The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-01
The War.


Hdieher's Run, Fc5. 25-we are noN under
Marching orders having received instructions 60
De ready to move at moments notice. We
expect to have smother ,t for tue possession % tho
sounslle Railroad. AMI ioOk for heavy cusAsc.
meut. That somcthiuS is 'olng ~ tho lines Ia
front of us Is very evident. 30 not believe, how
ever, 80 do msuy, that Ice b. purposns u rotrent
fon the simple t,ci that he has 30 place to rc-oa,
10 A. you are aware, wc have now a SER =
signal t,Wcr. slous ogr cnure line, am A.tuo,t
every movement 81 the enemy ran he glft.F"l.
Lee could not fan tack for he puEpD' OF D,rr.
Whelmiug s.crinau, without having era :, In los
shan six hours tue, thuu..riug close uVon hs
rear AS VII, tie rchs are shellnE one OF those
'' .ouslll;-.' At Hts sher, two miles from where
/ siI writing tL.1. 10 is SOUP time Az must
away 10 lAy IA g.tI. ltet suIl . stand me od
We march De!orc Us.
Iho City Point Correspondent of the Pm.ade
pa, PaEss, OF oisa,urday, writsi
Descrt,rs report that the evacuation ., p-terr-
burg $ subject freely dssus,et IN the rehel
army, aud its necessity freely admitted. TIE
hli Of Wilmington viii expedite the matter mntcr.-
ally. II Is the opinion OF competent authorities
that IN l. 81 than weeks time Petersburg will tc
ours THIS 10 not a mere speculation, cu, - ineF-
liable and logical deduction rom the present mi e
Inry situation. Unless ShcI1uau can he driven
lack, the robello on will le girdei With oug armies
sud Virginia viii he tue only ,ht.ng ground re-
naming 10 Lee. Tie rebel fort OPP Isise r. Hell
kept up triss ami heavy ire on our works yes
teTday a'teruouu, but with lite Or elc,t, 30
well protected were our men by Ito bomt-
proofs.
Reports from the iSQUlREG's SPECIAL in front u
Petersburg. dated sunday morning, say uat the
rams have made the roads one vast bog, aud that
any movement d either Arus would at present bo
iup1ss'llc Rumuia were current in camp that
iriCrsturJ Uss to be evacuated At au carly day.
l. IS Known that the r,b'l PRISONERS We have been
IXchauyiug are hurried e. Braurcga.i 'Jr duty st
once They 20 chcetiully aud without iurlouyhs'
leug tIi l. General Lee, who makes frequent
specchss tia, 40 tAaro Is ~ So now a 10 4,atl y
shermAu sud thcr Independence Ia gained. Tue
estimates OF Gen Lees strength, male uom The
best auti orty, give him iruuI GnOuV ~ t5,tou
men Of which it 10 supposed . hgs seut south t.
help Bs,urefsri irom 10000 ~ 1900,
SHERMAN.
We aro iu'ormel that private lctters have teen
received in this city, announcing as probable the
union o; Gen. S1hoGell's forces wi,h Gen sher.
mans army, On Monday, 9Th inst. The point !.
not stated.
No,h,nt positive n u sherman ha7 teou rcicivsd
snee the i9.n INST, At which time hc WAS at Wins
toro, s c. thirty eight miles north Of Columbia
Tie Charlotte N G y DEsocaAr Of the 2l,t, how
ever has reports thar Liz army was susnEcl In the
r.Gr on the leth or i-th inst. b. Cen. II. n. II n
elgLt huLIred " uis men and q number ui Wagons
also that lis clylry w,ro arn"Eoi and driven
back, between Rdsway and Columbia :. c, on
the l-th or lyth inst
Tie Richmond ENQUWIg Of February 70 Saws
fisherman ~ rust ing through the CarolLas iiS'
a. avl a-cnc, au1 report ssy Ar has ,tutuTct on'
hundred thousand bales pt cotton st Columbia =
AMI Gdis' "Graut IS gradually. aud perhaps
surely, extend ~ hs Ines arounI Petersbury sut
Rcumon-- and threatens every moment TO urs
over the lines that intervene, and tne seuGt
"a doing the conservative. II story turLlsuo
~ parallel To this" The Hsue paper Elys
- The huertea q these slstcs must be pre-
ssryel; We should rejoice II this could he done an
she LesislntuTo o. the country remain intact bu
she public safety is lmperauyr, and since the Sc.
etc " II not CJuaeut g. the Use Of great elclucI
O. strength, thsr- remains but oIe lnlng f.r H.
President ~ GO-sce Il Al the republic sustaius ~
uetr.u ept-and TOR IhIs end without law, coil upuI
she people 10 s"ui their slaves 70 the ir0ut-Ay,
lake tle negroes AMI use them. The public sa.ot
80 stoye Laws aud constitutions, aud II mistake
respect iur the laws aud tho constitution peruit
tle public safety - Ue COMPROMISED, there viii at
tAch awful respoHs billy to the Executive
which viii be transmitted through all times IA h
E1IserS6le slavery Vi tLese Vsople and IheT DC
sCSad4 :"