, 1865-03-28

Gnct ff the War. consisting Of RepEesenta1Ta
Julian and Goocb. is to visit Fort Fisher this
Mtek. TO nh6e EXAMINATIONS on the report about
The .,s,Puted points concerning Buffers move
The Recent Attnck.
The 1imes' Washington special eaFs: "The
generally accepted explanation Of Lees attack Is
cessity. Baving failed, the evacuation Of the Pc
tersbur9 lines and OF Richmond Itself cannot long
be postponed. Military men look upon i as
mafk to cover the retreat Of the rebel army"
"nrufd" DESERVING the Rebels.
new ToAK, March N.-The Worlds Baltimore
correspondent says: s. In few weeks the soath-
ern ConfedeEacy will be numbered with the things
Of The past, and the rebels wtl have neither army,
dom has produced feeling Of deep depression
among Southern sympathizers than any previous
events Of The ssar. The Southern army ts 9, ,oo9
sf@y eo1 aeo 81 $1,000 Gns msn '' one half Of
the Southern army have deserted since
railroads render It impossible for the South to
make use Of resources. The closing OF the last
port cuts Of supplies ttom ENGLAND. They have
means Of manufacturing them, and all hope Of for
e1gn Intervention is finally 6fape}led."
Deserted Works.
The Newhern Tl1net fays; s. Duriug General
cd On it, marrh through three different lines OF
rection Gen. Couch WIS moyln2.r
From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, March 2G.-The atcamer
Webster, which has just arrived from tho FROM,
soss our ines todas. rhis, doub,Ess: fstefs to to
Ono hrnd.ed and five rebel ofacerr, captured
yesterday afternoon. came down on the Webster.
Gen Sheridan, with hi+ entire caralEy force,
reached Grants army In safety.
kherfdnn's Command.
WAe1INaToN, March "a number of men
from SheEtdan's command arrived at City Point
from the White House, brought their saddles and
officers Arriving.
One hundred and nineteen rebel officers, cap
tuEcd Saturday, have arrived here.
Promoted.
Gen Hartsuff, on the Recommendation OF Gen.
Gt:nt, has been promoted to bs Major General
By breTet, for conspicuous gallantry In pursuing
the enemy from the lod:ment made on our lines
last Saturday.
Celebration ut Fort Sumter.
The PEealden: has ordered Brevet Major Gen.
cral Anderson 10 raise over Fort Sumter, nt noon,
On The l4th Of April. The same United ststes dag
md that it be sauted with one hundred guns from
Sumter, a. from every fort and rebel at,ery that
fired upon Sumter: also thatsuitable military c.rc-
General ". 7. Sherman whose operaton. 1Sns con-.
PEELED tho csacnatiou Ut Charleston, or, IN his
abserce, hy General Gilmore, and also, that the
pate in the ceremonies. Rev. Henry Ward Beech.
eE will be Invited to deliver address on The oc-
c.e1on.
From Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March N-Semt,ofictal aiyices
from ChlhuBhua. Mexico, to the Sd Of February,
have been rereiyed here. Anc1tra OF the otBciai
papers contains the following news Of French
defeat: "Thc Government has received author1-
tatise Intelligence that Gen. Cortiua after having
caused the French force which marched fromr
durango 10 Mazstan, through Sierra Nesad7,
rome oss defeated them entirely in tho village Of
Veranos. Other advices stdlc that the French
forces at Durango advanced to chihuahua, and on
the 10Th Of January they were at Rio Florida. The
next day, however, they returned 10 Durango,
the MexicaDs being prepared to receive them.
Gen. Vega had LETT Chipeahua with all the avail
able force there to meet the French.
From the Army Of the Poromnc.
BAI11M- he, March 27.-Thc Baltimore in,eri-
cans epec!l Annapolis correspondent .ays the
nRg Of truce boats New York and MaQh3ltan as-
rlyed from Varnia with 13lt paroled men and
corppany officers. Most Of the latter we're cap
tured in North Carolina. When the boats left
lighting WAS going On in front OF Petersburg and
reports were current that Gen. Grant had ad-
RANGED his lines come miles: Gen. Sheridan, with
his cavalry forces crossed the James 1T Deep Bot
tom yesterday morning to join Grants army.
Everything shows that rome decisive movement
was ahour to take place. No psper. could b. had
from tic rebels. About 1c0 SICK were admitted
into hospital at Annapolis from bouts.