Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-17
Trlearaph Arws;
FROM THE pAH.IBs

IIE<fD&O <NihN
Feb. Sth, S-r. M.
Nothiur of interest has transpired to-
day, although the weather has been more
favorable than for several days pest,
The troons are busy building works a.
long the newly established line, wllic! will
take some days " complete.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
General Grant was before the committee
on the coudact of the war this mG-.ag.-
The following question was askedhsiin ::
at is stated, upon what authority do
not know, that you are charged entirely
with the exchange of prisoners -
General Grant replied: "That is cor
rect, and what is more, have effected an
arrangement for the exchange of prison
era, man for man, officer for officer, or his
equivalent, according to the old eartels.
untl one or the other party has exhausted
the number they now hold. get a great
laany letters daily from fficndsof prisoners
in the South, every one of which caused
to be answered, telling them that this ar
range,nent has been made. and that sup
pose exchanges will be made at the rate OF
5000 per week, and just as fast as they
can
NEW YORK, FEB. 10.
The Worlds Washington despatch re-
iterates the former statement that the reb
els will soon eyacua.e Richmond and the
Atlantic Coast, and fail back to the inter-
or; also. that the rebels are making prepa-
rations for an overwhelming attack upon
Sherman. Lee and Beauregard are to
have two grand armies for future operation.
The IForlds Hilton Head correspond
ence of the Sth says:
Sherman's army in its advance meets
with scarcely any resistance, and his troops
cover an area Of territory ~ miles in
width. For several days preceding the
Sth inst, they had been engaged destroying
the railroads, the object seeming to be to
isolate Branchvlle, Augusta and Charles
ton from all possible aid OH rcniorcemcnts
in order to capture the garrison of each
city.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
The Senate held an executive session
tonight, which continued over two hours,
rs there were nearly 1909 nominations to
be acted on, mostly of military character.
About 1900 were confirmed.
The Senate has confirmed the following:
Chas. A Peabody, Z 5 Attorney. for the
Eastern District of Louisiana, Chas. ii
Gu ID, Surveyor of Customs for Warren
and Burlington, Il. L., j H Goodenow of
Main, sui General at Constantinople,
Wilson I Nurse, Consul Genl at Havana,
Dan'l X Hobart of Maine, Consul at Wind
sor. Canada, Chas. II Powers of \. H.,
Celsul ut Coaticook, Canada.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, F.b. Is.
J S HIDE, U S detective, connected
with the Provost Marshal's Office in this
city. last night. on returning home about
10 o'clock, asked his wife to get cartridges,
that he might reload his revolver. As she
started to comply with the request, the
hammers of the weapon slipped from his
fingers, dischargg.lg it, the ball entering the
heart Of his wife. The unfortunate woman
sprang forward, exclaiming, Il am killed
kiss me before die - and in q moment
was dead.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is.
The Iribuoes Savannah correspondent
calls attention 10 the painful fact that there
are $500 of Sherman's army in the hospit-
ais of that city, weak, racked, and wrecked
suffering and dying from fever and wounds
and chronic diarrhea. piteously begging
their surgeons to supply them with some
thing they can eat. But their surgeons are
unable to supply them. and report that so
per cent. of the many deaths are due to a
want Of proper kinds of nourishment.
What makes the matter worse is that
these poor fellows have heard that ship
loads of fresh and varied provisions have
been sent FROM the North to those who have
brought them to the condition that they are
in.
The agents Of the Sanitary Commission
have been applied to as being likely TO have
the kind of food and nouris!iment needed,
and all the satisfaction obtained was that
though the Commission had plenty, trans
portation could not be secured to send it to
Savannah. Yet spectators without num-
Der have been able to secure all the trans
portation they needed to bring their goods
to Savannah and sci them at ex0rbitant
prices.
WASIIINGTON, Feb. Is.
The Richmond IN4ig of the 18th, con
tains the following:
Charleston, S. c., Feb. 10.
A force of the enemy believed to be
from 1000 to 5000 men, landed at Grim
halls james Island. at & O'Clock this morn
ing. and drove in our pickets. Some
diminishing took place, but no general ell
yagement. Grimbail's is on the Stone
River. about two miles South West Of
Charleston, the Ash ey river, 1000 yards
wide, intervening.
The enemy are making active demon
strat;o1s at many points, but they are be-
lieyed to be feints.
A force attacked or troops on the Salk-
hatchie this morning, but were easily re
pulsed. The enemy also advanced On the
I h ,rlcs,0n reed, near he Blue Horse, and
opened with artillery, but made no i'm
press Oh on our lines.
Intelligence from the Road to-day re-
. is that the enemy crossed the Edisto
river at Barmaker's.
The enemy are now moving on Edisto.
1t will be remembered thai ON Friday
the Attn inst, Sherman crossed the Salvie-
hatchie between Blackstone and Rivers
bridge, thereby completely Outftanking Oul
forces, and compelling then to fall back to
Eranchville.
We have since learned that the Yankees
f0rdcd the river, through the water was
waist deep at Rivers Bridge.
A sharp engagement took place here,
which lasted several hours, in which
Wheelers cavalry inflicted severe punish
inent upon the enemy.
On the 9Th heavy column of Yankee
infantry struck the South Carolina Rail.
road at Grahamsvllc, about Is miles west
Of Branchyille, while Fitzpatrick, with /,
cavalry force, occupied Blacksvil'e on the
same road, about 8 miles littis northwest
Grahamyille.
"A portion Of sherman's colnmn, it wal
r.