The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-02-09
The Latest News.
FEBRUARY ., 1865.

der marching orders carly last week, bu
the movement was not made till the 9th
The object of the movement is not fore
told in our latest dispatches, but never
theless the Potomac army is moving, an
great news anticipated. After severs
skirmishes and crossing several streams
the dispatch gives the following particu
lars in regard to the principal fgh,
About half-past O'Clock the rebs
batteries opened for the purpose of d.
vcloping our position aud strougth, bu
no reply was made The rebels soon ad
vauced in line Of battle, with stron
skirmish line thrown out in ADVANCE
Our men were ready for them, and a
they charged in handsome style acros
an open field they received such CALM!
fire as to cause them to fall back in disor
der, leaving many dead and wounded O.
the field. After repeating the attempt
to dislodge our men, and failing each
time, relief force was sent round to turn
the right flank Of the division. Col.
Murphy, of the Goth New York, com
handing the I'd brigade, was posted here,
with his right resting on aswamp, and
was fully prepared for such a move
There again the rebels suffered severely
As they attempted to break our line they
were finally forced to give up, and soon
after dark firing cease d, the rebels fall
ing back to their works.
The HeralI's Washin gton letter says
that Blair ascertained in Richmond that
a majority there have bitter feeling
aginst France and England, and prefer a
union with US. Only those who have
been benefited by blockade rnnnipg an
il!egitimate trade with Europe have any
desire to form an alliance with France -
The majority are 10 favor of uniting with
the North. This desire wa. manifested
by the soldiers cheering when they saw
the peace commissioners pass through
1t is certain that a large ma ority prefer
reunion, provided they can have it with.
out too degrading terms, and can be as.
sured that radical measures of confsca.
ton, &c, will not be rigidly enforced
The precise nature Of the proposition
brought by Stephens and his associates
has not fully TRANSFERRED, but the fact
must be borne in mind that the Presi-
dent, through Mr. Blair, refused to meet
the commissioners except upon the basis
of reunion and the abolition of slavery.
Mr.. Liucolu's departure cannot be in
tcrprcted in auy other way, but that JEFF.
Davis is willing to take the responsibility
of commencing negotiation on the basis Of
reunion.
o~.4l. i difficult to procure details con
the President aud Secretary of State an d
the rebel Commissioners, but it is report
ed that the President throughout the
conversation insisted that he would con-
tiaue the prosecution of the war on the
principle heretofore declared, namely, of
compelling obediance to the Constitution
and on the basis of the Union, aud on
admitting peace only on these terms
With him there was to be no deviation
from this course, so that the Commission
ers were left in no doubt whatever on
this material point
The rebel commissioners said nothing
whatever Of their personal views or wish.
es, but spoke solely and exclusively for
their Government, and throughout the
entire conference denied their authority
to make, receive or consider any propo
sition whatever looking toward close OF
the war, except as the basis of rccogni
ton Of the independence of the Conteder
ate States as preliminary condition.
The conversation was conducted in ;
most courteous and respectful manner,
and the Commissioners returned to Rich
mond thoroughly understanding the
views expressed by the President There
fore, if any thing further is to be said on
this subject, it must come from the Con.
fcdera.es themselves.
As heretofore stated, there was NJ
agreement upon any point at issue. Il
is confidently asserted BY Intimate frion d.
Of the President tia; no concession 0
promise was made by him in the least de
gree yielding the position, as above stat
ed, which he has IN public and priYatl
communicates maintained ..r
Whatever may be the specu!ations as t.
peace movements in the future, it is Ger
tain that there will be 30 abatemen
meanwhile in our military operations, bu
that the effect will be to prosecute th
war with additional nigor, 70 that GU
success may produce an earl peace.
A new military department has BEEF
created called the Department of the Mis-
souri,, composed Of the Departments o
Missouri Kansas aud the Northwest, an.