, 1865-02-18
POSTSCRIPT.
FROM NEW Y0xkK.
Our MldDie12t D1spnteh-1nterestin
Summary OF News.

- Lornl :eorsians.
new ToRK. Friday, February IA meeting Of
loyal Georgiaua was held at Cooper Institute last
of-Georgia, and resolutions passed denounclng the
secession movement and urging the early return
OF the State 10 the Union
Armstrong GunB.
Armstrong writes to lie Nay DepartSaenf, IT. rrs1ne
the Government 10 manufacture his guns. Glpf
Tiss, of the M o5dnanse 69rsag, i rsPZ. ~ IL
heans q sps Sc %sn 9ns n,enoa
Personal.
Gen. Dwight has been before the Committee on
The Conduct Of the War, tcsufytng concerning tho
Red River expedition.
Cotton Speculatfons.
The W1Tldf Washington special enyB: "The
House Commerce Comm1tteo hase nearly finished
mite. They will not examine the officials Who Is
dent told member Of the % Ways and Iaans CON-. CON-
mtttee that he would soon send In new nomfua
tion for the new Secretary o. the Treasury, who
would probably be an Eastern man.
The Army Of the Potomac.
The Tffeanes Army Of the Potomsc special
says: "The railroad Il being extended to the po
sition nov held On the left By the 9Th corps. a
large force Of men are now employed upon It,
Nnme.9us wagon rods are also being con
Rebel Extracts.
The Richmond Senfla.i Of the 1ath. in an article
Oh tue araing Of siaTes, argues that the nro
fingle item Of supplies" which Is now very I'M
pof}ant question with the zebcl Governncnt.
The Dsspdtch secs 20 hope Of foreign 1nteryen
hon, and says: "1t is useless to discuss the ques
The EnQtdr1r, says: The recent rise in rebel
piper WIS caused BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
nrees tbe DESTRUCTION Of tie present currency. and
a reduction Of the rebel debt to gold basis.
The clerk department Or The re5e! + doyernmsn!
the present compensation they can barely support
The Staiine. says: "Mnss meetings have been
he views Of tha people On 1he Degrading terms
rendered By Lincoln. All Qur exchanges speak
with ore voice Of the Fortress Monroe uegot2
tons and The duties 1t has disclosed to rs al, ex
ard, which are still hanging out the whttc lag fox
surrender: The Augusta chyonicle will, doubt
,ets, alto take tho same { ground" e, :, :,
feci1ye sgainst England and France It IL open tc
Yankees and says "the effect Of tradtng permits
would. at points IN our possession, enable US to
TONS" The, would prefer to purchase elsewhere
but woufd t,ke from Yankees rather than do with
cHt: -
fisherman, eated BY recent successes, feels conf,
ase ase! wiDg ei IL then1 % Sas a he aelaoa to Ii
heart a. hs fall will be sea!tss %hen his dsgzace
confidence on our strength, based upon FIR differ
ent and much stronger grounds. ,Sherman's army
entered this State With threats openly and defiant:
march. South Carolina is not to be inf1midatcd
by the fulminatious Of a brutal foe, and We are
mistaken II South Carollns hss forgotten ho" to
From Shermnn's Army. .
The Tribune has the following extracts from
Richmond papers Of the 18th. The Examiner says
According to oflc1sl advices last received at the
War Department, Sherman vas sI owing upon ~! tat
to flank D1anchvi1e, and strike the rairoad to Co
1umbta Eorth of Its junction with the South Caro-
lima Railroad. 1t IS concluded Deanregatd hal
line to cover Columbia, and one better calculatst
for defensive purposes. It is the opinion inc ohcla
quarters that battle Il immlnent. Bcanresart
WI! sght u on ground Of his own selection. ant
encouraging 1or us. It Was currently teporte'
yesterday that column Of the enemy was movtn!
On Augusta. The Va; Department has nc con
The Enq.tirer snya: 1.-THE continued nbsence o
official news from The South, leaves IN open nels
for any extent Of rurnor and conjecture. NoE
that Ii 1a well known that Sherman fs actively 1ni
tiaung the campaign, his maneuveEa fo1 Bssnen
Vile, and feinte upon Anguish and C9iumbia. an
his demonstration In force On James Island, beso'
Charleston, form the basis VI come very entertain
I ing military criticisms and antictpahons. Tha
BIanchvilie. and ultimately Charleston, arc in th
designs Of Sherman, these can be little donbt; bn
whether he Will get either uAa or the appear
by no means certain. Rnmor says tlat Bfanchvi!l
il evacuated, and the enemy. having crossed th
Fdisto, twenty miles above that place. aro march
1ng On IT. There l. no official confirmation {
this"
Rebel Rams. 50.
The 7fi5une's Army Of the james special nc1
tons the statement OF dezertera that the rebel
have the new ram, named JEFF. DAVIS, nelrly cou
p1etcd. Deserters gay the rebel TamS will 800
make another raid down the river.
.. Resp:ted.
The order for the execution Of the rebel pirate
Captain Dea}1, which was to have been carried IL
to effect tomorrow, has been rcspiteI for tn
present, and nov lies entirely In the hanls Of tn
President.
The 7-3D Loan.
" The Treasury Department has been Obliged Il
iii the subscriptions to the 7-s0 loan with bond
not bearing coupons Of February Is. On bond
whefc thak coupon 1s wanting a draft for tn
amount duo Will be Forwarded By the Adjutan
General at Washington.
From the Army OF the Potomac.
The 7ffbune'S Army OF the Potomac special q
the l4th aays every thing quiet. The rebel arm,
being paid, the men say the money Is ofvcry litt
use to them.
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