Washington telegraph., 1865-01-18
Fparar-nd rtzDnretreS.

"A
New York, 2S.-Savanrah Republican
2lst, says:
By fortunes war, W. to-day pass undsr
Federal military authorities Evacuation
left city gates open. Sherman, no doubt,
will take possession. We desire to coun-
5el obedience and proper respect on the
part " our citizens, and 70 express belisf
our property and persons will DO respce
ted hy our military rulers. The fear that
Sherman will repeat lha Atlanta expul-
sion crdor,we think is without foundation
lie could not supply fcod to citizens and
army. IL our case focG is abundAntly
supplied 70 citizens and army. II b.
hUoVes III 70 keep in doors until Gen.
sherman may organize provost mar
shal system. Let our conduct vim the
"a miration Of q nagnanlmous FOE. Give
no ground Of complaint or harsh treat,D rent
ID the part OF him who may for un indef-
iRitc period hold possession Of The city N
From al which We gather, either shat
the Yankees have pus rev editor il tic
Republican ofice, or ttat the former odi-
.o7 il 2 contemplate SNEAK Vie strongly
suspect TIC latter, bu: give tie benefit of
dsabi. El TsisgraPh)
The New Orleans Times Braz1s san
tiago correspondent, o. tie lisa of De-
osnlber, says asseTlsrs aEd rcf1Eees say
,}en. Iejia disgoyo. e. plot &c get up .
reToluti5H by tue notorious Cgl. LlbUroh
formerly ia tha Me1ican Republican aT-
ny, and uow 10 iiupsrisi service. Hs j,
seuGouoed 10 2J years imprisonment -Four
oshsr ehcsrs condemned 90 b. shot aud
carried iuto ef-ct There III aoR quite !
uaubaT of prisoners in prison susr1ted
w. beiag 10 tie conspiracy.
Riohnond, Dso l5.-The E-orile
L c.mo,d Wing says .Aas ofieial iafor-
nation 49, rgoeiTe1 thi8 myr1irg that tha
enemy sturmed and carried FIrt MrARs-
IVY, on lhs Ogeecheo Yesterday.
Richmond; Dc1- lJ--The Houfa Of
Delegates of Virginia unanimously .dop-
tei aaTll5 of resolutions today. de-l-r-
iug hat Virginia remains u1shskgn in
Yrg purpose never to submit to the Gasp0-
tisn of the Norlh, mi tia. il ia The - "
u the Confederate Government 70 e1atiu-
uo t0 devote it, utmost energies to d viz
oTous prosecution " TIA w-r, e aEi7 cY
Success Of arEss ear Fo CbtEiu au homo -=-
bie pe2cc, and preserve thd sovereignty III
ths states and Pcopis; and ;hzt tie Cen
oral Assembly Tiii nol iiItea 40 anr pro-
position f'E Suffering any negotiation IL
,ouaist Tilh fbs Confederate Goaslilu
Iiou.
Richmond, Dec I5--rhe Senate pzss
ci a. House bill, wi;h amendments, ID
detpc snl punish cUuspiraeJ ssairt tie
| GonfeieFat4 States.
Richmor'i, Dec. l6.-Ths gsu.t, pass
a1 tho House Jill Increasing .h- p4y a1d
"a lsage NJ members VI Congress-, and tAe
5ennse bili regulating tie Pay of tost- as-
/ te-a, special aud route aganla. aul Ghr
bill increasipg tie pay of the aarina
oU-PG. TAe LOUISE th.n resolved Itself
/ into srorci aesaioa-
IN The Hosss, the esscs resolution.
vero referred i9 the Committee oa Foreign
Affair." The sou6sesfioa and oufrsa ~
| bills we're further debated
Riehmcnd, DEC ii-The Senate -A-
not in session % yesterday.
~ tho House che exemption bill was
reported from TIE military committee. Z;
rcpeala I'LL fornrr il-r rH tie aubj1c
aud proposes 70 exempt I'll p.rs rs wnti;
fo- military terEice, Ehe Vice President
| members and osicers cf Congress State
Legislatures. Az sssh other Confederate
a State ofillFs a. the President ur Ene laws
Of tie respective State. maf declare u De
necessary; ministers Of religion nyI cd
steei in haying or ssllinr for 2 rroi,;
employees Of ssyleus; enc editor icr ssoh
newspaper, and srch practical PriatsTs
and press2sn as are lnGirP5asabls lo is
publication; one skilled Apgfhs1arT il
eieh strse;; RI! practlgiag PhTsisiaaa here
tofore exempt, nal engaged W buT.n- OF
selling, .hsir fseh 10 ba iiEsi bT lks board
I oil commissioners il eAeh State; =, icRch-
ers heretofore exempt; railroad azeap-
/ tioas are rsnozoG, with sons Eacdieea-
sioas; exemption os Eciigiyue grounds ere
oonauued, on condition that exompts pay
sE annual tax " Eve hundred dc.lars, aaS
cell Gurplns profits NJ Hchodule price THO
last section Authorizes tle Prsai2sat =
Y grlzt such other s1eruglions " de;siis "
zcOouns Mi public necessity justice NJ
oquity-
- II tho p-oocccdin.,a uE tho Sen
ota, VIC find tho following noe ce 0f b
communication from Surg39n Hooper "
this Department.:
Tuesday, Nov. l0, l8f4.-1ho Sen
ste lost a. y o clock. VI IL. Hunter
III Va. in the chair Prayer by Lht
Rev. 4. Y. Hoo-e of the PresbyteriAr
church.
Mr. g lriand, Of Ark-, presented :
Communication from 2 D. Hooper
President Of the Army Surgical Board
Of tic Department Of Tie Trans-I issis-
siPpi, relative E5 tile moro perfect organ
zhtisn ef the Aaiical Department. O
TIC army. Dr. Hooper recommends as
a means Of retaining surgeons of abili
ity in the army, that al surgeons wh.
| have been in tIe serF ice two years III
given the rank. pay, &c., of Colnaela
those WHO haTa been IL less than tw,
/ years, the rank. pay. a \, of I.t C7ionels
and assistant surg cons tie rank, Pa,
Sc, VI E4'lfe
The ccnlnianioation was referred q