The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-03-02
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WASHINGTON, Feb. II

I WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
Heral1's Special. 1T issunderslood th:lt
on the 22d o: February Mr. lincoln will
i2sne a Proclamation Of Universal Esaans!
patton. inc 'uding the Border States,
[ t?inse's Special. THE Committee on the
conduct Of the war, will soon examine into
the cause OF toe insct;7ity of the iron chad
fleet of Charleston. !.
[ World's Special. lit is understood that
every malaber Of the Senate judiciary Com
mittee believed the House resolution fo:teir.
i;ng the property Of ceb Is beyond the lie es
tsteto DO unconstitutional. The commit
teo here reported against it; passage.
! C1Nc1NHATTr, Feb l8.
| Special to Gazette. l-Gea. Watts Of Ala.
cama. has telegraphnd to the citizens Of Sell
ma, to prepare to receive non conbatents
from Mobile, as that place will coon be At
tackled BY the Tedera!s. Tho steamer Den
bigh was lost recently in attempting to run
tae blockade from Mobile.
Mobile papers think Sherman's plan is to
penetrate to central Alabama, compelling
the evacuation of Mobile.
WAsHINcToN, Feb. IL.
There will be no change in he conan ms: d
Of the Army Of he Potomac I. is under
stood Iasde will retain the position for the
next campaign. T.. 1.,:r~t.. =
There was something of sens alton in
the Senate to day, BY statement Of Mr..
Congress, relative TO the imperative necessi~
ty Of sending f,st Of war vessels TO the
Pacific coast, without delay. The arthori
ties have positive information that rebel
steamers have left Asia for that coast, and
it is feared San Francisco will be invaded
before he Navy can afford the requisite pro.
tection
[ TINES }p:ci A]-Sanator Summers re-
port on the repeal Of the Fugitive .Sla-e Law
and the legalization Of the Emancipation
Proclamation was read in Committee to-day
and will be presented to the Senate on
Monday. s.;..s. ::
Several hundred copies of the Amnesty
Proclamation have been sent into Lees ar
my within week. The effect is already
oeTceptable in the increased number of de.
serters. sf:@ tf"F
, WASHINGTON, Feb. 19,
The following has been received at Head
quarters ....-. ~*-.s e.
To Major gen>ral Hnl'e-k: - T. =
/ GENERAL II have the honor to report
that portion Of my command under Gre
5eral Seymour. conveyed by tae> gnnboat
Norvick. ascended Che Johns river on the
18th inst, and landed at Jacksonville on the
afternoon OF that day. The advance under
Col. Gny c. Henry. comprising the 4th
Mass. Cava'r, J, under Msjor stsarns. and FL
der's Horse battery. lst Artillery, pushed
forward into the interior. On tha night Of
the 9Th shsy passed By the enemy drswn up
in line Of battle, 1t camp miles from J Jack.
sonyils. They surprised and captured a
battery; miles in the rear Of tbs camp
abeu, tntdniyht AMI rsses.sd hera about sun
rise this morning. ..s
At sur appr ,ach ths enemy ab;condsI,
sunk .hs steamer May. and barn-a 2D7
bales OF cotton I've miles ab,ye Jack ,on.
vile.
We took Without thu loss II single man
1oO prisoners. egn, piecssof artillery, IN
iservicsfie onli n'n and veil .upp:iei with
ammunition and osher valuable propsrey
ito 4 large amount
| esisned) @ A. GILMORE.
/ Maj Gen1 Conmanding
General Gilmore has issued ,c.ll u
FIoridaisns toreturp ~ thsIr sllsxsancs, and
prohibiting the destruction o. piIls<e 8
Sropsrty b. our soldiers.
NEr To.x. 1eb. l8.
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s. The corespondsscs hstvsss tbs anshor
II.ies d ~ uni.ed Ssats6 mi ne rebel n
sfAori.iss On the e1chs.gs Of prisoners 4e,
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