The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 29, 1865, Page 1

THE THIRTY-THIRD VEAR, ) NUMBER 10,206. f The Latest News By Telegraph to the XN. Y. San, L-—— GEN. SHERMAN'S ARMY, The Concentration at Goldsboro: HARDSHI?S OF THE MARCH, 20,000 Soldiers Without Shoes. Supplies Arriy ing in Great Abuadance DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN. Desperate Fighting, Constant Victory THE VICTORY IN VIRGINIA. Full and Interesting Particulars, REBELS GLAD 10 BE MALE PRISONERS Mr. Lincoln Witnesses a Battle. City and Miscellaneous News. GLOOMY RECRUITING PROSPECTS, Drafting to be Resumed To-day. DEATH OF JACOB LITTLE. dzc., &c., &e. GENERAL SItTERMAN, Reports from Newbern. (Correapondence af the Sun.) Newbern, March 24.-0n Sunday last the Twen- eth Corpe of General Sherinan's army met the eue- wy at Bentonville, instead of Mount Olive, aa at firet @rported, 26 niles south weet of Goldsboro’, where an advance wae checked until the arrival of the l4th Corps, which held the enemy at bay, when the 17th Corp arrived and flanked the enemy, who left tu con- fosion for Raleigh, Sherman's forces entering Brit) belt, which half way between Kaleigh and Golds boro’. The enemy captured three of our ¢ and 6 flow prisoners on the first day, but on the arrival of the 17th aud lath Corps, the rebels were driven in all @irections, lesving the three ¢ tured from us and seven additional once in our hands, bee.des seven Sta god pileouers and their killed and wounded. De- weitere are coming in to Sherman's lines in great nuwters, who coniere that they wore badly whipped, Sherman, with the jusetion of Terry and Schofield, Is now very etrong, and will sweep every thing be- fore bim, Sherman's wegon train hae arrive euppiies, Hie will refit hie artny, after which he will be ready tw move again, The deilght of our troops in weeting each other in victory is beyond deserip- tion, Goldsboro wiil doubtless be the base until all iv th readiness for the new move It le reported that 20,000 of Sherman's men were without shoes on reaching Gold horo eof all Binds have gone forward. Later. —Sherman's wounded, in the battle at Ren- wonville, will be brought to Newbern. A larec ammount of cotton and other property have been captured by Kinston for su war forces, The enemy burnt 1,000 bales in Goldeboro wet before we took posression. The peop! foute grevted the old flag with joy. Reports trom Jiorehend City, CCorres pondenee of the Sun.) Morehead City, N.C. March %.—Qurtermaator General M. C, Meigs, and staff, arrived here this morning from Washing on, Veale with eupplios ere rupidly arriving, which are being sent to the front by rail, Ceptain Austin is in charge of both rail and water transportation, He is extending the wharf and making many other improvements, Many of the mules breught hire on steamers die en the passage, for the want of water end air, One meamer, which sailed wit lort 90, All vessels drawing less than nine feet should be eant direct to Newbern, ae the railroad facilities a: wery limited, Tho trains will go through to day w Go daboro, The prisoners captured by Sherman are arriving at RKewbern, Five hondred arrived there last night, and two thousand reached Kineton at the same thine, The rest will be forwarded as fust as possible, Reinforcements for Sherman are continually ar viving. Deserters and refugees continue to come in, mm great numbers, Our troupe will doubtless take a few daye' reet. General Sherman may wake a brief visit to General Grant, Vivid Details of the Desperate Fighting to Nerth Carolina, ‘The correspondent of the Cinclunait! Comwrnoin with Bhorinan’s army, describes the recent battles in North Carclipa as follows: THE FINST BATTLE, I forward a more detailed account of the two battles fought by Sherman's troops in their pre Tess to & Junetion with Kehoficidand Terry. The first fieht is called the battie at Moore's Crome Koade, Gon. sher- man, after leaving Fayetteville, veided to form junction near Goldsboro’, The enemy, Hardec's forces. consi#ting of the Carolina and Georgia troops released trom Charleston aud savannah, had retired in the direction of Kaleleh. It was necessary to de- ceive him vs to the line of inarch, and make him be- Neve Kaleigh wae the point proposed. Accordingiy, the corps of Gen, Slocum’s command, the Twentieth, moved ap the road to a point twelve miles in wivance, where it halted, and allowed Kilpatrick's cavalry to pass and take the front, As usua’, he was in this case w cover the movementof the army in the direction of Goldsboro’, by demonstrating and feigning well to- wards Raleigh. He had parsed the Twentieth eorps, and searched @ point four miles from Averysboro', when the foragers, mounted and dismounted, cane dashing a from the front, reporting the encuy's iu- fuutry © be advancing in live of battle. KILPATRICK FIGUTING TUR ENEMY, Kilpatrick deploved the Ninth Michigan Cavalrr, and sent them rapidiy jorward tw attack and hold the enemy in check until his troops could be brought forward and massed. Col, Walker's Fifth Michigan Cavalry met and drove inthe euemy's advance ; he d emounted his entire regiment, and on foot forced the rebel infantry back across a ravine which the following day became our line of batue, Kilpatrick's cavalry had now been brought up and placed in po- lon, dismounted, together with eight pieces of ar- tulery, In the meantime word havit cheen sent to feu. Williams, commanding the lwenueth Corps, for reinforcements, Betore these could reach our cavalry, the euerny advanced in line of battle, with ery intention of charging Kiipatrick's position, THB SHOOND DAY'S Flan, Col. Walker fell back within the barricades, when the ine advanced, but re ved #0 heavy a tire from the artillery and carbines of the enemy that he fell tock evan to the ravine, A brigade o Infantry now e up and wer paced in Povition with the cavalry, e along the rything remained quiet during the night, Inthe rning Kilpatrick advanced «ith his whole force— ,under Holly. having the centre, The e steadily forced back, and at lest thin hie works, near Moore's Cross Road Casey's brigade of War division, Tuenticsh corp now came up, and were shoved in left, ond directed, together with Colonel Ary DPA, W MAPMS (LO eLOmyY'e pon the Beencare ’ j works While these preparations were ¢ seen ol rebel infantry inoved ! upon Kilna succeded iu tu) te fue Ge a fet ne of the Ninth leuueyl ond Secoad and Third heutuc OUl @ht to prevent thie mov thie point wasvery severe, Ihe charved our cavalry repeatedly, tut the t Qo4 Ninth Pennerivania and Ninth Mir Wounted,held the posit.on agd reaisted every At oft news to drive thet frou the trees and the heavily constructed bo rricnde In the meantime Major-General Williame egme npon the fieid vith « Portion of the Tweutieth corpe, and soon atfer eur Sherman aud Slocum arrived in person, and in fantry upon the left was ordered to Aner The ti miy's worke were carried and Le was foro d fhm ‘ Position, with the lose of hie gine and culrsone » division after ano rot our iutantry was now pushed in upon the right and leit A REPEL FLANKING MOVEMENT DETECTED, Kilpatrick's cavalry had gone tr y fucecoded in reaching the Goidepore rom laced him directly in the rear ot the on eavy body of mvie: infauuy, ev Menta struck the Ninth Ohio cavalry flank, and notwithstanding the exertion ot Colone Hampiton, and the bravery of his ion, hie ress forced | Ty, whieh wae five time for Coiwnel of oar infantiy, to change tront The cavair the rebel Col, Beividge’s brig Jordan's brigade, ely with hie brigns fell back on a tine with our lufantr | ar Diautry in advancing received @ cross fr when Kilpatrick, will straight upou th e + 4riviog bin in contusion dowa pon the Gains bors road and back to his orignal portion, Phir d the fichting on the right, and al further at of tue enemy 4 turn our tank i that direc RETCRAT OF THE RE KEL The enemy stubborr And when night et in atill he During the night, however, he retired in th tion of Raleleh, leaving hie ik and wounde the fold. Thin wae the tiret real hard fighting of t The troope did eplendidly, It dlemounts arty The rebel troops op) MecLawe's divirion of cavairy and Khett's artillery brigades, These are heavy artillery They compored the Southern gorrisona, and fron Colonel Khevt, commandant at fort Sumter, taken prisover by Kilpatrick. it apperre that there ore ania. tions wero very full, his own regiment, for meta ry SC bd time Durabering not lesa than 1,500, MAdCH OF THE LEFT BF The road to Ge the left wing contin tion, until the 19th. Meanwhile, Johuat become compictely satistied that Goldeboro wae the real chiect, baetily called La Hardee, and moved from Suithfeld down the road to intres Miile Creek on th lave, ie'ured to the ~ ‘Thin pe Fourteenth Corpa in advance, discovered eum immediately formed a well chosen line, Hanke upon the lett by a ravine, where lie fp dthe arta tery, and upon the right by @ swamp and open teld, oro being now ap af ite taste, ws arent Hentouvilie, where he ding tron THIRD HATTLE AT MORKISS FARM, The third battle ie called the battle at Morris Farin ao's division having ntfon From thie admirable line, Mor moved ward with the tn line a halt inte in w who pen retiring toward their o reveral hours here ideniv advenced with overwhe!y bombers and! attacked the bricade ¢ i d Gen. Buel, comprising Morgan's divircion, and drove tiem back in some conturlon to the li r vad already marked by tren, > audekilfuleye ae the proper rali ground @mergency, Here by the exertions of our o and the great brnvery of the men, the even checked. A haety work of mils and « np, and whole of the Fourteentt selvidg entiett Kilpatrick’ arrived and te seividge wy left, the ibis wea at doc . M., and an Apert desperate cha y enemy, only equalle those Fianklin, and taniniy directed anny right by the diveraion of th inus who bad just betore been tianked aud doubled cown bo thie line, DremaT oF The enemy charged in three coluinns, one after t other, each following upthe other's repulse, 1s atone thie three charger an Cluirt) five iniuuies with euch desperation that when bight closed in their defeat, not only was the ground i ! Wo with there lore, bor their dead were vutn bere withn our ers of the eenernir of establicbin ran th fxnde of the T cavalry the JOUNSTON at ha (ita sought aa only thie hie poet in line of om woe thurtod back in ce from in front of the very men whom overwhelining and outtenking naiile had only forced to retiie in the to ie. Th t ine in thie ongacement hae been surparerd by other during tt It war a crand apectacie war. rrespondent by & gene the left, om dy The next m ing, with ms deepateh, etarting Yelock ajio., the right wae broueh! up from tte camp, in the neimhborhood of b Church, and by niehta position had been tober rected by ¢ herman in person, LLe Fifteeuth and or pe upon the right, and Afl- wcavalry upon the extreme lett, resehed to Creek, wad woie ready to take tt itleneive, THR ENEMY FLANKED, ‘Tneed intrenching, ishing attendant upon feeling uh very in comma, aod when night came down Howard's guns, far upon the extreme right, could still be Leard long atter dark, Late in the evening the programme for the folowing lay reached the rear, which w roan advance, to ed in the rear by the ev vy and a brigade of infantry, ‘This amour D & flank movement, th Virtue of which wae apparent when, in the me the enemy were found to be retiring, without a ekir- . ull with the shirm- mish, to Smithfied, leaving Bherman's prowrest to his bere cnoppored. Whe order of approwh to (olds. boro was, then, that the left wing, the Fourteenth the ‘Twentieth, the should pass through corps in eacvance, followed by troops that had borne the battle, the right wing and croes the ri All day Wednesday, till mid jaded heree to Rinaton, The rai. ing a the river was to be cromeed with a train to Goldshoro in ibe morning, The couetruction men were on Saturday under orders to repair the Wil- mington road, and by this time probabiry, both roads ae hy opecation to Goldsloro pourlny in needed ra. tlony and supplies to the mywed and ehoeless. but per lectly undaunted and now jubilant arty of Sherman, In tact, | doubt if any army in ibe field is now halt 40 happr aa that which over two months ago, with only fifwen days’ rations set out into @ hostile wilderne 4 with no other guide than theie eratty old Tycoon carefully hidden pocket compacs, Unheard of ob-ta- have been encountered end overcome without detriment toaspeed hitherto unequailed upon march of similar lonsthjanud diflientty, Ne lad world is less favorabie to # forced rarely) which has been traversed by Bherman'a nobly I etraddied a ge consti uct- army The rains of winter and «pring caught by the clay une derlying the land, fo one vast aod horrible qua, mire, utterly impassibie except ii the wey the mar vel was accoupished, by alinost one entire bridge from Bavannah to the p Hed, train toreats, Colones « er of the Beventeeuth corpe, told bay ethos iliey not less than thirty out of fitt had bern cord. roved, and yet without retarding the iiraculeus rave of progreas—more than two miles a day, GENERAL GRANT, President Lincoln Witnesses an Pnugnges | ment, Ite. Washinvton, March ¢>.—A gentleman who to-day arrived from the front, eaye that wiile on Saturday morning General Grant and the President and his | party, were on thelr way from City Point to wit- nees 4 teview in the Army of the Putomac, and when about twenty miles trom that place, Gen. Parke, just froin the battle-fleld, approached and gave a circuin- stantial account of the fight at Fort Stcadman,. Livut- Gen Grant thanked him for his ekill and bravery, ond the President also complimented him highly tor the manner in which he, and the officera and men under his command, had conducted themselves in that conflict, The party then rerumed their journey aud etopped at a fort, withing mile and a half of a subsequent action, from which they had o vood view of the contending forcos, They afterwards continued thelr trip, visiting many points of interest, their extreme stopping place being within siz miles of Richmond, On this exeur- sion, General Girant and several members of bis rtaff, together with General Sheridan, accompanied the President's party, On their return, ther witnessed the crossing of Sheridan's cavalry from the Norbu to the South ide of Khe James Livery NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, The President haa been induleing in riding on rorsehack, and bie health hae teeo cousideral peoved since he lett Washington, a day or two. y Am~ He way return for Tho Lest possible apirit animaies our troops. and prominent military men ecem to be well satutied with the proeep: aapect of the alsaation, The hoepisal steamer State of M arrived here thie morning from City Point, } wounded, in the exgagement of Maturday, at Fort Steadman Yosteriay, @ transport left City Point for Point Lookout with Louw rebel prieouess, ptured on Sat. urday To-day, the efearmer Rizzie Bater tr he up 215 tebe! doworters, all of whom cate within our lince 6 4 24th insets, Th pry Alew oy er aleo brought aplured on Saturday, Addition artico!nre of the Uctersburah Atlair. Hrapguanrens oF ris Anwy TItk Potomac, Ma t ’ The engagement bere yerterday, was, without doubt, the moet important succeseiual for the Ll olen ean that hea teken place eloee our arrival in f ontof Peters! ureh, Not only wae the enemy met and defeated at every point, be It demon strated the fact that they have lost heart in thelr cause, and that large numbers are ready and auxtous te lay down their arma, and give up the etrucgle After they had succeeded in gaining possession of Fort Steadman, they atones fell to plundering the bacenue in the tents and all that their office do would not induce them to dosiv the could Chore who re Maine din dine fogeht with nothing Like the euthar germ ther oxtal inst euroter, an | many laid down their arma at the firet opportun'ty of reaching the On withering thin » return to the era detecmir bie eet on back in aafety he rebel of rown lines as rapidly m and ureine their nen over the works manaredt a large portion of the assaulting coir Handreda, however, ran end bid in the bombeproots, and awaited there for our men to come and take them The number broaght In bw the Ninth uted yosterday corroctly at eiehteen hundred, The loss in thiscorps f¢ not far frou eix hundred; the official figures not yet being ascer- tained. Arter the fichiting coneed at this point of the line, it wasthourht that t 9 attack might liave bean male | to cover a more Linportant one on the left, aod cou juently the entire earny was put under erme to he ready for any emergency, General Iumphrey was ordered to incke # reconnolssance in front of hie live in order to develop the enemy's tein thelr movemes rength and necer te thortl Thies wae y before thine was either driven in or esp naiderable dietance, Onr men Aud purtot the diviaon reached aod vit hed to mavmy took paresaion of a second line of alight works; but the cebele noon ation wards chanced the latter, in line of butte and forced our imen back to the that lis taken, 1 rinespally eau iadine fire tre tho eclea whicht enabled to throw siony thie advance! pect From thie time until M. the firing waa not vers eoverethe egemy baving periied to there works, & stroug Picket live to held t pits, At the ripnal to tn ve rounded the roun atier @ houvy column o re! 1 line of ba wivenced fn a ‘edivieion: but the were t he oes of thin divirion, who nelrorder, With Leavy dona. | pested she atten pt to break thieurh the tne cod, tang in thie, they ondeswored ro turn the neht 16 GOuernL Milow wan ae feady to reerive thom other polnta. and they finally fell beck and ine their dead and many wounded oor of murketry om thie ground re wD ntinuons fortwo orthiee hone ae ever beard, aad was not sure y that heard at the Wilderness, Gene oul Miles apd his of core and men, particularly the irish bricnde, recelye the hi best prawe for ther gallant behavior on thie won Phe Third division. infer Ger ul hort. held the nire of the line, and cepulee teach attack of the eo WAR Dot f int ¢ Firet division, The vu division held the extreme letter the line te anit Mate i the! ommended by (ren. Sinythe only belng engnced, They advanced at the snine time with the teat of the aad took part of bho enemy's works, with a number of prisoners 1d CON pty 18k of uly one Lune the Sixth corps and the enemy was not no rey other porte of the Line, where the Second snd corps tought, Here also tne object of the attach to feel the enemy and arcertata it the works wer cupied in force. Bowe of the troops finally re pickets aud took mt tive huuedre rieopers, driving the remainder t fhe enemy's batter were very rood al of tmiechiet, Firing wae up tiloark withous any attemp) ou their part to in the lost ground, The nun.ter ot prieonere in our hands as the reeult of the day's operations ie 2.571 enll ted men and os officers, besides about 160 wounded in our hoemtar, An order hae beeu jeaued to the army congrats the officers and men on the spendid vletory m over the ene the country, and thanking for their behavior on the occssion, Today @ good deal of picket firing has been kept up slong the line, bot without any craualties ae farae known, About ‘ sO tore Cale ip thos morning, bring ay, however, ne news From Europe. One Day Later News. ‘The steamer Virginia, from Queenstowa the 16th Marcel, has arrived, ‘The Liverpool Covnivm says? The report by telograph frou Melbourne Crecelved per Australasian) that the Coulederaio steamer Shenaudoah had eaptared aud burnt eloven Pederul versels since leaving the Cape, uppeare to Le exavger- wted. It would rppear that the only verel ele hae eeptured, additional to those wready repor le the Dolphin, nail Atmeriona eet f und either fro New & to Gores, or from the latter pert to | Boston, that belng th yee for which she left New York on the The Datny News mttact tember last, every great value to the cebute iu the Commo March uth, on British Telations with the | nited states, It isa pledve it ta better feeling heuc th to prevail between dand the (reat Republi iY yu has the risen to the level of ite bigh tunetioas Our pte, tradere aod bankese will now ree how nefully thear inte have t vody. we found to repens y ternta wil! go to war with ue i oepect of enceera, Tho px A fe wee diecuseed int pirlt of freemen and in amanner which could give oteace tono one." The Daily News ebows the lnincoee tatk which awaits he Nocth a§ soon aa tl rieouded, and expresses sbelief that whea tha comes Great Britain aud America will trade, pot Lehb, The ‘Telegraph says the debate had taken ¢o im- | portant ™ turn, that it could have been hardly pow ible for the Prime Mini wo be allent. Lord Valroerston’s expression ot the pollcy of the Govern- nt wards ile Luived Stats wae received with sore by the members sittin, around Mr, Bright, ae intr taken ap an anewerto that eeutleman's ap- peal a tew words of kindnese and conciliation to wards Aneiicn, The Abvewriser aaye Lord Palmerston wae moet et and emphatic ip t Jeclaiation of the fuil ermination ot Fler Majesty's Governmens to pio tect, at all hazards and at eny cove r Cunedian de- pendence from auy atiemps which mught be made to | invade thea, The ‘Limes remarke that the future reate not with } us but with the Americas, anil th ge bo ne of their moderation and peacciulne | ineuleate amon, thet cheule the buoy Claim lor tuem, lt ie announe 1 that the International Exhibition at Dublin will be opened by the Piluce of Wales on | the Oth of May, The February maile from the various places on the weet const of Africaare w band, iad as ponernl- ly dull, ‘The Ioritien war steamer “Ley was at lion ny on the Sth of J flue of z4u pun heoas ol pum ol infieted sore thine feo upon Kul prel for bwving #topped the trade of 4 Ue Fiver ab be OWL bart OlimM Our. Loe Kiue rey they can do go with ty of Awar with e will do well to featle quadides rinentof the MARCH 29, 1865, foaing to co on board th mincerlaes tan armed boat, fo } Batu off Wi ua ow board het eu fine, imcone uence of which \Con sto) od trace at Honny, he prin e hod removed all their vals wile interior, exporting auowl@ vielt fro: Now York State Logislature. Sennte. ch 2S.Sundry ramonatrances were ve Broadway Railroad bill. mbly amendments to ao Now York Den- sce bill were concurred ‘i amending the bouisy acta, 69 ae to isions arrived ty Ot the Inte conmitation of the ernor, Controller aud Legemtive Counm ities with New York capitalists, Th Il wae amended by providing that er the sery.ce shall reculve three reer American Colon- Ty corporath Par the wid Sint Aven pal native tread ita wile tie H. MS, “Lee,” ibe moke them couform with the cor Nn Society, New York, north or Lic ete etree ending the act re ative to loval improvesnents in Brookirn, The Cential Perk boulevard drive bill, Incorporating the eat eu ance Co, ot Now York. Authorizing eorion of the Adirondack Railroad, Amending mirent shame of the A wotion to recon~ Lost by avorwor 16 sider wos lad ou the event The Dill fneorporsting a company to build docks and warehource in the port of New York, for quarantine ided on motion of Mr, Law, by G BERALON PUIpotes WAAL atrikin, ont the clause whereby the Sta > puaganteed to the company T per ceut.on tte investiuent, end then progress was reported The DIL amending the raotine law sna nett taken up. Mr. Chrietia moved that the merter, owner, or con- pierce of aby Verdel or porson eu jaw th ritten pertules.on sither, taey board any veer) ia quar ne. Carried r. Chieti moved to strike oud the clause giving Health Ofte thortty to detain for 2 days any perron who © qnArnin r 1 the brotliom, sapling ft " the Trenict Ore and he wae in favor of throws the at for cy ' provection of the state, The amen ment was lot Mr, Garlote moved that healthy emigvanta, wh o | have beck vxpored to Uneetions diseases, ab we Us Island urine the pertod of the incebation of the diseare, Adopted, the bill wae ordered to a third reading, Adjourrs ed, Assembly. ‘To incorporate the Ray side and Brii4 Pasnap New York Ferry Co. Lo iacorporate the Litera ry Clubof Syrecuer for d the charter of the Re ae Hank, To incor » the New York 1 nenud the elmrt {the Un on eminary To conter wdditional pe he City of New York, & arine Court ‘oO siation of New consolidation of the Mrookly i @ road Co, aud the south Brooklyn aod Berge Kasroad Co, and the completion of ther orporate the ‘Longrbo.enmen's Mutual Lar pou Miarehain New York nnies’ Ane tective Society, No. of Brucklyn, ‘To ine orporste ‘le od Brooklyn Petroienin Bt eace Go Tol be Geruan A ation of S inten Is Inn pornte the Hutehere Hide and, Melting Anotation ob New York, Adjourned, The Drattin Peonsylyania, Harrisburg, Marches been received by Gorernor Department: Washing’on, March 98, 1560... Th the Gi mernor of Pmnayiwana the thoe for taieing new crenuizn ‘The followlog dir patch haa Curtlo from the Wa tions is hereby extended to April Tih, Mut thie autooriy & pone por invertere with the dratt Mu officers will continue tot onster in, (Biyned) Jase i bey, biovost Marehal (wueral, ivews Items, [Bp Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Mason operating #9 1D Woita'a guerrilies, who have striously of late in Fairfax Co, Va., have gone up the Shenandoah Valley to anew held of operations, Capt. Fox, Aguistant Secretary of the Navy, left Wasi ington yesterday for Bavannah, on business connected with his Department heen lie was accom. paniod by bie wite, and Mr, J G. Nicolay and others, Apyiors from Arivona to Feb, 15th announce thas she expeition, uader Lieut, Barr, bad attack - ed acamp of host le Indians, sod kied nineteen warriors, ‘The Apaches continue to kili end aiaal horses, mules and cattle ns mn, the newspaper correspondent, ar rested for furn'abing for publication contraband tn formation in relation to the expedition against Fors Fisher before it bad sailed, waa taken froan the Old Capitel on Monday, and sent to New York to be turned over to Gen, Dix for trial, Tux draft begins agoin in verious parta of the country towlay. Giraut insista thas he wants another hundred thousand troops, Hiaplan is to concede the ability of the rebela to prolong for au ther your, and prepare for the General the war worst, Taw Government Printing Purean Building at Washington is atout to be extendod, Conyross baving wace a literal appropriation for that pur- pose, The printing has accumulated to such a degree that some large documents ordered to be printed in December are nut yet tnished, sud much of the other work has to bo executed at private offices in Wasbington, Awout 4 o'clock, on Monday afternoon, the office £1, Bland, bauker, as Louisville, Ky, was enter- ed by three men, who proposed a negotiation for aiver, in the progress of which one of the men presented a pistel, dreve Bland into the a#afe, and locked the door upon him, The men then de- camped with all the money cuteule of the safe, es- tuinated et Hiand wae relensed, efter nearly two hours confinement by @ locksmith, General Intelligence, (Dy Met to the New York Sun.) OO, Prev no faith in anew promise based on the breach of an old one, Aw average of S50 a day in being paid at Wash. ington to rebel desert re for the museetathey bring ua Latca Kerns, the actress, bas purchased a@ fine fern of LUO ecregs @ few Ue vores of New Bodford Mass, Gas, Kacrs, commanding cavalry, Army of the Jamen, bas been relieved std ordered to report to Ww Gen MeKeuzie of theeArmy of the Tim Jower House ofthe Wisconein Legis'ature havo adopted a resolution requesting Mr, Johnson to resign tis place ae Vice-President, ‘The seuase refused to eoueur, lus Pucner Aseociation, organized twee years Gormuans of Savannah for mavanal de> yolopment aud Lenevolens purposes Las survived 0 Rebel officera.captured at Fort Stes | dames S6u8 ty OG Od Canitok iva were Culcuelm te é Lee" when sont for, Com: | 14 Colonela, aix Majors, eight Captaing, and nioe ” ed, aod brongut | *, . i port (9.0 PM, Tie Draer—Tie Drawine to pe Rese kv To-Day—Proserot or Rroncirin® Eero, The the war, and emnerges prosperous and loyal, District of Eastern Shore Maryland has heen an to the D atries of Delaware, which will be known #@ the Diatriog of Delaware and buster Bb Maryien trigdien, Jebo B. Kelly t# ase) i} Omang said district, , Beaten. tC) a PRICE ONE CENTIN GOLD TWO CENTS LN CURRENCY aie i sone ee) Loevtenanta, representing not less than 40 Robo! Tormenta that were engaged in the attack T nes of not to dance is the all-absortin: question at Bt. dohnabury, Vt, now, The inhal- \baute are all by che earsover it, A bote! has leew close! on sceonntot it, and there ie @ prospess Wats church will be broken op, Accountya to @ Washington letter from Bheri- dan'a bemiquarters, on the Pamunkey, Sheriian army is Kterajly an army of boys, He bimsel’, one of the oldest and geavest b'hocs tn tt is onl 82 veers of aye, whilo neariy all ae officers and men are his juniors, A SOMGRATING committe of the colared paople of Rhode Island have votipated Edward Harrig of Woonsocket, ae their candi tate ( vernar, and Rowland Hazard, of Booth Kioyvaten, for Lieuwonant Gowernor. For other State officers they mlopiet the Weket of the Nat onal Union Convent Tile movement ie made to secre eqtial ryhtein the pub- Ne schooly from whch colored silldran ere now excluded, Tra Hon, Robert J. Walker has published « cant demying the allexations of @ Moutrea! paper, te he bad been in Canada, attempting to pif ote mu annexation of the Canadian Provinces to the United He ria that he doew not know the wows of the Canadian or United States Ge vorn= ments on the subject, and that the object In put- ting forward the statement ta to getup a war be tween the two countries, for the benefit of uo rebe.s, Fae last wail from Santiago de Cube states thay the funeral of the prima dovas, Virginie Whitug Lorini, who died lately in that city, oMhemorrbacts siter only fomrtwen hours’ illness, took place with due soleruity in the Cathedral of St. Jago The obreqt were attended by all the leading ¢ twana and toe entire opera company, Her death ia deoply mourved by every oue, Madame Lerini's |e we insured in a Nuw Yorm conipanuy, tor the benetls of her children, Grvruat Hanreanty, on General Grant'e recome mendation, has been promoted Mejor General by breve, “for conspicuous xaliantry in repulsing end driving back the enemy trom the loagment made at Fort Steadman, Marei as, 1865." Joho Frederick Hartrant( ia a nativé of Moutgomery county, Pa, end was bor December 1d, 1850, He eraduated at Union Goll Schenectady, in LASS, and wes in the practice of law Ull the commences mentof the war He has fought in North Caroe lina Virginia, Pennsylvania, Teanessee, and Mis- siseippl, and alsaye with marked dewuchen, ' Tha LOCAL NEWS NEW YORK ANI) THS VICIMITY, GoLp AND S.oekKs were very active and pas on the eall at the Evening Bachonags Sale of gold were made after eal at lols, and atten. warda rallied Lats, at which it stood at close of a ther weak wheel ieordered to revolve te-day tn the Tenth and Twenuty-recond Warda, and the drafted men in the Viret aod bourth Warde bave been notified to report forduty. Thie coume has beeu adopted by Mater Dodge in conseqaence of thy listed in the warde alluded to, The Major says be waited as loug wa he ble could do without detriment to the public interest, and he re at length compolied to issue an orde* tor drafting, Ifthe consestption Le entoread there will be no further chance for drafted men te volunteer, notwithstanding all that line been said and written to the contrary, The following letter from the Provost Marshal General will explain that mate ters few mon Ano) Wasttnotom, March 24, John Rohertaon, Admitant.(jeneral The New York papers are wrong about my havi jsmied an order tuatdrafied men may volunteer an secure bounties, ‘The fate are just the reweran, James Lb. Poy, Provost Marshal Geveral All men who are drafted moat report in five dage from the tiine of belng notitied, that being the long- ert period Low allowed, The following returns of the quotas of the different wards, with the verbal repome of the Provost Marehals have guided Muor Dodge tn determining where lo begin the draft: FOURTH DIATRIOT, Roliated Faltetes Wara, Quotas, Marl 27, Inet 6 daye, tet . oll Nouo, “.. ossrve 116 % : Wt ‘et an “ bap bed 424 “ ‘ . ooo 168 1 - verti Dis Y Acuiahiaaerscisa tein tae "8 i vid na, ih aiz 1 uW oe . 623 None, us SINTH DISTHIOL, oh io 4 a Meh Ww ‘ 22 DUD eee er cece ow 1 vy eVEa in DISThien Jtth igo 4 ™” Lith eee ters} ‘ aa KiGUTH DIST LET ri 4 - 1 , ° . . ” - phe loth, Seth and Zine \Warde, but fant wae mreurd again yestert mong wand capliatista, and by hla exertion 000 mitribare) to tie bounty joan, with abich he recrulted forty-five meno, A deleeste meatiow of all the wards, Jor the yurpore of equalizing haud mover, willbe held thie « al at N ta Ave . Kach wad will be or ‘ Fi Yorterday the County ' A TOOTH WET HOU for v t of ! Liv ad Mr. Blunt received a Woegram trota the stored taster ¢ n 4 to the fect van nded Hownty BULT vereod inthe be ‘ ¥ he hoped to render wid to tha Voluateers jeut " ' ' bile tot Mr formed bim that #207000 hed heer > tie loan The prot, cctot tunda t sy ora hile wan the ane M with tho hope’ thattie ar. tomn ie « These is bo wsuierty ot ‘ ’ for believing thet ape withoueh 18 ds ponelode thas ou ! \ " conntermanded (hie tease o ‘ ‘ Warde where the dram ise te ! be lok W C Names to 14 ah ' 1 Word, 750, Namen to be din Tat Veacce ordered to report, 125 men " ® up each day noth the birt Ws t her the Fourth wiileome ne in the a el then the Fitth,andsoon, Thet 1] asia win he city from loth belt td Iho reved Duster on any pepe wae Lh OO Cath Peng the eniuiest 4 A niente ob eitinens ot the Koarth Ward waa held Inot evening, ar the thd be peas Oem of makiue armneenerte 0 0. AE ral 1. and ty open a recruit #. Pne procerdinse were 7 Of a previteliaty chitacte The ciazensot ine Phiut d held a meeting let at NM rroobw ich miteet, to ir un'@ cpemuone, have thea .wis i and the meocting adjou ds ' it ‘ thet General Anthor yaulporit > of the» ite, ja dill eutie lihoring ta re sate * " mn the jnota. tis reported wlieady poocured es) (or thle parpoee Tmt SAVANNAH Corroyn,-—There is likely to be siderable troubie and litieat ‘ the sale of the Bavaunal cotton A] . tion of ib tenme the realof the Britven Cone ‘ nimed ap the property of Britse’) aubie { . that we.e Gamaced and «! 4 ’ Tb ty Continued on (he wal dre,