The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-17
From Wilmington.
From Hoods Army.
Northern News.

The two 9inirs have returned to Wash.
ington, Grant declining TO pass them
through the lines, without authority from
The Preside"t or the Secretary Of War.
On Sunday the. bald head Of the ehaunel
OF Dutch Gap Canal, north side, was blown
out, but n mass Of earth having fallen back
into the canal, it will be necessary to clear
IL out before the work can be used.
despatch from Decatur says that Gen.
erni Steadmau, in command Of considera.
BILE cavalry force, had crossed the Tennes
see in pursuit Of Hood, VINO was rapidly re.
treating.
Gov. Fenton was inaugurated ut Albany
on tuesday. lie issued u proclamation, 10
which he says the war tor the preservation
Of The Union must continue until tn. las,
enemy OF The national supremacy shall be
ubjugaied
The baltimore American SAYS that let.
Ter from Sherman, dated the 26th, states
that large portion Of his army is.in mo.
ton. The results 0! his present operations
promise 10 be very important.
y telegram of the 4h, says the CONNER.
cidI correspondent intimutes that the ne ws
ifon Thomas army. hereafter will he re.
ce'ved irom another direction. Marching
orders have been issued and tn. whole army
is in motion.
The Philadelphia Enquirer, of. the 5th,
Just received, connsins.the proceedings Of a
Peace meeting held in Savannah The Re.
publican says that it was large meeting Of
influential citizens.
.Poter's fleet is safely anchored near
Beaufort. having successfully weathered
the storm off Wilmington. No other news
Of interest
An arrival from Hilton Head rep ots
Sherm"ns army quietly resting. No ag.
gress''e mo'emen, has. yet been undertak.
en-. kilpairick's cava Try, how ever, are con
s'antly on the scout, watching Hardee's
army, which VAS organizing, preparatory
TO commencing a new campaign.
a telegram from Cour,land, Ala, says
'S'eadmau Is command captured and burned
Hoods poLtoon trains also captured 600
mules, over 1000 wagons and 200 hogs.
Forrest is reported near Russelville.
Stanton has gone TO Savannah, TO confer
with Sherman.
PEACE TO THE SoUTH-The New York
World Ia out in a Ponderous leader, urging
the Government at Washington to make
| .r.,n .f A
the Soun, and that the present is a propi.
t'"us moment Tor the step. The World
SAYS:
The fitting thing for our Government to
do, close upon the heels of our successes
AMNESTY.
The tendency Of the thick succession of
disasters the South have recently snffer ed
is to raose dissatisfaction and bring the
Confederate Government into odium, M
deceIvers Of the people and betrayers or
their interests. We ought to take adyan
iage Of this feeling while Il j. fresh, W..
ought To make the most Of their gloom and
discourngemsnt before the i'm pression be.
gins To wear of, and the people accommo
date themselves to their new sltuation-
This is the Propidous moment for directing
their feelings into new channel. Ia a
little while, they will brace them selves
against their losses, as they did against the
loss OF New Orleans; as they did against
the lossA'f the Mississippi; both Of which
were blows Of which tho Consequences did
not correspond 10 our expectations.
Northern papers Of the lith, saws tbs
report of Beast Buffers removal 10 confirm.
ed public meeting WAS held in PhiIa-
deiphia on the On, TO de vise mesns for tho
relief OF the suffering inhabitants Of Savan-
nah. a committee vac appointed to solicit
means I" purchase and send ship load Of
, provisions to 'hat city.
Thomas is concentrating his army at
Ea.ipor,,
The Herald advocates a union of the
armiss North and Seaih, to force the Mon.
roe doctrine on the whole OF this continent