Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-10
BY TELE RAP H
[rRox Yesterdays 8 O'clock; EDIrIox. I
News from Rebel Sources.
Bragg Thinks he Needs
Praying for.
Pirate Semmes at Mobile.
Movements of Gen. Lyon.
&c. &c. &c.

thinks he needs praying for--shsr-
zssan's pOiIey---The Pirate semmes
at Mobile.
NEW YoRK, January 9-The viii
mington Journal says:
bragg has written letter breathing
Christian hope. He says there is no
cause Of alarm. He says there is no
enemy between Wilmington and Fort
Fisher. With the present force be
thinks he will be able to resist further
attempt on Wilmington, and closes ask
ing the prayers OF Christians for himself
and the army.
The Richmond Whig Of the 9th, says.
"a large number Of rebel deserters
and lawless men are roaming ever the
upper counties Of Georgia committing
depredations on the inhabitants"
The Richmond Dispatch, says
Since Sherman left Milledgeville he
has changed his policy In that town
and at Atlanta he was all harshness and
brutality at Savannah he has been all
conciliation.
The Dispateh forgeis Sherman an
nounced his conduct would be governed
BY the treatment he received
The Mobile Tribune learns that on
the 10th party Of Yankee raiders,
numbering about 1900, reached West
Poscagoula and we're embarked on
launches They destroyed several fer
ries and did other damage.
The pirate Semmes met with an eu-
thasiastIc reception at Mobile.
Resolutions have been introduced in
the South Carolina Legislature in oppo-
siton to the suspension OF the writ Of
Habeas Corpus, to impressmeDt, to con-
scription, TO the surrender Of State Off
GERS, and in support Of State negotia-
tion for peace.
Mr.. Carter, in . marked speech on
the suspension Of the Habeas Corpus,
said, if gentlemen in that Legislature
and in Congress could not protest
against another Illegal suspension Of
this privilege the time had come when
by the laws Of nature he would be justi.
ied in starting a new revolution.
The majority committee OF the North
Carolina Legislature, on the resolutions
to initiate negotiations for an honorable
peace, report, that while every effort
was being made to strengthen the arm
ies, they should be accompanied by
some manifestation Of an effort and de-
sire to secure an honorable peace
Commissioners having heretofore been
refused by the United States, ON the
ground that it would be a recognition OF
the Southern Confederacv, this is an OBJ
jeetcn sought to be removed in the
resolutions, by appointing commission
ers on the part Of the States whose civil
existence and authority have never been
denied
These commissioners are not to have
power from the States, but only to be
rendered by the President for peaeC
conference
The Heralds correspondent of
Charleston, January lst, says Comman
der Prebb's naval brigade has been dis
banded aud sent back to the vessels q
which they belong,
The 7iBles's correspondent says th'
investigation Of the Fiasco in the mair
explosion in front Of Petersburg ha
closed, and the verdict will show dc
ciied responsibility falling upon Burn
side, Meade aud the General who le,
the assault, nor does General Gran
hold himself entirely blameless, especial
ly in permitting the selection Of the ot
6cer who led the assault to be made b
lot.
The Tribune $ Army of the Jane
correspondent, Of the I'd, says Mr.. Po
J lard, OF the Richmond Examiner, car
tGred some eight months since, has gon
to Richmond to seek an exchange {
. himself and Mr.. Richardson, correspoI
dent of the Tribune, captured som
eighteen months since.