The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1864, Page 2

WHOLE NO. 10,043. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1864.- WITH SUPP Y2W3 FROM THE SOUTH REBEL VIEW OF OUR WAR POLICY. My. Lincoln Presidential Log Rolling in the South. HZis TRUMP CARD. Message of the Governor of Georgia. The Confidenco of ihe People Shaken in tho Justice or Competence of Their Legislators. Jef. Davis Violating the Rebel Constitution. Pho Acta of Davis to be Stamped with the Seal of Indignant Rebuke. LONGSTREET’S MOVEMENTS RICHMOND MARKETS, &., ae. ir. Lincoln's Pres! mtial Log Roliing— ar Movements South, {From the Richmond Examiner, March 12.] military operations—if they deserve that title—of invading enemies begin to wear an unsettled, un- — aud deguitory aspect. The grand, combined, de- berate movements which were to have slowly but sorely crashed the life out of the “rebellion” bave be- Gome suia!!, vervous, sudden, spasmodic, Sherman's im mense expedition for the conquest of Mississippi and Alabaina bas disastrously collapsed before Forrest's Dandtui of Confederate horsemen; and the next thing wi bear of it is that the traops destined for Mobile and Mont- gomery arc steaming way up the river to try their luck Bomewbere e's —possibly to reinforce Meade: possibly to ‘Be shipped to Fortress Monroe, and essay another cam- Paign oD the peoimsula or the southside, # + + When Grant told bis men lately that most of John- Ston’s army was gone from their front, and that there was pothing to prevont them from proceeding to Atlanta, and so overrunning Georgia, taking Charleston and Rich: mond in the rear, the unsuspecting men set beldly forward, expecting surely to plunder the barne and meathouses of North Georgia; bot, behold! at Tunne! Hill they found some pestiient “rebels” actnally etanding still and offer ng batiic. It was not in their programme; por did it gccord with their inclinations; aud scarcely tarryicg Jong enough ty ascertain whether it was a eerious opposi- Bon or not, they thought it best to go back to their in- trevchments on the Chickamauga. So, the army of Florida was shamefully cheated into a Te perjous advance by tho representation that there would be no- Dody t» dispute it; the gailant fellows were to bave pothing to do but dri way the cattle and destroy tho ecrp, Aud se cut off that source of supply from the scanty comm ssarvit of the Confederates. How were they to Kuow that Lientenant General Hardee, with twenty. five {housacd meu, would meet them full in front, aod charge god cut and stad ip thateavage kind of way’ They are ot very sore, inaeed, whether it was irdee, with twenty-five thousand, or Lee, with fifty thousand, they @id not stay to ier , orto count with any ciosenees: One thing they are sure of—ttat they " bundred of them slaughtered or Wounded and ali, az i! mow turns cit, to gown Laree voles for Lincoin in the coming Presidential campaign. Wn fact, Ne whole war at present has ilself become a Presi- Genial «amprign. Ihe proctamation that a ‘relei’’ State may come im whenever one-tenth of its u under= take (0 cowern the o her mine-tenths is regarded as a trump cara for Lincoln, And this was the graod design of that mighty odvance of Sherman upon Mississippi and Alaba- BS He was t9 eccupy go much of the country thas a uth past of the people of those States might be couraged (or compelled, it mattered not whieh) to pre- fend that they were erecting @ pew State within the ene- my’ lives, and so Luin the flank of Chase and chec).nate Fremn'!. Grant also was to plant and cultivate a‘'free’ Plate of Georgia, with its capital in Atlanta, and leaving Midledgevilie out in the cold, was to furnish Fresidenial electors for Georgia inthe grand, real campaign of Mh year. Buervwlere tee around our lordys the wavving and shifting preceeding? of the enemy partake of this wi epusl- ad tiny, legaciling character, [tis not, perhaps, so mise De regues wan’ seriously to hurt us} Mis is only their me Died of stumping Ov South, Seemg that we wil! bot act as rational dein give vp our rebellious prabas in good tune for the clection of Presidential electors, this is morely @ mode they have adopted of getting hold ct ten men jo every hundred of us, who will take in band to povern the other ninety for their own good; and orga ting Sia'es tehind Yankee bavone's, vote fer’ Lincetnjand gave us ail. It is altogether ‘in mercy acd ‘oy- koadoees they are coming in now, to see whether there be, peradventare, en just men whore ejoyalty” may possibly sive the rest, They had Bot expected Such obstinate resis © their berefhivent design. vow in (his last stage of the “rebe!!icn.”” Pickett pois their gaine in North Carolina, Polk aud Forrest in hnston in Georgia, Finbegan in Fiorida, able little ‘OliMA, LAL Most IMNprac seems no hope of it at all; thoug they have uot formed a “loyal” State thee with runaway negroes on the sea is The Frerwen- Sia) campaign in the South iz, &> far, a failure Bat alt this may be the present theory of the f that absurd pation with which we view of fe a wor der LS CQuno ry made the the tre uf Uuis species of Pre id: dlectioneer'ig. ME we have pot yet been able t or enemies that their politics and t.eir moibing (> 18 Lenceforth and forever, it Bomething More remaius to be é . Acco reee yetem they may carry oa their war t bo finite bh. They are sit fe be! their lands that ere ow obbed and but « ehildr turn ‘on who are fer tet pair & province cr snck a commit, i” iL do not « Satficies, being duly meg press, (0 keep op the Beier the collapee of the €f war is chonper, on th us would bo sm Bvancially and politic ity the wer en these term there rol y, ond clear moral « ¥ the suffering and heroic th peonte an evd to it, Things eewnot go Qver, and some remedy there must be, A Preseni system Mt t4 clear that our eneme even st!)| to be playing at Prosident miking. ned rather to die than to Hitical community again To some p nis tater, th way ¢ 1 ORE, Cy OS. & Necessary no rmrrent nr part, Shoptd and absurd rteg rey (Ry rill a tengeh we seme of Lrertdent making when pene Failing in'o our hands it rive fh " Bife in 4s Rad, means ouguer vv toe Message of the vornor of Meleyraphic deapaten to the Richmond fx, 12. Muntunon Lue, Governor Browa’e menage was f today. {lo recoramends a vigorous quertions of reher to soldiers’ family Mega (llation, Impresements of Of slaves and desertion from the tug its unchriatian ebaracter, The Northern democrats aud moderate repubiicans he exonerates From causing iby ya the responsibilny rests exclucively with tho wicked , who denied the compact of the consti tion, declared an crii-stavery Bible und an anti slavery God. When these obtained possession of tho federal gov- erumont the South was compelled, w seifdefevee, to sever the compact of sovercign States, which wicked wen promised to restore by tho paradox—force, Under this pretence habeas corpus was trampled under foot— the batlot box overawed—armies raised to hoki.the North aud eubject the South, 4 change of adminisiralion in the North musk come before we can have peace, Revolution de- fends the right of State sovereignty. Self-governmeut aid not proveke war, and an amicable adjustment bas been refused. Lineot has declared that Georgia and other States are Jn rebellion to ibe foderal government, the ereaturo of tho States, which they could destroy as well as create. Jp authorizing war be aid not seek to restore the Union wader iho conetitotion as it was, by confining the gov ernment to sphere of limited powers, ey have taken one hundrod thousand nogroes, which cost half a million of whites, four thousand millions of dollars, ul now seck to repudiate self Seraete. gate Southern people and confiscate their property. Statement of Tincolm, that we offer no terms of adjust- mebt, is nade cn artful pretext that it is impossible to gay when the war will terminate, but that negotiation, nol the eword, will finally terminate it, We should keep before the Northern people the idea that we are realy lo ne» gotale when they are ready and will recognize our right to 2elf-goverumen! and the sovereignty of the Staies, After each wctory cur goverament thould make @ distinel offer of peace on these terms, and shouldt the course of any State be doulted, let the armed force be withdrawn and the ballot ew decide. 1 this is retuged even a dozen times, renew it, aud keep before the North and the world that our ability to defend ourselves for many years bas been proved. Should Lin- coln boust of hig numerical euperiority, let him be re. minded of. the reply of King lsaret to Benhadad—Let ot bim that girdeth on barneas boast himse!! ay he that potteth it off.” Rebel News of Lomgstreet’s Movements, {From the Richmond Examiner, Mareb 14.) We bave some interesting intelligence frum Longetreet’s command, Indications were, a fow days since. indica. tive of an early engagement between the two aries of tbe Fast Tennessee department, but they had all disap peared. The ene came as far up a Morristown, in considerable force—algo on the Chucky river: but on the appearance of an advance of our troops, they retreated burriediy in tho direction of Knoxville. ‘The latest in- folligence received {rom them reported their rear at Strawberry Flaine. ‘There are no federal forces on the Bean’e Station valley road nearer Lban Biain’s cross roads, Everything ts quiet in the dire Gap, The garrigon at that point is quite small, and keep clogo in their fortifications, as the soouts of Jones hover cioge around them. A rumor was in circulation that Geant had sent twenty- five thousand men into Kentucky, via Nashvilie, from Chattanooga, to meet the unticipated advance of Long- etreet’e amy. He is cortain!y dreaming. Our troops are io arirable health and ful) of entha siaeno, and bave plenty of supplies. ction of Cummberjand General Sherman's Expedition, Demorous, March 7, 1864 The enemy's army, thirty thousand infanty and ove thousand five bundred cavalry, Je{t Canton ow the mora- ing of the 2d inst. Sherman pushed op to Vicksburg, Jeayivg McPherson in command. Richmond Markets, [From the Richmond Examiner, March 14.) ‘The city markets bave been almost vegetables for a fortnight. ~ The country people have evi- dently postponed their visits to the city until the ap. Proaching ‘All Fools’ Day.’? A few shad, from North Carolina, baye been brought to market this week, aud Bold at $10 to $20 each. The wood dealere bave lately advanced their retail prices. Oak is now selling at $44 per cord; pine $36, de).vered, Saccessful Blockade Running. (From the Charleston Courier, March § | MORE ARRIVAL! ‘Two more ewlft steamers, with valuable assorted car Roes, mostly 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. Memras, Tenn., March 14, 1864. Advices from Vicksburg to the 10tb say that every: body among the treops is on the qui vive, preparing for another grand expedition. The troops are jn excellent spirits and eager for marching order There was quite a battle at Yazco City on the 6th be- {ween the negro troops Ftationed there and a large force of rebels who mace an attack upon the place. The rebels gained possession of part of the city, but the gunboats coming vp, opened fire npon them, encouraging the negroes, who charged and drove the rebels back. Our joss was élight The rebel loss is unknown. Cereral Veatch and etaff arrived bere to-day. He is en rewe for General Dotge’s division, at Huntsville, Ala. Upwards of five thousand bales of cotton arrived from below yesterday. Receipts by wagons continue large. ca i elafl passed Mareb 16, 1864 ‘ough here to day General man en cule (or Veuleville. The steamers fancaster, Celeste and Silver Wave were fired into recently on the White riv One man was killed and ove wounded. Mr. De. Randolph Keim's Despateh. Carmo, 1!., Mareb 13, 1864 Upon my departure hertaan’s expedition, after the pation of Ca the two corps were with ii st we to divest the Ty in the vicinity of every thing useful to the enemy, and this belng accomplished | wore ordered to return to Vicksourg, for movements of °, ag great importance as those from which they had yetrned. By the 6th of the present mon turned to the city, Many of the defor the out re-enlisted he ove of n by th wor ing, b srlough apon the acc They wont to Meridian, consum n immed ment of the muvemont. ed the design of the raid, by tho deetrnetion of ra d be expected upon reaching Vickebarg ment of there promites. AS a couse: A number of regiments have already been fur- chod hore. and by this time aro receiving ty ration thol vod pective © of thee regiment ve tho lovee t Liearn Vicksts nan officer in ers to retura dag ms and forage, After tp aayivg that the late action of Cun mt mjidnee of he people in their ju 2 OF comp . To our Hnancint alfaire the alvory funding o oven hundred silions m forty days, ata fees rato of interost than (hat pledged on full novos Terembiow ropadiation and bad fait, The dizcuaston of tmportan’ measures in secre! ceesions is declared a blighting eurse, convenient! for canvassing what wil not lear the He declares the now military bili unconstitutional, the conscription of citizens will not the army, but they will etay at home Op Cetaile, thot depriving the State of ker active miitvn, and placing civil rights enderdinate to the iitary power, She suspension of the writ of hateas cor- |, under pretended Necess fers upon the President *s de’ the con. which limited the powor rs of the writ only in an x | fotion, and if Ubis act is acquiesced 10 tho Pree’ fmprison wher he choores-—it being only neceseary liege ty able oforte—aod no court thecaso v to ¢ fare investigate Legislature 8 car sestly recommended to take ac lion w camp Ove cet with the wal of their indig. vebukes Ceveroor reviews (he cause of the war, exprenres Bie opinioe as to Who is rerpons:die fer It, and how parce. I Do sought, Pad Coc pier Lali 1hO meewage 1) show nd recall the enomy gobo dowa tipon Contes revere Lat brief motion, was obiig the transports were gore and his ther wus no chance Of retreat. Hut elev torned up to ibe timer starting of the steame ther developments may mitigate the sweeping ¢ enptore amor algo brings information of the o Rarrisonvitte, on the Red river, by Admi fleet. No particulars are given This, however, indicates that the navy is pot entirely inactive, and em: jaa ig in other purposes besides the shelling of woods And ronting river guerillas, it may be stated in this conpection that guoriita firing is growing less overy day; vd tbe prosent rapid rising of the Obio and Mesissippl, fs well as the alfivente of the latter lower down, will ehortly drive them all into the back country. Despatches m Admi Porter. Wasmworox, March 16, 1864, CAVTORIC OF COFTON, BLOAR, RTO. Admirol Porter encleres a communication from Ten lenant Commander Thos. 0, Settrrd; i whieh be alates thal, learoing there was a large a of cetton Belonging fo tho rebel gevornment Sm Ail euArd Ge LOWER HEL fae from where Old river In ter of the he Of the Conestoga, tersects the main levee, bo landed on tho morning of the 13th of February, with forty-five seamen aud somo con- trabands, after marching six miles be found the cotton, and would baye captured the guard but for the acci- dental oxplosion of a musket, On bis way back ho was considerably annoyed by Texan cavalry, He took tbirty-two bales of cotton, twenty mules and several horses, avd captured as prisouers Col. C, H. Tyler and Maj, J. ¥, O'Brien, of the rebel provisioual army. ‘The day be- foro he destroyed twenty-four hogebeads of sugar near Croes river, which was too bulky to take on board, SUARE SKIRMIBH AT WATBRI'HOOY, ‘The Navy Department bas recelyed a commanication {row Admiral Porter, in which he encloses one from Lieutenant Commander Green, on the United States steamer Rattler, off Hurricane Island, Febraary 15. He Say8:er''] Dave informed you ina previous letter that a detachment of abcut two hundred negro troops has been stationed at Waterproof, making it a depot for nogroes, cattle, &c. This bag aroused the indignation of the rebcis, and on the 14th a force of about eight hundred cayalry, of Harrieon’s command, made an attack upon the post, driving in the pickets and pressing the troops very bard, Fortunately for them the Foreat Rose was present. Captain Jobneoo immediately open- ed a rapid Gre on them, whieh drove them back, He got his veesse! under weigh, and ehetled the enemy wherever his guns would bear, They hastily retreated to the woods. This lasted from three to baif-past five o’clock P.M. Ateighto’clock the enemy attempted to make a dash into the town; but Captain Johnson, who was well | posted as 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 aays some of the negroes fought well; but for want of proper discipline a majority did pot.” Lieutenant Com- mander Green arrived with the Rattler after the fighting was ovyor, He then proceeded to Natchez, reported the facts to Commander Post, and asked him to fend up re- inforcements. The next morniug he despatched two bundred mon and some howitzer ammunition to Waterproof. Upon arriv- iwgjat Waterproof, on the 15th, be found that in the morning the enemy, who had been reinforced in the night, and whose forces now c nsisted of two regiments of infantry, one of cavalry and four piecos of artillery, had again attacked the post. The Forcst Rose, whose commander was ever on the 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 remainder to advance wore frus- trated by the Forcst Rose. Captain Johnson says “<Coptain Anderson asked re- peatedly for me to take hag troops 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 retreat he ielt more eagy, and discontinued bis requests to cross, I do not think Captain Andergon was intim dat- ed; but by the bad discipline of bis officers and the inca- pacity of bis men he vecame panic-strickeu. ‘The ram Switverland arrived about the close of the fight, and joined (bem. The rebel loss, as far as known, was seven killed, a Dumber wounded, who were taken off, and eral prige onere—among then a tieutenant—who were taken to Rarrison, ur loss wag tbree killed and twelve wounded, In the two days’ fight the Forest Rose expended two bur dred and seventy enell. Under date of February 16 bo says:—"'I bave rece @ despatch from Johnson dated the 1th, at ten o’cloc M., which says that the rebels have made another and final attack on Waterproof. He vent a few ehelis, which caused them to retire. They retreated toward burning the bridges behiad them. The rebels cannot stand the fire of the gunboats.’? ho says everything is quiet; but they bave in- formation that the revels are makiog Preparations for an attack ou the contraband camp opposite Vicksburg. The Begro troops at Waterproof baye been commiting many outrages, Captare of Forty Rebels Gibson. Goran, March 16, 1964. Toformalion from Vicksburg reporte that a portion of ‘the Marine Brigade, onder Captain Crandall, recently sur- prised a rebel camp east of Port Gibson, capturing forty- feven prisoners and releasing five Union soldiers taken at the Big Black. General Dodg: Expedition. Nesnviote, Tenn. , March 11, 1864. Lieutenant General U. S. GRaxt:— After occupy ing Decatur, Decge porbed wert to Court Jand, thence to Moulton, driving the enemy, capturing maby prisovers aud giores, ammunition, salt stock. T. & BOURN, Agsistant Adjutant General. THE SHERMAN EXPEDITION. Near Port OMicial Despatches from General Sher- man and Gencral Butterfield THB DESPATCH ¥ROM GENFRAL SHERMAN. Viewspcra, Feb. 27, } Via Cairo, March 10, 1864. Grayt, care of Major General Lieutenant General Halleck: — GrxrraL—I got in thie morniug from Canton, where I left my army in eplendid beart and condition. We reached Jackson February 6, crossed the Pearl, and passed through Bran‘’en to Morton, where the enemy made dispositions for battle, but fled in the night. We posted on over all obstacles, aud reached Meridian February 14. General Polk having a railroad to assist bim in bis retreat escaped across the Tombigbee on the 17th, We etayel at Meridian a week, and made the mest complete destruction of the railroads ever bebeld—south below Quitman, east to Cuba Station, twenty miles north to Lauderdale Springs ond weet all the way back to Jackson. 1 could hear nothing of the cavalry force of General William Smith, ordered to be there by February 10, I enclose by mail this, with a copy of bis instructions. 1 then began to give back slowly, making acireuit by the north to Canton, where J ie‘t the army yeeterday in splendid con- dition, I will leave it there five days in hopes the cavalry from Momphis wil turn up there. I will have them come iu. W. 7. SHERMAN, Major General THE DESPATCH PROM GBNERAL DCTTERFIELD. Major General Butierficld, wader date of Cairo, March l1,has addressed the following to Licutenant Gexeral Grant, or General Halleck :—= General Sherman arrived erday at Meraphis. His command is all cafe, Our total lose in killed, wounded and missing is one Lundred and seventy ouly The general result of hi Aittoa, in ® and the Yazoo river movements, are about as (cllov exp One hundred and niles of raitr a bridges, seven of trestle, t tives, twenty-eight ours, ton thousand bales o( o and over two miliion buebels of were degtroyed. Phe ad destruction it comp and thorough. The capt f prisoners ¢xceode all Joss. | Upwards of eight thousand contrabands and refogece came in with various eolumne, Loss of the Danish Bark Corinthiaa— Five ives Lost. Wasiaserox, March 16, 15¢4 As the sieamer Saivor, Captain Robinson, of the New York line of steamers, was en. rone for Washington a | Goorgetown ae wit) tha Daaieh wark Coria | | thian, Captain ne, bound for New York, witha | + cargo of iron, 7 fon occurred before daylight, | about twenty fi from Cape Tiento lable to ghts carried as ean hercharactar, The Salvor etrack ‘ ( (he foreripging and she | captain, two mates ‘ and three seamen were secured from the Corinthion; but, ¢ ant of the darkness and | tapi h whie went down, thes a amen aud a boy were lost. The Salvor wag but | slightly dumaged, ber be tt belmg broken and er | wnimy ortant damage to her hull Affairs in an F Colorado=In Arkansas. at Near Dexven Cory, Mareh 16, 1804 Spring inauguration baw a commenced, Tra are arriving and the conches from the States are fall Now discovered quartz lodes are reported daily, and ec an influx of Enstern capital and machinery with improved procees for faving gold. A good supply of water from the beavy snows in the Mountains, for mining avd agricultural pureuits, makes tho prospects of Colorado bright for the coming eeasup. From Governor kvans we hear of an Indian fight near Arkansas, between the Arrapaboes, Chevennes and Utes. The latter were victorious, We also learn that the Sioux » Ubreatened war on the whilea in the epring. The military authorities will toke precautionary measures. The Engineers Strike in Hiinoie. mead, Mareh 16, i8¢4 ‘The of engineers have resumed werk en ail the reads except the Rock lelond, Alten and &t. Louis, and fino Central, Upon theese roads paegenger traios are ing am sua. LEMENT, -— etic P RICE THREE CEN‘. IMPORTANT FROM MOBILE. Rumors of Admiral Farragut Roturilug to New Orleans with His Fleet. Matiny Among the Robel Garrison of Fort Morgan. THIRTY OF THE MUTINEERS SHOT. Influence of General Sherman’s Tfovement, ke, &e., he By the arrival at this port yesterday of the steamship Creole, Captain Thompson, from New Orleans on the 9th instant, we learn that the attack on Fort Powell, near Mobile, bad been euepended for tho present, and that Ad- mira) Farragut bas withdrawn bis fleet. Cur Naval Correspondence, Orv Morne, Feb. 20, 1864. Admiral Farragut bas og yet made bat little progress in bis attack on Fort Powell, and there is a rumor that be i going to withdraw his fleet from here, as be is satisfled that the city cannot bo taken by water, owing to the various reasons which I gave you in my last. THE MOTINY AT FORT MORGAN, Ihave heard that thirty out of tho ‘forty rebels who were condemned to death for mutiny at Fort Morgan have been shot, and that the second officer in command was one of the party. The otber ten wero reprieved, The following areeaid to be the particulars of the affair:— A large number, amorg them the cfiicer second in com- mand, had agreed to surrender the fort to the Union fleet, and arrangements were making for that pur- pose, when cre of the mutinecra relented «ond divulged the whole plot to the rebel General Maury, who quietly gave orders that a force should be sent down from Mobile for ibe purpose of arresting the whole of the garrieon ut Fort Morgan. This waggdone, and forty were proved to have beep concerned in the plan. These were placed in irons, tried by court martial, and the whole sentenced to be shot. Strong eftorts were made by the citizens of Mobile to obtain a reprieve fur them from the rebe! authorities at Richmond, but the order came that the sentence should be executed, and within the jast two weeks it bas arried into effect upon all except the tex who were reprieved, My informant stated that General Maury bad ordered that the whole pict should go on as if it bad never been discovered, and that on the night what the surrender was to be made one of eur guuboate approached the fort for the purpose of msking the transfer. The signals agrecd upon by the pariies were fcllowed to the letter, both from Fort Morgan and the gunboat; but the Jatter, notic ing a rebel steamer near the fort, euspected that all was not right, and ettemy ted to return; but (big was no gooner perceived from the fort than ali the gune which were originally mounted, as well as three cthers, placed there for the pur)cse, opened upon her, and one statement is that she was forced ashore and destroyed, while the other is that che wae completely riddled. T give you the whole of this ag J heard it from intelligent refugees from Mobile, TAR MOVEMENT OF GEN. SRERMAN. ‘The return of General Sherman to Vicksburg has puz 2led the people of the South as much probably as those atthe North, 1 heard (bat General sberman said that he COME take Mobile city, bot that be-wes not ready yat, Rebel Accounts. AFPAIRS ABOUT MOBILE. The Mobiie Aegisier of February 27 notifies the public that supplies of cooked provig.ons, bread, moats, poul- try, or “anything most convenient,” furnished for the meu in Fort Powell, will be sent down daily trom the city. Tue day previous the gunboats fired four bunared and seventy shots ani shells at the fort, “doing it no da- mige.” After one of the return shots from the fort two Jaunches were lowered, and the crews were engaged ip plugging, after which, the Register says, the punboat nauied of. Up to eight o'clock on the morping of Feb- Tuary 27 there was bo firing OD account of the fogey weather. Three mutineers, who were to have been exe. cuted at Mobile the 27th. were reapited to the n March, ‘Ibe Reyiler advises thoge who revei in prices to make (he most of their time, which is short, ‘The day when @ supper for a dozen at a restaurant ouly brings $1,000. and & landlord obiiges you with poor food and worse lodging $20 per day, of ali such extraya- gances,"i@ neariy over.”’ The Congrees has applied a re- medy for this perilous plethora,’ ‘short, sharp and de- cisive,” aud a collapse js to succeed which will be sud- den enough for the financini health of the country. “Yet,” says a Georgia contemporary," the medicine will cure if the patient bas a good constitution. ibirty or forty days wll safflee for the diagnosis and the treat meut.” GENERAL SIGEL’S DEPARTMENT. Ewell Moving Into the Shenandoah Other Rebel Vovements in the Valley~ Oficers Dismissed the Servi &e., &e. THEODORE C, WILSON’S DESPATCH. Heapgcarren®, Derantwent or Weret Vinointa, } March 14, 1864. | § The rebels have etationed an increased number of troops Qt different gaps in the moaptains to intercept refugees coming within onr limes, For this reasou there har been idorable falling off in the number of suck incomers ring tho iast fow days, It is reported that the Union feeling im Rockingham t neighborhood is daily incre: in a's) reported that thera fs quite a large te in and in the vicmity of Stav hag been 'ssuod getting for(i al Mirel'a stat, The old , i rotain the positions they he'd uader PRIBONERS, 4 ene J, Barr, Ringgold’s battalion, 5 H. Young, sama tenant Charles C, Theaker, Cattery D, Firet ‘ ilier} tlicutenant Edward Bayler, f toonth Virginia eMMES? PROTHER ther ep notcriona Captain Semmes | tig report me t de) artiwout, with fourm lary tines, hav Lanew mo muni bt e'r own ) evidences of disloyalty. Of eourse t iI auch trangeetions. ' vis ¢ ko wnturally bear suct Yooterdiy # biuekade run ag hi > ( 7 ba ‘ ve # Coat several } a One of :he letters wat dated trom Harr woe ny & woman to her Brother fa request . ” was worth four aud a ba ' rer por rlsonabutg. There is some tion that hie d noer # a member of the Sev ina 7 If this Je 80, 8 Will probably turn out that he oa HRarQuanr ens, Deranewesr Wrsieex Vinewsia, 1 March 16, 1864." f A report comes in that the whole of Ewell's corps is moving over into the valley of the Shenandoah. AB to how much reliance can be placed ip the report none in official vircies appear to know. Perhaps it is that Lee is merely sending & portion of big army over into the val Jey to subsist it there for & eLOFt time to come, or until such time as his railroad communication is again com plete, Ave he cap get tations as hereto‘ore, MeNeil’s men and @ portion of Imbeden's command are reported to be ji the neighborhood of Romney. The rebels are making extraurdinary efforte to prevent de sorters anu relugees frou ge. within cur lines. Bes Fites, Fe also notive 1D SeCUTINg supplies of cattie, sheep # stepping farms of these, and leaving the ror the lee sin whieh \hey operate bitute ube tered ted “paper money ’ of ary koud The weather continues showery, and rather opfayern bie to nuilitary oxy ed GEM, QULMORE'S DEPARTMEMT. Arrival cf the Steam ‘tT; Wendster. Tho stoarn transport Daniel Wodster, Captain Shermaa, arrived at this port yesterday morning from Port Royal, by tho way of Fortress Monroe, after a passage of seventy- two hours. ° There is nO nows of importance. AN quiet ajong the ocast. naport Daniel Mr. Galcn H. Onsdoracts Despatch. Hiron Haan, 8, ©, March 12, 1864. AFVAIRS AT MILTON MRAD, Ailton Hoad js terribly dull, Witb tho yotlerans at home on furloayh and tho fighting men away in Florida, wo are loft bere with no food whatever for ex- citement. CENBRAL CULLMORWS HPORT OF KH BLEGK OF FOR’ WACNKR, General Giimore is.at prosent engaged in the prepara- Mon of hie report of the Morris island campaign, It will be a completo history of tho siege operations against Wagner, Grogg and Simter, aud will make, when pab- lished, a voluine of two hundred octavo pages. It will be instrated somewhat after the ina i of the reduction of Palak na caeviteiince GENERAL GOLDON'S TRIAL The court martial 6 caso OF Genera! Gordon hag not organizod, owing to the oon arrival of Geo. Foster from ¥lorida. BULL'S BAY. Seven army transports and seven naval vessels, the formor laden with troops from Gen. Terry's command, Wed from Stopo Inlet for Bull's Pay on the 1Ltb. They shelled tho shore afow moments, landed a few men, stayed afew bours, ond then came back. Jn the vicinity of Charleston our forces, it seems, are only feinting away. FROM FLORIDA. The transport Delaware, just in from Jacksonville, re- Ports no fighting tn Morids during the past week. A Strong force noder Colone! Barton, Forty-eight New York Volunteers. occupied Pilatka on Ibursday. Pilatka is a small village, one-third the size of Jacksonville, and Jocated on the St, John’s river, about seventy five miles from its mouth. Ovly two or three families remained there to welcome our troops, and green grass grows in the streets of the town. Operations in Fiortda, TO THE EDITOR OF THY HERALD. Heapqvanrers, Ligot Buea Prevmer ov Fiorina, March 7, 1864. Ta your paper of the 25th ult. 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 ave led to say that “General Seymour néy'ected to throw forward skitmish- ors, and the troops, therefore, advanced in force into a trap eot by the rebols; and that the Fortieth Massuebn- setts infantry (monvied) regiment, which had been brought onder a severe fire, bastily retreated, leaving their dead and wounded in thé hands of the enemy.’? Un- conscionsly you have done a graye wrong to a gatlantand accomplished soldier aud a eyiendid regiment, - General Seymour took every military precaution. There was no panic or retreat of the Fortieth Massacbus: Oo the contrary, it was ou the field during the whoie Oght, aud formod part of the rear guard in the retreat. Goneral Seymour has not been placed to arrest, and General Vogdos bas not beon appointed to any command in this diatrict. BRONTE. CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY, The Programme of the Procession, Din- ners, &e. This being St, Patrick’s Day, the anniversary of the Patron of Ireland, the customary celebration will take plnce in this city, and it Is expected that St will be of a character vite equal to, If pot better, than those of for mer years. The moet extensive preparations hive been made for a grand parade of the Hibernian civic and mili- tary ageociations, and if the day be fine there will un- doubtedlly be a most imposiug procession, as twanty dif- ferent societiog wil! turn out in full strength, dressed in their peat regalia and uniforme. ‘The direction of the eu- tire affair will be Inthe bands of Grand Marsbal Denis Meagher, assisied by a number of experienced aida. The following ia the programme of the procession, show- ing the names of the societies and the order which they ‘will bold iu the procession :— Stxiy-ninth ragiment, under Colonel James Bagley. T. F, Meagher Club, Fdward Mulligan, Marshal, betw: Scammel and Grand streets, right resting ou Grand. Father Matbew T. A. B. No. 1, of South Brook- lyp, Thos. Lalor, Marshal, between Scammei and Gouverneur streets, right resting on left . F. Meagher Club. Immaculate Conception T. Society, Joba J. Tharry, Marshal, between Gony ur and Montgomery streets, right resting ou left of Father Mathew Society. ‘Longehoremen’s U. 8. Society, Daniel Hagerty, Marshal, Detween Montgomery anu Clinton streets, ‘right resting ov Immaculate Conception T, A, B. y. Quarrymen’s U. P. Society, Charles Allen, Marsbal, be- tween Clinton and Jefferson streets, right resting ‘on “Longehoremen’s Seciety. Fatber Mathew 7. A, B. fociety No. 3, of Brooklyn, E. D., Joon McCloskey, Marebal, right reeting on Jeifer- gon street. Hibernian Renovolent Society , James Kavanagh, Marshal, betweeu Jeflerson and Rutgers streets, right resting on Father Mathew Society. Ancient Order of Hiverniane of New York, Janie? Sand- foré and Jobn Tucker, Marshals, in Canal street, Tight resting On Kast [roadway. Ancient Order of Hibernin: of Long Island, Jono Crummy, Marshal, in Canal etreet, right resting on left of New York Aucweat Urder, Apelent Order of Hibernians, of Melrose and Morrisania, J. MoCann, Marshsl, in Canal street, right resting On loft of Long Island Anewnt Order. Ancient Order of Titers noliug Healy, Mar anal street, right resting on left of Meiroge Ancient Order. St. Peter's Total Abstinence Henevuleut So Niban, » right resting an Rutge Father Mathew Ictal Abstinence Pevevo ety, Patrick street Marshal, be right reat- iotr. J Daly, Marshal, right er society, reet vciety No. 2, of ight resting on left c Stepben Father Mathow | Marshal, bet resting on ociaty, Branch right resting ou Father Mathew James Oran St. Anne's T, A. B. y nird Grogan, Marsha right resting on Market street Father Mathew 1. A. I. Sooity No.3, of New York, Jas. i. O'N@II, Marstial, rignt re on left } of St Anne's Society Shamrock *o y No.1, Reehard Marsh ing on Jott of Pathe St. James H.C. LA. B, Society, right resting on } United Song of brim benevo! farshal, betwee r Hibern Catharine and ©) + betweer bt restiog 0D vor streets ‘atharing stre CEREMONIES AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHBDRAL. t At half-past ten o'clock thie morning a grand high | Ii be celebrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral the Very Rey. Wo, Starrs, ad trator of tho d At the sual part of the mass the Ki ot W ton, D, C., will prove Apostle of {reand, DISNER OF TH FRIENDLY SONS. In the evoning the Anolont Order of Hibernians, kuown as the Friend!y Sone of trick, will eat their eight! th anntvereaty dinner. in honor of St. Patrick, The affair will come off at co'a, Fifth avenue, at etx o'clock “abarp,” Janes T Brady presiding It ts ex pected that the’ Sons wilh do honor to their illustrious arent, ns 1% loo has orders toy do.the thing op tn hi Mmoug the epwakers THE KNIONTS OF Bf. PATRICK are also to give a grand Giuner at the Astor House, the dies to be on the table at goven precisely.” Th aifvir will, doubtiess, be most elegant, as no expense ba beon spured te the preparations, The Knights have re eolyed to make thie dinner something above iho usual style, and Mr. Stetson a6 fully prepared pot to disappoimt thom. General Meagher will be the principal speaker and st ia pot at all waprebabie that Major ra} Mott Jan will also be present, a piece” in his usual ebort, abarp and dee er. Tho Kuights expect hitm, and will ten enti usiagtic recep tion if be ebould make b THE @T. PATRICK'S EOCIETY OF BROOKLYN will likewise give a banquet at Montague Hall. LECTURE AT MORRISANTA BY oo Alecture on the interesting subectot * lroland'® Aj will be dclvered in Ft. Avgusiine’s ower rr by the Rey, J. P, Wood, at ebcht o'clock ‘this evening benefit of the ehareh there wl), doubtiess, bo a cendanes woons. . Patrick, crow dod FO. J. Smith Arraigned for AWdaltery. Pesor, Vaich 16, 186 The Poston Journal etaten (hot F Got Sith war are rhighed a tow days since bofore the Maine Saprome Jul i ‘Ae Whe proceed# will be fer so IMPORTANT FROM NEW OLLTANS. Active Operations in the Beparimont of the Guif, General Banks to Take the Field Immediaicly. 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, ke, &e. fo, The steamship Creole, Captain Zhompson, arrived at this port yesterday morning from New Orleans, wheace she sailed on the 9th instant. Our thanks are due Purser Mallory of the Creole for the prompt delivery of our parcels. Admiral Barragut had withd wn lis fleet frem Mobile. Mr. Henry Thompsoa’s Despatch. Naw Oxteana, La., March 8, 1864. By the arrival of the Missiesipp! steamer Metropolitan T learn that Ac Porter, with his eotire fleet of ircw- clads, is at the mouth of the Red rive ‘Thirty transports, loaded with troops, were algo said to bo at tho same point when she passed. Thoy are eup- posed to be the army of Major Geueral T, W, Sherman News hag just arrived that Admiral Porter has captured a strong fort (rom the enemy on the Wachitawiver, with all its guns, iuctuding three thirty-two pounders, Before this reaches you the army of General Banke will have commenced operations. ‘The General aud sta will probably take tho fleid to- morrow or next day, Which direction they will take, or what ig to be done, I cannot inform you now; but after operations shall have taken place your readers may rely upoa having the earliest nows ant the fuilest details of whatever occdrs in the Department of the Gulf. Tho Metropolitan was fired upon by guerillas noar Morganza, while on bor way here. No cue was injured. Diusketry alone was used, Du Saturday last the steamer Algerdon was sunk by coming into collision with the Dudley Buck. The scci- dept occurred about thirty wiles from thie city The captain aud crew were saved by the boats from the Dudiey Buck. The Atgerden was a small stoamer, loaded with flour, Tho vessel and cargo wili probably be n total loss. A social party (ball and supper) was given by Meesre. Brott, Weed d Graham at the St. Charles Hotel last evening. The ladies’ ordivary aad adjoining. rooms were crowded with invited guests. The supper was one of tie most magnificent and abundant ever furnished in this city. ‘The affair passed off well, and to tho satisfaction and pleasure of all, PERSONAL, Major General T. W. Sherman, acestnpanied by Major General Butterfield, has jeft this city for Mempnig. lonel J. Grant Wilson, of Geueral Ranks stall, ar- rived in New Orleans last evening on the rteamer Me- tropolita: «Jecins Pipea, of Pipesville’’ (Stephen Magaett ), arrived here lust Sunday eveniug on the George Washington. He will probably soon give a fow of bis amusing lectures to the residents of the Crescent City Mr. Wm. Yoang’s Deapatch. New Ortnans, March 9, 1964, FXCTUME NT ANOUT MIL TARY AND NAVAL OPERATIONS. Thero is some excitement here, perbaps more than usual, ia roference to military operations elsewhere, and Bava! operations off Mobile; but the bopee of a reduction of that port to Union authoriiy do pot geem likely to be realized at proseat. The Department of the Gulf, how- ever, is pro-enting evidences of renewed acttyity. POLITICAR MANE VRRING—Pite PRESIDENCY, ‘The p litical managers are layiog the wires for the ap- proaehing Presidestial nomiation, and, though Slidell ‘and Soule are not here, with thelr opposing partisans, ag they were four years ago, yot there promises to bo as much bittervess in 1564 between the Lincoln and Chase wings of the republican party—both of whom have their orgavs bere—as there was in 1860 be- tween the Breckinridge and Douglas factions of the de- mocratic party; and there is as much fun aboad in Loui siana for (ue poopie who wateh the botting of the positical caularon as in New York. Here the people are ae thoroughly disgusted with the politicians as they are elsewhere: and it is vot mncommon to bear the remark that the policy of the Hxnalp in recommending the elec tion of Genera! Grant and the removal of the canse which produced au estrangement between the two eections of the country, culmizuting in civil war, by 8 constitationat enactment forever prohibiting elavery, if correct, and ought to be adopted. ‘A SECRSIL UNDERCURRENT. Ap uodercnrrent of sympathy with secession Btill tows and there bse been some exnitation at the of the Union forces under may be Uhat the joy ef tho » korrow, aud Unat quite re aud Sherman ele will be turned ir DRATH IN HOSY: son county, @ private in York cavalry, ded in how: John D. Company E pital yesterday morvt VATION OF PLATE s a few days s nce pro senied a eral vhopley, Military Governor, and in response to their letver Of presen. tation be nesired ths donors that he sould bequeath the =m ifvent testimonial to bis descendan a emento of Southern muniicouce and Sothern from Natchez. ‘ » March 4.) at Hacrisonbure Wednesday. iho not reached us euple of the Soath aptain Waixer, vor tant perl $ ven district isioms of ite thd mouth ver, which bas r Hat ite f thie ernel ub removed . and "ed river, the bulk of i aters throvgb the bat abroad and deep cuannel ert nde lear of Con: orn 1$ Tepo season, HEWS FROM BERMUDA. thie to Get Into A Blockade Nanrer U fon=Anotber Beache ” Hauvax, Mare 16, 1864 nto rupnar ete re arrived Jermuda tu four days’ passage, for repairs. ) ' Wiloiecton, ard re. | port 10 blockade yor Wi the Wisp bearhed of "mne * h 0, with Admirat Hope n board, arrived at Bertaad be 12ub. No Germuda papers have been received. T ROADWAY Crrovs.—This establishment, lack’s old then orner of Broadway and Broome sircet, is doing a fine business, Opposition has rather improved than decreased its popularity. Mr Lent, the manager, is constantly adding to the attractions of bie cirens, Besides the reguiar riders, acrobats and voltl- geurs, he has engaged the tramed ¢ i besides the trained dogs and mm Madame Louise Tourna nogtrian stars of the ares y wilbont being vulgar, sratement that nearly all we can see AO de {0 gO at ONC, at to enjey sued moderate price ne tee swindling pg (0 DO S18 ile ged the trained bear: Robert Stickney are Magnitude. The clowns are tur When to all this we appecd tt os paces the st why every b and take the ebild Om) sation of AHiy eean tO SEINE cone reT thew ‘aye bonds for ba oppearanes for trial yy and died why sheold ap