, 1865-02-03

would soon meet under happier auspices
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Iniormation received
sop'he1m CommiseIoncrs On Taesay orrtns 1ao ne
were On board General Grant. dispatch boat,
Mary Martin, awaiting the Presidert's order H. TO
sy a1 has
Issued an extra In relation to the movements Of
President Lincoln: - To day, at II O'Clock, P1rsi
~dent Lincoln let Masnla.ton oy special train
Of joining Secretary Seward at Fortress Monroe,
to hold Oh Interview with the rebel deputauon-
G. canp5ei PTom ihe sct Of the Presdens gong
'he ass lepols bat he dePatstlsa haye sssa
allowed to enter our l1nes, and Il Is understood
they axe now ut Fortress Monroe"
From yVashipatou.
The Times Washington special asys: The
Committee On Commerce continued me examin~
alton OF several gentlemen who held permits to
trade In cotton. It appears these permits have
been obtained from persons connected with the
Treasury Department.: The witnesses In most
cases rclueed to tell where, or why they obtained
9he snme special predicts that the Niagara Fails
canal and Illinois and Michigan ship canal bills,
have no chance Of passing the Senate this Session.
The Dispalch mentions the arrival Of Senator
Foote nor1h OF the Potomac, and says: y Let us
hope that Mr. Foote viii 60 to Ensland; tue unl~
ted Suites Is 70 place foE emigrattns Con!sdeE-
ss s Is m e hsar om n
their country. He can give thcm the latest al-
vices especially upon one point which vitality
touches their sensitive nat11e-whcther scqucs-
tsr.2g .E in England means acquester'ns in the
The zane paper mentions the visit Of IT: Sin.
e!eton te the 11bhy Prison. who expressed himself
It mentions the arrival OF large lot OF blankets
and hozss fer the Fed M RsfMGns M9Gss
employment Of free negroes and Slaves to work
upon Notifications, &C.
newly created oaice Of Command in-Cn,rf.
No steps have been taEca BY tue Executive
the reinstatement Of Gen. Johnston.r
Rebel News.
The Richmond DIspdteA OF the a0th says: 1--WE
think it certain that Gen: Btccktnrtdge has been
ment has not yet been presented 10 the senaie for
approval. ltta said that Bruce, Of Kentucky. is
to be Commis:ary General Should Congress, a.
ns o2 al Propeig 1aken ef ho
laboFs Of The Commfssary Department VIII be iu-
measurabl5 decreased There ~ WI beth be the9 % no ne
Conmitsce a1e now perfecttDg sweeping tax bill.
which should be ready to tuic8 the redundancy OF
currency that won1d Otherwise be created BY the
ernmcnt. lit pays the market pr1ce for property
taken for public use, the ta1 bill will raise several
l. hundred millions Of dollars. discount Of Is per
>1Ds On he e. a7ih Gen. Hardee tclesraphed that the
enemy had crossed At Springfield Oh the night Of
the e6,h. and moved northward In two columns.
tempts Of the enemy to cross.the: coubahle have
= Tho IL @ GoldsSoro IN. c) Journal learns that be-
csatine vessels, there are no Yankees below VIII
min:ton. The feet is said to hava disappeared,
and 1t Is probable also that the bulk Of the Infantry
tho =. army of liz thss Tennessee hat Gen: beanre-
gard would resume command. and that the army
was about 10 move, but in what direction Is not
Gold on Saturday morning ran ar 4s high as e.,
bat The news of ths apnotntmensS peaes
amounts were cold ut q.
The Sentine. has a long article on the attitude
q the North md South towards England and and
Frnncc on The Mextcan question. and thinks It
will bring about peace between the North and
South. i closes Dy urging its people to 81 stand
The Seminal publiahes Foote'S letter to the
NJ Its soD BE- one II
says no one but himself Is responsible foE It.
Charleston dates Of the 18th say: "Tbe cne-
Ell on Ss .osd e aaa o. t.
road toward Sisters ferry. They have wsgon
trains with them. 4 Reconnaissance In force was
fone 19s fs dispatch
/ dated Wilmington, 2Sth, says about 400 bales oi
cotton we're destroyed by f{e On the Custom uo1He
se weoa 9osa %
| Whether the burning was accidental, Or was the
commencement Of carrying out the reported rebel
design to destroy all the simple In the vicinity,
| In connection with their announcement OF the
| departure ot their peace E agents ior ne North:
/ that bearers OF dispatches from the Enslish and
French Governments hase arrived In that city, but
eaid they could trace 1t TO no auth snttc source
! ter at Washington has demanded hls passports.
/ ia Petersburg dispatch IN the Rich nond papers
| says there was heavy artng between the Un1on
and rebel batteries On James river On LIST Sunday
The report that Gen. B1eekinridge has been ap'
pointed rebel Secretary Of War y confirmed
armies, pa.aed the rebel Houae On Saturday.
1t ,yas said that Lees nomln1t1on as General.ln
Chief would be seat into the rebel Senate On las
| Monday, but the 1atter bad yet made no move
nent toward: the reins'alln1ent Of Joe Johnston;
Moshy. his admire9s say, Is to be In the saad's
aes'n Il II a6 fsw 4sSs. 4s nh. 1,,,,mona .,ntea o
Tuesday contains The followtng: "Messzs; Ste
phens, Hunter, and Campbell, ,-confederase Peace
Comnisfioners, who LEFT here sunday W = n19rnlns 1an
1,urc whence they went through the lines to CltJ
+ Point Yesterday morning Is hey we're maklnG
their transit her character, anu the ooleet o
| up ench CHEERING as never WIS heard oetote+ ant
| tht : continued 1t until the Commissioners wert
Of n and were win ne 1anSee oes III Is
the Yankee troops who chccred aud hurtn1cd una
they we're hoazse and amidst deatentus Ahoots g
| the two armies the commissioners went on theil
way. The next we hear Of them will be through
Gold yestertay Was stiff at ~.
The ene1y's newspapers hare falsely reported
Inlet just after the capture Of Fort Fisher, wher
discovering that some Important change, ne kneN
! not then what had occu1ed in tho military sttua
made good lis escape. BE touched The soutt
CaroIina coast and put aehorc messenger witt
dispatches, who ha5 reached this city. The news
made publis,
Gen. Taylor reported that the enemy, IN snoi
force, came towards Clinton from Baton Rouge
| and Bayou Sara, and returned.
tIoops ars e. going up and down. Most y Thomas
/ army are reported to lA7e marched west from Co
lumbfa and Clinton On the Tennessee river,
are said 10 be In the vicinity Of Huntsville ant
EastPoft There Is no change II TIE heet Of
Mobile. The enemy aEe1stili leaving Faseagonsa y.
Monday Mr. D:Jaruettc offered resolution which
Vas unanimously referred to tho COMMITTEE ol
TIE fs snes pay Wyt 0f b ee a:
pared to unite On the basis of Independence Of tht
tonfederacy with those most interested IL
Of the p,pfstPss f o. e eaoon Monsot
Of those principles on the continent Of MOTT
America.
Nj. Macklin introduced preamble and reso1n
eral authorities in Nashville are prachcfng 'h'
| most barba1uus treatment on our pr1soners+ cur
tailiug their duct to hardtack and Tatcr and treat
b. degrees. and instructins The special committe'
! port upon said complaints The resolutions Eer
adopfd.
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