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of the fugitives; and if the law says that they must be given up, the money must be given up too. Miscellaneous. The Legislatures of New York, Massachusetts, Maryland and "West Virginia" have ratified the "constitutional amendment" abolishing slavery. Fifty-three Confederate officers, captured by Sherman, including General G. P. Harrison, have arrived at Washington. A lot of one hundred and ten prisoners, all said to be "Mosby's men," captured in recent attacks on the Yankee lines in the Shenandoah Valley, have arrived in Washington. The fire in Savannah is now laid at the door of some of Wheeler's cavalry, who, it is said, had threatened to "burn the Yankees out of Savannah." Mahone's division has been sent to Georgia, according to Yankee accounts. [They found out differently, Monday, at Hatcher's run.] The "guerrillas" pitched into Midway, Kentucky, on the 2d, and, as it was a cold evening, burnt the depot and other buildings to warm themselves.
Sherman's movements. --The Charleston Courier of the 2d instant contains the following about Sherman's movements in South Carolina: "A dispatch from Broxton's bridge, about half past-seven o'clock Wednesday night, says: 'The enemy advanced to-day across Whippy swamp, driving our cavalry on our left six miles to this place. They are supposed to be in heavy force. A column of cavalry is on the Augusta road, moving rapidly Her some unknown point.' "Another dispatch states that the enemy had possession of McBride's bridge. Skirmishing was going on in front of Broxton's bridge. Kilpatrick, with one brigade of cavalry, is reported moving in co-operation with the Seventeenth army corps. There can be no doubt the enemy is trying to reach Branchville. All was quiet at Salkebatchic. "A dispatch from Adam's run. February 2d,, says: 'The enemy came up in two barges to Young's island yesterday about noon and drove in our picket. They fired several buildings and plantat
Public meeting. --A meeting was held on the 2d instant by citizens of Roanoke county, at which steps were taken to procure contributions of provisions for the army, and resolutions passed that "they would accept no peace which places us in subjection to the despotism of Abraham Lincoln."
f occasion should justify it. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. To notify Major Eckert that the Secretary of State would be at Fortress Monroe, and to put them in communication, the following dispatch was sent: War Department, Washington, D. C.,February 1, 1865. Major T. T. Eckert, care General Grant, City Point, Virginia: Call at Fortress Monroe and put yourself under direction of Mr. Seward, whom you will find there. A. Lincoln. On the morning of the 2d instant, the following telegrams were received by me respectively from the Secretary of State and Major Eckert: Fort Monroe, Virginia, February 1, 1865, 11:30 P. M. The President of the United States: I arrived at 10 o'clock this evening. Richmond party not here. I remain here. W. H. Seward. City Point, Virginia, February 1, 1865--10 P. M. His Excellency, A. Lincoln,President of the United States: I have the honor to report the delivery of your communication and my l
illions of francs in cash. The great trotting match in Paris between the American horse Shepherd and the French horse Express resulted in a victory for the American horse, he winning by a hundred yards. The Shipping Gazette announces that the French Superior Council of Commerce have modified their recent resolution to admit foreign-built vessels into the French marine duty free, by resolving that such vessels shall pay two franc per ton. M. de Lessps announces that a daily service of boats has been established between the Mediterranean and Red sea. The Paris Bourse, on the 3d instant, was firmer, the rentes closing at 67£ 15 Spain. The Madrid Epoca of the the 2d instant says: "It would appear from the official reports of Admiral Pareja that there is a probability of the Peruvian difficulty being settled peacefully, but the frigate Numancia will, nevertheless, sail tomorrow, as the Government wishes to maintain a respectable force in the Pacific."
ton. I urged that this should be done without delay, because our present force was not sufficient even for defence, and to enable us to take the offensive if the enemy did not. On the 1st of May, I reported the enemy about to advance. On the 2d, Brigadier-General Mercer's command arrived, about fourteen hundred effective infantry. On the 4th, I expressed myself satisfied that the enemy was about to attack with his united forces, and again urged that a part of Lieutenant-General Polk's tr, at between-two thousand five hundred and three thousand, which he thinks very small. On the 1st of July, Major-General Smith's division was ordered to support the cavalry on our left. Their effective total was about fifteen hundred. On the 2d, the enemy's right being nearer to Atlanta by several miles than our left, the army fell back during the night to Smyrna church. On the 4th, Major-General Smith reported that he should be compelled to withdraw on the morning of the 5th to the line
scarcely a train passing without seeing or hearing from them in a way much more practical than romantic. The records of highwaymen can present nothing more daring and wicked than some of Mosby's late exploits. He occasionally, however, meets his match, a satisfactory instance of which is, happily, just at hand. Captain N. D'Evereux Badger, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General of Powell's cavalry division, left General Torbert's headquarters, near Cedar creek, on the morning of the 2d instant, to go to Winchester, accompanied by only two orderlies. A large train, heavily guarded, had left but an hour before, and the Captain, being well mounted, thought it prudent enough to attempt to overtake it. He came in sight of it a half-mile ahead of him, near Newtown, and saw a dozen cavalrymen riding leisurely a little distance behind the train, and apparently acting as rear- guard. He hailed them as he approached, and was answered in a friendly way.--When seeing them dressed in our u
ss was one man killed, belonging to the navy. Admiral Dahlgren's flagship Harvest Moon, on her way down, was sunk by a torpedo. All hands were saved excepting the ward room steward. From Wilmington. A dispatch from Fortress Monroe, dated the 4th, says: Admiral Porter arrived here yesterday afternoon from Cape Fear river, and proceeded hence to Washington. The steamer Cumberland arrived here this morning from Wilmington, North Carolina, which place she left on the 2d instant with about four hundred Union prisoners, captured by our forces at the taking of Wilmington. The report of a portion of General Sherman's army having reached Wilmington proves to have been incorrect. General Terry, when last heard from, had advanced with a portion of our forces some ten miles from Wilmington, but nothing more than slight skirmishes had taken place between bands of guerrillas, who endeavored to cut off and capture the supplies sent out from Wilmington. Nothing of
ops reached Waynesboro', General Sheridan sent four couriers, each with a copy of an order to General Hancock, to send a brigade of infantry and one of cavalry to meet the prisoners at or near Mount Jackson.--Two of the couriers were killed, and two were captured. Hence the order did not reach its destination. The prisoners all arrived in town to-day, footsore and weary. From Savannah. The steamboat Amazon, Captain Dillon, a valuable river vessel, arrived at Savannah, Georgia, on the 2d instant from Augusta, having run down the Savannah river through a network of rebel obstructions and torpedoes placed in the channel to prevent her escape. She was piloted by a runaway slave. Captain Dillon, becoming disgusted with rebel rule, determined to make his way to the Union lines, which, after surmounting, various obstacles, he finally succeeded in doing, bringing with him his steamer, his family, household furniture, two hundred bales of cotton and other valuable property.
e James, during which General Longstreet was informed by him that there was a possibility of arriving at a satisfactory adjustment of the present unhappy difficulties by means of a military convention, and that if General Lee desired an interview on the subject it would not be declined, provided General Lee had authority to act. This communication was supposed to be the consequence of the suggestion above referred to, and General Lee, according to instructions, wrote to General Grant, on the second of this month, proposing to meet him for conference on the subject, and stating that he was vested with the requisite authority. General Grant's reply stated that he had no authority to accede to the proposed conference; that his powers extended only to making a convention on subjects purely of a military character, and that General Ord could only have meant that an interview would not be refused on any subject on which he (General Grant) had the right to act. It thus appears, that nei