The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-25

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/ of them goiug over tothe Liberals Liberais
have Increased in strength, and it ls said
now number $4,000,
. J hey have recovered the entire State
Of jalLsco.
Wa<hjnetou Feb. l19h --Eam. on
elections reported in tagor oil The adaissiea
st Field aud Maaa representatives from
Louisiana sud Jack au4 Johnson Al Reps
from Arkansas,
/ St. Louis Feb. 1Tth-C4rio special
say, late New Orleans alvlees report
Mexican Gen, Mejla, commanding al
Matamoras had entered into an arrange
meat with the rebel authorities by which
! all refugees from Texas are returned to
them Immediately ce;uSnrIp'cd.
! Mejia claims to be acting under Max
amilian's orders.
. Gen Candy is aid to have saut word
to Mejia that he viii retalrate by taking
and ho!dmg Mexican officers as Hostages
for every refugee returned - the rebels
PHILADELPHIA Feb. l7th-BuIetin's
Washington special says til: Richmond
Dispatch u l5th says;
I We have for some days been in doubt
as to what free Sherman hid sent in the
direction OF Augusta THIS doabt has
It leagth Been solved. 1t seems that
while his main army had advanced toward
Br1nchville and Charleston he sent.
Ki.patrlcks carslry to demonstrate
against Augusta and break up the Charles
/ ton and Augusta T. Il.
From official dispatches received at the
War Dept, We learn that last Friday
J v heeler attacked Fitzpatrick at Aiken,
on Charleston and Augusta road, = miles
north east OF Augusta aud after
considerable cngagetnent dove him
/ FIVE miles in the direction Of Branch
Vile.
Oa1 troops have BY this time no doubt,
fallen back to Cnngarce river.
, II our troops fall bohtud C@nEaree
Z the enemy wnj ba able t. shell Columbia
/ from the sru1h bank.
! We al,U 'e4ru that Congaree and its
tributary Saluda, are both easily fordable
above the city. This d;spo$es Us to believe
: our troops will seek 10 give battle before
crossing he ron@Arce
The I'irhmuni Wing says. We learn
upon gr,l nu. hnrjtv that ctr forces are
ft,lin4 b,rH hcf,re sherman, advancing
columns, in the dire.t,on Of Columbia
: e. and will pr'b4b'y mrke j stand Gu
<an'ee.
d We learn a naval force consist ne OF
T. "tHcers and TOO men, under c'mmand
OF Lieut. Tacnny Raoi, were recently
, captured - the YANKEES near Smrhv.lIc.
3 lie ot tEti2ht Co., Va. aro7e the party
wt> Assistant Engineer Tomilnson, oi
jam3 river f"cr. who was tuarried the
nj-a' Aei"re h,s departure.
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Washington. Feb. 17.-rIousc aNer
various unsuccessful efforts. ware made to
amend the Dr. position tax Aa,rs one halt
Of opr Ter, cc1,um. twas adrpted BY
> maturity.
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WIN l'a'1n"a" 0A'eS 0' the Il" a.
Blockade r1nner Col. Lamb. was obliged
to return trom the attempt to run into
galveston ll4rbor.
MsxRsafllIan's consul at Havana has
not yet been abeto secure the Mexican
achieves in that city.
No-news from Mexico,
Boston Feb l1.-Prof bant, OF
Howard univarHty died this morning OF
consumption. lie Vas about to receive
honorable testimonials from The English
national Academy.
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