The New York herald., 1865-01-06
THE SITUATION.


THE SITUATION.
We have no later dispatches from the army under
General sherman The rebel General Hardee, however
in telegram dated at Charleston the I'd instant
stated that large bodies of Union troops were being
landed the South Carolina side of the Savannah nver
and were driving the rebel pickets before them A
despatch from Washington says official information has
been received there that General Kipatrcks cavalry
have seized HardeevIe the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad
From Alabama learn that General Steedman's cav
airy have captured and burned Hoods pontoon trains
and taken from him six hundred mules, one hundred
wagons and two hundred hogs The rebel Roddys cav
airy have nearly all dispersed It said that Hood
has been ordered TO Tuscaloosa Alabama to reoganze
his fragmontary army
One OF Shenandoah valley correspondents says that
information has been received direct from Richmond that
rebel troops being hurried Of to Branchville South
Carolina and the adjacent regoa for the purpose Of at
tempting to check an anticipated northward movement
from Savannah Of General sherman's army
Secretary Of War Stanton has left Washington for
Fortress Monroe Hilton Head and Savannah, to confer
with Generals Grant, Sherman and Foster important
matters connected with the military service Of the
country
There is little from the James river TO notice.
The rebels kept up considerable fire the Dutch Gap
canal on Tuesday last, but without doing any damage
Major General Candy, in letter the subject Of the
of the Denaren for trade
with the insunectionay portions of the country, says
that their evils to the national enormous He
states that II the present system is persevered in its
effects will be equal to reinforcement Of the rebel
armies by Hfty thousand men.
The rebcl pirate Oustee made her escape from the
port of Wilmington, N. c., on Christmas night while
nearly all naval vessels in that quarter had their at
tention engaged by the attack Fort Fisher On the
next day she discovered and chased for some dis
tance by the United States steamship Lillian but finally
turned upon her pu,suer which obliged to make
hasty retreat owing to having only two guns against
i've heavy carried by the pirate.
In last Mondays HERALD given account OF the
capture by the rebel pirate shenandoah, formerly
the Sea King of the ship Kate Pnca the barks Elena
and E. G Godfrey, the brig Susan snd the schooner
Captain Lbbcy Of the Kate ;'rnce which taken by
the pirate the 18th Of November last and bonded
for forty thousand dollars. AL the other captured
vessels named destroyed The Shenandoah is not
arccd for fighting only for the destruction Of Ame
rcan She is Of eleven hundred tons srrhen
only about eleven knots hour and has
Of only forty three nearly all Of whom are Engshmen.
The blockade rsrning steamer Julia, with cargo Of
four hundred and fifty bales Of cotton, bound from
Charleston for Nassau, captured short distance
outside OF the formor port on the 26th uk, by the
United States gunboat Acacia The Julia aud cargo
valued at two hundred thousand dollars.
captain, lieutenant and seven men OF Mosby's COM
mand, who their way to carry out raid the
Relay House, on that road large amount Of money
and valuable papers found on their persons
Richmond papers OF January 2 announce that Hoods
army south Of the Tennessee river; but there is
son to doubt the truth Of the story They admit that he
Is suffering for the want OF raiions and commissay
stores but claim several before unheard Of
for him A terrible picture is given in these rebel
prints OF the disaster TO the Roanoke river expe
dition, which lacks materially in the important fea-
ture Of truth The Eramsner declares JEFF Davis TO
duced the confcdoracy, and thinks it needs more CON-
pcicnt leader General 2eauregard in despatch dated
ut Charleston, s c. the 2d inst, informs the rebel
War Department that the Union raiders have returned
from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, going westward. Hc
says that the damage done by them twill be repaired In
CONGRESS.
In the Senate yesterday o communication from the
Secretary Of the Treasury received stating that the
report Of the Coast Survey for 1854 was ready and hve
thousand copies we're ordered be printed Mr. Wade
presented petitions asking for the passage Of MT
Chambers resolution organize corps for the defence
OF the Northern border which referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Rea:ions Various other petitions
and memorials were presented, among which was one
from officers OF the army and navy asking for increased
compensation, which was appropriately referred MT
Grimes presented q resolution, which adopted,
that the Secretary Of War be directed 70 inform the
Senate number OF enlisted In the naval service
OF the United States that have been credited the mill
tary quotas Of the several States and upon what princi
pies and In what manner and upon what evidence such
credits were made A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Military Affairs TO inquire into the
expedicncy Of reporting bill 10 distribute the captured
cotton al Savannah among the soldiers and sailors Of
General shermans army The Pension Appropriation
bill was takon up and passed lengthy debate ensued
upon the reference 10 the Judiciary Committee OF Mr
wilson's joint resolution free the slaves and the chill
dren OF slaves who enlist IN the Union army, which was