New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-04

York papers Of the 25th state that special dispatches
from Cincinnati say:
Advices from below indicate grand preparations foI
three.fold movement 10 occupy Alabama anu mssls
sipp Thomas from the North, strong mounted force
Of infantry from Vicksburg via jackson, and CANDY
from Pensacola 1t is npprehended that If Lee IS com
PEELED TO reliuquish Richmond, he will all back on
Lynchburg, and thence make his way through the
mountains 10 East Tennessee or Kentucky Inc enorl,
making TO repair the Virginia and Tennessee kilroad
TO Bristol are indications OF such an intention Waf
rnmored in Knoxville last week that one division OF DIS
army had already appeared the borders OF last
Dessee The expedition now moving nom KNOXVILLE ID
to defeat this movement. and by again destroying ire
railroad, render the transfer OF Lees army Wetl vi o
mountains impossible.
LOOKS FAVORABLE.
From The Sentinel, March /:
The news from the South looks favorable and we
hope soon to crafty the public with pleasant intelligence
from that quarter.
FROM COLUMBIA.
The Petersburg EIPnss has information from
Charlotte 10 the effect that considerable hre occurred
in the western portion Of Columbia nj the time oil It's
evacuation by the Confederate troops originating u is
supposed from the burning cotton. There Is no certain
information as Ia the extent Of the fire. Sherman is
said TO have treated the citizens humaney.
The Ursuline Convent was protected by guard. ,
No public property was allowed 10 DO oaFhed Al 'ne
city. -,..
The alarm in Charlotte has subsidized.
The weather is bad and the roads heavy, interfering
with rapid military movements.
Some of the refugees from Columbia are preparing 10
return
THE VALLEY.
From The Dispatch, March j:
The enemy, on Yesterday were approaching stanton
In heavy force from the Valey-chieiy cavalry
HINTS ABOUT SHERMAN.
We are still without official intelligence OF
movements now taking place in the Caronas and for
reasons hitherto stated do not care TO repeat all the
ports ii at reach us We heard yesterday that Sher'
man was stuck in the mud in Of the Southern States
IL IL has rained half as much there in this vicinity
there can be no doubt of the truth of the statement
There have been many widely different estimates Oh the
strength Of Shermans army. By some his forces ha'e
been estimated as high as 6OOOO We learned on les'
terday through a trustworthy source, that Gen. Hhmp-
ton reported his force consist OF four corps OF lna
trv Of 900 men each. and body OF cavalry oil IRON
1000 to 900 men. His artillery VIII, perhaps. sven
the numbers Of his main conmn to 3ooo III We give
Gilmore at Charleston 10 600 and Schoheld al
Wilmington IS 600 shall estimate the whole an
kee force operating in the Caroinas at tOuoO men
This we think is far from the mark. The aDkee
Papers make the figures much larger and give sherman
an immense cavalry force.
MEssRs. SINGLETON AND HUGHES.
II has been announced by the Yankee press,
and the announcement has heen Published by us. that
Gen Singleton and Judge Hughes had obtained pass
ports from Mr.. Lincoln TO 'lst Richmond. me an
fee papers said the object Of their mission was 10 con
vince the Rebels Of the bopcessness OF further resist
anee. They arrived at Varna Oh Monday. but the
reshei In the river by preventing The running on our
boats has DELAYED their arrival IN Richmond lhese
visits of Northern gentry always covered with such
a cloud OF mystery by our officials that Is impossible
TO learn anything positively about them; ana We are
left generally 10 conjecture as 10 Their obJeeis we
heard on yesterday a report about this Singleton.
Hughes visit that comirg IL did from trustworthy
source surprise US not q little. IL IL said that the
object Of these gentlemens visit Is purely commercial
their business being nothing more nor less than 10 make
arrangements for buying cotton and tobacco for their
Government and selling TO our Government beef ana
bacon Ii isa queer story; We give 1t Ms We hear H.