Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-08

-RIcHM0Nn, February. s..
NaItleru papers of 'hc53lst.have been rs-
ceiyei.
E0ote4rriyed in Sseridan's lines On the 18th
I. ult., ard declining the oath of.alegiance will
: be r3eristto q ashington unSisr arrest.
.o-S.Ihe PaiTadciphia inquirer says Senator
Wade i. las denunciatioHs OF Bls!r's mission
is endorsed by nearly the entire republican
delegation OF both Houses Geary has Seen
relieved foud the Military Goycrno:ship c'
Savannah, succeeded by Grover. !,
Three steamers, with supplies, had arrived
: III Savannah,
Tn the. House ofRepresentatiges e resolution
thanking che President for the removed Of
Butter was laid on the table, 81 yeas 43 nees.
The New York Tribune, in double loaded
type. mentions arcport that q secret league
of the Roman Catholic Powers of France,
Spain and,Austria, under the guidance, and
express concurrence OF the Pope, had been
formed, pledged to recognize Fthe Southern
Confederacy on, or immediately, sftor, the
4th of March, under prstcxt that The Union
will thssrcaiters consist of States cnly which
nsrticipated.lns late Presidential election.
Gold, 2lf:
RICHMOND, Feb.4.
The Baltimore Americanof the 3Oth uln.
mo asserts positively that Lincoln authorized
Blair to communicate his willingness to give
ahe7ring 10 any person ofintuenca who may
come from tho States in rebellion. with or
without Davis aathorityrto treat .f2rs peace
sunou tic basis Of s,tb;nissioii-to the .Unind.
The New York Herald OF the "a has been
received.
q special Washington dispatch says that
We have had assurfeit OF peace runors to day
and it is exceedingly difficult out Of the
mass s.of,coatradctcry Statements lie arrive at
the trith. =
The facts appear to be thst delegation
from Richmond was admitted within cur lines
Yesterday, and to day started doTnthe James
river on an army transport. They we're stop
pedatF Fortress Monroe, aud Seward started
for Annapo!is.a at noon toaneotthem. There
is reasof to believe that tbey will not come
to- Washington at. present, but say neeotia-
ing Or Conference in regard 10 a settlement
: es difficulties will be conducted at Fortres
Monroe BY Seward in behalf Of the Gore,n-
nent Tia whole affair is Involved IN deep
mystery.
Annapolis correspondent of tie Baltimore
Anercanunder Date Ct the first aunounces
the arriya!chere that morning.of Seward ac-
companica BY lis private Secretary, who i'm.
mediately left for Fortress Monroe tonlcet the
rebel Coamis ionerS. S
Tic Yankee lI5ise Of representatives. has
. aopted the !sc,ate resolution for the cmcnd-
,nent to tie Constitution 20 abolish slavery IN,
the United States. Sllutes in honor of the
event we're fred in various cities on the first;
The EElary!and House Of Delegates concarred.
the amendment.
Two disastrous fires occurred in Savannah
on the 2ltnApd 29th,ult. destroying a large
nu,ahcro of buildings. By the sseond fire ten
bloci;s we:c burned.
Zen thousand bales of cotton had been
shaped 10 the. No-.L, an! crowds of vessels
were being loaded with it.,
Grant has recently been at Fort Fisher
He returned to Fortress Monroe on Monday.
an5order has been issued by ths military
authorities in Missouri -for the enlistment
frou tllat-sfate the wives and children Of men
in the Confederate military service.
?ae Yankee House OF Representatives has
passed bill! providing for tie construction OF
ship canal around the Falls Of Niagara.
Brazil is now engaged in hestiiities with
Doth Uruguay and Paraguay, the latter State
having, according the latest sdvices, also
declared war against Brazil