The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-03-31

The rebels mdle desperate as
sault on Fort Strdnuu. In front of
the Wh corrs, cabtnio6 the fort. were
driven out OF IL, ind suffered Il loss of,
over three thouslnd They were TN
der the impression Chat Grant was
sonding forces "a North Carolina tol
help Sherman oJt OF. what the rebels
CALL his difficulty, and this we pre-
sumo was feeld 1t proved an ex
lpensive reconnaissance. Our loss,
was eight hundr,d.
The last squad of descrtcrs that
came in to Gcnerd Mcad's lines, were
fred on furiously by the rebel pickets,
but none of them were hit.-After
they reached place of safety, some
of our men inquired how it was that
they MI escaped. "Oh," said the
spokesman Of the party, "'them fellcrs
fred too high to hit usr' Yes, yes,
retumed the picket officer, "but why
did they fire so highy "Oh, don't
you uknow?' answered the rebel; 'Awell
it's because they are coming over
here themselves to. morrow night"
The Cleveland Herald states that
gcrticman. who travels with both
eyes open, has Just returned from
Indiana and Northern Illinois report
ING the wheat MS looking finely. In
both these States q more than usual
breadth has been sown, and q great
yield is expected He reports the
fruit buds generally sound.
General Halleck. it seems, posi-
lively refused to summon Rosccrans
20 WoshingtoD to testify before the
Committee on the Conduct of the
War, hut the War Committee has
decided that he shall testify. nevcrthe-
less. The prosecutors Of Rosccrans
are afraid of the facts. This will not
no surprising when the facts shall APP
pear. But Halleck's conduct is about
the most contemptih'e OF the many
mean acts of which he has been guilty.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 23d
collects number OF extracts from
North Carolina papers, in reference
to the desertion Of rebel soldiers rom
the regiments Of the above named
State. In tho 49th regiment plot
was discovered for the simultaneous
desertiOn of n number Of soldiers. and
the RING leaders were arrested. 10 he
tried for their lives. The Colonel
furnished the Charlotte Bulletin with
some extracts from letters from the
relatives ofthp deSertors. which nrovc
the disgust Of the writer's with the
rchcl cause One Of these letters is
from a sister Her brother had writ.
ten 10 her "advicc' whether to de
sert to the enemy. or to 90 home
She tells him she had consulted
the family. "Faihpr and George
thinl; Won had better 90 10 the enemy
Billy and mother and Jane wants vc,
for to try TO oct homo. IF q his
crowd comes. vOu cone tOO-that is
nv advice" Another Of the letters
vas from n wife to her husband 81
was rlal to heGr from vou. and tha
vOu were coming home. !
Won are coming. | want YOU to star
right now. Start RIGHT now. and
, don't fire another gun tor the rebels >
r The Richmond Examiner. in on ar
, ticle advocating the removal from tha
, city of the numerous refugees who
/ have fockcd thither, SAYS: erich
mOnd he's never before seen davs lik,
, these. and possibly worse ore Il
come. The fate OF the citv, nav o
, the whole country. is fast Incoming
mere question Of commissariat -
Great CONSERVATION was caused i,
the Richmond Thcatef on the nigh
of the 2Gth by the crv of FIRE A gen
cral rueh was made for the doors. hu
: no one was hurt. The fire broke oil
! in the negro gallery, and is suppose
I f. have originated from the liohln,
! of pipe there The flames wer
finally cxtinguishcd The damag,
will amount to several thousand dol
lars.
E Wepublish ample details this morn
ing of the contest on SATURDAY,, Soutl
of James River. The official repor
of losses by General Grant, printe'
yesterday, is of course, later an,
more reliable, than the estimates O
correspondents. This led us to con
cludo that the rebels fought with con
! siderable energy; but reports to-da,
point TO different conclusion. /
these reports are true and we hay,
them from different sources, al
I agreeing in the main, the morale o
= the rebel army is gone, and the tasl
of finishing up the business OF crush
, ing the rebellion will be comparativcl,
, easy one. AS soon as the rebel sol
, diers lose heart, and conclude thGt i
, is useless to continue the war, the en,
! of the rebellion will be spccdii,
reached. On Sunday and MONDAY
F Grant had the army on its feet and ri
= important movement is in progress
SheridaE's cavalry was ut Hatcher
Run ready for work This week, i
| the weather continues favorable
promises to develop decisive results
. Gen. Grant is very confident in thu
opinion that within Il few days LIE,
will find Richmond unfenable, an,
that we shall soon be in possession o
the place.
1t is believed that General Grant
order prohibiting trade with rcbe
districts, will, at the Presidents re