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THE. HOUSTON TRI-WKKKI ,yV ?!f.
XtAIT XI,
VOL XXX—NO 144
HOUSTON, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1865
The Brownsville Rancliero, of February
11th, has the following interesting items :
Mohis Robberies.—A train freighted
with goods, belonging to Messrs. Tabor &
Co., en route to the interior, was robbed
and plundered this week, some lifteen miles
from this city. Lo?s about fifteen hundred
dollars.
'A cold, dvy norther sprang up the first
part of tho week, which had the effect to
dry up the mud in a great measure. We
understand numerous trains loaded for this
point, which have been mud-bound for some
time past, ore expected in .daily.
We have but few items of a local nature
te oiler this week. The continued depres-
sion of trade and the limited arrivals from
the interior, has almost dried up the pon^
from which " ye Local" fished lor items.
Matters stand in tutue quo ; nothing in the
military or civil lino to be recorded. Wild,
vague rumors are to be found current on
the streets; but of them we will take as few
, as possible, Mrs. Joues.
At one of Madame Anna - Bishop's re-
cent concerts, a joui g damsel, wLo setra-
ed to enjoy the 4Lteriaiumi t wi<k great
spirit, expressed herself thus: "S!,o pings
nice!" Aim. st as expressive as. iheije-
maiks of a Frmuhmm in Bocton, wh6
possessed quite an indilTereut knowledge
of the kind's English. Wishing to iuiorm
an Acoeiiciia fiietid of the death of his
faiher in Puriv, und 10 express tbe deep
anguish of Lis heart, he said: "1 fecit-
vore mo« ch diss stizfitd!:'
Foyg was in town the other day, uda
Fopg poscebsed one ct tlio.-e oliroukT prom-
ises to pay, known us a • cevtified ac-
count." fie presumed lha samo at one
■•of the offieia.1 desks of this su'w-clis:rict for
a^p, oval aud payment. The golden vision
of giugling cash brigbfceted his hopes and
anticipations. But Fogg was doomed to
bitter d'siippoiniinout. lie was informed
he ot uld gel no coin, but that "new issue"
whs within his reach. This wao a stun-
nor, tut he ral'ied quickly and replied:
"Major, my wagons are all gote; and yiu
know d—J will I can't tfford to pay
freight!"'
From the News.
' Browjjsvjlke, Feb. 14.—.On yesterday
Maximilian's Minister of Finance reached
We My no. It ladtm*g«fti
■ l or worse, It ta ec wardhs. The Alatgbty
Mffr mad* a no* of muo ihm esnnot te Mi
subject to discipline. The vutid hu po Ha* for
(Bob roMans- Law la supreme. <)• edltoce to
lav la civJitiatloo. Are we not eivll!s«d * We
tie. Yat everywhere do a lawlaaseeas ai.d dteie-
gard of aethonty prevail. And why f Bceaoaa
every where, in the army md In the goverutneut,
la ticking the nerve to enforee the periormauoe
of du'y Mono ntnieaotuly d.Auieaitof all o.h
era, sa the body of Ocofrcs* Itself— both Hca'a
and Peoaie.
ll la tlia implicit, Invariable acknowledgment
of die enprt-maejr of law over nil. that has plaoed
R-jUrd in (he van of -he civilised world It wu
With discipline that Frederick the Gre-t defeated
all the aroiies of Kurcpe. The want of diacipiina
ia one of the leading uauaea which ta fuai defeat-
ing the Confederate Sialea. Oar Vxeeailve eow-
era bei.ire ;be responsibility of enforclog ord«r—
our Uenerala lack . ha ue. re to do U OCio, ra and
men ul fceiun wild In dl^rdtr and lawtetsuess.
What Ooi ril bus betn oautiiereJ for tuooa
peteuoj—wha Lltaie£am Gt.:«rsi for lut'Scicncy
-•what M,Jor UeDoral .ori-.aoeolllly — bat Brig-
adier for wor.hiessnees— what Colonel or Oapiam
shot or Ueleteneca in iht ir ci tnaiacd. ? What
then oan be txpec.ed of the wtn? Are we play-
ing at jnk«irawe with wt men? Oraio we on
.Ueli.z.(J ->i life, libur'y,at dall lh l is defend
valuable to brave m"4u xgatnsi a lltrca aud Im-
placable fct 1 Is th:s a tluiv—Is this a condition
ok tlUlra for mouthing (Itmngbguee,ompolitioat
tucks,to hold command of armies or sol<m>rst It
this a time, and 1* thd ooimirjr in a oooditlon
to uffjrd io luukeof lie roll of i an atylam
for publie imbfcotte), or a nursery of private
toolrV' ,
We want men— earnrt*., fearleei, ait mei>
—iuon who atend In awe of no reeaiie—uieu who
sol to' Hone in thjir p*ih"—men who go rlshi
atraight ho d- -wlllios what shall be—dclng vrhai
ought to be done—fifth.iutf where (be euemy aro—
dying when their tiu.e come*. Kverjwhere, in all
Ihicga Confederate, We lament tha lack of verve.
■ '
Matamoros frpm the city of Mexico. This
is fact No. 2. I presume this arrival puts
an eud t.o the expectation of an early visit
of the Emperor. \
On yesterday morning it seems the slum-
bers or plot'tings of a goodly number of
Mexicans aud Yankees in Matamoros were
suddenly cut short by the officers ofiiene-
ral Mejia, who arrested and lodged in prison
Jiotae say fifty or more of them. As the
day wore on it leaked out that an attack
upon the ci y was expected during the night
by Cortiuas. This produced great excite-
ment in tho city, and by moriuug the
expectation seemed to be pretty general,
that The scenes of last year, still so fresh in
the minds of all here,, would be ^renewed
before morning.
Matamoeos, Feb. 23, 18(55.
Ed. News:—The city is full of strai,ge
rumors, but I j.ay no attention to them.
The (Tuited Staies Consul has closed hit>
office and le.t. The Cenaul addressed a
note to Gen. MejiaJ making som<! com
plaint?, and tLe General replied that he
cou'd hold no official communication with
him; tho Consul wrote, again, insisting on
his ( facial position. The General r> plied
that he was acting uuder Imperial orders
and, so far a9 oHicial intercourse was con
ceracd, he coul l oloso his office; and the
next day he was Oidtrtd to liave in e,ight
days, llo has, consequently, wouLd up
his shop and Lift.
'Gi.n<ral3 Cottina aud Carabnjal have
pron. unccd against the Impeiial Govern-
ment, and have abi ui six hundred mea up
about Camarg\ and the city is uuder
uriub tjid nigh'^all trait 3 arca.c.j pcd
for that "crosiingV troops havc^bceti
tent up to supjrehs the rtvoluiior, which
I ho} e will soon be done; but it, is impos-
sible to tc;l anything about revolutions-
out heie. There is no reliance to be
plac- d on tho trotps in this citj. When
ihey reach Cortina they may also revolt.
Gen. Mejia has a six month's leave of ab-
sence, and will go V the city of Mexico in
* lew days. Gen. Lopez, now command-
ing at . Piedras Negras, will take his com-
ma'nd. . ''
About three weeks ago, an English ves-
sel cleared from this port for Havana, with
cotton and a number <ff passengers, Wnen
within sixty miles of Havana, ehe wfts
boarded by an American ^raiser, and seized
.•us a. prize, and tho passengers And vessel
taken f.o New prleans. It has created a
great deal of excitement here ; fbr, if sueh
things are. tolerated by tte English govern-
thas hobpital, Ai ncrx. £ la.,
DcOemOtr 15(h, 1804.
En. Tel.—AlVr tho npericLoi of ttroewm
ra with hecaval jr iu.oilvo oaonp«igni< g,lam
s tigfled that a Ohupia o can do bat lUtitKin-the
field during thaould moMba. rhia being eoa-
riotioo, iu compliance with tho nqatatof Dr
Loula A. Brya-, made U*t e.miner, I am aan.gued
10 du'.y aaOhapUin of thla Hospital, ublilntxi
tprlnr> U re a wider field la opened pp foraee-
fulncre J one ta whloh maoh «[ocd can-be aeojui-
llahed (.morg tt.o tiek and wounded Texiona
~e have uow about one hundred and fifty pa-
tien;a, one-third of whom are wounded, bnd l>u
oneoaio of aerioo? aicknetr. Alt those who are
abio for duty have been, wlti.ia a f«w daja, beat
to tbe front. M\ firiteiUoial duty here w^a to fol-
low to the grave, priva e A J 01*1, company K.
10.h Fexaa fulantry. AHer the body waa ower^d
Into the grave, and appropriate aervioe wa« per-
formtd, then the military houor« foJ^we., and
,a tad work w « over. Ti:ua oje after another
pusses away. Oh I who ha* notion a frie din
thla bloofly etruxgie 1 Yet, " K rtb haauo aoriow
ih>t UCkven cannot heat. "
let.er fr. m tho Bangers.
•J
■f
I find htie, with his f«tber, the Btiv. B. 9 Per-
ry aud family, of the Tex, i O-inferenoe. He was
menf, tho' commerco of 'this port will be
broken up.
NKRVr.
Vroin Uj<- Chirf!eeton Mnrcury.
"H Rra.,j Lrili'U litdci-'iKy In otlr tfa!r«, polifirnl
i,ud i> lt'tnry, 1i, au'i h*s ever been. tLe went ut nerve
gi iu 1 pviitic', ai d ueu anogl.-ia tn ihfl«r
v !e —;«.ri f ttio no^ulate, und lear ot tbe aoldt<-ry.
Y, t tio;b v ' P « c.nd aigike areabo^e their lexer's
B n are ui Jit eii'ju li «. b. tli braver, both mure com-
leirnt io ttio '.rk.'.s. It, istba we kn^-t of ihote In
p^wvr tlmttia^ wtii ui^.h W ltd tbo cause, not tbi
u,a-,s of i.iti'iii«eut uj. n w..o orlglnatid and havt
Ui ii hi it ttir^ouii all'kuvc/t-l le.«, In ajilte of Oonxrea
„l<u il«nd Ks.jcn ivetoily ud vice. What we mom
wd i in-w., ud us.eivei ii. eded,i nerve— r.erve, not
to t>i vult iJw.'UQi to t-nf.trce Uw; nei v^, ui^t to run Into
(Zce a(d liiejj* ity, Opt to in Int. in an ltifl?Xlbli
obtJIem r to U a..d duiy. N.rve to be tteady am<
A BLa^teiiibie, uoi ibe i>.e umptuous i.ru^auce i« oot-
bt, p i..w a: J a -ttup power; ue.ve to f-to iiie euciuy
nui nerve to bat y aiid i pieu fiieud*. We want
litvp in C i K'e~ ,• >< aut Lei-,e inom Uineraly. I
if n*rv>! ttiat n -> tarrhd Sherman to ttavenuab—It 'i
!u> w ica in i.o sail jn x tlin to tn>. ti.t C^.ifodeia
tyin ball t..j 1.-ai. .uu y ui al.cipiltc— u urn j v,
e —ii t • niob of i raj,i fti-m. n >*. jjo gtne«
r itii i ll oi twtutyt,rlhir.y thousand meu. ana
twenty oi ti l(iy .\u..u.*u I:. I-, j ded. Ill* lucu uUno
i u ttelr ut ot io-|- ople'a chlCL'en ccops aodban
jariit. Jl.i .in a.e'all i: hand at thilr posfc lit
li. ,tli ti.eni P '-re. lie i Ui i erat,
i i.i codliiofi tf the CotifetK'raM toldiery In
ibi^ dtpartniti.1 lind oiheraar* linlebetter> 4a a
diitrrv.-u io ui cjui .iv, to ihe oattae, and to the
firata Chaplain in the araiy, until failing health
quired hit re«'go tl<>a, then cte l La Mil-
sioiiar*. During ihe acsalen of the new Montgom-
ery Ooi.feronce, whi-ti bus juet met at Ttukeegaf,
Aia.,h' has'b-jeo 4B«lfTj 'a to the pastorate oi the
uhurch In boiuidesboro', Ala., for the eutult>g
ycur. It-i his expectation to return to Tt s%a at
ter the war. He ia a yonng m n of nuch promise
an ', a wi le field of urtfuiuvM U btfore him in the
future. During my trip Oo#n from North Alabama,
my traveling compai uir. waa tbe Kef A. W P^rka,
aUo of tbeTexaa Conterenoe. He was chaplain
in iVuut's L -ali n 101 aoiu^ cltue, > ll yfaa thou tr«n -
on Bit to VI " Xufailliy, in WtiU h were
m. iij-oi tot companion < i U-< a ly life, iio v/as for-
iouaiiea to ai e ta tbt U^'rgl i Ooufureuce at Mllle..g-
vul", mt btteruiaii's rai'i pivrentea Its mecUnii. fie
uas n.w rcturi.ed to the ..ewy ot 11 nnsatec. lie hat
ecteb.iahtd tue cliaraJie. of a luboiioae and efficient
Un. plain. I ave recently Uarued with grutlfieailou
that Uh plaia Hudson, ti b re'as U.valry, Kjt ' Bri-
gade, who wtB tipno.-nl iu >fttlly wounded ut New-
•an, it.rtUif ftlcOouk's ra'>, !s slowly rocovuil g
Wuilct pas lag itir< n/.ii Ujit'iLI', wo were detained 36
iicUiS, wltich ufi'ordea an cppoicu. l j lor iuip(H.tli>K
tbe foria and i.r;<.si*ofke, from which the enemy
loured «ucb bl ower.- i i r Innie-.-lj Jt and shell upon
Jrli e's udvanciuK colnmue, I could aci>rcely rca iae
tuat li Wu? ibe . j mV pi c> we .ad occupied eo long
aitar the battle vf Si.l;. Ii. fae ilmbet bao now an
io n rut do n for .i uii.c aLd a bail around the to Wu,
aid lo; g 1 nea oi vnire. ciiraei ta were every when
vL-it-iO, > itb atrone toils at. t-veiy angle. It H #n0-
cepMole ot'lieins made vc:y for difsuce. Neat
the iie-ry fun ou tLe noi ib side ot tbe M. A C. K. it ,
rou will sec a ne** grave uc vsed. and upon the bead
ooaid, yon wlil read "OjI. W. P. K dg rn, 2i T< xai-
lifuLtij ." 'fhert re t ili <!ust of tbe noblr, le.vii
T.xuw.Jivt where iie ieti two j ears ago, in irt Li. oi
tue tiuuru.'U.e, from waicn tl<e ni>!;bty canno,
oeioiitd form its h.ai-lnt ihut.. lint a ftw feet uioit
and h- w. u ft stand up. n thoaa walls aud wave Lie
woid In vlcto.y. JSui tlie Uanul idas against bit-
il'.tle bu d, wbo would march tt.n usti ibis cordur. ot
flre alter tii( it beloved l.kdor.and storm tbo.w )m>
p.egnatle holRbta. cariyli'* taruaue iind dc. th I'jM.
tue very Uoaita 0 lia dis^ued 'kinder*, weie toe
ii.uch. .!• o ili^y ire iwrc-u i . rtii.e «hr.itigU ;he Vdj
JiAd i,f (Ualh, uiid teaifo.-tk of liiotliLg oull.te auu
tfti
d buritloa shellH.
The unujttkl horaista d np.syed ii) thai ebarge
cha.ll-.rgcd the a>lml a'.lon of the ioe. He wu
hocqred with a gruve upon the Rcil which wa
moi>teb(d with hi* blood. Over that manly heart
which shall ioT'„ no moicon earth, the band ot
i ffis.ten ba pUatcd a luvely rose tuth, wh'cb
will biocm iu tue op-.-niug epriug, fit emblem oi
that trigbt r«aur. eo. ion ^lorh, a hen the cold
* let r of .h.'grave (bail be ever, and the glorified
hoc? shall come forth .into a new lite. 1 tncioae
a sprig from i\ as a souvtoltr of the sacred spot
where lbs dead w rrlor skeps. Io this connec-
tion I Oinuotroiralii from aiding, aUo,atribuit
to the memory of LUr. 8. P. Batcbelor, Co. 0
of '.he Haulers, wno Itll mortally wounded neat
C osievllle, Ga.,early in Noytiuhtfr. falling iuto
the ecemy's hands, be soon died and was builfd
by ibem iu Horn-.', Ue was ecuimai.ding his
tympany at It.o liiu-, aid was engaged ina
in a haad to band fight when be rooeived the
fit; 1 shot. Tl.ui piiubod one of our ucbltst com
r;id> s A deeidod Chrntiau, a genial cobpinion
horr u«h < llioer and a gullaot soldier, his lost
ii lrreparab'e. To him i cculd always iotk ioi
syinpath' an.las.lsktnce iu isy work. Ue was my
ptrskiial filciid, t d u.y hi other in (brut, f-n
he, too, bus fought tt.e g >od light, HuUbed his
course, kndj,0jr is al rist. Ai. the s^me time
Wd). .m Nicholson, Cn I) , was okoitally wi end-
ed and sood died. He wat ourtsd un tbe fiela tho
xt j a y. Sjon afterirarCS J uo' 8. Siewait, Co
H >*..a Lot in the h«*d L.ar d-adsen, ai;d aiter
In ;;oi4i g .tree or four days, he died at Jackson-
rille. Uiipt. Hariy Huuttr. Co K. about tbe
same time, died in the buvpital at UuiObTii.o, Alt
irooi iropaf, and Jno llutrj, Cj_ D was ao>.i-
dentLll) wuuid.-d OlI i'J.U aui died' on 31*1 t hose
wore all otoit.i j<ji s, u;ea -vao had oi ten stormed
up uiitiifch iho th.tk and im jky clouds of bai.to
tbrougti'iho Iron and Italun bail,through the very
Jaws ot oeu\h, ai.d nat si.zjJ viciory irom lit
hideous baciotn t;r a. Hal one by ooe tiiese
veteranshittr ,i. suukuols, and tbeir work being
done, thty ytelu up the epulituih* God who gate
it. 'Tie t<j theprioeof such blood that liberty is
booght- Inliogii, too,have reachcd usfrom South-
ern «., that the y*.ui.g ani culvalrio Lt. Jno
Kelskelf, C. . K , was tnatautly> anied hy a bill
■nutlet leading a charge, and soon af.er David
Mac ate, Co. K, had ti-j.h h.i ligs shot offbtlo*
ihe klirO bf a cannon ba.i, aud af.er ilugtf.
ti g severtl hours ho dlod In the talih of ibo Cos-
pti. Obi God. how long t how long *h ll the
yott.g and nobio of our latU be il. red tons
iSC 5-- fjr libt.'ti ? Wo SMroeaJy taVule luee,
0* nil ;h ♦to'.ionte fcf a e/'ast.iitd g^rpel, ny
onr tarings, our furrows ana our teats, and the
preictouce of (u> power, io gif u ttu peaco we
crav<s,*ud pat It iu,o tbo heads of our eu :acl«s to
ciftse tUir state. B<o«nil., too, Lieut VV. R
Friend, Co., C, has been s«*«reiy wouuiied tbro
the ebouider# Jn.i. H. ifowKr, do ihroiigti '.he
h |ii Whilst Ll. SiOtm el z, Co. Q-J flejrgg Allen
Cc. I 1 1?. J. tta.kta-,0 O f Jue P, Uairt!, Co
a. tavo kit bc'ia wounded slightly, in*
bury'« brt|aJo, whj Iras aoaodsd \briagh the
breast at Jonr tx>ro ; whilst eomlog ta the nnspl
tal, he was las ool i«Jon,havingouo leg broke*
katlow the knee and the other ankle disloeated
He Is sow walking about and slowly laorovlag
Lt Ool. Kiugsiaud of tha same brigade who had
returned tiMte command at Atlanta but fonr days,
from a severs round. ttd was again b tdly wound-
ed la the thigh, is now with us and walks readily
■pon bis arutohes. A few days sgo a Urge aeii
was forwarded here from tbe snny P 0 , bearing
late daUs from retainer thi 40seat f/oesrisauat
ciprtsi mail It i< tue first mail— a*o atrag-
gimg leitere—tt at I have over rsoeiv«d through
that ch nn- f, Htiberto It has failed to bring mail
matter fcr the atuiy.
There is now to alte.native for q*, as yoor last
osrds str.ted that the Qoveinueothsd J ;rvc:ed you
not to forward letter* by couriers iu ihe future
Tq them we havo been indebted for fourteen ont
of every iwonty letters received. Jt may do bet-
ter in the fuluie. litectus o>-w our only chance.
Those writing t> the Hangers and the llih lexas
c n direot their I. iters simply to ' AuaraN, At* "
^(givlnc compunv art regimen'.) aud ibey wUi
reach th Ir destinatiou througn mi. The late
movements of tha urmlei have ueraiged all p'ans
Mutt mailer directed io '-The Arms of tenuea-
aee," goes to Xeunessee, wn. st (sA> regimenb
are in Uouiborn Georgia. The "T<Vs Depot" baa
befcu rsfuge^lng s.-mniime from Atlauta and Is
noWbere. This is theoul* "Texas Hospital" in
operation. The fucds reut Io me for U:« i-eue at oi
sick and woutnud Tt xians, are distributed as fol-
lows—all th ist seoi. fcr the « Batareie" are kepi
fji their u.-e; wi.nsi thoothi r funds,Tor "Duiiilng't
llo-pllwi, arc distributed to T. x!an wnerove-r 1 Uuu
thein s elc, WuULd u . ul In neeo ot clO:hing or otne,
coiuioiie. It U rartiy :ny woik uere to \tait oihei
hospital* a it io<_,k u. our ewn triop.i. Money iorf
watUed IhTeugl. yuu iui tuls purpose will te UiSlrlL-ut
ed ae el: ourusiaL ce.-4 .eoui to rtouiie. ll baa brouani
Joy to i'any a nooie -o.(iter's l.eart, wh;n tar liou.
iiome ana without tinti tciit mousy tor b's actua
noeeasities to be.suppled. We have nod.a t lw«i
heavily id MKd'i- T> nu^ s e and there wl.l be a ttelu
-«<Je«liintf a.tj. it un.><le to go niysr f, 1 would u>
gr^ iaeu toloi Wuid i,i<m uy tut:re to souie Judicium
ft'lend lor c:at:ioitilon. Ncid J:.p^,alto eUl peOuli
at homti f^r neip < l'he e ar* your fneuu.i, your ci_ll-
(trtn, ban-: i>f your t.e>* e, nn-i flo->h ot your fieeutaue
shall i'i' y ever tuflji wuiaiyou have euoiKb and te
uparc f I tr. w ntt K. *. B.
r*. 8—Af.er otirreluri from the Middle iennecaei
raid, aluigj muii aw. Urd ua, brluging dales Ui
ihr^ugu ibe past, two years. Tju kcoouuk. lor let'eri
not a. eweieu w.liieu long aao. K. #. B.
«... rjssse*- ,y
TELtOBl.'IS,
Macon, Jan. 25.—Qovtruor Brown has
convened L'je Legislatuie, to assemble on
the 15th day of February, to complete
their legislation, unfinished on the ap-
proach of the enemy,v
Char lksto.n, Jan. 25,—Our scouta re-
port tbeeneu.y near Pe^taiigo withdrawn
a short distune \ *
A large body of troops from Savannah
is reported-on the Augusta road.
The objeot of the latter movement ia
not asotrtained.
Richmond. Jan. 25.—The Confederate
fleet in James River attempted to pass the
obstructions at the head ot Farrar's Island
yesterday
A wooden gunboat, carrying one gun,
ran aground, aud was abandoned and
blown up.
The iron-clad Fredericksburg passed
the obstruction?, but retutfrad* in oonte
quence of the Virginia and Richmond
running upon shoals b-uwfen the Dutch
Gap (2aual and Howiett.
They got"oif at high tide, and returned
wfth the Fredericksburg to their usua
moorii'g.
Richmond, Jan. 25.~The Senate, after
discussion of the bill inoreasing the num-
ber of aoting midsLipmen, which the
PreeideLt had vetoed, was again passed
Yeas, 15; nays, 3. The Senate then re-
solved ittself into sccret test-ion.
The cuixency bill was passed yesterday
in secret session, without any important'
amendments.
In the House, Mr. Leach submitted a res
olution condemning the employment of ne
gro feoldiers in the Confederate army, which
was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairt?.
The Senate bill increasing the maximum
rates of compensation allowed to railroads
forjflfinHporution of the mai d passed, and
BY TELEORAPE
wbUe'siis. ce <>f ar Isthete aay Iloob yalab>lt- — — -- „,.,,if, u - — -
>y h«iw|v.n Confederate tolcUi andihtdiscipllLel MCotgo «ry .tssctjutijr, fct. b. Wwd, ot Qr>a
tWoti
self in
onWotlon of Mr. Lyon, the House resolved
itself into secret, season
Headij'rh Armv of Tenncsskk,
Tupelo, Miss. Jan. 2if.
Sotditrs—At my request I have this day
been relieved from the command of this
army. In taking leave of you, accept my
thanks tor the patience with which you
have endured your many hardships during
the recent campaign.
I am alone responsible for its conception
and^ strove haa d to do my duty in its exe
cution. 1 urge upon you the importance
of giving your entire support to the distin-
guished boldierwho now assumes command
T shall look with deep kitorett upon all
your future operations and rejoice at yotir
success. , J. 13. HOOD, Gen
SfcXATK. «
Monday, Jan. 2:i—Mr. Oldham of Texas,
offered the following resolution, which was
laid on tho iable and ordered to bo printed.
Hesolved, That the committee on finance
bq instructed to inquire into the expediency
and practicability oi adopting the following
measures as a means of restoring aud sus-
taiuing the financial credit of the govern-
ment, to-wit:
First, 01 Auditing tile outstanding circd-
lation of trflfeury notes by law, so that it
shall never exceed the maximum of one
hundred'and fifty millions of dollars.
Second—Of kvytn j a tax of onti per ct.
upon all the subject* of taxation specified
in ihe aot of Febralry, 1804,« to bu col-
lected in treasury notes at their market
value in specie, tlu vnluo to be aeccrtain-
ed and made known, from time to time in
modes prescribed by law.
Third, Of levying an export duty of 25
per cent, upon tho value of all exports, to
^>e collcctei in specie or in the Coupons oi
the Fiye Hundred Million Loar, under the
act of i'oo. 17, lS'ji, the S| eoie so colleo-
ted to be applied U tne redemptio n if the
coupons of said loan."
Sh&evbpokt, Fob. 2^, 18(15.
The Alexandria Democrat, of tho 22d,
has 8ouihorii'di8natohos.
Petkrsbuku, Feb. 6.—Tho enemy de-
monstrated heavily on our right to-day.
Our pickets in Gen. Gordon's front, were
driven in early ibis morftinR. A portion of
the. enemy's foroe reached Vaughan's rond
aud crossed Hatcher's run. Some skirm-
ishing oocuned, but no engagement yet.
The objeot of ihe enemy's movements not
yet developed. The euemy's trams have
been inoissamly ruuuing tor the last two
nights, buppostd to be ourrying troops.
From seven to ten o'olook last night,
the heaviest oannonadiug that has ooour-
red for weeks, to< k- plijce on our left,
tfausedby the enemy shelliug our Chester-
field works. No oa.-uaUies on our side.
Charleston, Feb. 6.—The press repor-
ter sayH aouuts r< port a foioe of the ene-
my twelve miles from Silver tree run, a*.'
another body moving on M ihc \. i,l A
anxl Rangeburg read, crossing iLe Saltih-
hatchie at Buford's bridg?, and moving on
the Baford and black well road. AN strong
force was cros^iug on the left of Adam's
ford, aiid skirmishing going on there.
Pexeksburu, Fob. 7.—There was heavy-
firing going on yesterday and to-Jny,
which iexulted favi ribly to our arms. Du-
ring a reoonoisauce uade yesttrdiy, tho
enemy attacked atd f. reed our divis'on'b
back some distance ; we were roinforotd
by Geo. Gordon's division; the euetn^ was
forced back ; the enemy beiug heavily re-
iuforced attacked and drove our rneo, uu-
til being strengthened by Mahone's divis-
ion commanded by Gen. Finnlgan, a grand
charge was made by the two divisions,
and the enemy's l.ncs broken. A running
fight was ke^t up until dark, when the
Yankees took shelter in their works in
Ilatober's run, from which they were not
dtivec. Gen. Pegrain was killed. Many
of the enemy were kil!ed and wouudedaud
a few were taken prisoners. This morn-
ing the enemy advanced aud charged out
Hues south of ButgeJs' mills, but were
handsomely repulsid. In a cbar&e upou
the enemy, Gen. Sorre l, of Georgia, was
painfully wouuded. Very heavy firing
wats heard this aft* rnoon iu some direc-
tion, but the cause is not ascertained.
Richmond, Feb. G.—Ihe following was
laid before Congress ihis forenoot :
Executive Chamber, i
Richmond, Feb. 6, 1805. f
To the Senate and ..lloute of Representa-
tives of the Confederate S ates:
1 recently received information whiob
satisfied me that the President of the
United States was disposed to oonfer infor-
mally with unoffioial commissioners that
might be sent by ma with a view to the
restoration of peace. I requested lion. A.
H. Stephen?, Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, aud
Hun. Jonn A. Campbell, to prooeed through
our lines and hold a conference with Mr
Linooln or such persons as he might de-
pute to repieseni him. I herewith eub"
mit for the information of Congress, the
report of the eminent citizens above
named, .howing that the enemy refused to
enter into negotiations with the Confed-
erate States, or any ot them separately, or
to give to our pecple any other terms or
guarantees, than those which Congress
may grant, or to permit as to have a voice
onauy othet bists than oo our uucoudi-
tional submission to their will, coupled
with ihe acceptance of their recent legis-
lation, including the amendment of the
Constitution emancipating a.l r.eitro slaves
with the right on the pari of the Federals
to legislate upon all suljeots in relation
to the white and black population each.
Such is as far aa I oan understand the
effect of the amendment ot the Constiiu
tion, wtich has beeu adopted by the Con-
gress of the Uuiied State-*.
(SignedJ JEFFERSON DAVIS.
President.
Richmond, Feb. t>.
To tbe President of the Contederate
Stateb:
upon him to remit ihelr pains aad Nul .
ties if peace be retUji ed. During tho omu
feretce the proposed amendments to tko
Constitution of tho United States, adlntld
by Congress on the 81st, were brought U '
•ur notice. These amendments ptovide
that neither slavery acr. involuntary 8er-
vitud^, execp' for -ciimrs, should exist
w*l{)!n Uulled 8.ates, or any plaoo
wtthiu us juribdiotion.and Congress should
have the power to ouforee the amendment
by appiypriate legislation.. Of >11 the
correspondence precedin* ihe oonforotco
herein mentioned and leading to the sam«>
you have heretofore been informed. '
Very respectfully, your ob't s'vts
Bigued, a. H. STKPHusa'.
, R. M. T. Hunter.
.. "J0841 A, Camvbblx,,
Macon, Feb. 8.—Advio. s from South
Carolina slate that on the 2 J inst., the hos-
tile foroes were on the opposite banks of
the 8altihatohle.' Ou the 3d, «bn Yau
Wees or—d tho river waist deep, between "
"r;r \: J ^7er B bridge : also, abVo
tho la'ter, fi tnjiing our position and «ob-
pelllj g our forces to fall back behind the "
Edisfo at River's bridge. .The firhtinc
was quite sharp for several hours The
4<iih Georgia militia suffere sseverely On
tho 5th k was reported Th t the enemy had
u t y«t crossed River's bridge. The sev-
euteenih aimy corps was sta ed to- be al
Barnwell Court House. HeaVy caftona-
ding hoard all day in the direot.on of
Bi tubum, It is reported that Sherman is
marching on Branohville with t wo columns
of forty thousand men. It I, euf-posed ho
would attempt to cut the railroad midwar
The wiie ceased working beyond Aucusta
on the mornitog of the 7th.
Macon, Feb. 9.-The following was
received by oourier from Augusto. A por-
tion of Sherman's army have ou tho rail
road just below Wilii*ton. They pro-"
ceeded down the road tearing it np as they
wen'; Blaokwell and Barnwelll Court
Houses were burned.
' DelaieJ Northern Dlopn(l hot.
New York, Fob. 10.—Tbe Richmond
Dispatch says tbe meeting called by Gor.
Smith for the reception of the news from
ihe peace interview, was more largely at-
u-nd d than any meeting ever attended in
Richmond. Jeff. Davis made a apeeoh, in
which he faid he had entertained but little
hope of offering honorable terms, eo long
as the cause was meeting with reverses,
yet in deference to the sufferings of the '
people, he had consented to make an offer
to obtain that independence which no
other power on earth but Yankees would
think of denying. As to tho conditions of
peao •, Davi* em i".*<«<iily asserts, that
nothing save the independence of the Con*
fjderaey could ever have his tauction with
the Mpprvoal of Provldcnce, which he oou
clusively believed waa on their side and
with the united vtu'oa of the people, ho
doubted not that victory would yet orowa
their labors. Be'ore re-uniting, ho would
yield np everything h« had on earth and
s^orifloo a thousand lives. He spoko
three-quarters of an hour in this strain.
A Srti ie* of resulutions spurniug Pres-
ident Lincoln's terms, and expreasions of
gratitude to soldiers pleuging lives,
lortuoes, ani thjir sacked honor to the
oause, were adopted. A great war meet-
ing was called, to meet Thursday, at
which Stephene, Hunter aud other leading
t.*n were announced to speak,
in the rebel Senate on Monday, Mr.
Semnies, of Louis%na, in reply to the dt-
rnaud for re-instating Gen. Joe E. John-
si on said he had never wou a pitohed
battle, but in his retreat from Dalton to
Atlanta, he had lost twenty two thousand
men, ai,d ihat was his intention, to aband-
on Atlanta
Wiufall of Texas, defended Johnston
°id denounced the administration.
CONSCRIPT.
* ,*TLe Mobile Register reports that a stea-
mer powerfully aratei has just been com-
pleted at thf>t city, tuid haa taken her
place in tue harbor. She has not only
elegance, but spce.i and streogib. Oar
Day city rebels we trust will show their
haads to advati *ig4 wkoa called upon
Sir:—Undtr your letter of tbe 28th ult.,
appointing us commi&sioneris, we proceed-
ed to seek an informal interview with
Abraham Lincoln, President of ihe Uai<ed
States on the snject mentioned in your
letter. The conference granted, took
place on the steamer anchored in Hampton
Rhoad', where we met President Lincoln
and the Hod. Mr. Seward, Seoietary ot
State. We continued there several hours,
and wasbothfull andexplioit. We learn-
ed from thtin, that the mersaga of PseB
ideut Lincoln, in the Congress of the
United States in December last, explains
bis sentiments as io the terms, conditions
and mode of proceeding, on which peace
cau be st cured by the seceded S<aie*, and
we were Lot.tied that ihcy would not he
modified or altered to attain that, end
We understand from him that no terms oi
proposal of any treaty or agreemi ni look
ing to uliijaate settlement would be eulei
tamed or made by him *itii ihe authoriii- s
of the Conltderaie States, because thai
vtould be an acknowledgement of ihe i ec-
t'gnition ot their existence as a separate
power, which ut.dtr to circumsiance-i
would be done, and i< r like reasons, that
no such.ie>iiib would be entertained from
him by the States tepaia el); that no - x-
tended truce or aimist.ee, m at presi-ni
advised, wuu d be giauted or allowed,
without saiislac oiy a surancaiu advance
of the corupleie restoration of the author
iiyofthe ConsLiiJticn and laws of ihe
Ui ited feu tes over ail places within ttie
Confederate Stutes, that whatever • cou-e
(^uenctsoiay fo.lovr from the re eatab i«1i '
iiieot ut ihu' authoi iiy, they mu-t tie no
cepted; but iniihi iuaU subj ct to
ihe paitif and penalties of ih: la«
of the Unite 1 StatiB might r«ly up n
a ve y liO«ial use ol tiie powers etnferrtd
We hear that the price of gold is rapid-
ly falling eastward of this place. Wo
have been informed tuatu few days ago it
8-nd in Augu-ta at thirty. Shebe says
when it gets down to Un he believes he
will buy a dime.—Macon Telegraph.
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AUCTION SALE,
Appointed fur
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "M, 186.').
By
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Stands adjourned to
SAT fJHD \Y, FEBKDfHY 25th, 1865.
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