, 1865-01-08
POSTS C RH PIT,
FROM NEEV Work..
Our Midnight Special II Interesting
Summary OF Neyva-Lntcr from tho
South.

Srw foHK, Saturday, Jan. :.
The Recognition Kunior.
In regard to the rxElor Tint England and France
viii soon declare. Lincoln President only OF thu
carrying out the reported plan. they would be
obliged to rccornfzs us independent powers all
the States that voted for Mcclellan
Presentation,
The cirzcns OF Philadelphia have purchased n
finely furniehed honse. for $50 o to he presented
# nEa a. for
OF Gen. BiIncy; buying house for $4,000 md
investing the balance Ia q. S. bunls.
a British Opinion.
The BE!llsh 4ir1.1 and Macy Ca-ftte says Shcc-
mans Position In Asl7I,ta before the Georgia cam
waft. wcse not seriously intesftrcd with. nnd he
was at liberty 10 go where he pleased. The cap
n1tcfna fc 81 waf no, 'hs ocet Gf t
s sasann,h o. ONO Mo'ile. @ '1' MIN tA' capture u
CTR Army .1l,rand,
a Etitish army. officer reports in the London
Star the result Of professional visit to the Army
Of the Potomac IN terms highly nattcIing to the
power Of the United States. lIe etates that hc
ccne!ders the Northern States incxhaustihlc in
ink sketch Of Gen. Grant- H. discovered rcseu-
blnnce between Gen. Grant ant the Duke OF Wei
!ington, aud very striking likeness Of Gen.
ing a'thouslnl miles through tho United States,
he saw very little 10 Intlicstc the existence OF
great var, and nothing that gave the least sfgn Of
the exhaustion Ut men.
Matters ut Snvunuah.
A Washington letter says :-'s1hc entire lot OF
cotton captured at Savahnah will be shipped to
England, the claims Of English owners to be cx-
sa Gn p " npSF
atcly opened rs port Of entry The same letter
says:--'' The rebels arc preparing to dctach part
81 force nsf Lee t. aanst she5aa
check By small foscc for tic present"
The He'd River Failure.
The Nofld's Washington apecial says:-"Gcn,
Frapkltn was exan,ned to-day by tho Committee
River expedition: lie gave full history. OF that
afiair. together with his participation. Admiral
Porter Is 10 be summoned before tne Committee
ton and the part liz took In It."
From tho Army Of the Potomac.
Army Of the Potomac dispatches contain no i'm
rortnnt news. There was considerable firing. on
tic Dutch s'ap Ganal on the I'd, one shot passing
the entire length Of the canal.
From Fort Fisher.
4 ecrre:ToEIent Of the Philadelphia Enquirer,
Fortress Mnnroe sth. says several fcbeIs deserted
from Fuft Fisher few days sfEcc and came OF to
the Iunboata. They ray there were only 500 men
in The Fort during the day Of tho attack, Int that
COCO rcintosccn.snts reaehed the fort On the 9Th.
during the hon'hardmcnt Four guns have been
taecndown from Wilmington to replace thosc dis
Parties recently from the South think the recent
articles in the Richuaond papers, on tho subject Of
lceoultnE colony Of foreign power, were nut
Sn sr i se hs s s The s9Et s IT. Tef psc S
will oppose the plan and prefer IN nncenditiora1
return e the M En,on: soathc19 Eymfathtzers say
5 the arss M M ns s s1nz IN f q 5qfs
The Richmond Ts Ets asss' .Pe,sss ssia: of the oo
haEdmcnt Of Fort Fisher. Gays such rain Of shot
1nF, of
M
officer, who wns with Sir Charles Napier in the
baltic and ct schastopo1, says the drc exceeded
tic SINE &c paper eays i il a matter Of absolute
tnpossiblIity tor the Fcdc1a1s to stop blockade
running at Wilmington II the fcct is driven %.
haul OF to great distance to escape the terrible
res which taehes On the rock
When "a strong rs>tcrn wind meets the ebb Of
vessel directly 10 sea, Or into port, but in the
aans sessei ean lie 1t anehor IN saaFy oF the caT
The Richmond S<nttntl has an article on the
high price Of provisions. It says beef IL $6 per
pound. and other things in proportion, and de-
a S.es 4he1 4 ss Ra1Rs I'll
The kichmoud Enquirer Of !he Ath has the
sas
North and South, It might NOT be impossible that
q portion Of our troops now engaged IN the con-
upon IN Invasion OF Mexico, This suggestion Is
have fouehfwith each other. Soldiers Will fratcr-
Tse IN fs9pe 1sgs asn recently
rowly escaped capture bs ans'ydsd Mos'Sys ~sn e:
sesin.t Nbicni 4 earnestly par people 70 3
warned: disunion, detzset}on, diversion Of senti-
ments and aim, Leading 70 etyi! tsMuds. M domestic