, 1865-02-06
POSTSCRIPT,
FROM NEW YORK.
Our midnight D1zpatch-The Peace Az.
pcct-ml1itE.:y nattefS-GeucEalN NcSTs
Summary


/ N1" A"Ah, cAuuuJf fcO. o-mlUn1ght,
| ..- The Peace Aspect,
The Nerdtd Of this morning thinks the rebel
pence mission will prove s,cppiug-stone to their
submission to the Union. 1t ia predicted that
| peace will come from Gen, Lee, while JEFF. Davis
driven out Of Richmond IL flying for some ,cmpo-
rary plaee Of refnge
The fftrofrs Washington letter Gays that R,alr
ascertaincd In Richmond that a msJority there
have hitter feeling against France and England.
and prefer union with us. Only those who have
been benefited by blockade running and
illigitimate trade with Europe haye
| any desire to form m alliance with France. The
majority are In favor Of uniting with the North,
This defire was manifested by the soldiers cheer
ipg when they saw The peace commissioners pass
nrqng5 qsHIo Is fsr5an that large majority
degrading terms. and can DO assured that radical
measures Of confscation, &c, will not be rj@ajT
enforced; The precise nature Of the proposition
lul]y transpired, but the fact must be borne il,
mind that The President, through III, Dlafr. re-
fused to meet the commissioner except upon tic
basis Of reunion and the aboltfon Of slavery.
Mr.. Mnco1n's departure cannot be Interpreted
IN any other way. but that JEFF Davis Is willing to
tskc the responsibility Of commencing negotin-
uon on the has!s Of reunion.
It's difficult to procure details c0,fcern{no fhe
recent conference between the President and
SSeeffettaEy of sats and the rebel Comm.sonely,
conversation insisted that ho would continnn he
prosecution Of The war On the principle heTetofa1e
declared, namely, OF compelling obedience to the
on admitting peace only. on these terms. with
~ nm at e1e M "a to BE- 70 from this COURSE
whatever on this material point. '''' LII ~ uoap'
The conversation vas conducted in most court-
cons and respectful manner, and the Commission.
t e5s fsuEned e. to Richmond thoroughly understand
fore IL anything further Is to bc sai on sn
1eet, It must come from the Confedcrates them
ee1ves. ....
As heretofore slated, there wns no agreement
npqn any point az Issue: Its conadcatly asserted
oy lnnmate friends Of the Pre:tdent that no CON
eesslon OF promise was made By him in the least
which he has In public and private communlca.
Whatever m.y be the epcealations as to peace
W1ll be no abatement meanwhile in our military !!
operations but that the effect will be to prosccut.
the var Wsth addidSnal ygoF' SO that oar success
The Military Situation.
The Mralrs corrcsnon7ent Mt s;ste-,0 Eo-r,
n n sSy Fm9g Fplg mp tde country from
HE forare was fonnd. hnf rhirIans tn,,sors h-
cattle and sweet potatoes were scasce. ''el
ferent conrse f43,H thst nnrsne ri,el tfe w!
from Atlanta. Needy families wera nermtttcd i to
retain provisions enough to support Themselves,
Mh,1e no houses were burned, and the troops gen
glans In afriend1y manner. It's feared the South
Carolina people will have more cause TO complain.
The Iftbune'S Fort Fisher letter Of the 30A
says that in the recent intercourse with the rebels
By ting OF truce the latter wete eager to 1enrn |
everything possible concerning Mr. BIairs mis- !
sion to Richmond.
Clpe Fear Iaycr to the ocean, and control q
portion Of the peulnsnia, which is swampy and
Ia practicable. Its only hard ground faysir andy
strips along the river and ocean shoes. With
reach Of gnnboa!s on the river side,
Our light draft gunboats have worked clcar nm
thc stream, within two and one-balf miles Of FoEr
apparently very strong worE' ioc,tai
On the west bank. nearly onnosife mr. tnfsntr1
advance line on The penfnsn1a side. The WnrE
covers from oac-thjfd to one.hnif nj a mia ~
srouud and near It are severaf small Worts 1 VI
WAsn1snTass SnndaTs Fci IaIas Ema %ots: 1otta.
he army Of Tic Jamesi1ate1 Friiav nirtt aava lso
: It Is reported thnf The rebel geet 1taT3ed 5oun
he ryer early ills mvrninr. hut afer nroccs;n
short distance turned back and anehpreG in its
i've Of moi getting back as SAFELY os thcF lii last
week if they had attempted to "a ~ "a ~ tha,
I'D on that occa.fou. < rood 3eai nj frinr h5 hS5s
een heard ali The afternoon In the tljrect{on% ~ ~
Petersburg ono report teing That some nav rnnT.
ars were practtcing on Petersburg, and another
epresents that there was an enlargement Of =
vcly character between the two Iines near thn
ppomattax. The firing ceased at atout iyr
clock in the afternoon"
Rebel News.
The Richmond Dlfndteh Of the Gil s,rs that
homoe s. FIonrney. +. Goode. +. 4 nocnrt md
Ohm ID. .BaldgIn. Of Tirginfa. and col. Lsafer' nf
enrrfn. addresped 1nrra and enthusiastic mai. |
re- n the oHse - na|sgates on rnosiaa1aaht
irocatf1g . Cionrone nr6secnt;nn ~ H. W. 49, I I
Ie oniy Certain method Of honerabie peaee.