The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-03-09
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oefeAs and capture OF General Early by Sheridan, and
the capture Of Chariotsesvile have been received BY
i General sherdan md his force commenced thei.
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placed in charge Of the Middle Military Division dur
iag the .Dssnee Of Sheridan, with hsMada1.,sf at
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4 Desertors from every point Of the enemy's lines
confirm the capture Of Charlottesville by Sheridan
They say he captured General Early and nearly his
] entire force, consisting of SOC
-Four brigades reported being sent to
Lynchburg, to get there before Sherman if possible
| {. 5. GRANT,
I Lieutenant General.
! CRY POINT, March 5-4 p. VI.
Refugees confirm the statement of deserters, To
the capture of Early and nearly his entire force
| They say i. took place on Thursday last, between
Staunton aud Charlottesville and that the defeat was
total.
L. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen.
Gen. sheridan's Movement
NEW YORK, March 5.-The Times SAYS a letter from
Winchester states that the 25th ult, cavalry
endorsements and pontoon trains arrived there and
cavalry it is said operate the direction of ne
burg Some say Sheridan and Sherman will meet and
act together in that direction. Gen. Hancock as
stunned command at Winchester on the departure of
/ Sheridan.
We regret 70 learn that the reported capture of AR
Lv and his forces by SHERIDAN is probably untrue
Letters received last night from the Army of the Po-
tomac say SHERIDAN drove the rebels from Charotss
vile, taking some prisoners, but EARLY and most OF
his mrnand succeeded in escaping The town was
garrison,d, and SHERIDAN moved off toward Lynch
burg.
PHILADELPHIA, March s.-A special to the Evening
Telegraph, dated Washington Sth, says: Information
has been received from Winchester confirming the
reported victory of Sheridan Early. The battle
took place at Waynesboro, and Sheridan, when last
heard FROM had captured 40 rebel officers. 300 pris
onsrs, 8 cannon, and over 100 wagons, and was still
following up his success
Sunday morning direct telegraphic connee-
ton was made between New York and San
Francisco. The distance is nearly four thou
sand miles, and the difference in time about
four hours.
The Governor of Vermont has called an ex-
ira session of the Legislature Of that State to
act on the Constitutional amendment.
John D. Defrees, the present Superintendent
of Public Printing, has been renomnared, his
term of Office having expired, and was in,medi
ately confirmed by the Senate by unanimous
vote.
Toombs lnade speech at Augusta ON the
10th, in which he charged the disasters which
the South has suffered to bad management and
bad legislation, and declares that the remedy is
a change Of administration.
that the large number Of deserters who daily
come into our lines and are sent North, have |
the design of coming into the heart Of the loyal
States and organizing for an extensive raid. !
Information has been received from Halifax I
that another Canadian rebel raid is meditated. /
Oswego and Rochester are the points to be at /
tackled. The people Of those cities are plan |
ming reception.
Later accounts from Mexico confirm pre- /
vious report Of the expulsion of the United /
States Consul from Matamoras. The difficulty !
arose from the fact that he was accredited to /
the Republican and not the Imperial Govern
ment. The port is now closed to our COM
inerce. which is no great loss, considering that /
the rebels reaped nearly all the benefit of the
trade. The Government Police have been d. !
rected to arrest all sympathzers with the /
United States. The Imperial treasury is /
getting low. and tho hostility of the church
who occupies Matamoras with four Thousand i
Imperial troops, is awaiting the attack of
Cortians and CaravanAl, who are marching on
the place. Another arrival brings report that
Commercial Agent Wood had arrived at Mata-
moras and opened his Office unmoiested. Gen
eral Mesa and staff in full uniform visited the
Confederate General at Brownsville and saluted
the Confederate flag. Mejia commands all the
Imperial forces and is second only to Maxim
ilian.
A shocking accident occurred Bristol station,
on the Camden 4 Amboy Railroad, on Monday night.
collision took place between the Washington and
1owl train, killing five persons the latter train
and woundng twenty -fve-three fatally.
General Hooker recently wrote to the ladies'
engaged in getting up the Chicago Sanitary
Fair
While Europe during the Crimean war pro
duced but one Florence Nightingale, we Of the
young Rep ,blic have such goddess enshrined
in almost every household.
1t is stated that in anticipation of battle
between Sherman and johnson. which is con-
sidercd imminent, the War Department has
seat a corps of surgeons and nurses to Whining
ton. from which point they will be sent TO
Sherman.
Congress has presented Miss Wright with
five hundred dollars. reward for assisting Col.
Streisht to escape from Richmond Miss w.
vas Wright, and Congress il right.
The steamer George Steers went down,
with all on board, of Barny gate, on the LIST.
There was q sensation rumor in New Orleans
on the 2lst ult., that Aaximilisn's Govern
ment had forbidden clearapcss to American
ports, and that our consul had been sent away
from the latter city.
We are glad to learn that General Sol.
Meredith has been fully and honorably REIN
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