1t is stated that party coRtemplates opening
u large hotel. Large droves Of cattle and
hogs have been driven into our lines within
the past few days.
1t is ,cportea TINT Bcanregard is on bis
way from Savannah with large force to OPP
pose any further progress towards tho into
rior. The road ID clear from Jacksonville to
Lake City, and We do not fear meeting the
enemy IL force this Ai1e OF the Suwnne River.
The permanent occupation Of Florida may
be set down as fixed fact.
At the recent sessions Of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District Of
Virginia, Judge Underwood presiding, at
Norfolk, twcnty~elght DEGREES Of condemns
lion under tie conflscatlon law, were made.
These DEGREES cover large amount Of yalu-
able property.
Brig, Gen. G. H. Rucker, Chief Quarter
asked to be relieved from duty here and sent
into the Held.
The Maryland State Convention at BaltI-
more, to-day, Instructed delegates to the
Nationnl Convention to vote for alr. Lincoln
as their t1rst and only choice:
Within lev weeks the seeretary Of TIE
Navy las decided to ldd anotlicr feet to the
national squadron. In compliance with in
vitationa. propositions have been made to
construct the new vessels. They are to be
entirely Of iron, and arc not intended for
participation In actual battle.
! [Conevondence Of The y. r World,
HHToS Head, Feb. 16.
Tha Florida expedition is reported here to
havc answered the ends for which 1t was or
ganizcd; and II its design was to occupy the
nnresistfug towns and villages which border,
at long distances, portion of the frontier Of
that dcEertcd State. It has been cminently
successful cannot narrate Its incidents or
Gilmore and few Of the officers who wit
messed the operations hare arrived here, and
am thus enabled to give you some brief ac-
count Of the movements Of our troops In
FLORIDA.
When the main force Of tho expedition
landed ut Jacksonville. they found that many
Of Its Inhabitants had eyacuated the city,
taking ali their available property sufficiently
portable to be carried away, to some other
town In the interior. Those who remained
were apprehensive Of peril; but they were
duly notified that If they were loya! to the
Union they would neither be disturbed nor
subjected to military surveillance. cannot
state how many hare taken the oath Of al
1cgiancc, nor how long they would abide BY
Il If the enemy wcrc in their midst: but the
past experience Of our army In Florida indi:
Gates the existence Of latent and trcachcrous
feeling against the North, and all who wear
the uniform of the United States. a large
amount OF property was seized; the owners
NOT appearing to claim 1t. Tho troops subse,
auently made several reconnoissances, aud
detachinents were sent to occupy Tallahassee
nnd ot1le1 towns. They met with no resist
apee. und their marches everywhere were sue
te:sfuL
Tic report Of the expedition prepared by
General Gilmore is to be sent to the Prcsi-
dent, and Colonel Elwell, a very popular
Officer here, Is to proceed North By the
steamer which sails to-day for that purpose.