The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-04
Washington, March 5.

Warrington, March 5.
The following Is from the Richmond
Wing Of March Let from S,u.h Side:
The Exprsss of yesterday states that
the advaaos whish oss threatened two or
shrse dags aises he been checked, il not
defeea y supssabundsnt means, and
for - ressens nsy possibly b abandon
q, bat the public seed no: be SUPPLIED
to hear sf the commenoement Of q battle
at any moment. The enemy has no.
wishSraan any portion Of The !orces Be
has moved to bis left. bat holds them 10
readissss ios advance as the earliest prac-
ticahje uomeas.
Il u bslived the enemy intsods heavy
hssk Dovemeus soma distance fust her
down than the scese Of hte operations -
We are glad to believe that our noble ar
my is prepared to meet tho enemy now ~
it ever has been and give battle ~ Of old.
never having known and determined
never to know defeat.
A large number OF Yankee dnesters
came 10 At different points elaiming The
priviledge granted them under 0eaesal
Ordsrs No. 65.
A special dispatch to the Columbia
Enquirer, dased Harissss, Fla. Feb. IL,
nforms thst j,uroal Captain Dickinson
had esptureA IS prisoners, inciading one
Colosel, three Captains. 10 wagons, 60
horses. l ambuisscs, and quantity oI
arms. &s. The ensmy los, In killed 5,
including their Adjssass, and wounded.
including their Colonel.
Not ono Of Dickisson'p company wa.
lest.
:. Gen. B. ]. Hall having been authoris-
ed to raise brigade Of meaaied men 10
North Alabama, will make his headquar-
teu altsrastsly u Roma and Gadsden,
Ala.
Beauregard authorized Gen. Hill to
proclaim an amnesty, and pardon 10 ali
men Improperly absent from their CON-
mands Who may join this brigade.
Everything 10 quies in the Trans Mis-
sissippi region.
The Sivers are higher now than they
have been for years, but no apprehension
is felt Of land invasion BY the enemy.
Rlockade running between Galveston
and tho West Indies is carried on very
successfully, perhaps rivaIling 10 this res
pect the ports Of Wilmington and Charlcs-
ton. Quite number Of steamers hare
run 10 aud out Of Galveston during the
past fortnight. Government stores in
TexAs and 1t Shreveport are fall Of cloth.
ing and other necessaries.
The expedition fitting out at Nsw Or,
leans IS believed to be intended for Gal
weston, and sos Mobile.
The Army OF the Trans Mississippi is
in excellent splits and condition. The
troops are we'll supplied with clothing.
| food and munitions OF war.
The message Of Gov Allen Of L,uisi-
ana urges the placing Of 2OO, 600 segrces
in the army as pioneers, wsgoners. Go.T Toe
message meets with universal spproba-
ton in Louisiana.
A correspondent Of the M,ntgomery
Appeal writing from Nevada, Mississip-
pi, says:
| Affairs on the border are in a terrible
condition, the country bciog filed With
bands Of iaybawksrs sod robbers, peinci
pally deserters, whose deeds rival The IA
| nous days of DicE Turpin, and such :
reign Of terror has been ina suguraied that
travel il almost completely broken up in
some portions Of the country. Coupled
With these are large numbers Of soldiery
returning to their homes o. furlaugh.
Who are taking veogeaucs % spectators
Tia the Borthern counties wAs have ~
fused 10 take Confederate money for corn
and other neeessanes Of kls from their
families, and unless something Is speedily
done by those 10 authority, we may look
! for despefsts state of ID sirs here durine
the present month Tor North Mississippi.
A Tupsllo letter furnishes the follow
ing:
| Gen. Forrest told 1 lsdy here. few
days ago, 10 this section, that he would be
left alone to hold the big in this section,
ard shss i vould b aIpretty big bag.
Col. Pattsrson, oommanding brigade
IN Roddy's disisio6. kas beea actively en-
i esRed In brsakisg y stills j.. Ala 5amA,
j Ialcss Ire Mississippi Iins. Many krm-
~ il Noslhern< liassssippi carry their
grain Aerose he lNsso Be dis,ilied into
whisky, thus svaliss III law prohibiting
linmaasfaetnrs. Mapy seldisn' iamiliea
ass suffering Tor brsad. q
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