, 1865-03-23

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Aepect-Tolle of The Rebel Press
New York and Washington News.
Especial Dispatch to the Western Pres:.l
NEW YonK, Wednesday, March as-mldnight-
The Horld's Washington special says: ''Fresh
rumors arc received that the rebels arc about to
cyacuate Richmond. II is thought the great bat
tie must take place In . few dayB."
Tho 3Fibune's Beaufort IN. CO. specisl Of the
18th esys: "Sherman's advance Is at Goldsboro.
a. they left Fayetteville the advance encountered
the rebel rear guard and drove 1t I'LL they cane
up with the main column. There was no other
Aghting.''
a dispatch today from Fortress Monroe says
the steamer Matilda from White House brings in
telIigcnce Of the appear nee Of = rebel force in
the vicinity Of White House. rnsnifsstIng great
activity. The steiner Keyport, while passing the
highlands On the Pamunky, was Cred into this
morning and considerably damagede
From RebcfdOm.
The Richmond LAspa{ch Of Monday quotes from
the haEh =, TT thdt A. 9nT o. shs s
tween Greensboro and ka!clch.
Tie Sentinel says that $4,000 in Confederate
we're @ found On the BODY q one Of sheridaas raid:
era. WHO was killed near Ashland.
The Raleigh conf.derate Of The 10th says, the
70 ind Tersy ' and schoaeld.. isalelsh does does
moi aecm to be in ht. path Just nov. The Pro-
gr<ss, Of The sane date, contains the following:
We violate no secrecy by saying he will DO con-
trontcd by formidable 19fee commanded By ahle
21d oSs S tsGr
body -eunrd. charged upon ind defeated e90 Of
Ktlpat1ick's men. The Dt.pateh reports great
e @ II :n ss p19E 2spa;s as sSs1 Of
The lialcigh E5nserrdtire Of the 10 b inst, says:
ave pin our faith to Gen. Lees assurance tint
can be and T. nad he rest
the military on our side, and efforts are making to
sftest his onward pr0Erces+
From the South.
The Tribune publishes statement Of prisoners
strong Union sentiment In the region where they
travelled. Large quautlt1ee OF cotton are concca1-
cd and awaiting TRANSFORMATION to our lincs.
| appeal for clothing to give to deserters in ex-
| change for the uniform Of the rebel army, In
which they do not wish to appear after passing
A letter IRON Newbern urges the people to for
| be collected. Sick and wounded soldiers from
Snczman's army arc dsily arriving, and there is no
adequate supply Of euch articles rs they need.
McxIcnn Affairs.
Thc. Herald edltor,ally thinks Aaximilltan's 8
quarrel with the Chuzch party Will result IN Its
| prerar1aus+ as he las .qusrrcled with the party
lhat took him II: and Il may lead them to uaits
With the Republicans; It says he has broken oti
! predicted.
The French Question.
The 77nts' Paris correspondent says the excite
nent alont fthe relations, between Ftance aud
The United States ia increasing. Paris papers an
nounce Max,mflllan's protest against being ex-
clnded from succession to the Austrian throne.
1he Inference is that he expects to leave Mexico
and to return TO Austria
| t:r5efs of Dtochndcrs.
| 4 private letter nom Nassau on tho 12ih saye
thi1iy-stx blockade running vessels arc in harbor
With nothing to DO, aHd my waEshouses fgll Of
from England three months ago are arriving, and
their ownerr are sending them back IN the same
| vessels.
From Washington.
| er7fs Dcpar tmept, using Of water transportation
If. any Kind for officers quarters; or for head
pos,5ey probiisa exeeps y xen siF
ctrs violating this order will baiaoIo 70 summary
scn4tors Doolit.le, Foster, Scsmith, windhau,
A. Hubbard, Highly and lose comprise the COM
m1rtec nppointe1 under the jo,ns resolution Of
Indian tribes, and their treatment by the civil and
| military authorities.
| Gen. Tlor1ns' Report.
Gen. Thomas, in biz official report Of bis au-
Palmer aaa hts command Il atco1ded the credit
OF giving HHad's army ihe laat bIow Of the CAM
paign a distance Of nearly aoo miles from where
bcr, near Nashville Dc eays 'To ali my CON.
Stedman. smith and Wilson. and Brig. Gen.
Wood 4nd their officers and men. give my
thanks and gratitude for their generous self
s.crlfce and msn1y endurance under trying cir
cumstances and In all instances. Too much praise
cannot be accorded to any army which, hasti},
made up from fragments Of separate commands
can successfully contend against force nnu.eEi
cally greater than itself and OF more thoroughly
solid organization, intllcttng on it moat crushing
defeat almost annihltaton."
lin consequence OF q sevelc gale md Fnov
Etorrl at Buffalo, VIC arc unable 10 get regular &c
po.ts through to.nIght-OrERAro1.1