The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-03-09
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|, The Treasury, and Hon. james Harlan
as Secretary Of the Interior, in place o
Mr.. Usher. -, -, .--.- - - - .-
The news from Sherman is favorable
Florenee, S, c., was fanked, the rebe!
being forced to evacuate the place, aut
our cavalry occupied the place, snd dc
stroyed the railroad. There il stron,
evidence indicating that Sherman hs
Asnked j ohuston's rebel army, and placet
himself between it aud fWilmin anu
assuring . junction with Schofield.-
Fayetteville, N. G., is -indicat,d as th,
point for which Sherman is aiming.
It is certain that Grants army ha
lately been under marching orders, ant
the presumption has been that the m owe
ment was to be made on the left of til,
line to gain possession of tn South Sid
road; in other words, that the NOV emen
was to be continuation Of that which
was made at Hatcher's run. The bal
weather, aud consequent oft cond, ior
Of the roads, it, is supposed, has aela, ed
If not entirely defeated, the proposed
advance. -. .. ...s q.
A Nashville corr ~rordent of ,the G. i
cago Journal says there is great excite
ment existing in that region from the
supposition that Lee when forced to leave
Virginia, will rush bis army westward,
with the design Of reaching Texas and
Mexico. General Thomas is copcentrat
ing his forces at Knoxville and Chatta
nooga to meet any such possible emer-
gency. General Thomas army has been
largely reinforced of late by the arrival
Of new regiments from Illinois and Indii
ana.
Six guerrilIas and their leader, Captain
Howard, were killed on last Saturday IN
Dunklin county, Mo, by a detachment
of Union troops. Twenty families, gull
ty Of openly feeding and encouraging
guerrlIas, have been banished from Den,
county, Mo-, by General Brown, of the
District of Rolla. They are ordered to
60 one hundred miles south of the south
ern boundary of the State, taking with
them only enough personal property to
!
The capture of Fort White, a splendid
work, mounting II heavy guns, located
just below Georgetown, s G., is announ
ced by the arrival of the trans n",t Mas
sachusetts. Our loss was one man.
Headquarters Army Of the Potomac,
Friday March 3-Nothing of impor-
lance is trauspiring in this department.
Deserters continue to come into our lines
in large numbers, City six having arrived
to-day, nearly all bringing their guns aud
equipments with them, for which they
arc to be paid. The number Of muskets
received from deserters since Feb. 22d
- 2AQ.-aNA5.ibam-is. as0A ~4e'fofuI y
these men, they say, that two companies
from each regiment of several brigades
have been detailed from the army defen-
ding Petersburg, and sent to hunt up
deserters, thousands of whom are said to
be scattered through the country, en-
deavoring to reach their homes. This
is particularly the case with the North
and South Carolina troops, who, sick and
tired of the contest, are anxious to join
their families, now within cur lines
These men are principally veterans Of
three and four years service, and man.
of them are those lately exchanged. All
Of them being refused furloughs, and not
paid for long time, nor any prospect of
getting any soon, they took French
leave.
:. A few days ago a Sergeant was sent
out, in charge Of a team and six men to
get wood The men were unarmed, but
the Sergeant was armed with revolver
and sword. After gettisg outside the
lines the mules apparently run away,
bat the Sergeant guided them
straight for our lines, and the whole
party arrived safely. They received for
the mules $1,000 which wa, divided
equally.
The Hero1ds Washington special
says: "Authentic information, not from
Richmond, has been received that Sher
mans advance has reached Fayetteville.
N. G. This dispatch also says that
Porter's gun boats had reached tina.
point.
Permits to bring cotton into our lines
issued at Memphis during the week en-.
ding FEBRUARY 18th cover $4,000 bales.
The supplies allowed to pass beyond
the lines amount to 1920, 900.
City Point, March 5.-Hoa. E. NJ
Observation-Disclosures from every point of
the enemy's lines confirm the capture Of
Charlottesville by Sheridan. They say
that he captured General Early and near
ly his entire force, consisting of 1900
men, and thas+he fight took place on
Thursday, between Staunton and Char
lottesville, and that the defeat was total
-Four brigades were rerokted as being
sent to Lynchburg to get There before
General Sheridan. .. FL
d.. U: s, Grant, Liels. Gen.
A correspondent Of the N. v Times,
writing from the Army of the Notonsc,
says OF the stories told by the dsserters
steadily aocking to Gen. Grants lines:
They all concur 10 representing that
the gloom which prevades the public