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The Now orleans sensation story n tho tscogni"
ton Of ,hs Coufeder.t" States by M,Sim.hHn was
founded, II rs now stated, upon the rendition or
rehei fuguvs- and deserteis by the Mexican Sn-
thoriuos At MAtAmoros. From information received
on Saturday, 1t sppoars that the MEXICAN auihor'-
ties hsvo ,aton ,hs mole 20 rid Themselves NJ
troublosons Texan inirudcrA I, i slso stated
that eXtcunvo hghrug prevails between the Jnsr-
s,a and lmperalists, with gratifying successes 10
ue former. The deficit in the treasury Of the Im~
porsl government Of Mexico Is paoed at s2o,ooo'-
eco annually. Tho Emperor has a personal slow
ance Of S9OAOOO
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Military Divisions

wash ton, FEB. 16.-Tho following scasrn
order has been promulgated;
wAsnrSaroS, Feb TO- ass.
General order ~. p
la-rhe STATE of Kentucky will constitute ~
Military Department & Kentucky. Ma Gen !.
NJ. Pduicr, l. =. No.s, s s,iSnod " the eommsnt
Of the Department ~ tscut.,ky.
2d-lhc Department Of the Cumberland viii n.
olude the State Of Tennessee ani such parts ~
Northern Georgia Alabama aul M-sssipp. as ms-
he oc-upied lv tho troops under mo tninauf ~
Ma. Gen. q. II. Thomas
Bi-All troops in ,he Department of kentuckv
and to Cumberland viii, 'n &c Als.lsc " ~
Gen. Sherman, hr subject 70 The or!cgs -
ha'or-noreral Thomas, ~ rpt tho ros'-
on the Fast bank ~ the Misrsspp r. q.
which will te subject to bsIHr.U neral C,H-
bys orders IN movements for protecting mo n'y.-
cation OF thn River. In all other respects they
will 9 under tho direct or icrs of tho p,phrtUru.
and whenever umo will permit, q nora Dinhv w.l
communicate his orders through Huch ''r'.
ndcrs.
4h-The Department ~ hissisSpn will en-.
brace much of that State may he oCcur tt
by troops of the N tary divi'''u ~ Wc't NJ '-Ta.
s'ppi the River Tho DEPARTMENT n tic Gui
~ VI embrace tho sAtes Of Lou.mnns aud lexs.
Other military Iistryts On the Cuff e. Nrv'co WI
report direct to the Commanding Genrfsl ot ns
hiht-Gy Diwaicu.
ny order OF the Secretary Of War.
y n IoVhsENn 4. q.
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Loss Of a U. 8. Steamer.


r Guiding Star, knapp, from New Orlein',
Feb il.h, ~ A. ", arrived At this port last even.
Ing. She reports that on Saturday afternoon, OF
Hsttcras vas s.snAied by Morning Star, to
stop and take od mails as -hc Was obliged ~ put
into Fortress Monroe to obtain coal, being short
from the following circumstances: Weinesday
morning, Feb t5tL, she saw the L. $ :. Mrrrimsc
IN a sinking condition, wanting assistance sent :
boat on board, and found the fires oil out, boilers
damaged. everything adr.t ship leaking tady,
lsy by her until night in the meantime received
all her crew, amounting 10 40 officers ana mon
then started ~ Port Royal .rriyei THURSDAY, 1
+. NJ, and w,s obliged to leave there, unable n re-.
ceive any coa from the sushoriues proceeded "
Fortress Monroe for that purpose.
We are indebted 10 Plrser wm. II Field, of the
Guiding Star, for complete reports and full flee
Of pApers
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Fortress Monroe, feb i1.--rwo steamers ar
ryel her, las, evening, with released Union prs
oners rom Rchmond, aud have sailed for Annspo-
liz. Col MuliOrd remained At Varuus 10 odect the
exchange OF prisoners as fast 81 they STRIVE Othcr
steamers have gone up the james River with p bel
prisoners, and tho exchange Wi! bO made Asrip
idly possible,
The steamer Arisine arrived hsre to-day from
Fort Fisher. The captain Of the steamer reports
that our forcos lad expected ~ make an stAck
upon Fort Auiorson on Nh l3h i1st, but fa.l,d
for some cause unknown 10 him lore Le len
Fort Fisher be saw bright light In the tirecto on
OF Fort Anderson, anu the suppoiison was that Is
had oo"n abandoned and burnt by the rebels.
The steamers Northernrl and Ellen 5. Terry
SAILED from here this afternoon for Fort Fisher
with ooored troops for Gen, Terry.
The steamer Blackstone arrived hore tlis Gncr.
noon from savannah, stopping at Hilton Head. 5.
G The captain of the Blackstone brought lis.
patches from General sherman Tor N. authorities
at washinsto", which were telesra he'd rom hero
The captain nj the Blackstone was not informed N
the natu-e Of the dispatches and knew nothing n
iu rortnnce n 9hsrnhns contemplate rnoverr ents
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Congressional Proceedings,
NNNyuHh CONGRESS second sca.ios


Washington, FEB +. x. sprNus introduced
bin 10 choyk conlrabsnd tr'd,, snd 70 provide
fund for the relief u INDECENT loyal rs'ggees from
the o.a,e Of Texas. The Bill referred 10 tAe
Committee on Finance.
NJ. sherman oFcrsd Io.uI resolution providing
for tho appointments by The Secretary Of the Tres
sury, Of commission OF ..ree persona, ts examine
into and roport upon, tie iun~t pi ri.s.nr rcy,n.
ne by nIstlon, aud The articles mos, ht tor taxa
lion.
Mr.. CLARK offered AZ smcniiaent that the com
missou,rs BE- in-truotel {. inquire also iuto the
rass ,rd present molc ~ cuL,,u1s tie Internal
Revenue, wbi,A WAS adopted
Tho resolution, as amended, VAS th,n lad over
GA motion Of Mr.. Nlri, iont resolution
vas adopted, givins q. Nrs /, wright late of
chmond, SlbOn tor r.'.tf extended by her L.
pr son'rb of war On rete hands
Toe Army ApuropHolon T. % was taken up,
Tie Finance Committee recon- e'tc4 thc fulklug
out o' a pgoyiso IN thc y iae bill tha' no money
shall be paid b. and grant r.r TOR ranspor
ton n ro' ~ and munitions of war ior The lnited
) Ate-
Mr. w'son WAS opposed % the provision pro-
stricken out he said, would Law" tho efiect 4
rlnng all tic small land-sranI railroads in tie
country
The amendment Of tho Clnm'itee was adopted,
and the provs uu referred g. +" a. stricken out
Mr., sherman offered Al amendment making an
Appropriation # s7,Ooo,coo % supply deficiencies
IN ttc appropriations ior Ihe rtt-tnt fiscal year,
Which a. aCop'cd
Ga motion oi Mr.. Wilson. NE 70, owing provt.
ions were adopted by vsy of .mendment
"rl1 from and AFTER the lst oi March, 1868, aud
durng tlt eonun1sL-e .! We Ilgsent rebellion, Ls
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GENERAL MEADE.
The Rebels Waking Id.

Wdshingt n, FEB. l9.-Information has been re-
ceived from uc Army ~ lie James dated 17th
Deserters from the retel sruy arriving at head
quarters, state that his morning tetween twelve
and one o'clock, eompSny from each Il the resi-
rnenrs OF Stewards trigaie Of Pcke's division,
were sent out n advance their picket Line shout
l5O yards, in order to Strengthen, So vel ss TO
strsi ghten, their line m tar Bermuda Hundred
trout opposite he poSnou 4tid py Ae sec nd
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commuis isiicn Price Of officers subsistence .han he
hity conis rer rs, on, providing thst the sad IN.
crease st.ll no, apply g. the comnutston pr,ce -
auv officers sbove the rank ci Hrevct nnx,icr-
GsnersL nor " any offcer entitlel W Communication
for fuel " quarter Thsi all officers u volunteers
te ow the r.nk of Ut tsA iier I,oncrsl now In COM
mission, who shall continue in the military service
" The close Of the war, shall be- entitled TO receive
,hrco months nav, provided the provisions ot this
SEXTON snail not spply W ofhc' rs no. on duty, or
70 otcers entitled 10 commu,Ation of fuel and
qusrcfn that con risslonei officers serving in The
teli shan 10 permitted hereafter, N purcha asc "a
tons Tor their own we fcredit from the Cummis-
sary Department. anil the Amuunt due for r.tiuns
40 purchs'el,shsp Va reported monthly ~ Lie Pay
master .tiener,' TO he deducted irum the paymon,
LeNt following such purcNass."
Mr.. Irumhul, ~ l, Z NOM offered amend-
meus providing tor the rpcL vfail laws bni rcgu-
lanons Of the War Department. giving additional
IA OF pay - regular utfccrs cr volunteers which
"" adopted. The bil smended ~s then
passed
Mr. salisbury offered resolution. which WAS
objected u, for sn investigation into certain state
mems msde 10y the rebel senator Albcu II Brown,
chArrug Secretary stanton with symosthiEug
with the rebels N the early stages ~ the insurroc
ton. Mr.. salisbury pedged himself " maso good
me charges n Allowci sn opportunity ~ do so.
Adjourned.
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Arrival Of Released Prisoners.

baltimore, Feb. 10 Tho AMrmoAss special
from AnnGpolis says 996 parolei mon have just ar.
rived from the south, many Of them in . most hor-
rid condition. The Government huildings here will
soon be III hllrd with sick anl wonndel.
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defence of Co.urnbi., large qusnuty Of medical
stores which Il was thought it was impossible 20
remove. were destroyed. The female employees u
tho Treasury Department hsd been previously sen,
Of to ChAlorc, South Carolina, . hundred miles
north of Columbia We presume the Treasury
Lthographic establishment was also removed. al
though as 10 this We have no positive information.
The isl of Columbia nccos-itates, We presume tho
evacuation Of Charleston, vhich, We think likely,
I. alrcsdy IN process Of evacuation. II isimpos-
sihle to say where sherman will next dircc, his
eoumn. The g-nersl opr ion is that he will 90 TO
Charleston and establish base there Tut We con-
fess that do not what need he has u . haso.
II is to be presumed he Is suhssting on the coun-
Try, and he has no battle to exhaust his smmuni.
uon. Before leaving ssvannsh, Ne declared his
intention N march to ColumliA ,herce o. Augusta,
and thcnce 10 Charlrston. THIS vN uttered - a
h0ast, and 10 hide hi. designs. We are disposed
70 believe that he will no1, strike At Charlotte,
which is hundred miles north Of Columbia. on
the Charlotte and Columts Railroad, or Al Flor.
ence, 3. c., the Junction u the Columbis snd VII
minston and tho Charleston and wiininston Rail
roads, some ninety miles east Of Columbia. There
was repor, Yesterday that Augu,ts bad boon
taken by the enemy. This ve do not bolieve. We
have 10 feel assured that nesry TIE whole Of
ehcrmsn's army IS Al Columbia, snd that tho re-
port iha, schoneld was advancing on Augusta vas
untrue.
The Charleston NrEcrBI Of Saturday announces
brief suspension of that psper, with view 10 iH
temporary removal to another point, This Ia ron.
dered necessary by tho progress of military events
cutting /, of from the msn facilities for dstrhut-
ing It's paper N ,s-ge portion of iu subscribers,
while tie lack OF transportation renders !tS supply
Of psper precsrious.
seumes has been made Rear.Admirsl, and
will take eommsnd Of the James River squ.dron.
1. :. GaASr, Lieutenant General.
ntsrAIcu FROM sH. srAsTo,.
Albany, Peb. i9.-rhe following Telegram has
been reoeived by Governor Feuton:
#d.h,ngton, Peb. le.-Laa nigh, ,hi, depart.
men, received thc gratifying intelligence Of tho
occupation Of Columbs, tho capitol Of South
Carolina, by General sherman, aud the probable
evacuation Of Charleston by tho enemy. Hasten
on recruiting to nm up lhc army, and the rebellion
must ro,sivs the fuAl llow in this spripp's cam.
ps!sn. tsgnOdl EpwH N. srASros,
Se'toArF Ut "H'
nracsuyrr.x ov oorrvpt.
'o'ufnp'h' toe ''p'''' o' s"u'n ''r'''uS' IL ono
Of the hsndsomest cities In ihe south Il is de-
ushthl'v SITUATED IN ,hs ..., b.,k ~ ~. Co,c.rc.
rlNer' ono OF the upper ulbularts ul tue sAhter-
| the rrincipa river ot the state, which COWS due
v,., ,,d .,., ,r,oro -. ,ho,, an ro,tc, r,r,h
-
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Ihe prosident Friday, issnei a proclanatlon
cal iug au extra session Of the senate go lie CON
yened At twelve o'clock on the 4,h Of March next,
- receive and act upon such COMMUNICATIONS IS
may be msdo 10 It On tie part u the Executive"
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Cdr'ou, FEB. i6.-The Nevada Legislature hos
just ratified the Anendmen! 80 the Constitunou Of
the United States abohsriug slavery. There Was
only one vo,o n each House IN the d, satye.
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GENERAL SHERMAN.
Gioriou. New. Through Rebel sources.

6Iorlous news IhrouRh heDei sources.
General sherman is meeting with the most salts
factory success As will he seen by the following
lvnoprs o. the latest rsbe dispatches;
The Richmond papers OF Friday state that on
Tuesday last sherman was advancing from Orange.
burg, 10 miles south Of Columbia, AMI the Confcde
rate troops were slowly falling back before him.
Extensive skirmishing had taken place but no bat
ut is reported dispatch received from a Con-
isderAte official At Columbia, dated Feb 18Th, re-
ports that shermsn's advance was so n ar Column.
his th-4; tho Home Guard and ciUzcns had turned
out 10 sl in ROASTING the Union forces, aud that
, ,tirrr1 shing had already commenced not far from
t., clt, The Columbi. papers Of Monday last
were 81 IN In doub, respecting General shermAu's
, designs The Columbia CAnoriNi,S reports tbs,
shsrrnAi had crossed the South Eis,o, and was
slowly movi ng towards the north branch of,be riyci
for the double purpose OF cutting the Columba aud
Charlcston, and the Wilmington and Manches.er
ro,d, leN Kingsvlle Tho bsection oi these thre
impor, an, branches Of supply Is regarded
iulinsr:y 10 the capture Of Charleston This jour
nal de iies thst Colurnbis In any kind OF dan
ser. 10 based its opinion on tho assumption that
ECtArlo non is tho more important place and ,lso
on tho preparations OF Beauregari, whose comb.
In.vons Aro rich ito make the Yankee COM
uandtE tremble for his saicty." Long before
ICounhs falls God is expected to vouchssfe such a
1V.ctory 70 the Coniedorstes will enable South
CAfolhaA 10 close the war As she began IL in tn
unph- The Columbia pspsr. generally represent
n shGmaa's soldiers committing the most un-
beard of atrocities In the staJs. The village of Bu-
\ t--4's prIdre. in the nrAnchyine dIAtrict
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THEY ARE DRIVEN BACK.

Disaster At Sea.
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The Rebel Flas-of-trure RcRt HIowp NJ
by one Of their own Torpcdoes.

The Washington s1As ot Saturday has tho FOL.
lowing disp,,ch;
Cny Point Va, FEB. lis 20 r. B.-Tho rebel
Hsg-of.trico bosL William Alison whist on her
upward trip from Cox LANDING this afternoon, was
blown up "a torpedo. The boa, vent down al
most Immediately our pickeu no survivors
from her There were no prisoners shosrd At the
ume. This catastrophe probably arose from ono
Of the emmy, own torpedoeS which bad been in
the vster for . long time.
Washington FEB. 19.-Nine hundred an eighty.
'h--s Union prisoners including ton officers most.
~ from DAnvillc came down rom Richmond on
the rebcl s-esuhost Allison 10 Cox Landing. They
received aud cared for by Lieut. II. Z. Nor
rilL A. A. . ", Al these headquarters. About
Eve O'Clock, a. the seNmbo.I Allison was on her
return trip to Riclmonl, and when short dis
t.nce sbovs Fort Brady, she s,rnck a torpedo,
which, exploding, completely wrecked her. She
hal on board 2l3 packages q blankets, aud =
number OF other articles, intended ior our prison
ers, belonging mostly TO the State of Indiana. The
loss Of life is unknown.
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y evvS from V irginia.
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Rebel Forces Attempt an Advance.
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u wAsnNGroS. u. 4, Feb l., 500
" Moor. General DIR The announcement OF tn.
; occupation Of Columbia, : c., by General sher-
,n.n. and the probable evscushon Of Charleston.
b. .s beea communicated to the Department ir tho
lowing telegram JUS. received from Lieut. .Gcn.
7rlni.
EDWIN N. sTASToN, Secretary Of War
Crr1 Potsr 4;lj P. NJ, Feb, l..
I9r z NJ stanton, War Department
Iue Richmond DsPATcn Of this morning says
, snorman entered Columbia yesterday morning,
~ It's fall necesstates It prssumcs, the 1911 Of
tharlcston, which il thinks has already been evscu'
kwd.
[. 5. GEASI, Lieutensn,-Genersl'
ClII PoDr Va, Feb. IS
Hon r N stanton, War Department;
TNt following is taken from to dsy's chmo1d
tsrNcu'
IHB YAH oP ooLUhBfA.
C-1nbia has fallen. sherman marched into
nd COX possession II the city yesterday morning
| ge intelligence was communicated yesterday by
ca,ra. BeaurecArd IN othcisl dispatch Colun
| Al, situated on the north bank Of the Con,A 'ce
/ -- Iu-t below the confluence NJ the salula ard
o.. r yers. From General Reauegard's dis.
,,h Il appears that on Thursday evening tho
eng approached the south tank Of tho CongA.
,4I throw a number Of shells into the city.
as the night they moved up the river, and
,e-iay morning forded the sdlda and Broad
,,,, Wills. they were crossing these river,
roors under General Bcaur gard evacuated
a1ta Tts enemy soon sfl,r COX possess or
.r7.~t private sources we .crn that tw'
.-...a vLsn 4 vas 4e-.ae4 no' 70 a'supi th'
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OUR FORCES LIVING ON THE COUNTRY