, 1865-02-24
Il OST {, MTpT.
l'RkGSa NESY,EGEE.
CttE u Il night Observation-Disclosures
Nelr alz1: z1:zuary-KAe lsCexnx Op<sx
, liens Ii ahc South,

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CStS u f1 night Observation-Disclosures
NeEH at111;uaary-EAe lsCcSa1 Opqx$
liens LII tho South.
/. fspsafal Dispatch to the Western press.7.
-. new ioak, Thutsdsy, F.b. ..
":. a Good Sugucation.
Ih2 Chamber Of Commerce yesterday uuan,
'mously passed resolution, asking the GOV.
efnu,cnt 10 send Gen. Anderson in q national
ship to hoist on Fort Sumter the far which
he lowered in 1sCl.
- -: Corrs Of Sailors, ~. :
The 1FitaaSs Washington special aays It ia
Ell: i: ted that Charleston: md Fort AoSxe-
soy, together With the ccrtaia capture aFMus
bile, will -liboEate 5000 men from the navy
vho cain be organized into corps for oirsn-
! k!Ve operations On land. -,
-; =. .. Froln Fort ifAdersoux
ne lfsfdu:s. correspondent, writing from
Fort Anderson, 10th, says the fort WAS desti-
TUE .: ps DIVISIONS, but L considerable quanti-
y oE alnmunltlon was tonnd in tic magu.
of iurpeloes were 1ount, with wires leading
/ nnt,ihtu lhp 6tTesm., All the Blna.l boats ID
the fset>Eerc sent out 10 drug for torpedoes,
Of WHICH, Immense plumbers wore found I do
moi kno" whnt Gen. Cox. troops have done.
4 sinsll force undsr Col. Moonan are in the
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having passed :northward several miles
In LIE. lean Gen.. Schofie1d does not
kf ~. VII eze Cox is..,. It is confidently hoped
nc W: 10 position last night to cut OF the
retreat a1: tue :rebels from Anderson This
ntaIyeon G:n 6cuotleid is making dispo-
! aftatu1 tt Send some ol his troops to rcinfotca
| Gen: Ieuy on the east bank Of thp river.
The advance both ways will bc pushed with
| vR;or::: IN skissnishing yesterday, Gen. Cox
| only lest tEen;y.six il killed and. .Wouutled.n
| = Fn3.. "
| ;"1hc IeTa'a;s correspondent, recently
| ,a;ansl +; ON Salisbury IN. O., rub
! ..:Aes Z stalc1acnt 0! the Euf1crlngs Of uuton
| rrisrn:fs 1c fully corrobora:e5 accounts
Giyen. ;;,;by the escaptd Tribune corrcspon-
a'D':':': ncnct Ex,r,c;. = :
Ike la.cLMond Examiner OF. tue 10th. gayS;
"Wc hare dlstincl confirmation ol lie rcpors
| Of the Increment Of part Of. Gen. sThon1as'
| force, ltconslsts almost. entirely. of moun5-
cd infantry ard cavalFy. lis WORK is to-
oEcn this A!afaEa riIcH fzen tho. 1nouth to
tie sturcs, Involving tde capture Of Mobilc,
Columbus, Gu, for tie dcstvucsion Of lie
machine shops there AMI ti1 destruction Of
railways through cent? a. Alabama ind the
Mobile a,1a Ohio kailEoad from Corinth
The H7ig Of the Goth In an editorial On
a.miny neg ces says. 80
,1lc proposition: he's gained E.vorTap:tlly
Of late, fId promises TO DC adopted. So ilr
from exciting repug1ance in the army, as ut
| first appsohe 4ded, It has been called Ior by
Tany 1s !esmfsn;s .s, md Is advised BY nearly all
= prominent officer Of the rebel army w.itcs
to tie Whia:
~ enemy has taught. us an. important
lcssou. He lus caused the negro to fight ID
well, II rot better, than white troops. Our
prisoners declare they are the best soldiers,
dill f,Ff ft,, Tr1o
troops. myself haTe seen them work un-
der. iire when white II N could not be kept.''
The GisptdcA has an article IN the eame
The rebel Senate has passed Bill reducing
lie DispettA eays: aTle last Columbia
rcEers received estimate Sherman's force ut
Ia,Lc0 men. Sherman en1orces strict dlscip-
line ard 1unsshes with the utmost severity
any of US troops who are guilty Of outrages
upon cit1zene- We Will not venture the pre-
.dlction where onr troops will make . deter
mined stand. We feel assured that Eeau-e-
| gard Will let slip no opportunity which may
|. ':e.3cat Itself ot striking the enemy telling
IloS-, ard helisvs lie Will risk much upon
The !10 says the Daavilie and Greensboro
! Railrund Is worklr finely,
A fight occurred N Luaenburg county, Va,
between rebel soldiers md par.y Of desert
crs:; resulting ip the capture Of the latter.
..1Le Whining on Journal publishes letter
l. from ons of thesR3rt. fisher prisoners, say.
T jnS tlsy a1e ut Fort Columbus, ,:and 1sc vel
New Tonx, Feb. e:.-rbtic Richmond pa-
| pers announce formidable movements By
ssa S I also tk2 Tsiais and Ts:R:!ses Rsii'' ii
TIC Richmond Ex1mfur, Of the 2oth, IN.
..o1-c-a h; .s5i7.i Of nine hundred and ses-
.ats Union prisoners from Dsns:l'c for OK
The richmond. Wafg, Of tho aoth, shows
that II vas Wheelsr and not Kilp.tr.ck, who
The N{chmonl DiSpateh, of The ssosh, thinks
tlat Shcr1nan's main body will Keep or rsrsA
| to Charlotte, and eend cavalry to- brc1,- the
road at Flcrence. His policy. 1t aaya, has
h.en to- kccp hts forces we'll together, and
thus force buck ths retels.
Tie Richmond Ea1u:rer Ids frantic 1T
ticle on the financial: condition Of 1ebcldom,
| in which it proposes to tlke oae-flhh of the
cotton and tobacco crop; to carry on tie
war. It says: The situation Of the: county
is too eer:ous, and the calamities which
threaten our cause too great, to waste time
iu windy dtnuEciations.''
ihe-Kielmond Dtpat.a Of tho 21st says: -
son TEa.cGay night. the 18th, our forces
cvacuated Chas sleston. 1t Is believed that
tie enemy took possession ne4s day. M.n:-
guns mrst have been abb ndsned, but it Is
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tie elBe.; There was no cotton to gladden.
lincoln's heart, md the city itself YVES little
better than deserted ruin. Several tele-
graph operators, oil Northern birth, remained
| TO recciyc. the Yankees. The evacuation Of
| Charleston should rather inspire cheeri1lness
By IN immediate concentration IN his front Of
7 all our troops, both in North .aud
South Carolira. If this :. IS l.donc,
and his present expedition is broken;
he can be prevented from reaching Richmond:
Wc know that Sherman has iou: fol! army
corps and nsttong force Of cavalry, each corps;
numbering NOT less than I,000 men. "t' ;. =
| !: Al1cr mentioning the tact that two columns
| we're moving from EeWbern to ut the W}t-
miDgton and Danyi}!e: rail1oad,, the: E:spat=a
! says: " We fear there is much truth In the
statement that ihe enemy has been concen-
| large csvalEy force Is advancing. on Salisbury
| frcln East Tennessee, hut it is not credited.
| + . ALL quiet before Richmond n1d Peters-'
burg. Grant. copgratr!ates himsclfon hold
:ny Lee here while Sherman Is turned loose in
thc Gasolsnas. -,
| Major Genercls OF cavclry.''
CA1Eo, Thu: sIay, Feb. 23.-Now Orleans
! dates Of Tic 1Gth, md Memphis Of the 2lst,
| Dire received. =.
The -Picayurc tEys the bar at Southwest
| Pas s has become It great obstruction to nari-
/ Saubl O1l AGCoiut u ~" WAttf. EVcu FGG-
ecls Of moderate draught meet with mach
ditlicrlty. =:
Audrew Jackson Donallson: publishes a
card i'll the Memphis: :17a=s, defining his po-
/ aition on the euestioas Of the dcy; and deny-
inE statements Of northern papets; IN regaid
The WIG says:.: " "F!yey ythfug is anfet on
| IL north s1!c Of Jane; River. Giant iseyi-
dcu!1y aEx;eus!y waiting tue results of She.-
mans bold adventure. ::@Wallo the War De-
| par.snent cauiu furnish us nothing on tho
subj: ct itiia generally believed that Charles
rehciiion,' has been evacua9ed by our troops
| Sherman, by his bold adYance, has thus ac-
! complishcd,' without bl0olshcd, what Du-
Z pont, Dah1grcn, Gilmore, d Company have
yasnly ATTEMPTED, though. aided BY the COM
bined naval lorce Of Yankeedom. This I'LL
| experience to its >lau e3tert the mercy and
mnIgpani.r..iitty ot Yankee rule. The Neras7y
i noycdi its quarters several weeks ago III anti
I .ciEation Of tGis sad result.
II uALzsEono,. Feb. IA Yankee force from
Newtein, SOD strong, have passed through
+ G,eenrillc. When las. heard from they wero
advancing on Iarba,c. ~ Is thought TO be
cr party: alc reported coming. up the. south
/ side Of inc Ncuse, but this, necdu coniirma-
tior. No trcutlc is an nt;cipatcd-. -
Inauguration Ball. !.
NAsuIUGToS, Feb, 2S.-Tle arrangements
! al7e1dy made for tie Inauguration ball inli-
| cate thai tic managers design it shall eur
piss nry previous ban Of that character. eyer
given IN: i Nashinglon.: :; !:
The mail steamer this morning brought up
! 15B rebel dcaertcrs. =.
| -. Whssflius up co arngc. = '',
| The Richmond Eta'niaer of the 21st has IN
| article upon the situation, from which the