Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-20
Omoial pispatch.
WAR DRpARTNnNT " IsuINe

patches have been received at this depart
ment. (signed) Ca. DANA,
Assistant Sec'y of War.
CfrT POINT, VA, March ls-Richmond-
papers OF to-day are received. za2
t6e confederate Congress adjourned at
3 O'Clock to day, sine die AZ : -
the president of the James river canal
calls on the farmers of Virginia to aid in
repairing the canal. =
The Augusta Ca, papers say that A.
q. Stephens has been in Georgia for the
past ten days, and has not been heard from.
aud that they hope the reticence will not
continue. rs,-.
Vigorous efforts are making in Richmond
for the organization of negro troops.
The following paragraphs appear in the
Richmond Wing: 1aa
Mobile, March ll.-This city is strongly
menaced. Gen. Maury issued circular
ADVISING the troops TO prepare for the ex-
Pected attack. He urges the non combat
ants to leaye.zg - go 50 -.
fhe exchange commissioners yesterday
received Information of the arrival in the
pay OF large number of prisoners from
snip Island and New Orleans. They are
expected here to-day. Maj. CoWeli will
enaesvor to effect such arrangements as
%iil 'exchange all the prisoners captured in
81 Mobile, March l2th.-One hundred and
seventy-six army and navy exchanged pris-
oners arrived here last night,
Mobile, March I3.-Transports containing
~ 700 troops entered the bay yesterday
through Grants pass. @
Noodle, MRTchll.-Fourteenv vessels more
were added to the feet to-day, making 81
IN sight of the city, Great activity prevails
with the enemy in the lower bay. There
Is every indication of an early attack.
Macon, March l4-The House of Dele.
grtes have adopted resolution REQUESTING
Congress to repeal the conscript law, and
accept men from the state under officers of
their choice.
Lynchburg papers of Monday bring us
some OF the details of the raid through the
upper part of the country, which in view of
the fact. that Sheridan has communicated
with Grant, We conceive to be pueriIe to
withhold the particulars, We therefore lay
them before our readers.
The Virginiau says that the Yankee di.
vision sent in that direction followed the
orange and Alexandria railroad as tar as
Buffalo river, burning the railroad bridge
at that point. Every bridge between Char
lottVille and Buffalo, distance of more
than 40 miles, has been destroyed and
much of the track torn up, and though the
extent of damage has not been ascertaiued.
the nearest approach they made to Lynch
burg was at New Glasgow, II miles distant,
where small party of them burned the
railroad depot.
On Wednesday, party, estimated at
from 200 to 300. appeared at Brit creek,
supposed to be making for the south side of
the James river. The fine bridge over the
river being burned at their approach, they
HOntRntad thamaaIuas NTH 1o1J o,,.,a,
on our reserves, who were stationed on the
other side of the river. They burned
the boat of the James River Company at
Brit creek, which they bad captured Four
of our Scouts that were lett in the bands
of an equal number of their troops, who
being cut off from the main force by the
burning OF the Tye River bridge, gave
themselves up to us as prisoners aud were
brought to this city. The raiders burned
every mill they could fnd along the James
river, destroyed all the tobacco and to-
6acco houses and carried away all the
horses and negroes they could lay their
hands upon. They shot about 400 of their
broken down horses on the plantation of
W. r. Cabell, below New Market, aud took
off all the horses belonging that gentle.
man they could find.
is said that at least 300 Yankee cav
airy crossed the river opposite Columbia
on Friday, but retreated to the north side.
The Repu blican of to-day says the raid
ers commenced at Bent creek the work of
destruction to the canal, which ia aaid to
be very badly damaged for about 25 miles
below here, to Columbia, and possibly
further down towards Richmond. Every
lock in the canal is said to have been de-
stroyed and in several places the banks
have been blown away. The acqueduct at
Columbia is said'to be damaged. Toe de-
struction of private property along the
route of the raiders is represented to be
immense The people were stripped of
horses and negroes and meat and bread.
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NEW YoRK, March 10 Sheridan is lost
sight of sgin. Last Wednesday he was
At the crossing OF the South Auna river
By the Richraond papers he was in that
vicinity and had an engagement with Pick
etts rebel division, in which the latter was
worsted. Their report was confirmed by
deserters' and exchanged prisoners, who
say Picketrs division was hurried out of
Richmond last Sunday to meet Sheridan.
though not reaching White House at the
time expected, no fears are felt for his
safety. av
The rebel Senate, on the 18th, passed
the bills for the impressment of slaves; to
demand the numbeF Of exemptions aud to
regulate the business of CONSUMPTION.
K The Herald prints large number oflet-
ters captured in the rebel mails during
Sherman's march. They all show5the ut,
most encouragement on the part of writer's
who were principally officers aud enlisted >
men Of the rebel army. SO
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WAsHINsroN, Marcn Is BY the Presi.
dent of the United States of America:
APPROPRIATIONS.