The New York herald., 1865-01-06

for The men nshed up om the wreck declares has up
70 the time Of his FOease two hundred had been
made and shipped 70 Plymouth, the 70 be buried
thore and The oRcers 70 be sent 70 the United Statea
me work Of Ashing up the dead st being prosecu
Ted Many Of the bodies Of those blown up the differ
ent boats had noated down 10 GAINESVILLE.
Thus has resulted expedition doubtless designed for
the reduction Of Fort Branch and the capture OF halifax
The torpedo bureau has in this one service mehted
claim upon our gratitude and praise which gives
pleasure to acknowledge, and the brave men who CO
operated in the defence Of the Roanoke and the signal
repuse Of the foe have place among those Of whom
the country 10 proudest Plant torpeloes thick and
promptly, say We and put dligent and daring men to
watch rivers Their utility and efficiency no
longer doubtful III will be remembered that the losses
Of the expedition up the Roanoke consisted Of the Ostego
and half dozen launches. All the men on board the
Ossego reached the feet in safesy.-ED. HxRALD.l
Reported Death OF General Price.
[From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 81
Parties who have arrived here In the last day tive
from Shreveport state that It currently reported
fore they crossed the Mississippi that General Sterling
Price had died in Arkansas OF apoplexy but particu
lars Of the event we're mentioned
The Latest News from Rebclslo,n.
WASHINGTON Jan s, 1865.
Rschndnd papers es Wednesday contain the following
items
DESPATCH PROM GENERAL REAURE0ARD.
The following ofcsal despatch from General Beause-
gard received yesterday by the War Department.:
CHARLESTON, s c., Jan. 2 1866.
The federal raiders reported 10 have returned from
the Mobile and Chic Railroad, going westward. They
have left forty wounded. General Gholson rs badly
in about ten days @. T. BEAUREGARD.
OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER.
The subjoincd despatch from General Harec received
yesterday afternoon BY the Secretary Of War; gives the
latest from South Carolina
CHARLESTON, Jan. q 1885.
The enemy are landing force the South Carolina
side of the Savannah river and driving pickets
towards Hardeeville. W. J. HARDEE
sroNEhAH's AND BURBRIDGE's RAID.
An Official report OF the damage done 70 the salt works
states that the piping, csterns &C. annjured The
sheds are all destroyed There hundred and
eighty eight kettles broken, and twelve hundred and
eighty good kettles remaining The total amount Of salt
the works is ninctytws thousand bushels damaged
slightly by the Gre. TAe wells are not seriously dam
aged
The Hue and Cry Against Poor Jen.
upon despartng article Of the Richmond SsntnI
Of December 90 which sent by telegraph and pub
hShed In the HkRALD OF yesterday II B said that the
article wren BY JeT Davis In allnding and reply
ing to II the Exantner Of the 2d inst says-
The blind panic Of the writer makes him unable
70 that neither England France, Spain,
the hree combncd would touch with the end Of the
longest pole II we once made helpless exhibition
OF ourselves Nations not "GO0d 6amartans." II
they zee weaker brother fallen among thieves wounded
and half dead, they do mt trouble themselves about
his hard fate They do not pass by ON the other
eide, but empty his pockets, II peradventure there
somewhat left to take away from him.
II neither England nor France will 30 much as recog-
nixe us not know OF existence while we are
vigorously bathing and beating back gigantic invasons
year after year. naughty reliance prowess
and good cause and able, also, 70 offer them advana-
geous alliances and reciprocate benefits how would they
ing and pershng under the mighty power Of the Yankee
nation
After aueiing 70 the disaster TO Hoods army the Er
0sNer closes M arClewhich is review Of Davis mis-
managcment-in these words
But all this superauous The evil already
had not arrived. These unpleasant reimbursement
but study the past 10 understand the future
forget what dsagrceablc TO remember will assist
our judgment in events 10 come.
The people Of this country only preserve their
lives and liberties by efforts TO prevent the repetition of
that conduct which has caused their disasters II the
duty OF Congress to take some decided steps 70 pre-
vent OF defence from being thrown away any
longer al hap hazard and at the than hazard
ces, especially Of one unlikely man Commonplace
peients for ming up tho ranks are worse than useless
The military affairs OF the confederacy rsust be-
trosd by judgment aud better Although the
condition OF these affairs is not what had right
expect they would he at this time, they
trievaby lost The conederacy still able 10 make
indefinite resistance and successful defence against all
guided BY some calm Ussttom and conducted consist
ent ptaS