The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-26
THE NEWS.

leu tilaI nc VIII nave lutcTNleWS With
prominent rebel congressman. The com
mittee on foreign relations Of the rebel
congress have reported unanimously in
favour of appointing commissioners TO re-
gotiate for peace.
The rebels have blown up Fort Caswen
and it is rumpred, have evacuated vii
mington. \ report of the occupancy OF
Wilmington by the felerals is discredted
The testimony in the case OF the Chi
cago prisoners. before the military commits
sion at Cincinnati was commenced yester-
day, the FIST witness for the prosecution
being John T. Shcr,s. formeg'ya prisoner
at Camp Douglas Whatever Shanss may
prove, he certain demonstrates that he
himself !, consunatc scorndrel
The senate. Al Vas hington. was n9' IN
session yesterday In the house, rcsolu-
tions of thanks to Gems. Terry and Thomas
and Admiral Porter were adopted
The amcndatory loan bill vas passed Ii
Will he found !. fail a tha Geographic
report Of congressional proceeding.
\ Richc' nj paper of he 18th inst
publishes let.er from JEFF Davis, dated
on the 18th of November last to some
member, cf the Georgia legislature, in
which he deuounces separate STATE actio'.
in regard to peace . unwiSe and imnraeti-
cable, and assel : tk.t convent = the
states cor!l -e=ui. in 80 benci: 70 The
confederacy, as the encmy viii not entc-
tain any other proposition than that we
should submit . their woke
4 letter from beio' ''o6;Ie under q. -
of the 9Th inst, states that such move
ments were Icing made BY federal forces
rs promised speedily tocompass the I'll Of
the e. Heavy fighting on both land
and wa,er vas exc Il soon.
TIL Monitor Patarsco was destroyed
OF Charles:on On the i7ih inst. by febel
torpedocs. Forty Or fil. lives wer, lost
Gen. sher I'm, i is stated, intends to
issue ar order shortly. rartitionine among
negroes tic sea island. perty 81 fugitive
rebel planters
The 18th core undo Gen. Hatch.
captured Poco;aiieo bridge, en- the
Charleston and Savannah railroad, On ne
night Of the l4tl inst, taking relvc guns.
The rebels fell back t9garis Charleston.
The rebel secretary OF war has ordered
Mr. Foote to be discharged from GU. tody
1t is not known whether he will proceed
TO Washington or .iehnon1
A committee from the kentucky leais-
lsture is on the way 10 Washington to re-
quest the removal of Gen. Burbridge from
command in their state.
At Toronto, Yesterday the court 3eci-
ded that Burleigh, the Lake Erie raider.
must be surrendered to the United States
under the extradi;ion treaty. His coun-
sci thereupon applied for writ of hoJeas
corpus
Gold opened in New York yesterday at
207 and closed at 2O6I G207.
From the Chicago 1ia.es ~.
Disbelief is expressed in official circles
at Washington as to the success OF Blair ;
mission to Richmond Mr. b. himself
however, is said to be confident that he
can bring about reace hv negotiations. 4
Philadelphia paper maze the statement
that Blair is a. hprizei to give safe con
duet 10 rebel commissioners desiring to
visit Washington. General Singleton
still remains IN Richmond, but the result
Of his visit, if any, has not been made
public
Nearly tie whole Of Gen. Sherman :
army IA In motion. rs numbers are sat
ed TO be much greater than is generally
supposed \ Charleston dispatch of the
10Th expresses the belief that Sherman is
aiming at Branchvillc; while telegram
from the same point, under date oil the
18th, SAYS that deierters anl prisoners
report that tAe destination Of the federal
forces is Charleston Large re'el rein
forcenents lave arrived in that city.
Admiral Porter reports that the rebel Is
besides destroying Fort Caswell, have
blown up the priyateers Tallahassee and
Chickamauga. and expresses confidence
eat 1--WE VII be in Wilmington before
long" a Richmond paper Of the 10Th
says that the enemy nave attempted tC
adrance touards Wilmington
TIE rebe! senate has passed resolution
making Lee commander in chief of ali IT,,
confederate armies, and recommending
That Joe Johnston be reinstated in com
mand of the army of Tennessee.
Officers from Hoods army assert tina
5000 meu will cover all its Casualties du
ring the recent Tennessee campaign, an'