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General Grant.

General Grant.
NEwBERN IN. CO., March 2S.-The
HsralGs Newbern special correspondence
gives particulars in regard to General
sherman's recent quiet but hasty trip to
City Point on visit to General Grant.
General Sherman, on the way, remarked
that, "a talk with Grant Of five minutes
would be enough for the arrangement OF
their plans" a..- "a .H-4,.. a
While Sherman was in Newbern there
was q rumor that proposal for cessation
of hostilities had been submitted to him
by General Johnston, and his visit to City
Point was for the purpose Of laying this
before Generals Grant and Lee.
A Military Convention between Lin:
coin and Seward, and Lee md
Hunter PropOued.
NEW York, March 3l.-The Herald $
Washington special dispatch says: 1t is
now understood from the highest sources
that Secretary Seward was sent for by
President Lincoln, to come to City Point
for consultation, and that arrangements
are now in progress for Military Con-
vention between Grant and Lee, supported
on one side by Lincoln and Seward. and
on the other by Jeff. Davis and X. NJ. I.
Hunter.
Grants Army on the move toe nrds
Richmond.
The Tribunes special dispatch says that
on the announcement having been made
that the Army of the Potomac had assum-
ed the offensive, it will not be improper to
state that the Army of the James, on the
9th and 2Sth, crossed James river and
joined Grant in his new movement. Gen.
Grant himself left City Point, for the front,
on Tuesday afternoon. Sheridan, with
his cavalry, had advanced, and by this
time has probably cut the only remaining
line of communication with Richmond,
somewhere between Burksville and Dan.
vile.
The rebels on Sunday, 26th, and Mon
day, 9th, had all of their army massed
on their right, either in anticipation of an
attack in that direction, or preparatory to
to the evacuation of Richmond.
The telegraph between here and City
Point has not been working for Ave or six
hours. If there has been any fighting il
is unknown here. 1t is believed heavy
battle took place to-day.
The HeralGs special dispatch says the
grand movement of the army under Grant
began on Wednesday morning, 29th.
That this move will result in compelling
Lee to an early equalization of his army is
regarded in military circles as inevitable
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Informatior
from City Point, dated at o'clock P. N
Thursday, March 80, says very heavy
cannonading commenced at 1870 that
morning, and continued till 1880 in the
afternoon, in the direction of Petersburg,
A battle was probably in progress. No
particulars are known.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Information
from the advance of the Army of the Po-
tomac, dated Hatchen's Run, Thursday
morning, March 30th, shows that the
locality of our Army under Grant at that
time, was in line parallel with and east
of Boydtown Plank Road, and west Of
Ratchen's Run. These important posi-
tons have been gained without resistance
from the enemy.
The Fifth corps had sharp encounter
with the enemy on the Quaker road, on
Wednesday, March 29th, but lost in the
affair less than 800 men, and drove the
rebels more than mile, with severe loss
to them, and captured number of pris-
oners.
WASHINGTON, March Silt is report.
ed that the rebels, during Wednesday
night, March 29th, made several attempts
to break through our lines in the neigh
borhood of Fort Steadman, but our artil.
lery opened upon them a terrific fire,
which drove them back in confusion until
they abandoned the contest. The head
quarters of Grant and Meade have been
moved to the left, in the vicinity of GRAY.
elly Run, Warm work is expected TO-
morrow.
Persons supposed to be well informed
respecting the plans of Grant, are conf
dent his movement against the Southside
Railroad will compel the evacuation OF
Petersburg by Lee, if it has not already
taken place.
Sheridan's movement against Bushville
is to prevent the escape of Lees army.
Richmond papers of March 2sth have
the following: Mobile, 26th-Prepara-
tons for defense are very compile; provi-
sions to last six months are in the city.
New YlnK, March Sl.-The Colorado,
for Rio Janeiro, Panama and San Fran
cisco, with Professor, Agassiz and suite on
board, has anchored at Quarantine. She
goes to sea soon.
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