Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-28
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! lNEw YoRK, January 27.-Phe steamer
United States from Savannah, brings q re-
port that the national forces near Pocotal-
lRo, South Carolina, had captured 1000
rebels and their artillery,
The steamship Rebecca Clyde, with her
cargo OF food contributed by the people of
this city for the sufferers of Savannah, had
reached the latter place and the distribu.
ton OF her supplies had been commenced,
The Mayor of Savannah in his speech &C.
ceptlng the donations, warmly thanked the
people OF the North for their liberality and
paid high compliment to General Geary.
military Governor Of the city, and the off,
GERS and men under his command for their
wise and impartial administration of affairs
and the good order they have preserved.
The Herald's Newbern, North Carolina
correspondent states that the important
bridge on the Weldon Railroad over the
Roanoke river, was almost entirely swept
away by the late freshet. This is a Very
serious interference with the trsnsporta-
ton OF rebel army supplies. 1t is said
mat months will be required to repair it.
a large number of runaway slaves are
constantly coming into the Union lines in
North Carolina for the purpose of enlist
ing in the army.
Resolutions requesting JEFF. Davis to
sppoint commissioners to negotiate with
the government at Washington for peace
were presented in the rebel House of Rep.
resentatives few days ago, and referred
to the Foreign Relations Committee by an
almost unanimous vote.
The Herald's correspondent, in his &C.
count of the rebel demonstrations on the
James, says the notorious pirate Semmes
10 reported to have commanded the expedi-
tlon' The rebels believed all our iron
clads were at Wilmington, nnd that we
mad only few wooden vessels inthe river,
they intended to force their way through
and destroy the enormous amount of shin.
ping and supplies collected at CITY Point
and Bermuda Hundred. There is no donbt
the rebels intended cooperation with
their land force, as extensive movements
have been bserVed in Lees army around
Petersburg. The feet consisted of three
IRON clads. three wooden rama and three
smaller wooden vessels.
The Richmond Wing of the oath ssYs:-
Nothing has been offered to the South
which it can accept, and these peace move
ments show that the Yankee government
is really convinced of its inability to carry
on the war to successful issue.
The rebel House has proposed a sweep.
ing measure on the subject of Exemptions.
1t repeats what is known as the negro
exemption clause, limits the exemption OF
mail contractors, and revokes ali exemp.
tons and details heretofore made by the
President and Secretary of War, of per-
sons fit for active service, and notWith.
standing certain particulars.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
Notwithstanding the denial attributed to
Gen. Meade, that be has been removed
fha -
mac, it is now Understood that the two ar.
mics Of the James and Potomac have been
consolidated, and that Sheridan has been
selected to command them, and that au-
other command or new duties have been
assigned to Gen. Meade. The time has at
last come to bring about peace by hard
fighting with the odds in our favor, and
Phil. Sheridan is put into the north side
of the ring. Big bets are made here that
he will knock Lee out of time on the FIRST
round.