Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-15
NEWS 1TEM$.

March 29.-Ihc route tAEch Oy por-
ton Of this army is the same over .
fore, namcly-the Van: ian and Halifax
roads, running southwest across Hatcher's
Run.
The column started ut 3 o'clock this
morning. Large cavalry forccs under
Sheridan took the Halifax road towards
Dinwiddic Court House. The infantry
column crossed Natchers Run on tn.
Vaughan road. but met with no opposition
until they reached within short distance
of the Boynton plankroad. where the enc.
my's pickets were found and driven back.
Grifiins division WAS sent up the Quaker
road.
About 3 o'clock in the evening Il division
Of the enemy made its appearance. and
not knowing the strength Of our forces, |
pulsed with heavy loss. 4 number Of
prisoners were taken and brought in, who !
said the move bad been !, complete sur !
prise to them, As they expected an attack .
in the vicinity OF Fort Stcadman. aud their
troops had been nas>cd there to meet it.
1t is believed the rebels We're hurrving
men towards the South Side. railroad this J
evening, and are in hopes OF being able to
prevent its destruction. but yet, conf lrnc-
was felt that Sheridan would be a little
ahead and that by III. next night We would
l.av. news Of its destruction at some point
near Burkesville.
If this should be successful it is claimed
that the evacuation of Petersburg and
Richmond must follow.
! Baltimore. March 3u.-Thr Western mail
| train from here for Wheeling Yesterday
! was captured by .ucrrill4s and all the cars
.xccp, five burn.i Passengers were all
! robbed.
/ For,rcs. Monroe March 30 The steam
or Fairbanks. With prisoners from New
bern. reports that on the 2?,h she pilotcd
the l. 5 steamer Bat. with Gen Sherman ou
board. intn llnttcras inlet by request on
account of the stormy apprarHuc. 0, the
weather.
New York. March :'o. Gold opened at
1914. tel. tr l4oi. and closed ut l5U ut
noon. Cotton, Use.
New York. March 3l.--G.n"ral Bank.
leaves Tomorrow for New Orleans VIA
Cairo and the Mississippi river. 4 compi
mentarv dinner iS I" u" given him to day
bv his friends in this city.
Buffalo. March 80. i, is reported Millard
Fillmore has gone to act a. commissioner
This i incorrect. as II" Is at present in Buf-
talo.
New York. March 81 - The New York
Hrralhs Washington : >p"cinl SAYS a'!vices
iu>. received from Kichln"nI .t,,. that the
gold and general assets nt III. Merchants
and mechanics Bank g. that city have
been sen, away. The percussion cap man
utact"rie> hav" ais" been removed. it is
supposed to Innvilir or I.vnchhury. Lees
army was supplied ten day ahead
y Washington special I" the Post says
there is no truth IN the peace rmmors
Nothing but !, vigorous war against the
rebels is though, OF in official circles.
Washington. March 81. - Information
from City Point. dated . o'clock. Thurs
day afternoon. says v"'v heavy cannona
ding commenced at 1890: this \ NJ. and
continued until 1870 in the afternoon. in
the direction Of Petersburg. A battle was
probably in progress. but no particulars
were known at City Point at the time tn.
mail boat left
Information from tn. advance of the ar
my Of the Potomac. dated Hatchcr's Rur
Thursday morning. shows that the localit,
OF our army under Gen. Grant at that time
wa, in line parallel with Brighton PLANK
Road. and west of Ha,chers Run Thcs,
important positions have been gained with
out resistance from tn. enemy.
> The 9Th corps had sharp encounter
! with the enemy at Quaker Run on Wcdnes
day. and lost 800 ocn. but drove tn. r.b
els back mile, and captured u number O
, prisoners.
New York, March 3l.-The Tribune.
Washington special says the ann ouncemcn
, having been made that the army of the Pc
tomac had again assumed the offensive, i
Will not be improper to state that the white
troops OF the army OF the James on Mon
day and Tuesday crossed the James Rive,
and joined Grant in his new movement.
Cen Grant himself left City Point 70,
the front Tuesday +. v. Sheridan and hi.
, cavalry led the advance. aud by this time
, he has probably cut the only remaining
line of communication with Richmond
: somewhere between B.ntonville and Dan
vile. The rebels on Sunday and Monday
had the bulk of their army massed on ,hei,
right centre in anticipation of an attack in
that direction, or preparatory to an evucu-
alton Of Richmond. The telegraph b..
, tween here and City Point has no, been
working for five or six hours. and if there
has been any fighting it is unknown here
It's believed, however. that a heavy bat.
tie took place to-day.
The Herald's Washington special saw, i.
r Is now understood from the very highest
8 and most reliable sources of information
that Secretary Seward was sent for bv Mr.
Lincoln to come to City Point for cousul,a-
ton, and arrangements are actually in
progress for military consultation be-
! tween Gems. Grant and Lee. supported on
one side by Mr.. Lincoln and Secretary
Seward, and on the other by jeff Davii.
and 4. n. T. Hunter
grand movement Of the army under
Con. Grant, has begun on Wednesday
morning: that this movement will result
IN compelling Lee to an early capitulation
OF his army is regarded in military circles
as inevitable.
Gold has shown rather more firmncss
this morning, partially from suppositions
that the rain storm would defeat the object
of Grants important movement. Quota
tions flnct',ated between l5l} and 1871.
Tonight gold is quoted at ISL Cotton
| at 46 to Al to 4S.
The Richmond Enquirer says u heavy
column of the enemy moved down the
Jerusalem Plank Road on Thursday of las,
week The movement is supposed 20 be n
diversion In favor of Sherman, striking
Weldon at the same time, and DESTROYING
the railroad between that point and Stony
Creek,