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tch of deserters who were sent up the James river on Friday morning. Sharp firing was heard in that direction, (Drury's Bluff), and it was believed that extreme measures had to be resorted to in order to quell the disturbance. Another report prevailed, that a force of Union cavalry had made their appearance on the north side of the river, and were having an engagement. Deserters who came in yesterday say, that two brigades of Pickett's division had been sent from Petersburg to reinforce Early, and that General Sheridan had captured one thousand of them in addition to those before reported. Latest from New Orleans. New Orleans dispatches to the New York Herald, dated February 28th, contain the following: The news of the destruction by fire of the gunboat Arizona, reached the naval headquarters about noon to-day. She accidentally took fire last night about twelve o'clock, and burned to the water's edge. No further particulars of the disaster had been received up to