, 1865-03-16
Qhifa9o: mrtbu1les



The military situation Is still Of the most
encouraging character. Adyiccs, both from
Wilmington and Newborn, upop the au,hori-
4y Of Gen. shcrman's Scouts, state that Gen.
Sherman and his army are at FAYETTEVILLE.
~'an right, and marching On" His communi-
cation with Wilmington Ia uninterrupted, and
we shall undoubtedly soon receive details Of
his progress. ech6he1d's Qctory over Bragg
Tas IN I'LL respects com p1ete. The rebels
1ongnt with desperate fury, but their assaults
were eal!autay repulsed and the battle rcsult-
GO IN handsome victory, Gen. Couch, with
q portion Of the 23d corps, coming up and
dHving the rebels across the Neuse river to
h1nston- Later ndyiccs state. without giving
details, that On the 18Th Gen. Schodeld o:cn'
pied Ktnston, Bragg retreating before the ao-
vance Of our army. which had been lartoef
strengthened by the arrival Of Ter'y's troops.
Vermont ratified The Constitutional amend
ment prohibiting slavery, at q special session
Of her Legislature, on tue oth inst The bill
passed the Senate unanimously, aud the
\ House by cit to 2. Vermont Is the eighteenth
rahJing State.
Our dispatches bring us late European news,
but devoid of particular interest. The In
7clllgcnce Of the recent Union successes Ind
not reached there at the sailing of the last
steamer.
The notorious guerilla, Jerome Clark, who
for year past. under the assumed female
name Of 4pe Aundy, has been committing
numberaess murders and robberies In Ken
tucky, has at last met his fate at the end OF q
1opc. The punishment Was richly deserved,
hut will hardly atone for the scores Of inno-
cent lives cut of by this brutal murderer.
ShcEidan's troops atc still ratd1ng around
Richmond making sad hayoc with the rebel
communications, but nothing later has been
heard from him, except flying rumors, one OF
which is that he has effected Junction With
the army Of the Potomac.
The xebel Consrrpr, which wAs 10 adjourn
on Saturday, 1t seems did not do SO, having
concluded tt wait little longer, at the re.
quest Of Davis, who announced that lie had
something Of Importance to communicate to
chem. What that e something Of import
ance" mny be is purely ma;ter Of uuim-
;,ortant conjecture, hut If the rebel conclare
will only wait a few days, Grant and sher-
man may have something to communl "a te to
abcm Of interest.
There is nothing Of special interest from
the Amy Of the Potomac, but ans minute
NAV bring stirring news, In the meantime,
i. is fuldlling' its appointed duty in holding
Lee and his army In vice while the tolls arc
slowly but surely gathering around the doom.
ed capital +: -
The proclamation Of the President is a
1,onbshell in the ranks Of the native and
alien rebel sympathizers restdentin the North
who have been engaged In shipping goods to
tho rebels and vio1atfng the blockade. We
hope its provisions will be carried out in &C.
cordnnce with the spirit Of the document
and to the very letter
Peace rumors are again on the wing, but
in a very indefinite and improbable shape.
News begins to arrive from the Mobile ex'
pedition. The cavalry force which set out
from Baton Rouge has advanced as far AZ
Clinton, md everything promises well for the
success of the MOVEMENT
We 1earn that several Of the railroadt
lending out Of the city have suftrd no small
damage from The washing away Of tracks
Fears arc entertained that most serious losses
will bo sustained in the neighboThood O
Cairo and in Southern Illinois.
Gold closed weak in New York last night
at TIKI after call.