, 1865-03-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The War for The Union,
| Important Notes from
General Grants
Operations.
FURTHER PROGRESS OF
SHERMAN'S ARMY.
NHAT SHERIDAN Is DOING
Ills MOST DESTRUC-
TIVE RAID.
LATEST FROM M0BlLE-FuR-
Their RUM0RS or ITS
EVACUATION. |
From Rebellion Ru- |
mored Resignation |
Of Gen. Lee.
Tie Great Flood---Its Rarages
in New York and Penn
sylrania.
The Oil Regions--The Rail
roads, Etc.
FROM NEW I0Rk---THE BUSl.
NESS PAktc---fhLL IN
PRICES.
WFrBs VVAEe ~ vNnErEr4
The Great Flood---lts Rayages
in New York and Penn
sylrania.
The Oil Regions---Ihe Rail
roads, Etc.
FROM NEW T0RK---THE BUsI.
NESS PAktc---fALL IN
PRICES.
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Affairs in the Army Of the Potomac
Latest from Sher1dan.

WAsuE1oK, Monday, March s0.-InfoErnation
from the Army OF the Potomac says, cannonadlnc
WINS heard all day Saturday, In front Of the 9Th
Corps without any other object, apparently, tn IN
to advise our troops that they st1l hare an enemy
opposite them The 114th and 6sth Pcnnsylvanla,
performing dn'y at the headquarters Of the army
Tor some time past, hnvc heen relieved and Or
dered to City Po'nt, They, with the 3cth New
York and G1st Massachusetts, are to form an tnde-
pendent Brigade under the command Of Brevet
Brig. Gen. Col!ta, nnd will occupy the works at
City Point The 11th md 18th regulars are ordered
to the headquarters In place Of the 114th and Gsh
Pennsylvania volunteers
!. The TIMES correspondent, writing from White
nonse, tays: ''Sheridan has destroyed more PROP
crty than was ever before destroyed in one c8pe~
diuon. In one day he captured $a,u0,0o0 worth.
On tic Kanawha and Johns River Canal, which
could not be repaired in two years. The banks
were cut and levels drained, frequently at points
where the rapid etrcam would wash ont the very
willie, the-bed, besore our troops lelt had washed
ont to The depth Of ten feet, and powerful noun
tain feeder Kas making It deeper every hour.
every level was dc.trosed 60 theronsbi7 $ & ths1 u1
every portion will haVe to be rebuilt Shsfldan's
command has obt1ined supplies for horses and
consumed and wasted and issued to the starving
poor Wonld havo euf1eed to feed Lees army for
month";"
B4rT1nonr, MONDAY, March aa-A Fort Mon
roo letter CT yesterday says: "'An arrival from
White House At late hour last evening reports
the arrival Ct sheE,dan's cavalry fore!s On the
Whiae noa.e q 'e Room saaas Tie :ro@
the rtsss, which bad been partially destroyed BY
Rooess esa hSh .ss fsnf ;a
White Houee come days since, IN anticipation Of
the appearance Of Sheridan at that point With
his force they will hsve no difficulty in crossing
IA ITh hi fH he off
By L. O'Clock last night
Al FrsdeylcEshnll Station dfapatch from E3riy
III W. It t. sat
he was too late hy twenty.four hourH. Two d.yR
we're occupied IN destroying the Central Railroad,
Marching to The two crossings Of lhe South AIMS,
one WIS ionnd defended By tuf1ntry behind earth
worss; 4 ehnrge va made, the rebels scattered.
toward 1shiana Station. and On tie WY BE- r he.sd
Of E=ry again; Il promised furlonSh to ths
sSscfs Captain b4ato9 Of The sts the
Ion, thinking the adjntant was EARLY, demanded
his surrender. His answer was suoi that wouud.
6 BIZ hoIee. eans1ng him te AL, and, fastening
hut YES nnallg forced 70 ford the South Anna At
dangerous .pot By this time, Mct-t's division,
under 1onettzeet, was hurried up to near Ash
lan1. Its advance was met and driven hack.
fkirmiehtne ensued, In which 11rst one and then
the other Was compelled to fall b'ck. General
Slef1oan 1nAllF MOfed eastward TO the r1mu0kY.
pickettng one f1de and Longetreet the other.
New YoRk. March 20-The New York Tt6xnt's
Army Of the Potomac correspondent says: '.All
goes to chow VIC Will have short bat severe can
pstCn- In few days q sezlss Of contests will have
begun between the two great armies that will
eause profound excitement oil through the
The 7rt1ttne's Washington special says: +"Sec-
1ctary Stanton, from the front to-day says Grant
knowf just what Lee il abput"
The New York Times Correspondent gives de-
taIr Of Sherldan's movements inter leaving Co
lumtla. A movement was made noTthwa1d etrik-
ing the Vire1nIa Central Railroad at several
posnle, when IT wae broken up. .
While IN ite way, Cust.r learned that Early,
with two hundred men, four hours before. was
fyinE towsrde Richmond. This was the first
heard OF him since Wayne.horo. =
The New York 7s,bune's Washington special
esye: ~ Information from Sheridan tonight says
he ts efi1l en- the warpath. and Will soou be heard
from again: lie Is intilctinc much Punishment On
the rebe!s.'
Fortress Monroe lcttrr Of yesterday eays:
An arrival from White III 1Ee ut late hou. list
evening, rcpor1e the arrival Of Sheridsns casalry
force on The Eorth hunk OF the rnmunky, u few
mics from White nouse, on Saturday noon.'