Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-29

from the Official Of the confederate war depart
ment
On the 4,h OF February, 1865 the entire avail
able force Of the coniederacy was l52 900 men
They were distributed "a follows:
Iess Observation-Disclosures. ..... O. OfO /
Brsgg including Hoke's division. 900
Beauregard and HaTdee e20oO
Dick rsyIor d II. Nm and Howell cobb......... 1000
West Of Mississippi. 'oooo
ran........... ........... .1seOce
The 90 600 under Besuregard and Hardee in
cludes the late army of Hood, and all the forces |
which evacuated Savannah and Charleston. The
1900 Of Bragg include all the garrison OF vii |
mington These 81 600 meB constitute the bulk
of the army now under Johnston in North Car |
olina, with such additions as have lately been
made The : 900 under Taylor, Hill and Cobb,
are or were scattered through Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi. part OF them constituting the
present garrison AT Mobile.
OF Hoods army the following Is a corTec, nu-
merical statement
Entered Tennessee. ~ goo
Came out
ss,lo,, of,h.t campaign ................2 %, 900
In East Tennessee and West Virginia there
we're in February but 4, 500 men altogether. and
the greater part Of them transferred March
/ aud theresbout. to Lynchburg.
GEN LEES TESTIMONY
A comuittee of the rebel Senate was engaged
early in the present year in sn inquiry into the
condition of the cOnfederecy. Among the wit
nesses summoned before them was Gen. Lee.
and the following are extracts from the testi
mouy on the oath Of January. 1865:
Question by Senator Hunter. What is your
opinion as to evacuatng Richmond. and with
dra wing the army to North Carolina?
Answer In nv opinion it would be bad
ha would On
to North Carolina: they would go home.
q Do you think We have troops enough for
the next eampsignf
a, do not, We cannot last till mdsum-
mer.
Q What do you think of the policy OF srming
200 900 negroes?
A. live are to carry on the war, that is the
least of evils; but in that event the negroes must
have their liberty.
Q Do you think We could succeed By putting
the negroes in the field
A That would depend oil circumstances. We
could az least carry on the war for another
year.
Q by Senator Hill. What is the sentiment Of
the army in relation to peace?
A IL is almost unanimous for peace. The
men will fight longer if necessary, but they be
lieve we cannot continue the war through anoth
| er campaign.
| q. by Senator Graham--What is your indiviG-
ual opinion on the subject of peacef
A. | think the best policy is to make peace on
the plan proposed by Mr. Stephens. The peo
| pie and the country ought to be saved further
sacrifices.
@. by Senator Walker II peace be not made
before spring. will you consent to take command
of all the armies Of the confederscy with unlimit
ed power?
| A. / will take any position to which my coun-
try assigns me and do the best can. but | do
not think can the cause now. No human
power can savoi IT, Had | been assigned such a
place one year ago. think could have made
our condition better than is now is.
| Q BY Senator Orr. You think, then General,
that the best solution of our difficulties is to make
peace on the Stephens plant
A Yes. that is the best policy now think
the army and the people ought to be saved if sill
| else Is lost.
DEsxRTIoSs FROM THE REBEL ARMY
| From records in the Adjutant and Inspector
Generals Office il appears that from the lst Of
/ October 1864. to February 4 1865, - 600 men
| had deserted from the confederate armies esst OF
the Mississippi. During Prices recent invasion
of Missouri. nearly all the Missourans in his
army deserted snd he lost during the campaign
Is, 500 men.
! HOODS ARMY.
dsting uished confederate officer from Geor
gia, February 6, said that the remnant OF Hoods
| army was nothing more than n mob of demoral
lied soldiers. He saw the men pass through
Montgomery. Alabama. on their way to Branch
| vile. y. G.
| vSIoSisrs AT THE SOUTH.
| The following is a list of senators. represent
atives and other public men throughout the
south. Who are 10 favor OF reconstruction on the
basis of me nnon and the constitution:
| VIRGINIA
A CApsrton. penator ThOs GholsoO. N c.
Fsyetts McSullen. NC. samuel Miller, NC.
| Ex-Goy Wise NC John N Botts NC
william Gogsin. NC.
NORTH CAROLINA.
VIM Graham. Senator. William Dortch Senator.
RObt Badger; NC W Leach. C.
Jas Leach. e. Fuller, NC.
Jas Turner, NC. John Gimer, Nc.
J Rums.y. II C. Gov Vance.
| WV Holden, NC.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
James L Orr, Senator. Wv Boyce, NC
GEORGIA
II Johnson, Senator. Gov Brown
| BHHll, Senator. is whitaker.
N \ Ba'd,oId. NC; j Joshua ann, HIN s,
| IT shoemaker. NC. Judge A Wright
James Smith, N c. A Gassill.
| George Lester, ~ {. Waugh.
HP Bell, &c Lewis Trmlr
| Warren Akin, &c.
ALABAMA.
W Walker, Senator David ClosAion, NC.
/ RObt Jan1ison. Senator. Gov watts.
| Thos Foster. c. jeremiah Clemens.
Z Smith. v c Ex-senator Fitzpatrick
Representative Parsons.
MISSISSIPPI
Nv CwstSon, senator wD Holder NC
| ! 4 Orr NC. Ex-Cfov Matthews
o h Singleton, N c.
YAILURE OF NEGOTIATIONS
Ex Senator c g. Clay returned lately fIom
his mission TO England with intelligence that
his efforts were complete failure England
would have nothing 70 DO with The confeder-
scy.
THE PEACK CONFERENCE
| On Monday February 6 after The peace com
mssioners had ret urned from Fortress Monroe.
Senator johnson. OF Georgia. visited Mr. Jeftr
son Davis. and held a conversation with him, of
which the following Is the substance. rs reported
subsequently, 6y M. Johnson
senator johnson Well NJ Davis. your peace
mission has failed
| DAVIS Yes; knew IL Eould And | hone
now the reconsiructonlsts viii fight Lincoln in
s,ead of fighting me
johnson But NJ Lincoln. il seems. xss M,
opposed to making peace With the states He
only refused 10 recognize IL confederate gov.
eminent
Davis n, hin. Il.
johnson. | see, Mr. Davis that VOC have
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