The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-11

ot seper1as independently and feeegbt
nRton, '~ ; 81 eS secs .Ee~
Il vas clear The rebels tghemselxe, did
not anticipate . SompIianee rith ueiE dey
uAads While thers wasAn .eAthEst deSlEa
on part ar Pres't u. Dc slf that was com,
patbls wtih hoaot and public szpsaiency
in che premises. -s~s.. 90 - -
He sSineea not ! ElsIs anxiety % ipdaaa
acc omodasou, ~ -
New York, Jan. 5.-Herala of this
morning thinks the rebel peace mission
! viii prove stepping stons TO their sab.
: nissioa to the Union. II is predicted
; p4lea viii come frnm Lee, while .Jeg
Davis viii be driven ont Of Richmond
alin. for another place ofrefugc.
Hsrdd's Washington letter SAYS Blair
as3ertajned N Richmond that the N ,jaEity
,hare, have bittsr f.elings against France
8nl Eusianl, ana prefer Chioa: With
Us; it is only those who have been benefited
! By the blockade running, and nlegtinsse
trade with Eurepe, who have any deasrs
! to to:a an Alitauce with France. 4n
The majority favor uniting With the
! North. - @s a.s~@
This desire vas manifested by the sol.
! daers cheering when they saw the psaos
commi&sio.e ers pass through. -,
Its certain a large majority prefer
fre-paion; provided they can have 1t with
out TOO degrading terms, and Gao be assured
that radical measures Of conhscatioa etc,
won't be rigidly enlorced
Precise nature Of proposition brought
BY Stephens and ass, eiates, is not fully
transpired.
Tie fact must BE borne in mind,
fshat The President, thrgugh Blair, refused
70 receive or meet any commissioners
except on rts basis Of re.uaion, and sboh.
tica oFsiavsEy
! Lincoius departure cannot be interpret
ei' 10 any Other. way, bat that Davis is
wiling 10 take me responsibility Of com,
rneaeing negotiations en- the basis 81 re.
| union.
! HERALD ) correspondent at Sisters Fcrrys
Of 3uth says, eouliag W tho country from
S@raunah TO Sisters Ferry, 50 miles,
tcouIdarabss 'f,rsse was found; chickens
turkeys .teeF cattle, and sweet potat es
! were scarte.
Foragihg parties pursued an entjrcly
different coarse from fiat pursued BY them
tiurins tae rn4rch fron tAta'an:a.
! Eeeiyf4 ai hes Rerr permitted . rc.a'&
2tovftsiQSs saod9h to supper: th.,o.
No houses were baruea
I Troop gs6erlf'y conducted th"rasclv>s
toEarls the GeoEPsn jn friendly m2o.
aer.
I IT'S Eerst the s2l.h Ca,.l:aa people
!, viii .have, more cause TO complain
J. lsicAm nd t'cspatcA OF the 2l says,
I Thomas 5 F,ournoy. j. Goode, F. 5.
Bocock, Jno b Ba,dwfa, Of Va. and Col.
Lester Of Ca, addressed large aud enthu-
siastic sudiencs in the House OF delegates
on ussday
They advocated vigorous proSeoution n
of the wIr, as the only certain method OF
I honorable . ace.
D. Tribane's Fort Fisher letter Of the
tEirtlesh says, ia rsceal intercourse With
the rebels by aag OF tEuo', tha Latter
we're e,ser to leAru every thing possible
! concerning Biair's mission to Rieh
moHd. $3.50
/ The rebels are hoiiiag a fortified
position from Cape Pear river, to the
The ccatral portion Of the Peniuasula
is swampy and impractcable fof marching
! lr0ops over il.
The only hard grouni lays in sandy
strips along the river an3 ocsan shores
within reach Of the gun boats on the river
side.
! Light draught gun boats have worked
their way up the stream to within = miles
Of Fl Anderson which Is apparently,
very strong work located on the Yves;
bank. .ne4rly opposite our infantry
advance line % tie Peninsula side. The
work covers frcm . third 10 half a mile
! Of ground near it arg several snail
! works
n T.2-1t !, difficult 10 procure detai,s
! concerning the recent conference bcsEeenl
: the Pres't Sec'y Of State. and the rebe
commissioners
4 1t Is TSIlBFUEU AuS j TGSiueAt- tHENasu-
out the conversation, sisted that he should
prosecute the waroa the principles, here.
tofore declared, namely Of compelling ohe.
diance To the constitution, and On the
basis Of Union, admitting psace. only on
those terms. .'' .s5 ..@..azE
With him there was to be 20 deviation
| from this course 20 tha commissioners
we're left in no doubt whmeeYer. On this
material point ~ -
The conversation was conducted in
most corteous aud respectful manner.
The commissioners returned to Rich
moud thoroughly understanding the views
je exprssasd by ths president, Il
If anyshiag further j. to be said oa:
shis sahleel it mast come freni the CeaEs4
crates theaaselyes. .-. g -
There vas. no agreement On any point
sG issaes ~ 4a =