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News OF the WeeL
WASHINGTON. Anil "a

/ "AsHISdTOS' April Sd.-23OP.u
To MAJ. Gen. Dir:
reported by Mai. Gen. Geo. n Tb'.- SEN
surrender Of Lynchburg is ais, gsr,,r u.
ported.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON
Secretary o., "
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April II-yt,
To Ma. Gen Thomas;
The following Is just -...
1 from Col. Hoover at SomeryIlle
- Men directly from SELMA r.r.-.
place captured By Gen. Wilson.
: the % inst Forrest and RhOdiy H..
5entire commands were captured. n.
dIsmOunted and charged the eutra-
and carried all before them. TLevs-..
Montgomery captured '
R. 5. GB3ylr
CITY POM ar-
! To Hon. f.. W. Stanton, Sc. Of D..
Lynchburgh surrer-4
! terday 10 Lieutenant Of Griffin, ...
I the head Of scouting party. Gen
has ordered Mackenzie brigade Of s-
to occupy the town and take care OF -.'
property l. A. DANA,
Assist. See o.. IS
4 An expedition. composed principal,
4 st y. Y. Mounted Rifles. left Nuru'. -.
9Th INST. Tor accommodating uurr...
4 Chowun river. with the intention. liz.
be, Of reaching Weldon. y. e. Tires.
4 10 entire success. The cavalry ,,-...
Seabuard and Roanoke Railroad. and b.
lshed the track for considerable ez--.
While thus engaged they were atta.,
a force Of Coo rebels, and after seven. s..
succeeded in repulsing them. The
! then fell back 20 Murireesboro, w1e
booty was delivered to the gunhoat. '-
! the captures are loo bales Of supcri.r--
A large amount of tobacco and snuff
prisoners. Parties OF cavalry -ct.
within few miles of Weldon --
prisoners taken. il j. learned that,..t.r-
Is strongly fortified and garri-1nei --a.
Of 1900 rebels with several hatterie-
lery. The expedition returned 90 a,.,.
urday night.
! WAR DEPT, WAsHNer.y.t
April j.
4 To MAJ. Gen. j. A. DIR
/ The following dispatch from Gen. Can
reports the capture Of Spanish For,
Fort Blakelv, which form a part .. ,-. ..-
fences Of the city Of Mobile.
f. NJ. STANTON.
See. o.W--
! HID Q'RS IN the F.s.,
April @. lS65-yA.N
Spanish fort and it, depenieHg..-
) captured last night We have .
Saud $50 enlisted men prisoners. OIL. .
{ taken J mOrtars and - guns.
! part OF the garrison escaped .7 s
! Blakely is already invested and E. ...-|
5,aulted to-day. unless the works az. SO .-
Sthan now believe them % be
q f. K. ;. CANDY.
I MaJJr G,ra
) HID Q'Rs N TIE Fisu.t
Z April @.
Lieut. Gen I. S. Grant
1 have the honor to report the caF,-
this dav of the rebel Qualifications at BIss
with 240O prisoners and % guns
+ K. ;. CANDY.
4 MAJOR Genera
The New Orleans Tunes has the follow.
special
LASEroRr. 18Th have just arrived
Mobile. The Stars and stripe, were
on Batteries Porter and Macintosh 90 4.
\. NJ. Yesterday and on a church stc-
J Mobile az go p. N-Gen Granger, Pc
OCCUPY the city The rebels coma
aeyacuating on the 10Th, and continue
yesterday, when they had all left
Letters dated headquarters Nili-- I-
! partment of West Mississippi. >--
) Fort. April 9th, say Lelr Lu--.
& SPANISH Fort having previously hetr -4.-
Gen. Smith, the enemy evacua-el
Z parts of it at day light on the Och.
I Bertran's brigade immediately OccJl
J fort. and found brass hOwitzers,
( and 80 FOUNDER PARROTS, six napoleon.
I g and 5 inch columbad-, large quaint
: ammuuition. but 10 mules .Jr horses -.
but few ration-.
{ \ despatch dated LenUnicr, Tenn, AZ.
10Th. save The expedition under Maj. o.
sStoneman which left Knoxville, Tenn. IL
! Ut March. struck East Tenn. road, on O.
18th inst, at Wytheyilic. Christiansbarg
salem. Between these places 80 bridges Ne
burned and - miles Of track totally de-t-
Ell. Many prisoners were taken and c-
siderable quantity Of corn and other ---
DESTROYED. On the 9th ten. Stoneu-
moved via jacksonville. Danbury and Noes
4 vile. arriving at Grants Greek. ml.
from Salisbury. y. G. Our forces enter
Salisbury at 10 a. IN. capturing 1000 sian
OF arms and accoutTemeuts, ll65 pri-1ng,
| 600 900 rounds Of small ,mmuniti1n.
stand of cOlOrs. 10 pieces OF artillery. i.
rounds fixed ammunition shells, 0OOU pi,.
powder. 900 complete suits OF clu,-r-
$4,000 army blankets. 10000 pds bacon
I 1000 pds salt, 10000 pds sugar, 800
pds rice, 900 pds saltpeIer, 10000 bush.
wheat. Sl00,OOO worth medical ,ulll-
land 1000 bales cotton.
The greater part OF these supplies 4
lust been received from Raleigh. One a--
arsenal with machinery comQlete.siE dt.. q
two engines and trains. several bridge be-
tween Grautsboro and Danyillc. ami a.-
some on the other side OF Salisbury. E.i
several miles R. K. track were df-u.le-
We lost very few killed and wounded
Advices from Newbern Of the l+,b @f
Gen. Sherman having left Goldsboro % De
rear, at once struck out for JOHNSON A''
/. my. hoping to be able to force bin o. y
battle Sherman met very little re'at-'
Raleigh was captured last THURSDAY W.
very little fighting, and confined pun-'.-.
to cavalry aud skirmishes between 81. -+
vaneed pickets OF both forces.
INPERIAL IOILETTE>-s " OMAN ID.
VENICE. The Princess Cloulde, at fr
Nap9leon's ball, attired a. usual, wiz,
the slightest pretensions to extraysgaur
fashion vet Looked the most artist C-s.