Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-01-13
WIZ SUMlNARK

The occupation of the city of Savannah by our
troops was quickly followed by the establishment of
express depot in that city, in connection with the
Harden Express. 1t is expected that the in short
time the commercial relations between the two sec
tons viii render the full resumption of this line
necessary. At present only soldiers parcels are
sent.
Secretary Stanton has left Washington for For
tress Monroe, Hilton Head and Savannah, to confer
with Generals Grant Sherman and Foster au inn
porant matters connected with the military service
of the country.
The Rebel pirate Olustee made her escape from
the port of Wilmington, N, G., Christmas night,
while nearly all our naval vessels in that quarter had
their attention engaged by the attack on Fort Fish
er. On the next day she was discovered and chased
for some distance by the United States steamship
Lillian, but finally turned upon her pursuer, which
obliged to make hasty retreat, owing to having
only two guns against five heavy ones carried by the
pirate.
By the arrival at Fortress Monroe on Thursday
5th inst, from Hilton head, S. c.. we are informed
any extensive movement since the capture of Sa-
vannah; but detachments from it were out in search
of armed rebels. General Fitzpatrick, with his cav
airy, watching the movements of Hardee. The
main portion of Sherman troops were resting in
the vicinity of Savannah, reequipping and prepar-
ing for their prospective campaign. Rrichmond pa
pers of The 9th inst confirm the report that Hardee
vile, S. c., on the Charleston and Savannah Rail-
rOau, LWenhy miles from tne latter city, mas been
captured by General Fitzpatrick.
Additional evidence of tn satisfaction felt by a
large portion of the people of Savannah at their es
cape from allegiance to JEFF Davis and restoration
to the protection of the old flag is furnished by the
fact that many ofIs leading merchants have already
sent to the city of New York funds to cancel in full
their Indebtedness to merchants at the time of
the commencement of the rebellion, and others
have made partial payments, with promises to clear
off their old obligations fully aud honoraby as soon
as able. The money for this purpose consisted of
United States Treasury notes, and arrived few
days ago, in charge of an army officer.
Richmond papers Of Friday, January 6, in addi-
ton to what has been already telegraphed, contain
the following
The Examiner says: yesterday commissioner
from Grant lines arrived at Yarina under flag of
truce with 1900 blankets for distribution amongst
the Federal prisoners in Richmond in addition to
900 received last week.
''0f the fifty odd thousand Yankee prisoners held
in the South, not over 1000 are confined in Rich
mond, and more than half of those are in the hos
pitals. For year past the great body of Them has
been drafting South, and Richmond, hard pressed
to feed Its superabundant population and the large
army defending its gates, is relieved from the incu-
bus of an overstocked prison post in its midst.m
captain, lieutenant and seven men of Mosby's
command were captured on Wednesday 4th inst at
the Relay House, on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. They were dressed in citizens clothes.
The Richmond Examiner of the I'd gives curren-
cy to report that General Sterling Price had died
IN Arkansas, of apoplexy.