The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-14

THE SITUATION.

One oe our Paris correspondents furnishes as startling
picce or uews He states that the formidable naval
rams sphyux and chcops built at Bordeaux, FRANCE,
some sms ago. have been fitted out In the most complete
manner FOR our Southern rebels with the heaviest cass
Of guns and full crows and under the names Of the
sonewan the Rapidan 70 sail in tho beginning
OF this month"; from little island of tho coast Of France
for this port II beloved that they were OF 10
slaunch character THAI they would experience no d-
Guilty In passing all the batteries in hArbor and con-
ing right up to the city which Il reported 70 30 de-
aligned BY their commanders either to lay under heavy
contribution or TO destroy This scheme said 10 have
been concocscd and assisted in It's prosecution under
scort treaty between tho Emperor Napoleon and the
Jen Davis government In Sundays HERALD We an
tounced the fact Of our Consul In London having
Informed our that Of these vessels was
preparing for trip across the Atlantic. We told
Intelligence regarding tho matter which II may end in
our columns this morning
Tho report that the city Of Mobile has been evacuated
by the rebels confirmed by occrs from the national
night They that hundreds Of dcscrtcr have come
or from tho city army and feet and that all Of
those unanimous In asserting that nearly all the rebel
troops have left and that the cotton and such military
stores as could transported have boon sent into the
Interior They say the place viii BIO surrendered without
resistance whenever demand is made The officers and
mon OF tho national feet busily engaged in re
moving distractions In the harbor and expected to be
able to get their up to the city by the LIST Of
March
Major General J. NJ schoned formerly connected with
tho army or Gene al Sherman, and lately commanding
corps In that OF General Thomas has assumed command
OF tho Department Of North Carolina This places him
ct the bend OF all tho military forces operating In the
vicinity of Wilmington Il Is expected that General
Terry, tho hero OF Fort Fisher, viii have command Of
corps under General schoacld Affairs remained quiet
on Cape Fear river at the date Of Dispatches
che 9th inst
The increase In the number OF deserons from
che rebel army OF General Lee since the failure Of the
peace negotiations shows plainly that all the statements
OF the Richmond Gascons regarding the renewed spirit OF
their soldiers and their desire sgh the war
out srssfaisc Two hundred Of Lees men arrived 1t
Washington on Saturday and took the oath Of allegiance
and a san larger number yesterday. II IL said that
nothing but the ssvsrcst repressyo military measures
prevents much larger numbers Of them DESERVING
The extracts from rebel newspapers which publish
this morning win be found very interesting CORES
pondent OF South Carolina paper who has bees over
the route OF General shermans march through Georgia
surprised TO nnd that thsa onlces dealt 70 ensntly
with that State and consoles himself with Authorizations
or the Same gentle treatment for South Carolina The
Richmond Examiner Of tho 10th instant, In an article on
Southern railroad connections andcavos 70 show how
Lees army may be supplied from North Carolina and
Georgia without the assistance Of the Weldon road The
Legislature Of Georgia Is 10 convene In extra session 70
morrow.
In the Senate yesterday tho bill establishing natl
steamship service between San Francisco and China
was passed by vote Of twenty ave to eleven II
authorizes the Postmaster General contract for twelve
round trips per year between the points mentioned,
commencing on the LIST Of January, 1897 a rcmon
erance from Baltimore against the passage Of the
bankrupt OIL, and petition from New York 10 favor OF
fs passage, were precn.ed The report OF the confer
snco committee ON the Freedmen's Bureau bill read
and the subject was then laid asida The House joint
resolution reducing the duty on imported printing paper
from twenty TO three per cest then asen up Amer
considerable discussion the duty was nxsd At teen Der
cent and the resolution adopted II now goes back
10 The House for concurrence An executive session was
beld, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives joint resolution an