, 1865-02-06
FROM NEW YORK,
| Our Midnight Dlspntc7-1nterestlnc
| Summary of NexSs-F1lghts OF Peace
Especial Dispatch to the Western Prcss.1
NEw York. SATURDAY.. February 4

NEW YORK, Saturday, Febrnnsy 4.
Adsiees ftom Washington say Ma3 Gen. Pope Ia
sppolnted to command the military division ofthe
Missouri, to comprise the present departments Of
Curtis retires from tho department Of Kansa7 and
assumes command Of the department ofths North.
west The departments Of Kansas and Missouri
are united and placed Under command Of Major
General Dodge. Major General Reynolds retains
command Of the department Of Arkansas. Major
General Pope left Milwaukee to-day to assume his
new command. Orders were sent from Washing
ton to-day to meet him at ST. Louis, which will 10
The headquarters Of The military division Of the
Missouri
There Was rumor yesterday that the steamer
Illinois, which was to have sailed for Port ROYAL,
Was detained, BY orders ftom the Government, to
carry dispatches to Gen. shcrmaz, instructins
him to cease hostlliiles Ut once.
The VotEds Washington special says nows Of
the occupation Of Btanchri1le and Augusta by
Sherman is looked for hourly, well a. the evac-
nation of Charleston. The enemy admit that they
cannot hold it.
Tbs samc special sass the Ways and Means Com
mittee, to-day, decided definitely in regard to the
tag on petroleum. Upon crude oil they impose
tax Of tiH cents per gallon. They leave the tar
on The Manufactured article As 1t now Is. twenty
cents per gallon. segars arc TO be taxed by the
pound and not by the thousand. Tobacco is not
to be taxed In Leaf.
The utralTs Washington epecial Describes the
pence rumors as absorbing all The public attention
and interest It saya great change has taken
place in the tone OF peace Democrats In Congress.
Heretofore they have secuted the fdex that the
rebels would negotiate upon any other basis than
recognition To-day they SAT they have been
Iuis,sken, and that there is good prospect OF
i settlement without recognition and without fur
ther lighting. Military operations ara not delay
cd or relaxed, bur ali arc being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. Should peaceful measures
fail to eecure peace the army and nary will do it
without rnreasonahle or unnecessary delay- It Is
we'll known that Secretary Stanton has heretofore
not only been strongly opposed to negotiation
with the rebels On ony basis other than nneoudi-
uonal submission, but has had faith in the pos
sibiiity Of obtaining settlement npon any adtn,s-
eible terms at present. To-day, III conversation
With a. e5zmembeF Of cong5esss, be conveyed the
amicahle termination Of the var.
Another dispatch csps the climax In peace nego-
Hattons. Davis has made Temporary alliance
(Davia) At Richmond will soon force Lee to break
loose. lie ts therefore, determined to agree upon
terms at once 10 tare himRelk
The Htrdlds Army Potomac special taJs there
can be no msrakfng ahe fact Of = vide spread de-
rirc and expectation in Lees army that they have
fought thcir last battle, and that within a short
though indefinite time. terms Of peace will bo
cd, and thc men permitted 70 return to their
The Htrald'* Fort Fisher letter says that for
seen rising IN The direction Of Wiimlpgton. The
impression is that the rebels are burning the cot
ton known to be accumulated there.
A reconnaissance On Iand md water made that af-
ternoon kilcd to dieclose any diminatlon Of the
rebel strength in our front
A Fortress Monroe letter eaya. according to de-
Cfl Hprihua
They fay there we're only three weeks supplies In
Richmond st The time Of the accident, and famine
that carries supplies to Lees army to any extent,
for provisions. The country back Of Richmond
= fcd VIC aqs sase 81 q f1fa ;1c;
horses to facilitate transportation, as all
ratons that can be brought into the city are nced~
9aded aa al md eabe
commands fabulous prices Unless something
can be done soon the people Of RICHMOND Will
souh he of sadng he fai
cea operating against Sherman. Davis orders
That Sherman must be defeated BY a1lmeans. The
necessity oi fllipg the rebel armies, in which i
probable, nd proposes to eadea7of to conquer
wRoot aianee III with IT oho
BY the early return Of President Lncoln and Sec
rctury Seward, and 1t was not long before many
conflicting rumors we're circulated regarding the
result Of their mlst1on. The nntagon1sdc POSI-
tiops OF the two governments were known Oh the
return Of Mr. Blair in Richmond, one deslring
pence on the busia Of unconditional submission to
the Union and the other On the basis Of separa-
ton, Independence and recognition. It waa clear
that tie rebels themselves d NOT anticipate ready
compliance with their demand, while there WIS an
earnest desire on the part Of the President to do
all that Was compatible with honor aud public e1-
pcdIency in promises, and who evinces not lit
de anxiety to induce accommodation. It
this ds morning ,ndi tl'e~ That President nacoln
and Secretary Seward had returned To
Warrington after Conference with the rebel
Commissioners, which resulted In no change OF
attitude in the movement for pcace. Private
teleera1ns have since been received making In
1uiFy as to the truth Of this statement because
the whole truth had not been stated with regard
TIC prospective and tmuaendtate results from
Rfchuaopd. No details haye get been made
known nor Is It probable that they will transpire,
the President and Secretary Seward being the
only parties present On our aide. and
the conference being entirely Gnfotmal-
more In the character Of general COD
vefsation, to elicit the views Of all who composed
It. The result Of that grave diplomatic dtscna-
sion must be mcrc speculation. The conversation
did not result In any agreement on the main
feature, involving the question Of sepsrat1on. As
III aa can be zscertafned nothing vas said "a 10
future meeting and the Issue seems to be LEFT pre-
cieely where II wss before the conference. There
is no yeridcaIon Of the report circulating to-day
that they had sgreed upona q general exchange OF
fffseneFE.