, 1865-02-16

.1 .ous ~ NJ 49,. -.,1s
then way W W." os.ean8 anu tne5 "oulo
all have oeen tncrc long slnce, ont 1or tne
freezing up Of the rivers, which delayed mat
ters for st least two weeks. Had It not been
-. ,tts M 1n,s1ortnno ~ odc,1ca hoth eron,
Tor tnls ''sloftune' an aosance, oo'n no"
Pascagoula and Eastpon, would hare been
commenced last Wednesday; but as It is,
ncrhaps week or ten days nav interyene be.
lore any Increment is made.
Thu rebe,s T am reliably Informed. are
about abandoning all narts of the State Of
ni1Se4oslppa "eet "a LIZ haooao '.Ao ouo t'aa-
road, as theg are compelled 70 concentrate
their scattered forces, in order to defend them
selves. The 1ate rafda bv Davidson and 9TH
ora have faurht, the,n !, Thojcsomo lesson.
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i1els - " Luz @ ees aaanSoS lE ps
~ Me9 n2uus on BILLY ..a Taats t,y ~
e Cheatnam .,in ana tef-have gonG; 1atstt t ont
"nIG .s = ~, ias. io star+aSS
I,n4 IT, os' 94ppJee o,,,s ,,rr,hs,. s1a Lass
Mnat fnen 60e Inc ITO corps .ann numoes assS
ss.t o,9oo nien ~ lucy eet 49,. aons'
innta heca1sso vs vi ~ tGo tbs ,nxe naSs hv ahar
lanta, pecausc g! t9e move naapG ~ 91 9ies'
1;l Hun a1n5 9n eue Ge0gI aao noitn ~ .alu 'u;t'
ID INA hahIoaas suu SMeiau Saa eIu ~ nitn VIII
4asn' " n1onsn oelofe enoasnau eau oo MILL
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ne at ha4+ne o as u.u NV ~ r. ~
nas ~ s1nha ~ ~ to.a5
ua4 ana - hc,tcn ahont N 1.r fhe - o5venco % ~
anu 91 oc;s'su ; nuooe ~ ~ a1'4nss Tao "
Iaomas ea eeasa'fs, aIo lilly dno aaomas
tety sn t,,a;r ~ ,,iLa ~ ~
- t,,1,.,sa ~ Jnsart;nnu a1d hv rsmanino
ty,aat;ra 4heyy vii .he nftel1v vn1nc]esss va
of wj,at aya3l is It to send them aWay. at this
late date But fortunately it is q rebel d.
to solve thc problem.
- e9''~ 'N~ - nrnr- .r.,o,rs
11 'oNDo.A7'
There arc three repel gnnooats On the Ala
ba1na river above Mobile, and only three.
wSfk ef on he las Seen nssa sasadd
cause Of the scarcity Of nater,al, NOW T. that the
blockade OF the Day Is perfect. I4's little
fleet can be very easily disposed Of whenever
Mobile falls into our bands, and have the
| most positive assurance from those who know,
that force Of 1o,oo men and upWaFd M have M
but to march thithcr, and form line Of bat
tie in front Of Its works, to secure the capture
Of the place.
| The rebels were never mnch on the water /;
indeed it appears to be m element which
| does not eg7ec with. Bad whisky alone, OF
all the 1nids, appears to be adapted to the
FROM TEXAS.
By q gentleman who has inst arrived in this
| city-a former resident hcre-1 hare some
very interesting details Of the state of affairs
| in 1cxas and West Louisiana Pricc 1s not
dead this my informant regards as certain /:
| but his army is-that, 1t is so ieuuced as TO be
no longer effective. He has with him less than
| four thousand men, and they are badly de-
mbralizcd, Us Is also the General, who
| makes use Of an Immense amount OF "Ohto
Rectifled,'' TO keep up his sinking spirits. :
He has no hope, nov, Of TIE ultimate e s1e. nc
| rebel lenders In the trans Mississippi army,
| be Is not providing for the future, by sending
| Gotten to Mexico. Whether lie will 20 there
himself, commit suicide, or :. take th
oarl," remains to be seen. think he vii
flpd it much easier to swear than to do onsht
else. and viii get ont Of the "scrape," In
that way if the President will grant him O
special pardon.
Price. however, Is au exception to the cen
cral rule. Every other officer whose position
enables him to do SO, is enriching himself bJ
selling cotton ana 60 bold nave they become
that thcy make no secfet s. o. tne tae! t9at Ihes
e1pect soon 10 axe & ap 5nea a a1oos1n mealco
nary; they VII espoTse Inc CAUSE se. o. the part!
paying me pesa: l1ey are nhe MaIgatt,
Inn Wneu oiueIeo NY Tue eunslao1e ~ W
slst hun II making IN aisest, ne replied
Whist WI you give me" NolMsg or
der yon IN ne ne name o. lae iaT,. nepnea , ~
give yo1 sl1 shlllinEs to help release me-
"Good, = SAD I'M, - WORK 1or tnc man tha n
pays best" II Napoleon vii furnish tn
money lhcsG c1Hes VIII ala adsAanlnaa1 ~ u
moi, they VIII lon J1alez, co9nosnt OF 1ne1
nbllIty 70 pay tnemselTes ~ planaef;
me iaLe spceen OF beau1ega1a, ~ aus4sta
Was ont tne anno4neement o. poncJ aaop,
Gu " nsn4 an inI aeoIi = iS ~ ~ ~
Lnve money cnonnf1 Ia take me 10 some fan
t.;cn conntry.n Yes :: hut 6hat Of the mas
ess They Inust remain at home and taxa III
| CONSEQUENCES. Yet these coward leader
refuse 70 make peace which is now possible
and which WILL ploleet the people, lelyns NJ
on their oWn ability to run away when It WI
be too late for the masses to ask ior mercy
concocted. The brave, even engaged IN
Is.u 1.usE, nerS. ha+ Isa ta,e+.. ~ tha ss,a.
nt ~ ~, H. +hse. @ ah,ra1sn 1osaa,e J,snn,
a-ad that r. 10 mi lido ~ the T1n}ic5 StsfesY
ete" ei"t ~ 80 oote41e Dlu'l ~ Wv oA11~1
, 1AE cooNAIA fsesot9AAos
: In Alabama Is progressing tavorahly, and
! feel sure that within q month or SIX weeks "
shaH aeaI some pnoas aene.o2mehtis neh.i "ass Ts
c fact is, no one not conversant with the stu
tion can form any conception OF tue hatre
= for the Jet. DAVIS destructiTes winch exist
! throughout the Cotton States; l myse
d would not have believed the whole trutl
b were not the evidence presented OF ~ u
most positive character: The re Was tin
when the opponents Of JeT. Davis adnini
tration only proposed change Of policy, b
relief from such a course has vanished, a,
all agree no" TINT they must cho9se :
= tween asking the protection Of the dener
Government and c1termanauon.
n THE WEATHER.
It The weather is now delightful, and Il
ID DAYS. II there is 10 change, will suffice
y rcnder the roads In excellent condition.
T. DEPARTURE OF pouEu1A,ss.