The weekly union record., 1865-03-11
News of the Week.


reliable, bat all accounts agree that be win
form junction with Scho6eld at some point in
North Carolina The Raleigh Progress says
the Federals are concentrating force of 20 900
men at Newbern, which will soon be ready to
strike General Lees army in conjunction with
Shermans forces. The indications are that
the final struggle OF the war may occur in the
"0ld North State"
1t is reported from General Hancock head
quarters at Winchester, Virginia, that Sheridan
has defeated the rebel Early and scattered bis
army. The capture of Gen. Early is reported
Sheridan is supposed TO be moving against
Lynchburg, TO cut Lees communications with
that point
Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina,
was burned by order Of General Sherman. in
retaliation for the treachery of its citizens in
firing upon Federal soldiers after the surrender
of the city. The Savannah Republican says
the entire BUSINESS portion of the city is in
ruins. The hotels and newspaper Offices were
destroyed. The old State House was blown
up, but the new one was not touched, as it
contained statue OF Washington. The rail
way was torn up; all the bridges leading to
the place, and all the foundries and machine
shops were destroyed.
General Thomas army is being largely rein
forced By new troops 1t is believed bis army
is being thus augmented fer the purpose OF
checking any movement which may be made
from he direction of Richmond. Thomas had
returned to Nashville from Eastport, Alabama
whittier he bad been to arrange for the future
movements of bis army.
Admiral Dahlgren has occupied Georgetown,
South Carolina, at the mouth of the Great
Pedee river, in order TO keep open commuuica-
tiou with Sherman. The Admral's flagship
was sunk by torpedo, but there was but one
life lost
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF
Hugh McCulloch, of Indiana, to be Secretary
of the Treasury Usher, Secretary of the In
terror, being from the same State, it is said be
will be succeeded by Senator Harlan, of Iowa
No other changes will be made in the Cabinet
The celebration of Union victories, which
was TO have come of on Inauguration day, was
postponed in New York city till the 9th, on
account of bad weather 1t is reported to have
been one of the graudest affairs ever witnessed
I in that city.
I The official report of General Gilmore of the
capture OF Charleston shows that there were
45O pieces of ordnance captured-more than
double the number first reported. Among
these were eight and ten inch Colum5iads
! A man named Clemens has been arrested in
Washington, charged with plotting the assassi-
nation of President Lincoln, on Inauguration
day.
| Late Mexican news states that the city OF
Oaxsca has been captured by the French, and
the Republican General Diaz shot Juarez is
at chihuahua, and no movement has been
made by the French against him. Macmillan
| shows bis uDfriendness to the United States
by ordering the arrest of all who express sym
pathy with the Federal cause. 1t is also
stated that the Consul of the United States
at Matamoras has received his passports in
consequence Of our Government failing to
recognize Maximlian.
By the last arrival from Europe, the death
of Field Marshal Combermere, of the British
army, is reported. He bad reached the great
age of ninety six years, and was the oldest
General in the world. He participated in
Wellingon's Spanish campaign aud served in
India, ard was repeatedly thanked by Parlia-
ment for his services
Paris correspondent says the Emperor
Napoleon does not intend to make any inter
ference in our war, and is going to remove all
pretext for our interfering in Mexico. He will
have to remove Maximilan, then.
The Act Of Congress creating the office OF
Chief of Staff 10 Lieutenant G General Grant
confers that office upon Brigadier General
Rawlings who has shared IN the hardships and
dangers of General Grants campaigns from
Belmont to the present time, serving from
NickSburg as Chief of Staff
1t is said that there are not less than three
hundred blockade runuers lying in the port of
Nassau, whose Occupation is gone since the
capture of Wilmington, Savannah and Charles
ton. They represent capital to the amount of
thirteen million dollars
The Memphis and Vicksburg packet James
Watson, laden with Government freight and
having on board large number of passengers
and eighty six soldiers sunk twelve miles below
Napoleon, Arkansas, March 3D. Over thirty
lives were lost, including twenty soldiers and
several ladies and children.
A collision occurred on the Trenton Rail
road, at Bristol station, Oh the night of the 9th
by which FIVE persons were killed aud twenty
FIVE or thirty severely wounded
The first United States mail that has left
Charleston since the breaking out of the rebel
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