, 1865-02-25

Pfeeman Clark, Representative from :
Rochester District, are said to be thought
III this connection. . -
Our dect off the Brazilian coast is to be
fnforced hy the Hartford and Brooklyn, whit
Gre now being repaired and reftted for scrVic
One hundred and twenty-five more deser
ers arrived hcre this evening from City Poin
More Than three full regiments have dcsert<
rom Lees army within the last rhrea week
Desertions now average over 100 day.
A detachment oI the 8th Illinois cayalr,
under commaul Of Capt. CoFbitt, which le
camp on the 2lst on scouting expedition ]
the direction. Of Aide and .tVarrenton, r,
rIisonc!s Col. Carter, LIST Virginia cavalr,
an officer Of General Fitz Hugh Lee
s1ad, an Assistant Surgeon, and about a dozc
of hnchloc's aud Mosby's cucrillas. The
nport Bull Run Mountains full Of deserte,
from Lee's army, making their way to the|
homes IN West Virginia and the States wee
Of the Blue riage region. Most Of them ar
Or thirty, the rebel conscripting officers az
a1fnld TO interfere with them, and conse
quent'y they aTe rarely molested in thef
march to The rear.
The release Of Pryor Was brought about b
The intervention Of 1Ir. Mclean, Of the Cin
Secretary Stanton permission 10 yfsi
linn In prison. Mr.. Lincoln informed prvo
that he allowed his release on account If hi
kind treatment Of Union prisoners. Mean
while Gen: Grant has requested that PryoI
&c retained within our lines, and he remain,
in chalge Of Col Forney.
| The concentration on Cresswe1l In the con
test for the Maryland Senatorship has driyeu
Montgomery Blair off the track. His fiends
have now put up another MIN from Crcsa
wells OVID county against him. The Wiute,
Davis men al support Clesswell, the Blai1
men and the Democrats all oppose him. The
Legislature is rather conservative, and is Ger
talnly not in the Winter Davis interest,
Still cIesswe1l's chances thus far are regarded
| decidedly the ttEt. The election 1s prettV
sure to occur in day OF two.
Dispatches received tonight from CITY
| Point say that the rtbels are unusually active
IN Gen: Grants front. They are shifting
| their plckets1 and ende7voTjng by other rnsett
to Gelude LIE rs 10 their real action. It be-
lievcd here that Lee has sent q considerable
portion Of his forces to reinforce Beaurecard
| The statements widely telegraphed as te
Tue nature Of Hooker's testimony yesterday
before the Committee en- the Conduct Of the
| War, can hardly he very correct, inasmuch ~
that officer has not been before the Commit
tee at all, and will not be at all until Mon,
| day.
| The expedition sent out byF Sheridan to In,
terct pt the rebel 1aiding party which carried
of Generals Crook and Kelly, have returned
/ tu Winchester, having failed to accomplish
the object.
Richmond papers Of the ed ARE received
They contain not line Of news from North
| or South Carolina, owing TO an order from
! tie rebel War Department forbiddinx, for the
present, any publication of news from these
The Petersburg E4px., Of the ed SAYS
'S1ncc our Inst report there has been nc
/ change in the situation around this CITY. no,
even any Of sufficient importance 10 disturb
the quiet that lias prevailed since the encoun'
ter on Hatcler's Run. The enemy is busily
employed in cutting and hauling wood from
the vicinity Of his new position, and biz
Trans s,,71ei.e a,e 4ha hannmg DAY a1d might
tions Of the lines. The woodland they
| have enclosed BY their dort,fcat Tons on on1
right, and will provesran important acquist-
| ton and furnish them with large supply Of
wood Which, In order to put them to as much
Inconvenience as possible, 1t would have been
desirable to have kept them from possessing.
From the suburbs Of Petersburg, the
performing their national airs, his drums
beating evening and morning, and even here
and there his white tents can be seen and
cannon f1owning in his works. hut amidst
nil this the community Is quiet and confident,
and feels TINT unless untoWard and unfofs seen
event euCcufs tnt l0e 0as Ie1fQeA MS nearest
to the gates or the Cock ado City.
The 4PAtg contains the following official
dispatch from Gen. Lee:
~ Hon J. C.. Btecktnridge, Secretary Of War:
":Aajor a. E. Richards, Of Mosby's right,
reports, on the 18Th inst, that with thisty.
eight men be attacked party Of the enemy,
one hundred and twenty strong, Of whom be
killed and wounded twenty-five: Among the
wounded were Major and Captain, He cnp-
turcd sixty -four prisoners and ninety horses.
He had one man slightly wounded.
tsisned] RE; LEE.
The Enquirtr of the 2od editorialiy says
The progress Of Sherman through South
Columbia WAS without The slightest. resist
ancc. The swi(tness Of the cnemy's move
ments, and apparent 'outgeneraling Of the
Confederate commanders have crcatcd Tery
berious Aprrehensions On the part the pub
lie as to the military condition in that State,
What the purpose and plan Of Beausegatd
| may be has not been permitted to leak ont.
| His prompt but unexpected evacuation oi
Columbia may indicate very great weakness
or it may he part Of deep strategy the
success Of which will give back all that was
lost" :
In the same cditorial the Enquirer says:
"shs1man,s march through Georgia didnol
tra1y By bringing the people Of that State
into actual contact with the enemy and caus.
| ing them to experience his treatment, has
actually benefited our eau &c by healing dis
s-psloas and teaching the lesson that in union
and harmony only Has there any hope FOL
! this people. That march once over. the State
retu1ntd to ourtcause and has since given cv.
cry aid possible to our army. South Caro
lima is noW experiencing the same treatment
that has visited 20 u1Any portions of the Stats
Of Yugfuia, and which has aIHnys made the
people Of this State more determined and
reeoiute nerer to give up the contest without
Ibe1t and Independence. Sheiman cannot
stop. he must Keep pmoSing, and rs be passes
over the country, it returns to IT. allegiance
may d. stroy houses and railroads along his
libe Of marth, and intlict much suffering upon
individuals, but he gains permanently no teT-
!. ritory, and retains no hold upon the affec-
lions Of the people. They suffer and return
\ 10 their fIieEds more determined for the con-
test than before. He mar march through South
! Carolina 10 Cha1lottee o. Wilmington, but
he conquers nothing. he holds nothing.
His expeditions are destructive, but not sub-
jugntmg. A mistake ruips him. The first
check btcomes defeat, and a rout WILL
provo the destruction OF his army. Il is not
Then caval'y only haraEsed bis march; now
an army is before him which, at the proper
t;mc, Will be found in Els path, and We be.
lieve will successfully dispute his march
The ExpatA editorially Gays: ave believe
that the evacuation Of Charleston, and of a!l
our seaboard cities, would long ago have
aided thestruggle Of the Coutederacy. It is
culiar objec: Of Federal vengeance, and which
has been 50 long and go heIoically defended +;
but after four years ofrcsfstance to the utmost
from the United States, it loses no honor by
tue evacuation which military necessity has
compelled. The Yankees may = hold
Chatlcston FIR time as the British did
store it to the Confederate flag, and 1t Will
enter anew on Its career of prosperity and
importance. Whatever the &rcnt OF the
struggle, Charleston has covered itself with
honor and VIII long live u history.'.
| Gen. Lee writes as follows to Nj. Miles, ol
South Carolind; We must use the negroes,
have been used now for long time, and
with great hd p to our adyersaries and to our
| disadvantage, and as the number of soldiers
diminish In cur ranks and are increased in
those~of the enemy, he will oyerrun more ter
ritory and accumulate from the black mate
rial ttin more oyerbea1fng superiority"
lhe Enquirer says, In commenting on the
above: "1he opposition TO this measure
onsht now to cease, anl a Law should be
passed without dt1ay, to arm 300, COO slaves
giving to- Gkn. Lev the power to take 81
many into the field as be may think best.''
In 1he same eolLot1a!' the Enquirer sAys
ave ehould not wait the slow progresxsAf
volunteering blythe negroes The rewa'd4
freedom Is all sufficient to make them hght
| faithftlly frr us and themselves. They wan
| freedom. but have no confidence in the Tank
cee, snd wnat glorious thing. it would be TO
history to tell that the North was vhippes
apd conquered by the assistance Of negroe
for whose benefit they falsely pretend thi
wa, va ewaged."
The Dapatch soys It Is understood that It th
rote. passed resolutions Of the most satistac
torv Character in relation to the employmen
l ~. nInF.r e hp71pCa