The New York herald., 1865-01-07
SITUATION.

Now York, Saturday, January z, 1865.
SITUATION.
BY the arrival at Fortress Monroe Thursday from
Hilton Head, 8 c., informed that General Sher-
mans army had yet entered any extensive
mont since the capture Of Savannah but detachments
from 1t out in different directions, securing the
country search Of armed rebels General Fitzpatrick
with his cavalry, watching the movements Of Har-
dee Tho main portion Of Sherman's troops were rest
Ing in tho vicinity Of Savannah, eequipping and pre-
pairing for their prospective campaign Richmond pa
psy OF the sth confirm the report Hadeevile,
s. O. on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad twenty
miles from the city, captured BY General
fitzpatrick
Add evidence OF the satisfaction felt by large
portion of the ope Of Savannah at their escape from
allegiance JEFF Davis And rc.,Son to the protection
OF the old dag furnished by fact that many Of lie
leading merchants have already sent to this city funds to
cancel in full their indebtedness to our merchants at the
'tme Of the commencement Of the rebellion others
have made partial payments with promises 10 clear of
their old obligations fully and honoraby as soon rs able
Tho money for this purpose consisted Of United States
Treasury notes, and arrived here few days ago in
charge Of On army officer
There have been no new military operations OF i'm.
portancc the James river TO notice The weather
inteneres with army movements both Sides it being
very similar to that which has prevailed here some
tme-alternate falls Of and rain, freezing and
thawing, rendering the ground day hard and sold
and on the next mass Of mud and slush. The First
division (Gencrai Miles, Of the Second corps was 70
Viewed last Tuesday by General Humphrey me corps
commander, and made nne appearance. Cheering
loud and long continued by the rebels In front OF tho
Army Of the Potomac heard the morning Of the
sd instant is supposed to have been caused by the
nsws from Wilmington, N. C. The rebel firing on the
Dutch Gap canal Is still continued
One Of Shenandoah valley correspondents says
there in circulation in that region which II is
not proper publish, that the rebels engaged in
some "very mysterious" military movements.
The robel guerias along the Upper Potomac, between
The Great Falls and the mouth OF the Monocacy have
become unusually bold troublesome lately frequently
nring on the Union pckets and attempting the
river On last Monday night they fred upon the camp
OF the First Delaware cavalry, and severely wounded
mail carrier Poolcsville On Wednesday night ten
OF party OF fifteen Of them who had crossed to the Ma
ryiAnd side OF the stream stealing expedition
pursued and captured General sheridans cavalry are
chasing the rebel guerllas in Loudon county Virginia
The rebei General Hood in despatch 70 the rebel
w. datad mi Tho
10th Of December reports his army south Of the Tonnes
600 river
The requirement Of passports to enable persons to leave
Or enter the country, which Is being strictly on
forced accordance with the orders Of the State Depart
snent at Washington is causing considerable excitement
and comment on both sides Of the boundary between the
Northern States and Canada It has already put stop
20 largo amount OF the railroad travel on lines which
oave their connections the two sdcs Of the border
we have interesting rebel reports OF the bombardment
OF For, Fisher BY Admiral Porcrs ncet letter in the
Richmond DispascA from Wilmington says that such
rain Of shot and shell before fell upon any spot Of
earth sinoe gunpcwder nvcnted" 1t states that an
English naval ofcsr who with Napier In the Baltic
and al sebastopol said the Gre exceeded anything he
had ever scen
Our very interesting compilation from recent rebel
oevspspers shows that the fight OF tho Je Davis and
snsiyea Davis factions constantly growing san
vuinary Tho lines between them strictly
drawn and the tonc OF their respective organs towards
each other Is delicously bitter from Northern point Of
view The newspapers opposed TO JEFF. accuse him Ia
Che most open and vehement Of being the cause
or all their recent disasters and they In turn art
charged by JeGs organs with destroying con.
ndencc In the ability Of tho coDfedcracy Y
achieve its independence, preventing the fun on
forcement OF the conscrption and encouraging de
scriion II Is claimed BY the Richmond ediors lha. Tho
ostworks At sayille can soon DO repaired, and that
Hood has not lost many men "a the Northern
Journals report Tho Richmond Who very merry over
what II considers the two failures Of General Butler
che Dutch Gap canal and tho attack on Fort Fisher It
A. reported that the rebel General Stirling Price died re-
oently In Arkansas, OF apoploxy.
EUROPEAN NEWS
Our European nles and special correspondence by the
Asia dated 70 the Gath Of December contain interesting