, 1865-03-20
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STORM.
The New York Central Rail
road Bridge at Roches-
ter Swept Away.
CENTRAL NEW YORK
IN 4 DELUGE.
BRIDGES, DAMs AND MILLS
DESTROYED.
q ERESE3ET EXPECTED
az st. PAUL.
IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO
AND BELOW.
Flag Of Truce to Mobile
Rebel Ferfdy.
L FEDERAL FLEET REPORTED
MOVING AGAINST MOBILE.
Disastrous Fire in PrOvi-
dence, r. I.
G0In. RY pRITATE ADVIGES 1R5
IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO
AND BELOW.
Flag Of Truce to Mobile -
Rebel EeCfdy.
L FEDERAL FLEET REPORTED
MOVING AGAINST MOBILE.
Disastrous Fire in Provi-
dence, R. I.
GOLD, BY PRIVATEADVICES, 1855.
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.

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EIkaeter to an Arkankns Scouting EI-
pe1tGtou-A FlnE Of Truce 10 faohl1e-
Anotler Instance Of Rebel Perhdy-
A Federal Fleet reported near The
Ctfy-FOfTegtss Movements.
Especial Dispatch to the Chiea1o Tr1bune.1
CAIRO, Saturday, March 1s-
The steamer Sallie List, bound from Memphis
to Little Rock, wae hailed last Saturday by man
on the bank, short dfstarce above Pine Blnhs.
Seeing he Was eo1dter and apparently IN d1strcss,
the officers Of the boat took HIN aboard and con
yeyed 1l1n to Little Rock. He gave his n1ne as
B. r. Brose. Sergeant OF tie Sd Wisconsin cayal-
r., ard that few days previous. he accompanied
sconti.g party Of forty men Of his regiment,
gent ont from Little Rock, near Clear Lake. They
we're dcco5ed Into an ambusesae Of about one
lirt,dred and TWENTY-FIVE bushwackers, and that
ail were Killed wounded and made prisoners. He
seized favorable chance and eoon after cscaped,
making his way to the E1yer
The following Is from I letter from Dauphin
1elnnd to the New Orleans 15nss. under date of
March 5th:
1h~ u. $. transport Nashua, hesius on board
about 10 Confederate pri.t ncre, l+it this place on
the ID inst. and proeeEdcd under l1g ot truce
Up Mobile bay Arriving at The supposed lines ol
Give warning Of ,he Saehua's peaceful and hu-
1nane mission. About rwo hours afterwards the
transport steamed up the bay ncross Dog river
bur. within about two and h&lf miles OF Nozzle,
where she cast anchor, and, Notwithstanding her
arrival had been made known two hou's before
md her white flag was waving In plain view. eh!l
the rebel batteries opened heavy hre. which
compelled the Ma: hua to hease anchor and Re.
treat The rebel authorities, fearful probably. that
transport Has gong 10 transport their ftien3s
hack 10 dufance vile, ceased drtuc after our boat
Wee out Of range. and made oyertnres OF peace
declaring that they did nut eee our dag Of truce
nntii aller thsyhad hred i tho At 50 e'o.e range
70 wantoniy lnsultcd- This rash breach Of eftab-
nshed cartel was conducive to more go1d than
evil to Us a. It revealed the locality OF their bat
tcltts The rebel authorities are unusually strict
in gu3fdi1 their lines n well Al their pre5s and
but one paper Has .ecurGa By orr forces and this
cnc wns captured By gentleman Who would moi
mart with it
A gentleman who VIE out On the Nashua states
that Saturday evenings edlnon Of the Mobile
| Tribune contained report that the Yankee dee1
were thit rice OF Dog River bar, also that TIT
commanding General had ordered oil able boalet
men into the 1anSs. while all othera with woueI
and children were being sent from The city.
Weather continues stormy.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bune.j
MEArn1-, Marcn ii, via CAIRO, March IL
The following Son1hern Items are from relta
bic SOURCE: Mobile had, twelve days since, 20.01
troops ga.rjsoning 1t, All the old Louizlau.
txoopa that left New Orleans At its capture, are
there.s Great confidence is felt, and supplies o.
food are claimed to bc -abund4nt for long se1ge
The whole Southern co.1try Is overdoEed. ant
most OF the Ia1lroads are badly damaged BY unus
ual freshefG.
Forrest i. moving up towards Tnpelo and Gun
town. anticipating the move o. Thouae' CAVIAR,
from Eastpoft Mississippi.