Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-02-10 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AMERICA.  NEW YORE, Jan. 26th.—The Federal officers who arrived at Cincinnatti, on the 24th, from Knoxville, reported that Longstreet had been reinforced by 20,000 men, and that he was advancing on Knoxville, pushing the Federale bef ,re him.  Advims from Nashville, however, assert that Long. street's movement was only to recover the forage ground occupied by the Federals, and that he is now returning The Chattanooga correspondent of the World asserts that Longstreet's plan of campaign is to endeavour to capture Knoxville, to move immediately to Centre Kentucky, to obtain supplies by this means, and to force Grant to evacuate Chattanooga. A correspondence has taken place between Generals Longstreet and Foster, at Knoxville, concerning the circulation of President Lincoln's amnesty proclamation among Longstreet's troops. Longstreet says If the object in view is to hasten the day of peace. I suggest ' the propriety of the Federal Government oommunieating their views through me rather than through handbill, circulated among the soldiers. General Foster replied, accepting the suggestion that it would have been more courteous to send documents for circulation through General Longstreet, and enclosed copies of the proclamation, relying on General Longstreet's desire for peace, to give them publicity. The guekilla General Morgan is at Atalanta,to organise cavalry to cut off the communication between Chattanooga and Knoxville, or to make a raid on Kentucky. Ile made a speeeli, declaring that the Federals must evacuate Chattanooga. There was considerable excitement at Louisville concerning the anticipated Confederate raid, it being asserted that the Confederates would enter Kentucky at three different points. The Union refugees who have returned to East Tennessee since the Federal occupation, are reported to be committing atrocities and murdering Southern residents here.  The enlistmenta in the Federal army are very numeroul throughout the West. Several entire companies have re-enlisted.  Adviees from Charleston, to the tllst, state that the obstructions between Fort Sumter and Moultree are entirely gone, and the only impediments to the advance of the Federal fleet are said to be those extending from James Island to the-middle groundGeneral Butler reports that he sent three transports and a competent force up the James River, who landed seven miles below Fort Powhattan,.and captured twenty Confederates, seven, of whom belonged to the signal corps, and brought away ninety negroes, besideadestroying large stores. Port Hudson advices, to the 13th instant, report that the Confederates were concentrating around Baton R 'uget The New York friibune states that General Halleek has expressed an opinion that the Confederates will endeavour, in the spring, to transfer the war to the Northern soil, in accordance with the request of the Kansas delegation,.  President-Lincoln has ordered the elections in Arkansas of State officers and members of the States' Legislature on terms somewhat similar to those proclaimed by Banks in Louisiana, except that in choosing State officers the people will have an cpportunity to veto for or against the amendment to the State Constitution abolishing slavery. The delegaes to the State Convention, hell at Little Ruch, have adopted: a resolution requiring lumbers to take oath.  Senator liayard took the oath, and announced his intention of retiting into private Me. The Judiciary Committee of the Senate has discharged from consideration the resolution to expel Mr Davis, of Kentucky, from the Senate.  Senator Hale urges the appointment of a committee to investigate the affairs of the navy deportment, and proved statistically that the United States were called upon to spend this year for the navy more than the combined annual naval expenses of all the European Powers, excluding Denmark and Italy, and forty million dollars more than the naval expenses of Prance. and England during the three years and five months of Crimean war.  The German portion of the Itepnblietin party is said to be opposed/to President Lincoln's re-nomination.