, 1865-03-20

OFFICIAL WAR RULLE TIN.
WAR DEPARTMExT,
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March IS.
To Major General Dix:
The srbJoined dispatches hare been received at
this Department,
CA. DANA,
Assistant Sec. Of War.
stC11x Po1K1, Saturday, March 13.-The Rich
mon6 papers Of today are received. The Confed-
crate Congress adjourned sin< die at three o'clock
to-day.
1.-THE President Of the James River Canal calls
on the farmers OF Virginia to MD in repairing the
canal.
"The Augusta, Georgia, papers say Tint 4. Il
Stephens has been in Georgia for the past tea
days, and has not get been heard from, and that
they hope this silence will not continue.
Vigorous efforts are making at Richmond for
the organization Of colored troops.
s.Tne following paragraphs are from the Rich
| mond Wig:
NOZZLE, March 4.-Thts city is strongly men,
eced. Gen. Maury has Issued 4 circular advising
ee to ds ae pss'd attack
The Exchange Commission yesterday evening
rereived Information Of the arrival in tue bay Of
SeW oeans They oPe Rere
Maj. cowell will effect such arrangements as will
embrace all prisoners captured In this depart
mcnt-
MOBILE, March 5.-one hundred md seventy
st1 navy and army exchanged prisoners arrived
M6BiIE. March 9-Transports Containing 1000
troop,, entered the bay yesterday, through
MOBILE. March 11.-rourtesn vessels more wcrc
ar $k$ $HA $F-1
sight Of the city. Great actlvity prevails with
tue enemy in the lower bay. There is every IN
'Gicttou Of IN early attack.
TIE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
MACON, March 4.-Ihc House Of Delegates have
adopted resolution requesting Consfcs5 to re-
raj the contc1ipt Law, aud accept men from the
state unaer officers Of their own choice, by yeas
| EHER1DAN's RAID.
Lynchhu.g pspcE. of Monday and Tuesday, the II
and 18th INST bring MS SONG Of the tetasls OF the
;GSsa 5 s. Seaa fhena hss sSnae, x1sa Ss w
to withhold and therefore lay them before our
division sent IN Tit direction followed the oraaee
and Alexander RAILROAD as faE, a. Buffalo Eivef,
burning the rsi'road bridge # that point: Every
talce of more than forty miles has been destroy
cd and mnch Of the t:ack torn up; the extent ot
damage has not been atcertained. The nearest
approach they made 10 Lynchburg was peaE Glas.
| gov, seventeen miles distant, where small party
or thcm burned the railroad depot. :,
to Eco sppearcd At fB fBent Creek, SUPPOSED to % b
making fof the touth .slde Of the James River.
The dnc bridge over the river being burned on
thel. approach, they conteuted themselves with
loud curscs upon our rcserres,who weEe stationed
on the othcE side Of the river. They burned the
| boat Of The James River Company ut Bent Greek.
They had captured four OF our scouts that were
left In the hande Of an equal number Of thefr
troops, who, being cut of from the main force by
nh to ;cr Ts5 "a bEags
lhe Iaidsrs burned eEery mlli t1ey could and
| a1ong Ee James tNet, uesdo5e4 ~ pug tonacco
and tobseco houses aad CIT eaf,1ea away ~ t9e
norees w sb" ahnn ,rc hayarod 81
s3 n," pe%n Saa rl. u e .a qnat oa II II hrs
Ssionsine fc tSst cepem.a hey coud On spd f
ss1a "oou. 1o'ee noo"fee AanAeee s5osseo LIT
n19i. rx,,3rror r., .o.aov .s-..'.r,a ~.,s..
lae Aepsta.tnmn y. m y! .u,uh3 easEs Ane taiae1'
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taon % " ,1.-na ,e f.o,n .honf +opt1G1. I
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toMaius ncInot h 1ofn ~ I 1nsl is -. u
eao 10 1a1e oeGn uesniVyta. - sesesat pscss
1ne oanks nafs ntgn ul9"n ~ aMny. tae as9ue1mc @
~ = Sa!o ~ oe psu1 aam1geo. .h t ~
Gest1uGuon .! p1sats pi9ps1'y a'9nE tae ioatS II
% 1ne tsre sttpneS ~ ina. neornce me,, ~
kreaj. and mauy qf them left Without morsc1 o
food.
Dansille and Norta Cafoina e3enanses received
sest+s = MnGh 1toso1iEs The fniInm1n% az
cxtracte:
The Danyllle Ne9isttr Of Tuesday eays: t'Ou
force hare probably Wtthdra~9 ifor1 llnston ant
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