The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15
WAR NEWS.

General Asboth commanding the military
division of Western Florida just informed me
that General Steele met with decided success,
having captured on the 25th, the rebel Gen.
Clawson, who is mortally wounded, taken
$50 prisoners, seized two rail road trains at
Evergreen, ten miles above Pollard, on the
Montgomery rail road. and torn up and de.
stroyed the rail road track both at Evergreen
and Pollard. Gen. Steele, ut latest advices,
was marching on Blakely.
1SRned, j. S. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
Commanding.
Geldsbefo, N. c., 6th-Deserters and ref.
upees report the evacuation of Raleigh, and
that the enemy were throwing up works on
Tar river at Rocky Mountain, about forty
miles from here, towards Weldon, on the
Weldon i Wilmington rail road. The enc.
my are burning bridges and ties on this road
and carrying of the rails. 1t is thought
Johnston will 60 to the relief Of Lee. His
army is much -demoralized.
st. Louis, l0th.-The final vote of the
State Convention on the new Constitution
was takep- on Saturday the 8th, and resulted
38. for to l8 against. 1t is to be submitted TO
the people on the 9th Of June. Ii rntifed it
goes into effect on the 4th Of July. The Con.
|, yention adjourned sine die to-day after a, ses-
sion Of 78 days.
Philadelphia, loth.-Forney's Press has a
report thas Stonemsn has Gus the raid road
between; Danville and Goldsboro, and that
Sherman has occupied Raleigh.
are CLOSED to-day. There is reason to believe
def. Dsyis wssI Danvlle, Va, on Saturday
night, 8ihs crying 10 join Johnston with the
.l,o l.to rahol .na !.
large amount of specie.., .s.se
Reliable Information from gentleman who
left Richmond yesterday says that General
Shenlev. by order Of the President, has given
safe conduct to r. NJ. 4. Hunter to- ceme
and 90. from that city. He is supposed to be
on his estate in Essex county, 81 miles from
Richmond. There were no prayers offered in
the churches Yesterday for the President, and
none for the Confederacy. The citizens gen.
orally regard the war as over, and further
I resistance as dnwise.
New York, 1Oth.-The Commercials dis
| patch says: An order will be sent to our
Generals everywhere to open communication
! with the commanders of the rebels in their
front, and offer the same terms which were
accepted by Lee. No difficulty is anticipated
except in Texas.
New York, 10th.-Thc Herald's I'd corps
correspondent says: A large number of
prisoners, stragglers and deserters from the
rebel army have been brought in during the
| day. 1t is said the woods on the flank Of our
4 column are filled With them. The same cor.
respondent says Sheridan, with the 5th corps
and cavalry, reached Jettersville on the
evening sof the 4th. and found the enemy. in
his front. He Immediately telegraphed to
/ Meade that he was between the rebels and
Lynchburg, and requested that the troops
move forward Immediately. Two divisions
of cavalry under Crooks had been fighting the
enemy since morning. Crooks struck the
enemyb train, destroying three miles of
wagons and their contents. The officers re.
port that with another brigade the whole
train could have been captured.
T. New York, l0th.-The Tribune's special
says three companies of Moseby's guerrillas
disbanded on the 5th at Culpepper Court
House and dispersed for their homes. Nose.
Eby has less thar, three hundred men aud now
mostly operating on the neck Of land run
ming downt to Aqhia creek snd Fredricksbure.
The Herald's City Point correspondent,
under date Of 9Th, says supplies were takeu
by rail road yesterday as far as the Suther.
land Station, ten miles from Petersburg. -
| Ihe dinerent corps trains were all taking
loads last evening. and will reach the army
TO- morrow. A large force is pushing work
on the track. and expect to reach .WeIlsville
to. day and Bnrkesville in twoidays more.
Washington, 10th.-Admiral Porter re.
ports to the Navy Department his recent op-
erations on the james river. On being salts.
fed that the rebels were about to evacuate
Richmond, he proceeded to remove the OBJ
structions ia the river, succeeding in getting
. chanael through. He then accompanied
the President to the city, when he found the
rams and gunboats all blown up except IN
unfinished ram, the Texas, and . small tug
euuboat. the Beaufort. The following vessels
we're destroyed: Virginian, flagship with
four guns, iron clad Fredericksburg. four
guns. iron clad; Nausemiond, two guns,
wooden ship; Hampton. two guns, wooden
ship; Roanoak. .one gun, wooden ship;
torpedo tender and q school ship. Some Of
these NAV be raised. The Texas and Beau
fort he has taken for our use. The Tredegar
works and Naval ordinance department were
unchanged. -,
The steamer City of Dublin which was 70
sail to-mcrrow for Liverpool was dispatched
this P. Nat o'clock, in order 70 take news
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