Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-10
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from New York.
NEW YoRK, February 9-The Herald's CITY
Point dispatch says
The enemy abandoned the ground in front of
the 81 corps, that he had previously attempted
to occupy and drive US from and left his dead TO
fall into Onr hands
Burial parties we're busy all day in giving
them the last rites of humanity.
We are still'holdlng and intend 20 hold oil The
ground in the direction of Hatcher's Run
The losses OF yesterday and the dsy before
in killed and wounded between $50 and 800 in
the % corps. and probably not tar from 500 in
the 5th corps The loss of the latter is estima-
ted at much higher BY many, but think il will
not greatly exceed these figures
Brigsdier General H. L Davies commanding
brigade of cavalry, is slightly wounded
Major Tremsine. of General Gregg's staff. is
reported wounded.
IL was reported last evening at the front that
the cavalry which has advanced to Dnwiddie
Court House, beyond the Boydtown plank road,
have captured twenty Of the enemys wagons,
and about hundred horses, said to belong TO
Bradley Johnsons command.
Ii is generally observed by our officers that
the enemy do not fight 40 we'll as formerly, and
il is to great extent owing to the bewildering
tactics OF Gen. Grant. which keeps them in con-
stant motion, marching from one threatened
point 70 another only 10 return again, until they
are disheartsned and disprited. and ready to
throw down their arms and yield themselves
prisoners.
The Times Washington special has the fol
lowing:
A telegram has been received from the army
of the Potomac reporting that a message from
jeff Davis to the confederate congress communi
eating the result OF the recent peace conference
in Hampton. Va. states in substance that Pres-
dent Lncoln had refused an armstice of any
le1etr, and had also refused to negotiate either
with the confederacy or with any OF the states
which compose it,
He communicated the passage BY congress of
the amendment of the constitution sbolishipg
slavery throughout the United States, and de-
clared the question of slavery wholly removed
from hrs control and placed beyond his regu-
laton.
Ii is thought here that this version Of the con
ference will strengthen Mr. Lincoln even more
than his own history Of IT, which q 30 be sent int
the House probably TO morrow
The Herald says that il was rumored in Wash
ington yesterday that the war department had
received intelligence that General Lee had com
mepced the evacuation Of Richmond and il was
supposed that these movements OF the army Of
the Potomac designed 10 cut him of on the
south side of the railroad
Our dispatches state thatit has has been salts
factorily ascertained that Lee has up TO this
time sent very few OF his troops south
The Tribunes special of the 7th says that the
rebel attack on the left of the 5th corps gall
lanty repulsed by Ayers division, with consid
erable loss to the enemy
The left OF the 5th corps now rests on the
Boydtown plank road and the entire front of the
5lh and 7Ih corps is being strongly fortified to
the left of the old fortified position which is held
by the 9th corps.
Gregg's cavalry is still on a reconnaissance
towards the south eide of the road.
The whole number of rebel prisoners taken
up to last evening was 300
A snow storm prevails this morning.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 5th says that
submission. abolition. and reconstruction were
the only terms that could be got out of Lincoln,
and Seward by their peace commissioners; hence
the south has only TO fight Ii SAYS this result
will have the effect to unite the people more
closely and strongly than ever. Ii defeated aud
destroyed, those who survive will have nothing
worse to submit to than is now demanded by the
enemy.
The Sentinel says that the south has been in
suited. Ii regards the passage of the constitu-
tiOnal amendment a. an outrage. an upturnlnc of
the social institutions of the south and robbiDg
of its citizens
Mr. Lncoln's propositions were that the south
should lay down their arms aud dispose OF their
homes, and that he would appoint tor the Con-
federate States marshals, district attorneys and
judges Tor the United States courts; that in the
execution Of the cOn6sca,ion law he would do il
as leniently ss possible: that he would treat nei-
ther with the Confederate States nor separately;
that he will listen 10 nothing short of uncOndi
tiona submission TO the constitution and the laws
passed under il; that the slavery question vas
disposed of. and not now TO be discussed.
Governor Smith OF Virgins calls meeting TO
respond 10 Lincolns answers 10 the rebel CON
missoners.
The nebjndorses the call. and SAYS: Let
Us put our heeY upon Lincolns insoent insults,
and bid defiance TO his meuaces.