The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-25
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA SATURDAY MORNING FEB 25, 1855

between Virginia aud the south is entirc>
ly cut ufE, aud the rebel authority over
the southern States can no longer be
enforced,
Later dispatch, of midnight 18th, says
Richaond papers today have dispatches
saving portion Of Sherluap's forces are
busiiy engaged in the destruction Of
Railroads. ia South Carolina and that
ariother column IS threatning Charles
ten
They don't confirm the reported eyac>
uetion Of that place, hut it is evident
from the tenor Of their airices and
editorials that they don't anticipate any
resistance being made to Sherman's
advance. II Is Also stated that large
yankee force had landed ou the North
Carolina coast. aud have brodght locou'o~
tires with them, evidently intending to
use the railroads 10 ta"iiiate their military
operations after they shall have captured
Wilmington
The arrAy Of Potomac holds its newly
acquired .rouHi on Ht,che's ran, on
which very Strong sarlh works A-'e been
erected.
New York Fcb 15,h.--It is now said
the rebel Gen. II nim4n. Of Ark, has
gone to Mexico expecting to obtain a
command in Maximl4Ilan' ; -rmy, having
lust faith in JEFF Davis eoute4cracy, and
also stated that several other rebvi vih h3cr>
have lately arrived Ut Ma.omoras.
Worlds Washington correspondent
rsiterates the tUrmer statement that. the
rebels will soon evIcuatc Rjchmond and
the Atlantic coast aa4 fall back to the
mountainous interior.
He also says Lee with two grand armeis
is making preparations tor an 0veFwhein,
ing att OK on Sherman
Werlds IIll;oa Head >pnnlent
Of the 9Th says reliable information has
been received here that Sherman army
is rapidly marching IA the line Of the
Edisto river anf that a portion OF. his
tro rs are b,'ynnItn Georgia and S. c.
K X where they have ererted Letencrs
preparatory to Il fature march
! Euemy d,sapPcare / rapidly before the
ajvance OF our troops
Ttay have mAn,E,,,,L rr7,o:, O:
evtcu.tipg nearly all their s'roneholds
IA retire urthet north
Thi> purpose h1s been the result o
~AnrmI -. ra,t,rs
UtL lL.;r r,4rrt ,y;}I hn ,},v'v ,u.
.u.ly f.Yox.I ~. alut:s VI no u,rzs-
zz)n.
. .),r.-. ons are known toextpnI oyer
,l.v,.,oo nr 81 milo. a,d FIR several 4 ~,
...., lI,. b..,n orrnn;aI in de~trn,inv
tn r.. ,,.,,I, which ,,.,u- p, $on.h ,.,,on,,,
II h H., rnIF ani northern S.afq,.
The g.;i.ct seems 10 be to is ,Fn:e
R,u,Lm,.r. Insu,ta and Charleston tr.uf
Nh r,S,Kle aid ,r rent,r,ciuru.@ IN order
10 ,'.,,,urs the garrison OF each ,:fy--w h
cur trn ~. north or orrhar,y-too witch l.,
cnt III ,r.m reipt,rc,,aepts urA Germs
mov,n. simultaneously on the Ene Of the
! Ej.stn
/ The .vns pa>se1 THROUGH have been
deserted hv NUMBERS ortheir inhabitant.
w.o forced all able b b,tled ne ,r.5es To-
leave with them in order that thew NAV
! not aid our army.
Uambury Aiken anil O-,7gehnrr
in rear Of Branrhvi,le ren,rLcd cantur,
~
phi,l,doI,bi, Fah t3,h-SDco;,l r.
svrpiny BniR.,in s,y, Efrhmond d.sno,cb
5 Of 18th Indicate our advanced cavalry
sc,najIy a, f,r nor,b aS Fiorcncr a. noi
, hive secured an i,npnrt,nt r Il junction
aop rho hordars og \ C.rolina
7 II !. also ann'nnce5 shat vi te,a,rarb
ic and R R communications north Of
! Charleston is destroved thus showing
that Sbarm,n's lefl co1nnn must have
s.rnck the north eastern road running
from Charleston to tlorenco.
| Richmond papers saow that the ques-
tiou of armios the slaves has been tem>
porarily IaiI~H,.de in the rebel Congress.
New York. Feb. lG.h -Commercral
special say, rumorS in Washington
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