The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-17
Federal Movements at Vicksburg.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
REPORTED INTERVENTION or FRANCE
important News from the North,

RICHMOND Feb. l5 The New York Herald
of the 18th says: Holders of cotton advanced
on the llth, asking ninoty-twO and 23'loO
cents for middling.
The Herald commenting on a report that the
people of Charleston were leaving that city in
expectation of an attack advises them to steer
clear of Savannah, It thinks the Federal force
between Charleston and Savannah sufficient to
attack both simultaneously.
The Herald knows HosIlor and his soldiers
are ready to seize the opportunity anew of a
partial hardening of The mud to open the road
to RichmeBd
I John Van Buren, in speech before the
Democratic Union Association at New York in
view of the determination of seeded States
not 10 return to the Union said Our friends
tho democrats in Illinois who propose. to hold
Convention will find it barren task because
the South is determined not to return until
their armies have power to resist and put qs
down. This war he said must go on and those
who would attempt to stop it will bo carried
away by the torrent
1t is stated that Mercier has prepared pa
per to be laid before the Government embody-
ing the views Of Napoleon
The U. S. frigatc Sabine has arrived at New
York after an unsuccessful cruise in search Of
the Alabama.
A Havana letter Of the 4th says the Florida
left Nassau on the 3ist fully equpped for a
lSug cruise, Confederate money is willingly
received at par in Nassau.
I The Herald announces the arrival of the
Europa at Halifax, but says nothing Of the re-
ported friendly mediation Of fNapoleon.
The New York Post says parties have been
Identified in New York, who have organized
themselves into body to demoralize the army
and nation by dinTusing journals and literature
Of peculiar kind. The rich men Of New York
furnish the money and tho ruactonst editors
Of the World, Exprcss and Journal Of Com
merce, the brains. An enormous fluid is tC
be raised for undermining the confidence o
the soldiers and government.
Reinforcemenis for Rosencrauz are constant
ly going up the Cumberland river, and it il
believed he has accumulated sufficient stores
at Nashville to make forward movement i
possible.
RIouNoNp, Feb. l5-ePhillips House, "noteC
AZ Burnsids's Headquarters was burnt yester
day Supposed accidentally,
CHARLrsroN, Feb, l3,-The French Wa
Steamer Milan passed over the bar yesierda,
from Baltimore, bonnd to Port Royal. She
expected here this week. The frigAte Ironside
maintains her positOn permanently amSng III
blsckadiug squadron OF Chsrleston. A Yar
koe picket was captured on Wednesday ever
ing by eur scouts on Hilton Head Island. II
confirms the intelligence ef tho impending al
tack on Charleston and thinks Il will be mad
in fortnight
Mopnr, Feb. l3.--Thc SOuthern Crisis 4
tho llth inst lsarnS from distinguished citi
zen Of the NSrthwcstsrn States that the State
OF Iadianl Illinois, and Ohichave determine,
to stop tho war and make terms of peace wit
The Confederacy at al hazards, The wa
.ssinst tho Confederate States shall cease
otherwise the Northwest viii make war agAiEs
the aggreslor Citizens Of these States, draft
J od or snrolled arc leaving tho Federal arm,