The New York herald., 1865-01-09
THE SOUTH.
Sherman Marching on Branch
vile, South Carolina.
WILMINGTON REPORTED SAFE.
Bragg Asking the Prayers Of
All Christians for Himself.
and His Army.
THE PIRATE SEMMES AT MOBILE.
the NORTH CAROLINA CONSERVATIVES.
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Movement in the North Carolina Legislature
to Initiate Negotiations for Peace
by the State.
Opposition to JEFF. Davis Proposed
Suspension Of Aabeas Corpus.
The Opposition Party Declares "the
Time Come for Starting
New Revolution"
&c., &C., sc.

New Revolution"
&C., &c., &c.
WAaMNoroS, Jan. 9, 1865.
The Richmond papers Of January contain very con-
fused and contradictory dispatches They say that Gene
rails Hood and Forrest dcad-the killed by
of his own men-and other dispatches deny that they
dead Shcrmans army Ia and is not marching upon
Grahamvie Fitzpatrick has and has not crossed tho Ala
bama river The only uncontradcted dispatches
from Augusta OF the 6th stating that the Chronicle Of
that morning contained significant communication
titled us II Reasonable to secede and from Charles
Ton Of the 6th stating mo further Of the
enemy reported to-day His foroc rs sl concontras
Ing between Hardeeville and the Savannah river"
The City OF WiImi I'm gton Safe.
BRAGG ASKING THE PRAYERS OF ALL CHRISTIANS.
From the wilmIrgto Journal
We kindly permitted TO read letter from Gen.
sra Bragg friend in this city II brcathcs the spirit
Of Christianity and hope The substance Of the letter.
well recollect Is thisThere no cause for
alarm The enemy have left 'front.' There arc none
between Wilmington and Fort Fisher He says that
With the force at his command he thinks he win be
able TO any further attempt upon the city OF VIII
ngton and closes by asking the prayers Of all Chris
MANS for himself and the army
stall Another story OF tho Roanoke Ex-
pedftfon.
from the G0ldsboro Journall
pretty certain that during the late Yankee advance
mp the Rospoke river twelve Yankee vessels ascended
eAss ssrsn and but six Of them returned The other
nix disposed Of by the Confederate orpedoes And
another thing very certain six hundred Yankees por
shed by the explosions OF this latter fact have al
most ncontestble evidence. That win do for tor
pedoes.
Shcrman's Movements.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Jan. 81
There Is nothing additional relative 70 the movements
Of Sherman He s doubtless moving in the direction Of
Branchvle
tFrom the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 81
The reports OF Sherman having crossed the Savannah
are confirmed He s believed TO be moving Grahams-
VILE
sherman's Marks in North Georgia.
From the Richmond Wing, Jan. 81
A gentleman who left Atlanta days ago states
chat Manassas formerly Cassvle tho county seat OF
Barlow county, was almost entirely destroyed by the
Yankees Three churches and only four houses are all
that left mark the spot where lately stood thriving
village All the business houses in Calhoun, Gordon
county, wo arc also informed destroyed All the
business houses the Of Cartersvile burned
The Baptist church pulled down The pulpit from
the Presbyterian and the benches from the Methodist
church removed and destroyed The houses Of Col
Tumln, Major Bcnham, Mr. Puckett and Mrs Leake, In
thc neghborhood OF Carcrsvc also either burned
or pulled down. The mills In Barlow county gene
rally spared; but the people were stripped almost
srey Of their horses mules and stock Of every kind
large number Of dcserters and lawless
ing the upper counties committing depredations
che inhabitants.
sherman's New Plan and Policy.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. ol
We have NO later sdvices from Sherman than the
despatch published yesterday. II Ii mot yet known
whether he designs moving upon Charleston Branch
ve but we incline 70 the belief that the latter is his
objective point His plans will be developed in the next
ssw days Since he left Miedgcvils Sherman seems 70
have changed his policy In that town, before n
Atlanta he III hsssbnes and brutality AZ savan.
nah he hssbeen al conciliation.
General Grangsr's Raid from the Gulf.
Prom the Mobile Trbune.l
We learn from gentleman from Pascagoula that on
Ahe 10th nst party Of Yankee raiders numbering
about thirteen hundred reached West Pascagoula and
were embarked launches. Three large vessels were
lying near BY They had destroyed several ferries on the
Pascagoua ve and done other damage the people of
aha. section This party Of the enemy was supposed TO
be the advance Of the entire force that was making s
.way TO the coast
The Smelling OF Petersburg. 81.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Jan. ol
Either animated by caprice the desire convey in
formation Of the progress Of important movement
or sheupprchenson that something wrong going on
soewArc the enemy have for several days past been
unusually warm In their compliments 70 Petersburg The
rumor .of some startling movement on foot by
General Leo may have awakened them TO the