Washington telegraph., 1865-03-15
CAMDEs, March a. I5t;l.

Nnm-11us papers received To-day vy courier
from Mississippi here. but NO EasIrin DATES
LATER than the 18th February. Thr following
Is from th- MrlnpLis bullrtio. Of Feb. ITih.
lo6o:
New York. Feb I5th.-Tla Washington
special correspondent Of the New York Herald
says Richmond papers Of Aondzy concede that
Con. sherman has hankec Branchyiiir, both
above aud below. Hardes's corps has eyac,.-
at~d thai plsc,.. They also state that q culra.n
ha1 reached o-ans,:turg. on iha Columbia
road. Or the South rarona .silroad cvmuin-
nicatioI with Charleston is cut off, Except
ria Wiimit ston. n. O.. which will soon be cut
at Wilmington BY these operations conmu-
uicaiion Virginia and the South -ntirrly cut
off ani rebel authority in the southern States
can no longer be enforced.
A lat dispatch dat! Feb. IL. sas- Rich
monl paper u to-day, nave dispatches saving
that portions oi ShcrmaIis forces ar busilyen-
gagged il the destruction OF the rail roads in
south Carolina, and that another column i
threatening Charleston. They 10 10. confirm
the reported evacuation Of The place, but il is
evident from the tenor Of tlir adyicrs and .di
torials tlai thry do an.l p.t any fcsIst.,nc
being made to Sherman, advance. They also
stat. that "A large Yankee for.e has lanu,G ~
Smiths ..rld, OH the North Carolins coast and
have brought locomotives with them. evidently
int. ndrx 10 usl The rAil road 10 iaciitatr their
military op.. atoms a.ter they have rsptured
its u. acquired ground on II,tchers Run.
whic. .ery strong zTih works - now erected
Their. ale Tnrnors that The cneiay are N posscs-
sion III Union Forts III 'front.' Of Petersburg
New York, Feb. l5.-The Worlds Washing
ton corr, spJndou, reiiyistes the former stat
ment that the iebels would soon eyacuate Rich
mond and The Atlantic coast. and fall back to
the mountainous interior. He now says lee
snd Beauregari will now command two grand
armies. and that preparations ar. undrr way Tor
su overwhelming fore. against sherman
New York, Feb lI.-Th- Hrrald'S Paris cor
respondent states that Lhr two formidable rebel
Rains, "Ophyna" and "Cheops," built at Bor-
Js..u, sometime ago have been fitted out in th-
must complete manner Tor the Southern rebels
with the hesviest class Of guns and full crew,
aud, under the new names OF g Ston,'~all' . and
" Rapidsn" were TO sail In the b..g!nninC of
this month from little island on th. coast %
France for this point New York;. 1t WAS be-
lievcd they were of 80 stannch a character tina;
they would experi-nc. no difficulty in passing
all thu, batteries in harbors. and coming right
up to the city. IL is reported to hr the design
OF tn commanders to lay our city under contri-
button, or to destroy. This scheme is said to be
concoct.d. and assisted in it, prosecution under
secre; treaty between the Emperor Napoleon
and the JEFF Davis GoveTnm, nt
NewYork, Fen. l4.-Herads Washington
special says officers from the ferces operating
against Mobile, who arrived here this evening:
confirm the reported evacuation Of the plsce
Hundreds OF dcs,rters have come off 20 the
army, aud unanimously agree in the s,atm~nt
that nearly all the rebel troops have left that
place and that it will be surrendered whenever
demanded. The cotton has all been removed
from the city into tho interior. Our he-t is
busy engaged ia removing obstructious. aud
expect to be able 10 reach The city BY the lss of
March.
From the Missouri Republican OF the 18th
New York, February l7.-The Herald's
Washington special says our Consula London
has informed the Government of the sailing
from Kingston. ireland, Of the steamer Al Ak.
which, it is not doubted, IL intended for rebc.
pirate. Her aTuIsnent had gone, or would 70
out in sailing vessel. Notwithstanding tho
fact that she is small, il is believed that she
win be able to do much damage to the Ameri-
can shipping. If she gets starred on her mcdi-
tat.,i career. 1t is thought she would 60 to
Nassau before taking ON board her guns
Gen. Hzrdee ,riegraphed from Charleston the
eth that the rebel pi,kets were driven in On
James Island on the night of the l0ih but the
lines were re-establishcd next day.
Th- Yankees are still in strong force ON the
Island, however, with an increase Of - steam
ers off the bar. The barge attack on the night
Of the lIth. on battery Tompk ns. was repu!sej.
The Richmond Dispatch reports she landing
cf 20. 900 men II Newbern. II believes their
object TO be Immediate advance on Raleigh.
or on the railroad lines. Grant visited New
bern lat-ly.
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