The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-05
Fleet st City Psins--The Operstisss
Arssad Pesersbsrg..Csnnsats sA
General Grants Canpaiga..Threat-
ened Attack On Mobile, &c. ei'if'4

i papers of March 80 (fhursday) contain
the following: $3.50. '1.ls
| FROM THE SOUTH SIDE 80
| Reliable intelligence from City Point
represents the presence Of fifteen moni-
tors and forty iron-clad vessels in the
James river, besides m iunumerAble feee
of smaller and less formidable boats.
Since the attempt Of the Coafederates to
/ pass the Yankee distractions the enemy
has doubled his vigilance and largely In
creased his naval force. Commodore
] Porter is i'm command of the James river
| fieet. and his flagship occupies . spromi-
| nent position among the vessels. Clty
Point is now q populOus place, aud con
| tinuous wharf extends from long dis.
tance down tue James tOa point bali Q
mile up the Appomattox. sa., .il
GRANTS CAMPAIGN THIS MONTH.
From the Richmsnd Examiner. March sO.l
IT is evident that the month Of April
will witness q decisive turn. given one
way or another, to Grants grand con-
verging campaign. A little month--we
have but to sustain our army aud keep
our banner flying for one month, and the
mighty, dead-lift effort Of the Federal
mower will have failed as usual. Our
enemies cannot wait; they are In hurry
| for success at once, because they are but
too well aware that they are in the midst
| of the last campaign they can by any
means pretend to undertake against the
Confederacy. Therefore their exerti0ns
will be super-human this coming month.
Sherman advancing northward to the
Danville railroad Thomas aud Stonenlan
coming down from the valleys Of East
Tennessee upon Lynchburg, with tho de-
sign of stretching q hand to Sherman
somewhere about Burkeville, while
Grant continues TO hold Lee, as he says,
"by the throat" ready to receive the
surrender of the city when it shall DO
starved into submission, and also to in
| tercept the flight" Of General Lee. who,
according to the best Yankee authority,
| is thinking of nothing but showing q
| clean pair Of heels this is the pro-
gramme; it must be fulfilled in every part,
or it falls to the ground together. In tho
enemy's country they obviously think
| the plan canuot by possibility fail this
time. Richmond. as they assure one
another, ia In perfect chaos Of anarchy
and DESPAIR The "chiefs Of the slave
holders rebellion" have given up tho
| cause, and ten days, or at the most twen-
ton. ID TSEa'5 .
GENERAL. JOHNSTON AND HIS ARMY
The Raleigh Progress learns that since
| General Johnst0n's restoration 10 the
| command of the Army Of the Tennessee,
| thousands of the soldiers absent with
/ ont leave" have returned to their old
chief. Instead of demoralized mass,
| the Army of the Tennessee is now buoy,
ant, and follow with pride the standard
| of their former commander, whom they
| seem to love and reverence a. children
| do father And, besides, the Army OF
| the Tennessee, General Johnston now
has IN his command troops that have
| never been demoralized, that have never
\ known the definition Of the word "de
feat" With such an army the probabil-
| tiles of success amount almost TO q GER
| tainty Well may Sherman cast about
| him for some mode Of escape His rapid
| career is not only checked but he 10
brought to dead halt. .sI.tas
| MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL 0RANdEk's
II
From the Mobile News, March Isl B.. ,.
Since our last edition the following
events have occurred: The force at PeH.
sacola (fifteen thousand to twenty thous-
/ and ostimated) marched from Pensacola
up the Montgomery road, to Gonzales,
about fifteen miles from Pensacola, at
| which place the enemy sncamped on
Friday night From the latest inforfna.
ton they had not advanced from that
position. On Saturday we reported twen-
ty odd enemy's ships, monitors, gunboats
| and transports in sight Of the water limo
of defences, and hugging tho eastern
shore. That night the whole OF them
disappeared, with the exception Of tho
usual blockading feet Of six vessels.
Scouts report in the lower bay, at pros.
ept. thirty-two Of the eneuiys vessels of
all classes and kinds The enemy move.
meuts are uncertain, and do not yet do
velope his purposes. Mobile is ready for
him, whatever may be his plans ''
THE REBEL coMMANDANT CALLS on THE
GARRISON TO DEFEND MOBILE
Headguarters, District of the Gulf, No.
bile. Ala, Mayck IL, 1965.--I. A heavy
column of the enemy 10 advancing from
Pensacola. His feet 10 assembling TO at.
tack the city. All officers and men VI
this command will hold themselves IN
readiness for instant servics ct their 70
spectiye posts, and will devote than.
selves to the duties which now devolvs
upon them.
u. All persons Whatsoever should
mite and aid in the business Of defend
ing the city, and officers Of this garrison
must be ready to send from IL ell nom
combatant members of their families, 70
that their public duties may receive
their undivided attention .''l i
Ill Able-bodied men Of every clasy
and condition will be required to con-
tribute to the common object now before
MS. The attention of owners OF slaves 10
called to the fact that there are several
thousand of them within the city limits.
who will be non-combatants and consu-
mers of our supplies, and an encun.
brance to the defense. They are urged
to send them away.
". Our fortifcations are strong, our
stores are abundant and good, our troops
are veterans, and, with the cordial sup
port Of the people in al measures 70
auired for the public ssfety, and the
blessing of Almighty God, are confident
of victory By command Of
Major General d. T. MAvRY
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