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ived. A heavy rain, hail and snow storm prevailed during all Tuesday in the army. We have no record of Wednesday's operations. The Union losses in the fighting on Sunday and Monday are estimated at a total of eight hundred. Miscellaneous. It is reported from Washington that military and naval operations have commenced below Wilmington, North Carolina, and news of the capture of the city, it is said, may be expected shortly. It is stated in our Washington dispatches that General Sherman was expected to reach Branchville, South Carolina, on the 6th instant. A correspondent at Key West informs us that the wreckers have set fire to and totally burned all that portion above water of the United States steamer San Jacinto, wrecked a short time ago on No-Name Key, Bahamas. They afterwards attacked the shipwrecked officers and crew, but were stoutly resisted.--Though a number of shots were exchanged, no one was reported as injured. Two more English blockade-runners, the
Potomac, with intent to march on Richmond. The story is not confirmed by any intelligence received in official circles. Thomas seems to be the bugbear of the day, and we may expect to hear of him in many different directions. From Wilmington, We have no news from Wilmington through Confederate sources. The latest Northern papers say that General Terry is about to resume active operations, and expects to take Wilmington without difficulty. We shall see. From South Carolina--Sherman's movements. We had plenty of rumors from the South yesterday; none of which have been confirmed by official intelligence. It was said that Charleston had been evacuated by our troops. This report, we have reason to believe, is premature, though that the exigency of the situation in South Carolina may, at some future time, demand its evacuation, is among the possibilities. A report, believed to be authentic, reached here Saturday night that the enemy's infantry had succeeded in c