The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1865, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,437. - SHERMAN. Goldsboro Occupied on the 2lst Inst. — Engagement at Mount Olive, N, ¢., on the Same Day, The Enemy Defeated and Driven Into Raleigh. Sherman Enters Smithfield in Triumph. The Junction of Sherman, Schofield. and Terry’s Forces Completed. A Rebel Brigade Endeavors to Desert and Fight its Way Into Our Lines. Rebel Accounts of the Battle of Bentonsville. Large Numbers of Absentees Said to be Returning to Johnston’s Army. The Line ofthe North Carolina Railroad to be Defended, &., &., ge. Mngagement at Mount Olive, b! md Occu- pation of Smithfield, N. C. Forraes Monro, March 25, 1865. ‘The following advices from Newbern have just reached here, via the Albemarle Canal :— General Schofield’s forces, which moved out from Kinston, triumphantly entered Goldsboro on Tuesday @vening, 2lst inst., meeting verv little resistance, and @aptured a large amount of property, including forty rail- foad cars, two locomotives, guns, &c. A portion of General Sherman’s forces, which moved from Fayetteville, met the enemy on the same day (2lst.) @ Mount Olive, where quite an engagement ensued. The enemy, boing overpowered and flanked, retreated in con- Cusion towards Raleigh, while Sherman entered Smith- Geld, half way between Goldsboro and Raleigh. Generals Sherman, Schofield and Terry are in hourly @ommunication with each other, and are pressing the enemy closely. ‘The prisoners taken admit that they are unable to suc- Geesfully resist this combination, and that Raleigh must @ertainly fall. General Sherman’s wagon trains have arrived at Kin- wen. ‘The railroads and bridges will be repaired, so that cars will run through to Goldsboro and Raleigh,’ from New- bern, in a few days. The utmost enthusiasm prevails in our army, and our Woops are sweeping all before them in the shape of an momy. General Terry's forces also captured a mumber of cars 0 Faivon’s depot, near Goldsboro. Many prisoners have been captured, and numerous ecerters are coming in. ‘' Our Newbern Despatches. Nawnerx, March 20—A. M. SUPPLIES POR GENERAL BHERMAN’S ARMY. Supplies are going forward to General Sherman through this place and Kinston at a rapid rate. A num- Der of boats are sent to Kinston daily, and the railroad is mow completed to that point, so that transportation is abundant, ands vory large quantity of rations bas already eccul at Kinsten. Colonel J. T. Conklin, quarter- master for Sherman's army, has established himself bere, and under his superintendence an abundance is poling forward for all the host that is gathering upon the plains of North Carolina, Quartermasters Kimball, Bradley and Starkweather, as well as Doctor Page, of the Sanitary Commission, are also promoting the welfare of the army in their respective departments. ‘THR REFCOERS WITT SHERMAN'S ARMY. Anenormeus number of refugees, both white and biack, male and female, young and old, ts said to gather within the folds of Sherman's army for protection as he édvances. At Fayetievillc the number is said to have exceeded twenty thousand, who had come in from all parts of the gouthern border of this State, and to have followed him from Columbia and elsewhere in South Carolina From Fayetteville they were all sent down to Wilmington, where they could be better cared for, while, at the same time, there would be fewer mouths to feed with the army tm the field. The people of this State almost universally welcome Sherman, and haf him as their deliverer, in- ead of looking upon him as an oppressor. Relieve them from Jeff. Davis’ armies, and they are prepared to come back to the Union. GBNERAL PALMER fs to return to Newbern and resume command of his old department, embracing all of the State this side of Goldsboro and north of Wilmington. His health is such that it is deomed precarious for him to remain in the fleld much longer. SCOUTING TOWARDS GOLDSBORO, An officer writes from Kinston on the 18th as fol- Jows:—Nothing has transpired since yesterday. Our goouts have been fifteen or twenty miles on the road towards Goldsboro, and found nothing but a few of the " pebel cafairy. This information arrived here before our twoops came in. . BOW KINGTON CAME TO BR EVACUATED. Tt i reported that the evacuation of this place was @wing to @ misunderstanding of orders, Bragg denies baving ordered it, and Hoke produces a telegram sustain- ing himself The telegraphic operator exaped and is now ere. The railroad wi Il be finished in a day or two. - At Schofleld’s headquarters it is said that we will jon German in three days at least. ATTEMPTED DESERTION OF A WORTH CAROLINA BRIGADR An officer who came im yesterday reported that an entire rebel brigade of infantry attempted to desert be- tween Kinston and Goldsboro, and they were said to be emgaged in & lively encounter with other rebel troops, moming determined to get into our tines if they had to fight their way in. The rumor is by no means improba- Bile; for it is known that there are entire brigades of North Carolina troops ready to abandon the rebel standard as goon as a favorable opportunity oceurs. All that has kept them back heretofore has boen the fear that they would be forced into our army on reaching the Union Hines, General Grant's order has dispelled that delu. slorf and General Sherman now affords them the golden opportunity. An order has been issued by General Schotleld direct- Ing all ollicers now tn this city, belonging to the com mand of General Sherman, to report to him at once, via Kinston. Newnany, N.C., March 21, 1865, Since the advance of General Schofield’s army from Kinston yesterday, mentioned in the Nowbern Timer this morning, wo have no additional news of tmportai Partion from the front ey that cannonading was distinct: ly beard all day on Sueday at Kinston, which indicated fan ongagoment at Goldsboro, between Shorman and the evemy, This ienot credited at headquarvers, where we we informed that Sherman could not have reached Goldsboro by that time. The report received at headquarters that a brigade of the enemy, with their artillery, were on that day en- deavoring to cut their way through to our lines and de- liver themselves up may begrue, and this cannonading may be the conflict going on among themselves Al- ‘though they will not inform us at headquarters where General Sherman is, for obvious reasons, still it is an- pounced that he is all right, and that great quantities of supplies have gone forward to him. | A rebel officer says that General Sherman is executing & two-fold movement, each of which will bring forth results of great importance if he is successful, of which he says thers is not much doubt, Colonel J. T. Conklin, Chief Quartermaster of Sher- man’s right wing, arrived here a few days since, and has been actively engaged im forwarding supplies to Sherman. All the avenues for carrying supplies to Newbern have Deen taken possession of for the benefit of the public service, This tncreases the great necessity of roopening the port of Newbern, which the authorities there all favor, A population of over two hundred thousand de- pend on this city for their daily supplies, all of whom in a short time must be fed by the government if this port is not immediately opened, which will seriously embar- rags the movements of our armies. The thirty thousand refugées whom General Sherman has sent to Wilmington, and thé great numbers arriving here from all quarters, make it a military necessity to reopen at once both Wil- mington and Newbern as ports of entry. An order from General Schofield, dated the 18th inst., says that all officers now in this city belonging to the command of Major General Sherman will proceed at once by rail to Kinston, and report in person for orders to the commanding general’s headquarters in the field. Outsiders are of the general belief that Sherman is at Goldsboro; but, of course, it is all speculation with them. Battery G, Third New York Artillery, in the ttle at Kinston. TO THE R OF THE HERALD. Kiverox, N. C., March 20, 1868. In your issue of March 14 in the engagement before Kinston your correspondent inadvertently stated that “Captain Kelsey had lost # Napoleon gun.” I wish to correct the statement by saying that it was not one of Captain Kelsey’s guns, but one piece of Battery I, of the same regiment, under the immediate command of Lieu- tenant Richardson. By giving this a place in the columns of your paper you will greatly oblige W. 4H. KELSEY, _ Captain Third New York Artillery, commanaing Light Battery G. Supplies for Sherman’s and Schefield’s Armies. Wasuinoton, March 26, 1865. ‘Thirty tHousand pairs of shoes and a large lot of cloth- ing have been sent to Newborn, N.C., for the use of Sherman’s and Schofield’s armies. The Clothing Bureaa will soon have enough of those articles to supply the deficiencios in both armies, Several vessels are also loading here with wagons and ambulances for the same destinatiun. On the march through South Carolina the transportation facilities were necessarily very limited, only two wagons being allowed for brigade headquarters and one to each regiment. r REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Late Battle in North Carolina. DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT AT BENTONSVILLE. (From the Charlotte South Carolinian.] Two corps under Slocum, and Kilpatrick's cavalry, ‘were met by Rhett's brigade of South Carolina regulars, and held tn check for five hours, until the arrival of Gen. Stephen Elliott's brigade—aleo Charleston troops—when the enemy were handsomely repuleed. We have no far- ther details of the fight; but the results reported to us by ‘an officer, who participated in the engagement, show that the federnls lost, asextimated, about three thousand five hundred killed and wounded, our own loss being about five hundred. Colonel Alfred Rhett, in command of the brigade, is reported missing. KMLED IM FIRST INPANTRY, REGULARG, Lieutenant Colonel De Treville, Lieutenant Glover and Captain Quattlebacm. wourpas. “ Capt. Preas Smith, badly; Capt. Burnett, thigh; Capt, Calhoun, Capt. P. Bacott, knee; Lieut. Horlback, left eye; Lieut. North. WOUNDED AND CAPTURED. Lieut. Ravenel McBeth. VIRST ARTILLERY—EILLED. Capt, Lesesne, son of Henry Lescsne; Lieutenants 8. Laborde and Stewart. ‘WOUXDED. Major Bianding, Capt. Rhett, Lieut. Fickling, Lieut. J. Middleton, Lieut. Delorne, Lieut. Robortson. wuismna. Lieut. Edward Middteton, Lieut. Frost. TRE LOSS OF TWO Quxs ADMITTED. [From the Raleigh Confederate.] ‘We repelled successfully five assaults upon oar lines, and held the position until the object was effected. In drawing off we lost two gums, because the horses had been killed and the guns could not be brought away. Our loss in the affair was about four hundred killed and wounded—the enemy's about four thousand. Rebel Detaile of the Battle at Averys- bore. [From the Richmond Dispatch, March 24.) The North Carolina papers bring us some scanty par- ticulars of the fight at Averysboro on the 15th and 16th instant, They argue that the battle was a desperate one for the size of the force engaged. A gentleman just from Weldon on Saturday last in- forms us that he saw an official despatch from General Jobaston which placed our loss at three hundred and fifty and the supposed loss of the enemy at five thou- eand. ‘The following ts what we think probably approaches a true account, thongh among #0 many rumors we cannot vouch for the absolute truth of any: It seems that the fight commenced abont noon on Wednesday, the 15th, and continued briskly until night. Considerable skir- mishing was carried on all night, and on Thursday morning the battle commenced furiously, and raged the whole day. General Hardee, with about half » corps, was intrenched between Black creek and Cape Fear river, at no great distance from the confluence of these two streame, but at a point higher up than that at which the enemy croseed she former @tream. Hore he was attacked by two corps of Sherman's veterans, and our works were charged three seseral times, and each charge was re- pulsed with immense slaughter. We do not understand the position of General Bragg, but we are informed that bis troops were driven back, which made it necessary for Hardee to fall back to pre- vent being flanked. He had to abandou two gune, the horses bejonging to them being all or nearly all killed, 80 that he was ninable to bring them off, The enemy seem to be inaking thieving raids into ‘Wostern North Carolina, The Charlotte Democrat saye:—On Wednesday tnst a squad of thirty-five Yankee cavalry dashed into the village of Monroe, UVaion county, remained about au hour, and loft, carrying off all the horses and mules they could gather up. A train of wagons, ten in number, belong. ing to party of refugees from Cheater dirtrict, had just reached the village, and were standing in the street when the Yaukeos appeared, Of course the train was seized, and horees, mulex and wagons, with thelr con- tents, and nineteen negro men were carried off. Thirteen of the negroes excaped from the enemy, and returned to Monroe the same night, The lome ig a heavy one to the unfortunate refugees; for we suppose the wagons contained all the valuables they possessed. The women and children that accompanied the wagons wore left standing Sn the streets of Monroe. Fayetteville Reported Burned. (Hrom the Richmond Examiner, March 24.) A letter giving rome account of the doings of the Yan- Koos in Fayetteville saye:— Fayetteville i# ruined. All the arsenal buildings and the market house, court house, printing office, both foundries, alt the mills, cotton factories, ol works, Mr. Mallott's house, Mr. McLean's house, &. They robbed the people of everything in the way of food. Ibavo a \ NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1865. THE MILITARY COMBINATIONS. GRANT. Scene of Grant's, Sherman's, Schofield’s and Terry's . Opera- Saas of the National Lines tions—Tho Enciroling Columns, VILLE 5 /BENTONSVILLE@/¥, y Ascot! soon FALLING COP dscer YSBORO Z ' ~, hve: Wrz 3 ; MOUNT OWNED straBAne pS Peo SB FAISONS{ letter from Mr. Mallett, in which he says some people Must starve. The train has gone down to Little River to-day, and taken a load of prowisians. Sherman's Army in Cheraw. [From the Richmond Enquirer, March 24.) Destruction and distress have become rynonymous with Sherman's march. It is well that he has at length found his career disputed, and a source of genuine joy that he has been made to pay heavily,. Hough but in part, for the sins.of his accumulation in South Carolina Chancel- Jor John A. Inglis, who left Cheraw the day before the q@memy entered, accompanied by his only daughter, writes to the Charlotte Carolinéan a painfully interesting ‘account of the occupation and desolation of that town, obtained from responsible parties, who followed several days efter the enemy's departure. We make the follow- ing extracte:— ‘The entire business portion of the town—that is, Front street—is burned to the ground except one house, which from his description of the locality, 1 suppose to be the only building on the street which was occupied by a Private family. This fact demonstrates that the burn- ing of the stores and warchouses was not accidental, but that,on the contrary, the enemy could and did control the extent of the conflagration according to their pleasure, There was not sufticient other force there to restrain the flames. No dwelling in the body of the town ‘was burned—several places just outsideof the corpora- tion limits or within a mile or two of them were burned, including my own, my brothor-in-law’s, General Prince's and others whose owners’ names he did not remember. He did not hear of any actsof personal violence or out- rage; but every house, large or stall, of whatover class of tenant, black or white, slave or free, was pillaged ‘and stripped of all valuables that cold be carried away, The people are almost entirely without provisions or clothing. But one horse or mule was left in the town or neighborhood. General Blair's corps firet entered the town. He made his headquarters in the residence of one of our wealthiest citizens, and appropriated the best he could find in it, When appealed to by the lady of the house to interfere with the plundering of the common soldiers who, in the basement, were breaking and robbing trunks, &c., he repaired to the scene, but only to rlars in the spoil This is, as T understand, the late member of che federal Congress. Sherman himself came into Cheraw on the xecond day, He was not at Society Hill, as reported, nor was any por- tion of bis infantry or artillery marched in chat direction. Acavairy raiding party of wo thousnad five hundred went down that way aud on to Florenee, whence they were repulsed by ono hnudred and twenty of our men, left there in charge of the prisoners who were too sick to be removed, What thie pariy accomplished in they route, so long as they encountered no resistance, he did hot state, The condition of the people of Cheraw must be most deplorable. The population of the town, being about seven thousand five hundred, is composed in large part of refugee families, Before our army reached the neigh- borhood it was extremely difficult to get flrewood, and almost impossible to buy corn or meat, In ordinary times the wants of the town in these particulars are largely supplied from North Carolina ‘Tho destruction of the bridges on the Pedee and Thomp. son's creek has almost isolated the town. Even if the adjoining country had a supply jt would almost be im possible, owing to these obstrictions and their depriva- ton of al) means of transportation for themselyue, to La oP a Pt. 7 . Mikey, 4 te FN, “% PEN iy a & - —__—_ Procure it. The whole of the adjacent country has _ on the Left. Additional Capture of Over Four Hundred Rebels. Lee’s Losses on Saturday Over Six Thousand, The Union Losses Less Than vFive Hundred. “| ACTIVITY IN THE REBEL . CAMP. Operations Preliminary to Sat- urday’s Attack. The Enemy Draws Several Divisions from Before the Sixth Corps, ke, key ke. Our Special Washingten Despatches. Wasuinaton, March 26, 1865. ‘The community here has been excited all day with rumors, seemingly well authenticated, that the whole right wing of the rebel army at Richmond and Peters- burg had surrendered, and that Richmond was evacuated by the rebels. These stories are simply premature. ‘There is no doubt that both will be realizedin a few days; but up to this evening nothing reliable bas been received from Grant's army in addition to what was pub- Ushed in the official bulletins this morning, except a despatch from the President, dated at eleven o'clock this morning, stating that information had just been received from the front that our lines had been advanced on the left so as to include those previously occupied by the enemy's skirmishers, and that in this movement between four and five hundred rebel prisoners were captured. The rebel losses in killed, wounded and prisoners in the affair yentorday are now estimated at over six thou- sané; while the losses on our side are less than five hundred, Phe fact that three thousand rebels were taken | prisoners in this aseault upon our lines is construed here as an evidence of their willingness to be captured. It is believed that the attack apon Fort Steadman was prompted by two motives—one to ascertain if General Grant had really, as represented in the Richmond papers, weakened his lines by sending reinforcements to Sher- man, and also to cloak a movement of the main body of Lee's army southward to strengthen Johnston, The immense losses sustained by the rebels in their at- tack upon our lines, will unquestionably deepen the | gloom and increase the panic already existing at Rich- | mond, | Mrs. General Meade and a brilliant party of ladies and | gomtlemen, escorted by Assistant Adjutant General Hardie and Major Knox, Thirteenth United States in- fantry, returned to-day, from the Army of the Potomac, where they have for a short time been the guests of General Meade. . Mr. Charles H. Hannam’s Despatches. Near Pesan har She eo "} MOVEMENTS IN THR REBEL CAMP. Officers from the lookoute on thie front have been | pusily engaged observing the actions of the enemy with | im his works, For seyoral days thelr movements have ‘ Deen rather indicative of e dash at some point along our lines. Both infantry and ligbt artillery in large numbers | are being moved. This morning the activity seems Greater than has been witnessed here for some time. | DBSEATRRD REPORT MARCHING ORDER. | Deserters who were brought in from the front this ' morning report that several rebel divisions were under marching orders when they left. The direction of the movement they mention is on the right of their Knes. NEW SAOOFE ON OUR PRENT. It is evident that some changes are about to take placa, asan entirely new command has appeared on our front. During the past week our pickets bave made repeated efforts to draw out the rebels and elick some informe qoubtleas been ravaged by the foe, and not only the tion, bet they find them very mou-cemmunicative. The means of present subsistence taken away, but all power | rope) troops mow performing picket duty opposite our to create future means destroyed. Mecklenburg, Cabar- Mines are understood to be a portion of a new detach- Tas and the ncighboring counties in North Carolina have | joitt hitherto atthched to some other army than Lee's. formerly had much intercourse with Cheraw. ‘The men are uniformed in butternut-colered clothing. Is it saking too much when I rospectfully bat car- | some of our oMcers are of the opinion that the men be- nestly implore that, in the hour of her extremity, the Jong to the State of Alabama. Thoy are very reserved, people of those countigs shall contribute from their which somewhat-astonishes oor men, as their predcocs stores and means of transportation which the enemy sors were generally disposed to frequent Little shots has mot yet -been permitted to waste, at least some scanty supplies to their suffering acquaintances? Columbia, in ashes as she is, has power. ful helpers at hand in Edgefield, Abbeville, Anderson, across the lines. OUR TROOTS READY. As far as this corpe is concerned we are prepared te give any namber of rebola, and at any time, a fitting re- Greenville, Laurens, Union, Newberry, Chesterand York, | ception if they attempt the offensive, We anxiously as well as the near parts of Georgia; but where is the yet await the developments of the unusual activity reported unplundered granary accesible to Cheraw to which ber | from tho lookout famisting women aud children may look for bread? To make this appeal is the chief aim of this communica tion, and in order to give it secess to those to whom it is principally addressed I respectfully ask the proj: ictors of the Buildin to publish so much of it as will be neces- sary for this purpose. Encouraging Signs from North Carolina. (From the Raleigh Democrat.} Indging from what we hoar of operations and prepar- ations in Eastern and Middie North Carolina, we consider the signs more encouraging, if not decidedly cheering. Confidence is felt that Sherman will be prevented from crossing the North Carolina Railroad. Sherman and the Yankee nation will soon learn that marching through « country is not conquering it, not by a great deal. {From the Raleigh Conservative.) All the information from the front represents opers: tions as decidedly favorable to ue. We notice that the bulk of our citizens wear tolerably cheerful countenances and speak very hopefully of the final result; and we have a strong hope that their countenances, now cheerful, may be still more bright when the contest has been closed and is Onal effects on the great interests of the country made known, Returning to Johnston's Army. [From the Richmond Examiner, March 24.) General Johnston's appeal to his soldiers, and General Absenteces Lee's amnesty order, have been circulated broadcast over theSouth, The effect is visible in the hundreds who are arriving at camp of direction daily. Their enthusiastic shouts are heard at all hours as the crowded trae puss | through Augusta, A telegram from Augusta saya:—The wildest enthu- sing is apparent on the streets im this city today. Thousands of the soldiers of the army of Tenneesee and the Virginia army have congregated here during the past ton days, The wagon trains have been preparing | during the day for the tong inarch on which they start | on Monday morning, by ordet of General Fry. Wheeler's Cavairy. [From the Raleigh Progrows, March 20.) We have no doubt but mach unjust abuse has been heaped upon the cavalry under the command of General Wheeler, and that much of the marauding and plunder- ing charged to them has been perpetrated by others, Several of thom have been at the house of the editor of this paper for nearly a week past, and wo can with truth say that we have never seen a more orderly or well be haved set of men. Their deportmont has been that of perfect gentlemen; and if these be a fair specimen of the corps, no one but Yankees need be afraid of them. ‘MORE RERM, REPORT, ‘The report of Johnston's victory over Generel Sher- man was again repeated to-day by deserters, who say that four divisions of Union troops were very roughly handled, THe WEATEMR. Theweather for the last two days has been remark. ably bleak. Dense clouds of dust have filled the air, and the weather has been more disagrecable than at any time during the winter, , Heangvanrens, Sixt Anny Cones, Nesn Perenescro, March 23, 1865, A HRAVY WIND STORM, ‘The wind blew a hurricane here to-day. The clouds of duet it raised could hardly be surpassed by the simoom of the African desert. President Lincoln, accompanied by a number of ladies, came up to witness a review of the Second corps, Major General Wright and staff also rode out for the same purpore, but they got lost in the dust, and had to return. It would have been difficult for their most intimate friends to recognize them. They were completely enveloped in dust, and looked as gray as the grayert rebel in Lee's army. Chim- neys were tonsed over by the score, and trees torn up by the roots, Tall, stately looking pines bowed thetr heads to the ground. Mule teams, horsemen and pedestrians lout their way in, and were nearly stifled. All objects at stance of fifty yards were rendered invisible, For three hours this terrible «torus of wind and dust contin wed passing over our camp. Nothing equal to it has been experienced during the winter, The mud is now abating, ‘ PRRAONAT. Major Anson Wood, of the Ninth regiment, New York leavy artillery, will leave hore ina few days to fill the pesce Avsistant Adjutant General on the staff of Jeneral Seward, at Martineburg, Va. Mr. S$. Cadwall Crry Port, March 26, 1865, THR PRESIDENTIAL TOUR TO THE ARMY. The Kiver Queen, having tmp Presidential farntly oo board, was detained fn the bay and on the James river by the high winds which have prevailed in this section [ora fow days past, and by being occasionally compelled to await the slower movements of her convoy, tie Bat. Ske finally steamed away from the latter, oon after passing Jamestown Island, and arrived at the City Point dock at half-past eight o'clock P. M. yesterday. The Licuto nant General and staff boarded the vessel upon her arri- val, and were received in tho after cabin by the Presi dent. Noone accompanied the family except Captain Penrose and a few servants, The trip is understood to PRICE FOUR CENTS. degree, and conversed freely and pleasantly all wn evening. ‘The length of his stay here is not determined, but bi absence from Washington will probably not extend ov: & period of more than six or eight days. Mr. Wm. H. Merriam’s Despateh. . Mason Generar On’ BADQUAKTRRE, Berorx Ricumony, Va., March 23—-A. M. LATEST DIRECT FROM KICHMOND AND LEB'S ARMY. No rebel papers reached these headquarters to-day, but from other and reliable sources I am enabled to eu; ply some interesting news, General Finnegan left command in front of these lines yesterday morning, até o'clock, for his home in Florida. After a brief kave absence he will take command of the Florida reserves aq @ rebel major general. COLORED TROOFH IN THE RICHMOND DEFENCES. Up to yesterday morning six hundred colored troopf were aiding to man the defences of Richmond, that mums ber having been mustered into the service, uniformed and put on duty. I bear nothing ag yet as to how they take to their new work, i VRELING BETWEEN THE TWO COLORS OF THS REBEL SERVIC, ‘The white rebel soldiers express the greatest dissatiel faction at the idea of having to serve with the sable eles ment of the South in defence of the expiring confederacy, ‘Their opinton is that this element in their army cannot be made available by drill and general military instruc tion for this campaign against the Union arms, Recruiting of the dark rebels is alleged to be lively, and it {s further stated that a large namber of the you chivalry are applying for authorization papers w to raise companies of colored troops. CONBOLIDATION OF LEE’S PRESENT ARMY. i Lee and his subordinate generals ars now busy conaolt= dating the rebel army and reorganizing its shattered worn oolumas for the last desperate campaign and cor flict. Finnegan's late command is to be Cog | with Mahone’s division, and a very large number brigades are to be consolidated into regiments. A large number of furloughed rebel soldiers and officers ‘on leave of absence are already far over their time, is confidently believed they do not intend to return. GENERAL COURT MARTIAL ORDERS. It ig estimated that the number of dismissals from asmy service since the beginning of the war, for vario and all causes, is sufficient to constitute,’ if gath together, a full army corps of able bodied mea, with officers and other paraphernalia of war, from # major general down to stirrups. The latest cases of dismissal are those of Surgeon Thomas Putnam and Captain Heary C. Wood, of the One Hundred and Seventeenth United States colored troops, In the case of Captain Wood sentence to be dismissed the service was remitted D: } General Ord, the recusant having been already puntel under the twenty-fourth article of war for condavt preju> dicial to good order and military discipline. In directing Captain Wood to resume his sword, the commanding General expresses the hope that if his good sense doed not his punishment will make him remember that cours tesy and polite language to all are as requisite to make @ good officer as they are necessary characteristics of @ gentleman. NEW ORDER OF PROMOTION IN TIE MEDICAL CORPS. Under the act to increase the efficiency of the Medical Corps of the army Surgeon George Suckley, Medical Di- recior of this department and army, has beep promoted to the full rank of colonel. The act provides that th medical director of un urmy in the field, co sisting two or more army corps, and the medical director of military department in which there are United Stat general hospitals containing four thousand beds or upé wards, shall have the rank, pay and emoluments of 6 colonel of cavalry, the increased rank and pay only to om tinue to medical officers while discharging such 8} duties. Colonel Suckley, who has been promoted to thé new grade under this act, is one of the oldest and ablesé surgeons in the army of the United States, and the be+ stowal of this marked military honor and recognition upon bim is eminently fitting. BRRGEANT DANIEL COLLETT, JR., DROEABRD. Sergeant Daniel Collett, Jr., of the Fortieth regiment | promptly arrested by officer Travie, of the Forty-fi of Oh.o volunteer infantry, fell on the field of battle in defence of his flag.* The late Congress directed the Seat retary of War to cause the lamented soldier's name to b¢ entered and borne upon the rolls of the army asa fl lieutenant of his regiment from the th of May, 18 the date to which he was commissioned to that office bj the Governor of the State of Ohio. This is another those post-mortem recognitions of gallantry and death battle for which Congress is of late becoming famed, ai as been chielly confined to which, heretofore, generals, ‘THY PREFIDENT'S PARDON I"ROCLAMATION CONSTRUFD, Deeerters who give themselves up under the proclamation, offering rdon w those who return befor the 10th day of May, 1865, if they have not receiv bounty on subsequent enlistinents, are to be returned their commands for duty. It is affirmed by oral Ord that the President's Jarnation the crime of desertion. If deserter hay re-enl! and received bounty, charzes are directed to be p ‘against him by the provost marshal of his division, fraudulently receiving bounty on such ree ‘aud he will be brought to speedy trial APBIGNMENT Tu DUTY. Brevet Major General John W. Turner, recently ebief, the department staff, but promoted, has been sanignel the command of a division in the Twenty-foui corps, relieving Brevet Brigadier General Turner is a eapiain in the regular army. REGGNATION OF CABTAPS HATLINGRR. Captain J. J. Hatlinger, of the Thirty-sixth colored and a friend and States troops, Kossuth ia his Kutaya imprisonment, bas resigned gone home. REBEL ACCOUNTS. Activity om the Richmond Lines. {From the Hichmond Fxaminer, March 26.) On the lines before Richmond and Petersburg there unbroken quiet. Our troops have within the Inet days been addressed by various eminent speakers, the politictans have more need to de ,encouraged by army than the army by the politicians. There is an impression that Grant js sending or paring to send # portion of his troops to North to help Sherman out of his troubles, The latter gentle man is decidedly brought toastand. ‘Those wonderfal marches of bis, in which the Yankees so much exul, scom te be over for the present, and instead of towns and robbing poor, helpless nuas, he Sods men in his front. ' ‘The Petepsburg Express is dirposed to believe big or) ‘meat that Grant is sending off some of bis men to Carolina, Goneral Grant's Movements. [From the Richmond Sentinel, March 24.) ‘Tho impression prevails in some quarters that Gener@ Grant is sending troops to North Carolina to assist Shew man. The correspondence of the New York paperd from Grant’s army, which will be found in anothed column, conveys the iinpression that he contemplates making an advance ag: Matters on the L [From the Richmond Examiner, March 24) + Unbroken quiet prevails on these lines, The report comes to us from Petersburg that Grant is transferring some of hig troops to aid Sherman in North Carolina, We cannot vouch for the truth of the report, A large body of woods on the lines below Richmond were on Ont yesterday. ’ Peremewuna, Va, March 22, 1866, | ARTILLERY DUBL BEFORE PETERSBURG, ON THE 21 All is now quiet along the lines, Yesterday eveni for a while there was quite an artillery duel, in whiel however, but little damage was done, Only one or t) shots were fired into the city, and they without effect. Consolidation is about to prove a reality with as and a | longer a subject of doubtful discussion. Great doubt is entertained as to the justness of the treatment of those efficient officers who have been so fore — tunate as to fall into the hands of the enemy, and whe are not yet exchanged. FIONT BETWEEN TWENTY OF OUR TROOPS AND SEVENTY GUERILLAS—TWENTY OF THE Lar KILLED—WEST KENTUCKY TO B® OLBARRD GUERILLAB, BTC. i Carmo, March 25, 1865. A fight occurred between twenty of our troops ang seventy guerillas, thirty miles from Paducah, on Wednes day night, Twenty of the guerillas were killed, including the notorious leader, Captain McDougal. Captain McGrey gor was killed on our side. i General Meredith has several expeditions out clearing Wont Kentucky of guerillas. M Six hundred and eighty bales of cotton passed here fa® Cincinnati, and tw: William Deavey Assacit wita 4 Siva Saot.—Late on Batam day night, as Mr. Pattick Frier, who keeps a clothing tore at 155 Second street, Eastern District, waa putt) up bie shatters, » man named Patrick Ormond sroached him, and, with @ deadly weapon—believed be ‘a slung shot—so belakered him over the head that was taken up stairs in an almost insensible conditi oe still Hee in @ precarious state. It appears he then vd man some time since had some difcn! with a brother of the assailant, and It ls supposed t! this inhuman ansault grew out of it, Ormond precinct, and he will be taken before Justice a morning ? ‘W. Wagner, have been taken in order to eseape the press of official business, and to afford his Excellency the opportunity to regain his usual share of health and vigor, Notwith. | standing his recent fatigue he has, to a great extent, re tained hie wonted apirits and ammation iv & remarkable Renctary.—The residence of Mr. uth Sixth atreet, Eastern District, was entered early o Saturday morning, and robbed of silverware and w apparal to the value of one hundred aud tity dollars, + \