The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-05

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New York, Sunday, February 8, 1895.
THE SITUATION.
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward returned
Warrington yesterday from their conference Hampton
Roads with the three rebel commissioners Tho parcu-
lars Of this important interview which continued for
about sixteen hours have not yet been made public It
Il stated, however, that nothing definite towards a
cessation Of hostiltes agreed upon. The Presi-
don't reported to have proposed 70 Messrs Stephens
Hunter and Campbell that il they were prepared
10 promise return Of thor States to the Union he was
ready to waive all minor questions but that, Is Chief
Magistrate Of the republic maintain the Union
he could take into consideration no terms which involv
Cd Its division This grand point the rebcl agents confessed
they did not feel authorized TO decde the negoti
lions ended The conference place entirely board
orthe other three which anchored
In Hampton Roads, where the negoators could not be
interrupted in their proceedings It was conducted in
the most cordial and frank on Sides but on
tho part Of Mr. Lincoln as least with equal hrmness
Great anxiety is felt TO hear from Richmond
Very interesting dispatches from our correspondents
descriptive u tho opening Of s campaign by Gene
~ Sherman were brought To by the steamship
Fulton, which arrived here yesterday from Port Royal
q the LIST inst The left wing Of tho army, under
General Slocum, had arrived at Sisters ferry, the
Savannah river fifty miles above the city Of savan-
che enemy. Two divisions Of tho Twentieth corps
which struck for that point through tho State of
)outh Carolina had considerable dniculty in getting
through tho swsmps Tho other troops, who marched
Directly up tho Georgia bank Of tho river no such
disbursements contend with On the Both ul ali Of
-locums mon at Sisters ferry, and supplies
being rapidly received The right wing OF the army s
operating better country for marching than the ls
and at some distance from IT. but communication be-
tween the two is kept uninterrupted One of
respondents states that General Sherman proposes sr
ring up South Carolina rate Of twenty miles day."
Rebel dispatches say that the left wing marching
Augusta, Ga and the right Branchville, s. c. They
report fighting the 3oth ut Whites Point
that tho Union troops burned McPhcrsonve, s. c. Ave
miles northwest of Pocotaligo.
From the James river have q repetition Of the
port brought in by rebel descrer that Petersburg is to
be evacuated within few days. Tho descrten also say
that the troops who some time ago Left army for
North Carolina TO meet national force reported 70 be
marching on Weldon, have returned During the two
days preceding Thursday last the rebels before Pstou
burg, for some unexplained cause INDUCED IN great
deal Of cheering The sick and wounded in the Army Of
che Potomac Geld hospitals have all recently been re
moved 70 City Point General wetzel has returned to
the Army of the James. The Ice In portions Of tho
JamS river last week caused temporary cessation Of
che exchange Of prisoners
We have full particulars OF the loss Of the Monitor Pa
spsco and gunboat Dai Ching already recorded in
column Tho Pa,apsco sunk In tho hsrbor Of
Charleston the night OF the 18th Of last month by
ono Of tho rebel torpedocs She went down twenty
seconds aer she struck and sixty Of the persons
board Of her drowned forty three being The
tua ON the 2osh uit, and, after maintaining
egAt with rsbe for for hours and IL becoming
apparent to her oce that she could DO goa on they
- nrs her. and she burned 70 the waters edge
al hsr oncsn and crew, excepting four succeeded IN
escaping few hours previous tho catastrophe which
Ssfsn her the Da Ching captured the blockade runner
CoQustse from Charleston for Nassau with cargo Of
cotton
We have interesting nows from late rebel Journals
Ceusri Lee has been confirmed by the Richmond Senate
N OF all the rebel armies but IL Ia said
ahss he viii stir remain In The field with the army
around Richmond He has published appeal for
srns aud calls for the delivery 70 the authorities Of all
IN The hands Of citizena General Breckenridge Is
cso,ed 70 assume the position Of Secretary Of War 10
menow. They have story In Richmond that troops
from Thomas army 70 reinforce General Grant In
0cnt Of the rebel capital have recently passed eve'
he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad A committed
- the North Carolina Legislature recently had a con
bsrcuoe with Jen Davis 1t Is said they "urged q mors
Vigorous prosecution Of the war" o. An Atlanta cor
4swondent OF the Richmond DspotGA says that IL will
suuirs several months ys. 70 rebuild the railroads In
sogia thai sherman destroyed He alro says that IL II
buy 70 attempt 70 dsguise the fact that in North Caro-
knA osorga, and even South Carolina, there IL uwdo
prsad Dissatisfaction" (which, u not timely checked
,ssa,sns v pyOisss 10 Ssssss disasters" Governor