are ordered to join him, leaving only a few independent scouts and jayhawkers in East Louisiana. Dates from North Carolina of the 19th and 20th instant through rebel papers report continued fighting on those days between Johnston and Sherman at Bentonville, N. C., in which, on the 19th, our forces were forced back one mile. On the 20th the battle was renewed, and finally our forces apparently resumed the offensive. Confederate loss, 500; Federal loss, 5,000. Report from Mobile through same source March 22 states that a column 2,000 strong is about to move from Pensacola, and another 10,000 strong from Milton, Fla., under Canby; destination, Selma. Thomas is to make a simultaneous movement from Vicksburg. Other accounts place the entire force operating against Mobile and Selma at 30,000. West Point, Miss., March 17, General Forrest's scouts report 6,000 Federals camped at Buzzard's Roost, eighteen miles west of Tuscumbia, and one brigade of cavalry camped between Iuka and Eastport. General Forrest has been promoted to be lieutenant-general. Colonel N. N. Cox, of Forrest's command, and Colonel Alexander W. Campbell, of Forrest's staff, have been promoted to be brigadier-generals.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. M. JACKSON,

Major, Tenth U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery.

(In absence of Captain S. M. Eaton, chief signal officer, Military Division of West Mississippi.)

(Same to Colonel C. T. Christensen.)

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. SOUTHERN DIV. OF LOUISIANA, No. 110. New Orleans, March 27, 1865.

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2. The district of country between Bayou Manchac and Kennerville, La., to be termed the District of Bonnet Carre, is hereby placed in command of Colonel Charles Everett, Second Louisiana Volunteers. The headquarters of the district will be at Bonnet Carre Bend, La.

3. That portion of the Eighteenth New York Cavalry now at Kennerville, La., will proceed to Bonnet Carre, La., as soon as possible and take post there. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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By command of Brigadier-General Sherman:

P. J. MALONEY,
First Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

OPPOSITE DONALDSONVILLE, March 27, 1865.

(Received 5. 10 p. m.)

Lieutenant Colonel W. D. SMITH,

Acting Assistant Inspector-General:

COLONEL: My scouting parties have just returned, and report that the rebels crossed the Amite yesterday.

C. H. PARKHURST,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Third Rhode Island Cavalry.