Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14
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TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. a. 1865
THE NEWS.
F2nS pATGR. DUEG.

Saturday, Saaday and yesterday rssaai hy
quietly cn ,hs Pstersburg front. The enemy
sppsaIs to be preparing to push forward lis
lines on our right still iut!bsr, having, by Lis
r.osnt movement, advanced them somo thrse
u,iles. not, however, tOaa<s tAe Petersburg
frons, but rather to tae Westward His picket
line is row within sScrt lia!unco If the road
leal'na from tho vicinity Of Ba,g'ss's mill TO
Stony Geek. end as point distant frJ.H tie
Sou!hsiis railroad, for which Is is p:u'ng'
abon. t.a milss. lis cheering t. k OF taa.
the spirit of enthusiasm which pershd 3 The
army is how greater thsn al any time s.nor
the spriag of 1861. Tha ecldiers, TO nsrn,
ure brsoei for the pending ISSUE. s''I ciiaes G
mlaineas rnder al their hirdsaipd which so:s
thsu forth the types Of ,ruo h.Eui'm and
patriotic DEVOTION. Approaching fully tia lit
uation Of IF 4rs, they, with bu. faw except NJ,
a1rss upon tho praoisatil!ty Of Introducing
the n,gro to aii 10 solving the difficulty b:!orn
them. All aloug tie linse ore rn0y hear, If
he will Tut enquire, responses fro!n our notl.
veterans upon this topic which will Set st rest
all tho vain AMI selfish srsunsats tsa. have
bern brought against il, sand item the rs
Sroee lhey will REs ser FOR tier usefulness
TIE MOVEMENTS Of >REaHAN.
Our latest information ~ i:sil from Sou:h
Carolina is TO- the 9:h--Tbursday last-When
ramo,s Ct all kinds were rifle ia Riohin0s 4
resre,ti e Shsrnsn's movemerta. On that
day the most reliable Intelligence that toui6 10
obisined, says The Columbia "Gusriian," Sss
that Saerma.'s advance vas abaus eeSsn iai!s-
floia Midway. The o:;li4n than lcccpisd
bJ tbs oreny Wss sb2ut twenty ono miles
from B.ancavilis. Tho saiuo pup7r Cvntiu-
uss:
Tao slA,m respecting The O. situation to
travel i,etwotn this plea and the Wet is,
therefore, 20 fer es the part sensation rumors
sTs c0neerasd. reoi!osa. WaG'eyer re,tric
ton has htea plscsd np1n travel in taat di-
recioc wss The reiult ct s wise military policy,
DIST lisl fatty in tho sysn Of our mlhtsry
authorities.
Shs.mat's plun. haro rot BE sufiic en,y
developed, IS yet, to ecntls tie !crn'a!i&n Of
en- o,inion ~ t. whether his Immediate des
tiu.ton ia Uolumais, hugu.ts OR Uas..est"'.
The latter place in their yoSsGssiar, wCuid. IN
any i"ss With might ac;rne 10 the Ftdarai
!,,cea Ia obtaining it. kersa's 81 iiG nob!s
hbrni> anil doEsn: lea sta:re. snooess!u'ly
rlnin,uinti sgsnst the most determined and
elaborate siege anlwnto hissdry. AHtu Ito
in their hsg is cid thoy would raiutaiy
snprcss th:i iaa principal chaonI Of com
ipuuios:ion Hith tbs Wost was strrptd ulb
Is say nothing Of tbs btc:ir:ty "f Itn.nVir%
;.,v.ru,itnt t.iahlishme ut. and riksho;n. l."
Il cs.teii. extent nenesssry in u I uCttl:naioh
.: the war. Colun H. ?, Ito c.pitul OF SIuth
U.roiirx, il q most tempting lr:z., And would
probably exeits the sn.rgies IL Il msh Tag en-
te:r.i.iOg tn "a fisn. Sherman.
rusiRAL CT GEN. JOHN u wi,D.s.
Wo Auacuncei Il few days ego tho ioa.A o:
GsG JOIN II. Wirder, Il. florence, g. G., IN
tbs 8 h inst He disd in 80 spcplsctio fl, lid
wa, rp to tao laoment OF his ill:cas, Apparently
;u.sd.lant heath His reaaaiis Woo TAI o..
taken 10 C.lulnhis, where, Ga The Oh, his in-
n.r.! took p.aco with attendant In,i.iasy h"n
Ort.
Csnt. a, Eiuiec was bo,E 2l.t Feb utr7
$500, ii. s nlers.t county. MD - graduated I
W,s. Point in lS20-prono;"A 30 Mi : II
Ch.suLusco for gallsruy. AID L.: i:a"snt VI
tnsi At tie city Of Metlao--,srignsd tih ohln
miasion in tho United States Army 20 Ia April.
lsGl-~ani vac made Bsigajrr GSner.l i'll
80, C.rfs,ierate Army jane, 1851.