The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-17


December II, 1854.
Ma;or- Gc,ierag Butler, Fortress Non
| roe:
Richmond papers Of the 10th show
that, on the 7th, Sherman was east Of
| Ogeechee, and within twenty-five miles
| of Savannah, having marched eighteen
miles the day before. II you do not get
| eff Immediately you will lose the chance
of surprising weak garrison.
u. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
Official: r. s. Bouers,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMIES o. THE
UNITED STATES,
! CRY PoINT, VIRGINIA.,
December IA, 1864.
Major General Butler, Fortress Mon
! roe:
What is the prospect for getting your
expedition started? 1t is great pity we
were not ten or twelve days earlier; am
confident it would have been successful.
| Have you beard from Palmer? The Rich
| mond papers give no account Of any
Federals on the Roanoke or Weldon road
south Of Weldon. u. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
Official: r. s. Boners
Assistant Adjutant- General.
TIE WASHINGTON PEACE RUMORs AND
| UI.ATIoNs-ARR1yAL THERE OF Mrs.
| II. S. FOOTE.
The Tribune contains good deal of
high pressure peace news. The Yankee
correspondents at Washington are trying
their hands on the quality and quantity
Of peace rumors that they can manufac-
ture A Washington correspondent of
the Tribune telcgraphs on the 18th:
An old hand at peace negotiation de-
! clared to-day to committee room full of
congressman that, from his knowledge of
what was, and would be, done in Rich
mond, he knew that cessation of hos
tilities preliminary to formal negotiations
would take place within ten days. Mr..
Blair has not yet returned. General
Grant telegraphed up to night that the
Richmond papers, received at his head
quarters to day, contain nothing of in
terest. The air is full off feeling of
coming peace. All that talk speak of the
close Of the war as near at hand. Men
feel peace in their bones, as they say
many shrewd men to-day felt it in their
| pockets.
More than one member of Congress
sent orders North to-day to instantly
sell their stocks; they dreaded a speedy
fall The wife of Senator Foote was
looked to by the spectators in peace as
good mine of news to be worked, in
stantly that she was under Chadwick's
roof. But the lady was weary and de.
pressed, and needed perhaps extensive
shopping before she received friends
Tomorrow the hand of new peace
maker will fall heavily as jeff. Davis's
obstinacy.
This "new peace-maker was, doubt
| less, the attack on Fort Fisher of Sunday
night
| YANKEE NEWS FROM SAVANNAH.
The Arago, from Port Royal on the
9th, has arrived at New York, and fur
nished the Yankee papers with batch
of Yankee news from Savannah.
The Fifteenth corps was reviewed by
Sherman in the streets of Savannah on
the 7th.
Several gentlemen, representing large
| capital at the North" have arrived in
Savannah to open branch National
Bank
A soldier who attended Christ Church
| EpiscopaD writes to the Republican
that very important part Of the church
service was omitted, viz: The prayer for
| the President Of the United States and
all IN 'cioil authority, and also for
! Congress-" and asks, would it not be
| well for the commander of the post to
| send an order to Rev. Mr.. Cooley?
The Republican says: We will an
| swer the aboyssAg repeating what Gen
eral Sherman is reported to have said
| when one Of those rebel Episcopal li.
vines called upon him to ascertain if he
would be allowed to pray for JEFF: Davis.
The General replied: PRAY for JEFF.
Davis, why certainly! You ought, to
pray for him every day, for JEFF. Davis
and the ID need praying for very
much" We have heard great deal said
in relation to this matter, and the omis-
sion of the prayer for the President Of
the United States has caused considers
bic commotion among both officers and
privates, as well IS loyal citizens.
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
Dispatches from the Army Of the Pc