The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. _—<$<$<$—<— oO WHOLE NO. 10,034. -five miles. Ye point of travel thie comes up to the noted ‘Stoneman fait,asd Ido not think it has been ‘Doaten in any cavalry marches during the war. . KILPATRICK’S EXPEDITION. Mr. M. Davidson’s Despatch. Hmapquarrers, ARMY oF THE PoToMAc, Mareh 7, 1864. ‘The Richmond Sentinel of March 6 contains further ac- counte of Kilpatrick’s raid. The gallant Dabigren ia dead. After leaving Richmond urther Details of the Bril- liant Movement. he proceeded with a portion of his men toward the penin- ‘he Rebel Pursuit Gallantly | 1%, through the county of King and Queen, where he met Lieutenant Colonel Pollard, of the Ninth Virginia, and Resisted. bad asharp encounter, in which Colonel Dahlgren was shot dead. Some seventy or eighty of his men were captured, The remainder have rejoined Kiipatrick, as bas beon already stated. Colonel Dahigrem was one of the bravest sons of Amorica, and bis death will be re- gretted by all who ever knew him. He had lost a leg io the service and bad just arrived at that period of con- velescence when he could take the saddle when he was cut down Dy war's relentless band. Upen bis person were found an addres to his men and @ memorandum of the routé he was to take with bie command when he left Kilpatrick, where he was to go, “what he was to do, when he was to be there, and when he was to rejoin the main force, The address to his men ig a most spirit stirring and patriotic appeal to their sym- | pathies apd valor in behalf of their fellow soldiers who are suffering imprisonment in the loatheome dungeons and upon the desert islands of the confederacy, He begs them not to falter or flag, but to follow bim to open prison doors, and, putting arms into the hands of their released brethren, they would aj] march together to kill ‘wo Hundred and Twenty-five Miles Traversed in Feur Days. EL INTELLIGENCE TO MARCH 6. ored Death of Colonel Dahlgren. ‘ sketch of the Gallant Young Mr. L, A. Hendrick’s Despateh. Noarouw, Va., Murch 5, 1864. Since writing my last despatch 1 have seon General ‘ilpatrick, and learned from him further particulars of recens demonstration againet Richmond, All the de- iis of the march, the persistent but diffleult advance ugh two cays incessant rain, the marshes traversed, ‘tches leaped, encounters with the enemy, and enthu i¢ and gallant deportment of his command, would jake a long and deeply interesting recital; but they have been alluded to in my despatches, I am there- re obliged to confine myself to the main and leading idents, and give but a bare epitome of his four days’ ney ings and adventures on the way:— TUR START AND RARLY MOVEMENTS. ‘The command started, as before stated, from Stephens. ig on Sunday night, 28th ult., consisting of detach- ents from different cavalry regiments, and al- gether numbering thirty-eight hundred men. The machments were under command of Brigadier General javies, Colonel Sawyer, First Vermont cavalry: plonel Dahigren avd Major Hall, of the Sixth New York \valry. Accompanying the expedition was Captain som, United States horse artillery, with six three- rifled cannon, Crossing the Rapidan at Ely’s Ford Jey surprised and captured the entire picket post, con- of a captain, lieutenant and sixteen men. From the march was. continued to Spottsylvania Court. 180, where, having travelled all night, they rested on for breakfast. The next place reached was Beaver |. Here the railroad was destroyed for a considerable station a force of the enomy was. encountered, who @ brief stand, but were soon routed sod apme pri- i taken. Adwancing still fartheryabout five miles youd Beaver Dam, the command halted from half-paat fn the evening till one o’clock in the morning, at ich hour marching was resumed. MAJOR MALL, ith some four huadred men, here took a detour to the to destroy the railroad bridge over the South Anna ver, but encountering a brigade of rebel infantry and a ry, was obliged to return, hie orders being to avoid in case of meeting with a superior force of the RAL MOVRMENIS REBUKED AND RICHMOND APPROACHED. five A. M. on the morning of the firvt inst. the entire man crossed the South Anna at Blunt’s bridge, and rested two hours, when they resumed their line of uch. They were now twenty miles from Richmond. . the route they encountered the City Battalion, a cav- 'y company, and captured nearly all of them, This ‘Utalion was on picket duty on the Brooke turnpike, five Jes out of the city. Pushing on, the outer fortifications ire reached about noou, with only slight resistance jog through these fortifications, they advanced a mile doahalf. REBEL REFISTANCE TO THR EXPEDITION, jow come the serious obstacles to farther advance, It he evident that their approach was known in the city, 4 that every preparation was making to prevent far. lar progress. From cannon mounted on the inner line detences solid shot and shell were hurled against their ancivg columns, At first only:two cannon opened on bm. The Third Indi ana and Fifth New York advanced chargo on these guns; but other guns, to the number Qwelve or fifteen, soon showed themselves. These varied in calibre from six to thirty-two pounders, were supported by infantry. From the fact their opening successively, as they did, and ) noise of moving cars, it was conclusive that the my bad only a short time before received positive owledge of the pending movement on the oity, As )aaditional gons opened, General Davies’ brigade was tas dismvunted skirmishers to the assistance of the ve regiments, It was this movement that developed presence of large infantry supports to the rebol guns. ing found imymacticable to pierce these works in the 40 of the largely ¢verwhelming force opposed to them, je command withdrew at the approach of night. Here jed the demonstration against the city by the com ee y under the direction of General K' trick. COLONEL DANIGREN’S MOVEMENT—I8 BAFFTY. twas expected that a party of five hundred picked pa under Colone! Dahlgren, on bearing Kiipatridx’s guns, ald make an advance in another direction on the city; it being led by a pegro guide to an Impassibie ford, he 8 obliged to make a lenghty detour, and thus was an- 1 to rojoin the command until alter its withdrawal m the front of Richmond. I should state that Col. igren, in his absence, destroyed the railroad bridge Fre lerickshall Station, together with several steam #8 and 4 large amount of rebel stores and other pro. ‘ty On the return, Col. Dabigreo, Major Cook and “yeon Kingst B, Seoond New York o ry, were sepa- ed from the main command, and apprehensions wore ertained that they had been capture!, but since Gen. patrick’s arrival at Fortress Monroe, they bave been from in King and Queens county. The reat of . Dahigren’s conmand joined the main body at Tun- "a Station. THR ATTACK AT MEADOWS BRIDGE. the returo from Riebmond the tain body crossed Chickabominy at Meadow’s bridge. Tho night after . at their encampment, which was only seven the city, they where severely shelled, and bdrawing from there bivouacked at ¢he old church to- ehunicsville, The night was cold and tl fod 40 Dutld fires, which revealed their position ‘The next morning the revel cavalry, said -yland battalion and a portion of Wade upton’s comm followed tht inet their pursuers the First 0 ant charge, killing and wounding numbers, and taxing ber of prisoners. They were annoyed no further 4t New “ent Court House they met the y General Butler to co operate with them. ( GENERAL HUTLER DID NOT CO-OPRRATE SOONER. these troops formed @ junction with them the ve story of repulse and retreat would probably not e.been written. As it is, no possible blame, General ratrick aevert#,ie chargeable to General Butler, As i ag the arder reached the tatter be sent oo at once etcancing co'uma “This order—aod it douptiens was + amovher te the lict of blunders which tho authorities Tonkington reer Bound or doomed to commit, partic. ly when taking of Richmond ie the question at Genera Butier a day wo lave. General v; Genoral Butler didnot re- in oaddors until Mon But the failure of he ex. ition ie withoue help, at leaet for tbe present, The > thing 38 to Be now and cheertal, Watch, pray. and wait tter neocoss ext time, and no dlonderin Depar delio 1, RELPATRICK — 1g, intrepid officer is not io the service, jim too recklessly daring for vafety—I ted ti buck; tho ors and men under him Jampat and General most keenly regrets General Kilpat- ‘a joseore have been slight, some half doven d, twice thin number wounded and about Ofty teken Amoog the wounded and captared is Lienten- ol Litehteld, Filth Michigan cavdiry. But io * absence they i Jed severe, lows on the enemy, not uch jn the oumbers killed, wounded and captured, 0% wweersfally cutting railroad communications between id and General Lee's army, beaies destroy. miles of other railronds, and ‘nego amounts rebel stores, To give af the fatigu- nature of the expedition, I need only rtate the four days occupied from the time aving Stephensburg watil coming within our » the distance trayeraed wae two hundred and Hero, Davis and bis Cabinet, and then return home to their friends, ready and anxious for furthor deeds of valor. &o. &e. The Sentinel devotes a column of editorial to comments upon the address and memoradda, and characterizes them ag the height of barbarism and vandalism. It de- clares that the world can now see that this war is pro- #ecuted from partisan hate, which exceeds that of the savages of old, forgetting, apparently, that Southern men were the first to introduce raids, robberies and mur- ders into this country and this war. ‘The Sentinel claims that they have captured two bun- dred and four of Kilpatrick’s men and fiveofficers. They do not claim to have killed many, but give an obituary of Captain Ellerey, of their own forces, who was killed in defence of Richmond. It also announces the safe return of Colonel 8. 8. Bell to Richmond, who escaped from the ears on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad when being con- veyed from Johnson’s Island to Point Lookout, Rebel Accounts. Heapquantens, ARMY OF THE Potowsc, March 7. 1864. ‘The reasons why General Kilpatrick was not more suc- cessful will be made known when the following, trom the Richmond Avaminer of Tuesday morning last, is read:— An official despatch was received yesterday afternoon from General Lee at Orange Court House, stating that the enemy’s cavalry appeared to be moving on both his flanks; that one column had proceeded 10 the direction of Fredericksball, which isthe station above Beaver Dam ‘on the Central road, and the other in the direction of Charlottesville. In the course of the day a despatch was received, via Lynchburg, from Colone! Mallory, comman- dant of the post at Charlottesville, giving the Information that the Yankees Were then within three miles of the tow News via Portress Monroe. Fortarss Mownon, March 6, 1864. News hae just reached here that young Dahigren, who, It was saf@, wae captured in the recent raid of General Kilpatrick, is safe, having made his escape. He is the son of Admiral Dabigren. The following is a list of the casualties in General Kjl- patrick’s command in bis recent raid:— WOUNDED. Robert J. Eastman, 17th Pennsylvania. Anson Kearney, 5th United States cava . John H. Burnett, Ist Vermont. A. E. Davis, let Maine. J. E, Lepreli, 1et Maine. Benjamin Sheldon, 1st Vermont, Wm. B. Rowe, 5th Michigan. George H. Young, 24 New York. George A. Otus, Surgeon, 24 New York. All is quiet io front of our lines between Portsmouth and Suffolk. Sketch of Colonel Dahigren. Colonel Uiric Mahigren, the gallant, dashing cavalry officer, whose death (according to information received from rebel sources) we have this day to record, was Dorn in the State of Pennsylvanfa, and is the son of Ad- mira) Dabigren, the commander of the fleet operating off Charleston. He was a young but brave offeer, and earned bis colonel’s commission by his gallantry. The young hero first came into notice during the pres ent war as an aid-de-camp, having been appointed on May 28, 1862, to that position from the District of Colum- bia, with the rank of captain. He was ordered to report toGeneral Fremont, then at the head of the Mountain Department, and was by him assigned to the staff of General Rufus Saxton, then commanding a division in that section of country. Under General Fremont Captain Dablgren participated in the campaign near Cross Keys, Va., Jane 8, 1862, When General Fremont was relieved of his command Captain Dahigren was attached to Gene- ral Sigel’s staff, and participated im the campaign of the Army of Virginia and in the operations in the valley be- fore Washington. Captain Dabigren, on November 9, 1862, made a suc- cessful dash into the city of Fredericksburg at the bead of a small force of cavairy. He succeeded in taking dur. ing this raid a large? number of military prisoners than those which composed his command, captured a quantity of materiel, clothing, besides killing and wounding several rebels, Dor! brilliant expedition he lost but one killed and four miss! General Sigel, in speak- ing of this affair, sald:—This movement was one of the most brilliant and daring expeditions that had been per. formed up to that time since the commencement of the war.” He also spoke highly of the soldierly and manly qualities of bis young aid. During toe Pennsylvania campaign of June and July, 1863, Captain Dahigren behaved with distinguished gal. lantry, and was severely wounded during an engagement near Hagerstown, the wound causing the amputation of his leg below the knee. For hie gallantry on that occasion he was promoted to the rank of colonel of volunteers, to date trom that particular time. The severity of- his wounds prevented bim for some time from entering upon active service. He was scarcely convalescent when he started upon this expedi- tion, and it was only by his most urgent request that be was allowed to accompany General Kilpatrick. It will Be remembered that after the majo colomn reached Spottsylvania Court House, Colonel Dahigren, with five hundred picked men, took & separate route to Frederickshall Station, where be destroyed the track, railroad bridge, &c,, and did serious damage to the rebels by burning mille, stores and oon of rae He then moved forward with the intention co operat! General Kilpatrick in his attack upon Richmond, for the treachory of a negro, who led him astray. would doubtless have succeeded. He, however, did considerable damage to the James River Canal,and to the rom. of along the river route from Gooebland to the he was too late to take his stated part in the attack upon Richmond, he made his way with a porti and Mattapony rive Queen county, where, it is reported, he met THE ELECTION TO-DAY. Notice to the Inspectors. ‘Me Inepectors of Klections throughout the city will confer a great favor on the public if they will send to the office of the Associated Press, 145 Broadway, or to either of the annexed offices of the American Telegraph Company, the result of the voting im their eeveral pre- Cinots after the canvass eball bave been completed to day, Thooffiees of the Telegraph Compamy will be kept open during the evening for the transmission of the returns. The following are (he etations of the American Com- pany — No, 146 Broadway, Attor House. r Merehante’ Hot Fultoo Storket. Washington Market. No. 203 Troad way, jo bay al Mpa! of Canal and Centre streets. porner of Canal street and Broadway. Metropeditow botel, ‘Sieg Latarge House, New York Hotet Evorets Hone, Laditon squire ace. Fitth Avenue totet, Bixth avenue and Forty-recond street, Klerénth avenue at Forty firet aireat ‘Third avonne and Righty “xh etrect One Hondred and Thirtioth street and Third ayeoue ‘Twenty sevanth street and Fourth avenue Twonty-#ixtt atreet and Fourth avenue DH. CRAIG, General Agent New York Associated reve. Cortiandt street. ' way through Buzzar The Reconnoissance Towards Dalton, Ga. OCCUPATION OF RINGGOLD. Tho Contest Near the Town of Tunnel Hill and Capture of the Place. Why the Rebel Pesition Beyond was Not Taken, ae, a oe, Mr. EB. D, Westfail’e Despatches. Rinacou, Ga., Feb. 22, 1864. GRN, PALMER'S RECONNOISEANCE. A little more than a week ago it was discovered thats considerable portion of Joe Johnston’s army had been withdrawn from our front and despatched to the assist- ance of Gen. Polk, who is disputing Gen. Sherman’s ad- ‘vance into South Alabama, Partly to create a diversion in Gen. Sherman’s favor, by forcing the recall of these troops, and partly to discover the position and strength of the rebel army in North Georgia, Gen. Grant ordered ‘@reconnoissance in force by the Army of the Cumber- land, which was commenced yesterday. The Fourteenth army corps, Major General John M. Palmer commanding, consisting of Johnson’s, Jeff. C. Davis’ and Baird's divi- sions, were moved out from Chattanooga at an early hour ‘on the road to Ringgold. Cruf’s brigade, of Stanley's Fourth corps, with a force of cavalry under on, Thirty-ninth Indiana mounted infantry, Boone, Twenty-eighth Kentucky mounted infap- re moved from Cleveland, Tenn., at the same , taking the Dalton road. Palmer’s advance reached this place at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, having met po resistance, and the troops occupied the town last night. Colonel Harrison’s mounted command, from Cleveland, encountered a body of the enemy's cavalry, about three hundred strong, three miles north Catoosa Station, drove them pel! mel! down the road to Tonnell Hill and Dalton, and formed a junction with Gen Palmer’s advance, encamped at Catoosa, two miles from Ringgold. General Cruft’s command encamped pear Varne’s Station. on the Cleveland and Malton road, and the operavions of the first day were concluded. As the gan went down the hand of rebel moss troopers, who had skirmished with Colonel Harrison 80 unsuceess- folly, were watching the busy Yankees in camp at Ca- toosa from a high point two miles away, and for all General Palmer could discover they were the only or- ganized band of rebels in all that land. RINGGOLD, CATOOSA COUNTY, GA. This wes avery flourishing, busy little town of threo thousand ‘ahabitants before the whirlwind of Joe Hooker’s wrath swept over it,on the 27th of November last, Now there are seven families of females living there, and I am pained to say they are not of the highest order of intelligence or virtue, 80, perhaps. I had better sey nothfng about it. The main street of the villago is as oomplete a rnin as fire snd gunpowder could make fh. = is Mterally mot one brick left standing upon another. Tenney Huy., Whitfield County, Ga., Fed, 28, 1864. SECOND DAY'S OPERATIONS. At daylight this morning General King’s (regular) bri- ade, of Johnson's division, advanced on the road from Catoosa Station to this place, Colonel Herrison’s mount- ea men in advance encountered the rebel cavatry force, which bas been hovering about oar front since we left Ringgold, at a point four miles from Catoova, where they bad dismounted and hastily erected @ barricade of fence Tails across the road and through the fields on either side. Colonel Harrison, sapported by Carlin'’s, King’s and Hambright’s brigades of mfantry, gallantly charged the barricade, and drove the rebels from their shelter down ‘she rood t> Tunnel! Bill, closely pursuing them to the edge of the town. In the skirmish at the barricade Sergeant Jackson, was killed, and privates Peter Bidugh and T. L. rows, Eighty: Hana, wounded. After a halt of fifteen minutes to breathe their horses, Colone) Harrison, with twenty five men, charged into town, the rebels fleeing through the dust to the ridge which gives the town its name, and the second rebel stronghold was ours. Meanwhile Colonel Boone, Twenty-eighth Kentucky, mounted infantry,.ap- peared in front of the rebels two miles on our right having made a detour from Ringgold for tho purpose of cutting off their retreat, Upon his appearance the revels developed two guns and commenced a rapid fire upon bim, which bad the ejfect to balt nis column, without, however, mflicting any loss. General Palmer's infantry did not enter Tunnel Hill. Cruft’s command being to-day on the advance from Cleveland, the reconnolssance was pushed no further on Tnes@ay night. and the whole force retired to Eatoora Station and went into camp. Colonel = reports twelve prisoners as the result of his diy’s 2 Buzzarp’s Roost, Feb. 25, 1864. CAPTURE OF TUNNEL HILL. ‘Yesterday Davis’ division jeved Johneson’s in the advance, and a forward movement commenced late in the forenoon. Tunnel Hill was reached at four o'clock. As our colump appeared at the edge of the town on the north the rebels were seen in line along the ridge and occupying the roads leading out of the town on the south The lines were two miles apart,and in view of each other, across the valley in which the village of Tunnel Hill is situated. Morgan’s brigade of Jeff. C. Dar because of absent “veterans,” was thrown on Tunnel HIN ridge to our Jeft, and the main line advanced in frent, Colonel Harrison's mounted men leading the way, io column of fours, Soon the same battery which nad checked Colove! Boone the dgy previous opened on Colo nel Harrison’s column, the first shell striking in the column, killing one man, wounding four or five others, and disabling several horees. This section of a battery — said to be of the Washington Artillery, Now Orleans— made some splendid shots, and forced our cavairy to re- tire to the cover of the woods, The line was halted, and Genera] Davis ordered up a section of the Second Minn sota battery to silence, if possible, these danger- ous rebel cannon. Our practice was vastly inferior to that of the rebels, and it was not until Morgan's brigade had advanced along the ridge so far that they were in danger of an attack on the flank that the rebels hauled off their guns. Nothing now remained but to-occupy the ridge, and {it was immediately done. Tunnel Hill ridge was found to a very strong position. log breastworks having been erected, and every disposition made, some tims ago, however, for a stubborn defence. Winter quarters for a large number of troops bad been abandoned notiong ago. All the roads ieading to Tunne) Mill, infact every point from which a Union advance would naturally be expected, had been practiced upon by rebel shooters, and the targets were yet standi division was baited on this bill, whit . troops were pushed on to the place from whence | date this despaton. }2ARD'S ROOST AND RED CLAY Last night General Cruft was reinforced by Baird's division thie wing of the command, by Grose’s brigade, from Cleveland, and slept in line of battle at Clay, on the Dalton road. nine miles from Davis’ and Joboson’s position—Rocky Faced Ridge or White Oak mountal between them. The situation was thir— Fach wing of the command was three and « half miles from Daiton, but their further advance was prevented by a ng force of rebel infantry, who held the gaps through which the northern roads to Dalton lead. What@this force mij was bound to discov art's divielon was at Dalton, and believed Cheatham’s and Cieburn bad gone to to Sa enpeat Pe a ? ‘were not brought back could capture mn; if they were, Md ably sncoced better with Polk, Davie” divisita rey on thelr arms in the punch bow! called Burzard’s Roost on Wedneaday vight, and listened to the cars running into Dalton slowly, and out again rapidiy, all o} which seemed to indicate that Pat Cleburne an bem were coming . Thie morning Navies enemy,"’ and found that it would require a Union troops than he hed at his command It the force of 1s Roost inte Dalton, Craft aad Patra bave been doing the same all day, and have arrived | Fembright ent Den ta ‘fen! Morgen im on the Hembr: ‘* McCook igades to day for the purpose of keeping Up soon, “There aro balfa dozen litte ‘ils tae fro of the White Oa range, which redela hold, and on is Our position, wo Jeave them and charge down through the Roost to the gap, which is not four hundred Ly away, we aro ext to fire from four directions y rebel artilleriste, and eharprhooters fill the woods far up tte mountains on either eideof the gap. Gen Davis thinks the game 4 rot worth the powder, and will not permit Dan MeCook to charge the rebel position. Over on the left, at Red Clay, Baird and Cruft have been pnt- ting a bold front before the enemy; and Turchin's brigade gallantly charged and earried two bills at the point of the boyonet. One of them be was finally obliged to give up. She nrtillery (rig haw been heavy: but General Baird's Medion! Director tele me the joes is astonishingly light. Riwcaoun, Feb. 27, 1864. FHP RIFEC RIE TO Paw, General Palmer's forces returned to thie place Inst Hight without wolestation, under cover pf darkness, NEW YORK, TURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. PRICE THREE CENTS. General Baird’s division will hold Ringgold Gap, prepara- tory to the grapd advance of the Army of the Cumber- Jand, which will soon take piace, firmiy believe. SIGNAL DUTY. ‘Thie reconnotesance has proved many things, but none more gratifying t0 the young men eoncerved than that the Bignal Corps i@ 2 useful institution, Many general have looked upon the corps with little or favor; but this trip has effected a revolution in their spices, The Fourteenth: corps detachment, in Captain ©. R, Case, who is assisted by Captain A. K. ‘Taylor, Lieutenants Howgate, Flook, Ayres, Quinton, and Hollopeld, bas run lines through ail sorts of difficult places and kept General Thomas, at Chattanooga, posted hourly in regard to movemonts at the front, twenty- eight or thirty miles away. ‘CASUALTIES, ‘Bho list of casualties during the reconnoissance is not large. Not more than thirty killed and two hundred ightly wounded in the operations of a week is a very ot exbibit. Among the mortally wounded ts Colonel ibilotzy, of the Twenty-fourth Jilinoia, NEWS FROM MOBILE. The Rebe! Foree the City but Bight Whousand—The People Terribly Fright- a by General Sherman’s Move- ments—Rebel Gunboats In Mobile Bay. Sr. Lows, Margh 7, 1864. Captain Hopkine, well known hore before the war as ver captain, arrived on Saturday from Mobile on the 18th ult, He says there were but eight thousand troops tn Mobile, and, though the fortifications in the rear of the city were good, they could be carried by « large force. Genoral Sherman’s movement frightened the people ter- Tiby, Dut a desperate resistance: would have been made bad he attacked the city. Every male there, between eighteen and fifty-five years, was # well drilled soldier Ho says there ié Bo distress in the South; but the peo- ple aro willing to accept peace on almost any terms. The leaders, bowevor, are determined to fight to tbe last. Of the gunboats im Mobile Bay four are iron-clad, the Tennessee being the most formidable, Generals Pemberton and Lovell were at Columbia, shelved, General Price had not gone to Mexico, but was still 19 command of the Missourians in Arkansas. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. ‘The following is from the Richmond Examiner of March 3:— A WREKLY FLAG OF TRUCE. It is more than probable that hereafter we shall have the benefit of a weekly communication with the United States through the medium of a flag of truce steamer be- tween Fortress Monroe and City Point. The last federal steamer brought up’ fiftece tons of provisions for the oners and a mail of between two and three thousand [icters, The steamer will return to City Point about next Saturday, and will carry northward a large mail now Deing made up at the Libby and elaewhere. DEPARTURE OF PRISONERS. Yesterday morning ‘our hundred more of the Yankeo risoners held on Reile Island were sent forward to Amer- cus, Georgia. The achommolations at that post are for about six thousand Nearly three thousand have been sent forward. THE RY-ENDISTMENT MANTA. ‘The Forty-second battalion Virg@ia cavalry, stationed in Charles City county, assembled in meeting on Saturday and after the introduction of a preambie and series of propriate regolutions, unanimously re enlisted for the war. PAID THEIR RESPECTS. On Saturday, a delegation of the members of the Vir- ginia Legislature from the Northwest called upon General Praxton Bragg,at hie beadauarters, and tendered him their regards, The Genéral expressed much gratification at seeing them in their official capacity. The interview 1asted some time. { LODGED IN THE CASTLR. George Dawnon, a Y! deserter, William L. Dwyer and H. L. Schappard, citizens, caught attempting to cross the Confederate lines, were lodged in Castie der yes- terda: The. news from Major Mosby will be peculiarly fresh, copied from the same paper. foasmuch as nothing of the kind has been heard of ip the Army of the Potomac. Onancs Court House, Feb. 28, 1864. On Thursday Major Mosby amboshed a scouting party of the enemy's cavalry, conaiat! ‘and thirteen men, under Captain » detween Broad ron and Drainsville. Mosby killed twenty of the Yankees. ete A them Captain Reid, commanding the party; wounded eight or ton more, aad brought Seventy-one prisoners, tncluding a captain and twa lienteoants, sixty- seven and one negro. Mosby lost ove Killed and four wounded, He also captered the arma and equip- ments of the fifty horses. Many of the enemy’s horses were losby’s horse was shot under ‘The fight about fifteen minutes. NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Republicam Caucue—The Metropolitan Police Commissioners=The Lebanon Springs Railroad Bill, &c., &. ALBany, March 7, 1864. ‘The republicans of the Assembiy held a caucus to-night ‘on the subject of the Metropolitan Police Commissioners There wasa spicy discussion in which one or two of the Senates participated. A resolution were offered by Mr. Brandreth approving of the bill as it passed the Senate, This, after considerable debate was adopted by a vote of 48 and 9, Another resolution was added calling apon the Union member of the committee to report the bill to the Assem- bly forthwith. It was further understood that as goon as it 1s reported the Honse shall consider it amd pass it at once. This settles that perplexed question. After the settlement of the police question, several of their members brought up their grievances a to the action of some of the members on th tion for the militia, holding out that there had been “ gouge game” played. Some of the members com- menced at Bandreth and gave him an overhauling for offering the Lincolm resolutions without con- sulting with the committee. It fore they reached this subject, demonstration in regard to it the question was postponed until another caucns, with the understanding that Mr. Brandreth sbould not cait up the resolution before the caucus met. The republicans of the Senate also held another caucus on financial matters. They talked over different meas- ures, but it all ended in tal, ‘The action on the Lebanon Springs Railroad bill looks more and more like a stock jobbing Cage Oe up by the old lobby operators te create @ panic in Harlem stock. ‘Some of the third house patriots engaged in it ba: aphed to New York to sell Harlem Sir Tilden, the oMcer of the Lebanon Springs Rellroad, arrived here to-night, and, as the author of the bill, denies having bad the remotost idea of placing anything in the bill that could in any way be construed to favor the Harlem-Broadway Railroad, and saya that he is perfectiy willing to bave all those por- tions wherein it {s claimed that the language fg ambiguous stricken out. The language is such that it ie well that the bill is to be criti. cally examined: but the idea of finding a Broadway railroad in a bill for a railroad that does not bearer New York than one hundred and forty miles is just about preposterous enough for obbymen who have been work: ing for several years for a Broadway grant to conjure up for effect against « bill that they oppose. General Grant En Route to Washing. ton. Cixciwnati, March 7, 1864, Lieutenant General Grant passed through here this morning en rowe to Washington, News from Ki: Cincieman, March 7, 1864, Advices from Kooxville of the 6th inst. state shat the rebel general Longstreet is supposed to be at Greenfleld, and bie forces bold Bull’e Gap. It is thought that only & ‘smal! part of bis army has gone to Georgia, Our advance is near Morristown. ‘The charge Age Pmapeirma, March 7, 1864, ‘The Bulletin pobliches the following: — TO THR ENTTOR OF THE EVENING AULLETIN. There ie no truth in the statement recently published to the Now York Tribune that one of the corps commanders at the battle of Reg nied | had in bis poeket on the 24 of July an order from — Meade directing the army to treat, Very ren . obedient servant, ” 7 PSOHN GIBUON, Brig. Gens Volunteers, Pritapmurma, March 7, 1864. ‘The Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania t returned to- ptf i comprised Coletel Ovears red rogi- formerly ‘Only about one bandred and fifty are left. by the Henry Guard, and ‘were enshuoianty cheered along the ime of procession, Railroad Accident—Retu Troops. : , March 7, 1864. An excavation of the fallrond bedding by the rain threw tbe moruing train from Boston ta off the track at Salem, N. H., to-day, killing Phineas Davis, the ‘engineer, snd a Breman, whore name is not known. Tne tral was considerably wrecked. The Third and Fourth Now Hampehire veteran: onlisted toen, reached ( oncord at one o'clock to-day, met with @ cordia! and eothusiastic reception, The eteamer Guide, from Norfolk, arrived below to- night, with pertiins of the lesth and Thirteenth New Hampehire regiments re. Candition of the North River, + AveANY, Moreh 7, 1986, Tho rivor i# clear to Stuyweenat and the water ja alt ng slowly. Snow (ei) to the aenth of theee or four menes th morhing; put the weather is now clear end anid, THE WAR FOR THE UNION. cock’s Troops im the Field— Great ing at Tammany Hall— Speeches by Ge 1s Hancock, Vi Meagher and J: T. Brady. &c., &e. ‘The call for a great war meeting at Tammamy Hall last evening was responded to by an immense attendance of the democratic element of the city. This place, as is generally known, has been for some time past made the headquarters of the troops that are being recruited to fill up the corps commanded by Major General W. s+ Hancock, The object of the meeting was fully carried out in every respect, for the enthusiasm and devotion of the people were more than ordinarily represented. The meeting baving been called to order in the usual form, Mr. Elijah F. Purdy, the well known ‘‘war horse” of the democracy, took the chair and opened the pro- ings. A letter from General Dix elicited loud appiai Major General Hancock was introduced amid loud ap- Pplaupe, followed by hearty cheers for the gallant genoral, He spoke as followe:— - Iam bighly honored by the invitation to meet #0 many of the qitizens of New York on this occasion in this an- cient temple of democracy, I am delighted to aceom- pany on the war path that element of the political parti of the country which has heretofore been so success{ul im shaping ite destinies. With the assistance of the power. fol minds and strong arms of its members there should be no snch word as failure in any operation—not even that of putting down by force of arms the existing gigantic rebellion against the constitutional rule of the government, (Cheers.) We have come here to night Rot to talk of peace: for, in the opinion of practical men, that time has passed We find a rebellion on our hands of proportions not equalled in modern times. We have not met here to discuss the manover of putting it down. That men sensitive of honor have decided can only be done by biows. Wo have been engaged in that opera. tion for a considerable time, and are determined to persevere in it until the result is obtained. We know also that the integrity of the country and our honor are at stake In carrying it throngh to a successful issue, Weare here to-night for war, and whon war has performed its part we will then leave it to those to dis- cuss the terms of peace whom the constitution of the country has invested with that power, Our terms of peace aro the integrity of aud obedience: to the civil Jaws of tbo land. (Cheers.) Our arms have been prosperous, as can be readily seen by looking at the map of the country occupied by the contending forces, But the rebellion, gaining heart by the distraction among our people, caused by unpatriotic factions, and by the sympthies of the dislogal among us, is determined to mike one grand effort to force us back. It will probably be the last, (Applause,) ‘To make it sure that the enemy shall not Stay our triumphant march it is necessary for us to give to the government sufficient force to make such a remult impossible. With our great preponderance of population tt is ersy todo so, With agreat force on our side this war Will be short. Let us all. therefore, take a part, in order thatthe honors may be more equally divided. No man can afford to be unpatriotic in time of war. That GEN. GILLMORE’S DEPARTMENT ARRIVAL OF THE TRANSPORT ARAGO. Reinforcements for General Seymour Rapidky Arriving at Jacksonville, Pla. Large Numbers ef the Missing in the Late Battle Coming In. The Enemy Encamped at Tem Mile Run, Ren den he ‘The United Btates transport Arago, Captain Gadsion, from Hilton Head, which place she left on the 4th inst. arrived at this port yesterday morning. The Arago brought a large number of veteran troope (re enlisted), on furtor from the following regiments:— Forty-seventh New York, Fifty-fourth New York One Hundred and Fifteenth Now York, Eighth’ Maine, Third Rhode Isiand battery and Eighty-fth Pennsylva- pia, and also fifty-four rebel deserters. Among the cabin passengers are some twenty officors ‘wounded In the late engagements in Florida, ‘The total number of passengers was one hundred and twonty-eight first class and eight hundred and thirty-eight second class. There Is nothing new from Charleston. The bombard- ment is stil! continued with good effect. The rebo!s replied at Intervals, but rarely doing injury. The supply steamer Rermuda is reported to have cap- tured a rebel privateer in sight of Fort Pickens, after an exciting chase, The rebels had just put a prizo crew aboard a captured trading vessel, which was uot re- taken, All was quiet at Jacksonville on the 2d. Relnforce- ments wore rapidly arriving, and Goueral Seymour's position was sufficiently formidable to repel ony attack. Our troops are outside the town, some of them at a dis- tance of eight miles. ‘The fortifications in front of Jacksonville are of an ex- tensive character. Flags of truce had communicated with the rebels for the purpose of endeavoring to obtain our wounded who fell into their hands. The rejueat was has been proven; and there aro numbers of persons living who are practical examples of the fact. Let every man, there'ore, who values his honor and that of bis children, enter the service of his country if his circumstances permit bim to do so, and if not, 1st him, if possible, keep a representative in the field, For the mass of men the inducements to enter the service are now so great that no one need claim that he should be exempt because they are not groater. Every one whose circumstances permitted him to shoulder a musket in thie war and has failed to do so, and others who have not done their duty at home in assisting wo Put men into the fleld, will regret their want of action when peace again smiles over the country. Too Inte then for them to repait their error, even their children will despise them. Woman. too, who indves man by his deeds, will smile upon only those who in this war ha acted with manliness and patriotism. (Applause.) I bay command of the Second army corps, com) of fifty regiments of veteran troops, which have trod the paths of honor 80 weil that no-one need be afraid of going astray who may join {t. (Applause.) Nincteen of these regt- ments are from ir State and tuirteen from your city. Men evtering either of these organizations will be well cared for on the march and ip camp; and in time of battle will feel a confidence in themselves from the fact of being surrounded by vete- rans who are ready to share with them all the danger, and who will equally divide the bonor, claiming no ad- vantage on account of their greater experience. (Ap- plause.) No one need fear that he will not make a good soldier, The men on his right aod on his loft will give him confidence, because they have often trod the paths of before. We bave room for all nationalties Wo we an Irieh br! .. (Cheers.) We have German Known to you all by some famil- names. We have a ey ig & regiment also. (Ap New York city regi- ‘would also representatives of the sturdy class which forms the backbone of eur armies that no men more deeply interested in hey government is preserved they will preserve their liberties. That word with them is not an experiment. The result to them may be a sad experience if the government should fail in putting down the rebellion for the want of their strong arms. Come, then, and join the forees in the field, Come now, for you arewanted. The veterans by re-enlistivg bave shown you an example well worthy of emulation. Their acts show their confidence in the future. The draft may be postponed, but if volunteering does not furnish the men required to put down the rebellion# it will surely be en- forced. It is therofore your interest to enter the service now. You will bave the credit of volunteering,fand can (Coon y way of the advantages presented on every hand General Thomas Francis MraGnen made the next speech of the evening. He was greeted with loud cheers and frequently applauded. In speaking of the Second army corpe he said it was one of which every American might be Originally it was commanded by the brave and noble Sumner. and now it was commanded by the voung andsgallant Hancock. He traced its history from its first victories on the peninsula to its crowning triumph on the crest of Gettysburg. Genoral Meagher, with his usual eloquence, then alluded to conditions of peace, which pould only be absolute submission to the conatitu- tional Jawa of the land; and in conclusion urged his hear. ers to precipitate themselves upon the rebels as they ‘would upon & foretgn foe, thas speedily end the war, and lot the world know that there should be but on jon here between the two great seas and the tropics the snows. Geooral Cant Scuvnz was next introduced, and made some appropriate remarks. He said that there was gether, There was the idea of filling up the ranks of army, and for this purpose the people of all nations interested, ‘The resources of the country have been pended very onormously; bat any sober man must know that to use money slowly 1s to waste it. How long do the people desire the war to continue? The only way to end it is by giving the last penny, the Jast man and the last wieh for the success of the nation. General Vrete followed Gen. Schurz in a short epeech, in which, with the language of a true soldier, he en- treated the people to come forward and stand by the old flag. tie said that by now supporting Hancock's brave soldiers they would be doing much to insure the end of the war—an object to which all faithful and loyal citi- zens were looking. For his own part he could do no more than sustain the great idea of supporting the de fenders of the Union in the field; and he knew from bis own experience that the people of New York would never leave the old Hancock corpa to be without the strong arms of new reinforcements. (Applause. ) Mr. Jaume T, Bray made a long andeffective speech He said that war and peace wore both necessities—neither could be avoided, Each must in tury afliict or bless a nation. Peace was the ultimate, and the proud con queror at whose feet all the triumphs and trophies of war were to be laid. When it smiled benignently over the land every honest heart would rejoice But there might be peace with desolation, ruin, or dishonor. A country might accept it under circumstances which would render it powerlees forever afterward against internal treachery or external force. Such peace was only the prelude to national death, or the provocation for now rebellion and suffering We did nothing to provoke this rebel- Non. It was forced uj We aid not wish or ct to draw the eword, but our national life assailed aod, we wore compelled to arm oni wi selves for its preservation, We would continue thi armed until that life was permanently secured, and we felt assured that it could be perpetually maintained Against all enemica, come from where they might. (Cheers.) We were working out the great problem which our ancestors felt assured would some be tested. We being tried ina crucible of fire. must unde the ordeal pow, and never incur it again If we not support our government againrt our own country in arms, we might not do no against foreign aggrons! and the question of oer national death would be mi a question of time, (Cheers.) ‘rom beginning to end the meeting was of the most entbusiagtic character, and the [mal concluded ‘amid loud cheers for Hancock and his corps. The Rebel Raid on the Che nke—Dis- tinguiehed Visitors in Baltimore, d&c. Bartmong, March 7, 1864 Nothing further bas been heard of the steamer Titan stolen on Saturday from* Cherrystone Bay by « band of about thirty reveis. It te supposed she was run by them ‘np the Rappahannock. Preparations bave been made to try and recapture her. “aor General Warren was jo Baltimore yesterday, Tap a wun inirine ‘pene: ae | a aw be a) jog | eneral from New York; Heo. Robert C. Sobonek and’? he Mo ‘Colone! Streight, Hon. J. A. of indiana, recently from Libby prison, and Colonel William 8. Fish, of the Firat Connecticut cavalry. Colonel Fish states wet he was paroled until today, when he retwrns to the military prison at Washington, where he has the iiberty of the house and grounds, | ‘A grand complimentary dinner wwa gives to General Schenck at the Eutaw on Saturday, which was atten by Colone! Robert B, Coleman, Major Gevoral JB. Wonl, Brigadier General Danicl Tyler, Co'ouel Porter, Right Now York artillery, and Hop. 5. A Garfeld, of Ohio. y joheminan Gone to Preces, The SeeOMOntP eer sed, Me, March 1.07. Be ‘The Dohemtan hae cone to thiecer ahd her goude atrow the conat for miles Coll ¥ nthe bas placed a strong guard on (ie ate Porsane from the scone of the w repors that nothing was to Le semw of Lhe steam refused. The main boay of tho enemy is encamped be- tween Ten Mill ran and Baldwin, with « considerable force at Ten Mile run, The rebels admit thoir lors to be enormous, some even setting It as high as two thousana, On the 27th a small skirmish occurred betweeo our cavalry and the rebels near Camp Finnegan. The rebels bad five wounded, None ofour men were burt, Gonera) Gillmore arrived nt Jacksonville on the 20tb. Mr. Ga H. Osborne's Despatch. , Furor Hran, 8, C., Mareb 4, 1864. ADMIRAL DABIGREN. The sudden departure of Admiral Dahlgren for the North day before yesterday has given rire to abusdant conjecture as to who may be his successor. Rumors pre- vail that Admiral Dupont j# again to command the South Atlantic squadron. I cannot Jesra whether the report be true or faise; bot it is certain that if Dabigren’s leave fe to be @ permanent one the interests of the navy will nod suffer. GEN. PAXTON AND GRY. GILLMORF. ‘There was a report in circulation here yesterday that Brigadier General Saxton had been relieved from his command at Reaufort. 1 have ascertained, however, that 1 was untrue. Gen. Gillmore, who, with a portion of hie staff, went to Jacksonville on Sanday last on sit of inspection, has Bot yet returned. No vessel bas arrived from that point during the past two days. At the latest accounts every- thing wae quiet thore, our forces being in good position, as 6 distance of about eigot miles from town. POTION OF THE REBELS IX FLORIDA. ‘The enemy's forces are encamped at Ton Mile run, Gen. Finnegea being tn command, with Generala Walker, Gard- ner and Mercer under him. = In the lit of casualities sent forward last week Major Bogie, of the First Nortb Carolina colored regiment, was reported killed. By ® flag of truce from the enemy we learn that he is stil! alive, though severely wounded, and Sprisoner. THE RATTLE OF OLUSTFE—THE MISSING COMING IM. Large gains from missing are reported since the Inte Dattle of Olustee. The wounded at that snnguinary ep- gagement have nearly all been brought up, and are com- fortably established in borpitals at Hilton Head and Beau- fort. Isend you to-day the complete lists of casualties $n the Seventh New Hampsbire and Seventh Connecticut regiments, and the Eighth United States colored troops. [Published in our issue of March 1, and filed at tho office of the Heran—Ep, Henan.) MUTIRY—A NEW JOURNAL. Sergeant William Walker, Third regiment Fouth Care~ lina Volunteers, has been sentenced to be shot for mutiny. He is to be executed in the presence of tho colored bri- gade in Florida as soon as practicable after the receipt of Gen. Gillmore's order confirming the sentence, A new paper, entitied the Palmetto Herald, bas beea established here by 8. W. Mason & Co, The initial num- Der looks wel), and promises success to the entorprise, Captain S. C. Peck, Jr., base been appointed Provort Marshal of Hilton Head, A THRATRE FIRST—A CHURCH NEXT. Anew theatre bas recently been erected her ‘expense of nearly five tbousaod dollars, and will be open- od next week. Next to the theatre we aro to have a new church edifice. Chaplain Woodruff, of the Sixth Connecticut Volunteers, ig now absent at the North procuring the material. WOUNDED COLONELS, Among the passengers by the Arago to-day are:—Col. Moore, of the Forty-seventh New Yerk Volunteers, wounded at Otusteo, and Cojone! Slidell, of the One Hun dred and Forty-fourth New York. NEWS FROM CHATTANOO The Rebels Prewing the Union Lincs Our Advance Withdrawn from T HillmTne Rebel Furnaces at Ati Stopped, &e. ta Cixcrnnatt, March 7, 1864, Despatches from Chatfanooga indicate that tho revels aro proesing our lines. Our advance has been withdrawn from Tunnel Hill to Ringgold. ‘The rebel furnaces at Atlanta want of coal. @ stopped running for NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ff General Sherman at Vic Mcmphis—Gaerilla Interfere o—All Quiet at Chattanco~ Mewrmme, March 5, 1864. Reports are current that Sbermao bas returned to Vickeburg, and are generally believed In official circles; nite has yet been received, There have deen no arrivals from that place. MePherson’s corps 18 reported between Jackson and Black river, and Buribut near Brandon, Defloite sews ia hourly expected. Adjutant Coben has been arrested for furnishing exemp- tion papers for $50 a piece. The clection for Sheriff is progressing quietly to-day. ‘There is great activity among the party triends of the @ifferent candidates, and the official count will be re quired to determine the result. - Nasivints, March 7, 1864. All is quiet at Chattanooga, The guerilias prevented the election in Hickman commty on Saturday last by destroying the ballot boxes and scattering the ballots. The band was under the loadorahyp of a notorious fellow named Cowan, This ie the only case of interruption that bas occurred im that military district. st Caio, March 7, 1864 The steamers City of Alton, with iifty one bales of cotton, ond Silver Moon, with three hund red ‘and Btty M two sorrived fr phis this morning. Righty. four men and eight officers, rebel prisoners, from bhis, go North this noo oe J§—