, 1864-12-31
TIRE BRAZIL QUESTION DIP
LOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
REGARDING THE FLORIDA,
Appalling Disaster at Sea-.
Over 100 Lives Lost,
Our New York Midnight Dis
patch---Fort Fisher, Savan-
nah---Gereral News.
Military NetTA-Imp0rtant Hnmor
lfoln Acknowledgement News


"1"NoAoA' AAAAo1 oeI' ou-
The returns received at the Office Of the
Provost Nasshal General show that reeru;tinf-
fs nroceed;nc rcrr ranf1,v II boa mt haen
TS,- .Ix 60. 49, 49,
e" ui'h0 ~ ~ pfsSe1t Aoe o1ote lnan Seaf
past.
st an election held at the Camp Of the
Onion prisoners OF War at Columbia. & C..
Oct. 18th, 1864, 1,o25 voted for Lincoln, and
1a9 fo- Mcclellan Every state rcoreeartaa
.-atas 60 a1- T,na.s a~~"S+- ~ Tass-.,S-
'o,eu 'o1 -n' Aueon, eAsept nea'ncAs'
WINCH gave one ma)ofity 1or Mctieliah.
It is reported By parties who recently left
Richmond. and reached here today r{a- Fred
.AsoE' ~ 1. 49, pel'aas4ous lat4'us ae ~ ,,l pe-
ing maae lot Inc evacnation ol hlch-
mond by the rcbcis- They state TINT the
machinery from the afseua lis and other rebel
works are being removed sonth. They a1so.
re,,rcst,nt that Ice,s force IA no.r i..ss 49,,
re,ts +1,orsand -nan saa t,s ,rrns "a s,,str saa,
ratious, their supplies Of meat being almost
exhausted. the recent destruction of the rebel
lines of communication hay1nr seraous1v a.
m1nishcd theIr ahflitv to concentrote thc
supplies necessary 70 susta'n the people Of
Richmond and the army.
Dr. Jonafhan Letter1nan. &. S. A.. for the
,ort c;rht een months Nea;ca1 Dircctnr If tte
Ar Armv Of the Potomac. has Tcsicncd - Tbc m
resignation Of Surgeon c. C. Cox, q. s. vol
mteers, has been accepted By the War De-
na,tment nr coy ia the neu1v a,ec+e3
fjenfenan+ Governor of Nerv1ond hcDce his
Tesinnation.
81 the re-aszembrinr of Congress-, q deter~
prevent the abroeation Of The reciprocity
treaty with Canada. 4 large number of
wealthy merchants from both sides Of the line
are already here with money in abundance.
prepared to manipulate Ill approachable
members Of Congress. Every means Will be
taken and no amount spared that NAV be
necessarv to accomplish their objects. Their
schemes and purposes are known and will fail
If success.
The number of wounded Union soldiers in
the last battlea 1t NASHVILLE. bctWccn Thornas
and Hood. according to the of6cia! return, is
less tl,sn + GOO.
The resITnation of Asst. SURGEON Edward
C. etrode. II. s, A.. was accented Dec. 24th hy
| order Of Mai. Gen. Damn Commanding tho
! Department of the h{ississippf. Cant- Eldrcd
IIufr c1mpany A. 9Th Iowa cavalry. is. upon
The recomfocndatiou Of bis sunerior ofBcess.
disnhed;erce If orders NEGLECT If dntT and
j allovin. himself to be surprised by tie enc
/! nv near Memphis Dec. 14th.
0pon non the REPORT x T Of Inc Assistant M Inspector
General Of tue Department of the Mississfp-
| nj, Lieut.. Nm. j. Hall. company e, 12oth
! tlIinnis volunteers, is also di5henorab]y dis.
missed from the service for neglect Of duty,
! disobedienee of orders, DC.
j ADriyatc letter from Gen. Sherman, rccciv
/ ed here today by his brother, Hon. John
/, Sherman. c7yes most hopeful account Of Of.
| fairs In Georgia. On the date Of the letter a
| norton Of Els a1uv was in motion north
! ward.
w.-oo,- 1u;a,r ,o, On ~ s.ors
NAHnlS ;s; rraas, ~. t ~. agw411's ~ H.
@ 31 ~ Nn4am1,sr Sos1ptarr aexrnra W. 4rrote 4o
tf;nistcr ~ Wchh that this Gorrrnment had
nst eat+ a " ~ % Rph;a oad ~ % nS the cnns:
e1e ma,t Soatsi;t,as .dnnt.d ~ hr = tha R,e.;;an
4une .ae u +ha4 nort on9 *na+ T. 4h;a ata1a r.
tt.a u ~ at ~ 49, +Snnah4 - nsonar hat a.
a9a Me, c ha1S t,st,r.a ~ ~ 49,
nenn o,,e t,at ~ ~ 1d i,dis1,osad -
clgn Aets ~ 11a1 We Fl ~ oa ~ ce a.
anne me saolecI aau a1s ert ~ w NJ ~ W. s;