The New York herald., 1865-02-02
New York, Thursday, February =, 1865
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
rne three rebel peace commissioners -Messrs Aexan.
rebel Senator and John A. Campbell, rebel Assistant
Secretary Of wsr-ieft Richmond Sunday last were
passed through General Grants lines Tuesday, and
reached Fortress Monroe yesterday for the purpose Of
attempting % oiiec arrangement with the national
government for cessation OF hostltes The Richmond
papers say, though, that these gentlemen left there
without any formal credentials and merely informal
agents. those journals do appear very sangune
OF the mission being crowned with any great amour, Of
success One OF our Washington correspondents states
that it is not likely Mcssrs Stephens Hunter and Camp.
bell will for the present further than Fortress Mon
roe Secretary Seward has gone them that
point having left the national capital yesterday. We
give sketches this mornings of the three rebel
commissioners
In connection with their announcement Of the depar
parure OF their peace agents the North OF the
journals Of Richmond give that bearers OF dcs
patches from the English and French governments had
arrived in that CITY, but add that they could
sutheatc Tho Dispatch has a report that the
French Minister Washington has demanded his pass
ports
The adoption by the House OF Representatives OF the
Senate resolution for the abolition and prohibition Of
slavery throughout the limits OF the republic has
mot with a spirited response from the people
Of the North salutcs in honor Of the event
roi in cities yesterday Governor Fcnton
sent message into both houses Of our Legis-
lature, recommending immediate concurrence their
part and joint resolution introduced in both the
benate and the Assembly, which, under the rules,
had 70 lie for day. FREQ Maryland
has boon tho 6rst to rafy the action Of Con.
gress Governor Bradford, OF that State yesterday
morning announced TO its Legislature the fact of
Che adoption OF the resolution Congress- the House
Of Delegates immediately took up and concurred by
vote Of dfy three to twenty three Governor Andrew
OF Massachusetts, has directed the firing OF salute Of
hundred guns and recommended the ringing Of the
church bells for hour Our Washington dispatches
detail interesting incidents connected with the adoption
OF the important by the House OF Represcn
latives
In the kentucky Senate, on the ZIn uu, resoluons
n fvor OF the abolition OF slavery and OF the consttu
tioua a,ndmcnt for that purpose introduced and
Discussed Finally substitute for them was adopted
rby seventeen to 6een votes This declares to be the
duty Of the Legislature to pass such laws as will so dig
nifty labor as to free white aborers TO settle in the
State
ny tho arrival here yesterday Of the steam transport
suwo Nada from Hilton Head on the 2oth ult, we have
aater dispatches from Savannah. Two disastrous fires
supposed TO be the work OF rebel iuccndares occurred
IN that city on the 27th aud 2sh ut destroying large
number OF buildings said that by the second fire ten
Blocks wore burned One magazine was EXPLODED ana
che incendiares had made preparations blowing uphe
arsenal and with probably the greater part Of the city
o. /, contained thirty Of powder keg Of POWDER
with the top removed, had been placed agans; the
bufdng 30 that single falling spark would have caused
~ awful explosion Fortunately was discovered In
time Only three lives known to have been lost
Additional troops from General Shcrman's army had
gone 70 Beaufort C. Ono Of correspondents reitcr
,os tho statement regarding the Union o. Georgia
having held meetings. organized associations for
sbe,r mutual protection and called on General Sherman
Tor assistance which had been promised He says the
movement extends over nine counties. Ten thousand
Bales OF tho captured had been shipped North
and q crowd OF othor vessels being loaded
with H. Tho distribution Of the supplies Of food
and clothing from the people Of this city and
3oston was being proceeded with meeting to express
ho thanks Of the people Of Savannah for these welcome
<r,fts was held at the Exchange the 25th ult Ad
resscs were made by the Mayor and others and appro
nriate resolutions adopted The gunboat DaiChng go
asrouud IN the Combahee the 10th ult, and was
ot ON rc BIZ the rebel guns and burned to the waters
cdsa The rebel General Hill has issued orders for al
mon combatants TO leave Augusta Ga rebel despatch
from Macon, Ga, says that one column Of sherman'
army Is marching on Charleston and two columns OF
Dranchyilie, s. O.
About four hundred bales OF cotton were destroyed b
Gro on the Custom House wharf AZ Wilmington, N G
and two carloads -four miles from town, N the Wcdo
Railroad, on the 28lh ut whether the burning wa
accidental, was the commencement OF carrying on
che reported rebel design destroy ali the staple in th
vicinity, does not clearly appear by the blowing NJ
or Fort Caswc the robcls completely destroyed tho rive
saco OF that strong work All the guns IN il wore spt
and their carriages destroyed Al snithyirc, smal
placo on the west sido OF Cape Foa rver ani en ue