New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-14
LATER SOUTHERN NEWS.
The Esbel Lines and Position In so"tn
Caro!ina-ycry Little nbout shern'""
Thomas Has Intentions n2nin't MO-
bile Grants Army Largely h'ee"-
fo,cea-The Contest Ia the kebei Con-
gress nbout Aiming Slaves


grers nbout Aiming Slaves
Special Dispatch to The n. y Tribune.
WASHINGTON Monday, Feb. la. 1850.
Richmond papers of Saturday, llth inst.'
have been received from which send you the Ioio"-
ing matters Of interest:
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Dispctci of the 18th says: Edisto RIVER
rises in the southwestern portion OF Sou'h o"roh"
and flowing south.weswHrd'y, emptes Into the Al
lantic forty miles southwest of Charleston
Erauc,. willie is on The Augusta bTarch Of thel South
Caroltna Railroad ore nile east of the point at "heh
e RAILROAD crosses tie Edisto. Thus river is row the
line held Ivy Gen. Hardec in the neighborhood o.
Brspchylle Nelrcr the coast We hold the line I" 'he
Combahee River in the vicinity OF the Charleston ana
Savannah Railroad.
From the mostieccnt md authentic intelligence up
pears that While part If Shcrmans forces were MAKING
octiye demonstrations against COmbahoe Ferry near
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad as II win Tue
design of archn Charleston the rest Of his forces
have appeared at four points on tie Edisto. VIZ; al
New. Bridge. five miles below Branchvlc; OF Zen
hackers and Hclmans bridges above, and at the ran
rosd bridge opposite that place.
Our troops vino led the bridge over the Salkehafehie
west OF Brancl Vile were driven in on last Wednesday
If he (Shemau) succeeds forcing the passage OF the
Edisto above and below BroIchyllc be viii tap the
railroad running thence 10 Columbia. ard also the rail
road to Charleston, nnd compel our hoops to fail back
from Tranchvlle. But they will most probably eyacn
ate it if any time shall appear that Sherman can
net be prevented from crossing the river.
The shove is written in hope Of giving the reader
some idea Of tie situation in South Carolina. IT was
said some days rgo that Sherman was also sencing
column acail st Augusta. the Georgia side Of The
savannah River. We have po information on this
head.
I'll. Richmond Wig has the following:
Our Southern exchanges bring nothing liter from
South Carolina than that IN Friday afternoon the
enemy crossed the SakehatcLe between Eroxtcn and
Rivers BRIDGES, End nso above Rivers bridge. out
thanking our forces WHO fell back TO anotl,r position
After a sharp fight listing several hours, they took the
place At Rivers bridge, Gen. Wheeler checked and
damaged the enemy considerably Since then there
have been no movements OF Impotence
Tie Charleston Mercury OF the 4th SAYS that the only
news from the front from dispatch fiom Adamss
Run reporting "all quiet" Another, from Sake
haiche February snys Our scouts wlo went out this
morning have eimned, aud report from their own OBJ
servston and the intelligence gathered from citizens,
that there is only division Of tie enemy remaining
at PocoiagoS 1t is composed solely Of Fosters troops
Oar brigade is cnosupcd the road TO Sllkehachie
Bridge Que the road parallel 10 the River Road aud
one on the McPhersonville Road. They are very
Pocotaico, ard in easy supporting distance Of each
other. But yny few troops at Pocotago. and they
terrifying
WHAT THOMAS Is AFTER.
The Selma Exporter says that all reports it
has received indicate that Thomas has his eye Mo
bile and other points ia Alabama. force viii proba-
bly, move down from the Tennessee River on the Blue
Maintain Railroad in connection with the column that
is said 10 be getting ready at Pasoasoula Then we are
likely TO have raiding parties in Mississippi from
Memphis. vessburg ard Na,chez. TO prevent troops
from going to Blue Mountain and Mobile. very in
telgent friend, who tas good Zeal Of the Ncnkc,
movements lately. writes Us that Mobile will certainly
be attacSe1.
GENERAL GRANT LARGELY REINFORCED.
The Petersburg Express of Feb. ii says that
II has substantial grounds for belief that Grant was
reinforced lost week by twelve thousand Of Thomass
troops, and during all Of Thursday Friday, and Satur
day nights last his trains running froul City
Point TO the Yellow Tavern. During Saturday after
noon the enomys pckets confronting the BaS'
ter Road touuied the Conederates with the remark that
their time bad come and alleged, for the
assertion that twelve thousand Of TboInass veteran
men had reached Gen. Grant. This arrival cord not
lie otherwise than comforting Grant and his ,asant
emotions were not at all abated by the story Of a
traband that Gen. Lee had sent Of bis divsons
oppose sherman.
PROM WILMINGTON.
The Wi,min eton Journal Of the 9th says that
on Yesterday afternoon Mr. Young of the Signal Corps
captured three Yankee soldiers within the enemy's
lines near SDthvlle. ILey report negro troops land
ing al Font Fisher.
80 OFFICIAL NEWS.
The Richmond Hhig of the 9th says: "While
ruDors vere plentiful yesterday the War Department
last night was unable to furnish Us single item Of
nowf."
THE AIMING OF SLAVES QUESTION.
In the Rebel Congress, on Friday last, Mr..
Barksdse Of NJ Mississippi offered bill to Increase the
military force Of the Confederate States. The fret
ton Of the bin provides that in order raise additional
forces repe Invasion and to the independence
Of the Confederate States the President be authorized
ask for aud accept from owners OF ycs the
OF such abo-jodied Legro men as he may deem ex-
,edient to perform military services whatever
pae ty tic Gcneralin.C hief may direct.
The second section provides that the President be
Orzrd " ofganize said slaves into companies bat
taons regiments and brig AIDES uuder such rules and
regulations as the Secretary OF War may prescribe and
10 DO commanded by such officers as the President may
appoint.
seryce said slaves so receive tie same fatons cloth
ing and are allowed IN the act approved
july ~ ls1 and acts amendaory thereto to increase
the efficiency OF the srmy by the employment Of free
negroes and slaves ia certain capacities;" and com.
peasaoa so allowed shall be made TO the owner. W
The Save or "a the owner thereof may elect.
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