The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-15
RuMoRs FROM REBEL PAPERS.
Admiral Porter's Operations.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Evacuation Of Mobile Con6rmed-Two
Rebel Rams from FTancc-The Situ-
alton in South Carolina.
New York. Feb. Ia.

new 1orks feD. IL.
The Herald's Washington special says
officers from the forces operating against
Mobile, who arrived here this evening,
confirm the reported evacuation of that
place. -
Hundreds of deserters have came of to
The army aud to the feet aud unanimously
agree in the statement that nearly all the
rebel troops have left that place, and tia.
it will be surrendered whenever demand
Tor it shall be made. even if the force by
which il is backed is small. The cotton
has all been removed from this city into
the interior. Our feet are busily engaged
in removing obstructions and expect to be
able to reach the city By the 6rst of
March.
The Herald's Paris correspondent states
that the two formidable naval rams,
Sphynx aud Cheeps, built at Bordeaux,
France, some time ago. have been fitted
out in the most complete manner for our
southern rebels, with the best kind OF
guns aud full crews, and under the new
names of the Stonewal and the Rlpidap,
were to sail in the beginning of this
month from little island off the coast oil
France for this port. 1t was believed
they were of SO staunch character that
they would experience no difficulty in
passing all the batteries 10 our harbor and
coming right up to the city, which it is
reported TO be designed By their com
mander either to lay under heavy contri.
button or to destroy.
i This scheme is said to have been con.
cocted aud assisted 10 its prosecution un-
der treaty between the Emp error. Napo.
leon and the jeff. Davis Government.
A correspondent of q South Carolins
paper, who has been over tue route o.
Gen Sherman's march through Ga, i.
surprized to find that that officer dealt Sc
Ienienuy with that State, and consoles
himself with anticipations of the sam,
gentleness in South Carolina
The Richmond Examiner of the lOtf
inst, in an article on Southern Railroad
connections, endeavors to show how Lee
army may be supplied from North Caro-
lima and Georgia without the assistanc
of the Weldon Road.
The Legislature of Georgia is to con
3 vene 10 extra session to morrow.
s The Richmond Dispatch of the lit
thus sums up the situation iu South Ca,
: olina:
i "The Edisto river rises in the south
western portion of South Carolina an
!. flowing south estwsrdly empties into tb
. Atlantic forty miles south west of Charlie,
ton. Branchville is on the August
Branch of the S. C.. R. Il. one mile ca,
of the point at which the railroad crosse
:. the Edisto. This river is now the lin
; held By Gen. Hardee in the neighborhou
of Branchville. Nearer the coast We hol
the line Of Combachee river in the vicir
ity of the Charleston & Savannah r. I
j. From the most authentic intelligence
appears that the whole or part Of She
y mans army is making active demonstri
Ytons against Combachee Ferry near II
Charleston i Savannah R. r., as if wit
the intention of marching on Charleston
:, The rest Of his forces have appeared
: four points on the Edeto, namely:
New Bridge, miles below Branchvill
= at Bumactoss aud at Holman Bridge
= above and at the railroad bridge opp
:, site that place. Our troops that held Il
j bridge over the Salkahatchee were drive
- ~ in last Wednesday. II he succeeds
= forcing passage Of the Edisto above al
- below Branchville he will keep the Ra
- Joad running thence to Columbia, al
- - also the railroad to Charleston and col
- pei our troops to fall back from Branc
- vile, but they will most probably evac
10 ate it if at any time it should appear th
IA Sherman can not be prevented from cr0l
T. ing the river. The above 10 written
j. the hope of giving our readers some id
r. of the situation in s. C. Il Vas said sol
L, H. days ago that Sherman was also sendi
/. column against Augusta on the Ge,
i gis side Of the Savannah river. We b
no information on this head
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