Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-09
News of the Week.

A panic prevails in Richmond. and there are
ssroag reasons for h. lievin- the city will soon be
evacuatcd. General Hokeis IL to be fortlfving
CharIotie, with the hope of checking Sherman's
victorious march.
Virginia has instructed her Senator'S 10 vote
fir the bill TO srm the slaves which will probsblv
Carry the measure. ifa quorum can he assembled.
1T reported that Sherman sent strong force
against Augusta. n hich captured IL. and then with
drew tn join his main army, leaving only small
force TO garrison the city.
The Ilersld'- Army Of the Potomac cores
Pondent sa,s th,t the army m1ils have hccn robbed
OF large amounts Of MONEY and valuahles.
The rebels made IN attack on Fort Myers,
florila. on the 2]th ul,., but were repulSed with
fnall Union los Unon force which had been
sent to the main land for cstle, had succeeded in
securing large hrrd bu, were aiterN ards attack
ed by superior force of rebels and compelled 10
relinquish their prize with a loss OF several men
killed and wounded.
Rebel deserters who come into our lines at
Charleston, report thtt rriecs retrcatinS troops
have been Intercepted by Sherman.
All OF Sherm,n's supply vessels have been or
probably Wilmington.
Frequent captures Of block aje runners con.
tinue along the coast of Florida. They are rim
cipally Of light draft intended to run into the nu.
nerpus small inleis and bays on the coast.
AN petition from the East Gulf Squadron
recently destroyed extensive salt works on the
Florida cuast.
- large meeting is reported to have been held
In Mobile, at winch il was resolved to adopt AS
their watcaword, victory or death, which means
according to the Interpretation OF the Charleston
ehivalry, evacuation whenever our army come.
within hundred mi cs OF the city.
General Grier-on has been placed in COM
mand of all The cavalry in the Department OF tho
West.
-G)vernor Brown. Of Georgia, in lis recent
message, is very severe on jeff. Davis and the
rebel government, which be saws is fast drifting
toward milisiry despotisn. He charges the gov
eminent with neglee:iLg Georgia and leaving her
TO her fate, and .sith burdening her with diSpro-
porionats tax .sion; and says the disasters which
have ovsrtaken her are the result OF The general.
ship OF jeff. DariS, which WILL If persisted in ~.
suit in reconstruction with without sabjusation.
lie Gvors separate Site organization and the
imprcssment of the provisions of those who will
not sell; oppos es the aiming Of slav. s, and Evors
. sonveuiion 10 amend the Constitution.
The Richmond papers continue the discus
sion OF the policy Of evacuating that place and the
effecs such step would have upon the fortunes of
the Confederacy.
The burning Of Columbia was by order of
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of the inhabitants in firing upon our troops after
The city was in our possession, and when Gen, r,l
Sherman had e1tendrd hi protection to the eiti
zens and their property
Mexican news states that at tie surrender of
Ooxaca. the ImpeFalists captured Eve thousand
prisDners. General Diaz, who commando. the
garrison. attempted to escape 10 Disguise but was
discovered and shot.
1.-The Fenian Brotherhood have held ror.ing
meeting in Boston. at which the action of the Ma
tional Convention at Cincinnati was ratified. and
stirring rpeechts we're made by their leading men.
"a boat containing fourteen rrbels and large
plumber Of torpedocs and internal machines wac
captured by sevc East Tennesseans. on the Ten
nessec river. below Kingston. few days ago.
The expedition wa regularly fitted out by the
rebel Navy Department, for the purpose of destroy
ing Government stores and transports, and had
passed down the Holston with mufled oars, with
out attracting the attention Of the garrisons at
Knoxville. Kingston and other places.
--Abou, $50 guerriIlas or Confederate soldiers
made a raid into Franklin, Tennessee, on Tue slay |
aight week. A freight train, consisting of IS
loa led cars. bound for Nashville, was Captured |
and burned. :
Both Houses Of c 'nsrcss have pa sed bill
70 establish home for disabled soldcrs. The
capital 10 to De a r,ilon dollars, to oe derived
from military fines, deductions from paw, &c.
iR-The Governmens steamer Naugatack Is re-
ported captured BY guerrillas between Memphis
snj Cairo.
--T~o .sse! s.csmers. -ish prisoners for eI- :