Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-02-04
y WAR NEWS.


have captured Fort Smith, Arksnsas.-
The proba biity 10 that this post was absn-
doned by the Federal troops and occupied
by the Confedsrates some time after.
wards.
There seems to be scarcely doubt that
General Meade has been removed from his
command in General Grants army. He
Was in Washington with his staff on Thurs.
day. General Sheridan 10 to succeed bim.
Meade and Grant are not on friendly terms
They have not been for long time
Though he saved Pennsylvania from in.
vssion in 1868, and acted with such mark
ed gallantry that his fellow. citizens pre-
sented him with residence in Philadel-
phia, General Meade 10 now taken away
from an army that has known him for over
three years. What his new command is
to be is not announced. There are reports
that be is 10 have one.
The Confederate General Early has
been removed from command in the Shen-
andoah Valley. He is succeeded by Gen.
Gordon. Sherdan's army is quite at Win.
chester, On January Goth he sent out
reconnaissance, two hundred strong, which
marched down the valley to Woodstock, -
Here they surprised a small Confederate
camp, capturing about fifty prisoners
They !urued back towards Winchester,
but had not gone far when the Coufoder.
ates attacked them, released all the priso-
ners, seized the camp equipage and bag
gage, and killed, wounded and captured
about seventy Federal sodicrs. The rem
nant of the party was coming into Win.
chester in small parties on Tuesday last.
The id ca of making an early attack upon
Wilmington appears to have been given
up. The Federal troops have not yet ad.
vanced towards the city; they have recoiv.
ed no reinforcements and still remain in
Fort Fisher. The Ccniederates have con.
structed formidable line of earthworks
completely across Federal Point at Battery
Gatlln, four miles north of Fort Fisher
The Federal gunboats have advanced three
miles above Fort Fisher, along Cape Fear
river, The torpcdoes in the water, and
forts on the bank, however, prevent fur
ther progress
Richmond papers of Saturday morning
announce that General Breckinridgc has
been apI ointcd the rebel Secretary ofWar,
and also contain the parting address of
General Hood to his troops, dated at Tu
pelo, Miss, on the % inst General Dick
Taylor is Ho,d successor.
1t is stated that when tho Conroderate
iron cads came down the James river on
Tuesday, the commander of the FEEDER al
monitor Onondago, that was at anchor be
low the south end OF the Dutch Gap canal
expressly to prevent such movement be.
came terribly frightened. lie at once got
up steam and sailed down to City Point,
giving most incohcrent reports of disaster
above. In abou! two hours c telegram
came from Washipgon on dismissing hiu
from service. We have not yet received
any particulars of the second advance OF
the iron clads said to have been made on
Tuesday night. We do not think it was
made. The Confederates on the Charles
City and New Market roads, north of the
Federal works on the north side of the
James, have appeared in strong force, II
order to prevent annother iron clad attack
the new Ironsides and Atlantic have gone
to City Point