The New York herald., 1865-03-04
THE SITUATION.

sherman ana the Richmond press appears to be also
ignorant Of his whereabouts At least they assume to
be, the only item OF Intelligence regarding his
ments which they vouchsafe us, and which is proba-
bly, begotten Of their desires, being that he Is
''stuck in the mud in Of the Southern States !"
They estimate the Of Sherman immediate command
cavalry infantry and artillery, at thry,nve thousand
Gillmores Charleston column thousand and Scho
fields at fifteen thousand, making the entire force sub
ject 70 sherman's direction, operating in the Caro-
linas sixty thousand men, The antcpatons entertained
Charlotte OF Sherman taking that his
line OF march said to have passed away,
ing subsistence OF the excitement there. We have
nothing further regarding his reported junction with
Schonold in the vicinity OF Goldsboro N c. The Rich
papers say rebel cavalry leader Wade Hampton
is in possession of Columbia, s. c., and that the
burned district OF that city extends in direction
threequarters Of mle but that public property
destroyed Rebel deserters, who arrived at Newbern,
c. the 25th Of February, reported that the rebels
were then bus.ly engaged In terrifying Knston and
Goldsboro in accordance with the orders Of General
Lee who had said that the latter place be held at
all hazards
Tho deserters from Lees army In front of Richmond
state that when he southwark his visit ho
took with him divisions OF Anderson's corps
force the army confronting Sherman that the heavy
rebel siege guns being sent from Petersburg to
Greensboro North Carolina and that the of both
Richmond and Petersburg preparing to leave AZ
fairs still remain quiet in that vicinity. The Richmond
papers say that Grants forces still massed his
Left in the vicinity of Hatchers rum and they
expecting him to attempt extensive flank movement
around Lees right
prominent feature in the latest Richmond journals is
their denuncation of Governor Brown and his recent
message to the Georga Legislature He is charged with
discouragng the people, encouraging descrtons from the
army, and strongly suspected being traitor to the
rebel cause The rebel House of Representatives has
concocted and passed another bill to place three hundred
thousand negroes in their armies This bill, which
is intended to surmount the objections OF the
Senators to the measure differs in a material point
from the former one, in the fact that it does
not guarantee freedom the enlisted slaves but leaves
the question of their emancipation settled by their
they furnished 1t is expected that the Senate will
be satisfied with this BILL and pass Also Jcn Davis
has already been authorized by the Legislature Of vr
gnia to call that State for its quota OF negro soldiers
The Virginia House Of Delegates the 2sth adopted
resolution 10 submit the people on the 23d Of this
month the question whether State convention shall be
called.
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Affairs in North Mississippi and Northern Georgia any
thing but cheering for the OF Jen Davis The
country is represented swarming with rebel desert
en and 'tories," who formed into predatory
bands, roaming around robbing, numbering and keeping
up reign Of terror 1t Is said that General Forrest is
left alone to take OF that region all Hoods army
having been sent elsewhere. Yankee troops are
reported to be still passing the Mississippi river to
New Orleans and rebel opinion is divided whether
they intended to operate against Mobile Galveston
The Columbus (Ga) Enquirer has information which
leads Il TO believe that considerable Yankee force is
moving into Alabama from West Florida to cooperate
with General Thomas in advance from the north
General Price said be in command Of the rebel forces
Shreveport, louisiana
Our correspondent in Nassau N. p, writing on the
10th OF February furnishes very interesting account Of
the days and expiring agony OF the vast Anglo rebel
blockade running trade built the Bahamas since the
commencement Of the rebellion. The steamers Fox
tsnce captured) and Druid returned to Nassau from
Charleston on the 9th and 9th utmo and these the
last arrivals in the colony from the confsdeacy.
When the fall Of Fort Fisher was announced
quite feet Of blockade started from Nassau
for Chareston but they returned one by one from
prontiess voyages General Preston left Nassau for
Chs1ieston but after q few days he again q, his
quarters in the Royal Hotel The ship Nereid laden with
cotton for Liverpool went aground the Nassau bar,
and likely prove wreck The colonial authorities
refused permission TO the captain Of the United States
gunboat Honduras anchor port during heavy swell
at Sea
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Canada from Queenstown February 10,
reached Halifax yesterday her voyage 70 Boston.
Her news Is two days later.
England had not fully recovered from the political
agitation produced by the report Of the peace nego,a
tons In America and the subject OF an early peace or
vigorous prosecution Of the formed leading topic
for discussion in the London journals The majority Of
the writers incline the belief that the 60 on;
but others doubted that the peace conference yet
an end.
Queen Victoria has appointed consul for Savannah
Mr. LAyard, on the part Of the government, paid
high compliment 10 Lord Lyons in the House Of Com
mons His zeal TACT discretion and ability noticed
His dispatches filled sixty folio volumes and government
would net ye press know II he would Amer
lea his health being very delicate.
The gradual naturalization Of the Canadian Reciprocity
treaty was noticed In Parliament
Napoleon's silence American Affairs IN his late
speech 10 the Legislature attracted much attention in
England
II s sad that NJ Drouyn dLhuys, in French Cabinet
council opposed the acceptance Of any territory ceded by