Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01
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Of War, and William johnson of North Carolina,
the competitor of Gov. Vance at his first election,
will be be appointed Commissary General sies
Northrope resigned. |
Senator Hunter, of Va, Vice President Stephens
and Judge Campbell of Ala, having been appointed
peace commissioners, to proceed to Washington and |
confer with the United States government. left
on the 29th. No more developments relative to |
Blair's miesion have been made though it is gener-
ally sepp6sed in Richmond that he will propose re-
unioRon such terms as the Confederate authorities
might submit to.
Twenty five Surgeons and assistant Surgeons ar
rived at Richmond on the 26th. They we're cap.
tured ct Franklin, Tenn.
Confederate Congress.
! The most important business in the House on the
9th was the consideration Of the Senate BILL to
provide for the employment of free negroes and
slaves on Notifications, &c. Mr.. Ramsay moved
proviso, that said slaves shall not be armed or used
as soldiers. Mr.. Miles supported the amendment.
He was utterly opposed to arming the slaves
In the midst of his remarks, the House sustained a
motion to transfer the bill to the secret calendar,
then resolved into secret session.
The Senate concurred in the House joint resola'
tions of thanks to Gen. Williams and passed, with
amendments the HOUSE bill to increase the e6cien-
cy Of the cavalry; else passed another bill to in
crease the number of active midshipmen in the
navy, the provisions of which are intended to o6.
viate the objections of the President it being bill
recently vetoed
Mr.. Wigfall introduced resolution restricting
all laws authorizing the impressment Of property
for the use Of the army, except by military ofhccrs
and in case of absolute necessity, which, after long
debate was adopted.
The Senate on the 2sth again passed the bill au-
th6rzing the transmission Of newspapers to the
soldiers free Of postage notwithstanding the Pres-
dents obection-yeas 10, nays 4.
Nothing of Importance done in the House.
Georgia.
The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel represents the
situation of affairs in Northern Georgia as truly de-
plorable. The country is infested by bands Of law
less marauders, who rob and murder lndscrimnate-
ly. These predatory bands consist chiefly OF de-
serters, and have thus far defed all attempts to cap
| ture or disperse them.
Gov. Brown has convened the Legislature Of
Georgia to meet at Macon on the 18th Of February.
| Sherman moved from Savannah on the 18th inst.
in three columns, the main column moving on Char
leston taking nearly all his transportation and the
others on Branchvllle. Refugees from Savannah
state that he had previously sent one corps up the
river towards Augusta, another to Wilmington,
| and two others by water to Beaufort. The force
sept towards Savannah was recalled. letter from
Charleston to the Richmond Dispdtch, says the
force sent to Beaufort moved out from Port Royal
on the 18th, and on the 14th encountered our ad
vance, fColcock's cavalry,) and drove it back on
Pocotaligc, chich was evacuated by General Nc
Laws during the following night without loss Of
men Or material. General McIaws took up position
behind the Combakee, after destroying the bridges
by which he crussed th,:t river:
From Pocotalgo to Branchviii!le the distance does
not exceed forty five miles, ana can he easily accom-
plished in three days The enemy once nrmiy es-
tablished the railroad, either at BrS2cvlile or
some point nearer Augusta and the fall of Charles
ton becomes only question of time and shor5
time at that. At Branchyife Sherman's AahSs
would be protected by the Edisto and its swamps
on the left and by the Santee and its swamps on
the right whilst his base at Charleston would be
unassailable either by land or water.
Gen. Hill has issued orders for all non combat
ants to leave Augusta.
An accidental fire occurred in Marietta, @,, on
the goth ult, destroying the hotel
From Charleston.
The Yankee gunboat Diaching, got aground in
Combahee on the 27Eh inst. Our batteries opened
and set her on fire. She was burned to the waters
edge, but all the ere Y, excepting Lieutenant and
| five men escaped.
Prisoners report hat the vessel recently sunk Of
Snllvan's Island by torpedoes was the Patapsco.-
Only five men, out a crew of three hundred escap
cd. All the rest wer 9 drowned.
Nothing else iu.po, tant.
|
A fire occurred at o'clock P. NJ, on the 2Sth
in q lot of cotton. -Four hundred and thirty. iv
bales of cotton were consumed in front of the Gus
tom House With out any damage to the building
however.
Two carloads of cotton were burned the SAM
morning on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
four miles from the city.
There has been II change in the land or nava
forces Of the enemy below.
Weather very c. I'D.
LATER
The Richmo nd Dispoteh of the 9th, gives a
account of the o. ,erations of our rams in Jane
River on Tuesday the 24th inst The object of tn
expedition was to break the enemy pontoon bridge
and, if possible destroy his stores at City Point
In Trents rea' :h-a stretch in the river just b.
low Howlett's- two lines of distractions wei
found and it ": As discovered that the channel
the river was mach changed by the late freshet-
The Drewry gro unded within point blank range
one Of the enemy rs batteries and tremendous iii
was Immediately concentrated upon her. 1t beir
found impossibl to get her off, she was abandone
by her crew, an blew up in ten minutes AFTER ha
ing received ! 90 pound shot in her magazine
The Virginia a iso ran aground and was subee
ed to a heavy Fl re. The Fredericksburg passed II
distractions BIT put back on it being seen that Il
rest Of the feet. could not follow her. On the hil
tide the Virgi ola was got afoat, and the feet 7
turned to its anchorage off Graveyard bend B
sides the Dire, Try, the Virginia alone received an
injury. The casing near one of her port holes "
somewhat st. ,ve in. Cur casualties were Ave kill
and fourteen wounded.
;. The COME derate Peace Commissioners were st
in Rich mond, on the 39th. They were expected
pass through Bushrod Johnson's lines on their VI
north. Til ere was some cannonadng along Il
I lines ut Pet ersburg on Sunday last
I GRIN DSTONES! GRINDsTONES
| WYE KF .EP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR Sal
| w God assortment of superior DEEP RIV1
GRINDSTO MES, weighing from 80 to 500 pounds
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