Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-30

ing 0rdef-Case Of Mr.. Feete-Vote Of
Censure-The "Situntisn" at Charleston.
The Richmond Sentinel OF January 23d states
that Gen. Breckinridge has been appointed
Secretary of War.
The Examiner publishes the follow wing part
ing address Of Gen. Hood to his troops
"HBADQUARTRRs ARMY TENNESSEE, Tn-
pelo, Tenn, Jan. 90, 1s65.-Soldiers At my re-
quest i have this day been relieved from the
command OF this army. In taking leave OF you
accept my thanks for the patience with which
you have endured your hardships during the
recent campaign. / am alone responsible for
its conception, and strove hard to do my daty
in its execution. urge upon you the import
ance OF giving your entire support 70 the dis
mand, and shall look with deep interest upon
all your future operations and rejoice at your
success. j. B. HOOD, General
The Examiner OF the 2sth contains the fol-
lowing:
.General Dick Taylor succeeds Hood in the
command.
sNo official appointment of General Lee as
General. in. Chief has yet been made
1.-THE War Department has no information
of any movement OF Sherman's column in the
direction of Augusta.
"Of the reported raid toward Weldon, they
say that the route taken Is the most direct by
land, but there is no doubt of ample dispositions
having been made 10 check it.
"a collision occurred last Thursday evening
between the flag of-truce boat William Allison
and the small steamer Torpedo, in " hich the
Torpedo was sunk. Lieutenant Armstrong of
the navy was drowned; the rest Of the crew
The Dispatch announces that a large lot OF
blankets, boxes, &c, were yesterday delivered
TO the Federal prisoners confined in Richmond
1t says: "Brigadier General Hayes reached
here on Thursday and superintended the de-
livery of the articles, ard will remain until the
distribution is completed. when he will prob
ably proceed TO other parts Of the Contederacy
where Yankee prisoners are confined, in order
to osuperintend further distribution. Seventeen
hundred packages and large letter mail were
sent down to Colonel Multorc for Confederate
prisoners in the North"
The Richmond Sentinel, OF January 9th.
says:
THE iron. clads are again at their old ancher-
age. The vessels passed the first Instructions,
but could not pass the second line. The Drew
grounded under the enemy's batteries, when
the crew were removed. About ten minutes
after they left her she was blown up by shell
exploding her magazine. The Richmond and
Virginia both grounded The Fredericksburg
passed over the distractions, dra wing eight
cen inches less water than the other iron -clads
The Virginia was struck by three hundred
pound shot, which loosened some of her iron
bolts. but all the injury received was repaired
in few hours.
Lieutenant Huntington; the Richmond by Com
mander Kell, late first lieutenant of the Ala
bama; and the Fredericksburg by Lieutenant
Shepherd. Commander Mitchell, flag oiicer
was in command OF the squadron.
1--WE are pleased to see that measures are
being taken in North Carolina, South Carolina
ana deOrSd 10 DuIn I'll L06 cotton tndt In
danger Of falling into the enemy's hands.
How much better it would have been TO
have destroyed the large quantity stored in
savannah, and thus have prevented its falling
"The Yankees" says the Wilmington Journal
OF January n, "appear to have left their base
in front OF Major General Heke's forces, on
yesterday, and concentrated at Fort Fisher
Their fleet has also disappeared.
"They Of course hold Fort Fisher. Whether
they have re. embarked their main body, we are
10 to Thnwv
having been evacuated by our forces.
"TheIe was considerable skirmishing around
Fort Anderson on Saturday evening and Sun
day morning. 1t is supposed the enemy are
anxious to silence Fort Anderson, in order TO
open the way up the river for their gunboats.
"In this attempt we hope ana believe they
will meet with sad disappointment.
"All quiet below, last evening at o'clock
The following cotton burning order has been
issued:
"HRADe'Rs DISTRICT AUGUSTA, GA. Jan.
19, 1868 5-Hon. r. u; Nay, Mayor Of Auqusta -
Lieutenant General Hardee directs me to have
the cotton burned in the city on the approach
OF the Yankees. This order am bound to ex.
ecute, even at the peril OF the city. 1t is to be
hoped that your patriotic citizens will at once
remove this temptation to Yankee invasion,
either to distant points or to the commons,
where the torch can be applied when the exi.
gency shall occur. The military will render
you all the assistance in its power for the re.
moval With great respect,
I'D D HILL, Major General"
Raid on the Florida Salt Works.
The enemy landed few days ago from their
vessels, smashed up the salt works in the vi
cinity of Ocklockonee river, Florida, took the
kettles, killed eight ules, carried Off negroes
and considerable property, number of Capt.
McElvey's cavalry company and another pick.
ct, name not learned, and then retreated TO
their vessels.
Foot CenSured
The Committee on Elections reported q reso.
luton expelling Mr.. Foote from the House of
Repre- sentatives, which was defeated. The
minority reported, however, the following res
oIutons which We're adopted:
ReSolUed, That the said Henry s Eoote WAS
properly arrested by the military authorities
Resoired, That the said Henry s Foote, for
his conduct aforesaid, deserves the censure of
this House
North Carolina Legislature.
In the House Of Commons, on the 10th inst,
resolutions were offered by Mr.. Hanes, in.
structlng the Committee ON Confederate rela-
tions to report a bill calling convention of the
people OF the State for the purpose of amend.
ing the constitution to provide that the repre-
sentatives Of any portion of the State which
may he under Federal rule so that the Confed.
tate laws cannot be enforced, shall not, during
such occupation. be permitted to vote on any
question of Legislation, but shall be regarded
in the same light as delegates from territories
The resolution also declared "that State soyer-
eighty being the principle on which North
Carolina and the other States withdrew from
the Federal Union, the States comprising the
Southern Confederacy are sovereigns, and the
and subject TO their ntrol, and that the States
in their sovereign capacity. in general con-
yention assembled, have a right to negotiate q
peace with the Government OF the United
States without cons sultation with the President
OF the Confederate States, but subject to the
several States in their several State conven.
tions." Tabled-yeas, 5S: nays, 80.
Mr.. Smith, Of Johnston, introduced "a bill
to call q convention Of the people," which
passed its first reading and was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. II declares that "the pre-
sent condition Of the country demands that the
sovereign people Of this State should assemble
in Convention, to effect, if possible, an hon.
oroble termination OF the present war" and |
provides that an election shall be held on the
13h day Of February, 1865, the vote to be .scon.
vention or no eonyentlon;' that if a majority |
ton be held in the city of Raleigh, on the 2d |
Monday In March, and consist of one hundred |
and twenty delegates.
The Montgomery Adrertiser says it is authorized 1
BY Gen. Beauregard to state that the rumor of |
Gov. Brown, Of Georgia, being in favor of re- |
turning to the Union, is wholly untrue. The /
peace meeting which was to have been held at |
Inemasville, he also stated TO have been |
failure,