, 1865-04-01
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SATURDAY, 4 O'CLOCK 4. II.
DETAILS Of THE GRE Az ARMY
MOVEMENT.
Rebel Versions Of The Battles in
North Carolina, =
TIE NEW y0EK B0UaTT BROKERS'
BRogoHF 20 GRIEF.
The President Still at ,clty: Point.
SATURDAY, 4 O'CLOCK L. II.
The President Still at:yClty: Point.

The President Still at:,,C1ty. Point.
Especial Dispatch to the weie1n press.1
New foRK. March 81.
FircMcn's Imbrd51Io.
There haA been some excitement here to.d,v
over the passage Of the bill pioIiddlne for paid
Ere department. Sumo tlremcu ny they Will not
turn out In caso Of fire, and will prevent others
cotEg SO. The Aoyor has Issued proclamation
recommending good order and obedience to thu
'awe, and calling on the dromen to protect public
property rs usual, ..,sH.
Offices for the SoiS1rr.. ''.'
haa snd S2eiSty Tor pr9enfn for dis
ffm the President promiaing speh soldi. rs whit
%sens; a5,d RISms'na hiz eooeara;i5n Il
Significant 0rde:t.
The Times, Army u the Potomac special Of tue
18Th as5s: Yesterday orders we're received at
thr sAE.eus feld hoeptta's to remove the sick md
readiness Tor sny emergency It'd may arise.
The st. Albaus .Hnjdes~.
Tae 1an;SS' Washington spec1M says: "The dis
charge Of r. st. Alnans raldess. has created h1d
recipEoc"te the Kindly sentiments OF many 10 sding
Canadians. sought to be carried out by act of lecs
lanon vt It Is not ,'resa..ed that tue repetition
dian anthort,cs." >'-' ~''''''
ehernnn's InterTipw.
The Herd|ds Newbern special gives come par-
ticuisEt regarding General 3hclman' recent GuIst
hut iasty, trip from uoidsboro to CIT Point and
the visit to General Grant. General Sherman. on
his WY, remarked to friends that talk af flre
minutes wl:h General GranrMoul he sufficient
tor the mutual arrangement oftheir plans. While
Sherman WAS IN Ne#bern rumor wss circulating
-ttat proposals for cessation Of host1}tties had
asen s x,99 e R h gnea I'D
laying these before Gen. Grant and Gen. Lac.
Exchange.
G1essipg satisfactorily.
Rebel Versions.
Ihe Richmond Eaqrtrkr Of the 9Th saye: s'The
sltEIticn IN Forth Cnrultaa becor1es mare and
more interesting. Vita his army scarccly bali
organized Gen. Johnston has been ablo to resist
the advance Of the enemy from the time be LETT
Eapc Fer. On three occasions he has given
Sherman severe lesson In the art Of war, While
A. ~ kinstGn 3 be was no less severely punished bv
our arms. On the Goth the enemy was intrenehei
a11t no Sighting occurred. 'on :hc sl.t there was
heavy sklrishfng and some eeverr fighting IN
be moved Of. Gen: Johnston maintains bis nj pSsi
uGn snd 'sil be ready to meet the enemy Ut nll
The curotiniua OF the Rsd, savs " On the a1st
Gen. Johnston again attacked Sherman IN front
cEa gu The flank, and after a se7cre battle droVc
him IN confusicn from the Geld, csptur,nc Largo
nGt9n:E Of prssoncrs nndntt<1ly dsmoFa!zing the
The :are paper ststcs authoritatiyely that the
comMaoaants CT prisons IN North Carolina have
In the bsttle Of Avery horo' On the I6t our ioss
5'soo: ''"D 81 wv "A|'' '.' u 'n' 'anAeeS Is
Rebel Repulscs.
WAsHEGThS, March Silt Is repoftcd but not
authenticated, that the 1ebela, during Wednesday,
night, made several attempts to hfeok throurh
our lines In the nelehhoshood Of Fort Stedman,
BIC fs M sheh dove s 81 baee Il con
zion, until they abandoned the contest.
Deserters.
During March !, SEQ dcserters from Lees atmv
were received IN this city to Of whom the oath
only 1,~3a we're received.
The PEetident'a Movements.
The PRESIDENT has not yet returned from Viz
rsn'a. It y satd On Wednesday be rode out to
the front With anuuber OF distinguished officers,
bounty Drokrrs Sentenced.
The findings and sentence In the Dev1in and
cah,ll {New York; bounty esokaTs' casas. tried
beiote Gen: nraggs M1lt.ay Commission, Of
,een cona.mcd II The Secretary Of war. John
Dcyl!n WIS eentcnecd to ten years in the Peniten-
tfary. and fined *3.c06,- Jaa8 Deylin, seven
yeare. sud John Ca1l'I, Ave years tmp1tson-
mini: They ere to be sent to CLINTON prison.
THIS is just m Instance Of !arss blsch Of Similar
eascs which Irln: 10 Hight Immense frauds pr.c-
10 BRING 10 justice the offenders in other parts OF
the country and prevent the re:ursencc Of the
frauds. The Commission Is gofu.; forward rapid
" III EXAMINATIONS.
Rumorea Evacuation OF Prtersburc.
BAI1laoEE, Match 31.-The flag OF truce boat
Marhattsn 1rrived At Annapolis this D. 1n v1th
IL released prisoners The M4nhattan brings
1uEot that Petersburg has been evacuated.
The Great Movement.
The Hor7ds Army Of the Potomac dispatch Of
Tic s91h hns the following: ''The grand move
ment Of this army is not yet fully developed: It
nnneaal seivits il The seveiI departments Id
prevailed, md The speedy. opening OF The spring
campaign waa anticipated. Orders were haucd
II he Pfd ID fsanss
The time i9s Eth and 5th had tho cavalry str.
tSa fG9g ne5 Eseh r. and
extending still further 10 the left the line Of the
old front Of tho I'd corps: This u (po there has
essn NO 6ps sxnos os Ss ss9S9a 5 10 p5o
5e SoeS side 81 I'll sfoad IT ee aear it orsa d 81 81
division, sent ont a small pa1y on reeonnolg-
front. Tha whole party moving through The
pines, only DE shot was fired, causing the only
y:sssty to tse eoEps ior the day, h7 Which Lieut..
The 5'h corps met mora stubborn opposition.
Il moved from It's position near Hatcher'a Run
along narrow roads until they arrived at ths thos-
erly INTO the :Boydtown Road. They Suddenly
Oh Tue rebels IN considerable force lodged ii
piece OF timber nchr the run. Previous to troas-
ing tho .rEear General Ayers division, which
held the fight, was detached and placed at The
crossing OF the Quaker ana Vaughn roads to guard
oi ,hc later road, as orihlns division was ln the
right Of the line. Being at the Hight,
t'ey w'te necessarily t1a nrst to meet
snd engage the. enemy. Before crossing the
plantation. tkiEmishers and lsnkers hid been
thrown. velf 10 the flank who did not dis
f;om Kim, they fell back to the main body aud
Griffin cent tie Grst brigade to their support
+ tey NET with q had flse, which sent them back
annti er brigade moved 70 their assistance. They
succeeded IN rnshin. very close 10 the enemy's
posit.nn, "hcre they tt'1d and pelted him until
pst1 ae of ns works defending tne appro9chss to
little artillery was used. =
Meanwhile, the cavalry corps Of Shcr7dan's
kWlpg round to the road Etill further south. and
r7ltdly moved toward the cncuy's communica-
tlona. Up to the time he left tue field though he
had not eneased the ensm5, rumor says that be
thte II Is probable that the road fs IN our possess
sion. Our loss does not reach 800. The enemy's
will not reach that figure. W. captured 70 prl-
eoncrs. Tho troops opposing us were Buehrod
havc been moved nesr1y to the left and In the VI
cinity Of G1avely Kun. Warm work Is expected
Tomorrow.
The 1Iorld's Washington special ssys: "Per-
fons supposed to re we'll informed respecting the
llans Of Grant, are confident bis movement as1lnst
tho evacuation OF Petersburg BY Lee, has a1ready
taken p1nce, and that Sheridan vii take Burkcs-
VILE 10 prevent the escape Of Lees army"
~ FR1Y.