New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.
Rebel Ncccssitiss -sron, Lend mud enii
Growing scarcc-Ien. Davis s!incss -
Stephens in Richnoud.
ON Our Special CoITsspordsnt
llDcRs. Amy or IN JAMES. ;
Man NicDNOND. Va. Dec. u. IsGI. :

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lpcRs Army or THr JAMES.
| NrAH RICHMOND, Va, Dec. ~. IeCI
! The signs Of Rebel exhaustion have been fre
qucDuy mentioned "a this correspondence, but nevei
heretofore have ibl symptoms been more discouratips
| for the Ecbc. caus1 than now.
In TuE TmnuSE oftio Goth was published tie recent
order e Gen Breehi idgc, stating that il OF vita
Importance to The Rebel cause that they should husband
small arms, ammunition AID lead. This order meant
much, AID is IN 4 ler way 20 mean more. Tho Rich
mond papers Of YESTERDAY stGtc thbt grave fears are
entertained by the military authorities OF that city fol
Sic safety Of the lead mines in to southwestern par
OF the State which Lave been for time past exlen
sivey worked By the Rebel Government. our forces
which were lately operating along tie raiTond Ia the
vicinity OF Abingdon Glade Spring end the salt.worss
we're supposed 10 have directed their attention toward
these mines. and ii So have done them infinite dem
erc. Gen. BrccAnridSe's order gives color 70 ,aia
sGpposition
Petersburg paper Published rcw weeks siuce a
statement to the effect that tie fragments OF exploded
she'll tlro into iba city carefully gathered Up
and rscsst ~ the Confederate Government. Refugees
from R.ch-oud who len there yesterday. inform me
that the stock Of iron 10 .hort now in the COnfcder
TINT they taking up the water PIPES Of tho city o
clneud To into shot snd shell. Cor IFS decr
Since the news reached there Of the capture o. Salt
vile 10y our cavalry force lately operating in tic sO-h
western mart of the Stale spectators Lave bought u
every pound 81 is that they can find FOR s,'e In View
of tie excitement growing out Of tits matter the Gov
cfumen Is undor,cod to Lave announced It's intention
10 impress al IT, salt found n private hands IN the en-.
Of Eiehnond Their p-pers now pretend 10 hlvs ed
vices Though nobody credits the nevD 10 thc eject
thai our forces have no. Tsi,ed sal!'ie tholrl hey
give particulars 81 ther operations cbl! eight :. Pa
distant from this point,
Tie atuy Of Gen. Lee Is almost exclusively supplied
with salt om the product Of these works snd It's tae
opinion OF by informant and .ald 10 be Of maay wei
Informed in Richmond the, TIC dt-;ructlon Of Sv!lc
&, puryoscly concealed ny ihc Robe authorities 70. fen
OF ia diecourneng effect upon tie Amy
or tie grave sicknoss of jon. Davis tefe DO u,
doubt. GA istt Saturday tic report was eafIer'
throj, Lou; the city that be wcs dad
nsawelkn known fact tie, tie slgli Of on. Of b.:
e,es has for come tine past been totally obscuIed by
cntarac rfor TO b, prcscn. sickness the other eJs
was brue lin sry affected end The probsbilits, now
se that in ce be rccoycFs from bis prcssr attack he
v II cIo long leone ,oia,ly blind.
The city /. filed w.L aeita,ing rumors o.. states
tha, Gen. DreciiBridss 10 captured iy our esray.
mother tLat Hood ia prisoner 10 Gen. Thomas.
tlird affirm. that JEFF. Davis bcag near lis end has
abd!o.ted and Gen lie 10, been appointed military
dictator All see and feel that the endeo-not DO aT OF;
AID. nthc heart. o! could .u be laid bare, p.obaty
Eve oovery So noi Dine 0! every teo would be found
10 wish that Il mgA. come al once, TO he dOno With.
Mcsro hilc Vice Pre- dcB; Stephens is again IN Rich
nonl AFTER several moahs absence and ~ regarded
with very great suspicion and jealousy by t.e JEFF.
Uayi, disy.r.es
That he afitLty desires " bring about fsoonclie
Lvn Of some VITA TIE National Government there
can bo ii,s doubt, and that 10 i, looked TO eagerly
asIiously. and .ppcctaniIy, BY a very large class o.
Southern people, aIn f.liy convinced
| The necessity for placing every sblsboled man IN
tho army la. led TO the -npoyneD, Of women N May
! OF the Departments OF tho Rebel Government.
SO late "a asl Friday and Saturday troops wore sent
son,h in great hs.ie but whether to North or South
Carolina, nv informant DID NOT know. Tho loss OF
Savannah il conceded by ALL and BcauI.AaFd has elo
grsphed hs inability W defend Charleston against SbeI
nsD. shond he tdrn the footsteps OF his victorious
ieg0ns there. JB C.