, 1865-03-27
Ghirago Grit>tl,re.
TIE NEWS.

4f tie rebel troops, under General Gordon.
74:ado sudden and sharp. attack on Fort
S;':dman, and drove ont our forces, turning
-hc gnns agatnst us. This was immediately
followed up by an attack on Fort Haskell,
7rh:c1, was Esl1ant,5 repulsed with great loss
1o;ae rebels. leinforcements came up md
uu' ::oops charged md re-.ook Fort Stedman,
>a'turins Two battle nasss, 200 prisoners,
ed all the guns. Our line was Immediately
rr-1osmed as before the assaults, and the en-
eDy rup;dly rctrcatcd to hfs original posi-
ton, sprrred on by q close pu--lit.
The rebel loss In these futile assaults
were over three thousand in
A'l!cl and wounded, besides tie prisoners,
Ni-:ic or 1o5s is reported at less than eight
] la.f.cd. The Union Gen Mclaughlin was
captured In The assault upon Fort stedman.
The c!ticial bulletin assigns no reason for the
attack. 1t n1ny huvc been an attempt to
break through our lines By sudden dash, or
it my hare been designed to divert the at,cn-
ton of Gen. Grant from the movements OF
1.e,'s main army, reported to be cvacuating
Jichmond. Whatever may hare been the
cause, ihc assaults flilcd, and the diversion
WIS Of a character The rebels cannot afford
to repeat.
. Gen. Schofiell's dispatch confirms the oc-
c,:;atlon Of Go}dsboro On the 21st, some days
a!tcr the victories, claimed by tue rebels, to
lave been ga;ncd over Sherman. Gen. Scho-
i ID reports both Terry and Sherman near
IL. aad gays he has no doubt all is well. The
accounts from the Raleigh papers already be-
gin to dimlni.1 Harlce's reported victory.
ou'y small part OF Shcyman's nr1ny could
r. e betn engaged, and Hardee's victory was
X. Int character that he WAS Obliged to re-
Leaf il one direction, while Bragg WAS driven
te.s IN another. In The words Of Schofield,
NJ may rest contented 1ha. "all Is we'll"
Thu expedition against Mobile formally
Commenced IN the 17th, and the various.
movements arc set forth in our dispatches
1ium Cairo.
The ?rcsid, ut is expected back from City
To:nt OH Monday. Gen. Singleton, the TO-
taccs end peace commissioner, has returned
fun Richmond, poorer in pocket, but it Is to
:p l,opG, M.4cr in te..5. Solicitor Whiting
Aas !. sign d.
4 Washington dispatch gives IN interest
ing budget Of news from the rebel Capital, to
the effect that the rebel army numbers about
200 men; that Lee is fulsy convinced OF
tle Acpelcssnc-s OF his cause, md has go e1-
ass. d himself to the rebel Senate, and that
- rebel Vice President has DECLARED himself
lcpciui Of carly pence and in favor Of negott-
1T en- for pence ard reconstruction on the
basis Of submission.
Jhr rnlx1 rafn Olinde il co1up1etelv hem
~, Il in o+ =, snan,sh ,,ort. nn,} must f1rbt her
,..o, o,+ ;r.,,a cor,a* mt at al,
~. ,o,o1 1rrncr and ra,,,;1 snv Robert e.
-,n,odv ,,a;a .he forfeit nf f1;s enoro;tiea IN
s,,r,i1oy nnon The ga,lova. desec,atine his
7or. ,,,;n,taa ..;tb h,oenhemv and r;ha1d
,o-,7s
1:I. Richmond DisDoteA says: "Amonr
1he horses captured on ''en. eoesuu's paace'
III sonth Ca -ohn', "as the superb sl-'non
irtsented TO Pres!hcnt DAVIS by the s.ce1oS
Q: E21;pt. One Of the 1ankces' aiter raalng
1: ansna. throp9h the Streets. LOOK on tne
- die, and pat1ang MN on tne oack' femafk-
-. you're TOO eood 70 rae IN 1ceSs pa5's'
4hd ven SEND you 10 oia ape
Ma5or'General inomas' IN me- ohchl report
Il tue operations ol has. army from september
:. 1894, to January ~ 1850, 'eays: inete
w,rc captured arom the enemy during Inc
various actions thirteen thousand one nun
dred and e:ghty-n'oe prisoners Of var, IN
thousand officers Q. .io"c1 sfaees; alSo. ecsen.s
7"' pieces sef' -eeaoie a'1nle.s; anu oa.sas
ta~s. Du,'hs LUG san's is..ou oss' wi W.
fncusanu oes'a etS ~ 'os ~ as,;n,s+e,aa
.s-rfa. 70 ~aom the oatn WIS auanAsselsa. ]
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~ S,o' ~ ~ ~" s.ar,,n;+,on c;as+s cn1t@3ea
~ ~ as,:-a1.,,4;o4, II . r.oo3 ,ora;.
~. "e.e .ns ~ rarons 1nadea ,rs7b nowac,
..".o aantrrad hc7crn Nosbv:,,e nther i'm,
.,os.n+ asrt ,,rex art. nertfoncd
ca ,.1os-5 IN Nm Yort s,tnv5ov cr,n;no
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1E7E NEGESTEA.1esN OF VOTERS.
3lc Inspectors vi Election recently az;
pointed by The Couucl, hold their first si::.in
tomorrow, In the ya:3cus prccircts, ioE the
rrs;strat:oa o. the nasn-s Of voters. The
s,tttngs Inst but two days, c7d it IS exceed
jnSly important that cyeTT Republican sees
thut his name is placed OF the lists.
The Coppc-hcad print has been calli1g 1us.
t.ly On its followers to come forward and be
registered. Tie &c: II HIS b.22 repeated
daily Tor foe.1icht p..t. The 1as-ac:b11
Club Of Z. G. C's, hare taken tho matter in
l:a>d and issued th:!r edtct. Tc-,ighs
*'i;cIocratic" meetings ate to he h<ad In all
al llc Wards to appoint committees for cacl
,.recircs 10 a.terd the meetings ct the In.
srccio1s TO sec that MI the Copperheads are
registered.
Tic intention IL 10 STEEL a march On the
Uni msn. They l'1sw that there is a
Union n-ierity of I 500 to 1000 In shis city
on tnllFoll but they ca'cu.'te tfa* so
1o2 2ooo Kepub!lce:'s viii neglect to register
tl'elr names and o. shcFeoy deprived Of their
votcs On election day Now, II they eau
hle'i'e tue registration ot ail Their follow
~, ELECTION. Then howl will 20 un loud aai
1o:.. that The President aad lIs <ys- po::cy
a-c coud, mucd in the chief cit7 OF lie
s-a-.,..-.1t II rr;,, ha s,1d ,h,t
~ tt hSctcativt' rcact'on las commeur. ].
which will eventually saye s1ayery ard r.
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tu'" ~ s"en 'eoe1 4A"o's's c'~'5 o9n01a-1
"hnm tic army las set is*e-
1it. next step VIII be to tnauTurate a
,roy,rrrt tn ,,ay tte rebel debt. and to r..
..,oro .hc ,1,,;v ;nsn-nent 1coderz to o:1;.es
8to'~ .e 71 w. ~1o