The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-20

AteSH tOEPeuOeS-0 portion OF which
j were'put down week ago. He furthe1
, states that William r.. Lynch is actine
as admiral Of the station, and lives a
Smithyille; that Robert F. Pinckney il
acting as commodore Of the station
aaoat, having only small tug, without
any considerable armament, under his
command; that the iron clad ram, for.
. merly inthe river, got aground and burs,
open, and was dismantled Of her engines
and armor; and that the Tallahassee put
to sea on the night of the 22d or 23d oil
, December, with from six to eight huns
dred. bales of cotton on board, by way Of
the western bar, with a view to bring
back a cargo of hard coal sufficient to
enable not only herself but the Chicka-
manga also to put to sea on another pri-
Watering expedition. He assigns as a
reason for his desertion long continued
and growing discomfort with his officers,
his treatment and fare, and the cause for
which he has been fighting
THE PEACE MISSION OF BLAIR-IIIs RE-
TURN TO WASHINGTON.
The papers contain a great many dis
patches from Washington about Mr..
Blair's mission to Richmond. He re-
turned to Washington on the afternoon
Of Monday on the steamer Don flagship
of the Potomac llotilla A telegram to
the Tribune (Blair's organ for the time
being says:
Nothing was known to her officers
| about the result Of his mission to Rich
mond, but it was observed that Mr.. Blair.
was in remarkably good humor, from
| which the inference was drawn that he
had accomplished a gratifying success.
The Don arrived at Aiken's landing, on
the James river, on Monday last, and re-
manned until Saturday.
All that is certainly known in Wash
ington tonight Of the much talked-of
mission is that while Mr.. Blair was cour-
tcously treated by jeff. Davis, he accom-
plshcd nothing whatever. He had a
full and frank conversation With the rebel
President, but it was private, and resulted
in nothing. Mr.. Blair has not repeated
this conversation, and will not and any
accounts which may so from this city to-
night touching his mission which differ
from this will be fabrications or specu-
lations.
1t is needless to say that jeff. Davis
has sent no letter to Mr.. Lincoln, and
made no sign of lowering the Confederate
hag-none whatever.
Ex-Governor Jacobs, Of Secesh and
Kentucky, came up from Richmond with
Mr.. Blair. He represents the feeling for
peace to peryade all classes in that city,
and to extend to officers of high grade in
the army. Among the working classes,
he says, it amounts to an aching de
mand. He predicts that there will be
cessation OF hostilities within two
months, and proposal Of peace upon
some terms Of reunion from The Con
federate Government to ours
This is quite in contradiction Of the
indications of a fact reported by. an off
Ger arrived today from tho interior of
North Carolina, that the rebels have al
ready in the field, armed and equipped,
thirty regiments of freed Slaves.
The Tribune says, editorially:
Mr.. Blair has returned from Richmond. i
lie reached Washington yesterday. OF =
course, he has not yet proclaimed the /
result of his visit, if it has had any result.
md will only do so when he Tor the Pre- u
sident) shall think fit. Meantime we Q
may safely presume that the war is not !
)ver-that the rebellion has not vet col
arsed-that the Union is not practically
'estored. But We abide in the faith that. Il
whatever the direct issue of Mr.. Bla;r's $
,lsit to the Confederate capital, its in Il
iuence will conduce to the reunion and l.
of our country. NIr. Blair /
vent animated by a profound desire and D
modest hope that he might be instrue. q
mental i'll Fastening the return of peace
here is nothing sinister, nothing under n
land, IN his effort. Should it be crowned u
nth success, he will account this the n
hlef glory of long and useful life, Oh
md should he fail to effect a pac;fc,-
on-as we deem more likely-he will Ii
ct have done his country Signal ser -
ice by assuring the South that our al
government is not yindictiye, and doee
OF insist On an unconditional surrender BE
ut Is ready and eager to co operate in 70 70
he restoration of an honorable and last Ill
g peace. Only to achieve this much * y \
o1h the cost of many journeys from n n
'ashington to Richmond. for
A Ro
A Washington telegram in the Hera1d VI
yes the following incidents of the visit. an
Mr.. Francis P: Blair, ST., arrived hero ru
'out tour o'clock this afternoon from
trip to the rebel capital. His miss;on sa,
ere was one of purely private cha,ac.
:. Inc pass accorded him to enter the r .
bel lines not only recited that he ras Il, lie