, 1865-03-02


pairing for n March.
SEw Ionk, March The Richmond 'Ea;9 h's
ScnAnIrsses, n. c.. Feb. a.-we s7e Indebted
to the enterprise OF the Southern Express com.
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"Cspt- Dttkenson captured &c. eEal officers and
considerable number Of enlisted men during the
recent Yankee raid into F1oEida.
"Gen. N. B. Forrest has been placed IN COM
uana Of all The earairy N the district Of Mlss.s.
sippt, Louieiana and West Tennessee; ais dtst
Cavalry, With the restoration Of more perfect dis
c,plinc. He threatens to e1terminate Confederate
etIaeg}ers, robbers and deselte1*.
"GeD. Thomas troops are being mounted Tor a
eupposed march through Aabsma.
WAsu1seTos, Wednesday, March 1--we have
received Richmond dstee Of Mondsy, Feb. Nsh.
formation Of military afairs in The caroilnas. we
tAke nothing from other sources OF intelligence,
md omit he usual references to our dc Of
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Standing that The other cltY journals h. hare been
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properly patient in this interval ofsilence, and not
take It as d1sconrugtng, for VIC are assured that
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Genls. Crook and Kelly, whose capture was no.
iced IN these columns on Saturday, arrived in
apartments sl3 nc ut he Libby. Mr.. Russell, member
of Congress, from The Wheeling district, visited
Gen. Kelly yesterday
From the best information received here
(Richmoud) 1t appears probable thata conslde.a.
bic coDaaefa,ion occurred on the western portion
Of Columbia after its evacuation, occasoned4 It Is
Eupposed, By cotton becoming ignlted in the
strees. It i. reported that the fire extended from
Man street TO the Charlotte depot, nearly three
fourths Of mile. The Information Ia positive
as to the occurrence Of the fire, but doubt ID en-
tcsiaincd Us 10 it, magnitude. Some Of the refu-
gets are preparing 70 retuEn.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 23.-So additional news
5sH nFae s 9 1.5 Is ne o
lurnbia eorrobo1.tes the reported kind tseatment
OF the tuhabltants. The utsultne Convent was
| prote cted by guard, No public property Was
allowed TO DO burned n the ctty. shsrmans Az
alarm in Charlotte has sobsldcd- The weather Is
bad and the 1oads ars heavy. interfering with
| rapid military movements.
The Mehmond Ntpatch a. q ~ feoI1:T y, con
,ae h his a t1oops On Astchers Run % our extreme
right, ten mf1cs southwest Of Petersburg, and It
Is thought that another attempt by his cslumns 70
| gain the south side railroad, was prevented ~
| doubt that he will make this attempt as soon as
the stntc Of the roads will permit In the present
condition the movement Of artillery is ont OF The
question: .1Graut has enough Of the gambler IN his
character for the disastrous failure Of his last ad
vance towards the railroad to make him more I'm
patient to renew the attempt At present the eI-
| irene left, which may properly be considered the
advance Of the Yankee army, occupies po5luon
on the left on the north eide Of Hatch.ta Run be-
tween nine and ten miles southwest Of Petersburg,
mud about hve miles In direct line nom the
| South Side ruilroad- The usual number Of Sur
| day rnmors were in circulation yesterday, the
most agreeable Of which, though We resret to say
be en- killed and bis army routed and driven into
the Iunglcs of South Carolina