Semi-weekly news., 1865-03-25
NEWS DTYCNTS.

Stn - New ORR. Marcn ST. old l9i.
Sandy Hook. March S.--The Army and
Navy Gazette says, that the Confederate
Government has couutermsuded large
orders for torpedoes.
The london Times says. that tho peace
conference makes it more evident than
ever that neutrality is tho only policy for
England.
it is asserted that France has given the
American Government assurance that n"
Mexican territory ia, been ccdcd by Max
imillan.
! The Index continues its efforts TO fright
! ell England into u recognition OF the
| South, by pointing ont that Lees army
| is, for the present. the defence OF Canada.
The Paris CORES pondent of the London
! Times, repudiutes the rumors of the con
! templatcd recognition of the South by Ma
poeon.
Philadelphia, March : The special to
| the Evening Telegram, from Washington.
says Information has been received from
Winchester. confirming the reported vic
tory of Sheridan over Early. The battle
took place ut WayncSbUro. sheridan
when lat heard from had captured forty
rebel officers, thirteen hundred prisoners.
eight cannon. and over one hundred
Wagons, aud was still following up his
success.
Newbern. March 1.-The Raleigh =. o.
gre$s says the F.derals are concentrating
| a force OF forty thousand men AT Nrwh-ru.
which will soon be- ready to strike GcscraI
! Lees army, in conjunction with Shernan-
| forces.
Cumberland March 5,-Colonel Thomp-
son OF the lSt y. II. Cavalry. of General
>htridan's comman l. had Just arrived At
Winchester, with forty officers and thirteen
| hundred enlisted men. prisoners, aud "lGh,
| pieces of artillery captur, d aud destroyed.
! The principal battle WAS fought 81 Fisher
Vile five mics from stanton.
J K L. kES>EnY.
Major and 4. 4 G
! New York. March "a number OF ve-
! sells. with cotton from Savannah have A..
: rived making thirty-SeECn in Nil. bringing
p $50 bales. Oih"r vessels, with i..G-i
! bales. ave on fL" way. GUNcirmnut h 4~
seized he cotton without regard to Irivu."
marks because Savnnunn wa not sUrrru-
d,rcI with its garrison. but captured wItn
! all ii contained.
/ The W"Yld's Wi!mtsg'"n CORE .prndcu'
/ OF tie --th says our advance. under Terry
. l. now some Twelve miles from here, ~ she
northwest branch of The ,np' Fear IlV I
! with Hukr lr"up- confronting 1t Uu tn,
. outer ~.d~. >ErTm.tu l. r-puri"d to-day =,
/ being within sixty miles of th'~ place. II
: that l. the CASE. \ junction Will II" eH>t
made between ~ch"GcId's tr"u.s aud hi
and a forward movement on Richmond bc
, ordered al oncr.
. Richmond papers son express belief 'hmi
Grant will attach Lee, iur around kIcl-
moad "a soon u< the grounds VIII prr.rrIt.
: The rebels believe that G ant has sent
/ nearly All his cavalry from the Hrmj"- OF
the Potomac and Jane to Sheridan in the
! valley.
\ meeting 10 obtain Subscriptions of pr"
/ visions for Lee army was Recently hr,h IA
/ DanyiIIe Va. In urliriI- : it IA" Richmond
. Whig says Gen Lees army must b"
! led or we lose AL -
! The Dauvi,Ir Register is assured that il
| does not enter INFO l.cv'- pans t. abandon
the rebel capital unless. a i very pru
| IDENTITY aud somewhat cont 'radic.urjiy aid" |
| il becomes im!,oesIble a. hold the ci.y lon
g"r.
The Winchester correspondent srya de
! ,,.rt"rs who arrived At Winchester stat,'
! that they passed @h"T!dIn on their ~h5
down. IL. reached Woodstock. 8 mi c.
| from their starting point on IN" first day.
! Though rain w. falling ana ihr T"a!~ Scrn
muiGy. and Streams much swollen. hi
! troops wee. pushing forward rariNy.
/ The Trihuac'~ Washington special says
/ tha; Cen 'i.mdrS tricgraph- f."m HIneh.~-
ter that some OF our men coming in rcpr"
-t.nt that ShrIilt an victory Oyer E.r!g WIS
more complete than Represented by any re
/ port we have had. Whru La: h"arl from
/ he. was pushing for tn" canal running from
. I ,,cLh,,r,, ia Richmond which Ic IN.
/ IG,,,,,I.s. reached and Icsfro,cd before.
/ mis-
. a., Sunday ~ .bmond WAS excited vjtL
, a rumor that Johnston hnl defeated ~u"r-
man. and was invr>ting thc po-ition taken
/ M bv the latter. The next day. h"Nrvrr.
! Richmond rn.rr. admitted the i.i~i,y O.. the
/ r.nnrI hut rI,irp4d that U;,dr II,,nu on
/ h,G Irr.aicd Kjlnatricl at Chcrnw. Thi-
r,.,ort wa. brou ,ht hva railroad paS>rncer
who was the ONLY one that knew an,thino
ahant,t
r,,.n.,...
r?-,'r1 ~. ,L,. ,.',,.,o'l =,
SL.rn,,n ON ,hr WAY many Of Them -
,a,,aI and reached nur Iiu.S at Ncyyh.rn
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