The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-10
Operations Of Grants Army-3oo Pris.
oners Usage Of JEFF. Da-
Wis on the Peace Qucstion-Evaeua-
tIon Of Richmond.
New York. Feb

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The Herald's City Point dispatch df
the 7th, says:
The enemy abandoned the ground in
front Of the ed corps that he had previ.
ously attempted to occupy and drive us
from, and left bis dead to fall into. our
hands Burial parties were busy all day
in giving them the last rites.
We are still holding, and intend to
hold. nil the ground in the direction OF
Hatch's run.
The losses Of yesterday and day before
are, in killed an6wonnded, between $50
and 800 in the second corps, and, proba-
bly,, not far from 500 10 the 5th corps.
The loss of the latter is estimated much
higher BY many, but I think it will mol
greatly ex seed these figures.
Brig. Gen. Fl. E Dawes, commanding
a brigade of Cavalry, is slightly wounded.
Maj Tremaine, on Gen. Gregg's staff, il
reported wounded.
1t was reported last evening, at the
front, that the cavalry which have ad- !
vanced to Dinwiddie Court House, bel
yond the Boynton plank road. have capl
tured twenty of the euemy's wagons and
about hundred horses, said to belong ID
Bradley Johnson's command.
1t is generally observed BY our oficert
and soldiers tha. the enemy do not 6aht
as well as formerly, and it is, to . great
xtent. attributed to the bewlidering tao
tics OF Gen. Grant, which keeps them in
constant motion, marching from one
threatened point to another, only TO re-
turn again, until they become dispiri,ed
and disheassened and ready to throw
down their arms and yield themselves
prisoners whenever opportunity offers.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
A telegram has been received here from
the army of the Potomac, reporting
message from jeff Dsvis.to the Conied-
crate Congress, communicating the result
q the recent peace conferences ia Hamp.
ton Roads 1t states, in substance. that
President Lincoln refused an armis.ice Of
any length; refused recognition either OF
the Confederacy or any OF the States
which cSmpose il; refused independence,
and only conceded nerciful aud liberal
use by himself Of the pardoDing power
During the conference he communicated
the passage by Congress Of the amend
ment to the Constitution abolishing sla-
very throughout the United States, and
declared that the question OF slavery was
wholly removed from his control. and
placed beyond negotiation.
1t is thought here that this version Of
the conference will strengthen Mr. Lin.
coin even more than his own historv az
it. to be sent into the House probably to.
morrow
I The Herald says:
It was rumored 10 WashingtoD yester-
day that the War Department had re-
ceived intelligence that Gen. Lac had
commenced the evacuation Of Richmond.
and il was supposed that the movemsnts
of the army Of the Potomao were desien-
cd to cut him of On the South Side
railroad.
Our dispatches state that i hes besn
satisfactorily ascertAinsd that LIE has, %
70 this time, at least, sent vsry fsW of hia
troops 6onth. sSs
The Tribuns's specinl. efshs ~, says.
The rsbsl attsek on ths Iols q ~ 6th
cosps ~ gsilantly rspaised 81 Aysrsa
division. With sossiderable 1nn u tfe
enemy.
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