New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-25
FROM WARRINGTON.
Special D.pa.ch to Tho ". Y. Tribune.
WAsnSGToS Iriday. Feb o. ls6j.

Special Di,pa.ch to Tho y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Iridsy. Feb. q. ls6j.
MOVEMENTS or THE ENEMY.
A TRIBUNE correspondent w1h the Potomac
Army writes as follows:
HpQn-. AMY OF rnE Potomac. Feb. :--p. IN.
This evening a report came ia from The front
Of the Nath Corps ,ha, the enemy showed some signs
Of leaving that poat Of their lines. and moving 10 the
right. They have begun movement TO the rish,
which NAV mean an attack upon our len. or a move.
meni toward North Carolina
REBEL CORPS UNDER MARCHING ORDERS.
From deserters who came in to-day, il is
learned that par, Of Hill corps-the Thirds under
orders 10 march.
wAsHiSGTOS's BIRTHDAY.
This day-the anniversary OF the birthday OF
wishinrton-was celebrated by salute Of ihIit!siI
guns, ffed a, these headquarters
THE TAX BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee to-day COM
pe,cd the tax bill. and will report it 10 the Senate To-
morrow. They have denied oil appeals from interested
parties to reduce various articles and. while
admitting that many sections disproporonate and
unjust they refuse TO modify them giving ns reasons
that must have revenue.
Advices from Gen. Grants headquarters are
to the effect tina, the enemy certainly eyacuatlng
Petersburg and mnnifesting signs Of sending troops
south Whether IL is merely reinforce Beauregard
or means an abandonment Of Richmond. will soon ap
pear. They are closely watched by an army largely
outuumberng them. and superior in every point Of de-
tail that goes TO make up soldier.
REBEL DEsERTERs.
About one hundred and fifty Rebels took the
oath OF allegiance to-day and were sen, North.
Pryor, THE SPY.
Roger A. Pryor, the Rebel spy, is at large
here, and can be seen daily promenndng the Avenue.
To man who pointed out the large number Of deserters
passing along he remarked There is plenty leo
where they came from"
THE EVACUATION OF WILMINGTON.
II is known that just after the fall Of Fort
Fisher the Rebels commenced evacua,ng Wilmington
and moving the cotton to the interior toward Raleigh.
but that days ago there s, from thirty TO fifty
thousand bales left 1t Is believed at the War Depart.
men that most OF this has fallen into Gen. Schofeds
hands 1t is hoped that with the large force he now
has the Rebels will not be allowed to escape.
GOLDsBoRoUGH AND MOBILE SOON TO BE OURS.
A high official expressed his belief to-day, that
Godsborough and Mobile would be In possession be-
fore week and perhaps Petersburg.
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Friday, Feb "a. 1864.
AMHNDATORY ENROLMENT BILL.
The House has as yet acted on only half the
Amendatory Enrolment Bill reported from the Com
mittee Military fairs, but has amended II in seve
raj important particulars. viz by striking ont the first
section which required persons omitted from the en-
ronent 10 report themselves for that purpose or be
held liable to punishment for misdemcanof To-day an
effort made to revive this section, but u was EN-
phaticaly rejected the previous occasion. The
House also struck out the section holding the principal
liable for the substitute although the Inter may have
been mustered in and adopted an amendment making3
the mastering in OF the substitute conclusive in favor
OF the principal. The amendment moved yesterday by
Mr. Blaine TO abolish the whole system OF paper credits
was finally adopted by the House to-day by decisive
vote
COMPUTATIONS.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF
Brig Gen. Robert Anderson to DO Najor-General by
brevet in the Regular Army and also Brig. Gems. Chns
j. Paine and Edward Heath, United States Volunteers
frmed the following to be BrgadierGenerals In tho
Volunteer force: Col Powell Clayton, 9TH Arkansas
Cavalry; Brsvet Brig. General George l.; Beall,
Colonel Of 18th Mainei Col. Henry g.. Thomss.
Pennypacker. United states Vols and Col Of Ninety
Seventh Penn. Vols. Brevet Brig: Gen. Green y.
Raum United States Vols. and Col Of fihy,sIth III.
Vols Vice wstar. resigned; also the following 70 be
United iS States color.d; MAI vsrpissl ven XntweS:
Col. Thomas Moonlight Eleventh Kansas Csyalryi Col
Thomas n. Bowen. Thirteenth Kansas Vols; Col
Charles W. Blair. Fourteenth Kansas Cavalry; Col
SsS.s' 5.s IL tn:a s.. S 9ss. Is
Seventy sixth Penn. Vols, Nh Alexander Dyer. 70
be Chfef Of Ordinance with the rank Of Brig. Gen.