Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-20
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS.

WAsHNGToN March Is, /
10 Major General Dir
The subioiued dispatches have been re-.
ceived at ibis Department
lSgnedl Q A. DANA
CRY PoSr, March Is
The Richmond papers ofto.day are receig.
ed The Confederate Congress aujohrned
sine die at three o'clock to-day The Presi
dent OF the James River Canal calls on far
mers OF Virginia to aid ia repairing the canal
The Augusta papers FAY that A. II Ste
phens has been in Georgia lor the past ten
days, and has not yet been heard from, and
that they hope this silence will not continue
Vigorous efforts are making at Richmond for
the organization Of colored troops
The following is telegrapbed from the Rich
mond Whig:
MoBlLE, March 6.-The city is strongly
menaced General Maury issued circular
advising the people to prepare for the expect.
ed attack He urges the non'com6atanls to
leave.
The Exchange Commission yesterday
evening received information Of the arrival
in the bay of large number OF prisoners
from Ship Island New Ocleans They are eN.
pected here to day. Major Oowell will effect
such arrangements as win embrace all persons
captured in this department.
mobile, March j,-Onc hundred and sey-
enty-siN navy aud army exchanged prisoners
arrived here last night
MOBILE, March 9-Transports containing
1000 troops entered the bay yesterday
through Grants pass .ua
skMoBlLE March 7.--Fourleen vessels more
ona go =. "s ai,L, or ,bo c;Iv g., an,i,,v neg.
,a;I, a,;,S ,L,s .,o,,,, IN ,b, iovor ha, rboro
i every Indication or an enrlv ot,act ~.
MACON Sihreh 7-iho rouse ot us'e' ne
gates auoP'eu Il, feso'uuoh' requesting Con
gress TO repeal me e9hsetPt Ia", ana accept
men from me o'a'e unaer o1'eeFs OF their
own cho'Se' oy Ol yeas, q" nays
Lyhcnourg papers OF mopuay Sau ufSday
prlng as so.ne ug.a',s g o. .oe ratl t'urouEn me
uPpe! county, "uulVul ~ Wv Wv III wy '"S'7 mat
Sneriush mas communicated WIN uran' IRON
Soi1mola, we conceive 10 pe PurHe 70 WIN
holu' anu 'nete'oie '9y 'i'ep oe'ore our reAAu'
ersr 81, ,,... .u,. II, x..,.-.H,. 81.
ine sai? ,u NJ, que ~ ae9 % u IS
iou sent IN that directlon iolowee lne VTanRe
q hleNahIria ra''roRu as iar as nuuS'o hNeF'
burning tle rnlro4u or,useS as tnat m pom.
Every or'GRe oetweeh Ohar,o'tesvilie ana
naua'o Instance o' lrole tpah iory h"eS
have been DESTROYED, ana mnGh OF the track
torn up tpongn .ie eT1ent Tl OF uatnage mas nor
been "scer'aihed' me nearest aPProaeh
they made 10 iiyncnourgi was Ne" uissgow'
seventeen mnes distant where small party
burned ,hs Fa4Foau depot
Oa wednesday tne party est'maiep 9t from
Z,oOo 10 o,oVo, appeared AT Dent Creek' sup
posed 70 De making ior Tue aonth side OF
James lNVer, the pge prldge over inc river
Delng burned on ,nelr approach
ihey cohtenteu themselves WIN Iouu DEM
onstrS'Ions upon our reserves VINO were sla-
uoneG on tpe o'neT sue o. tie RIVER
lhet ourneu ooaI u tue James hVer
company q. beh' creeS'
lhey hNu captured 'oEr pi our scouts tnal
were Ielt III 'ns "a"us VI an S,luA "u u'oer o'
their troops, VINO oe'ng CUT on from The man
force oy the burning o' Ine iye river or'dge,
gave themselYeS up 10 ther -pfisoners' ana
were Drought TO lh'S Guy ~
The raiders hnra-d every m'l they could
hnd along the james rver} destroyed an lhe
tobacco houses ana eart,gI "|ny an .ne nors
es and negroes they cou'u lay tneir hahps
upon ..lfl..B 4iE,tlB,E .lN.Qit e e.
They shot, Also three hundred OF Their bro
ken down horses on the plantation OF W: IL
Cowell below New Marke', ana look oil al
the horses belonging 10 thas gentleman they
could hnd.
1t 10 SAID about "'oOo ahkees crossed ihe
river opposite 0ia on rriuay, Dht ~
treated 70 the north slde t#
Inc hepunlleau oil to-aay says tne ralder'
commenced ~ bent creek the wolk Of destFnc
tlon to the canal, which is reported to be very
badly damaged from about twenty-five miles
below here 10 Coinmola, ana posslhIy larthel
down toward hlchmond Every lock on the
canal Is SAID 10 nave been destroyed. In sew