The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1864, Page 1

— THE NEW YORK [LERALD. Pn WHOLE NO. 10,049. General Lozan’s corps has been homy$ha has re! Re-enlisements are about over, aud the veterans » at the iront, atleast a very greys proportion, Urcasion- { SHERMAN’S ARMIES. Splendid Condition of the Forces in the West. ally a regintent passes South, btght Learted fellows, with, hake step, who go bick glad'y, Yon good jeoplo at bome, aod frp we The men were all glad to heard Paany of first week they enjoved it; but | them say that it was wearisom that. Nova who came from home three years growa gray in ex- rience. Meu don’t live to be veterans without learn- true, ie ing now habita and gouting yin in them, Thoy Mave geen an age com) > to GENERAL GRANT'S STAFF. | Marvod moro than they youd nave yours of perge, You will find them lost to hoare and g: _ ~ : to the wor'd. They have learned to thibk, to speak and act for themselves. They have, more than all this, Joarned to grapple with tho world, overcome time and circamstance and conquer all opposition, and there fascination i such struggtes which ulways wins devotees among the young. 3 ‘TUB VETHRANS TURNED ORATORS, But a beneft baa been derived from this furlough busi- ‘Resa of which 1do not think the projectors dreamed. They did not. think that in every veteran whom Con | furlouzbed they were sending hore ap orator to pl for the country, and the most fascinating of all orators to the audionces they found—the orators who tell in their own pluin sty¥e the inexhaustible pleasures of the life SBNBRAL GRANGER AMONG THE GAMBLE Orgrnization of the Rebel Army of the Southw P “. E Leonean years old lub) 8 and seventeen old Tul fences of Trinity, La. whom; on ‘their return, they fiud the vetereds ra three years ago. A now generation seems “espns to ‘tnton hows the’ vetorura talk’ ‘The frat camp wisry yen, how ae tall! camp wtory Harrisonburg Captured = and | interosts, :ha tat skirmish tale oxcites, the first buttio poem influences, They see themselves neglevied by the girls, Boys of twenty are very vain. Thay fee tho Destroye Bo aio. T ry voterars made herees of, and they determina to be vote- Ren ken We. rang;and after three years. and, God willing, long defore, ‘they will como back to be loved and lionized And thus each veteran {i a recruiting officer: and *vo see, as ho paps through Yo the front, that cach hye brought his fallew with him, You will be surprised at the vumber, Reriments that wont home two hundred ‘strong come ” Me. Ws B. G Shanks Despatches: Nasuvitts, Tenn.,, March 10, 1864, @RYERAL GRANT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON. Jousk with theco bunéred recruits—halw, hearty young ‘The aprointmént of Generat Grant to Mo highest pest | feilows—who aro soon taught the ways of ‘veterai r sunburnt fellow, whese elbow touches tn in the line, Mon in Vib army tas given rise to the “most painful ap- Prebensious as to his successor In tho command of ‘tho! miltery diviston of the Missiasipp!, “Genoral Grant lelt fe Washington witb the full tnentron of returning to this Comman’l within afortnight, atid so expressed him el. Put itis belloved that the powers at Washington ‘woah’ nondtaated and confirmed ‘tm Licutenans Generai ‘ee1' Oring nuch arguments to “bear as will compo! him to awiy at ‘Washington and assv.me chief command of the rerviiies. At least it is believed that he will betnauced to eren'a headquarters at Wastiiogton. It is wel! known ‘tb. “many Congressmen voted for Grant’s promo- woo ‘not so much frum love of Grant 2a hatred ‘et Bal'eck, end a praiseworthy and patribtic de- “efro to relive the conriry of at toms one meubus. Horfco arise tho dreadful fears I thdve alluded "to. and these apprebensions have already giton rise to “frighttul rumors, We are tld that Halleck {3 to sucooed “Grant in the command of tue mititary diviston of the “Tatasinetppl. Tho foolag'in the army in consequence of * gach an appointment wotte be tntense, perticularly in ? saat partof it which Sat @own before and wasted * yeo moots in giviag Beauregard time to remove hia {s the best surgeon in the world, and wall tell them how to take caro of themseives before @sadiity or death comes and mustera them out, They have at hand the foll experience of their veteran compar. jong; and f venture: to say that the future records of the imodieal corps will reveal tho fact that a far lers proportion of tho now recruits’ for these veteram ‘rogtuents will have been dismissed for dis: bling diseas.s thea of the origival levies. But in regard to the num vers, ive hundred re- toro im many insiunces where ‘two kundred go home, Oftentimes the proporting is less. Iskeow of several in. stances where 't is greater. Te Twenty-sixth Iiimois went Pome two hundred and eighty-one strong, and re- turned eight bundred strom. The Seventh Peansvi- vauia cavairy—-a regiment wilh has done more work with the sabro than wy olber in the field in this depart- mert—went Home about fivehundred strong. They camo back a few days ego fourteen ‘hundred stroug | em toki—to end the chepter which ‘nes incontinently growa voruminous—T ava tld by an officer acquainted with the musteripg in of the rew:listiog men that for every ‘usatid men ‘ako went ‘homo on furlough over fittesn hundred Lave raturoed, GRYRNAL GRANT'S STArP. I sen¢ you ‘the geporal order which organized ‘the stall of General Grant as commander of this military oa. It ds interosting for reference, if for mothing 0: GEXERSL ORTIAS—NO. 7. valuables, If the niphaaaon bah oo an isto we HnstQuar SERS, priest nd ov in boat ian ‘uce sue a resui! is most Important department, E ). 27, Peter at our node Brituces at Wastring:on had loved | ‘The following named ailleers compose the stait of the General co mmanding, and-will be obeyed and respected avoordingl y:— Chicf of S:jafr. - Brig. Gen. Joun A, Rewlins, “Chief En; snr Brig. Gev, Wm. ¥. Smitn. Chief of tJavairy.... Sooy Smith, ‘Aseistay ¢ Adjutant Gi Howers, | Chief of Artillery... Provos ¢ Marshal General Assist int Adjutent General. Swear toss.” Thegromotion would be e positive detri- ment t the connivy:ff Pllowed by such” changes Gen. Balieck would inspira in the armies of Grant’s military division neither réspoct nor confterce. He would ever appear to the officars ascociated with him tbe irre- golute man who was jucapable of .g the reeponsi- Ditity, and who-oncd boasted in blackthd white that “uo sibility ooufd'erer ba placed 6m him.” Agviget 7 ap appoisrmetit this whole army‘ vould protest. GENERAL BURLL. #1 a still wore pizasant rumor tots us that if General) | Assist ant Adjuteat General. . Capt K. Levi .assumee the chiet command at Washington Gereral | Assis tant Chief Lngiveer......Capt. Orlande M. Poe, ®. C. Buoll wH-setcceed him here, No better avpoint- } Acting Asset. Inspector Cou.. «Capt. B, Chenoweth. ‘Went. in case-of tbo romoval of rant to Washington, | Asst. Provost Marshal Gen. Capt. 8. A. Stovkdate, @ould bo mato, eid the officors of Pesmas’ and Sherramt’ J | Additional Aid... iy ‘Adain Bade. * armies wouki gttdly welcome the feeurn of one whe, con, § Aldade-Camp. Capt. P. T. Hudson, ej ignorance amd passion, ia now fully | Ai¢ede-Camns, Capt. 0. H. Ross. ant ed by tine adic facts, It has Leda | Assistant Quartermaster... .Capt, Beery ©. Janes, anne the fio@ing of the court or omnmis- | Agst. Chie! of Artillery . Lieut It, N. Towner. nin Bawls cass (loug kept socret by accrdemtus ic | Acting Ait. «Lieut, Win. M Dann. * gated but mot“bclieved) dectares' that Buell was tun | By order of ‘Major Genorai U. 8 GRANT. way to seme for ths resets ct his campatge against ‘t. S, Bowers, Assistant Adjutant General, * Braga n Of Uxtswecision at this ri Peeps © Bave deen'the’solo origin a 'the rumor Of nis ‘anticipated Nasnvit.e, Tenn. , Maroh'l7, 1864, Oe ee ae ee en ‘tmz EXODUS OF THE GAMEERE, * Sine to do-Ger Duell jursioorst? agate the cmiotercy of | Brigadier Genoral R. 8. Granger, the commandant of Whe armren'bF tis appointersnt to the commend of the | the portef Nashville, has, by the advieo of sore indi- military division, it would vettatled with dobight ‘i’ Che | vidual, at last oxegited a sensible order. ‘Kwas one re- Of General Thorns. A¥cxny rate, itis hoped” that trcont of Geuersiiirsut to the chit comn=aud | Wiring all the garatiers in the elty tocake Frexch leave appoint regult sven i 2 judiced @orson into rodunerta ef Min Scene, tt. ia vebovel Gar @esersh ‘Grant duly approciates thom: generally recognized abl. of Buell, and it 4s hoped ‘tami -eornest ‘abte-offivar will be rewurmod to active gery. GUARMAL FOURSEAT. i tmsof savvecitent ich nes vow son avlionece Ger an iecitent w! 4 never been Re Beral Rourscau, while ox @ visits to Wastrington, wsked | Some weeks ago-ho.issued an order regulating ibe hiring jm hime Fecordorsuvbs B acl cace, and ~wro felt | of public cats and backs, decreeing as = ponaity in case pwned seeragee rat roeee Neon pmtiiched, | of violation of ’uoregulation by a white man immedi- ropbiod that ‘te @how: ng was teofavcredie to | ate expulsion from the city, and “if bye negro he shell Buell.” Be court wae packed azaiast Buel! sani two of | be immediato!y. mustered into the United States service.” the nembers F Jeft in the Louisvélio train, I anderstand that over five hundred pames of persons practising the art aware in the list of the Provost Marsha! as exiles from the city. The exodus ¢o Loulsvilts is said to have been very complete, Gen. Grenger semosimes indulges in rather waijue ordere, held by ¢tem to be strong o gainst Neo! ‘tordress In | enlistment of a can in (he WVuited States army eMicer’s naiform and testy ay ainst Buell, proteading to | the pansity -for crime, Later Granger bean ofiecr, But ne more of | omiviscemmes. an over rrequirizg very citizen to bo vaocl- nated sithin- 2 certain time; and, «thongs he Maor Goveral 1. H Reus: eau bas beon for some hs pe did pot ‘pn the order, it was generally in comment ot the Disteict of ° ny 20 has o diate mapressingus ixto tho United Staies servico. The sels. consequenea was that the physteins rag out of vacoine tof radicais Virus, and the populace bave been nuteing core arms. in ping to wane Andy A RELIC. Hon’ style of radiowtim und Ronssenn's sey lo of com: Leas-shown afew days since a ourlesty from the Gere .tisme aid placed trim in the ridiecions: of not | Hermitage ealloctiony which i being sept-on to New York knowing Gis own mend. +h vafraid | for We groat Senitery Fair. lt is tho famous Old they are going to sender dim w't got | Hickory Cap,’ made irom the root of a 4reecutoT by a enn 46 very popular eangon bail, oo Long island, during the war ot 112, and fends soleigtsineg cailitary 3 eral Jackson, A bravob of tho main le, aed the root nas been carvod, into Hy foman in his ptave.’? all olagses, bocamvens at datics. Lepeannanceibeanear™ vase. wé' numerous eerbelisnmonts, it Neste. um. Tenn., Meroh if, yo. is presenter te the arvitery,vair by Andrew Jackson feb Gini Ses. and is to vewcoid foF the dened of the soldiors, vo a fortune w any barkeeper Mn New Yarkvity, and, tor feor of its :allay ‘nto the hands of same enterpris- ing bxider of that chara ter, the permission to sell is ie accompanied by a condé!on that it soail sone distopical society ,#tate or bational Mr. Lwaaidaon, it 1s understood, will also present the gid fvebivned ca Drolet ui @coera) Jacksan w the Sanitary Commission. 14 de solé ior bho benefit oft:.e troops, _ 4 Mir.Je Co Fitrpatrick’s Despatch, Ksoxvinir, Maron 0.1804, “Tenneseeo to-day,” remarl ed Major Gonerakousseau ome a ‘ow days since, “eajo ys a5 mach trame, lility a8 Keatucky ” The General the m wont ov to filust-ate the feet be had stated by reee Bin g several corroborative in- Sidenta, | wm told thatthe p sople of the Stato—-ct least af the district of Nashville, «« pprising tho greater part - Mf Middle Tennessoe—evines a post earvest d'aposstion to 44 0 the restoration of peng e sand of civitiaw ia their midst. General Rowsseau 24 i 05 that they frecly and ‘THE ELECTION IN TRNNESS RR qweluntarily come forwandumd g ve all the informe:ioo of | jg over,avdwith results wich in their general charac! Meerilias vod of robel plang \ hich cam do expeotea of | ter are very. eatisfactory. It is fair to estimate that a them, or which bas been loot d for from the.Leet- Union | half yore-has.bren polied—i xt is, the number of. votes = hedged Loar 8 , er nee on ped polled at this election is abou: onehalf of that polled just an Soares Andes tn the indpe att previous to the rebellion. Seah ut (oops and subsist og. ® Whe DosewlUllAIEAIne! | "Te tnispart of the State Acre were some ioterécting ananr’s 0 | Fe ocenineieninited features counacted with taeetection, fome caves by got ta volcy ot General Gro “he “letaieae™ policy | & misundersicuging, and im asters by deliberate iaton- dar boon fully tested, and incom fF 28t to that of Rowozans | tion, the toa: oath of Goveroos Johnson was not admin- Gas resulted most happily. Row us atone pled tor isterea, In we fecmer the arig.ake arose from a niscon S24 revulate « people who aid vot know under s-2icb | ception, or wauto! comprebeneina, of thelr duties hy the @rmy thay lived, and adininiscenm | «ath apaw oat > awyer, until they grew coma, ‘| Dplace aed rid inspectors cf election; bot im tbo letter there was mo eer ce on of affairs, aue ¥>- | guch oxcuso. Thay omitted tho oath rey from the with Coleridge. who rays — bet srikheay disloyal infention, but throush .o pag Bg of fwdigraticn at the course of Govurnor sohuson in prescribing sugh a condiwou 40 the exercise of the | Tight Of suileago, How the vote socast will be reganded ; ane generally, arvong tho poopia ~“Teh'e 8 ‘Groot has not administered a eng '@ Oath, batdas wary gommarily dis-oxed of the rebel ack 10%, w howe presence te rende ed the people ma satel fro Cf is. a matter forgpoanivtion, Certam. [t ts, however, that) has bean submitted neseoeans sito f : | enh eahi's arrival te tho ceneral, 'y disrecerded aaght) Semple We emission, Bo.dmloge man. voted. As eral | @ Governor Jolson. This condition . Of aiiaira ts excoa) mizht @ Know Negping bave ahowe bimsolf near ahs (nei xr bifying to Loon mos, snd ate wf wes ac Me | polis io the Siaih qverd as a rebel a) tho polls here an genet hoiher upon the aka fed resturmeonoF | Gontvte.” this condition Is Ul of the egpatsing jo “aturday last. In all probability: Gpxornor Jolneon wil take this de oof his awhoriyy ist high dudgeon, jad declare vod ole 80 Cast, Sugha proceeding, however, will not the main e&ject of Pie election. Wize the ascertains y public sentstner) agar ding rearganjeation of the j goverement. Tudyn qient ia cons itylaed in the baiber dey eR 00 hive exnibited their qapwity agetused und s@isiae cred State Of GuGgidss., LO assume the, reins of Bol! Jogi tion ty fe, NSTITY TO QOMKNOR JOINER, Tipce is a geveral selingat hostitity ameng tye poople of bags. onnessee to Gevitsigt JuiUAOh—not 60 jae otllen, Wot 1 Aled porition wineh (bo government was perested ko, but to him paceanyby. ot (edligy:, us now, of what ts stpdest tyrannical teat/iath, im eeonsad ty tndignation — Te Yavnists of Kone Tyynonace elxiun LQat they have newer gan vit oF the Galen ,and ues tne agg eniseration oath is 48 uneKcusgy long. a wd @f tho rebel armies (rom the state, ae 199 as | mi Derricre of xt ang ar. vee remain to ds ep them be the timite of the State poroo and qniet Hl ft i. Ihe poople aro boing ny ‘shotr crops a8 fre berg furnished s ment author ant Freddy prnnits any and of) ewners to bring thoir cotton to the State, ned tio trade reatrictions ero:kauth modides by the uxisting stato of fairs. Nawnviiik, Tene,, Moro 17, 1864, VR NEUEN ATION OF Tit ANIMY. ‘The recnliotment of Wie volunteers hes Low ce¥led by ene of pour correspondents “the eqjevenation vf the army.” At tho timebe.wrote this a> conkt mot \Davo ; known—(ho most sanguiag friend of aie mevancdt or r he ni0st agent lovor of Lie cause coud notAevo wn | oun woe rth Be ee ree Motpator—cheaptemtid sucaess which hea cropped he | cmamyse thee git 10 be +o wantda nd for this eras, os and Recauee che administentyn gi Governor JokaRqn.e Penaly effort, <H course 1 aysak wu Peerence go ie | 280 TM tee previous cate: tangent ef dislayer sone fistit-tions Nave’ been antagonistic were coxtrolied ly the more populons middle and westerm Db memy hoct at and ravile the expression; but Ats | sectiong, aod theifelng to throw of (his moral yoke is not @ (Slavery) remains; but the feeling is atill in existence ‘Once in a wai Do engagement of avy moment has taken placo, of it im twenty-four Hours, This morning a large number | nox number more :tuun underatood thatthe, nonaity of disobedience was imme | prigades, command: fear wavancement bava beon choked off by the weeds Of sinvery. The people Rave bud toa capacity for wd ap. Jation of progress: but State Iaws avd deeply rooted Their movements wor unnatural one, Not that the origmal oaure Ong bast Pennessceans that they would be mere prow ® separate state, ‘There ig Mxie news to communicate as to army affairs at the frang; but a little ekirmteh o@ Mr. E. D. Wentfall’s Despatch. Crartaooga, Tenn., March 10, 1964. ‘IRR WEBEL POSITION, Thave just returned fro! ‘and likely to remain go for some‘time to come, or J am | party was landnd and th vastly mistaken in my calculations, TAROT PRACTICE Two or three days since Geveral Paluer dirroted seve- | some iutelligénee of the extreme ral portions of his command at the frous to commence '| Pl target practice, and the order was carriod out vigorously, sai! ‘his orders are, @ereral Baird, who was on the alert for aigns of the enemy, was deceived by the state of the atmosphere and tho formation of tho country a3 t0 | ¢he mony h tho'direction whence tho sounds of war came, and sent fm despatches whick gayo rise to the regerts above refer- red to and croated quite’ commotion among the nows+ paper fraternity. That was the extentof the sensation, however, und no new dispositions of troops were made, Grand Old Generel Phemas is as steady aud catia as ever, and portly Palmer -enjuys bia sear es cootly aud care Jeasly as I have goou him do under revel tire, “his NRW SITE ATION, Since the evnolusion of the Dalton reconnolesance our ‘nes havo been advanced considerably beyood their looa- tion during tho winter. The country as fur south as the Old Chickamange ‘battle tleld 1s permanently held; Ring- gold, eighteon miles on ihe road to Atlanta, is one of our oats, with whith we wiil soon bein communication by fail; Yaylor’s Kidgo aud White Oaz Ridgo, and all their gape, are hold, while @ cavalry forco for superior to the moentod troops of the enemy is eparat- ing all stong the front. Oar cavalry is in prime condition, well mounted, well armed, abundantly provisioned and foragod, Our infantry force ts being ang- monted dally by returning veterans, who not only feel moro Jike fighting than ever before, but are more ‘capable. They are coming down to us at a fine rate,and would come ‘faster if the transportation was to be procured, Moet of theso regimenta bave strengthored themselves by three or four hundred re- eruits during their play speliat home, If I bave never yot remmriced that. ‘this vetoran business is a gay old guocess,”’ Lmay be permitted tosay it uow. If General Grant had not gone to Washington, I should say we were ever Ww better condition to do something in ihe way of crushing the rebellion. ORGANIZATION OF TAR REPEL ARMY. ‘Yesterday I collected @ few interesting facts relative to the orgrnization and offective force of our foe. 1am not at liberty to give the exeslient anthority I bave for the statemonts | make, bat i wiliguarantee (bat, 90 faras the; e thoy arecorrect. Joo Johnston har at Daiton, Tam il, Beacon and Kingstea an effective force of 39,600 men. They are organized in two ye of infantry, com- matted by Lientenant General Hardee aod Mejor al Hindman, anda cavalry division commanded "Whooler.” Hardee’s corps is Fe “a, Cheatham’s and Cieburne’s divisions; Hindman’s corps of Stevenson's, Stewart's and Bates’ divisions. Bestdos these there are two-olld bri- gacles, one of them a Seuth Carolina Lng my: attached to Put, Cleburne’s division: sesigned, In the tov organization, Lam told, Johnston | gaary iast, has eecaped and reached our lines safely, ; He Cs Galised faves treated vory inbumeuly while in the bande of } the bes adopted a plan which st first Bragg couch @rouble, and which that General finally discaraed—that #0, of brigading ali troops from each Statetogether. ‘Bragg found thet while this arrangement éxeitod a c | eble spirit of emulation among the represeuiatives of the Several States, it also made them clannish and more di Hoult to manage, Johuston may Ibiy etocecd better; Dut the story of an emente, which occurred revoutiy at Daiton, inclines mets think not. Some ¢wo hundred ‘e- nesseeans were detosied in an attempt (9 get to the Ui lines, and put fe the stocks, or “Confederate watstevat’” as they call it, forpontshment. Maney’s brigace of Tene Besse troope charged tn which biood was a iit, released their comrades. little acts, though podle and generous, are bighly axbver- sive of military diccipiine. the patiniest-days of Bravg’s army his divisioos eix thousaud each = ‘Thestx men divisions now ‘un ifront of us are the same that were driven of Mission Ridge Since that battie the rebel avwy of Teynesste has been woxkened by the Joss of more than teu thonsand men—deaths, captures and de- sortions—and it is fair to surpose theee six divisions have borne their proportion of the loss. say to the extent of sixteen hupdred men each, This would lorve them forty four hundred ten toa diviaion, or a total of twouty- six thousand four hundred, If the rebel authori tues are able tokecp these divisions up to these figures, in tho face of the :desertions, which are yet nu:merous, they are duing mach better than I am Willing wo give them credit for. 80 I believe that the nominal strength propored to @ citi: en, whose statemont was | This is-exeoodingty brilliant, masmock ag it -makos the | of Johnston's six divisions and two odd brigades of In- fantry is rather below twenty six thousand four bundred thon over these figures—that the oifective foree is not more than twonty-ti70 thousand. REUMD CAVATRY, command divided dato four by Roddy, Matterson, Hutno and igades aro ould to ddy's brigade reached u Joseph Wheeler Pavidson Pattors consist of two regiments each Tunnel Hill the night General Palmer fell back to Ring gold, and participated in the orgies by which tho rebels Celebriited the “repulse of the Yanks at Buzzard Roost.” el cavalry rogitnents do not ‘© then threo hundred men enc! mate by a careful.men gives three thousand men ives, as the strength of Wheeler's command. 1 give a grand total of twonty-o'git tho rebels under Genera! Johnston, Allowing two thousand for bushwhackors, armdd citizene, sconts, camp follow- ers, &c., there wo tuen thirty thousand rebels between Sherman's army and Atlanta, Jobneton bas force enoogh to bold the gaps near Dalton against forty thonsand men; yet! do not think thonext great battle in Georgia avill be fought anywhere ig the vicinity of tbat town. The rebels to Atlanta, They did this during the rec unoiesance. The lace is now ag dead and worthless to them as Tanool fan except a8 a pombol obeervation. 4 WKN MERTIS was beld here this morning, which was largely attendod by the citizens of Hamilton county. Mr. Jnmes R. Fiood, our now pestmaster, and others made some stron; apecches, and a series-c! resolutions favoring the emenci- pation policy of the govornment wero adopted without grumbling. Goveraor Joboeon was recommended to call a State convention for the purpose of reorgavizing State -gove nment in Tennensoo, Ii js quite fanny to witness ‘since there ss. not a man ip all this section and call believe fo ao len (aera. p ‘ of country who can ws finger on a “Digg him bis own Yet theyaso honest men, and I principle underties thelr action. A REAL VEMRRSN REGIMENT. - fe Second ey gr cavalry bas re enlisted for the war. The history of thie regiment, {/ written, would bo as wonder‘ul as the wildest romance. They haye travelted thowaods upon thousande of mtios. participating in ninetys cigbt “brisk Sights,’ got counting tho litte skirmisbes, and claim never to bor ipped, Major General Gordon Granger and Majer Geveral Ph: bai vob commande the regiment, aud will each “swear it. Colonel AP Campbell, tho present commander, ia in chargo of the brigade to which Abe Seonnd ts attached, and the regiment is in tho hands of Liewtenant Col Boo Smith, of Grand Rapida,a genvine evidier, if there ‘The Seoand is ono in.Zeonessee, will go howe four bum dred and aifty strong. Major Wea. McMichael, Adjutant Goarra! of the De- partment a the Cumberland, goes home to Phiiade'phia ste day on. acount of domestic aitiction ie tbe death of a wear roiative. Major McMichael t a sot of Morton Me- Michael, of tho Ihiladeiphia North American, In bie Oiticial caywoKy the Maor is eabied upon « act as censor of eo press dm thia deportment. He hascnade bimeylf panelar with she newspaper men by the careful aod tm- Sg manper In which he has dacheryst the lativer uly. Mla, DeB. Handoiph Keim's Deyvoatch. Cano, H., daren: Lat st frag Vicksburg —Ihe Yazoo Oty 4) astrous ag at Pires Riportd-— Interesting cad Fuller tar. ticulans from the Bed River—A Swecosaful Recon iors sanco~ Uhe 1 ebels ats'larrisonburg and frive’y Obikiged to Decampn Mirring Times Ahead, fe. The arr vals of to-day yout ue in possesmon of still ter intelligence coacerning gifairs at Vicksburg and we mouth of Red river, ‘The report brought up ty tho firat wteamer iw cegard fo the late ght at Xaz00 CRY Is cousiderably gwalitied an to renwit@ hy the infecmation of today, The main features of she Weted in the Hew, were cortort, We arc, bowerer, @doulte in the MBitory Division of the Mississippi 1790+ b rime te gy amonver subser Lod, vb, MONT ret aged, now credibly ingormod shat Colayol Coates ar athe kad AS 40 bo tho serwiee nee. tho manifest injury whick an | vate ia dberdiytys ts bigaet Pomoc god rhe roquira oy tee ry sabe! cavalry, ugder [rs pe f it “ DISET OF “OF i M8 od. binding the foreo too strong fax him, he t ok refuge Aarkor statomnont of fey would have Hone w allnde 2 | a, aig acs ing iat SoparULION aaul.ceoouon of Kast Tet | Su an old fertineationt at hang aud, thengh the he completeness of 480 &10°088 by 8 ptatn stakement oF m0. Onoaway from the aseve hae 50 idem of tie avidity with which the men accepted the groponal to aoentiqt. O06 CMe Within sao present yoar the wile my Hooker's conmand was absent on furlougé as) wetgrans, give A few regiments sot elig.ble fon | geenisimont. Tho garrizon at Chattagooga for over a montt, aod during the late advanee on Daitos , cons a Bet more titgn 8000 troops, most Of these rabwd tH t efart @f 1362 for the defence of Kentucky, and a few Oat talons jeaoral King, Nearly al the Army of Reasee ot 4 Apo Bate is ato rayving, and the Kaoxyitie tqeouy tie Convention of agql will reaasom tw ero on the yaule nat for a discuasian Of {bo measure, There is a growing fing te to cut | ome fram, tke rest of the Stat Wentoge wed Suldle lenocsaee—so heet Punnes moeane Clajmeengee Deo. a drag to thelr pRroxress OF IHIMlY @viMe wastial » Dser ues Dit FoOU the Hine ee gertot ibe Stato is as difengnt from rest as New Jam pan rode trom Virgida hast Ten. ROR 4 Northerm gacidedly Noribern—tw the heter of bor geowe, iy thew wantat g(ilation with shat wmaeitae Com wikeh bas hereiofurd dintingiistied the couth ae a reetion, 4) Sei apyroviagidn (thoygl not in their Atta. thet, OF iad Berrien ond induAry which mark uoder 9 2 Seon ‘eacopt Ul Binth corps, which ix vow i aats Northern States, and. iaatly, in deer rigd devotion the | romise of the gorarument to be allowod to xo bawe | ihe Leion Society im Bask lonnestee = has @4 tho first opportunity, and while a beep 10. the ebrygats ata: iia the op ute propor) 5 op me gine dare? angie fepreres votw au tha Dugertly of frag wepos+ Ler ofinrte Ganiiy aro peing remusigred. uemy several (umes nde ia surrender, he kemsed, aud the dened ee Position was majvtoined unio tbe timely 1 OF Rid Heats tera Vickeburg, while the largor part of the cosnmand Pucseed male Jug ite cevapo, Tho fighting Of tha troop@ was of the re verest eharactor, mavy times boing hit w@ haad, or from the bo es of the sity. The Waahita river haa been the seers of tw Tecent naval engacrmonte, ie which our forces were Ewin Nobody, 1 be | fp the guard, and after asevere fight, Such CraudiloquentQair with which those gentlemen aavocass ent, as already pub | vols | strony earthworks, me found Fortited bed nting three S2pwuvor xm, rhea go moved My the advayco, «nd Wes alioweis pass wishout we onetra. ON, DOXt foliowea (he steamer Prt Thadmaa which was ho ilagsbip of te expeanion ihe armament of this Boat Delng woak, -Ms was taken by the rebut wor brsuspurty Prd dealt wth ace rémgly. Alter ausialping the contlict for Fomwe tyme si was diewbiod, and had two of her crew Killed and might wonnced, he commander's ting warnow transiorrs : tothe Washita, A brisk tira was directeé upon the fort by the other boats, and with go much aecuracy thet UH enemy's gunners were soon obliced t vacate their position, A fore simmedia sf yt, ond the town of Irmity oecunied, and partially destroyed, ‘One of tho feaiurcsat the town was a Yankee skull, found Ma salou, avd decorated with all tho fvery und display ofan anceot idol The proprietor of this ieee of prop- erty was on Benyilie— m the now front, whither I hea | S26 of thet seafaring and guberma‘oriul Leisianian of the game name wh arly exnlorations omuleted La Salle’ ‘Woon called by reports of “shard: fighting” at Ringyotd, | of tho iowor siisessipst and founded Sho setuioment of Parker's Gap, Tyner’s Station and other places on our Vine, | New (Orleans. 4 ‘T discovered the reports te be totally without foundation, ‘The enemy remaining in his old position at Daltom end | proving asi vist oxtravaganco in the’promises and a very Tunnel Hill, qutot, bis cavalry activg only as pickets, 6nd Sceasionaily im small parties a8 scouts, Nevo, apprehonds an attack on our Ines by the enemy in en they came away Wey lore Dehind them | force, and sho railroads are too well guardod to edit of | the land a tgs org 24 operations by the rebel cavatry. Everything is quiet, nd ovitten, tt is euid, was prepared by ine same individuals to culebrate in a becoming Biipber the speedy roy, of our boda, This, however, natural mistake to Uae conctusien, Our men partook of the repast, and drap'x rummary veagoance upon Bienvilig ever caught Having aomewhst changed tho appearance of Trinity, party again embarked, and the expeditvon to Harrizeaburg. om the Tevsas, A mAin- utes suoceeded jm bringing the place into submission, wn burned ‘Theo hostility of the people of the Red rivor country’ hea Perbeys no paralel in tho South, unless it be in, South Carovioa, In. every expedition up he river wa eestve rhariem of those peo lo, The now forthooming retribution will probaloty-open the'r eyes ty the recompouse of their ptst misdolings. Tho gunPort Cnestogn was suvic by the Ghn, Prive, oe of our bows, on tho 10th. ‘The Conestoga wes laden witb anynnition, Tuo entire cargo is lost ‘There wre it twenty-seven gunboats congrerated at the Red river, and Adioiral Yorser is also there in yorson, This'20ems "to promise some sicitvity in that per nbornood. fn fact. the Red river commtry 18 all ‘that iss lett of the Mississippi vailoy voceutreliod by our forces, or-go divested of provisions ag net 10 ‘admit of oo- cupatyon by either ariny, ‘There 15 a great d’ta! of wealth along tho viver—a Tec ich probably accuunts for the bitter uese of the pov _Tlfarn that the cnemy has about @hirty doats in the Five, of which the Webb is to most tormilabia, ‘This boa, mounts the guns of the Indianola, ono of our boars des noyod during the Vickzborg campaign, aud is covered with faliroad ton, The other boatg ere mainly eetton-clad, mouvtibg a few guns, or are used ap transports or for oommercial purposes. it i ‘ot supposed the Red river will e given ap without strenucns ciforts to hold iton the part of the enemy. ‘Tso Gghimg w'!] probably be Rovers, butthe results cer- tain, and Hove the teas durablo and crippding. Thero wil! be no ee y of supplios during the aperations; tor nd caer rd6 am abundance of cattie, poultry end 0 hike, ‘The navy of the Southwest wi!) now come In for an ad- Gitlonal riiare in the glories of military operations in tho valley, Thoro is no doubt as to the record it will mako, THE LATEST NEN/S. -John/Yteorgan Oppesiee: Decatur, Ho cave=Longetveet Moving Le 0, -&e. hort of to Jein Fousvinirn, March 22, 12864. Aj‘ mecis! deepateb from Chattanooga says, on tho opp ssite Decatur, apd casnot’bo mounted, from tl aca roity of horses, J deserters from Tongatrest’s. le: p moving to join General Lee’wermy. Metel Prisoners, Horecs, Wagons, &c , Compuntard Gar, March 22,186 j. Hitent. Col. Davis, of the Hleventh Tennessee -cavu Ir who-sas wounded and taken priconer on the 22d of } fel frebeis. ene and wounding encther. jest |a-terror to Union citizens, Newe drom Cairo. Cucno, M., March 28, 18 64, did Hj gue Sevantesnth New York infantry arrivedtro: m bee low to-day, en route home. } river, to protect the plantations and trade depots, with a large namber of gunboats and transports, Natohez. hore, PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS..: General Fremo: leading Gorman radicai paper of that § the Fremont flag. the Peoria Deutsche Zeitung and the Allon Seobackt = have likewise hoisted the name of John C. Fremont the Presidency in 1864; and the Wisconsin Democrat « preases ita preference for Fremont, declaring,at thees | lime, that it will not support Mr. Linco ou avy-¢ « @- dition, General Halicck. ' Albany Statesman .} Tt a candidate. Congress continue to express tho most perfect confidence judging by what they hear from their constituencies Ubal the. Chicago nominee cannot fail to be the succesaia, Gekt only 10 | have removed all thoinachinery and workshops of Daiton | candidate, Mr. Lincein. Ninety-two of the onc hundred .aed seven Union mem- bers of the Ohio Legislature bave endorsed tho prevent- ment of Mr. Lincoln as the Unioa candidate for the noxs Vresidential term. The Rhode Island Democratic Conven- tion, Provioeren, March 22, 1864. The Demoeratic State Convention met to day. Gideon Bradford presided. The Nominating Committee reportea the following nominations :— For Governor—Elisha R. Potter. For Licutenart Governor—Thomas A, Reyaolds, Por Secretary. of State—Jonah Titua. For Al General—Nichoias Van Slyck. For Sreasurer—Heory H. Cook. ‘The ticket wap.laid on the table, aud the whole matt ‘was referred to the State Contral Committes, Messrs. Charles €. Bradiey, Gideoa H. Durfee, Ebenezer W. Waiker, Isaac Lawrence, Gideon Bradford, Alfred Anthony, T. A. Repoolds and W. H, Allon wei cied delegates to the Chicayo Convention. Maine Seidiers to Vote. PortLaxp, March 22, 1664. Reselves providing for an amendment of the covetitu- tion, #0 as to allow Maiuo soldiers in the field to .vete, Dave passed the House, in concurrence with @ yoto of. Bonato. The Tragic End of the Kimira Seattary mir. The Fumira (N. ¥.) Adveriivr gives a detadiod ac- count Of Ie Duraing of the. chureh in that city jv which the southern Tier Sanitery Fait.was going on. White the two lade wore lighting the gas.on Friday evening sume of the festouns of evergreen caught fire and the flacncs sored rapidly. it woe, tuekily, eupper time, so at leas than a Dabired persons wore ie the building, Ter- rible eo: stornation seized these porsens. The Advertise ays: ‘ihe dame andemoke so fillet the dhurch that, endea- Voribg 10 pet ‘cave Ube front stairway, M. M Converse, HOR B Ltbd pir! Out in Refety, in the bewildering lucaling gawke fell over some jeipediment, aud before be could craw! to a place :f safely Dis entire face and head, hagis ang fore: ms were ss barngs that tho «| fone Of, At bis advarced age, near saventy, it may rdly be eXpeote! dbl he will sutwive, akgou; very vate bour Ina! Jig he retained bis aleony wos cheerfuily resigned co the will of Jieaven. & 8, 310 got a Revere fall, whieh mace a bad aeie knee and Lega dyuised bis body, ; 7 on ie honde sav rely burned. 0. abort A. | apd hurry Halt Hie} aud Cluik Jagra’iam were in the dyna, ing to save a’ ide goods poasibie, taped watit tho way to the stairs fooding to the side entrance was | closed, the frat p 10d Ohiy eterting aM exreae by Chad at Course ent Of, Tusled to the ast galtery, and broating throngh a wi , asslated a jady from Sig Plate jn jt Paryt of the New Kagiand Kitelen, and he bh t yumped rowing (0° woMIMd At loct Ww ailety was d row, @ woof the winlownof the ressing Hang to tbe sill with ona hand ap foot, w to avert complete evik wag resol ed Dy a ludder raised to where b- ei with @ severe dura on the }a his head thrast outei uotit v Stcceresy!, Muough bot withowt sone leg of molertal And 1 who ran Chromgh tt bang at tho frat ofarm ‘2 | men, — Aw oxpedition, composed of the pt any who might ba io danger, winio doscendiay the Woehtta, Onova, Conest Lexington, Fort Hind | front store besnne cuficnted ane ie.) to tho loot below, And Cricket, eat out from the feet at tho mouth P broke en@ of Ue Yonos of hig rtghi feroarm weds diy) of tho Red aod fe med up to the Flick, thonee up the | beveltg he vient bip ard fod, Be ine 9 we ow loary Jattor stream with ut oxpertoroing ary cpposlion, Gott | etry CMber porte did even, arco ed fron the how arrival al the junction of tho W abite avd seveus » bouding’ (oh ed amlegs hy Bret eee pt ug ra, Sbioh form the Hack. At this point, inthe | Fe ty ecMt, 9 OF Py. We Deighborbooy of the sowp of Trinny, the onemy was f moredant. ~ oes thor ity ef deserters, that Jobo Morgan’s command fe till ; 7 fay that he ie doub é- Flecaye of Lieut. Col. Pavis—Captere sof ‘Two companies of the Ninety-Zrst Indiana, white e tout- up the Virginia road , came upon the enemy’s pic kets, They returne @ to last evening with four-horses, wagons, ar:ns and prisoners, including the notorious revel cue rillas shwhackers Green and Eatlor, who have teag beeu Adjutant General Thomas -f stationing troops, m costly colored, at the principal pointe aleng the lower Mian! eippi Admiral Porter ieft Vickeburg last Saturday \ reek, F tring 1m t2e direction of the fleet was beard last Mom ty at ‘Tho Thirty-ffth New Jersey regiment is engi p sped The Michigan Journo!, published tm Detroit, al ihe 16, bas be, is ted ‘Two more Gorman papers in fllimi | 3— for ‘rom said that Ceneral Halleck’s frien¢e are abe utd taking steps to piace him before the democratic party. as ry hour the kaleidoscope of the Prea |- deotinl struggle changes; but tho democratic members ¢ 4 ‘ ‘ THE AAMY OF THE POTOMAC. | The Expected Arrival of Lie enant General Grant- Heavy wall of snow— Capture of Gueriilas, &e. OUR BPRCTAL PRSPA'C Heanquarmens, Awcy ov tum Poromac, Mareb 22, 1964. It has been reported that Geveral Grant will review tho Army of te Potomac, te company with the Prevident | and his Cabimot, Generals Halleck, Meade, Sicklos, Oglesby and others, op Thureday of this week; but learn that, ‘though mech a review lenot unlikely to occur at no dis tant day, nothing oilloial has as yet been promulgated io | Tegpra to it here, ‘Goreral Grant is expected up on Thursday, but it Is vob Yhowght that he wil! remain long, 8 it will be necessary for bim to spend eome time in Washington to peri ect bis lang for the spring campaign, unless perchance be bas Mready 20 mateared them as to render much further cogh tation unneceseary. A heavy fail of snow commenced hore this afterncen, and continues unabated at this writing—pine P, M.— which will inevitably transfer our camping ground into one immense mud hole. Tho grand review, if it should take place on Thursday, will necessarily be un- pleasantly‘damp under foot, The storm, I thiuk, is the regular cquinectial, asi do not hear of amy army move- ments on the tapis to bring it about, The utmost good feeling pervades all claases In the army, ‘and tho advent of General Grant will be hailed with euch ap outburet of enthusiasm es no other general (excopt, of course, McClellan) could inspire. His known presonce alone, without his jadgment or genius, will bo equal to twenty-five thoussnd veterans when we meet again Joi. Davis’ tatterdemaliions. ‘Wm. Knapp and Jolfs Bates were ekot last night, the Intter fatally, by a drunken sentinel at the Soldiers’ Rest {n Alexandria, Knapp end Bates wore members of tho ‘Trentieth New York Volunteers, Adetachment of the Sixteenth New York cavalry yes- terday arrested a farmer at bis Rouse, mear Oceaquan, who had upon bis person a pass dated at Lynchburg, Va., March 15, extending fifteen days, Such is the character of the farmers in this vicinity. Another detachment of tho sto regiment came into Faivfax last night with thirteen guerilias, eleven of which belonged to’ Mosby’s battalion, and two to Stuurt's corps. ‘A strong band of rebel eavalry has been prowling about Pavgvier county for some days past, and last right several of them came in euch close proximity to the pickets of the Fifth corps, near General Sykes’ head. saharters, ag to-get sovera? shots, ! How the &rmy of the Potomac Enjoys Wtselt, MR. ¥. @. CHAPMAN'S DESFATOR. Hranquanrsns, ARMY oF Tim Potomac, March 15,1864. Amusements at the Front—How Our Sobtiers Enjoy Them- telve—Incilents and Anecdotes—A Poem on Mud— Theatriedie, Evening Parties and Military Sotrecs in Camp, dc., kc. 0 much'has been written home by soldiers, corres- pondents, Christian commissionera aod others of the hardships and viclesitudes of life in the field that those who stay at home have formed the opinion that wo really are to be’ pitied for our want of social-sport, But Imust be permitted to aay here that no class of men enjey fun more heartily or have more of It to enjoy than we at the front. Oar soldiers make sport of everything, aud some- bow they have a¢quired a faculty of ascertaining, ae ft by intuition, where the most of It t9,t0 bo always found. ‘They will go om drill, and if anew recruit or conscript happens to-be of the squad his toes will somehow inva- riably fit inthe place where ‘vet’ wishes to plant the breech ofvhie musket as he “orders arms.” If @ re- cruit brings toto the army wits him any of bis home g0-to-mesting pride, and takes especial pains to give his boots an extra polish, hie comrades will con- trive to place him conveniently near a mud hole or some other vile creation which they can make instra- headquarters, and no scolding or threats of the deputies, clerks or guards can prevent them from eujoying their Prerogativo of fuu-making at the expense of tho new comers. A “reb” looks a trifle eolled ia his wardrobe, avd ho is at once unofficially interrogated as to whether or not be is “out of soap;” or he wears @ pair of good stogas, and he fe saluted with the very undignified ex- pression that “My Johony was a shoemaker,” or he wears a shocking bad tile, which calls out aa exclamation Tommmdful of the good old di Of peace and sunshine, “when thet old hat wae aew, In repartee aud fan our soldiere are not Debind auy class of men living; and thes Dave suchs keen appreciation, too, of the ludicrous an Sarcastic. | nover laugbed more heartily than the other day. 1 was riding from Brandy Station to Stevenaburg incompavy with Col. A.,of the Michigan —— regiment, and bed re ched a point opposite Goneral P.’s headq ters, when to were overtaken by a couple of soldicrs mounted on two decidedly un Rarey-fed mules Tho beys bod evidently been up to the gutier’s, tor they were a trifle topbeavy, and only their places by dint 0! the moat porsevering industry, At that point the road crossea a considerable crock. which the mules seemed to bold in strong aversion, Nevorthe! through the porsusaive eloquence of two heavy sticks, they wore urged on to the mictile of the stredm, and then they fint!y refused to advonce. The boys tried ail the oxpocients at hand, but it was “no go?’ and when at length one of thom caught the tail of the other’s mute in hie baud an! ettempted,to twist a forward movement out » | Of him, the refractory animal reared, whirled to one side, , | Kicked abd snorted, and, depositing his ridor in the dirty \ | drink, he started on a keen run dack towards the corra), Zouaye gathered-bimeelf up, and seoing that he could not overtake bis frightened steed, be only followed with sun- ary expletives and iunprecations not found in the Weat- mivater Cutechism. | C fwery pious man, and he took it upon himself to chid exasperated and unfortunate “vet” for using such wu «shrictianlice language; but the soldior would have his yke; 80, ohakiug what water ho ould out of od ho waded to a dry spot on store and it was “damned valda’s ‘ou.is amale.”” But soon appreci: wf 1Vie condition bo:turued to the Colonel and ofered to Iny A bet thet that was tho firat time he ever saw a | mule tear (neletoor) shed. It was some time before either the Colanel or mysof was abie to ceo tho pun. gency pf the joke, but iteamo to un after s whilo, aod it ba ped amazingly Go Gey up the mud between there aud A GOS JOKE. Speaking of mud seminds aie of anovber joke, which is ews! to any ever perpotrated by Father Abraham, Cap'ain Marry Page, et army beadquartors, toils i¢ in sucha way that I alucst fear to attempt to put it in a detter.jeat it jose its salieat points. However, | will try, we it know, then, that in our present camp we are sored and elmost mud drowued, and in the absence ‘ot moro atirring topics the conditiva of what ehould be Gera firma (but which really ts terra ayua) is the themo Of canyerso, Or, a8 Private Patrick Ofisary, the bard of the Excelrior Brigade, paraphrases leanyson’a song of the “Charge of the ¥ix Hundred . Mud to the right of us, Mud to the leit of us. ifud all ja front of us, Mad ip the rear of ur, Through it we flounder, We sleep in mud Mué never out of night, Kverywhere around nere. But to tho joke. A tew daya ago two soldiers wero fentenced, for some trivial offevee, to ten days in the guardnouse; but they wero taken out occasionally to do police duty about camp. (oing puileo duty, you must Jen w, J8 not im tho army what it is in the city, but con site in golvg about ander guard and cleaving up the cap These valdiors wore put to clewoing away tI mue front the (roet of we colonel’s quart from a New York eity togiment, and, to j ialenc, might ave ecu wamed Move and Sykeay, At any fia I shall calt ther #o in the recital. They had worked well, and fiaaiy seemed themselves on a to await the arrival of sergeant of the guard tor TuNS raMpant wkd the \ighier pessoas of our han mike be erare no expense wudersized amateur | some valiant apd & * tho-Wish-ton-Wisb or Bat comedy end Joss the original taxt t* adh are thrown Ww the better does the or One otiicers come in fur some pretty bard bits ally, but they tak mental tn-kie despoilment. If the provost guerd brings in @ aquad of rebe! prisonors our boys will smell the | N.C. eport from afar and crowd to the vicinity of the provost JENTS. Ik would do you god to seo how the boy@ st our playhouses appeeximare thom ¥ used 10 iM the a a ‘ ame of Hes te oe are t ad to and the n 1a cod part and tang tly aa those of leaser ravi "we are treated Dow Cesar de Saran apd ihe Heppy Husvand songe of Sam Clark. the Con eeript, and My Love Fe wae a Sattour Rov, with jig aod breakdown, alfor tweoty tye venta eacd, ao © 40 free lies excopt to the presd. GENERAL BUTLER'S DcPARTHENT. The Expedition Under Gene- ral Graham. AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA, Ren Ren ae. Mr. Wm. H. Stiner’s Despatoh. Forrre:s Monnor, March 21, 1864. GENERAL GRAHAM'S EXPEDITION, which I mentioned brietly in my deapatch yesterday a3 baving started outon an important mission, bas been hoard from by Geveral Butler as being all gafo, and bid + and Genoral Gre thus far mot with the greatest succe: ham telegraphed that he intended to go elsowhoro before sonding back the troops ho took from General Wistar'a command, TAS OBRCT OF THE RAID was for the purpose of clearing out anosbof 4’ confoderated in Matthews and Gloucester con! | ag to capture and destroy several lirge gratmaries, and re- lease from bondage several hitndred negroée, besides ira prossing all the cattle in the noignborheod which could possibly give any uid or comfort to tho enemy. ‘THE vONCE of the expedition consisted of two regimonts of infantry, four companies of Colone) Spear’s Eleventh Poonsy}yavia cavalry, and ono section of artillery, besides the gun- boats Brewster, (hamber'ain, Flora Templo and others. ‘The infantry was embarked on transports, taken to Piankatank and thon landed, while the cavalry started from Gloucester Point and ma Joniction with the other forces at the appointed rendezvons., Ameng the trana- rta used for carrying troops n this:exyedition was the omas A. Morgan, Captain Tom Edgar, taken from tne Old Point and Yorktown route THM START—WIAT WAS ACOOMTISHED. ‘The start occurred cn Thursday noon, the 17th ins after the most thorough preparation on the part ot Graham, and an understanding with General Wistar tha: he should have all the assietatice needed in caso of a re~ pulse. The troops, ag well as the sailors, were in the highest possible spirits, and anticipated great results from the enterprii ‘What was accomplished js as fol- :—One captain and. ten privates captured, a valuable saw mill removed, a large number of horses and oxen seized, and ie, , as wel ‘about one bundred cuptrabands placed on en route for this point. YORTOBR RAIDING. General Graham telegraphed to the Commanding Gene- ‘ral that the cavalry andartillery be took with him wero. sent back, as be contemplated still further raijing into - the enemy’s country, and could pot use mounted mon to advantage. Jocality of General’ Graham's new fieid or bas not as yet transpired. The sbove has - been communicated to ‘ters telecrsph, and some time during the day additional sews from Lake cer) Fivg 0'CLocx P.M. Up to this moment notbing further bas been heard of « the expedition, ’ Union Deserters Sent to the Coal Miney. Fortress Mownom, March 21, 1864. A court of toquiry is called at Norfolk to investigate the circumstances of the loss of the Poterhof, ‘The steamor 8. R. Spaulding has arrived from Beaufort, Free schools for white children have been opened in- Newborn, by order of the Provost Marsha). Major Jones, of the Filth Riode Island regimént, ‘a! raising a regiment of heavy artillery in North Carolina, The Wilmington Journal says that forty-eight federal! deserters to the rebel lines bave been s0:t to [eep river’ to work in the coal mines, and that Wilmington Js full oF Yankeo @jps. News from North Carolina. Newnenw, N.C, March 19, 1864. The recent raid on Richmond cused the rebel Genora) Pickett to send several of his regiments from this Btato to Virginia, Just as ho waa ready to commence operations in this direction, Thess regiments aro returning, how- evor, ovidently with a view of carrying out their original intentions, Governor Vance, in ore of his recent speoches, stated that General Lee depends upon North Carolina for tho support of his army. He dwells upon the importance of keoping the raitroada in this St:te in good condition, on tho ground that Lee could not remain tn Virginia forty- eight hours after they -sbould fail to perform their mission. The Wilmington (N. ©.) Journal, to spoaking of the neces of the blockade runners in getting int» that pore, Says that the statistics “for the past year show that or an average only one ont of twenty has been captured, Im rough weather the blockaders are vbliged to yo tosea, which, with the oxseption of dark nights is tho most avapicious time for our sktiful plots. who, with the aidof our portect system of signal lights, seidom mis# their mark.’’ Tho report of Govornor Vanco showing the amount cf febel supplies received throug) this blockaded port dis. closes a most starting stite of Chings. Everything tho enemy could ask for is received through this chaune! in | great quant ties. Ab experiai naval officer his remarked that, owing to the peculiar situation of the coast, its numerous chan- nels. embracing an area of thirty miles, the eniire navy of the United States conld mot make the blockade of Wilmington effective. . —_ ion. W. W. Hoiden is out ia @ card anmouncing bim- _ conservative candidate for Governor of North Caro. The Wilmington Blockade, OUR NAVAL CORRRSPONDENER. Orr Winarvctow. N.C, March 15, 1864, More Refuges Coming In—The Hebel Iron-Clud Nori Carotina—Affairs in Rebeldom—The Blockade Run- nur, he, About a week since aix refugeescame off to the Nipkow, after being subjected to every ill that can be imagined, They were armed with double barrelied guns, knives and pistols. They said they had all determined to kill the Piekots if they attompted todetainthem, Throo men came off to the Britannia, after « perilous voyage down the river, They stole ‘at from under the guns of: Old Lynch's!’ fron-clad North Carolina, They give us a very gloomy pleture of Rebeldom, Money is plenty, but worthless, Que of them tells’ mo he bas fcen ey oy taken to market in basket, and the meat which it pro- duced brought home in the pocket. One dollar of gold worth fifty doltars of ‘‘confed, scrip."? They confirm the jatemonts of others, that the ld North si Even the ladies, hitherto so bitter ace. ions the day when the Yankees take possess: Danks of Wilmia,ton aro ail closed The men had seen ‘greonbiek” until ibey evme bere. Shown one their eyes listened, and they said, looks like money, sad fecis ike money.’ One of them, » Pilot, told us that be bas Known a plot to get $5,000 for @ Pound trip to Nassau, Old Lynch, with bis iron-ciad, has to be towed ap and down the river. Discipline is very severe. It one iw re. ported for having assisted uno ner to escape the penalty hevor them, wben the following conversation took piace — Gnoar (ben, 6 tx ealittne? Mose—Saay, Sykeay, what you goin’ to do whem yor oneal he rope, rob phe on ko, cog 4 three years (3 up? Gomg’ tobea vot? Seay? wo cattiieet JB b nara Srarny—Not MT know mysait 1 ain't, not tm | tpetranis a oe ~~ Jnapeet of goin’ to be a oltiven, 1am. I'm@ta’ back w New York | sayy this one, “there . M aubere, And am goin’ to Inf off and tok comfort, bum arouud | fioried la the opportunity to t aed tee oe nave bag heer yap fete Oe ed There are twelve steamers _ joat been torakin’ the Selter all over, doa got, tho whote | f0d Niawea,, The Hansa and the Allee rom iokin® matter over, go! thing 1ixe@ dn the first. place, I’m goin’ home to New | hey left They will be nipped Wke‘athers Of thelr clase. York. and as goon ag my discharge I'm guin’ fo uene irginia sacred soil ot Ko Then up-town clothing ry goin to get a gallue evit, too bi shirt, black wiik choker, stovepipe bat, w om coin’ to hav what? No! [guess | won't have a gay old dinver, much; tor |} be acitizen thea, and woo" have to break my tect off guwwing Nard tack, Atter | venad my dineer I and ail tho New | © foe # bottto of wine and a ee a re bave arrived; élge Rea RENN The High Prices of Feed. TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. Now Yorn, March 21, 1666, Lread with great satisfaction your article in this day’@ HeRaut respecting the exorbivant price of food. Every ecessary—f. od, fuel, house reos, Wearing apparel—bag York popors, ard PM Jeet eet pecch my leet | #94 creawed it price that a working man saving aay. wp ou Ure CBla, ANIC Tay Wide, BOLO my geet road | tying for Rickooes i¢ ovt of the question, tbe means of the news, ard wogcer Why $ho dev! \he Army of the | nore oxstence ewallowing ¢vGt¥ cent of bee earn pth rege Whey make: the mutter worse, it is the palpable result « tollitas and speculation ia evidence of which | ean eta e kare tise ente of thocamp | that four, s-ihrg here .t $8 te Sto por barrel, only fete! Q.tve@ whore The $ worshipped by Mrenes OF WANT Mad Vive Om. Where comeay yool after paying cost of transport. e sea FAIR PROFIT. gy \ -