The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-20 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20.

Mitsrsev operations have resumed their former
prominence in the news from the United States. In
the advioes brought by the Cuba negotiations for
peace are only mentioned as a thing of the past, and

ill their interest turns upon strategic movements,
reconnaissance*, reinforcements, and expected

battles. During the ten days presiding the departure
of the steamer, the armies under Sunnis and
Daren had received important acceeaMns of

strength from those of the West, especially from
that under Taomes. The latest information re-

spading Savour; is derived from Southern

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newspapers, and represents him as advancing
into South Carolina in two columns, with one
threatening Branchville, and with the other
Charleston. On the 2nd inst. he was twenty
miles from the latter, and thirty from
the former. Charleston despatches describe
his army as being in great force and over-
coming all obstacles, although from the nature of
the country, which is swampy and intersected with
numerous streams, his progress is slow. The
military importance of Branchville consists in the
fact that it is the point of junction of the railways
connecting Richmond with Georgia and the Gulf
States. General Buunicuin is mentioned as
having been sent to take the command of the
forces at Augusta. Gm is army appears to be
no longer mud-bound, for we are told of a
forward movement against Las's right ; the
positions gained were held against repeated

;multi of the enemy, but it is too soon to estimate
their importance. It was believed that a battle
would shortly take place. A report had been re-
ceived at Memphis, and "confirmed," which often
merely signifies repeated, that Mobile had been
evacuated by its defenders, who on leaving seised
every able-bodied man for the army. It is not
stated that the national troops had occupied the
city. Such an evacuation would be consistent
with the new military policy attributed to the
Confederate leader', of abandoning the ports and
drawing in the garrisons from the coast for a
decisive campaign in the interior. Mobile,
menaced hourly by the Union forces from Pasca-
goula, is of no use to the Confederate govern-
ment.

All the New York newspapers treat the peace

negotiations as being at an end, a point which it
is proper to notice, as a contrary impression might
be produced by some of the telegrams published
yesterday. Opinions differ as to the probability
of their revival, though it is most generally be-
lieved that great battles must precede that event;
but it is confirmed on all hands that no point
of contact between the belligerents from which
an agreement might be developed was discovered
at Fortress Monroe. At the North the reports
of the recent conference are discussed with ex-
clusive reference to the tamper of the Confederate
leaders. No one suggests that an acknowledgmentof
the independence of the Seceded States was for a
moment contemplated by Mr. LINCOLN, or that
it was a debateable question. Accordingly
the intelligence that the Southern Com-
missioners bad steadfastly insisted on a re-
cognition of the Confederate government
was immediately followed by a consolidation of
opinion and feeling at the North, and a unani-
mous determination to bend all the energies of the
country to the promiontion of the war. The pre-
tensions of Mr. Srumums and his colleague have
annihilated the " peace party " at the North, even
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD, who has hitherto opposed
the war, now declaring in Congress that since Presi-
dent LINCOLN had opened the door of reconcilia-
tion, and the Confederate leaders had insisted on
the dismemberment of the country, he and his
friends would aid the conquering armies of the
Union by all the means in their power.
Various acoonnts,more or lees authoritative, of the
interview between Mr. Lrucoin and the Southern
Commissioners have been published. All of them
state that the proceedings were marked by the
greatest courtesy and personal good feeling. Mr.
LINCOLN, it is believed, went prepared, and ex-
pressed himself ready to modify the recent action
of the Union Government as to confiscation, am-
nesty, and similar points ; but the Confederate
Commissioners declared themselves unable to ne-
gotiate on any other bans than a preliminary of
cognition of the independence of their GovernamMlL
Judging from the tone of the New York papery
Mr. Ltscotar's conduct in going to meet the
Southern Commissioners, and his bearing at the