Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-08
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We are indebted 50 he kindness It a friend
For New York papers Of TIL ;;ls- n'iino. and
the Isl Inst. from which We make ;hc :yl!"T>
ing cxE@rTs:
The stu tion article in the Herald" Of he
3lst ult.. says:
There is no ROWS from The army Of the
Potomac. CT irGi:: cur forces before Charles
ton.
The latest news from Western Viz iria is
dated YESTERDAY. Gen. Kelly hai received IL:
formation tla. Gen. Early. With !,nOb rebels
is between r"yr MarkcE and Mount Jackson.
Gen. Rosser la. plso 100 troops. and Gen
Imhoden 500 mn. Grce5 dissatisfaction il
said to exist among tLr rebels. Dcscrtcrs de-
clare that If the Presidents lLiDcom,s) nic'-
sage coui& lie distriia,:ed freely among 'tc
rebel troo2s. thousands wculd ut orce entc;
our lines. e. They say the proclamation is
kept from the men, although The officers have
reviewed t.
Cen. S:,llivan's cG,tmn has returned to
iIsrpcr's Ferry with 100 prisoner, a;.,i rs
:nany horses. Gen. Kelly Statcs tha5 il all
he HISS captured over 400 prisoners ;nI iargc
amount of property.
Gen 1horias DE- p.;c!.:s ;-c9n ClaitaEoaca.
on Wednesday, tirat rcbc! force, under Ger.
Wheeler, had cap:arcd one ii cur trains, on
the Goth. lbound for Knoxvi!lel at Charleston,
ON the south hank Of the IiGwassee; hut Col.
Long pursued the entu.y aud defeated him.
capturing l2n prisoners, (but aot recovering
the trnin.)
In relation to tho exchange Of prisoners the
"Herads" Fortress Monroe correspondent gives
the following as The sentiments .: Heas: Batter.
on IL, NV state OF nff>:
THE General thinks there is but one way t.
meet this new state Of things. and that Is bV the
sternest retaliation H. aMcera, Il: Tho !ien; held
ont in jan Davis against himself .ah his eli.
GERS. end .ec'arrl that if the hair Oh the heai "i
one OF his officers or soldiers should D.: inilret
except in just warfare. the DAY thu; that IS DON
shall be- day of sorrow AMI mourning ior III
men included in the so.caHed Confederate
States of .tmoric;l.' He pronounced the inter.
rupiion of the exchange Oh Sunday by The Rich
mcni Cabinet 4 fetch. lie nov thinks hist
our Government, having exhausted every to!m
of appeal to the rebel Government tor The oH~
change Of prisoners they cannot save from starva'
ton. ihera is nothing left TO the United States
but 10 authorize that sufficient number OF rebel
Objects UE phtCfu ''..' 80
nut upon such diet as shall. III I'LL respects. c r.
respond to the treatment, IL 10 food ;.nL clothing.
tina. our wretchrd men receive in the stencil
houses gf the rebel capital The truth i,
the rebels nov sec Clearly chat should the eH-
change be- carried nut rs verbally Ngreel nr"n
by Mr. Ould and Gen. Butler. we would i'll iaS'
than two weeks hsve all cur men out CT rcoGi
hands, and still hold surplus rI nboat u 900
rebel soldiers. and 800 rebel officers. HAT Is
the hitch and the rub.
THE TINES on SENATOR nSuWS. 90 MtSsIS-
S'plr.
The "Timcs" Of the lst ils.-, contains a long
editorial on tie recent sprct:l 1t ScUatoT
Brown, Of Mississippi. In the Coria.ieratc
S:atUs Senate 1t aI.t, publishes lis r1naikS.
In its editorial, it rays, III speaking 81 Ii"
speech, ut is ore Of the most rcG.ai'ahlc ~
;er1pts or record IL cmhnty despair III I"S,aI"-
tor" o. Inc proposition to convert the Con
tcd.racv INFO ore Grand !Gi!itarY camp, |: -.
mari., IF this be the orly way IN which
TIC Cvriclecacy can 30 sAcd, ,!cn here Is
l,oti;-r ai"ra .cctGln than tia. It's doom -
scales and its destruction certain. Thc:" Is
no maxim pc government better !1:.!1't Tan
that the force and ca r%:::: t'.r citof""cc % It
country in war depends lot 81 Il;;a III ~"
number OF mcn it can PIT ii.to lie army. rs
on the extent 10 whic:; il can tc2"o civilians
free and urdissurbed in tho pursuit oi t!c'r
ordinary avocati0ns."
LlNcULNs AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
The Times" Of The lst inst. in sn":king
Of this prcclamati"n, sGTs:
Tho amnesty proclamation will soon be pre-
senirl to the rebel prisoners nos in eur pot
IL ~ IflI !
grades. or thi; number, ~ per cent it is
estimated, viii avail themselves of this "ppo-
tunity - escape from Confinement and the
,hradom Of JEFF Davis.
REMOVAL or NEW YORK roL!CE COMMISSIONERS.
Governor Seymour, Of New York, has re-
moved the Metrop Titan Police Commission.
crs, Oh the ground that the report latcl; made
to him by the Commissioners about Tie July
riots is 'sectarian aud partizAn, and shows
that the Commissioners have departed from
the impartial ami dispaSsionate position Q.
public officers, and lcsE their uss!u u"s;.''
DRAFT POSTPONED.
a despatch from Ma:hiosioa anrolaco=
that the draft has been PJs'pg.2l un:l Ike
18th Of January.
Gold vas held, on the Is, instant, L: III a
l52.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new Northern draft mas been postponed
until the 18th of January.
The number IF emigrants who arrived in
New York during the last week was 262o,
swelling the number for the year 1863, 10
l55 OBJ against 1896 for lSG2
The Herald" ndyocu.es the election of
';raat to the next Presidency Of the United
>!:a.cs.
ur The morning Of the ;0.h cf Dcceu,bcr,
T.. G.. C;ayh-"",:, Of the !iih Virginia Cavalry,
WIS granted an audience with Lincoln. Cor
she purpose Of making an imp"r;an, secret
T. m lnuucatiun.