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VOL. L
the HERALD W jTIIE CMOX.
wjjfbNm;C., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH
FROM
NO.'S
I.
. t
f
TggLlirrTELLICENCE,
foTiCE--DiTin,e Senrice ill be held -
in the Front BtreeliapusB vuru .i.--v T,.
?in ror,) tcmorrow morning atOJ o'clock.
TbeiW 4 inTited toaitendSeatsfree,
'TiUATM:-i-The laanagement of the- theatre
' de a ow'e last night intpermitting a.deTia
fron the advertised programme.' A very
candlenceassembleditoes,
Serious Family asjannounced in the .bxUs.l
Lthispiecewas not preinted is not stated.
lt3ibsence, ;and tJ.e substitution of a riflmg,
taken up on the spur of the. moment ...with.
ITpiri ticT bany of. the people in the cast,
$Twlth the non-appearance of the leading
tctss throughout tnceTeniug, --r-r-T ,
tIpo:utment to the many who went to the theatre
'attractions set forth iri the bill, I Such dis.
angements are always proYoking :to an
r-Ifrepeated they destroy the J confidence
ithe patrons in. the management, and lead-to
empty benches hi the end. : j. J ' 1
Tonight a benefit is announced m aid of the
Wed soldiers who are. dragging their; weary
tonus about our streets. Np higher object of be.
.nerolence can well be suggted, and H; gives us
pleasure to note the patriotism and-hberahof
' L management in announcing this benefit Miss
Bridges la sure to be on the boards to-night, when
she will play in Dead Shot, Antony and Cleopatra,
and. Taddyf Miles' Boy..- l.ms w u u.g, -trtive
bill, and with the deserving object which
Las the benefit of the performance, there is sure
to bo a full house. ;' . . i I
svoT-Ouv advertising
columns testify to the fact that our community is
fast conforming to the military - regulations, and
preparing to resume business underthe very .leni
ent and eminently proper iregulaUona... of the
national authorises. By the end of another week
we hope to be abie to chronicle an entire reopen
ing of .stores and -shops, and a return, on the part
of our citizens, to their proper pursuits. ; r
i ,
SPECIAL NOTICE-
HOOK amF LADDER OMPAN Y,
AffRiition! i J
TIIERE WILL BE A.MEETrNG of your Com
. .'. . . . .11 AmhM ire
tny Uvnitrht, at 7 o cioci.
expected tc be present.
I II. II.
ilarca-4th, 1865.
THE ARJIY OP THE PO
TOMAC." . :
ActMty.in the Rebel Lines.
THE ANTICIPATED EACUAI0X OF
;, . ; - RICHHOm p-
Geiieral Lee goneSouth to Oppose
: . , Sherman. , ;
MORE PMCE COMMISSIONERS E.
ROUTE TO RICiniOM). :
Reception of the News; of the Fall
. : j. of Wilniington.:
.' ; r V''
FArmv ofth'i Potomac ' Correspondence os the New
1 ' . : York Herald. .
; - iTrJ?oiNTf Feb, 25,1865,
THE ARMY QUIETLY AWAITS DEVELOPMENTS-
"The feverish feeling of anxiety andexpecta
tion thatihas pervaded the Army, of the Poto
mac for a few days past is now dying out. All
are settling down into the sensible opinion that
as the reUels are in no condition; to attack with
any hope, of success, they are too : shjevyd and
sensible to throw away lives they can illy, spare
in commotion for nearly a week. ; lroops have
been moving frgm pOint to pomt along the lineal
Deserters declared Lee was intending to at.ack
and' supprisc us. His growing desperation
if.r i owin-rr fnv h venture. There
wouiu uc sumo ----- -
was then some reason for the vigilance mani
fested byus for a week past toi thwart the ex
ecution ef any fuch, purpose were, it seriously
contemplated. '. ; ; 1 ;
-;."c."nVifTvn uifnv' PETERSBURG TO
EEBEL XKwra- jiuib'" - -
',.v '.' RICHMOND. .. '!-! ' ''''-
Yesterday several cars passed ' lrom Peters
bur to Pachmond loaded with troops, which
fpVipI evacuation.
gave me to me " ,v. , : r ,T; . .
&. ii ' ..;rtr 10 Qcfrknisninfrlv ardent
he popular CAppv;tanw 0 . ,
, ,!fiMilrf nn officer omrivate
Davis was unsuccessful in establishing f peace
for them, they havecome over to try it for.thera.
salves. Each and all confirm ;. the .. storjf.. : toal .
.nno rtiii linAQi thfire arrfl ten
to every ouo wuw cvw - - -
who: deserts to the rear At this rate, wit out
i j; T,l CVr.-v mnnt.nt -1 I .1 f
.IersonaiI.,;;.. "V; ':'
XT?w.K nAwna rliitnw hft absence of General i'ar-
i.v .mnnmfv v.mmn.nder of the Array ot tne
IVCI. M Uivw. j .vj . . k
T. " nnt n.flf?n ii5 in coram
of the
beware 6t following !the i lei?lership .of thir
greatest statesmeo; ? Does ifmeaato. insinuate
that the people are ready for peace upon, lufch
terms ? If not pray what does it mean T .Are
the people to tie1 hbmhugged by the caution . aot
to follow u public; meo," into deserting, the led
of those who have- always; proved themselves
our best statesmen, to! follow one who has u-
. ways showu himself ft- political gambler, j and
led in no one i direction long at a . time ? , j We
Qeneral Patten's division., r ,1? K 1 amonff. the ininumit&i
completion op; the RAtLROAD tof hatcher ,s run, I And howevet it may be insinuated b
. . . . lli .::r.j rlm Ka I AU,! W thia ia' onlv a .Dnnisn
To-morroW. tne new oranc. ia.,v- persons "S-f-J,- fk. vJi
at warren station, to uie ticuu- i ment reserveu iur; ua, .
now, they Know uaat pum wc " TT .
i, Knranrt nfl cannot cet any ateurance
TIio reirt (if Uid occujlion of Wilmington ft" immediately. Such hae been th .-in-
salute was nreuai ivut i . f.- r.T T 1 what we learn;- there is too cbucutu v-
Here that,' some of the Yankee officers, m their
.t-
Opinions of tten on the Sub-
:-i . ; ; -jeci.v - , f -Uninions
of the Newspapers.
The Xegroes Fleeing from' the
Anticipated Conscription,
flrftn f
" . n WT Imu L recentstump speeches to the negroes on I
THE JEGRO apSTION WITHSlindi&tas dcv ; : . x
from the Wrath
; rivnm thft RAleih Procress, Feb. 25.V
1 1 - ro,. . w , i..-
Ve learn from; a gtenlleman just from Hali
fax that some 501 toflOO negro men have: Ibtt
that county, within the last few days, for the
Yankee hnesl . The exodus was causedkitUs
thought by apprehensions on the, part ot the
neeroes mai mcjj ,w r-. ... ;
Commence the work bf enrollment and they! WjiU
.go. by thousanas.j :
IMPOltTAJJT INDICATIONS
The War in Virginia Elided.
the MOTHER OF STATES'SHAKJES
THE DUSrN REBELLION OFF
j HER SHOES.
&c!,
&c,
. y t aAm oii. Liee on
AllUlUvr jcv.
' ; the; Negro Qwestion. . I
' fFrom the Jlichmond Enquirer, Feb. 2. . .
- aneral Lee writeslas follows to Mr. Miles, ot
South Carolina : i . . irjiha
r .r, V.o,riooPTAs nn mirsiue.Or me
enemy will use them j.against, us, They! have
- i it rrir . 4-ltnn onfl' With
been so useu now m ivf& r . s -
orftt helD to our adversanes, ancr to our, - grwi
All members are
OTNSON' Sec'y.
5-lt
a. card. . ;.;-j-:.
t,bjs leave, in behalf of MapatienU, to ; make hi
Very grateful acknowledgements to those ladies who
Ut io kindly and so materialljr contributed to the
eoiafort and welfare of the suffering soldiers in his
charge; Secured" ladie?, any interest you may
take in the welfare of these sufferers, will find the
very warmest appreciation- from hearts already
. find with gT titude- I i
" March 4th, 1865. ''-V ' r ' " T,
: , WiT.irTXctox.vN. O.March "2, I860.
So, I. S i . : ' M -
In obedience to orders received from Maj cn.
. . 1 - ". -t 1. .Who.
chofleld'iCommandijig the Department, uercwj .
same command of tha bis U o f yTiimin gtdn . vTh e D is
sii mmnn'g n Vi q iomtnrv nndev military
MlWW ft l vw f - . - J .
control in roar oftha armies joperating from C?pe
i t- ks ' i m rorp"d with the
niicr as 4u .u
duties of Provost Marshal General; within the limits
described. , j
istabluh
lv believe they win snoruj vur
exceVainily credulous on the .Que6l0.n," and ? "J
lino- to believe mevwuucsi - - ,
CONTINUED DESERTIONS OF THE REBEL SOLDIERY .
' Desertions have really become fearful, from the
reDci army. iwium6 .
before. SihcTe Sherman's triumphant march into.
o!k niiv, n.nd the fall of Charleston, the ..
trOops ounai. oiuto
have grown disheartened, aud are now coming
;to us i6 as great, if not greater,numbers than
any others. One entire company came on tbe
Sixth corps front yesterday- morning, alter
and individuals straggle in at all hours, we
are receiving over a hundred per day, regularly.
- t. t i?f nnii ROlTTIt.
TIIE BiSliEL. una- r
Lee started South a few days ago to jom th e
forces under Beauregard, to take the immediat e,
direction of affairs if necessary,! and to deter,
mine the general features of -operations m that
quarter in any event. There is very httle doubt
of this being true. - Heavy operaUons may cer
tainly be expected within the next few weeks.
ARRIVAL' OF . - GENERAL VsiNGLTt)N AND JUDGE
Ttr.ntira: & t r.FRKAL GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS.
General Singleton and Judge Hughes arrived
a General Grant's headquarters thismorning.
It is understood that they are eu rout toe Puch
mond by-permission of the; President to make
one more attempt to bring about honorable
neSec The attempt may be in: good faith, but
no one possessing the least
of the object, W;f?fW
tinn and compuwuu iu-jvuy i "
Sons The Confederacy is materially stronger
io-dtJV for the recent peace
i. J A o fmm all successors un-?;
Monroe, f y 1 u " . , ,
Mother battles have been fought, and -other
feelings and incimaiiuiib rV-wV ,
feat. - , , rr ii' oanic- date
m F ma -am ZTIIIIll IHIl I III 1 1 - - - - ..
Anomep cuijf v- j .
and accumulate from this black material
more overbearing saperiuntj . , . . fn
i The opposition to this measure ought now to
cease, and a law should be passed without , de
lav to arm three hundred thousand slaves, giv
ing to General Lee the power to take .as I many
: of them into the fild as he may think bst. . .
; Xhe day that the North passed their law to
fight us with negroes, . we should, have done
likewise. THey did not; pass the law for jrant
of white soldiers, butoj save them. We should
trv and save' our white soldiers, too. I do not
want ourcountry left , with a" few pldV me& and
the widows and children of the dead. But, re
ally it would seem that the opponents fo ( the
measure have.no regard or thought about 1 sa-
Some say that the- addition of the negroes to
our arwy.wui auu. ivkxo .;-q-,f
' su:w-;n Art nf arithmetic where
never UipilClCVl "V-- , . -..! -xt,
i.jjWAn'A, mi inn'rease the amount, tsmt me
: rV.;K Vip1s no arsrument. let us
-Case is.uuc ""twr?'" o
c.r,oTiia and 'we mav well beJieve
A r-3 t sa vJnwj Iwst: what to do and
what he is about.. " 1 u t : i v v
..4 Kn o nrroA. The reward of fr ee-
dom before is all sufficient to make theni fight
faithfully for us an4 themselves, ffhey have no.
confidence in Yankees, They want nothmg.to
do with Yankee freedom, ; And what a g orious .
thin" it would be lor nisiory wixn
was whipped and conquered by the assistance
of negroes for whose benefit they falsely pretend
'the wsr; was'-waged.' '. '' - .j,
Tlie Sesro Bill aucl its Effects.
(Trom the Kaleljrh ConseWatiyeFeb.;;g5, '
. i From the statements; wo see in the Richmond
naner we siinposc tBere is no doubt that, a bill
ol some &urt. xKjk no vwv,-"fJ w
soldiers has passed both .. Houses of Copgress,v
; . . i . - .r.'i. r lit tn a nrn vi
and become ms iavr vi mo .auM. ..lv,-'i"."L'w!.
. From the Richmond Enquirer, Feb. 23-3t . r
Virginia did not commence this war, nor did ,
Tennessee, Missduri.fr Kentucky. Itsjmg j
tude and losses, were perceived by those ion j
luue. a.u i l C fAii Th States : fttr- i
whom me orum ;wvu , - ,:! t ; i
I - j-i.it u tknon An the border
ther rsoum, prui-euvcu yr "'vv "n t--.rrrii !
-iiij Ari 0'.0AeA ftAnnsel. and with: fan s
repeueu. uuvivc, iaia
cied security, eut the fastenings jluch boaajfl
xi v; w;r.Ta and her children Ion
to seiner, aim tiwv
the Western frontier grift amid terrific and n -
Mf did mesa States foretell the; fain ne
and protest agiinst the ungenerous rasnnesa
. v . . ak Y,- tl i o mv9 fortunes of
or tnose wno wppwy u;-f'r " .
kthT. to escaDe the calamities of civil strife.
Uve told them that the storm would indulge
i its-fury on our Boil, we picturw w '.h
i dlvastoted oouotry, IpiUaged field. burmUg
r-.4..at- c1a4pfl and a hired . BQlCietTt
;flmedto crime by the smooth skinned wo- ,
man on the ottoman, and ; the silver , on jne j
iboardi;, Keitber iamejuv. "-r .
. x trJ inCTpusinp and .advan- !
: terrinc iate wm "? : ; rr.- i.
Icing, check the sblfisi impetuosity ojthose wo ,
; risked little of d sastfr to be endured by others. l
. r But the tide is nbw-
lUnn- tnwdrd those States who made the fight,
t J iWss or universal destruction,
j and who swore the okth. ' . -J.
!T.his:oath has ben broken, and they ;
whom tne nrst Dow.f Bmivu, ---
. i a. iUnnA tirMncp i irf m i x nave .ou
j to aesers uy .""rr "TT.t.j i.- Mkum
. . r . a.- At-vis-k 'Twm raiumi iiv uiiiAA&rv
eeived tne iury w ew"- """r"J j t 1ab
"Alter tne uorueiwwa ' LL
and slaves as necessary sacrifices to success,
mev stilt declare that.wife, child, bride, a ffee
on?ue andlri uncbajhed neck! are things to be
fought for. They sm to the States of the Gulf
; It" .th-.Tnif contributions of land d.
slaves that you' forced, us to makei o! t
iotinW:i and neoule will be securea.
says: i . ." , t t,Jf ti, !.rcasea slonj oHhelaWwe arenotjyet accurataly . m-
5t is surmised JH'1 form'ed. .We ?upp.,, ho;v,er, that.tesnoi
Oi tne uniortunate eueyio ua: t& ;
times oi tne oaoufuivu v. r ------ , nt ,;nme tion we nave never enieywaueu ar y-y . -
. that doiuL but that, .some "y . , .-..i :-.ti ut" lkt r which
are yerynX -tH erJi hardly ."H6m for we S ,1 S
niu ! , f various sources mai a . vV .,fi :AiiKlA snnmp. that
, marching Beaurel' the;euemy IIrrf
r.w.nni. JurnM TP R andle tt, 3d;New JIp-
shire, la appointed P rovost Marshal of Wilniington .
. . x Via marlA cn nr
rurtlier stall appoi Bimenta, -
J OS. P. HAW LEY, ;
'. Brir. Geri. U. S. Vols.
i : . . ' ' : : .j.
Gau rs NewY' The extreme gold quo-
tations in Wall St wet, ew,.iorK,.auru.5
.weeK ending JreD. : sqtn, '
MoadayU r ' .nn ' i,f '
Tuesday...... .......... " Wi-j V - '
Wednesday....... .... - - So 1 5
Thnrsday.i........!...:sv.-r--j ootl ' .':
bj'
first
re-
of
c Tt
Loueit.
' 196
"V- J
19:
193
a norti on nave j , it,i m ffH" Mt 1Mk u u "J 1 -ti
fieneral Lee w til be ccmpelled to mc into the army, tegethr with
Sf- -.VfffS vr soon.! or he' will find KSSiffi lncnassed I throueh
a move oisuiiic iviuv. , . lti0 m,, mj -vj-.-, vi v -i
there inquiring into ana regibieruig
which they of Course ' construed mto a, .inpve;
ment toward orderiushem to the front, , ;..v
- I Tii4r Alt rr ll :i t i ve ": t '"
himself without an . , f d&
IeSertions continuo v-. in
creasing,, Jiru A onr -dress to any l
are superior in lmcu-v nnti nnn.
dreo cave oeen PV." Tke!fastwentyfoar..
hours. Of, these W Pfoporon bnng
7. ..j ,;nm0nts. for which tuey are
tneir uru.s auu oju-v , . ManV ot
ini : nriro in 1 greenbacks.. . wauy v
paiu r r-.v - - - To dav titty-
the ."SiOi Caroilra
! From the Ilaletgh 'Coaservative,- Febj
'lit is a sad
slaves set free by the. Federal- Chgress but it
would be infinitely worse te .ee our lands par
celled out among themselves : 1
' ' Im
AtiD FRiuicnH. a uciyu.-.-- , -ovpn of the chivalrous sorra ui . - - i0 ctv we Is t toriear tnac our iujuw .-r- . - .
tohearhim;treach.'. answered, I am f "isk" say-that as Jett. aavis y (
has.
1 ilantRujuiinff Fcat-Argnel et
once More . UenldH J
I mnna Corresnolidenco of N.i x lleraiajj
f .. I i Havana, FebjT
;iTheEveninb Stained ng'
ly about six cr'clok last evening, and leaves lo.
CNew York this fbreripon. x ,r;Vkrn Ur.
i The steamer Mexico, from Matamoras, ar-
l l ne sreamw j -mnn other DOSSen-
jtnewww,-T.77r,-. ,ni nnited States
lnArts.ifcappearg,lis aou r7r;rt
Ljci th AAmmissions. "e ir. . t t ;
fore shut up shop Arrfnlfed StaW.r
paTB,,i.n " Z what has happened. ?1 k
PrthVt
!
kuiuu VA 1 WiJJ V ! r - ; -
" ,-r-' " ' ' ' i- i ,n i i ' " r s A ', ' . i -