, 1865-01-18
T OSTSC ri PIT.
EKO11 NEW YORA.
Our Midnight Observation-Disclosures
N3llftury and General News.

Especial Dispatch to the Western Prets.1
New YonK, T"a:day, Jan. II.
The General situation.
Tho Commercial -ldesrtisfr ssys edttorta}ly:
"Grant and Sherman ore both moving stmuttane-
ously with thu attack on Fort Fisher" It pre-
diets more news Of favorable character during
the week.
Letters from the armies operating against Rich
1nona eontatn no news.
beao1ort -. letter gives au account Of tho
landing Of tho nth colrs It brought all its trans
portatton and stores, and i. evidently preparing
OF movement. The men arc quito rugged, but
will be secfoshed Immediately.
The steamer Star Of the South. from Fork R,ysl
t4th, has arrived. Among her passengers Is Geu.
Osterhaus and staff.
The Ne,v South contains an editorial from the
Charleston Iercury Of the 12th, which says: '|Thc
condition Of this military department {Ga- and s,
O. Is anything but satisfactory, md to none less
60 than to the General commanlin-. His depart
ment has been newly turned into his hands,
md many Of the troops are new to him and 10 the
department. They came to him under command
Of imbeciles, and he has received them. What
s I'M sfen not 0s en To- % nsns ths t 81
been short to do much, and the forces been very
much scattered. but at the very list moueont are
The9 a. Al 9nst as bs done mt k 70 oc d29
enemy does not intend to wait or our leisure, and
there Is much to do. The path we are now travel
rs aa me IN
next six months will bring the 0ontede1acy to the
ground, or will reinstate her In power. Without
.5GF 5 oons
Generals Mcigs, Townsend, Barnes. Barnard,
End Collector Draper arrived at Port Royal OF the
2th, and left for Savannah IN The evening: t,lhey
Mcre expected to leave for Washington In the
Western Metropolis on the 18th.
Rebel NexyA. ~
Richmond papers Of Monday contain the follow
SWrt41sa1os, Jan. lathe Yankee feet con-
aissfng OF about co vessels, attacked Fort Fisher,
on the coast th1s morning. No particulars arc re-
ceived from Gen. Whiting, who is commanding
Tie great Winds Of Saturday brought down
the telegraph poles on the southern lines, and VIC
nse without Information from Wilmington later
1han II O'Clock On that day, The sl7sy vessels
.o'c!oek In the morning, and kept up heavy fire
throughout the forenoon. During this bomoasd~
ment they landed troops in unknown force five
'uen. Whiting Is in command Of the fort. This
expedition is believed to be under the sole COM
81 porier h1s to T9a s to show
and ii is said to BE- Porters inte1on If thu attack
o On s5HnSu Wlnssea san be sea Il Us sa
Wpy that New Orleans was taken.
t'LArEn.-We learned late last night that the
out Saturday and sundag. but without the least
"t "rfe % party M Which landed obovc are attempting
to th1sT p works. but are by confed"
aCnAnLDsTox, January, 14.-The tnem5's force
aoont Hardeeviltc hare retired bsck to the savan-
nah River.
There Is some doubt whether troops had been
cent to Beaufort. There are are no Indications Of
IN advance this way
sCnAnLrsrox, sunday, Jan. 1.-Two hundred
ind dfty refugees arrived last night from sayannah.
The Yankees were busy> removing the ohstruc.
lions from the river, nnt>lt was expected they
char1eston. cUm No movement has been ma de as yet
though the refugees think 1t will pc made 80 "a.
Sherfnau npd his officers threaten to reduce
Charleston and South Carolna 10 aesoia1oa, ,id H.
BE has written letter to the citizens, Whlea eats
The only way to have peace Is to send members to
lhe United states Congress ana eetuan ~ tna
.Adytcea from The Trans Mississippi Department
tho Amy u wc supplied witn
The Richmond WhiJ says Stone"ali Jhekson's
old brigade is in very destitute condition, and
appeals to is friends toI fid t. ss,en.e to see,s
tary sewaIAs letters, is very abusive q Engianta a.
md arguc1 with Seward that England "as tas
cause Of the American troubles. ssaa - ss
The Richmond Whlg says mania !ast SUMNER
brought the country to the verge o1 IT.
whatever Blatrs business may be, It VIII cause m
furious feelings. During bta1r sNa1 Tue StI Mas
full Of rnmors about peace. One vas to me eisct
| that Lincoln and Davis would each appoint 1nfee
|, Comuaisstopers to arrange terns OF peace.
I Ibe Augueta Chronicle says Mobile ID etronglg
fortified, sixtJ millions Of dollars having been e1-
pended 10 make It impregnable. !,
Georgia papers Say repttrs On nc fallfoaas &c
st1oyed by Shertntn are progressing very SLOWLY
FOREIGN News
The I+ibu1e's London letter says :" rive sseam
| crs were recently launched on the Clyde ior the
| blockade running trade between warrington mn
| Nassau Others are being constructed.
Fram Texas.
| The Galveston Macs eays: Grain + soia 1t the
railroad station for S3 b1shei IN Couied:Fate
money to Is cents In specie. There ~as large sur
| plus Of grain In the market
Rebel NcwB%
Tne Richmond UAig Of today 17h, states tha
Hen. r. soule had arrived in Mexico on mission
| for eEonfederate States.
Street rumors In Richmond say that Seddoc ha
been removed, and Brekinridge made Secretar'
Of War Other changes were talked about hu
there Is nothing official.
| The Confederate House Of Representatives yes
l-terday declared BY rcso, ,ution In regard to Coy
Foots, that under all yae circumstance Of the eas
1t Is expected that 1tary authority Will d'aehaf!,
| MIN from enstne.y, and It ia presumed ne n
been placed at liberty.