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THE HERALD DE THE IJM0K WILMINGTON, MAHCH 3. AFFAIRS NEAR RICHMOND. * Unusual movements and activity had been ob served in the rebel lines round Richmond during the past few days preceeding our last advices, in dicating designs of some new enterprise on the parUof Gen. Lee, and it is surmised that, alarmed by the progress of Sherman’s and the other national forces, he has concluded that the time for giving up both Richmond and Petersburg, and falling back to Lynchburg or some other defensi ble position,. has at last arrived. General A. P. Hill’s corps of his army is said to have been trader orders on Thursday of last week, to be prepared to march at a moment’s notice ; and considerable commotion within file rebel lines was displayed. There are also rumors that Lee-meditates an at tack on Grant. All these matters, taken in con nection with the fact that the rebel journals have received orders from the authorities to be particu larly yeticent regarding military affairs, give color to the belief that something more than ordi nary is in process of execution witlira their lines. The influx of rebel deserters, however, remains unintermitted. Washington’s birthday was cele brated with great spirit throughout the Potomac and James armies. As part of the festivities, the rebels in front of Petersburg were treated to a vigorous shelling earl/ in the morning. CERTAINLY. The South'Carolinian of February 9th, printed at Columbia, holds forth in this strain: We see no real, tangible cause for despondency. The great heart of the nation, the bone am? sinew of the country, the veterans in the field—alf, all are hopeful; yea, sanguine of ultimate success. Why should we despond? Is not our cause just, and will not the God of battles defesd the right ? Our ma terial is yet ample, and adequate and sufficient—-our resources abundant; -and let but the popular pulse of our gallant army-all vibrate with unanimity— and depend upon it, the day will not be far distant when the bright sun of liberty Und independence will shine upon us. Wondef how they feel on the subject about now. No Questioning.-—ft frequently happens, es pecially under military rule, that orders are neces-. sarily issued affecting the.business pursuits and personal habits or those in no wise connected with the army, the reasons for which are not apparent to any but the highest military authorities. There is always a reason for such orders, and most gen erally it has no relation to tfie citizen or citizens most affected. It is not right always to Suppose that restrictions are. imposed to punish a popula tion, or any part of it, or to take revenge upon them for any real or fancied 1 wrongs-. ■•• They arise usually from imperative ^military necessities, and their imposition is as distasteful to.the authori ties as to those most affected; We advise the citi zens of Wilmington to refrain from questioning the propriety of any order that has been or may be issued touching-their rights and privileges, but to yield a willing obedience thereto. They have the ,assurance that the officers in command here, from General Schofield ddwn, are capable, high- Minded and benevolent, and that no restrictions will be imposed but such as are rendered abso lutely necessary for the safety and good order of military and civillians , alike, and to promote the general welfare of the national cause. We may not see the reason for all these orders, but the reason nevertheless exists, and the orders will be enforced... Not Bad for Bull Run Russel.—It is the opinion of Bull Run Russell, says the.New York Herald, that with the "Federal occupation of Char leston and Wilmington the rebellion'will be shut up in a receiver. Just so ; and then the receiver will be exhausted, and then the victims enclosed will die for want of air or corn breach which-is all the same. Mora Blundering in Congress.’—Every day or two we bare some new evidence of hlunder- ■ ■ ’“B? 1 ! 9??q ress - It his just committed a.stupid ’ some of its previous doings in the shade, It has by one vote—-.72 to 71—de. cided to repeal that portion of the Confiscation act which declares that the confiscation of real estate shall not continue beyond the lives of re- o „ owners.. The constitution of the United States (article 3, - section 3.) declares that “ no attainder M treason shall work Corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the ■ person attained.’’ It appears incredible that le. gislatqrs .an be found ignorant enough to pass' alaw in violation of so clear a provision of P t a h 8 e s ■ M 1 * W b eth£t the object is to wp-ral the Confiscation act altogether. In tba* - A "W'wkshops in the centre ofPar- 18 are at present buty In manufacturing salteop- per ornaments in imitation. Sf gold-eei-rings chains and rings of saane-fogether withfa A°li1h'i? MS ’ “T OT| b e Chinese markets. 11 ' of sheet iron, for Mitino- oneof “T“‘' llia “ IB of the s rat ™ ceived ordersfe cA!,^ 8st! ‘ bl , ,sllmellt has sheet iron to bO^^^ '“^ casfs " F «f corn. -Otto Kgyp.for the preservation SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA. [The following cheering verses were written by Adjutant Byers, of the- 5th Iowa, while confined in the rebel prison camp at Columbia, S. C. , and being set to music were frequently sung by the prisoners as a relief to the monotony of their situation , It was sung at the Wilmington Thea ter, on Wednesday Evening, producing immense applause and two encores:] Our camp fires shone bright oil the mountain That frowned on the river below, While we stood by our guns in the morning, And eagerly watched for the foe ; When a horseman rode out from the darkness , That hung over mountain and tree, And shouted, - “ boys, up and be ready. For Sherman will march to the sea.” And shouted, &c. When cheer upon cheer for bold Sherman Went up front each valley and glen, And the bugles re-echoed the music That came. from the lips of the men, For we knew that the stars on our banners More bright in their splendor would be, And the blessings from Northland would greet us When Sherman marched down to the sea. And that blessings, &c. Then forward, boys! forward to battle, We marched on our wearisome way, And we stormed the wild hills of Resaca, God bless those who fell on that day ! „ Then Kenesaw, dark in its glory, Frowned down on the flag of the free, But the East and the West bore her. standard When Sherman inarched down to the sea. But the East, &c. g [Still onward we pressed fill our banners ", Swept out from Atlanta’s grim walls, And the blood of the patriot dampened The soil where the traitor’s flag falls ; But we paused not to weep for the fallen Who slept by each river and tree, Yet we twined them a wreath of the Laurel, And Sherman marched dewn to the sea. Yet we twined, &c. Proud, proud was our army chat morning That stood by the cypress and pine, . Then Sherman said, “ boys, you are weary, This day fair Savannah is mine !” Then sang we a song for our chieftain, . That echoed o’er river and sea, And the stars on our banners shone brighter When Sherman marched down to the sea. And the stars, &c. THE DESTITUTION OF OUR RELIEVED PRISONERS. Wilmington, March 2d, 1865. To the Editor of the Herald of the Union. The inhumanity and wickedness of this rebel lion can find no better illustration tian the pris* oners now being brought within our lines. Taking the appearance of these /men, wan, ragged find reduced to mere skeletons !by starvation, and ex posure, and to hear their stories of lift barbarous and heartless' treatment to which they have been subjected, and it proves this' people of boasted! chivalry—the rulers and men of important posi tions’' in the South—to possess the lowest charac ter for, humanity, and the highest for malignity. The authorities are doing, all that can be done for -these suffering men. The Sanitary Commis sion has its agents who are devoting day and night in their work of mercy. A large number of men are engaged in making shirts and other clothing, and the very best arrangement possible, under the circumstances, has been made, for feed ing them. Some temporary buildings, at tha head of Market street, are used for this purpose. The matter is under the control of Lieutenant A. Cant well, A. C. S., 23d A. C., and trader his-very ei^i-i cient management five hundred men can be fed every hour. A large nation of bread and beef. with coffee is' given each man. place would well repay any oae see how starved men-eat. ’ A visit to this who wishes to TSie Frencii-Mexican Cession. The Tibies says : “The question of the ces sion of Lower California to Fiance is not con sidered to have been settled even by the un qualified assertion telegraphed from' Paris, that the pews on the subject is Wholly unfounded.— Indeed, it can be positively Ahown to have had some Foundation, whatever may be the ultimate extent of its realization. ML Gwin, after the Southern secession, of which he was an advo cate, visited France, and energetically laid cer tain plans before the Emperor, which, accord ing to advices from Paris, were at all events, received with very great att(ntion. Itjs like wise believed that means,were furnished to hint to proceed upon the mission which has led to the present announcement In any case the public, remembering the (number of formal statements and contradictiqis that preceded the tranfer of Savoy to France, kill, for a consider able time, regard the matteswitifreserve. Ac cording to some impressions, the most probable arrangement is. that France will not immediate ly take an.absolute cession, but will guarantee a new loan to Mexico on the security of the pro vinces named.” Maximilian and the Pope.—-The Paris Me morial Diplomatique announces that the Em peror Maximilian has addressed an autograph letter to the Pope, in which he lays before Pius IX, the imperative necessity which compelled him to adopt the measure alluded to in his com munication to his Minister ofaJustice as -to the conversion of church property into crown lands. Theyoung Emperor’s arguments are couched in terms of the most profound respect, yet, true to Hapsburg blood, ho does not yield one iota of his prerogative as Sovereign, anw tolls his Holiness that the State of affairs in the interior of Mexico, and the urgent necessity ofconcilia- ting without loss of time, the opposite factions over whom ho had been called to reign, deman ded the measure he bad adopted, and which ho had not the slightest intention of retracing. Tlie War in the Southwest. Cairo, Feb. 24. The steamer Robert Burns, from Memphis, had three hundred and forty-six bales of cotton for Cincinnati and thirty-nine for Evansville. A scouting party under Captain Newell, of the Eighth New Hampshire, left Vidalia early in the month to patrol along the Black river.— They have returned in a terrible state of dilap idation, having subsisted four days on horse and mule meat alone, in u„swanip -surrounded by rebels. Brig. Gen. Meredith has been relieved from . the command of Western Kentucky. His suc cessor is unannounced. Colonel McArthur, Gate copimander of the post of Columbus, Ky., and Captain Goss, a provost marshal, arrested by Gen, Meredith, re cently, have been fully exonerated and have returned to Columbus.. The trial of General Paine is progressing.—- Thus far not a single charge against him has been sustained. Memphis, Friday, Feb. 24, 1865,1 Via Cairo, Feb. 26. ) • The Bulletin of this morning says that the Rebel leaders have lately, issued orders to have all the detachments .of their’ troops in West Tennessee, together with such conscripts as they have gathered, sent South without delay. We have, reason to believe that a large portion of the Rebel forces lately about Memphis have already gone. Their destination is said to be Mobile. The raid into Arkansas developes the fact that much suffering exists from the scarcity of food. Cairo, Feb. 26, 1865. The steamers Liberty and Belle St. Louis from Memphis, have passed up with 313 bales’ of cotton for Evansville. The latter had 71 bales for St. Louis. A Vicksburg correspondent says : Deserters from Dick Taylor’s army’ declare there is no intention on the part of the Rebel authorities to abandon Mobile. That city al ways has been the depot of arms and military material of all kinds, and that the cannon and supplies recently taken to Selma formed no part of thetarmament and stores intended, for the use of Mobile. The Rebels believe Selma will be assailed soon,.and are trying to put it in a good defensive condition without weakening Mobile. The same correspondent says: The report that Forrest has 25,000 men under him is untrue. He has not over 2,000. Dick Taylor and Forrest together cannot ’ number 25,000. It is conjectured that one of two corps, which recently left Columbus, Miss., has gone to Mobile. Three iron-clads have been stationed at the mouth of the Red River to frustrate any raid on that stream, "It is rumorod that Brig. Gen. Meredith has been reinstated. The steamer Luminary from New Orleans, 19th, has arrived, en route to St. Louis. Much excitement e^sts at New Orleans in consequence of publicity given to the exposuie made of a secret society opposed to the 1 nion but recent Developments prove thath’tis ruled .by Confederate sympathisers, whose object is to get political power, and through 'that power protect the secessionists of that city from th$ir just deserts. , Tine Occupation of ©oXaimfeia, s. c. [From the Richmond (Ya.) Sentinel, Fel “Official intelligerice was rece^Jl War Office last night that ShenpanA diaiyaiorning, advaiicing tow:WWI near Winnsboro", anoint on the raiiroJ ing to Charlotte, a^i thirty miles norW himbia. ras, An Co- “Charlotte is thronged with refugees*from Columbia, who report that'some of Vied.* cavahy plural cred the city ' before th as ■ tion. . “Up to Tuesday last it was uncertain, wheth- er Columbia would come within the immediate range of .Sherman’s purposes, and consequently the publie mind was not prepared fin-such an early solution of the question. The Govern ment had, however,. just two weeks.ago taken! the precaution to remove its specie deposiled there, amounting to several millions of dollars and within the past few days all of the dies and plates belonging to the Treasury Department together with the supplies.of Treasury notesfoa hand, were all safely conveyed away. “The enemy being in possossKmof Branch ville, Orangeburg and Kingsville, precluded movements on. the roads leading to Charleston and an unfortunate accident upon the Charlotte road cutting off nearly all the rolling stock of the road from Columbia, prevented the author-- ities from making.use of that avenue to save other valuable materials in the city. A large quantity ,of medical stores belonging to the Government were there on hand, .of which part were saved, and the rest, for want of timd and transportation, destroyed. The presses and fixtures for printing the Treasury notes in the establishments of Evans & Cogswell, and Keat ing $ Ball, were necessarily abandoptiiL togeth er with the other extensive machinery of those well known works. The first named establish ment-had one hundred and two printing presses and unquestionably the largest and best equip! ped publishing house in the South. “ The enemy’s force operating west of Co lumbia reached the banks of the Congaree op posite the city, on Thursday evening, and threw m a number of shells, to which our batteries responded A portion of this column mwed up the aver during the night and crossed the Saira da and Broad rivers, the main,Tributaries of the Congaree, which meet near Columbia, a few the “?■ Dur "w the movement Lena at Beauregard evacuated the atm and on Friday morning the enemy entered and took possession without, opposition. Our troops were withdrawn to a position some twenty miles from Columbia, where they remained on yester day. - t ' “The enemy’s force entering.Columbia co,in sisted* of General Sherman’s, main army/a large portion of which immediately moved up the Charlotte Railroad, while another portion has m^ed down in the direction of Charleston. The latter city has doubtlcsss ere this been evacuated.” . ——^ jjg-The will of the late James W. Wallaek, proprietor of 'Wallack’s theatre, Broadway, has been admitted to probate in the Surrogate’s Court. It divides his estate between his two sons,. John Lester Wallaek, the aotor, and Capt, Henry Wallack, of the British army, the theatre being included in the portion of the former. 07“A bill is pending in the Indiana^Legisla- ture disqualifying any person in'that State from holding office who, since March 4th, 1861, has aided in any way the enemies of the United States, or who has been a member of'a disloyal organization. ‘ OF Eleven persons were killed and several injured on the St. Louis and Chicago Railroad on the 16th instant, by the breaking of a raih COMMERCIAL STOCKS. Closing Price > at Gallagher’s New York Evening Stock Exchange. New York, February 25, ■ Gold New York Central Erie Hudson .Michigan Southern Illinois Central , Stocks steady * gold firm. .,.,7.199% .*.. 115% -• 74% 115% 67% 119% TO-DAY’S ADVERTISEMENTS THEATRE; FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1805. Will be presented the Laughable Play of THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Dance, Song, After which, Miss Seluna Warner Mr. R. L. VamOsten To conclude with the Protean Fai ce ofc Dress Circle, Parquette, CentrqGallery, ADMISSION. $1 00 50 1 00 Doors open at 7 : Curtain rise- at 7% o’clock. March 3rd, 1865., 4-lt SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 4th, BENEFIT OF OUR PAROLED PRISONERS, NOW IN THE CITY. . TO SUTLERS AND OTHERS! 'SEI. So Mie OFF CHEAP! WHOLESALE'AND RETAIL. - fpHE BALANCE of cargo belonging to I DILLINGHAM & CO., Purveyors to the Navy. Consisting of « Fine Groceries and Provisions, suitable for Officers Messes and Family use. On board SCHOONERS CAROLINE A CORNELIA. March 3rd, 1865. 4 2t '7 MUSICAL NOTICE. P ROF. J. BENEDICTis prepared to tune Pia no’s, and wifi also give instruction on the Piano,' Violin and Guitar. Ordets left at Whitaker’s Book Ntore, or addressed to me personally at the Theatre, will receive prompt attention. J. BENEDICT, Prof, of Music and Leader of Orchestra, at the Theatre 4-3^ March 3rd, 1865. ■ $10. REWARD. I OST, on the evening of Mardh 1st, at the Thea- j tre building, in the crowd, an OPERA GLASS: , : Bladk .Morocco Case, and marked under the slide with point bf'knife “Cilly.” The above reward will be paid if left at the Head quarters of Major General Couchi Wilmington,' N. C., March 2nd 1865. 4-3t WAITED, A CALL BOY, for the Wilmington Theatre. Apply tat the Box Office, between 10 A. M., and 12 M. . March 3rd, 1865 4-lt SCOTT & BALDWIN’S Ladies, Misses and Children’s OUTFITTING ROOMS &h Nicholas Block, 505- Broacliuay. MRS. E. WIMTLE, (Formerly of “Genin’s Bazaar,”) ' TANDER whose Superintendence, the above De- V partmentsare conducted, is pleased to announce her former patrons and the Ladies of New York "ph the numerous' AKI IS1ES under her direction, she is prepared to furnish^ promptly, , * . Lails, ELsa aml ^hildden’s Outfiting to - Orcley, LADIES’ UNDER LINEN, Of fine Quality, Kept in Stock, ready fol immediate use; —0— Particular attention given to BRIDAL TROSSEAUX. Feb. 28-4w 0. S. BALDWIN, . Formerly of Wilmington,. 38 Market Street’ LIGHTERING. T HE OFFICE OF OKRELL & HAWES Ii„ht ers, is at the Clarendon Saloon Persons far Z^K&°- WiU ^ “‘ ^ ^ove * March 1.- 2-tf
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