Daily State Sentinel

War Department,

Washington, March 18, 1865.

Maj. Gen. Dix:

The subjoined dispatches have been received at this department.

(Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant General.

City Point, March 18 - Richmond papers of to-day are received. The confederate congress adjourned sine die to-day at 3 o'clock.

The president of the James river canal calls upon the farmers of Virginia to aid in repairing the canal.

The Augusta papers say as Stephens has been in Georgia for the past ten days, and has not yet been heard from, they hope this silence will not continue.

Vigorous efforts are making at Richmond for the organization of colored troops.

The following paragraphs are from The Richmond Whig:

Mobile, March 4. - This city is strongly manned. Gen. Maury issued a circular advising the people to prepare for an expected attack. He urges the non-combatants to leave the city immediately.

The exchange commissioner yesterday evening received information of the arrival in the bay of a large number of prisoners from Ship Island and New Orleans. They are expected here to-day. Major Cowell will effect such arrangements as will embrace all prisoners captured in this department.

March 5. - One hundred and seventy-six navy and army exchanged prisoners arrived here last night.

March 9 - Transports containing 2,000 troops entered the bay yesterday through Grant's pass.

Mobile, March 11. - Fourteen vessels more were added to the fleet to-day, making twenty-one in sight.

Great activity prevails with the enemy in the lower bay.

There is every indication of an early attack.

Macon, March 4 - The House of Delegates have adopted a resolution requesting congress to repeal the conscript law, and accept none from the state except under officers of their own choice, by yeas 61, nays 47.

Lynchburg papers of Monday and Tuesday bring us some of the details of the raid through the upper country, which, in view of the fact that Sheridan has communicated with Grant from Columbia, we conceive to be puerile, and therefore, lay them before our readers.

The Times says a Yankee division was sent in that direction along the Alexandria Railroad as far as Buffalo river, burning the railroad bridge at that point.

Every bridge between Charlottesville and Buffalo, a distance of more than 40 miles, has been destroyed and much of the track torn up, though the extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained.

The nearest approach they made to Lynchburg was New Glasgow, 7 miles distant, where a small party of them burned the railroad depot.

On Wednesday, a party estimated from 2,000 to 3,000, appeared at Bent Creek, supposed to be making for the south side of the James river.

The fine bridge over the river being burned on their approach they contented themselves with loud curses upon our reserves stationed on the other side of the river. They got a boat of the James river company, at Bent Creek, where they had captured four of our scouts, who were left in the hands of an equal number of their troops, who being cut off from their main force by the burning of Lyne river bridge, gave themselves up to their pursuers and were brought to this city.

The raiders burned every mill they could find along James river and destroyed all the tobacco and tobacco houses, and carried away all the horses and negroes they could lay their hands upon. They shot about 300 of their broken down horses on the plantation of W. R. Cabell below New Market, and took off all the horses belonging to that gentleman they could find. It is said no Yankees crossed the river opposite Columbia on Friday, but retreated to the north side. The Republican of to-day, says the raiders commenced, at Bent creek the work of destruction, at the canal, which is reported, to be very badly damaged from 27 miles below here to Columbia, and possibly farther down towards Richmond.

Every lock on the canal is said to have been destroyed, in several places the banks have been blown away.

The aqueduct at Columbia is said to be badly damaged. The destruction of private property along the route of raiders is represented to be immense.

The people were stripped of horses, negroes and bread, many were left without a morsel of food.

The Danville and North Carolina exchanges received yesterday, throw some light on the situation in North Carolina. The following are extracts from The Danville Register of Tuesday last:

Our forces have probably withdrawn from Kinston and may be preparing to evacuate Goldsboro, Raleigh and Goldsborough.

On the same date it says Fayetteville was occupied several days ago by the enemy in force.

It is reported that a number of cotton factories were burned.

Kinston is now in possession of the enemy, and Goldsboro is seriously threatened. Our troops have contested ground at various points with their accustomed courage and endurance.

We believe the forces of the enemy will be met at some point south of Raleigh.

The Danville Register of Wednesday remarks:

The recent movements of Sherman and Sheridan have greatly decreased the number of newspapers published in the country in Virginia. We have daily papers issued from four points: Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville and Petersburg, and one weekly from Clarksville. The number has also been largely curtailed in North Carolina. Wilmington, Fayetteville and Goldsboro are in the hands of the enemy.

The Mercury was removed from Charleston sometime before the occupation of the city by the enemy, and The Courier, which remained was taken charge of by the Yankees, notwithstanding it opposed the nullification in '32, and is now issued as a Yankee paper.

All the papers in Columbia have been discontinued. The South Carolinian is now published in Charlotte, N. C.

Fayetteville, N. C., 1 p.m. - To-day we have added Fayetteville to the list of cities that have fallen into our hands.

Hardee is said to have crossed the river yesterday and last night with 20,000 men. He is reported to be moving towards Raleigh.

The rebels skirmished into town and fired with artillery upon a house occupied by women and children. They burned bridge at this place and removed all the public stores they could.

Sherman is here, and his men are wanting shoes and clothing, yet the army was never in better condition.

(Signed) O. O. HOWARD,

Major Gen.

From Baltimore.

Baltimore, March 19 - The break in the Susquehanna is not yet repaired, and all messages have to be sent across the river by boat. This caused considerable delay, but it will be remedied in the course of to-morrow.