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pers, - win b seen " The faloying.s tSae.
gram from Grant, 70 b IN line Of battle not
I've miles from Savannah: "a IL w Nyg.
CITY PoINs, Dec. A-Hoa. x ~ sos
TO- Richmond papsrD o. to-day contain
the following: 40 o ao.iag 4Iana sdt rsiia.
Y Bichmond 16spSseA says, SheTQen =
near eevennahs pgQhably not AvA mtle.
distant. He has not mads m atkeck At2d
IL 4 attn doubt{il Wheeler rs Wflt as o. -
lnnske Tor the coast souyh. ct of the III
F1tiS very certain ths In not opened eo4g1
munication with TIE coa1t, 'lh6d1h ~ z8AS
do 20 vory o6od. "a HTois4rsl, liw . 4adt-Go
, LArzn-A Telegram from below Charles.
ton state that SheRMan wasiD line ~ habt
tie, W wiu mot my whsrs, ooufronted 10 p
strong OoqSedefate forceos. s4af ap AHA
!. Another paper ststes that there hos bssq
no direct communicates with Savannah
Tor, several days, byto we aRpcshend the
wire: have been cut betwee9 That place and
Charleston. %. s. GRANT. ~
The severity or fhs weather has prevent.
cd any important mov0men by either
eide Of Nashvillc. Nothing Of importance
reported to-day from the Army II tho P0-
t0mAc or 9th 8henandoah. = Iosa
LIS Totsi 10 s3tIq e. m. 6fANToRUo
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iaCAIRo, Dec.I lar The sstsamsss Daslings y,
from Memphis for Cincipnati, ,pes6ed up
with zoo bales of cotton. po.' sS}sai
81 The Belle 81 St. Louis brought 50 6aleA. als T
Several sceamers are aGkb0nd ut OpoW- -
ford . and other points on the. MissieejpN !,
above Cairo. probably frog 2. Nm, Vi I'm,
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fight early this uneEninSs hetvpnb oompae !.
Lsies So aud "a, = number OF -membera and
[other parties were blot, cut, ina wounded, Z
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NEW - DIRK Dec. 1.-THE Richmond
Despasch Of the 9th says the only news
Foster was removing his demonstrstions
against the Savannah 4 Charleston Rail-
road, thereby seeking to divert the atten-
ton Of part Of our troops from Sherman.
The Petersburg Express OF the 9th says
Of Warren's expedition: The expedition
Of the enemy was reported yesterday, mo.
yies La: a Protects !; some twenty piles south
of the raid on Stony creek, Grant has prob
ably started ont larger and better equip
ped body OF troops on > similar expedition
farther down the Weldon railroad. That
Il 10 fafding party we have 1iltle doubt,
but its destinaaitn ID unknowD, aave prob
ably at headquarters. This column 10 said
% embrace large force oS infantry, with
tity Of cavalry. II. such Is the, case, We
can't think, the expedition Is destined
against any distant point, % 70 venture far
into the inferior with infantry almost alone
would render 1t IN exceedingly dangerous
=" The sr RicS%on ID Dsps,es fthe 9th s.y,
the latest information from the enemy on
tho Weldon railroad Is that they were still
moving toward Wofden, and were provi-
ded with. such AN amount Of utofeR 20 70
induce the belief that they were provided
for long march, or at least for long alb
oenco. ~ 10 useless 70 speculate on their
plans, which will b fully known in . day
Or two. II is probable that the primary
object Of the movement was to, occupy the
road and 20 injnre ttas to prevent ourseud-
ing any feinf6fcerhents TO our troops ope-
rating agelust Sherman. n sas s5 5as1 II
New YoRE, Dec. l2.-The Richmond
Erars,ner, Of the 9th says that Sherman Is
reported - have reached point hall, way
between Millen and Savannah, and Is be-
lieved to be marching On the latter place.
We hope it 10 true. We hope he will %.
tack Savannah, but the hope il faint. for
when he reaches the reighborhood or gets
some clear information - to what Savar-
nah II, He Will turn his stepsin some other
direction. .p85,tls Nd
The Charleston Ae+esyy, Of the 5tb, says:
Sherman il evidently marching for Savsn-
tnah !or some other point ia id nei9hboft
hood. On Friday morning. The ID inst. his
main body broke mp camp NJ Larnsville,,
Ga, and marched down the Central r, r..
the nth and Goth corpe, which form bis left
wing, being in the advances. Before night
fall The greater portion of the Yankee col.
umh had passed through Miller il the d.
rection Of Savannah. We have no later
\ news OF It's whereabouts. 5Vq WI ati Nj
The Charleston Mevcssy also says: PAS
sensers who arrived Sunday evening re-
port that . light was going on some where
near PacAtalig0 as they passed 'that point.
but no definite details IN 'refstfs9 u the pro-.
gress or result Of the reported action could
| be gathered K sasst aa. 10 atsafu tgigp.y s
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specials Is st. Louie PAPERS.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-The Repn6yicd,s' )
Cato special ssyA: Considerable exGite-
no6nt existed in Memphispn the 9th, over
: report that Beauregard Was marching "a
Fort Pillow; With astrohg force and h3Avv
gums supposed toabe for the purpose Of
CblocksdiuGl the riyer.sa astas fs-9 ( H. nol,,
/ sOsesola has been occupied BY : email
About Is rebels appeared on the river
bank opposite Memphis, waved .tAsir hats
and bn5rahed fer 1ef. Davis ,lustily. a
f1lce Of about $50 negroes were sent on
board asteamet q few miles lower down
the river and landed, when they filed out,
Tho rebels broke and ruth apparently WITH
the greatest transformation, h0tlyy pilfsuosl
BY the negroes. till they, came tosa, thick,
bushy place where the rebels had a large
nfue secreted, who suddenly rose and tired
on the lnegsOes, who Ned IN the grsatest
consseEnstion, the rebels. holly pursuing
anu slaughtering them at a dreadful rate.
A ma mber OF them rushed into tue river.
and were drowned. One report says that
but Z negroes retained, and another says
more got back. -
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ST.. louis. Dec. sl0.-~Major GsegoxY,
commanding the post at franklin, reports
that an attempt was made last night to
burn tbbe MxsselM bridge, on the MOUTH
west orancraif tho Pacitio Railroad When
discovered BY The guard an incendia.y was
setting on the bridge trying to kindls q
dressed in rnhcl uniform, @anrecognixaha a
BY the citiysRs. r. He received six balls
through Find, causing instant death. =.
The cfgw of the steamer Ike Davis, 04ps
surc4 sornsti1ne since by taud ofrstekss
and run into Galvestosls arrived At New
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eSaASs ssAAAs 1S"ueu ts ttlo UeHtuUAu2s. w tuO
tnarch, and the whole country, has been
piilaged by nlohs OF soldiers without OH
cers, Wheeler b operating on the confused
mass eeevefy step. sss.5 y aMo 1920 s1nIi
TIE, A1gpsta QOnstitxtsonolise OF the 9th
says, on Monday last fight took place ut
Walkers Bridge on Briaf Greek. y miles
from, Anctrsts, Ia which the Ehdernls were
worstef- A batch Of l22 Yankee prisoners
had arrived In Augusta.
Tho Efc6hbnd Krdmiacr Of the 10Th says
we !eeeu shxt Tho force sent by Grant d6wn
the Weldon road consisted OF one entire
corps besides cavalry. Every msn Of them
The Kays says q good. many knowing
people ars exercised a. to, the destination
Oftbe raid. Ifthey have no more cavalry
than repo sted, they will, Of course. soon gSt
70 tlaslsnd " their journeyL-on the 6silaf'
hanAsNe are inclined to believe that they
are bstter equipped than reported. and wa
will SON hear OF the destruction 81 bridges
&C., in the direction Of Weldon. THIS Ne
are frank 20 admit will giv6'us some incon.
venience. but will not retrieve in the least,
the paIpAb!e and trretrievAhle failure
which Grant he's IN ade in lila ton to Rich.
mOnd' ard Peterborough. - u eigaC q
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Government. nor until the owner shall
nave received or occurred from the Govern
mens. according 70 law. . fulland fair com
Theeth. that necessity shah net orisinat.
or confer any power except within the 90.
wal Se lines and TO supply the ordinary wanta
iot each military force unless essential q
| the public service, immediate or impend.
ing, and 20 urgent - not TO Allow the de-
lay which would berequirod Dor 10 action
OF the civil authority, and to b., exercised
excustvely BY the Officer present and II
command OF the forces in which II ax1ses.
The United States to be bound for full In
oemnity for all damages aEbing from the
exercise Of the power. i:f #g4 tTrs#ss.s,a -e i
The 9th, that no negro ShaN b citizen
ofthe United States. ls'QA5 s3s-Mf
Mr.. FAREWELL introduced . bill 70 reg
uIate admeasurement of tho tonnage Of
ships and to prescribe the charges TO the
same. Referred to the Committee on Com
merCe.
The Senate went into Executive Session,
Hail an heur Afterwards tbs doors were
Mr.. DOOLITTLE moved to refer the
resolution OF Mr.. Powell calling for the
record Of the COMMISSIONERS in the case oil
Gen. Payne. Of Illinois, 70 the Military
Committee. s4#s,fs.f. sf. f4R y.r 7.
Mr.. POWELL demanded the yeas and
Lays lN0y were announced. 1eAy0 80
nayH6 The resolution was referred. %
On motion Of MF. HENDRICKS, the
Senate again went into Executive Session.
At 80 O'Clock the doors were re-opened.
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. The Speaker laid before the
House letter from the Hon. Reuben G..
Fenton, Governor elect or the State 6f n ~
York, reeig2ing his seat The 6peAker re-
commended the appointment Of Meesrs.
Pruyn and LittlejohR 70 ill the vacancies
IN the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means oc-
casioned by the resignation 81 Meesrs. Fem
ton and .Stebbins. aa8s taa IIr 7fs
/ Mr. STEVENS made, at the request OF
several gentlemen, and in order to give q
further opportunity for the examination 81
the bill. q true construction, slluding 70 90
much Of the revenue oct - applies 10 the
tax OF duty on cigars, and moved . post
P0nement till Thursday NEXT.
Mr.. BROOKS read . note ftom thePre
tdent Of the National Tobacco Association
asking for . suspension Of the considera-
ton Of that bill Tor two weeks, when the
Association will present . mode OF taxa
ton which it 10 believed will be satisfACto-
~ to the Government. S.s. s.ns4..
/ Mr., STEVENS feared that Congress
would not be in session at that time, az II
might adjourn over the holidays. The
question was postponed till Thursday.
A long discussion here ensued on the bill
left over from the last session, il reference
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csndidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency: the free States for the one Of
Ger, and the, slave States for the other. as
they may respectively be entitled to enc
and the other s0faCer, shall certify sever
ally TO the two Houses OF Congress-, and to
sons 30 chosen, and for which ONCE they
have been chosen, and on the ftat Monday
IN February following the Supreme Court
in the presence Of The two Houses of Con
grets shall eelect from The persons whose
names have been certified Tor the Pfesi
dency President, and then y Vice Preei.
dant, from the names which have been cer.
tiled for that Office The Justices Of the
Supreme Court TO be ineligible 10 any 9TH
er ofice. s91S9iirgsa a moi isoaafs 10
The 4th provides that The President shall
have power to remove from Office The
heads OF the State, Treasury, Naval, War,
and Interior Depatt nlehts, tho Attorney
General, AL Diplomatic officers and Secre-
taries OF legations: and all other civil on.
cert except those vb6 hold ofice during
good behavior, whom he IL required TO
nominate mate 70 the Senate. be y may suspend
The 5th asserts an absolute riR.it to the
writ of Hsbeas Corpus III, VII cases and IN
der all CIRCUMSTANCES, to trial by Jury acs
|cording 10 the mode prescribed by the Cor
|stitution, the freedom Of religious opinion
aud worship, Of the press and speech ext
empt from arbitrary arrest ana the right
70 Hold and bear witness for thelr own
defense. e Ahfas fia' Nae3a aN
|. Tho 9th provides that each state snsll
have tho exclusive right and power to es-
Efablish within ito own borders IN what
Isubiects there shall bcpropefty, and al its
Local and domestic. ipstitutIefis, ana 10
make al laws and regulation concerning
them. u Eah3 oEsis 81 OF :
TIE 1th provides that private t,roperty
sbalt not be taken. for public use except 70
suhserYe some Constitutional operation Of
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-. - oN IL ~.

IheCSumbia S0Hth CaTolisiaz ssys that a
gsatlsmsu who bss just arrived in Columbia,
fon Riehmeni, Briugs the eLseyful intelligence
that Gen. LEE in conysuadon with q bevy Of
friends, recently, made the rsnsrk, thai, with
twenty thousand additional men in bis army.
ard forty thousand additional troops in the
army Of Gen. JeHNsros, We could whip al
q Ysnkss tribes thsi may be brought against
uB. He farther obseTvsd, that if the coutss.
was prolonged until September nsxi, and We
SHOULD meet with no grave disasters (which
Gsn LEE dil not Anticipated the gFesssss crisis
Of the war would be successfully passed.
4 these opinions Of the great captain Of the
age be faithiully rePorie1, they are worthy to
be written IN gold We would hold them up
before the eyes Of every nan, woman and child
IN the Coniedassy aud point 70 them Is a day
star. six huadr Thousand men more, ard
our Struggle o7eI The very thought makes
the fsafs leap ioi JOY. And now, men, to tie
work Of strengthening the army. Gather up
tae sbssn.sss, bfiesrs IS well 80 priYsies eul-
-4lyste your 6e'ds -la5 prepare f9r heavy crops
bring dewn sbs price Of the ertortionsrs; cease
for thenones the gisdy race for wealth; stand
By The Govsgnnent 10 its sRorts to reduce the
currency LET rs once more have syonisreily
of Ae.ion-strong. determined, feryent action
aud The next spring viii, In all probability, see
ths beginning Of our glorious end.
Already the busy nels Of preparation Is
Sounding. Ring Ii ssfoss the Land. Rally in
heart and rally IL person. Oar armies. though
nov small are in splendid health and spirits
fall Of life ssd hope The enemy are usssinz
81 thsir gigantic powers for q 6nal throw Of ths
dee Hnliohs are pouring cut in bonnaies, and
hifelings, such o. thoy are, viii confront VIII
then EupsrioE numbeEs cur. brave boys On the
6sld- Bat Pfoviaenee has been Bith as IN The
past. and Heavez will not desert or cause If We
but deserve It's blessings, wbils We struggle for
the right The Hsrsh ehaies under its already
immense burden; the approaching national
election tberei destined both to weaken and
Eevoluiioniss, sad chaos promises to come
sgaiH. Let Us hope, then, for success. United
Ne can neyeT be beoyerWhelmed. Our strength
is undated, our resources undiminishsd, cur
AZ Involved in tie contest Lot cur people
prove tue 10 tlsiaselVes and their past man
tbs famPlris fo- s final struggle, and We shall
lzsks coed he prediction Of Gen Bse--thst be-
fore he dawn Of ansihsr year he asg Of vic
iozy VII wave over free ABd indspendsnt /
centsdarssy.
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The following named ladies and gentlemen
arrived st this Plsce, last pight by Gag Of truce
iIom ChaitsnoOga, via Lafayette. to-Wits
Mrs. Ihos l. BransfoEd, Mrs Jane Snyder
Mrs. Fannie Lsigh Ms Fannie Tucker, Miss
z. II. Anderson. Mss Bottle Stone. Miss Jtl;a
Winston, Mss Sue Clark, all Of Nashville,
Tennessee, and vicinity Surgeons Gigshy,
Bseekinridge anA n KY, ard Chzplsins We
lcugboy sad Whitoside Of The Confsdegate
army.
They al speak IN the highest terms Of The
kindness snd courtesy Of Col Burke, Of the
l0.h Ohio Infantry Federal officer, who had
charge Of tho Xsnkee hag Of truce Indeed,
The beat Of feeling Is said % have prevailed
throughout the negotiationa--the FsdsFsls and
C0Ble3srltes having ms. Ia q social party a.
lssfsysits, where ell passed O very aRroeabiy.
hr Green. said 70 be reporter f0T The New
YoIk Hegaid was one Of the party Much
credit is dae Msj0r W L MeC9nnico, who had
charge Of ihe negotiations on cur side -
Dait0E Confederate. BOA
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Of lhs Congress apcn aatters Il rsas IN FORM a. thew
were important e f-rls and ryheE3sr the fecasz sls
oe OF long Let the Haesp e1a1nna ard sas y haf
the prosess aud eandifien o. ths busness aef7ra
4. This to prsciics qisssifsn rskier ihe -.
spuDsibitT % sFe.k FROM his oga fEiiturl eolnras
tes Il would be inposshs for fhr work sow before Il
70 BE- completes b Gsugre before hs opening Of the
sprug eampSiEn
A1e these ua1sursa Ners xsss6Fsgly Important Il
woud b 20 violation On t1s fDiFnctIsn of secrecy TO
say that the ~ pr poslans on fazafisn and the cr
rsncy were sll uniaishsd ~ lks coorainais brsush
Of She Legislature, and he doabtsd srhother H would
set bsek here IN tims. When Il came, X would q
csgrse, eot1e with smendments, which would Be dis
sussed st further amended apd test bErb and ih en-
al pass experiences sufficiently udieEtss would be 4.
nsliy givsa semGtss sf c5nfrrescg ~ the lat hours
ef he session Then there thoss irap8rtEuf MIL
tarY zsufss - Important 10 tle csunNy II this
CsBgresa adjourned E1d tie next did not meet fiii
Nay, he believed the golden opportunity Of prt
ting The aray q var iootrg wsald 5s l0Et. He be-
svod thst Ts Eheuid 90 continuously usai there
should be practically Adjournment, and with that
view he would fsvor meeting en the l9th Of February.
Ar G4riIel of Georgia, called the question, which,
being sustained, he committees Recommendation was
voted upon and adopted
Mr. Jones BY way OF testing and settling the cues
tien, now moved that usesd u ';hs hrsi Monday IN
MSy" the words "tho 22d Of February" be inserted,
which vrsa ost-aYes q, nays a.
The bill was then put upon ls passage and adopted.
So the nse Congress meets the fEt Monday ia May
next
Tbs Rouse then went into secret sesHon
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Eraza MobsIe-a.ator froua The RsrfA.
Mobile January 50 TIE evening kssrs has a sps.
eisl dispatch from Como Hiss, with lsss Northern
dates
Washington dispatches Of The a4ih say Lonessrsss
hss been reinforced wilh 20 900 msn and u moving on
Kaoxsiile. After s-me heavy astonishing. Granger
retrsaied.
They aia' aay that Morgan, with $3.50 cavalry. de-
signs AZ Invasion Of Kentucky sah vsx OF drawing
The Federal troops from zass TsnnsrEse. All The
troops a. Lexington have besn ordered to ths f-oat
Tho Ksntueks LeghdusaTg has had thrse uususessI
fl ballots ior senator Guhss is ahead Of She ether
eandlssiaa
hissaid o DO positively known that Johusssa-a e
army a. Dalton does not exceed COO mea, and they
ars ierfibiY defsent IN rations.
TIE rebels ars concentrating near Port Hudson ami
Baton Rouge their Dekats are close to the lines.
AsstIs fitting ont a. New Orleans II Is conjsetprsd
for combined military and naval advance up Red
river
Rsmors OF the eFaeuation Of Richmond ars gaining
credit.
Tbs Momphs Bulletin, OF the a7th, says lnsrsment
Is on foot which creates more eonsic-uatoa in Rich
mopd than any hing that has occurred during the war
Gen. Buckgand 50 command at Memphis, has ordered
the negro regiments there On picket duty.
Large numbers OF troops are going south, and it H
said their destination ) Mobile
SehoH7idB is t. assume comnHnd Of tie Federal troops
Ia East Tesnezsae, and Rssscrans goes % Missouri
Nsw York paper says that AaximHzn haE wrison
letter to Alouta wherein he accepts the throne Of
fszieo.
The ears On tbs Memphis aud Chsreston railroad
were AIRED into Monday last BY the Csufsdsra.es,
near Peeahontas. aud he euginesr kiiled.
special dispatch ts The Register ADD advertiser
from 0koono the 27h, say4 tie lah 5usaasippi rsgi.
msnt, Col Tm. ~ Jrdss, entered Corin'h on that
morning. eapturiog quantity Of stores, etc. The
Yankees we're leaving they entered.
NOBLE, January 20 The courthouse vas burned
this morning. The hrs caught In ;ae attic. The
oouniy records are So areproof safs in the lower
story The library eta. IL the second story ar saved
EFStR tkurIesfeus
GHARLEsrOE, January 3i-The enemy keeps up
the bombarauent OF Fort Sumter By day bat ceases
At dark. 159 shots wers -Ii.sd durl Saturday, Of
which lSs struck The ariuE to day averages one in
every Gye minutes, and reetsd mostly at ts west
snge Of the fort No dauzss has been done the fsr.
The enemy renewed MIR ire upon tho city At g
o'clock Saturday night their u5cts avsrsging one in
every Minutes sad is sin going 10l saslla have
been ared Et .hs cisy uP to o'clock this evening
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-01

CAPTURE OF GEE YAScE The capture
Of Gen Vance, Of North Caroline, il Eas.
Tennessee, IS confirmed 10 was sent to
Knoxvilie The following is an account Of ii
from letter dated Asheville, North Carolina,
Jsnusry is:
Oi Wednesday last, Gen Vance. with about
$50 men entered the vilsge of Seyierville,
abeUt t0snty sight miles southeast Of Knox-
vi-ie, and captured g FsdeTsi forsging train 81
seventeen wagons, loaded with 1sur, etc He
was making his way out in this direction, and
or Thursday hsd reached Cosby's creek, when
abcu. J r a., he was astseksd by 3 regiment
o. Federal cavalry. Gen. Vanc3 and about
ssveaty-6Vs ms1 wsTs captured The EedeTala
then returned IA the direction Of Rockville
hs ordered Col. ThomsB. who was some saen-
y miles distant, ts JOIN him With portion Of
his command At Cosbyi but for some reason his
erders were ESs obeYed Hsnry's cavalry and
eur artillery psaseS the same place nexs day
and reached Newport safely. They learned
ifom the citizens that Gen. Yanee had bseD
seat 10 knoxgilie.