Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30
BY TELEGRAPH
From Yesterdays } O'CLOCK EDIrIox. 7
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
sherman's Army again Moving.
Rebels Selling Blockade Runners
to Raise Funds.
What the Rebel Papers say.


the north Of Mexico, aud most of then
consider that there is a strong menacine
step against the United States.
I The World thinks that an intrigue
vail be set on foot TO add California tc
the new Empire
+ The Tribune sees nothing dangerous
IN GWin's movements, and thinks the
occupation of Mexico will only be for a
few years
I The Herald thinks the movement il
not IN the interest of JEFF Davis, and
says there appears to be a counter
movement At Richmond against Maxi
mimilian. DR. GEin is in favor OF the
reunion Of the North and South.
The HeraLds London letter saws:
The Richmond agent sold blockade
runner to raise funds to pay the January
interest on the rebel loan. The owner
OF the greatest number of blockade run
ners has ordered his vessels sold fer T6
per cent Of their value.
Col North, State Agent for New York,
tried for frauds on the soldiers vote. has
been Internationally released from ar
rest BY order Of the Secretary of War.
The Winchester correspondent Of the
Herald gives an account Of a heavy re-
eonnOissanee up the valley 10 BerFyville.
The Shenandoah was found to Be very
high and utterly impossible.
The command returned 10 camp on
the Winchester pike without Ending the
enemy.
The fragments Of Bseekinr:dge army
that escaped stoueman and Burbridge
are Al Lynehburg
Rosser's command is divided and sta
toned at Staanton and Woodstock.
A Savannah letter, dated January the
18th, says the campaign Of Sherman
has already began, though q month,
at least, must elapse between the pres.
ens time aud the hnal results Of iis OBJ
ieet.
The Army Of the Tennessa e, under
General Howard, has already made
settlement IN an important neighborhood.
aud three corps are in readiness to start
oa being forwarded on another route Of
cooperation
A Charleston letter to the Richmond
Dispatch says sherman has commenced
Rranehyille. The enemy once fairly
established on the railroad either at
Branehvslle or some point near Augusta,
the fall Of Charleston becomes only a
question Of time - aud short time at
thRt We may leave to the President
aud Congress to decide what effect such
q movement you'd have on Richmond
aud The Arm5 OF North Virginia The
failure % reinforce the army "a Georgia
and South Carolina is producing very
bad effects aud the enemy is taking ad.
vantage Of this omission and multiply
difficulties in every way.
The Richmond Examisser Of the I'd
thinks that the speedy return Of Mr..
Blair to thas city created much anxiety
at Washington, which migbt mean the
anticipation Of certain emergencies
ahead, very favorable 10 the Coufedaracy,
against which il ia advisable for the
Yankees 20 guard as soon as possible.
1t says that il Is reported thas General
Breckinridgs has been assigned TO the
command Of Mississippi
The same paper, in speaking Of the
fall in gold, says the downward tend.
ency Of gold is encouraging. Private
sales were made yesterday at $500
fall Of more than ten per cent. in less
than week. Confederate money and
the fortunes of the Confederacy win rise
together
The Richmond Sentinel Of Wednesday
says.
There is more talk about peace, the
n~rra nrrn~.a,k Sk. ......,,,,. :. Lo-s.-- AZ
are continually whining about it, when
they well know there can be none but
through subjagation or Independence
The Richmond EramfHsr Of the 25th |
says the stories Of disafection in Geor- |
gia are untrue, aud says no meeting has /
been held anywhere in the State.
Il says the Yankee embargo on shod- /
dy commerce at WILMINGTON, will not /
prove injurious to the Southern cause.
The occupation By vulturOus blockade /
runners, 80 far as that port is concerned, |
Is gone, and that they should not be |
permitted to stick their beaks into King |
Cotton at any other place. The com
mereial monarch is not so dead car
eass as they had supposed. He is only
10 q trance from which be wiIl soon /
awaken If let alone. The Confederate
on cotton ought to be pat in
operation at Galveston and other places.
The ships engaged in that trade are /
lesches, drawing away the 1
commercial blood OF these States
Gen. Beauregard has made demand /
on the Georgia Railroad Company for
], 200 slaves, to repair the railroad from
Greensboro to Alabama
The Trf5uae has Fort Fisher letter
Of the 23d, which says that there has /
been two rec0unoisances in force since +
they took possession Of the Peninsula, /
both by colored troops of Gen. Payne's
command under command Of Col ]. W. +
Ames, and on the second occasion as +
sisted by zen. Abbutt's brigade. The +
colored troops took the right on the /
beach road. We advanced two miles /
through jungle Of 5riars and dense
underground. A portion of this neutral !
territory il Cyprus swamp fIled With I
swamp growth Of vines aud trees, which i
with the water, make these places i'm.
pure for troops We found the whole of /
Hokes division strongly posted behind +
esrthwoFks across the PeuiusuIa from +
Cape Fear river to the salt water bor- f
dering on the ocean.
The 6rst days ceremonies were at.
tended in watching the flag, which had |
been delayed until to late to DO anv-
thing
The second day pretty thorough re-
connoissaRce was made Of the rebel /
situation. The nature OF the ground T
prevented . continuous view of the line.
but comparison Of indications showed
that the enemy.s work vas eoutinuous
aud strong across our whole front
Col Abbott captured sixtv-four Of the
rebel pickett They did not make much +
resistance a
One Of the Union officers ohtsinsd the
names Of twelve rebel reginsnts in Gen.
Hoke's division
On Saturday morning, the enemy
came down to find cur piekets. butq
failed to get near enough to meke any
as-to- The character Of our
works Or strength. Both reeounois-
saness we're made under the personal /
supervision Of Gems. Terry and RAine.