The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-29

Last lcnncsscey jan lcoS'
To tN Commanding General United States Forces
Eaa Jsnnesee:
Sir-I nnd tho proclamation Of President Lin.
coin of the 9Th of December last In circulation In
handbillS amongst our eoldicFs. The immedata
object of this circulation seems To be To induce
soldiers to quit our ranks and take the oath Of al
iegiance to the United States Cove mment. pre-
sufie, however, that the great object and end In
view Is to hasten the day Of peace. respectfully
suggest for your consideration the prOpriety OF
communicating any views that your Government
may have upon this subject through me, rather
than by handoills circulated amongst our soldiers.
The few men who may desert under the promise
held out In the proclamation cannot be men of
character or standing If they desert their cause
they disgrace themselves In the eyes of God and Of
man. They can do your cause no good, n,r can
they iDjure ours.
As great nation you can accept none but an
honorable peace. A noble people you could
have us accept nothing less.
| submit, therefore, whether the mode that I
suggest would not be more likely to lead to an hon.
orabie end than tuch a circulation of pa tial
promise Of pardon.
! am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient
servant, J. LoNesrREEr,
Lieutenant Genera, Commanding.
eES. rosrER's REPLY.
HEApa'Rs DEPT or rHs Ono,
Knoxville, East Tenn, Jan. Z, 1854
Lieutenant General Commanding Confederate Forces
in East tennessee
Sir: have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
ys
You are correct in the suppositiOn hat the great
object In view in the circulation of the Presidents 9
proclamation is to induce those now In rebellion
against the Government to lay aside their arms
and return to their allegiance AS ci liens Of the
United states, thus securing the reuni Of States
now arrayed In hostility against emo another and
the restoration Of peace.
The immediate effect of the circulation may be
to cause many men tn leave your ranks to rstnn
home, or come within our lines, and, in view of
this latter course, has been thought proper to Is
sue an order announcing the favorable terms on
which desertegs will be received.
accept, however, your suggestion that 1t would
have been more courteous to have sent these docu-
menis to you for circulation, and | embrace with
pleasure the opportunity thus afforded to enclose
you twenty (20j copies Of each of these documents,
and rely upon your generosity and desire for peace
to give publicity to the same among your Office -
and men.
fully, your obedient servant, J. G. FOSTER,
Major General Commanding.
"RErusEEss so1Ss DOWN TIE rsNISsuLA-pxEsIpENf
DAvIS's sERvANrs.
dispatch from Fortress Monroe, dated the 23d
inst, says:
The Norfolk Old Dominion, Of to-day, says there
Is a rumor that JEFF. Davis's cQlored steward and
chambermaid have arrived in Norfolk, having sue
cessfully escaped from the rebel chief. We do
II vOuch for the story.
Augustus and Louisa Burgess were detected
yesterday In Norfolk in receiving and distributing
the rebel mail, nd were sent to Jail.
Major Burroughs, the noted guerilla, Is rapidly
recovering from his attack of small pox.
Twenty refugees from Richmond, Petersburg,
and ugusta, Ga, arrived in Norf Tx yesterday.
Thirty seven refugees arrived here from Rich
mOnd to-day, via Yorktown.
Gen. Butler has gone to Newpor's News this
afternoon to have an interview with Admiral
Lee.
FINANCIAL.
In New York, Monday, gold closed at l57x, and
Exchange IT,, The Herald commenting on the
bank returns says:
The bank statement is not calculated to create
any renewed feelings of confidence In monetary
affairs but on the contrary, Is more likely 10 pro-
duce an effect directly the reverse. The con-
tinued decrease In loans In ordinary times would
create stringency In the money market, and the
falling off IN the amount of specie will probably
cause further rise of the premium on gold We
give below the totsis of the bank statements
which have been made since the first of Jsnnary:
Specie. Circulation. Derosis.
Jan. 2. $25,l6l 935 6,l03,33l l4O,250s56
Jan. 9. IS, 5,l29.0U2 6,037 ,546 134 66l ,977
Jan: l6 24,6s4 ,264 6,00s, ,l32 130, ,3Il ,O45
Jan. %. 24,077,5l3 S,949,607 l30, 1885 ,203
1t will be seen by the above that the specie has
decreased $500, s,75i, the circulation s5s,a75, and
the deposits 9l74, ,843.
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