, 1865-02-03
Eastern News.
News of Ian. Dist.

ana tnaL the people SnOuld De QlYlded into TWO
classes, soldiers and producers.
New York Jan ia Fortress Monroe cor
respondent says the Raleigh Whig has come out
openly for reconstruction, owing to internal
troubles. The State is filled with deserters and
oatlaws. The State militia have thrown away
their arms and gone home.
New York, Jan. 2O.-The World thinks that
the Richmond newspapers show that the South
is in position of apprehension and despair and
would willingly give up the contest if there was
any hope of magnanimous treatment at the hands
of our Government. 1t hopes that the Admins
traton will embrace the opportunity to secure
peace. The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury says the hopes of seeing Lee
Commander-in-chiefa are in danger Of being Irus-
trated.
Washington. Jan. 2O.-The Richmond Dis
patch of the 18th says: The enemy (Federals) is
prosecuting his enterprises. He allows armies
no rest, day or night, and yet not one single
step has been taken by our Legislature for any
object whatever that can have the remotest bear
ing on our defences against the vengeance of
our implacable enemies. The people have be-
come more depressed than before, because they
have been fattered by hopes of peace by persons
who well knew there could be no peace short of
submission and enslayement.
New York, Jan. 2l.-The Herald's correspon-
dent says: Gen. Sherman had preparations for a
new movement nearly completed. The 18th
Corps under Blair and Hatch s division of Fos-
ter's army were in secure possession of an i'm
portant position at Pocataligo on the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad. The 10th Corps would
soon join them.
Gen. Sherman had issued orders giving notice
to families that they may visit Savannah, Fer
nandina and Jacksonville to exchange their pro-
duce for supplies needed by their families, CIV
ing them protection. In case they or any of the
Union citizens of Georgia are molested, severe
retaliation will be visited on the rebels. He al
so encourages the people to meet together to
take measures for the restoration of the State to
the National Government.
Several vessels were already loaded with the
captured cotton, and when a sufficient number
were ready to sail they would be despatched
northward under strong guard. Two or three
unsuccessful incendiary attempts to destroy por-
tions of the immense stores of this valuable sta
pie have been made.
President Lincoln has issued an order open
ing the Savannah post office for regular mail
business.
New York, Jan. 2l.-The World Port Royal
correspondent says: Ere this reaches New York
Shermans grand army will be on the moYe and
we will soon hear of the Stars and Stripes float
ing over more conquered rebel cities. The broth-
er of Gen. Hardee and others having made a
claim to cotton in Savannah, Gen. Sherman gave
them written reply in which he said the cot
ton ought to 90 into the hands of the General
Government, which he said could never be in
demnifed for the blood and treasure required to
reclaim possession of Savannah. This was his
opinion, still they might go to Washington and
have his decision reversed.
The Times Savannah correspondent of the
18th says: At this writing the left wing of Sher-
man S army is moving from Savannah on line
which the enemy may possibly ascertain for
themselves. 1t is thought the rebels will make
a stand at Ashley's, 80 miles south of Charles
ton, and then fall back on that city. They have
not the men nor the stamina to stand against
Shermans magnificent army.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 20.-Reports by the For
| tress Monroe boat say vessels from off Whining
ton last evening bring intelligence thatthe rebels
had blown up Fort Caswell. Wilmington was
said to have been evacuated.
Fortress Monroe Jan. l9=The steamer RIgGk-
SUNG arrived InlS morning from i OftflSher Inc
latest news is that shortly after the surrender of
Fisher the rebels blew up Fort Caswell and 9TH
er inner works defending the entrance to Cape
Fear river. AT the time of the sailing of the
steamer the smaller gunboats had entered the
river and were actively engaged in searching for
/ torpedoes preparatory to advance on Will
mington. Shortly after the capture of Fisher,
a diagram containing plan of the whole system
| of torpedo arrangements in Cape Fear river was
discovered, and our naval officers are making a
search for a key to the diagram by which means
the internal designs Of the enemy would be COM
pletely frustrated.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The Navy Departm ent
has received dispatches from Admiral Porter to
the lSth in which be says the gunboats now
in the river and Wilmington is sealed against
blockade runners. The rebels have DESTROYED
the works on Smiths Island, Admiral says he
was at Fort Malakoff few days after its surren-
der to the French and English, and it would not
compare either in size or strength with Fisher.
New York, Jan. 2l.-Admiral Porter in his
detailed report of the attack on Fort Fisher gives
the total number of naval officers killed and
wounded at twenty-one, and of others killed and
wounded and missing at three hundred and nine
He states that the rebels have blown up Fort
Casweu and the rebel steamers Tdltdhasse and
Cbickamauga, and that we will be in Wilmington
before long.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The Post s special says:
Blair left Washington for Richmond to-day, TAX
ing the steamer for City Point. 1t is believed
he is to have interview with the prominent
men of the rebel Congressman. Several rebel
Congressman expressed desire to confer with
authorized agents of the United States. Blair's
erraud to Richmond this time is more important
than before.
New York, JAN 2O-The Tribune's cores
pondent, writing from before Mobile on the 7th,
says: AS matters now. rest, the advantages of
the situation are our side, as to our original
intentions, and such NOV ements and dispositions
are Delng made as promise 10 speeully cause Lhe
fall of the city.
New York, JAN 2I.-The Richmond Whig Of
the 18th publishes an important letter from Jeff.
Davis in reply to a letter from the Senators from
Georgia. in which they took ground against res
olutions introduced in the rebel House in favor
of reconstruction. Davis argues that a conven-
ton of States is impracticable, and that peace
movements on the part of States tend only to
create discords in the Confederacy. He says
that the only plan by which peace be OBJ
tanned is provided for in the rebel Constitution.
He does not say what this plan is, but argues
at length to show that all propositions looking
to a convention and negotiations are futile; that
the United States will not negotiatei that it will
not accept anything but surrender, which the
rebel States will not grant,
St, Louis, Jan. 2O.-The Democrat learns that
the twenty-third corps of Gen Schoheld will
soon join Sherman via Tennessee and Ohio riv-
ers to tide water, and thence by sea.
New York, Jan. 2O.-The monitor Pdtapsco
was destroyed off Charleston on the 18th, while
doing picket duty by rebel torpedo. Between
40 and so of the crew went down with her.
On the night of the l4th, the 18th corps, com
manded by Gen. Hatch, advancedo on Pocatoligo
bridge, on the Charleston and Savannah Rail-
road and captured it, together with u guns, los
sing 40 men killed and wounded The guns
were spiked. The enemy evacuated during the
night and fell back towards Charleston.
Washington, Jan 19-The House adopted a