, 1865-03-15
Iflffagp Mril)E11e.


THE NEWS.
Our Union friends have won glorious ric
Tory in New Hampshire, beyond precedent
and above the confident antlclpations of tht
'most sanguine. smyth, the Union candidate
Tor Governor Is elected By over {, 900 majority
Ano 1hc chances ore about eyen ft,r the cleo
Aon Of Gen. Marston In the First Compression
al District, notwithstanding the division in
our ranks which nomInatcda third candidate
II 0en. Marston is elected 1t is Union gain,
In the other two districts unionfsts are be.
-yond doubt elected. There is no doubt that
noth branches Of the Legislature arc strongly
~~Acpuollran. This is glorious opeuinr ia
9he new campaign, and is pleasant response
10 the victories Of Sherman, schotield and
Sheridan in tue field.
Finally, VIC hare direct news Of Sherman.
In dispatch 10 the War Department, lie an.
nounccd himself on the S!A at Laurel HiIl
North Carolina, with the pleasant words
All is wclf.r and that his army has 81 done
'0nely." Laurel Hill is about one hundred
miles from Wilmington, In northwest lircc-
lion, about thirty miles from the south Caro.
1lua line, and about fifty miles from Fayette-
vile, which secms to be Ills next objective
point. From Fayetteville he can proceed to
Iynclbure or Petersburg, as his Judgment
fhali dictate. This pleasant news from Shcr-
man worried the gold bulls yesterday badly.
and thcJ were obliged to let it drop about
ten per cent. Toward the close they at
tempted rally, but the effort was but par-.
1ial,y successful.
4 dispatch from the rebel Gen, Lee states
that Wade Hampton attacked Kilpatrlck on
the 10th {the place not being giyen), drove
him from Ills cam2, captured his guns, wag-
ons, many horses, and several hundred
prisoners, and released large number
Of ltbcls In his hands. This Wade Ha1npton
business is about played out. Wehaye had the
same story about Vadc Hampton's Liz Jobs at
least twelve times previous 10 this, and they
lave been proved false in every instance.
This one is likely to be killed In the same
way.
The latest Richmond papers are flied with
sad wailiC.s over the military situation,
They admit that Sherldan has played the
mischief with their avenues Of supplies for
Richmond aud Lees army, md express fears,
which nrc believed to bc well grounded. that |
lie has ere this reached Durke7s Sutton. for
81l.kcsviilt) the junction Of the Petersburg
and Lynchonfg and the Richmond md Dan.
Tlle Railroads, thus completely cutting or !
Kichmond i'll all directions. If he succeeded |
III mixing successful crossing Of the James
river, he las no doubt accomplished this i'm.
1o1tant of5 Ct report comes that Ehcri-
dan had eTcn captured Lynchburg but this
cen hardly be true, for Lyachourg Vas pr>-
pared for siege, and could hardly have yield-
cd to sshcridan's flight riders" lie has no
guns with him Of sufficient calibcr for snch
work.
Grant Was mndc the recipient last Satu.-
day Of the elegant gold medal voted him BY
Concrcse, and which has been the courss Of
prcpa' alton for neatly yenr past. The de.
sign, as our readers will recollect, wns from
the prolific brain of Mr.. John Antrobus. the
artist, formerly Of this city.
IN the eth Inst. Gen. Bragg attacked por-
lion Of Gen. Schohe1d's forces, under Gen.
Cox, in TIE vicinity Of Kingston, and gained
come advantage, capturing, the rebels say,
l,5U prisoners and three pieces Of artillery.
On the same afternoon Bragg made another
attack on Gen. scho1eld's right, and WAS re-
pulsed, Gen. schofseld having arrived and
taken command. We TINT afternoon took
,c:Uo prisoners. The next day {the 9th) the en-
cn'y made several desperate assaults On our
lines, and were repulsed with heavy loss.
leaving their killed and wounded in our
snnds. On the 10th, Bragg finding himself
badly beaten, retreoted across the Neuse at
hinston, and took position on the opposite
s'de. During The assaults named, in the
~"o days, our entire loss, mostly in prison
ers. was cbout e,oco, Willie VT took aboat
s'ooo prisoners, to say nothing Of the killed .
IND wounded Of the enemy, which, they be-
pg 1he assau1ting party, Is undoubtedly
arEc.
4 dispatch from Washington to the New
Iork Efrnfng Post, states Tint i! is doubtful | :
rhether Mr.. HARLAN accepts the position OF t
secretary Of the Interior, to which he has
een appointed by the President and confirm c
d by the Senate. We regard Mr. Harlan Us t
fitted Tor the place, and NC trust
e may be induced to accept the position.
New Orleans adyices Of tue Tth state that .
arsc bodies Of troops we're leaving there for c
lie vicinity Of Mobile and New York papers !
I Monday express the opinion TINT the p,ace :
AS been captured ere this. t
Sherman, Ivy means Of his junction with
chofield, has established his base of supplies {
Wilmington. Transports and other vessels $
ave been ordered from Charleston aad Sa | I
annah to rendezvous at New Inlet, n, | e
his will cuablc Sherman to increase tho r. 7
'dlty Of bis movements northward and IL
reasc tic terror OF the rebels. z
Our midnight market dispatcA from New II
ork reports q rumor in that city yesterday h
1at our eunboats had gone up james River 4
nd captured Fort Darling. There was plob- b
bly, no foundation far the rumor, as it comes b
. lis from no other direction, n
LATER.-A later dispatch from New Hamp- | q
lire gives us the gratifying iutc!lie.nc,. that