Savannah daily herald. (Savannah, Ga.) 1865-1866, February 13, 1865, Image 2

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Jatatmah gjuilij ffieuiltl W. MASON AND CO. SAVANNAH, MONDAY, FEB. 13, 18G5. «=* -- ~ •■= THE LATEST H ORTHER!! SEWS. ] ' v * >s -‘ v X ' v ** v ' X>ates to tl\e Stlx. Two days later date? from the North give -us intelligence toth e Bth inclusive, fcaV the /papers are perk bare of :&ew&. ‘"The excite mente-U. *ut the Peace negotiations still continues, * Q d despite Jie faifaire of the recent attempts to itfrifigthe war to a close, there seem tc be many politicians and peoj. fie well .qualified to judge correctly of pub. he af fairs. who have great hopes of a speedy sdjc itment of the difficulties which have bo far barred diplomacy, and that Pe;fce -soon be attained. Upon whyt yigi&QnU. they have their hopes, we, ot ' sxmtsq, cannot say, but they must be ot otjurse founded upon a supposed knowl edge that'the Rebels are w T illing to yield iMr demand for the Recognition of their Cdhlederacy as a separate nation. Upon ►no Giber basis will the authorities even dialer with them again. We cannot t:eil with certainty what is the real tone of-Southern (Rebel) feeling until ‘ w r e get • the Richmond papers aud see their com ments on the results of the late con ference. It is by no means impossible that their -Tecftnt pretended “ultimatum" was mere ly e, piece of huge brag; a card which "they played as a feeler; an attempt to get sja expression of feeling from the Feder *l side, and when they perceive that ■&eir preposition was met by instantane ‘ Yjs-rejection by the President, they may -feel rcaey aiftl willing to try measures of milder term. In the event of their ex liressing- a willingness to come back iradiH* the old Hag, wre have no doubt, as we stated- the other day, that all ques tions- of minor importance would easily arranged. f' GoV. on the JJth sold as follows; * 'A.?4<yCAN GOLI>. |J® 3 * S"™ ’10.000.. 1 iMH/v ** * (>1 ’* 1 *' -~*un» ,1«,000. “mic 'tixfcooe IjS ’Tirin' Dog.—Help ! Fire !! Mur »br 1!! Thieves !!! ’.—That Dog has * -disappeared—he has gone—we are in ‘ in terror, our Long Boss will be •issaie, wrathy, tremend?*o>;.s and fierce to f&eholfl. When last seen that Dog was f eisnrely proceeding in the direction of - Mr. Pulaski’s Tavern, accompanied by bis One Thocisand Dollars reward will be ~*s>ai<Ltoany one who will There! ilPwae Col. Rugg. Who has seen Col. Rugg? He it is who has walked that Upg off Stop CM. Rugg—trip him up— - jjXiaek * him down —shoot him—smash *j£fn, him somehow, and extract . - -that dog from his mangled remains. Tub aLatk Conflagration. —J. T. fading &■ Cos., Photographers, at the corner «»f Wkitaker and St. Julian streets, «ent us a view of the scene of the ; ?stte conflagration, photographed by ' ihnm. It is very well executed, and ogives as accurate an idea of the ruins as aan fee.given in a picture. "'Thtfjr are skillful and experienced ar tJbfts and excel in views, landscapes, cartes de visite, ambrotypes, or any u>Umt department of their business.— VXtfy have* a good -stock of chemicals ssTfd other materials, and every facility or doing good work. THE LATEST 2\TELLWrETCE FROJ* THE AB.'flY OF THE POTOHAC. A letter to the New York Times of the Btli. says: Headquarters Army of the Poto mac.—February 5, J 865. —The Army of the Potomac is once more in motion, and ere this dispatch reaches you the objects intended to be accomplished will have been not only developed, but the degree of success resulting wdllalso.no doubt, be known by that time. At 3 o’clock this morning the Fifth Corps, preceded by Gregg’s Cavalry, started on the road to Reams’ Station. No force of the enemy w T as met on the route, but the roads at various points 1 were picketted by cavalry, all of whom retreated as the column advanced. About noon the column reached Powa nitz Creek, over which a bridge of con siderable length had to be constructed, occupying several hours. About 3 p. m. the 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, under Major Hess, were sent out to make connection between them and the Second Corps, the Second and Third Divisions of which had gone out on the Vaughan road as far as Hatcher s Run to denumerate in that direction. On reaching the Run, the First Brigade of the Tnird Division of the Second Corps charged and took the line of rifle pits on the west side. losing but few men. They advanced about a mile across the Run, driving the enemy’s pickets before them. Here a strong line oi' breastworks was erected in a short time, making the position perfectly secure. The 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, after crossing a short distance south of the Yanghan road, advanced soutiiward and soon" met, a small force in ambush, w hich poured a sharp volley into our men, killing two it i3 said, and wounding, besides, a number of horses. A part of the Third Division of the Second here came to the support of the 3d Pennsyl vania Cavalry and drove the rebels off; and soon after a connection with the right on the Fifth Corps was reported made. Up to this time very little fighting had taken place, the Filth Corps - being scarcely engaged at all. The Second Division of the Second Corps, under Gen. Smythe, before reach ing Hatcher's Run, turned to the right, advanced in a northwesterly direction towaid Armstrong's Mill.but before going more than three-quarters of a mile the enemy were discovered in a strong po sition and in considerable force, four "di visions of Gen. Gordon’s being reported in the vicinity. Skirmishing was going on ail this time between the enemy and our sharpshoot ers. About half past 4 o’clock the Rebel batteries opened for the purpose ot de veloping ourposition and strength, but no reply \vas made. The Rebels at length appeared, ad vancing in line of battle, with a strong skirmishing line thrown out in advance. Our men were all ready for them, and as they chargedin handsome style across the open field, they received such a gall ing fire as to cause them to tall back in disorder, leaving many dead and wound ed on the field. After repeating the attempt to dis lodge our men, and failing each time, a Rebel force was sent round to turn the right flank of the Division. Col. Mur phy, of the 69th New York, command ing the Second Brigade, was posted here with his right resting on a swamp, and was fully prepared lor such a movement. Here again the Rebels suffered severe loss, as they attempted to break our line. They were Anally forced to give it up, and soon after daik tiring ceased, the Rebels falling back to their works. Our loss during the day was quite light, probably not over a hundred alto gether, although the exact number is not known. A correspondent of the New York Herald, whose name I did not learn, was captured, and after being robbed, succeeded in escaping and reached our lines in safety. The enemy’s loss must have been very heavy as they repeatedly charged our lines, each time suffering severely. We expect a great battle to-morrow with more decisive results than were ob tained to-day. Extracts from Hebei Papers. [Special Despatch to the N. Y. Trib-sne.[ Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7—The President yesterday had in readiness an account of his interview w r ith the three Rebel Peace Commissioners, which he was anxious to send in to the Senate,de siring. however, to be first requested to do so by resolution. The resolution to that effect, offered this morning, was unfortunately objected to under the al leged impression that it w r ouid induce lengthy debate and postpone more im portant business, and had to go over.— Mr. Seward yesterday w'rote a full ac count of the conference, and sent it to Mr. Charles Francis Adams in London. Mr. Lincoln almost certainly will tell his most interesting story to-morrow. The belief in the resumption of the peace endeavors and the probability of an early arrangement with the Rebels is clung to with remarkable tenacity by many here accustomed to judge ot pub lic affairs. [From the Richmond Whig, Feb. 3.] -The report that a large number of Federal transports had passed down the Mississippi, and that an expedition o; 15,000 strong w r as fitting out in New Or leans to be landed at Pascagoula, ex cites some little apprehension in Mobile. The Tribune of Sunday says: Mobile, of course, is their expressed designation. We have reason to believe that their is some truth in the report, for we have been toid by several of the re turned Fort Gaines prisoners that the Yankees, just before they left New Or leans and Ship Island, declared that Mo bile w T as a doomed city, and that they intended to take it shortly, so probably that they are preparing to carry their threats into execution. [From the Richmond Whig, Feb. 3.] The Army of Tennessee, says the Ma ridian Clarion, will probably winter at Tupelo and Satilio. It needs rest and reorganization very much. It has marched aud countermarched, fought and been shattered from Rocky Face to Atlanta, thence back to Nasliviile and now drops down to the spot where it quartered during the winter months of sixtj r -two. Alas, how its eolumtis have been thinned since that time l On every field from Nashville to Atlanta, the Army of Tennessee has left thousands of gallant men, battling for one grand victory, one page to fill with a mention of that hour, wherein the sacri fices of our men shall have proved them selves not in vain, our patriots have continued to lay down their lives joyful ly until the full and unconquerable" bri gades composing that army are weaken ed to an alarming extent. They fell gallantly, heroically. The rolling drum and the cannon’s roar were their requiem The blue sky smiled down upon them.— The lap of nature pillowed their devoted heads. The soft breeze of our sunny clime cooled the death damps on their brows aud with the banners of their country above them the rush of gallant squadrons and the grand orchestra of ar tillery filling their ears, they passed from the tumult of the battle-field into the haven, of eternal rest. Let them rest there as “martial martyrs love to sleep.” They are in tombs that will not crumble. They will sleep as sweetly as if reposing on down, and the nation sheds *‘tear for tear” with their friends and relatives, and generations that shall come .after, are • resolved to dust again, keep their nanfts on liberty’s bright scroll. [Atlanta, Ga., Correspondence of ihe Richmond Dispatch, Jan. 24.] It were folly to attempt to disguise the fact that there is great discontent in this State and in South Carolina and North Carolina With trifling exceptions there is no desire on the part of the people for a reconstruction of the Union, but can dor compels me to say there is wide and deep-seated dissatisfaction at the man agement of public affairs, which if not tiipely checked, threatens to produce the greatest disasters. I shall not undertake to say whether this discontent is the re sult of unavoidable military reverses, or of mismanagement by our civil and military authorities, or of the teachings of a factious press, which thinks it a | light affair Jo destroy the confidence of . the people in their leaders, or of the I sordid spirit of gain which has taken | such a hold upon the country. It may be that all of these causes have com bined to produce the deplorable state o dissatisfaction, despondency and factioi in which I have found the people al along my circuitous route from Rich monel to ‘Augusta. But that great dis content does j re v ail, and that it threat ens, like a cloud overcharged with elec tricity, to vent itself upon the nearesl object—possibly upon the cause itself which now engages every patriot’s heart—there is not the shadow of a doubt. The opinion here expressed has not been hastily formed. If something be not done—if, in other words, a remedy for existing disorders be not found and speedily applied—those in authority, as well as the press and the people, may live to see the day when they will call upon the rocks and the mountains to fail upon them and hide them from the consequences of their|own infatuation. People in Richmond at the time I left the capital, had but a faint idea of the real condition ot affairs. The Administration itself begins to realize the estimation in which it is held by the c >untry, whether rightfully or wrong fully, I n<*( and not now' stop to consider Hie tact \< what I am afier, and the iaet i-j what I have stated it to be. From the Richmond Sentinel, Fib. “?.] The Petersburg Express, of ye.-i- rday morning says: “Vice President A. IL Stephens, Hon. Robert M. T. Hunter, and Judge John A. Campbell, commis sioners, who have been tarrying in this city for two or three days, awaiting an opportunity to enter the enemy's lines, left yesterday on their appointed mission to Washington. During the day a flag of truce was received from Geu. Grant, announcing that the commissioners would be received at 5 o’clock, P. M.— Accordingly, at that hour, accompanied by several prominent citizens, these gen tlemen left the city and proceeded out on the Baxter road, and entered the enemy's lines in front of Wise's brigade, of Gen. J3uslirod Johnson's division.— They were preceded by Capt O’Brien, of the Exchange Bureau, who bore the flag of truce, aud were met midway be tween the two opposing picket lines by seveial Federal officers, among whom were Col. Hancock, of Gen. Grant’s Staff The bearing of these officers was extremely courteous, aud their re ception of our commissioners graceful and becoming. They were in excellent good humor, and seemed alive to the importance of the occasion. At twenty minutes to G o’clock, after a short inter view between the respective parties, our flag returned, and, under the escort of the Federal officers, the commission - ers were conducted clown the Baxter road to a special train awaiting them in side the enemy's lines. It was announc ed ft) them that they would be entertain ed at Gen. Grant's headquarters last night, and that this morning a steamer would be in readiness to convey them to Washington. A special request that Mr. Stephens’ servant should be permitted to accompany him, was readily acquiesced in, and the negro marched in Attendance upon his master. This step was render ed necessaiy in consequence of the deli cate condition of Mr. Stephens’ health, a constant attendant being required under the circumstances for his . comfort A detail of ten men .was made on the part of the enemy to receive and take charge of the baggage belonging to the commis sioners- Lieut. Col. Hatch, Assistant Commissioners of Exchange, accompan ied the commission as secretary. The scenes in the lines during the passage of our commissioners was one of lively in terest. As far as the eye could reach to the right or the left, the breastworks were dark with men: while in front, the Yankees crowded on their works, apparently eager to witness the event. Large groups were visible here and there in the hazy dis tance, viewing the scene through their glasses, aitd evidently dis cussing the merits and prospects of the commission. The Baxter road, as far as visible; was lined with blue forms, and their front line ot works seemed alike with human beings. There was no cheer ing or other exhibition of feeling on either side. No bawling across the lines—no rude jesting—no display of any kind ; but perfect order was observed, and a deep quiet, becoming the occasion, , reigned throughout the hostile assem-