Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30

TIE Tribune has the follovin, ,o.n;gb,
frcm Washington
Mr.. Blair hiss arrived from Riebmand
unsccompanied The results ~ IL.
erraad are stated By those best inform.
ed, 70 be the ascertainment os JEFF "a.
Eiss willingness to negotiate. Mr
BLAIR IS represented 10 have divuleed
the results Of his embassy. He brings.
back two propositions from Jeff Davis:
lst To agree 70 peace on the basis Of
recognition. 4
I'd A Willingness 10 establish an ar
inistIee for ninety days, in which to talk
about negotiations aad peace ASH. y
1t Is said that the President limited
( Mr. Blalrs powers in this second mis-
SOU, and that be excluded his prornisa
in the 6rst he rendered concessions
aud beld out promises which Mr.. Lin
coin disapproved, and for which Mr.. !
Blair was sent TO Richmond = second !
time
The rebels landed some troops 90 !
Fareis Island, in the James for the /
purpose Of cooperating with their Aeet,
but these we're driven of By the Union !
troops "nlaa
A cavalry reconnaissance on the
Charles City road, on Wednesday last.
developed the fact that the rebels who
made an advance there simultaneous
with the movement Of their gunboats.
on Tuesday morning, had also fallen
back
The Herald . Cape Fear River cor
respondent gives details there of The i'm
portant successes there of our army and
navy. Besides ell the guns and ANNA
milton fouHd in the fort, Immense sup
plies Of resel provisions were also
secured, and unch other property Of
great value
The rebel treeps In front Of Gsa. :
Terry made q slight demonstration on
last Monday, bat il amounted 10 no
thing.
Deserters report that two rebel divi-
sions from Lees army ~ ,Riehmoad re-
Gently passed through Wilmington on
their way TO South Carolina.
Gen. Terrys army is in Ene-eondition,
and IS being rapidly prepared for further
operations. a
Admiral Porter gunboats were grad.
ually working their way up toward vii.
mington
Deserters continually report that the
rebels are evacuating Richmond. Il Is
generally understood, whether this re.
port DC true or not, that much Of the
rebel machinery for the manufacture of
war material, and considerable Of the
Government archives, have beer re-
moved from there.
Gen. sherman had issued an order in
reference 10 the negroes within the lines .
Of his army.
The young and able-bodied men are
10 be encouraged 20 enlist ia the militia
~ service, and the South Carolina Sea
Islands aud the abandoned rice and
cotton heids Of portions Of the Florida
ana South Carolina coasts are TO Be set
apart for the settlement Of the old men.
the women and children, and Gen. Ru-
ius Saxton has been appointed 10 su-
perinteud their location on these lands. I
All the rebel distractions have been
removed froEs the main channel 10 "a.
vannah hsrboF, and it Is nov open TO
navigation.
The Charlsston correspondent of the
richmond -Dtspatch, says IL Sherman
succeeds ia getting possession Of
Braschyllle, The fall Of Charleston will
sooa follow.
The confEsioa, doubt and despoudsn-
~ concerning toe success OF the Con- =
iederaey now prevalent among the chief a
rebels, as well as among the masses of
-he people, IS Inco1ceivable. ~
The Richmond Exaniser, OF the 24th,
.ays long series of blunders have pro- g
iaced very general, indeed, we might
lsy universal gloom among ell intel.
agent observers that our xovsruraent az
1 IS now conducted is not equal 10 the
great occasion. The same paper SAYS q
hat the feeling Of eonfdenee 60 care
uiiy nurtured has been hopelessly bro | a
Sen-thai the great element Of success
s gone from as unless, in some way. We
,an reform the administration of our
iosernment
The Richmond Enquirer says;- Tha
expedition Of our ir9n-clads down the
1ver has been designed to break the enc
NJ pontoon bridges, and thus DESTROY
iis communications and to take advan. q,
age OF the witadrawal Of most Of bis
ron.ciads from The river, leaving bat
me iron-clad and some wooden vessels
. the channel above Yarina. =.
There was also reason to suppose that az
he recent freshet had washed out por.
ION OF his obstructions and thus opened
he way to the attack on bis pontoons.
We may say here that the expedition is 81.
Understood 20 have been designed and 50
damned By Gen. Lee, in view Of the cir a
uf5stances referred to.