The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1864, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,043. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. ) REBEL VIEW OF OUR WAR POLICY. | My. Lincoln Presidential Log Rolling in the South. His TRUMP CARD. | Message of the Governor of Goorgia. The Tonfid of iho People Shaken in tho Justice or Competence of Their Legislators. Jeff, Davis Violating the Rebel Constitution. Tho Acts of Davis to be Stamped with the Seal of Indignant Rebuke, LONGSTREET’S MOVEMENTS RICHMOND MARKETS, &o, &e., Mr. Lincoln's Presidential Log Ro): War Movements South, {From the Richmond Examiner, March 12.) ‘The military operations—if they deserve that title—of our invading enemies begin to wear an unsettled, un- acme aud deeuitory aspect, The grand, combined, de- berate movements which were to have slowly’ but surely crushed the life out of the “rebellion” bi be- ‘oowe swal!, vervous, sudden, spasmodic. Sherman's im. mMense expedition for the conquest of Mississippi and Alabama bas disartrourly collapsed before Forrest's handtui of Confederate horsemen; and the next thing we bear of it is that the traops destined for Mobile and Mont. gomery arc steaming way ap the river to try their Juck somewhere elec—possib!y to reinforce Meade: possibly to be shipped to Fortress Monroe, and essay another cam. Paizo op the penisula or the southside, * * + When Grant told bis men lately that most of John- ‘8 arty was gone from their front, and that ¢ ing to prevont them from proceeding to Atlanta, and 60 overrunning Georgia, taking Charlesten and Rich- mond ip the rear, the nosuspecting men set boldly forward, @xpecting surely to plunder the barnes and meathonses of Norit Georgia; bot, behold! at Tunnel Hull they found some restiient “rebels” actnally etanding stil! and offer Sng batiic. It was not in their programme; por did it sccord with their inclinations; and ecarcely tarry ing Jong enough to ascertain whether it was a eerious opposi- Mon or Lot, they thought it best to go back to their in- trevebments on the Chickamauga, So, also, the army of Florida was shamefully cheated into a eti!l more per ious advance by the representation that there w: be no- Rody t» dispute it; the gallant fellows w to bave potbing to do but drive away the cat! id destroy tho orb, Aud so cut Off that source of aupply from the gcanty comm ssariat of the Confederates. How were they to Kuow that Lieutenant General Hardee, with twenty. fi Ahousicd men, would meet them full in front, asd charge @od cut and stab ip that ravage kind of way’ They are Ot very eare, indeed, whether it was irdee, with twenty-fve thousand, or Lee, with fifty thousand, they @id not stay to identify, or to count with any closeness precision One thing they are sure of—that they ere sold, over twenty bundred of theron slaughtered or wounded, and ali, as for Lincoin im the coming Preside ign. An fact, the whole war at present has itself become a Presi- Genial «campaign, ‘The proclamation that @ “relel”’ State may come im whenever one-tenth of its inhabitants under fake fo cowern the oher nine-tenths 18 regarded as card for Lincoln, And this was the graod a mighty odvance of Sherman upon Mississippi and He ng ene mach of the couvtry U a Pty past of the people of those States Po be en- couraged (cr compelled, it mattered not whieh) to pre- fend tint they were erecting w State within the ene- my’s wes, and so Luin the flank of Chase and chechinate Fremn’. Graot also was to plant and cultivate ree? State of Georgia, with its capital in Atlanta, and jeaving Milledgevilie out in the cold, was (0 furnish Frevidenaal dlecors for Georgia in ihe grand, real campaign of Me year. Beerinwlere tse around our lordrs ‘he + mg and ahifting proceedings of the enemy partake of Ui.s wir epui- ang, logaeiling character, It is mot, perhaps, so much that De regues wan! seriously to hurt ws; Mis is only ther me fhod of ctumping Oe Sawth. Seeing that we will Pot act as Yationa) beings, and give vp our rebeliicus pranks in good ‘Une for Lhe usa! clection of Presidential electere, this is Merely a mode they have adopted of ettirg hold ct ten men jo every hundred of us, who will take in band to overn the other ninety for their own good, and organiz- tng Sia’es terind Yankee bavone's, vote for’ Linceta,jand ea us ail, It is altogether in mercy acd ‘ov- kiadoces they are coming in now, to gee whether there be, peradventare, ten just men whoee Piove “loyalty” may possibly sive the rest. They bad Bot expected Such obstinate resistance to their berefivert design. now in (his last stage of the “rebol!icn.’” Ticket Spore their gaiwe in North Caroli Poik and Forrest in the Southwest, Jo } Finnegan ju Florida, sod ag fers ‘acticable Ite Blate, there seems no hope of it eed, it fe a worder they have wot form 3 tate thee ‘with runaway negroes on the sea isiands. The Presdeu- Sia) campaign in the South iz, &> (ar, a failure Ent although this may be the present theory of the war io the mind of that absurd pation with which we Daye to do, wo must take a somewhat different view of Mk. The Confederabs cannot much longer to have Oreir country mae the the tre of this tpecies ideitat dlectionesriig.. if we have not yet been able t» convince @or enemies that their politics and t.eir atcorme are noibing (9 4s henceforth and forever, it is clear that pomet! ing More remains to be de According to tbe t m they may carry Ca ther war to an finite leogth. They are suitering but ! t ys Jande that tre wased, ner t bed and burned or hoare enrsed an tthe ont Bomelegs and naked on the w ourees in men and moncy ib oof x to ho ver around our bos der rodefen Tet point where (hey pr et, boing duly megnii press, 10 keep op the value of the @eler the collapee of their tnan chen 1y ad poly the wor ¢n these Polute necassity, justice to the terms. nd clear somo remeds ord present system it 14 clear that our enermee even sti)i tobe playing at Pfosidont making, They do vel dy there mst be. AC yet unciereand tha we ave te fob and deccrmined rather to die than to Me ame: pelitinal or ily gain Te ae our tes rey (hy WL a tong Wale ao mere seme of Lverilent making when prnaity of failing in'o our hands is erie (h oldiers po tn'o Bife in Me Rand, meaning lo conquer ¢ Mesenge of t% nor of Georg [Te'eyra phic despaten to the Richmond Examine 12. Miapoweiiur, Ga,, March 10, 1864 Weve Hrowan’s toessage was rend ty the Legisiatora today. So recormmends a vigorous state policy on tho quentions of rele? to soldiers’ famities, colton planting, m, Improsement® of provisions, removal ; od desertion from the army, The followiny is ary no his remarka on general etbiecta— He commeucen by baylog ttt the late action. of Ci me hae 4 onjid ne fh im their jw or compelency. Tn our Bnar funding o coven hundred silly fees rate interest th that Terembies Fo) adiation a faite, Sreportan! measures in ng is declared a bliphting eurte, convenient for canvassing what will net bar the Hight.” He declares the new military Bill unconstitutional, end rays the conscription of citivens will net the army, bat they will stay at home on det epriving the State of ker active Biita, and placing civit rights rnberdinate to the military power, She suspension of the writ of hatcas cor- wader pretended necessity, confers upon the President dental by the constitul which limited the powor Congres © Suspend the action of the writ ovly in an plied and limited way by expressed ratious in wor of personal liberty. eannet confer ich) powers open the Executive, and that worrants J by the President are plain violations of the cons ton, and if Ubis act is acquiseced in the President may imprison whom he choores—it being only neceseary to @ilege tr ble offorle—aad no court dare investigate the care Legislature 18 oarestly recommended to take eee Hipn w samp Ue act with the seal of their inadig rebukes ‘The Clover nor reviews [he cause of the war, Oxprenres, Bie opinion as to Who is reepons:bie far It and how posce POU de sought, Pad Coo ice Lal thd Mesage In obow ing its unchristian ebaracter, The Nortborn democrats fud moderate republicans he exoveratas from causing |b, abd says tho responsibiluy resis exclucively with the wicked repubticans, who denied the compact of the constitu hon, declared an cnii-slavery Bible and an ants slavery @od, When these obtained possession of tho federal gov- ernment the South was compolled, iw self-defence, to sever the compact of sovereign States, which wicked men promised to restore by tho paradox—force, Under this pretence habeas corpus was trampled under foot— the batlot box overawed—armies raised to hold.the North Abd eubject the South, 4 chance of adminisi om in the North must come tejore we can have peace. Revolution de- fends the right of Stato sovereignty. Self-governtenut did hot provoke war, and an amicable adjustment bas been refused. Lincoln has declared that Georgia and other States aro in rebellion to ibe federal government, the creature of tho States, which they coutd destroy as well ay create. Jp authorizing war be aid not seek to restore the Union under (ho conetitotion ag it was, by confining the gov ernmont © a sphere of limited powers. ey have taken ono hundrod thousand negroes, which cost half a million of whites, four thousand millioas of dollars, and now seck to repudiate self government—subju- gate Southern people and contiscate their property. The Slalewent of Lincolm, that we offer no terme of adjust- ment, is mare ca artful pretext that it ig impossible to Bay when the war will terminate, but that negotiation, not.the eword, will finally terminate it, We should keep before the Northern people Ue idea thal we are ready to ne- gotate when they are ready and will recognize our right to self -governmen! and the sovereignty of the Staies, After each victory our goverument should make a distinct offer of peace om these terms, and should the course of any State be douthed , eb the armed force be withirawn and the baitot bow devide. 1f this ly retuged even a dozen times, renew it, and keep before tbe North and the world that our ability to defend ourselves for many yeare bas been proved. Should | in- coln bovst of hig numerical superiority, let hin be re minded of the reply of King isaret to Benhadad—‘Let not bim that girdetb on harness boast him: ae he that patteth it off.?? Hebel News of Lomgstrcet’s Movements, [From the Richmond Kxaminer, March 14.) We have some interesting intelligence from Lopgetreet’s command. Indications were, a few days since, indy tive of an carly engagement between the two armies of the Fast Texuessee department, but they bad all disap. peared. The enemy came as far up as Morristown, in copgiderable force—algo on the Chucky river, bot on the appearance of an advance of our troops, they retreated hurriediy in the direction of Knoxville. ‘The Jateet in- tolligence rece:ved from them reported their rear at Strawberry Flaine. There are no federal forces on the Bean's Station valley road nearer than Biai Everything ts quiet in the tion of Cumbeijand Gap. The garrison at that point is quite small, and keep close in their fortifications, as the sonuts of Jones hover cloee around them. A rumor was in circulation that Geant had sent twenty- five thonsand men into Kentucky, via Nashvilie, from Chattanooga, to meet the anticipated advance of Long- Bireet’e army. Ho is certainly dreaming. Our troops are in arirable health and fu)) of enthu siaem, and have plenty of supplies. Expedition. Demorouis, March 7, 1864 The enomy’s army, thirty thousand infanty and one thousand five hundred cavalry, left Canton ow the morn- ing of the 2d inst, Sherman pushed op to Vicksburg, Jeaying McPherson in command. Richmond Markets, {From the Richmond Examiner, March 14.} The city roarkets bave been almost bare of meats and vegetables for a fortuight.» The country people have evi- dently postponed ther visits to the city until the ap. Proaching ‘All Fools’ Day.” A few shad, from North Carolina, bave been brought to market this week, aud General Sherm: sold at $10 to $20 each. The weod dealers have lately advaveed their retail prices. Oak ie pow selling at $44 per cord; pine $36, delivered, Saccessful Blockade Running. (From the Charleston Courier, March 8] MORE ARRIVALS. ‘Two more ewift steamerr, with valuable assorted car goes, meetly on government account, have arrived at a Confederate port in safeiy. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH WEST. DESPERATE FIFHT AT YAZOO CITY. Regorted Capture of Harrisonville, on Red River. A New Expedition from Vicksburg on Feot, ADMIRAL PORTER IN THE RED RIVER, &e. &e.. &e. Memrmis, Tenn., March 14, 1864. Advices from Vicksburg to the 10tb say that every. body among the troops ie on tho qui vive, preparing for another grand expedition. The troops are in excellent spirits and eager for marching orcers. There was quite a battle at Yazoo City on the 6th be- tween the perro troops stationed there and a large force of rebels who mace an attack upon theplace. The rebels gained possession of part of the city, but the gunboats coming up, opened fire opon them, encouraging the negroes, who charged and drove the rebels back. Our Joss was elight. The rebel loss is unknown. Ceneral Veatch and etaff arrived bere to-day. He is en rome for General Dodge's division, at Huntsville, Ala. nd bales of cotton arrived from js by wagons continue large. Upwards of five thou below yesterday. Ree Caro, Mareb 16, 1864. General Sherman and etait passed through here to day en cule {or Touieville. The steamers Lancaster, Celeste and Silver Wave were fired into recently on the White river. One man was killed and one wounced Mr. DeH. Randolph Keim's Despatch. Carmo, 1}., March 13, 1864 Upon my deyarture from Sbe expedition, after m of Cauton, the two corps were with in dives! ry in the vicinity of every thing useful to the enemy, and this boing accomplished wore ordered to return to Vicksiurg ts of ally ag great imports hose from which they A ‘wet rewrued. By t h of the present month hi ried to tho city, Mauy of the bad re-eulisied deforo the setting ont of tho exp 8 n the eve of ret home, were sadder tonetion by thus igh, og, however, the: gh upon t omylis They wont to Meridian, consum inated the decign of the raid, by tho destruction of rail set on immediate furl ea mert of the mvemel roads, aud, an Would be expected upon reaching Vickebarg Again, mot the fnifilment of these promizes. An a couse quence, & number of regiments have already been fur- anit renoned here congratilatio hotae. aud by this time are receivi t 18 was aecomplished t river and landing at reveral 1 ring Yazoo hat the trans N cotton atid er dw vet 4 to retura Vout were fairly beyond recall the enomy wl # humbere, bore down upon Contes, who, a revero but brief action, was objizod to surrender, for. as the transporte w 1 his command surrounded, there was ne chan eat. Pat eleven men had re tnrned up to the Limect starting of the steamer. Fy ther developments may mitigate the sweeping charac tor of the capture The rame steamer algo brings information of the erp. ture Of Harrisonville, on the Red river, by Admiral Porter's feet. No particulars are given This, howe: indicates that the navy is pot entirely inactive, and om irs ‘n other purposes besider the shelling of woods and routing river gueriiias, It may be stated in thi cobpection that guoriiia firing is growing less fod tbe prosent rapid rising of ‘fe Obio and Mesissippi, As well ag the aifivente of the latter lower down, will shortly drive them ail into the back country. OMcfal Despatch: m Admiral Porter, Waemorox, March 16, 1864, CAVTORI OF COTTON, SUGAR, RTO. Admirol Porter encloses a communication from 1 en tenant Commander Thee. O, Selfridge, of the Conestoga, in whieh be states thal, learning there was a Inige am t of cotton Belonging tO {h6 Feber government under A Anya und qt POWICTS HEL far from where Old iver hi tersects the main leves, he landed on tho morning of U 13th of February, with forty-fivo seamen aud some con- trabands. after marching six miles be found tho cotton, and would baye captured tho guard but for the acci- dental oxplesion of a musket, On bis way back ho was considerably annoyed by Texan cayvalyy, He took thirty-two bales of cotton, twonty mules and several horees, aud captured as prisoners Col, C, LH. Tyler and Maj, J. F, O'Brien, of the rebel provisional army. ‘the day be- fore he destroyed twenty-four hogebeads of sugar near Cros river, which was too bulky to take on board, SLARY SKIRMIBH AY WATERIHOOY, ‘The Navy Department bas received a commanication from Admiral Porter, in which he encloses one from Lieutenant Commander Green, on the United States steamer Rattler, off Hurricane Island, February 15. He Says] bave informed you ina previous letter that a detachment of abcut two hundred negro troops has been stationed at Waterproof, making ita depot for negroes, cattle, Ac. This bag aroused the indignation of the rebcig, and on the 14th a force of about eight hundred cavalry, of Harrigon’s command, made an attack upon the post, driving in the pickets and pressing the troops very bard. Fortunately for them tho Forest Rose was present. Captain Jobneon immediately open- ed a rapid fire on them, whieh drove them back, He got his vessel under weigh, and ehetled the enemy wherover his guns would bear, They hastily retreated to the woods, This laeted from three to balf-past five o’clock P.M. Ateighto’clock the evemy attempted to make a dash junto the town; but Captain Johnson, who was well posted ag to their approaches, drove them back. Fight dead rebels and five prisoners were left in our hands. Our Joss was five killed and two wounded, Captain Johnson says some of the negroes fought well; but for went of proper discipline @ majority did vot.” ' Lieutenant Com- mander Green arrived with the Rattler after the fighting was over, He then proceoded to Natchez, reported tha facts to Commander Post, and asked him to send up re- inforcements. ‘The next morning ho despatched two bundred mon and eome howitzer ammunition to Waterproof. Upon arriv- ing§at Waterproof, on the 15th, be found that in the morning the enemy, who bad been reinforced in the night, and whose forces now eonsisted of two regiments ot infantry, one of cavalry and four pieces of artillery, had again attacked the post. The Forcst Rose, whose commander was ever on tbe alert, was ready for them. A few weil directed shells stopped them from planting their battery on the plank road, and drove them off in confusion, The attempts of the remaicder to advance were frus- trated by the Forest Rose. Captain Johnson says:—‘‘Coptain Anderson asked re- peatediy for me to take hig troop® on board and throw them across the river, while in every request I declined, and could only tell bim to fight. After I got the enemy to retreathe ielt more eagy, and discontinued bis requests to cross. I do not think Captain Andereon was intim dat- ed; but by the bad discipline of bis officers and the inca- pacity of bis men he became panic-stricken.”? The ram Switzerland arrived about the close of the fight, and joined (hem. The rebel joss, as far as known, was seven killed, a Damber wounded, who were taken off, and several pris- oners—among them a ficutenant—who were taken to Harrison, Our loss was three killed and twelve wounded. In the two days’ fibt the Forcst Rose expendca two hun dred and seventy shell. Under date of February 16 be says:—I bave received @ despatch from Johnson dated the Lith, atten o'clock P. M., which says that the rebels have made another and final attack on Waterproof. He sent a few ehelis, which caused them to retire. They retreated toward Harrison, burning the bridges behiad them. The rebels cannot stand the fire of the gunboats.” Later he says everything is quiet; but they bave in- formation that the rebels are waking preparations for an attack ou the contraband camp opposite Vicksburg. The Begro troops at Waterproof bave been committing many outrages, Capture of Forty Rebels Gibson. Gwoxnany, March 16, 1864, Iformalion from Vicksburg reports that a portion of the Marine Brigade, under Captain Crandall, recently eur- Priged a rebel camp east of Port Gibson, capturing forty- feven prisoners and releasing five Union soldiers taken at the Big Black. General Dodge's Expedition. Nasnyirte, Tenn. , March 31, 1864 Lieutenant General U. S, GRant:— After occupying Decatur, Dedge parbed wert to Court: jJand, thence to Moulton, driving the enemy, capturing maby prisopers and giores, ammunition, salt stock. T. & BOWRN, Assistant Adjutant General. THE SHERMAN EXPEDITION. Official Despatches from General Sher- man and Gencral Butterfield. THB DESPATOH FROM GENFRAL SHERMAN. Viexsrerc, Feb. 27, } Via Cairo, March 10, 1864. Lieutenant Geveral Graxt, care of Major General Halleck — Grxerat—I got in thie morniug from Canton, where I left my army jn eplendid heart and condition. We reached Jackson February 6, crossed the Pearl, and passed through Bran‘’on to Morton, where the enemy made dispositions for battle, but fled in the night. We posted on over all obetacies, and reached Meridian February 14. General Polk having a railroad to assist bim in bis retreat escaped across the Tombigbee on the 17th, We etayed at Meridian a week, and maae the most complete destruction of tbe railroads ever bebeld—south below Quitman, east to Cuba Station, twenty miles north to Lauderdale Springs and west all the way back to Jackson. 1 could hear nothing of the cavalry force of General William Sinith, ordered to be there by Febrnary 10. I enclose by mail this, with a copy of bis instructions. I then began to give back slowly, making acirenit by the north to Canton, where | je’t the army yeeterday in splendid con- dition, I willleave it there five days in hopes the cavalry from Memphis wit turn up there. I will bave them come ju W. T. SBE jor General ‘THR DESPATCH FROM GENERAL BUTTERFIELD. Major General Butierficll, under date of Cairo, March Near Port 11, has addressed the following to Licutena’ Grant, or General Balle: General Sherman arrived yesierday at e. Mis Our total lose in wounded command is Ail cafe and missing is one Lundred and seventy The general result of his expedition, i and the Yazoo river movements, are aboat as {c One hundred and fifty miles of railroad, sixty coven brivlges, sey asand jo, twenty lecom tives, twenty-eight cars, tom thousand bales of cotton, and over two million bu f troyed. Phe railroad destruction ie complete and thorough. The captures of priconers exeeods a | Upwards of eight thousand contrabands and rofogece came in with various columns, Loss of the Danish Bark Corinthi: Five Ltves Los Wasianon , March 16, 1964 As the mer Saivor, Captain Robinson, of the New York lino of steamers, was en. rone for Washington aud Georgetown et wit the Dasieh ba thian, Captain Yutstine, bound for New York, with > cargo 0! n. The Jon occurred Defore aylg | about twenty-two fi from Cape Lento was attributable to the lights carried by ai Ko mistake as to hercharacter, ‘The Salvor etr Le bark a little forward of the forerigging and she down i yy. The captain, two mates, or soager three seamen were secured from the Corinthian; but, om account of the darkness Papidity with whic ent down, thes three seamen aud a boy wore lost, The Saivor was t slightly durnaged, her b it bemg broken and her wnim; ortant damage to her hull. Affairs im Colorado=Indian Fight Near Arkan Denver Cry, Mareh 10, 1804 ing inauguration bas already commenced, Tra are arriving and the conekes from the States are full Now discovered quartz lodos ate reported daily, and cane an inflox of Eastern capital and machinery with improved process for enving gold. A good supply of water from the heavy snows in the Mountains, for mining evd agricultural hureuits, makes tho prospects of Colorado bright for the coming seasun. From Governor kvans we hear of an Indian fight rear Arkansas, between the Arrapaboes, Cheyennes and Utes. The latter were victorious, We also learn that the Sioux » Uvreatened war on the whiles in tho epring. The military authorities will toke precautionary measures. The Engineers’ Strike in Milinois. Cmeaco, March 16, 1864. The olt enginoors have resnmed work on ail the reads except the Rock lelond, Alten and 8t. Louis, and silincis Central, Upon theee roade passoover (ame are runcing ae usual. IMPORTANT FROM MOBILE. Rumors of Adniial Farragut Roturilug to Now Orleans with His Fleet. Mutiny Among the Robel Garrison of Fert Morgan. THIRTY OF THE MUTINEERS SHOT. Influence of General Sherman’s Wicvement, ee, By the arrival at tbig port yesterday of the steamship Creole, Captain Thompson, from New Orleans on the 9th instant, we Jearn that the attack on Fort Powell, near Mobile, bad been euepended for the present, and that Ad- mira) Farragut bas withdrawn bis fleet. &e., he. Gur Naval Correspondence, Orv Morne, Feb. 29, 1864. Adwiral Farragut has ag yot made but little progress in his attack on Fort Powell, and there is a rumor that he ia going to withdraw hig fleet from here, as he is satisfied that the city cannot be taken by water, owing to the various reasons which I gave you in my last. TBE MUTINY AY TORT MORGAN. I bave heard that thirty out of the ‘forty rebels who were condemned to denth for mutiny at Fort Morgan have been shot, ind that the second officer in command was one of the party. The other ten wero reprieved, The following areeaid to be the particulars of the A largo number, among them the officer second in com- mand, had agreed to surrender the fort to the Union fleet, and arrangements were moking for that pur- pese, when one of the muticeers relented and divulged the whole plot to the rebel General Mavry, who quietly gave orders that a force sbeuld be sent down from Mobile for ihe purpose of arresting the whole of the garrieon at Fort Morgan. This Waggdoue, aud forty were proved to have beep concerned in the plan, There were placed in irons, tried by court martial, and the whole sentenced to be shot. Strong eflorts were made by the citizens of Mobile to obtain a reprieve for them from the rebel authorities ot Richmond; but the order came that the sentence should be executed, and within the last two weeks it bas been carried into effect upon all except the ten who were reprieved, My informant ed that General Maury bad ordered that the whole plot should go on ag if it had never been discovered, and that on the night that the surrender was to be made one of our guuboate approached the fort for the purpose of making the transfer, The signals agrecd opon by the pariies were fcllowed to the letter, both from Fort Morgar and the gunboat; but the latter, notic ‘pg A rebe) eteamer near the fort, euspected that all was not right, and attem; ted to return; but (big was no eooner perceived from the fort than all the guns which were originally mounted, as we)! as three cthers, placed there for the pur)ose, opened upon her, and one statement is that she was forced ashore and destroyed, while the other is that che wag completely riddled. give you the whole of tbie ag} heard it from intelligent refugees from Mobile. ‘THE MOVEMENT OF GEN. SHERMAN, ‘The return of General Sherman to Vicksburg bas pox 2led the people of the South as much probably as those at the North, 1 tbat General Sherman said that he CONT lake Mobile city, Pot that be was not ready yet, Rebel Accoi AFFAIRS ABOUT MOBIL! The Mobile Acgister of February 27 notifes the publie that supplies of cooked provigions, bread, meata, poul- try, or anything most convenient,’ furnished for the meu in Fort Powell, will be sent down daily from the city. Tne day previous the gunboats fired four hunared and seventy shots aud shells at the fort, duing it no da- mi .”” Alter one of the return shots from the fort two Jaunches were lowered, and the crews were ongaced ib plugging, after which, the Register says, the gunboat hauled of, Up to eight o'clock on the morning of Feb- Tuary 27 there was no firing op account of the fogey weather. Three mutineers, who were to have been exe cuted at Mobile the 27th. were reapited to the middle of March, ‘ibe Hegisler advises thoge who revei in high prices tO make the most of tbeir time, which is short. ‘The day when @ supper for a dovev at a restaurant only brings $1,000, and & landlord obiges you with poor food and worse lodging at $20 per day. of ali such extraya- gances,'is neariy over.” The Congrees has applied a re- medy for this perilous plethora, ‘#bort, sharp and de- eisive,’ ud a collapse is to succeed which will be sud- den enough for the financial health of the country. “Yot,” says « Georgia contemporary, the medicine wall cure if the patient has a good copstitution, Ibiriy or forty days wi!l suffice for the diagnosis and the treat ment GENERAL SIOEL’S DEPARTMENT. Ewell Moving Into the Shenandcah-- Other Nebel Yovements in the Valley— Officers Dismissed the Service, &c., &c. MR. THEODORE C. WILSON’S DESPATCH, Heapgcanrens, Deranzaent or Weer Vnornra, 1 March 14, 1863. | f The rebels have stationed an increased number of troops at dificront gaps in the monntains to Intercept refugees ng within onr lino, For this reagou there has been orable falling off in the number of such incomers inst fow days, ig reported that the Union feeling in Rockingham ut neighborhood is daily increasing ) reported that ther: quitea county and thi in etrength, is a urge tid rete PRisoxEns, two rebel prisoners were eont from Chase, BKHD THR BRATION. named officers having boon tried by conrt nd guilty of the charges proferre? against w dismiesedt the service a. irew J, Barr, Ringgold’s battalion, Venn 1 aley Harvey H. Young, same ir tenant Charles C, Theaker, Cattery D, Firet Vv 4 Light artillery, enant Edward Bayles, Fifteenth Virginia EMMPS? PROTHER A brother riona Captain & 1 bis plant md i, Md. It i@ reported tha@® the b man, An? PRACKIOR, me peop the wrtument, without our m jitary | Hines, have ™ 1apew mode of giving aid and com Gard ma Inetead of allowing there fellows Ctooir Lonsee te procure food aud drink, t p nes by the roadarte, be ween ot + (need evidences of disloyalty. — Of | Jong ail knowledge of such trananetic Jout the beshee do nob waturally boar euch VEL MATL CARRIWR CAPTURED ckade run or 6 from Hane don oarefully soar Lieatenant Robingon or'# coat eeveral lette Ape burg. v If (bis Je 80, it Will probably torn out that be sa Heaquarrers, Derantwenr Wesieny Viner, } March 15, 1864. | A report comes in that the whole of Ewell'’s corps is moving over into the valley of the Shenand AB to how much reliance Gan be placed in the report none in official vircies appear to know. Perhaps it is that Lee is merely sending 4 portion of big army over into the val ley to subsist it there for @ eLOFt time to come, or untti such time as his railroad communication is again com plete, ave he cab get fations as bereto‘ore, MeNeil’s mon and a portion of Imbecen's command are reported to be ju the neighborhood of Romney. The rebels are making extracrdinary efforte to prevent do sorters and ret from geving within cur lines. sites, they are alko active ia securing supplies of sheep and hogs, etripping farms Of these, and leaving the ror ¢ # in which thoy operate des. titote H fod “paper money’ of ary koud The weather continues showery, and rather antayer Die fe nallitary OxLed hous. SUPPLEMENT. PRICK THREE CHEN! annanieaa ». Arrival cf the Steam Transport Danie} Webster. Tho stoarn transport Daniel Webster, Captain Shermaa, Arrived at this port yesterday morning from Port Royal, by tho way of Fortress Mouroo, after a passage of seventy: two hou . There is no nows of import coast. My. Galen H. Osborne’: Hinton Heap, 8. AFVAIRS Av MILTON HEAD, Filton Road is terribly dull. With tho yoterans at homo on furlough and tho Mgbting men away in Florida, wo are loft bere with no food whatever for ex- citement. OENKRAL CHLLMORN'S RNPORT OF TH BIRGE OF FOR WACNER, Goveral Gilmore is.at prosent. engaged in tho propara- Yop of hie report of the Morris Island campaign, It will be a complete history of tho siege operations against Wagoer, Grogg and Sumter, and will make, when pab- Mished, a volume of two hundred octavo pages. It will be iMustrated somewhat after tho mauuer of hit yor Of the reduction of Palaalt asatonitene: GENNAAL GORDON'S TRIAL, The court martial im the case of General Gordon hag not organizod, owing © the oon arrival of Geo, Foster from Horida. 0. All quiet along the Despatch. » March 12, 1864. BULL'S PAY. Seven army trangporte and seven naval vessels, the formor laden with troops from (ep. Lerry’s command, satied from Steno Inlet for Buli’s Pay on the iltb, Thay shelled the shore afew momouts, landed afew men, stayed afew bourse, und then came bi Jn the yicinity of Charleston our forces, it seems, are only feinting away. FROM YLORIDA. The transport Delaware, just in from Jacksonville, re- ports no fighting in Fiorida’ during the past week. A Strong force ander Coione! Barton, Forty-eight New York Volunteers. occupied Pilatka on Thursday. Pilatka isa small village, one-third the size of Jacksonville, and Jocated on the St, John’s river, about seventy five miles from its mouth, Osly two or three families remained there to welcome our troops, and green grass grows In the strecis of the town. Operations in Flortaa. T0 TUE EDITOR OF THe HERALD. Heangvantens, Licnt Buicare, Drommcr ov Fiorina, March 7, 1864. Jo your paper of the 28ib ull. 1 observe, with equal surprise and pain, that in your report of the recent ope rations of the United States forces }n Florida, and partic. ularly of the battle of Olustee, you are led to say that “General Seymour néylected to throw forward skitmish- ers, and the troops, therefore, advanced in force into a trap eet by the rebols; and that the Fortieth Massachn- setts infantry (moanied) reziment, which had been brought onder a severe fire, hastily retreated, leaving their dead and wounded in the hands of the enemy.’? Un- consciously you have done a grave wrong to a gallantand accomplished soldier and a splendid regiment, General Seymour took every tary precaution. There was no panic or retreat of the Fortieth Massachusetts. On the contrary, it was ou the field during the whoie Oght, formed part of the rear guard in the retreat Seymour has not been placed io arrest, and Generai Vogdes bas not been appointed to any commaud in this diatrict. BRONTE. CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK’S DAY. The Programme of the Procession, Din- ners, &c. This being St. Patrick’s Day, the anniversary of the Patron of Ireland, the customary celebration will take place in this city, and it is expected that it will Leof a character quite equal to, If pot betier, than those of for mer years. The most extensive preparations have beon made for a grand parade of the Hibernian civic and mili- lary ageociations, and if the day be fine there will un- doubtedly bea most imposiug procession, as twenty dif- ferent societiog will turn out in full strength, dressed in ‘heir neat regalia and uniforms. The direction of the eu- tire affair will be inthe hands of Grand Marshal Denis Meagher, agsisied by a bumber of experienced aids. The following ia the programme of the procession, show. ing the names of the societies and the order which they will bold iv the procession: — Sixty-ninth regiment, under Colonel James g 1. F. Meagher Club, Faward Mulligan, itrabal between Scammel and Grand streets, rigut resting on Grand. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society, No. 1, of South Brook- Jyp, Thos. Lalor, Marshal. between Scammel and Gouverneur streets, right resting on left of T. F. Meagher Clab. Immaculate Conception T. A, B, Society, Joba J. Tharry, Marshal, between Gouverneur and Montgomery streets, right resting ou left of Father Mathow Society. ‘Longehoremen’s U. b. Society, Daniel Hagerty, Marshal, between Montgomery ana Clinton streets, right Testing ov becky se Conception T, A. B. v. Quarrymen’s U. P. Society, Charles Allen, Marshal, be- tween Clinton and Jefferson streets, right resting ‘on “Longehoremen’s Society. Father Mathew 7. A. B. Ecciety No. 3, of Brooklyn, E. D., Joun McCloskey, Marshal, right reeting on Jeifer- gon street. Hibernian Renevolent Society , James Kavanagh, Marshal, between Jefferson ond Rutger? streets, right resting on Father Mathew Socicty. Ancient Order ot Hibervians of New York, Jantes Sand- ford and Joba Tucker, Marshals, in Cabal street, on Kast Hroadway. Ancient Order of Hibernians, of Long Island, Jon Crummy, Marshal, in Canal street, right resting on left of New York Ancwent Urder. Apelent Order of Hibernians, of Melrose and Morrisania, J. MoCann, Marshal, in Canal street, right resting On leit of Long Island Ancient Order. Ancient Order of Hiberniang, awken, N. J., Cor nolius Healy, Marsha! in Canal street, right resting cient Order. bstinence Kerevoleut iety, Patrick Nihan, Marebal, right resting an Rutgers street, Father Mathew Ivtal Abstinence Bevevoleut Society, No 2, of New York, Jame Cavanggh, Marshal, be- tween Rutgers and Pik s, right reat- 1, right 0. 2 alent Society, James Caller i Vike sireet Father Mathew I. A. B. Society No. 2, of Brooklyn Stepben Quin, Marshal, right resting on left of " St. Bringot’® M dget’s Society. Father Mathow U. B. T. A.B. Society, Réward 1. Carey, Marehal, betw Pike and Martcet streots, right resting on left «f Father Mat ciety No. f Brookiyy A.B. Society, Branch 1 sting on Ie irogan, Marsha it resting On left of St Anne's Society Shamrock =e y No.1, Rtchard i Testing on loft of Father Mathew ¥¢ St, James B.C. TA. B, Society, Job right resting United Sons of Erin bene Marshal, between 1b resting i y , between Hider: Cath: iog on CEREMONIES AT ST. PAT CATHEDRAL. At half-past ten o’ctock thie morning ® grand high | ¢ will be celobrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by the Very Rev tarra, administrator of the diocese At the “igual mass the Rev. Francis FE. Boy | or W at eA paneryrie on t | Apostie of treand, DINNER OF TH FRIENDLY SONS. In the evening the Anciont Order of Hibernians, known ag the Friendly Sons of St, Patrick, will eat their eight! th anoiversaty dinner. jn houor of St, Patrick, The affair will come ¢ Pifth avente, at etx wk “sbasp rosiding It is ex. that the’ 8 jo their illustrin Velmonk he th og op i rsonages ’r. PATRICK at the Astor House, the jes to bo on the table “at seven precisoly.”” Tht adie will, a one, ont elegant, as no expense ba beon spared in the preparations, The Knights have re THE are alao to give a KNIGHTS OF rand diuner colved to make this diner some style, and Mr. Stetson is fully prepa thom, General Meagher will ve the principal speaker and it is notat all improbable that Major General M Jao will algo be present, and ‘‘speak a pince’ in his usual -ebort, sharp and decisive’ menner T bh AJ expect him, and will tender him an enthusiastic recep Lion if bo should make bik appearanee. THE OT. PATRICK'S EOCIETY OF BROOKLYN will likewise give a banquet ab Montague Hall. LECTUR® AT MORKISANTA BY KEV. Id ‘hot dnpen Alecture on the interesting subject of “8t Patrick, i ‘a Al ” H ut in Pt. Augustine's reland’a Apostle,’ will be delivered in Ft Church, Merrisania, ty the Rey. J.P. WoodR, at etzht sees will be for the: wibtiess, bo a crowded o'clock ‘this evening. Ae the pr benefit Of the chore there will, ettendaneo FLO. J. Smith Asratgned for A alter h 16, 18 ub Journal states that F few day on a charpe et adevtery nad gaye Gouda for be opbe The Ve raigted T gay waves for tial ". GULLMORE’S DEPARTMENT. IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS. Active Operations in the Deparimont of the Gulf, General Banks to Take the Tmmediaicly. ela Army and Naval Movements Against the Red Biver Country. Capture of a Fort by Admiral Portor on the Wachita. GUERILLAS ON THE MISSISSIPPI, LOSS OF THE STEAMER ALGERDON, &e., &e., 0, The steamship Creole, Captain *hompeon, arrived at this port yesterday morning from New Orleans, wheace she sailed on the 9th instant. Our thanks are due Purser biallory of the Creole for the prompt delivery of our parcels. Admiral Farragut had withdrawn bis fleet from Mobile. Mr. Henry Thompsoa’s Despatch, Naw Oxveaya, La, March 8, 1864. By the arrival of the Missiesipp! steamer Motropolitan Tlearn that Admiral! Porter, with his entire fleet of ircn- clads, is at the mouth of the Red river. ‘Thirty transports, loaded with troops, were aigo said to be at tho same point when she passed. They are sup- posed to be the army of Major Geueral T, W, Sherman. News has just arrived that Admiral Porter bas captured @ strong fort from the enemy on the Wachitawiver, with all its guns, luctuding three thirty-two pounders. Before this reaches you the army of General Banke will have com:nenced operations. ‘The General and stat will probably take the ficid to- morrow or next day. Which direction they will take, or what ig to be done, J cannot inform you cow; but after operations shill have taken place your readers may rely upon having the earliest news ant the fullest details of whatever ocenrs in the Departinent of the Gulf. ‘Tho Metropolitan was fired upon by guerillas noar Morganza, while on her way here, No oue was injured. Musketry alone was used. On Saturday inst the steamer Algerdon was sunk by coming into collision with the Dudley Buck. The pcci- dont occurred about thirty wiles from this city. The captain aud crew were saved by the boats from the Dudley Buck. The Algerden was a small steamer, loaded with flour. Tho vessel and cargo will probably be a total loss. A social party (ball and supper) was given by Messra. Brott, Weed and Graham at the St. Charles Hotel last evening. The ladies’ ordivary and adjoining-rooms crowded with fnyited guests.” The suppor was one of the most magnificent and abuudant ever furnished in this city. The affair passed off well, and to the satisfaction and pleasure of all. PERSONAL, Major General T. W. Sherman, accompanied by Major General Butterfield, has jeft this city for Mempnis. Colonel J. Graut Wilson, of General Banks stil, ar- rived in New Orlevne last evening on the steamer Me- tropolitan. ‘(Jeems Pipes, of Pipesville”’ (Stephen Massett), arrived here lust Sunday evening on the George Washington. He will probably soon give a fow of bis amusing lectures to the residents of the Crescent Cit Mr. Wm. Yoang’s Despatch. New Orueana, March 9, 1964, FXCTIRM:NT ANOUT MIL TARY AND NAVAL OPERATIONS. There is some excitement bere, perhaps more than ugual, ia roference to military operations eisevbere, and Bava! operations off Mobile; but the bopee of a reduc! tion of that port to Union authority do not eeem likely 0 be realized at proseat. The Departnont of the Gulf, how- ever, is prov enting evidences of renewed activity. POLITICAR MANGEOVERING—Pite PRESIDBNCY. The political mapagers are layiog the wires for the ap- proaehing Presideutial nomination, and, though Slidell and Soule are uot bere, with their opposing partisans, ag they were four years ago, yot there promises to bo as much bitterness in 1864 between the Lincvsin and Chase wings of the republican party—both of whom have their orgacs bere—as there was in 1860 be- tween the Breckinridge and Douglas factions of the de- mocratic party; and there is as much fun ahead in Lout siana for Lue people who watch the botting of the positical caularon as in New York. Here the people are as thoroughly disgusted with the politicians as they are elsewhere; and it is wot nncommon to hear the remark that the policy of the Hxraip in recommending the elec tion of Genera! Gravt and the removal of the canse which produced au esirangement between the two eections of the country, culmisating in civil war, by 6 constitational enactment forever prohibiting elavery, if correct, and ought to be adopted. ‘A SECRSIL UNDERCURREST. Ab undercurrent of sympathy with secession still tows in this city, and there hes been some exultation at the recently reported reverses of the Union forces under Cillmore aud Sherman; but it may be that the joy of tho semi-robele will be turned into sorrow, avd (hat quite spoeutly DEATH IN HOSPITAS John D. Stedman, of eon county, & private in Company H, Fighteesth New York oa , ded to hos pital yesterday torping. PRWERNTATIN OF PLATE. Some citizens of Nev Orleans a few days since pro genied a service of o a] Yhepley, Mblitary Governor, and in response t cir letter of presen- tation be assured tho donors that be should bequeath fivent testimonial to iis descendants as a the magn ship. i Sothern ace pment of Southern mun Inter From the orn that there w; at Harrisonburr inesday. ibe ohed us ple of the South Captain Waiker, mony Black ver is how reported clear of an { row wii sr paris uuknown cuted Vo ave | ire that the pe g may be a tab rom that sect atey Ia pith T v the avd var is a-sut thig st and wa ad the vivwity stest o ee, 46 Jagatee NEWS FROM BERMUDA, A Blockade Ranre nable to Get rate Witmington—Anot Senchet—A tute ral Hope a, hee aa darch 16, 1864. Hauvax ire arrived thia sage, for repairs. wington, ard re p beached off y-theeW “a nip Duvean, with Admurat Hope Jermuda on the bub, have been received, now voard, arrived bermuda pa ova. This establishment, at Wal. corner of Rroalway and Broome street, is doing a fine business, Opposition bas rather improved than decreased its popularity, Mr Lent, the manager, is constantly adding to the attractions of bis circus, Besides the reg! ters, acrobats and voltl- t ‘ r poke ys; gours, be has engaged es avd mor and besides the trained 8 a nkeys be bas also 1 the trained bears. Madame Louise Tout and Robert Beoapwar Ci lack’s old theatre joknoy Are equestriin stars Of the tee magnitude. Th y be When to ail tbe at pat early all the stages pays on we can eee reason why every nue er oan cae Ma binatiom Of perrocimnness at Auch n mederate pried ; Y V we pe we swindling a a y to bs