The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-04
Council BLUFFS IOWA SATURDAY MORNING, FEB & 1855.

SEAtbiH pMFtsSukAx& r. '.7s EA Ems e.
Tribu, e's Washington special says, not.
twahstandiag the dsaial attributed TO Gen
Meade that gha has, been removed from
commanded the army Of the Potomac. II
is row understood that the two armies oF
The James and tGe Potomac. have been
consolidated. and Sheridan has been Sc
ieeted {" command them, and that another
command or nsw duties, bad been assign.
led to5Msaae q Sc g. g. 8. - "a
Ths time has st lsst come 10 bring
about peace by hard ashtiHsf With all
she addsia 9aFsfavor, ana Phil Sheridan
pat iato the north side Of the ring, big
bets are made here that he viii kneck
Lee out Of hSS psa the first roand
! New York, Jan. 27,-Late Richmond
papers are hlled with sharp criticisms up
on the situation, showing great dissatis-
faction throughout the Soilth.
The rroakers are denounced as becom~
Ing Troublesome
I Women are urged to frown them down.
Union and harmony arN demanded.
I There. has been an arrest Of. large
number Of djsloyal citizens and soldiers
lin Richmond.
New York Jan. 2S.-The moruing
papers are h'ied With peace gossip. in
connection with Blairs visG to hich-
moDd
The Tunes aa4 Wor.d say his ne,otia-
ticns have proved a iailure.
The Tribune says the result is unknown
TO outsiders. T.
The Heya!d,s army ofthe james coz
respondent says the attempted rebel naval
raid on James Eiysr ended ln complete
failure
Their aret returned back toward Rich
mond after sugering loss Of Their ram
blown up by a Cuion she'll.
ReLels aqIed solue troops en- Fsrr"wz
T>and ., in Jamcs RIVER, for the purp,>e d
cooperating with Their feet.
These were irivea 6f
+ A Union f.rce IF cavalry, ,reconnoi:ring
N Charles City road, or "Wednesday last
d'' cIorcd the fact that the rebels who
made the adl2uyc there Simultaneously
~ith the no'1mens of tbe gun boa,s on
TUESDAY morning hal also frlfen back
Herald Cape Fear river correspondent
! ei,cs the 3ctail< Of an important success
! bg the ormy gnt navy.
! Besides aIl the guns ana ammunition
! 4caEgHreL in tho forts immense supplies
fnf rebel provision wAs also <ccnred. and
u.tah other property Of greSt value.
/ Rebel troops in trant Of Terry made
/ I>Gi-A ii, demonstration ia@J Monday
! Il ameI7tel 70 nothiaz.
! De>er.cr, r,ntrt two divisions from
Lre's army recently passed through
NiApiugton On their way to South
Car0fina.
rerry's army is ia fne condition, and
bssng rapidly prepared for further Opera
lions
Pnrter's gun ba1ts are gradually work
my their way up towards Wilmington,
sherman had issued -an order 10 refer,
ence to negyoes, within bis army lines
loung able bodied men are to be cucOur-
a-ed to enlist in the military service;
South Carphua Sea Islands. abandoned !
rice aud cotton fields, ou portions III !
Florida and South Caroliua coasts are
to be set apart tdr the seulemnt Of old /
men. women and clrildrcu. GeH Saxtnn !
has been appointed to suparintend their
.3ration on these lands
All rebel obsfrucfions have been 3
removed iro,H the main caaa uelt to Sayan- !
nah lIarhnr.
It's nov open to navigation. |
The Charleston correspondent Of the !
Rjchmoud Dispatch says, if Sherman
succeeds in getting. possession Of Branch
vile, the flll Of Charleston will soon
follow
+ Late rcbetpapcrs continue to show that
confusion doubt and despondency, regard
IN the success of their eonfcderacy, is
now prevalent among the chief rebels
them elves, as well as the mass Of the !
people.
Tbr Examiner of the 2ith says, long
series ot blunders, convincing some sooner.
and others later. havg now produced
very general, indeed we might say uniysr-
st4, belief among all intelligent observers.
that our Government, as is Is now conduct
ed is not equal to che great occasion and
that the feeling Of confidence, 50 socaretuliy
nurtured has been hopeiessly broken
hat great element Of success is gone
from lis unless, in soEne way, we reform
the administration Of car Govt.
The Examiner says the expedition of
our iron rlads down the river had been
designed to break the enemy's pontoon
bridges, and thus destroy Ais communi~
eatQas, aud to take advantage uf the
asrertaincd fact that he had Withdrawn J.
the RlAat. OF his naval force from the
river, probably to Wilmington leaving
but one iFaa clad and some wooden vessels.
in the chanael above Eariaa. 90, /
TheEa vas also reason to suppose that
the recent freshes had washed out a
portion Of his line Of obstructions, and |.
thus oPened the way to an attack On
his Poatoons- ..,.- !