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Important War Hews.
YH E GOLD MARSm E T •
From Mexico,
By the arrival of the steamer New
York we have New’ York dates to Marlh
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[From the New York Herald. March 10.]
We have positive confirmation in our
despatches of the previous reports of
General Sheridan’s successes in the She
nandoah valley, thirteen hundred cap
tured privates and forty officers of the
rebel General Early's army having ar
rived at Winchester yesterday. Early’s
force made a stand near Waynesboro’
and war, as the capture indicates, ovc.-
whelmingly defeated. General Sheridan
has occupied Stanton. Oa his march up
the valley to that point he met with no
material opposition. The report that
General Early himself was captured by
General Sheridan is not confirmed by our
despatches. Rebel prisoners report a
heavy Union torce advancing from East
Tennessee on Lynchburg, of the capture
of which place we have unconfirmed ru
mors.
Avery significant article appeared in
the Richmond Enquirer of last Tuesday,
in reply to a correspondent who asks,
“What mean these rumors of Senatorial
committees approaching the President to
submit terms of submission ?” The En
quirer responds, 44 That there is a party
of whipped seceders in and about Rich
mond cannot be denied,” and says that a*
plan for surrender to the national author
ities at "Washington has been arranged;
but it “hopes and believes” —(only
“hopes and believes”—that this has
failed. It warns the concoctors ot the
scheme, a part of whose arrangements is
to induce Jeff. Davis and Alexander
Stephens to resign, that in case of their
success thus far General Lee would suc
ceed to supreme control of rebel affairs.
It says that the rebel Congress has utter
ly tailed to sustain the cause, and ad
vises hs members to go home and leave
the direction of matters exclusively to
Davis and Lee.
There are additional indications that
the rebels are gradually preparing for
the abandonment of their capital. Our
despatches trom the Army of the James
say it is well understood there that the
removal of the government stores lrom
the city has been some time in progress.
A large number of rebel troops have re
cently been sent from Richmond and
Petersburg, supposed for Lynchburg. —
Tae Richmond journals still harp upon
their anticipations that General Grant
will stride at the Southside Railroad as
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1865.
soon as the ground dries sufficiently for
any movements.
The North Carolina rebels have been
very much agitated and terrified during
the past few weeks over supposed oper
ations from Newbern base. Their jour
nals have at different times recently an
nounced heavy concentration of Union
troops at that point and movements
thence into the interior, and then in a
few days after contradicted all their pre
vious stories. Yesterday we gave the
statement of a Raleigh paper that torty
thousand Union soldiers were being col
lected at Newbern. To-day we have the
“assurance” of the Goldsboro Journal
that no large torce is concentrating there,
and that the rebels need entertain no ap
prehensions in that direction. The same
paner professes to be troubled with tears
that General Sherman, instead of push
ing straight forward through- the old
North State, will make a retrograde
movement, details regarding which it
professes to have, but classes them as
contraband. General Sherman will no
doubt in due time illustrate that this sup
posed “ retrograde movement” is really
a part of his devised campaign, and a
flank operation which will be apparent to
the rebels only when he is discovered to
have eluded all their traps and to be far
advanced northward out of the way of
every danger.
Tue news from Mexico is highly im
portant, and our despatches from the
capital of that country, brought by the
steamship Eagle, which arrived Imre yes
terday, from Havana on the 4th inst.,
are exceedingly interesting. The empire
of Maximilian has been recognized by
the British government and its minis
ter, Hon. Peter Campbell Scarlett, -has
arrived in the city ot Mexico and had
his imperial reception. The particulars
are furnished of the previously announc
ed capture of the city of Oajaca and its
republican garrison of five thousand men
by the imperial forces under Marshal Ba
zine. It appears that General Porfirio
Diaz, the republican commander in that
city, tvas not killed, as has been stated,
but was captured, and had made his
submission to the empire. We have
also accounts of 'he capture by the im
perialists of the republican armies at Ja
lisce, Tolncca and Zacatlan and the re
publican Generals Rojas and Romero.—
The capture and death of Rojas, .who
was a famous guerilla chief, have been
already announced in the Herald. Aus
trian and Ix gian troops for the Emperor
Maximilian continued to arrive in Mex
ico, and the imperial army -was being
thoroughly organized, the empire being
divided ; nto seven military districts.—
President Juarez stilt exercises govern
ment..! function' in the city of Chihua
hua, and some triumphs of republican
arms in Sinaloa were reported; but our
| correspondents express the opinion that
ail material apposition to the imperial
government has been overcome. The
Americans in Mexico celebrated Wash
ington's birthday.
The clock market was weak and pri
ces were considerably lower yesterday.
Governments were firm. G@!d was
heavy, and, after opening at 106. dosed
down town at li)3 3-8. At the evening
board it, closed at, 101 5-8.
The fall of gold combined with the un
favorable weatner, exerted a depressing
influence in trade circlos yesterday, and
tended to curtail the business. The mar
kets were very quiet, and but little was
done in either foreign or domestic pro
duce. Cotton was lower, while petro
leum was dull and nominal. On Change
the Hour market was again sc. higher,
with a moderate demand. Wheat was
dull and heavy, while com was Ic. a 2c.
lower, with a, limited demand. Oats
ruled dull, and unchanged. The pork
market continues quiet, and prices were
scarcely so firm. Beef was steady.—
Lard was less active and l-4c. lower. —
i Freights were dull and rate3 nominal.
Whiskey was Ic, lower, the market
being quiet.
[From the New York Herald, Mareh fL]
The opinion seems to pervade the North
Carolina newspapers that that State is to
be the final battle ground between the
national and rebel forces, w hich, they
say, are now' concentrating upon its soil.
A Raleigh journal says that the closing
contest will be fought in the vicinity of
that city, and that its results will be the
triumph of the national arms, the death
of the secession heresy ot State rights,
and a strengthened republican central
government, whose sway will not permit
the people to “run riot and plunge into
extremes under the cloak of democracy.”
Nearly an entire company of tfie Sixth
North Carolina cavalry, numbering river
sixty men, including two lieutenants, re
cently deserted and came into the Union
lines at Newbern, bringing with them all
their horses and equipments. The ne
groes are coming in there in large num
bers now, being prompted by apprehen
sions of conscription into the rebel army.
The rebels are now conscripting all the
young boys in North Caroliua they can
lay their hands on. Both the rebel
troops and the people in that {State are
represented as being heartily sick of the
war and ready to return to the Union so
soon as they can be released trom rebel
pressure and terrorism.
The Union soldiers whom the rebels
had toniined at Florence, S. C., were re
moved to Salisbury, N. C„ on the ap
proach of General Sherman’s army. As
they were being transported northward,
our Newbern despatches state, between
two and throe hundred of the prisoners
escaped. {Some of these have succeeded
the Union lines in North
Carolina, being secretly conducted
through the rebel territory by the ne
groes. They also met in their travels
with and were befriended by many whi.c
Unionists.
Arrangements having been made for
the exchange of ten thousand prisoners
of war on each side at Wilmington, N.
C., their transfer is now under progress
at that place.
A sensation rumor to the effect that
General Sherman had been defeated by
Johnston, and was retreating towards
Charleston, was circulated In the rebel
capital on last Sunday; but the Richmond
papers of the succeeding day admitted
the falsity of the story, and stated that it
was exaggerated out of a report that Kil
patrick’s cavalry had been beaten near
Cheraw, S. C., by Wade Hampton's
men. Even this was not claimed to be
based on any good foundation. They
also had a rumor that a Mr. Thomas
Connelly, member of the British Parlia
ment, had arrived at Fayetteville, N. C.,
on his wav to Richmond, as a commis
sioner to the rebels from England
LATE REBEL PAPERS.
Richmond Bates to March 10.
Important Extracts^
[From the Richmond Examiner, March o.]
There is nothing important to report
on the lines around Richmond and Peters
burg Grant is supposed to have sent
bis cavalry into the valley, as our scouts
have been unable for some days past to
find any of it beyond scouting and
foraging parties sent from his rear.
[From the Richmond Dispatch, March B.]
We are still without official news from
any quarter.
The usual quiet prevails upon the lines
in this vicinity, though the return of
good weather leads us to expect that the
quiet will soon be broken. Roads in this
country dry in a few days, and Grant is
said to be w aiting only for firm roads to
make another attempt to seize the South
side Railroad.
Washivgtok, March 8, 186:.—The re
cent legislation by the Canadian Parli :>
I men , in rcleience to Southern refugee's,
having been approved by the home gov
ernment. and the fact officially com
municated to the President, Mr. Seward
! has rescinded his order requiring pass
ports to be obtained by all travellers be
tween the United States and Canada It
' has also been agreed that for the present
the naval force on the lakes shall not be
increased.
Noth withstanding the refusal of the
Senate, at the late session, to recognize
Arkansas by the admission of her Sena
tes, they confirmed the nomination of
United States attorneys and marshals for
the Judicial district of that. State.
It is expected that the Senate will ad
journ on Friday next, having concluded
all pressing executive business by thh'
time. It is determined that civil officers,
whose commissions were given for four
years, and whose terms have not yet ex
pired. shall holdover till the meeting of
Congress next December.
[From thf* Richmond Enquirer, March 7.)
The Confederate Senate bill for the en
listment of negroes in the military ser
vice was on yesterday transferred from
the secret to the open calendar of that
body, and made the special order for to
day at twelve o’clock. * Senator Hunter
and others are expected to make elabor
ate speeches.
By joint resolution of the Virginia
Legislature, our Senators have been in
structed and our Representatives re
quested to procure the passage of an act
of the above description.
?From the Richmond Dispatch. Mmc’i 7 )
The Majority of the Senate are believ
ed to beppuoeed to the policy q] arming
the slaves; nut the outside pressure m
favor of it is so great as to induce the be
lief that the bill will be passedr
The War is for the Maintenance
of Slavery, and Nothixo Else.—
There are not a few persons who take
every occasion to deny that the South
has waged this war in support of slavery.
Their moral sense is shocked by this
monstrous assertion, and as friends of
the South they use all due diligence to
deny the charge. To all such we com
mend the subjoined remarks for careful
perusal.
Among the last words of the Charles
ton Mercury, before its flight from the
city at the approach ©f the Union forces,
were these :
“South Carolina entered into this smug
gle for no than to maintain
the institution of slavery.”
‘•Southern independence %as no other
object or meaning.’;
“Independence and slavery must stand
together or fall together.”
The Richmond Enquirer of the 17th.
Feb., commenting on the opinions of the
Mercury, says : “We do not attempt to
dispute the Mercury’s assertion,” and
adds, “We hope to preserve slavery ; we
believe we can preserve it.”
A mo: came to the Duke of Welling
ton— “What have you to offer ?” “A bul
let proof jacket, your grace.” ‘ Put it
on.” The inventor obeyed. The Duke/
rang a bell. An aid de-camp presented
himself. Tell the captain of the guard to
order one of the men to load with bali
and cartridge.” The inventor disappear
ed, and was never seen again near the
Horse Guards. No money wasted in
trying that invention.
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sharpening a razor is to put in water to
Which has been added one-twentieth of
its weight of muriatic or sulphuric acid,
then lightly wipe it off, and after a few
hours, set it on a hone. The acid here
supplies the place of whet-stone, by cor
roding the whole surface uniformly, so
that nothing further than a good polish
is necessary.
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