Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1865, Page 1

°* WAWRINGTON EVENING STAR PULLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNBAY,) ‘aa- AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, " ‘re corner af Pennsylvania av. and 1th strect, Br W. D. WALLAOH. Spa TE ‘The Prax is served by thé carriers to their sub- ‘ im the City and District for TWELVE ‘Sp s HALF CENTS PER WEEK, Pricz FOR MAILING .—Bingle copy, three cents; one month seventy Ave cents; three months, one dollar end Ay cents; six months, three dollars: one year. sez deliars. No papers are sent from the office jonger taan paid for, yas WEEKLY Syan onedollar and a half a year. TRAVELERS’ DIREOTORY. BALTIMORE & OHIO RB. 00. ou= Wasuineron. December id, 1964, On and after Sunday, December 18, 1864, Passen- aer Trains between Washington and Baltimore ‘Will be ren as follows: TRAINS MOVING NORTH, No. 1—BALTIMORB, WAY STATION & HAR- RISBURG THAIN—Leave Washington 6:15 a. x. Arrive st Baltimore 8:00 4.x. No. 2—-NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA EX- PRESS—Leave Washingt-n 7:30 4. wu. 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G REAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE T NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. On fter December 25, trains will leave Bal- mere from North Calvert Station, as follows : Past Mail at. —.-- 2AM Harrisburg Accommodatien..... Brie and Pittsburgh Express__.. Pittsburg and Elmira Bxpress____.. - . M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON Geabecinwith BS a0 ASM train from Baltimore for Pittsburgh and the West and for Elmira, Butle, Rochester, Dunkirk, Canan- tm New York City. * THB430 P.M. TRAIN PROM WASHINGTON Gon ith the 8P. M. train from Baltimore aes wir Pittsburg and Erie. 6.45 P.M, TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON Woaceoate aia the 10 P. M. Le ies from Balti- @ and runs throu, Pittsburgh MOFSnd Elmira, withont change. of ears. co. eting at Pittsburgh for Cincinnati, Chicago, and 8t. Louis and at Elmira. for Buffalo, Rochester, and Byracase. BTHROUGH TRAIN ON SUNDAY, = Leaving Washington at3 o’clock P, M, SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS. Sex. prexs’ Tickets A? GovERNweENT Rarss, LOW FARE AND QUICK TIME. 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NILES, * onan, This Beak ie now open for the receipt of De. posi sade a, reggie ahi HOUSE, ; uisiana av.. under Simm’s New Bui’ a EDWARD OLARK, Becrotane EDWARD CLARK & @0., BANKERS, we faving Bank, No. 58 Louisiana avenue, DEALERS IN EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, And General Banking Business, D CLaRk, Joum BR. Evays, ports onm B, Buvays. JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, Pipveeava Stazer, orrosirs U. 8, Taxasv: Receive Subscriptions for the NEW OU. 5. 73-10 LOAN authorised by the act of June Sth, 1864. ‘The notes will be issued under date of August Wth,i = nominations of 950, 9100, 8500, $1,000 and 95,000, payable to bearer or order, bearing interest at 7210 per centum per annum, payable semi-an weally, and will be convertible the optionof the holder at maturity inte sz per esat, Pive. Twenty Bonds, We bey and sell— GOVERNMENT BONDS of al? iseues, TREASURY NOTES, OBETIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, And OOIF, Vo, XXV. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL. MUSIO. JCANTERBURY H 5 AND Bab LiOANTRABURY HALL} TH RATER LovistaNa AVESUE, Nea S1xTH STAEEr, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hetels, GEORGE LEA -.....____. _., __..... Proprietor Also of the Varieties, New York, and Canterbury Alexandria, Va. JOBH HART ...._.............., Stage Manager THE FURORE OONTINUBS. HOUSES LITBRALLY PACKED, ———$—________. WE SPARE NEITHER PAINS NOR BXPENSE TO PLEASE OUR PATRONS, Adwmiring hundreds nightly congrega walls of the OLD ESTABLISHED MUSIC TRMPLE within the WE DEFY THE WORLD TO PRODUCE A MORE VARIED ENTERTAINMENT, WE COURT COMPARISON AND DEPY OOMPBTITION, ‘The Manager, with a fall determination to pl a generous public, takes much pride in pretenticn, for the week commencing MONDAY, JANUARY 23, the following GRAND ALLIANCE GRAND ALLIANOB GHAND ALLIANCR @BAND ALLIANCB or TALENTED ARTISTS, TALENTED ARTISTS, TALENTED AnTIsTS, TALENTED ARTISTS, The greatest known to the profession, First appearance in this city of Unquestionably the most finished Lady Vocalist now en the stage. Late of Weston’s Concert Hail. London, where she achieved the most brilliant triumph, and wasthe recipient of a magnificent Diamond Brooch, a gift from the Royal Academy of Music, London, as an evidence of their appreci- ation of her superior merits as an artiste, First appearance of MB. FRANK LACY MR, PRANK LACY MH. FRANK LAOY anD MISS FLORENCE REYNOLDS, From the American Theater, 444 Broadway, New York, the only original personators ef the MERVE AND CURE, NERVE AND CURE, NERVE AND CURB. Firat appearance of MR, B. ME. R. The unrivalled Nezro Comedian, from Heoley’s Opera House, New York, One of the biggest cards im the business. First appearance of JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACH, JOHNNY MACK and LIPTLE MAOK, JOUNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, 0) JOHNNY MACK and LITTLB MACK, The immensely popular double-act Ethiopian De- lineaters—one a full sized maa, and the other a ‘om Thumb in stature. First appearance of WALTER WENTWORTH, WALTER WENTWORTH, The Champion Contortionist of the world, whose surprising feats ef unapproachable dexterity have been th- wonder of the thousands who have wit- nessed them JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHN MULLIGAN, Celebrated in the history of the profession as the Great Mogul of Ethiopian Comedians. JOSH HART C. COVELLI AND J. 8, CLARK, JOSH HART, C. COVELLI AND J, 8. OLARK JOSH HART, C. CUVELLI AND J. 8. OLARK, in a new Drama, MONS. LOUIS &Z0LLOBY, MONS. LOUIS &ZOLLOSY, MONS, LOUIS SZOLLOSY, The justly celebrated French Ba let Master and paoaee Comique, with his splendid Ballet Troupe °! TEBN REATTIFUL YOUNG LADIES, BIXTEBN B¥aAUTIFUL YOUNG LaDIEs, BIXTEEN BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES, A cluster of diamonds of the first water, MI88 LAUBA LE OLAIRE, The capital Protzan Actress, THE WESNER SISTERS, The dashing and Artistic Danseuses, forming in al) ARGEST AND west ATTRACTIV The pane eer AND MOaT aTraactive THE LARGEST ye ATTRACTIVE ‘OMBINATION MBINATION of talent ever seen in a Coneert Hall, Last week of the magnificent Fairy Spectacle of HARLEQUIN FANTaSIO, HARL: PaRrasio, HA PAN? Aso, Ba N FANTABIO, BA ANTASIO. HA AN TASIO; OR THE VAIRY OF THE SILVER PAIRY OF T. Lee neg, FIR 3) EEE RSS: With new Tricks, Traasformations, &c. BATUBDAY APTBRNOON, REGULAR PATE May ULak FAMILY ATT ‘When the entire company will appear. Eben + AMUSEMENTS. G@ROVEH’S FHEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, sear Willard’s Hotel, MONDAY EVENING, January 23, The Taeater has been engaged for the £1,560 oy Tf BILLIARD MATCH o pts, caroms, . For FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, Between Mesers. JOHN DEERY, of Washington, and MELVIN FOSTER, of New York. The Table will beso arranged t) the play can be witnessed from all part-of theheuse. Pre vious to the match the Dramitic Company will appear in the heautifal Drama of MICBAEL EBLE: or, THE MANIAG LOVER, Admission. $i. Beats withéut extra charge. FORD's NEW THEATER. Tenth strest, above Pennsylvania avenue. The fourth and last week but one ef the engage- ment of the Emineut Tragedian, = BDWIN FORREsT. Eopmerciag on MONDAY EVENING, January 23, 1465. will be inaugurated by hie masterly per formance of bis celebrated Indian character o: METAMORA. The Last of the Wampanoags, supported by MADAM PONISI as Namecke, Miss ALICE GRAY as Oceina, Mr JNO. McOUL- LOUGH as Lord Fitzarnold, and the entire Com- pany TUESDAY, LAST TIME OF METAMORA. WEDNESDAY,G RAND COMEDY NIGHT. Madam Ponisi,’ Mr. Jno. McCailough, and the entire Company in the Glorious Comedy of The Wonder; or. a Women Keeps a Secret, with other entertainments, EDWIN FORREST’S NIGHTS For the Fourth Week of his engagement. are mossy: TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRI- may be secured in advance THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND PINACOTHECA, Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue The Management have pleasure in announci engagement with the following talented fndien duals: 8 d Bence Man fa th we the best Song and Dance Man in the World, BAM LONG. the Wonderful Clown and Oo nic Singer, HARRY BLOODGOOD, the renowned ae Comedian, and THE GR STOCK COMPANY a 5 ne ifty AOL ES who are artis’ ea cluster of diamon FIRST WATER, ce ot che scintillating in refulgent corruscations, bedaz- sling the vision of the spectators, transporting them on the wings of bliss from the daily seencs of the every day world to some delightful, splen- dorous realm in Fairy Land. SUCH IS THE OXFORD! MATINERB FOR LADIES EVERY SATU when the Great Military Band will be ea dance. oe SEATON HALL. GOTTSCHALK’S POSITIVE FAREWELL IN AMERICA, Prior to his departure for Havans and Mexico, BIGNOR MUZIO has the honor to inform the eitizens of Washing. ton and vicinity that he bas succesded ia making rrangements with the world- ianii arrs at Connon. renowned Pianist L. M. GOTTSCHALE, to give a series of GRAND CONCERTS in the principal citiesof the United Sta = his departare for Havana and Mexico, ites prior to MR, GOTTSCHALE’S Farewell Concertsin Washington will take place on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY EVENIN \< Uary 2th ane a5thy NGS, Jan in these Concerts: MIS8 LUCY BIMONS, the young and talented Cantratice, (pupil of his,) whose ut precedented success during & series concerts in New York has Deen cheerfully ac- Snowledged by the Press and enthusiastic audi- ences, SIGNOR ARDAVANI, the celebrated Ba-atone, of the Italian Oxera. from the Academy of Music, New Yor) SIGNOR MUZIO, Musical Director and Conductor. pay ONE DOLLAR. Secured seats 50 Cents extra, Ticket office: epen commencing Saturé ant. at W.G Metzerott's Masic Bore naa 982 orders from the country. ¢nclosing the amount fer the number of seata required, wi! e pri attended to by Matr-rott.” Promelly, Qoncert to commence at 8, METROPOLITAN HALL, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Mr, B. HENZE—... _-....-. , _-_. Proprietor Mr, HENZE baving just epened the aboye- named PLACE OF REEORT, would be most happy to see his old patrons an. friends, he having engaged some of the i BEST ARTISTS in the Profession, who will appear nightly in BONGS, DANCES, &c. Mies KITTY LEE, Dansubse. Mires EVA BLANCH, Singer. M’lic JOBIPHINE, Daneuess. Miss ARLEAN, Bioger. Miss DEVEN PORT, Dansuere. H. M. WILLIAMB. Fancy Dancer, Comic Singer, Wench Daneer, sad Sentimental Singer,and also the great Jig Danser, He willappear nightly, BAR is stocked with the CHOIOEST LIQUORS in the market. The Jax 19-lw yor SALE— F ons BOILERS AND ENGINES, 125 horse power Upright Tubula® Boiler, 118 eo do do do de do de horizontal ao do _ do do Bogine, do 9 lo he above are all new. Also— n -korse power locomotive atyle Boiler, nearly new, ight tubular Boiler, snore fal Fine Soller, 2235, with 11d inch fue, 8-horee power horizoniai Portable Boiler and ngine, oes - 12 and 33-horse power upright Engines, Teach a6 and 5 ¢e aeumontal do or mal Apply in-person oc. 0. BASBHOR & CO., jals-eodt* No 26 Ligh! st., Baltimere, Md. ENDELL HOUBE. “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S DINING SALOON AND RESTAURANT, 495 BeventH Srurgr, KING & ENGLISH, Prornierors, Having refitted and renovated the House for- merly buown as the “Hop Hestaw: > we respectfully inform our frit and (3) the public that we are now prepared to serve up all the Celicacies of the season in that cannot fail te please the most fastidio: Binns. LIQUORS and CIGARS are of the most choice brands, é DINN d 8U PPEB PARTIES served in the if t, either in he: goons fa- ja3-eodim tata tk tat Bas sshes oi ° ro | Pgticsetper ON NEGROBS AS SLAVES, AS Citizens and as Soldiers. An‘i Slavery Meas- ures ef O-ngress; by Hom Henry Wilson Slavery Banctfored by the Bible. Employment of N in the ‘American Revolution Bishop H y view of Blavery. Goodwin's erly to Bishop opkins, Estes on Slavery. Abolition a Sedi- jon. Gariorities of Negro Slavery. Van Evrie’s ‘egroes and Neero wiayery. Cochin’ Bat rite of teaaee ee 80} A ya is FBANOK TAYLOR, AUTIER’S BESTAURANT. Benatorsand members of Congress, and stran- ana vie -riained. Paiva FE ROOMS always ready for private Din- Decpaseees ait ©. GAUTIER’S, de 27-Im 252 Pennsylvania avenue. NTE ALBUM; Be «six P) a U- Justratio: Sustare Dore re ‘ander- ‘aph Lilustrations from Gustave f Obateaubriana leering Beaptze ith Photograph PRANGK TAYLOR. tg WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY. 23, 1865. St THE MOVEMENT FROM SAVANNAH. > [Correspondence of the New York Times.]} DEPARTMENT OF THE SouTH, Jan 17.—The triumphant coven of Maj. Coe reverting Sgein in motion, w! pabekf prospect.that their future efforts will be equally as successful as thorce which have distinguished them in the past. Thus far ihe onward movement has re- sulted im the possession to us of the famous Po- cotalige kridge with all its defences and the country adjacent. The movement was simple, and, in ite execution, splendid. The honors are to be ascribed to the 17th corps of General Sherman's force, and the troops under Gen. Hatch of Gen. Foster’s column. The 17th corps and a portion of the i5sth had been at and near Beaufort for some days, the first mentioned troops for the express purpose of sesieting in seizing the railroad running from Suet to Charleston and the Pocotaligo ridge. The troops under Gen. Hatch had been in the vicinity ef the bridge since the time the Attempt was made last month to get possession of that structure. On Friday night everything ‘Was putin readiness for an advance from the position near Beaufort. By means of a pon- teon bridge, constructed by the engineer corps, the troops crossed at Port Royal terry, and proceeded cautiously yet resolutely in the di- Tection of the railrond. On the march to the railroad our troops met with little or no oppo- sition. The enemy threw out, at three or four different places, heavy lines of skirmishers, who, however, retired in haste, after discharg- ing a few rounds from their pieces. Having gained the railroad a short distance south of the bridge, the 17th pushed boldly for- ward for that work. A strong line of skir- mishers was sent out, who encountered the enemy's skirmishers not far inadvance. The Tesult was a few volleys of musketry, and sev- eral discharges from our own and the enemy’s light artillery, and the final retreat of the rebels across the bridge toward their works at, the northern end. Instantly two regiments of the 17th were sent in pursuit, and in about the same length of time that it occupies to pen this paragraph, those regiments were inside of the Tebel defenses. That end of the bridge was de- fended by two earthworks, mounting, the one seven, and the other five heavy guns. All,or nearly all, werespiked. Tnerailroad forsome distance above and below the bridge was de- stroyed. Our men immediately fell to work to level the earth work: Since the me of the original expedition to Port Royal, Pocotaligo bridge has been con- sidered the most important military point on the line of lhe Charleston and Savannah rail- road. The rebels have never failed to have it ponraed by a strong force, as is fully attested yy the repéated repulees of our troops to gain possession of it. Itis located about midway between the two cities, and the bridge, together with the trestlework on either side,is over a mie in length. A portion of it was slightly damaged by the rebels. It wasevidently their purpose to destroy the entire work, but our troops moved too quickly for them to carry out their design. Our loss in this affair amounted to about forty killed and wounded. Among the former is included Lieut Chandler, of General Blair's staff, who, after having gallantly and success- fully led @ detachment of men to charge the enemy’s pickets, was shot in the forehead by a sharpshooter. His funeral took place in Beau- fort on Sunday. At this writing the left wing of Sherman’s army 1s moving from Sayannah on aline whica the enemy may possibly ascertain for himself. ‘The most reliable information received places the main force of the rebels at Ashepoo, a point on the railroad, thirty miles south of Charles- ton. Here, it is suspected, they will make a temporary stand, and then fall back on Oharles- ton. They will be handsomely entertained should they prolong their stay at either place beyond & very short while. tis thought by many that a heavy engage- ment will come off at Branchville. I am in- clined to the contrary opinion; in fact, I con- not readily comprehend how the rebels will be able to give fight anywhere in South Carolina. They bave not the men, either in numbers or stamina, to meet the force that Sherman is pre- pared to huri against them Sherman’s pro- gress is onward and forward, and ere long 1ook out for another happy and startling dis- atch. Pivesterday & number of deserters and refu- gtes came in from Oharleston. They report that the rebels, in anticipating theevacuation of Charleston, have removed most of the heavy Government machinery, and have sent off a large number of guns. The latter, it is stated, are mounted at Branchville. The inhabitants are frightened ont of their senses. The city is bound to fall, and they know it; hence this panic, both military and civil. Muck speculation has been indulged in as to the manner in which Charleston will be hailed by our troops. Itis idle to declare that not a bouse will be lett stanaing or a single stone unturned. That will do for talk; but the real policy observed will probably be to respect private and other Proper ys, the same as was done at Savannan. If a person chooses to ap- plaud Jeff Davis in any place which Sherman enters, that person will be treated in strict accordance with a yery salutary measure al- ready established, and in some instances acted upon. Information bas reached here recently that the members of the Georgia Legisiature pro- pose to assemble on the 16th of next month for the purpose of considering the best means by which to bring that State back into the Union. This will be 8 movement in the right direction, and it is to be hoped that it will not be aiterd- ed with fruitless results. An Apology for Feeling Blue. {From the Richmond Whig of Jan. 5.) Let us be blue. Why not! Blue isa beau- tiful color. It is the color of the sky and of the sea; itis the color of the loveliest eyes: also it is the color of indigo, and of a species of fly. Moreover, it is the color of the ventral super- ficies of the unadulterated Yankee, and occa- sionally of the breeches of the Confederate soldier. Let us therefore be biue. Better be blue than whiteor green or yellow or ring streaked, spotted, and speckled. More- over, man is the only animal that can be blue at pleasure. Ancient dogs and venerable beasts generally are inclined to be blue, their latter days are tempered tothe hueof melan- choly and toned down to the tints of grief. But it is reserved to the lord of creation to become cerulean with or without cause. We will,then be very. blue. - The beauty of being biue is that everything in nature appears to be black. Not only is every object black, but its proportions are enormously magnified. Thus, at this time, the cause seems to be black, intensely black, and chances against us are big beyond expression. Nor is this ali. Our rulers, ourofficers, our eoldiers, our people, and even our negraes Jook black. Some are black and some are black- er, some are the color of achew of tobacco, funked and heavily liquoriced tobacco, and even the fairest are foul-featured. Reagan is black as ink. Benjamin is like soot. Seddon is alump of charcoai. Davisisas dark as the de’jl. Northrop is as the nigkt in Egypt. Hood is of a horrible hue, ard even General Lee is ebon, in spite of his silver locks and enowy beard. The parrots § is like a box ot challenge blacking; the world le wrong side ont, and the worse for wear. Creation i out of black bombazine, and the universe is as biack as the back of a kitchen in Erebu Itis pleasant to view things in this light,for the lightisa mellow light and does not pain the eye. Robed in profcund gloom, all things conspire to quiet the retina, slacken the pulse, compose the nerves, subdue agitation, suspend excitement, arrest energy, destroy hope, eradi- cate cheerfulness, and encourage this tran- quility of torpor, and the permanent repose of parelyela. Let us, therefore, be extensively blue. Sale of Geld and CkBe New York, Jan. 22 —The sale of gold and stocks at the Evening Exchange, on Satur- day, reached four millions of dollars in cur- rency. Tux ParaL BuLL.—The New York Tribune of Saturday, says: On the continent of the Papal Ball may lead to serious complications. The French government, in & circular to the Bishops, has declared thatthe Bull and the “Appendix,” coping the catalogue of errors, are contra- ry tothe laws of the bpire, ‘and that, there- fore, they cannot be publ hed by the Bishops. A erat is aapres the genara ‘dissatisfaction to be held to express ry with the contents of the Bull. 3 Se -Gottschaik’s most valuable notes have been stolen—to the amount of $20,000 by his agent. ‘s7- The Charleston Courier laments the lack of nerve in the Confedracy; but judging trom ed papers they are very nervous about their ure. _————SS ay N°. 3,712. FROM THE SOUTH. Rebel Reperts Concerning vance em Chariesten—General made Commander-in-Chiei ef the Rebel Armies—General H Superseded. The Richmond Dispatch ot January 19th saye: Our most reliable information is that the en- emy have attempted no advance towards Wil- mington. Fort Caswell, which guards the southern mouth of the Oape Fear river, was At last advices still held by our troo; 18 feared it will be rendered useless to us by the enemy blockading the river at & point be- tween itand Wilmington. OHARLESTON, Jan. 15. heavy force of the enemy advanced from Beaufort yesterday morning against Pocotaligo, which place was evacuated last night by Gen McLaws. Refugees from Savannah report one corps of Sherman’s army gone to Wilmington, and that the cotton In Savannah has been or would be confiscated. CHARLESTON, Jan. 16—After abandoning Pocotaligo our forces took up @ position be- yond the Ocosahatchie river. No farther Movement was made yesterday. The enemy is believed to be aiming at Branchville. Two monitors were sunk last night in this harbor, probably by torpedoes. They lie aboat eight hundred yards from Fort Samter, to- ward Sullivan’s Island; their smoke stacks only are visible. CHARLESTON, Jan. 17—Deserters and prison- ers report the force that advanced from Beau- tort to consist of the 15th and 17th Corps, with little artillery or baggage trains, and that Sher- man was moving by railroad with the remain- der of bis army, artillery trains, &c. They report also that Charleston is their destina- tion. The enemy advanced to within two miles of ue Cossahatchie yesterday, and then re- tired. CHARLESTON, Jan. 17.—Intelligent officers from Hood’s army say that his losses were Much less than reported Eight thousand will cover all casualties during the campaign. He has plenty of artillery. it is ramored in Richmond, in official circles, that Hood has been superseded by Gen. Dick Taylor. Another report is to the effect that the Confederate Senate has passed a resolu- tion asking the President to reinstate Gen, Jos. E. Johnston in command of the Army of Ten- nessee. Hon. H. S. Foote, of Tennessee, had been re- leased from custody by the provost marshal of Frederickebarg, and had arrived in Richmond. He would appear in the House yesterday. The peace rumors that lately filled the air seer to have taken unto themselves wing aud flown aw: s Still Later and Important. Richmond papers of the 20th instant have been received. They contain some interesting dispatches from Charleston respecting Gen. Sherman’s movements. The Whig has the fol- lowing telegram: . CHARLESTON, Jan. 17.—We have nothing di- rectfrom Gen Wheeler. One of the line of couriers who left from below McBride’s bri- gade yesterday morning reports that the enemy are still below. Deserters who have come in on thatside report that two corps had crossed at Port Royal. The Courter says there was cavalry, artillery and infantry, coming from Coosa- watchie. The forces of the enemy are believed to be concentrating above McPhersonville. [SECOND DISPATCH.] CHARLESTON Jan, 18.—The enemy made a move in the direction of the Combahee river yesterday. All quiet here to-day. Nothing from any other point. The Whig also reportsa destructive fire at Augusta, Gs., on epee OS burning over 400 bales of cotton. On Monday evening an- other fire occurred at Hambnrg, opposite Au- gusta, Ga., burning from 1,500 to 2,000 bales of cotton belonging to the rebel government. The Richmond Examiner ot the 20th says that there have been some recent dispositions of rebel troops in the West and South, the come of which it would be inadvisable to publish. The Charleston (S. ©.) Mercury states that a large number of reinforcements had arrived in that city. The resolutions of the Confederate Senate, creating the office of commander-in-chief of all] the armies of the Confederacy, and recom- mending that Gen. Joe Johnston be reinstated, bave been Re ised in that branch of the rebel Congress will, if carried into effect, make Lee the commander-in-chief of all the rebel armies, The railrot bridge over the Ocenee river, in Georgia, is reported finished, and passenger trains would soon pass over. = The New Orleans Era announces the loss of the Yankee gunboat Narcissus, William G. Jones, commander, in Mobile Bay,on the night of December 2, caused by an explosion, the nature of which is not given. She filled in fifteen minutes: some of those on board were injured, but all were rescued by the steamer Cowslip. The Danville Register of Tuesday eays that the trains would pass over the Piedmont road to Greenshoro’ the next day, (Wednesday,) the damage done to the track by the recent freshet having been repaired. The Roanoke river was swollen during the late freshet to a higher extent than ever before known. The bridge across the river at Weldon had suffered exten- sive damage, over 70 feet having been carried away. Itis reported that Sherman had visited (o- Jumbia in disguise. and had stopped at Nic’ erson’s Hotel. Miscellancous Items. [From the Richmond papers of the 19th.) From SovTH CaroLina.—Sherman, as will be seen by the telegram in another column, is moving on Charleston. Pocotaligo is a small town on the Charieston and Savanneh Rail- road, fifty-five miles from Charleston, and forty-nine from Savannah The Combda- hee river is shout five miles from Pocotaligo, and empties into St. Helena Sound. Branch- ville is sixty-six miles from Charleston, on the South Carolina Railroad, and seventy-tiye miles from Augusta, SicNiFICANT.—The Raleigh Confederate says that the present Legislature has created thirty- two new magistrates in Wake county, where there were already about one hundred and fifty. The Wilmington Journal says, of course the object of this is fully apparent. Tongs DisPosED oF.—Six North Carolina tories, who had been marauding upon the citi- zens near Spartanbarg, South Carolina, were pursued by the citizens a few days ago, and all of them made to bite the dust. AN ENGLISH CAVALRYMAN IN THE SOUTH. gg A Campaign with the Rebel Army. Blackwood tor December, just published, con- tains the firet part ofthe story of an English caval Officer's experience in the South in 1563. “He writes:— “I have lately returned from America, after spending nearly ® year in the Contederate States. During that period I visited ali the principal cities and. armies in the field, and was & witness of many interesting events, being present at Gettysburg, the bombardment of Chafleston Chichamauga, 2 HOW HE CROSSED THE LINES. I came into this neighborhood, which, by way of distinction, I will call a station on the Underground Railway from Yankeeland to Secessia, some time in the month of Mi $63 and stopped ata road and river side inn, where I found tour gentlemen, with whom I linked my. for the nence. ey A company of Federal soldiers was stationed there, but the “citizens” are all ardently Sonth- ern in their sentiments. I sat one evening with a party of them before the door of the hotel, and they were talking red-hot “secesh” pee. All regretted that the American colonies ever separated from England; and though they professed to admire Wachington personally, oe heartily -wished he had never been born. One went so far as to a@— Obristopher Columbus. “What: busi- ness on »” he said, + he to come and discover God-forsaken country?” “Yes, sir,” said unother addressing himself to me, ‘it was 8 Yankee trick, sir;they cheated Shas they have Sone “is since, ‘e didn’t wi juarre). ngland, bat di because they bad been fea on pes try, with their Ma; ween pepe eS Paritans. ey’d all been drown: at the bottom of the ses. vAndthey didn’t Ay to fight, ‘sir; Yankees never do, sir; and Southerners, like fools, went and fought it ont for them, just as "re makin, and Irishmen mt tor them Show, leant tosposk of," he added, in madifivatios 8} m of this rather untenable proposition. ak bev sl I added to the ses know- ef man: ns there ex! in to thess the relative position of lena and. Bore lin, dissipating the idea of Prussia being gov- erned by &R emperor, etc, etc. At the same them Datch time, I have myself learned sever) facts” 0: which1 was previously ignorant. GENERAL LER’S BROTHER. i wentdown to Drury’s Bluff with a letier from Major Norris to Captain Lee, brother of the General, who is in «-mmandthere “The Major,” my traveling companion, and a friend of his, accompanied me. J Captain Lee kindly showed us over the forti- fications, which are very formidable, and ‘Would effectually bar the passage up the river against any number of iron-clads or gunboats. Drury’s Bluff is the same piace as Fort Daring, where the Yankee gunboats were re- pulsed lastsummer. At that time only three guns were there, and those mot particularly large ones; but mow the place is really very strong, 2nd much more heavily armed. After Captain Lee bad shown us the fort We sat down in front of his house, and hed a long conversation whilst waiting for the steamer to return to Richmond. Ithought Captain Lee spoke rather despon- @ently about the coming campaign. He dwelt a good deal upon the difficulties General Lee has to contend with,his want of mechanical pe 9 oepg see pontoons, etc.; no organized corps of engineers; the danger of exposing Richmona if he gets too faraway. He gave us some in- teresting details of theirextraordinary difficul- ties at the commencement of the war, which they began without any material for carrying iton except men, and witbont the means of scene their most urgent necessities. ut things have greatly improved since then. Now they manufacture their own guns,small &rms, gunpowder, elothing, 4nd almost every- thing they want. The blockade-runners easily upply the rest. Betore we left Drury’s Biuff we went on board the Richmond, or Merrimac No 2, as she used to be called. She is built on the same ppcele asthe Merrimac No.1, and is very exvily armed. A banded Brooke gun was especially pointed out tous asa great beauty and triumph of art. IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH LER'S ARMY, I find that when people mean to speak of a native of Holland, they call him an Amsterdam Dutchman; but when they speak of German race generally, they leave out the Amster, GENERAL LEB’A HEADQUARTEBS I went out to the camp again, and was pre- sented to General Lee, who invited me to din- ber. It wasa frugal meal and simply served. The General has little of the glorious pomp and circumstances of war about his person. A Confederate flag marks the whereabouts of his headquarters, which are here in a@ littleen- closure of some couple of acres of timber. There aré about half-a-dozen tents, and as many baggage-wagons and ambulances. The horses and mules from these, besides those of a small escort, are tied up to the trees,er grazing about the place. The General has 8 private carriage, or ambulance, as it is called, of his Own, but he never uses it. It formerly be- longed to the Federal General Pope. Te- mained some time at headquarters, and had a ee deal of conversation with the officers of eneral Lee's staff. Major Marshall men- tioned to me, as one of the greatest misfortunes which bas happened to themduring the war (greater, he thought, than the fall of New Or- leans), the accIdental loss last year, through carelessness by & general ofdivision, of a yery important order of General Lee’s. McClelian who had been slowly and carefully feeling his way, totally ignorant of his plans and the whereabouts of bis main force, is said to have exclaimed, on finding this order, «Well, if1 don’t destroy Lee this time, you may call me what you like.” Singularly enough the same General lost an equally important order be- fore the seven days’ fighting around Richmond, and it was found on a prisoner who was cap- tured at Gaines’ Mill. Unaware, perhaps, of its importance, he had not sent it on to head- quarters, or it would haye done incalculable mischief. GETTYABURG INCIDENTS. As we passed Barksdale Mississippi Brigade the General came up eagerly to Longstreet: «I wish you would let me go in, General: I would take that battery in five minutes.” «Wait a little,” said Longstreet, “ we are all going in presently.” The men were as eager as their leader, and those in the front line began to pall down the fence benind which they were crouching. * Don’t do that, or yon will draw the ene- my’s fire,” said Longstreet, who sees and ob- serves everything. We passed on, and very soon afterwards the General called for his hofse, mounted, dashed to the front of the line, gave; the word, and led them on himself. We returned te the camp after the battle,and spent the evening rather gloomy. Inthe night it began to rain heavily; and whilst we were asleep, a thief came into our encampment and stole two trunks out of the tentsin which we ‘were lying—one from Major Moses, which had five thousand dollars of public money in it, and one from Dr. Barksdale, containing per- sonal effects. Both were, naturally much pro- voked; and Dr. Barksdale’s disgust eeemed only increased when his trunk was found in the course of the morning in a neighbori: field, open,robbed of its most valuable contents, and the rest saturated with rain. Major Moses’ trunk was alsofound in the same state. WHAT LEE BAID. It wasa dismal night. The fire was kept up and protected from the rain by continually piling on fresh wood, and it was &@ roaring one yet 1 wondered thatit was not extinguished. I lighted up the scene with a strange glare. Lee and Longstreet stood apart engaged in earnest conversation, and around the fire, in various groups, Jay the officers of their staffs. Tired to death, many were sleeping, in spite ofthe mndand drenching rain: and I well re- member one lorg log of wood—a fence rail— ch was mueh conveted &s apillow. Onoe Major Moses, unable to sleep, got up ané po- litely offered me his share of it. I accepted and lay down, but the edges were very sharp. and each time time I fell off into @ dove I began to dream so vividly that my head was being cut off that at last I conid stand it no longer, and returned the Major his partofthe bolster with thanks. Again and again during the night reports came in from Hill, McLaws, Ewell etc., stating that the en- emy had retreated, and that they had noshing but cavalry in front of them. General Lee said a few days afterwards, that he had hesitated whether he should not countermand his own retreat, which he certainly would not have commenced if he had anticipated such dreadfully bad weather. But the wagon trains were now well on their road to the rear, and their satety might have been compromised if the army had not followed them. y 8 o'clock the next morning the whole wagon train had gotjpast us, and the troops began to move. It had ceased rain- ing, but the road was a sea of slush and mud, and we got along very slowly. L— and I visited General Lee in the afver- noon, and he spoke very openly on the subject of the late campaign. Had he been aware that Me.de had been able to concentrate his whole army—for which he deserved great crecit—he certainly should not have attacked him; indeed, it had not been his interest or intention to bring on a great battle at all; but, led away, partly by the suc- cess of the first day, believing that Meade had only @ portion of his army in front of him, and seeing the enthusiasm et his own troops, he had thought that a successful batule would cut the knot so easily and satisfactorily, that he had determined to risk it. His want of knowledge of the enemy’s movements he at- tributed to Stuart having got too tar away from him with bis cavairy. Had the strong posiiion of Gettyaburg been stormed, no doubt cannon and colors and pris- oners would have been taken, but at a great sacrifice of life. The Federals would have failen back, and probably taken up a still Stronger position afew miles to the rear. Lee Would have had to retreat all the same, espe clly as, after thethird day’s fight, ammunition —particularly small-arms amunition — was getting short. Had there been only a portion of Meade’s army-at Gettysburg, and that por- tion had been overwhelmed, of couree it weuld bave been a different thing; and as General Lee said himeelf, it was under the impression that he had only a part of Meade’s army to deal ‘with that he fonght the bsttle. The Advance en W amgten by Terry and Howard—Capture of Five Bieckade.raun- nerse—Our Gunbeats im the Cape Fear River. The United Sta‘es transport and mail steamer Maseachusette, Captain R. A. West, arrived at Philadelphia on Sanday morning, and brings the following news: On the 18th our entire force, under General Alfred H. Terry, advanced toward Wilming- ton, and were reinforced by a heavy column of veteran troops from the South, believed to be under command of General Howard. No heavy fighting occurred on the 18th or 19th, and it was thought our troops were meeting ‘with little or no opposition from the enemy. A report from front says that wiles: ton was evacuated, and that our troops a occupy the place at once. This is, nO doubt, the origin of the story that ington had fallen into our hands, so currently an- nounced during the past three days, * Our light draft-gun-bosts, of all descrip. lions, were up the Cape Fear river, movingup cautiously towards Wilmington, searching for torpedoes, and relaying the bouys. ie fleet got out of sight up the river as soon as possible, and five steemers, thus deceived, had fallen into our bands as prizes.. All were yaluably laden. In the distribution “Poor Jaek” will fare well. Other blockade runners will yet be caught, as there is no means of getting the news of our victories to Nassau for 8 month or so. Reba bold eee renee layered Soon eapture Wilming! and Charlesion tg hourly ex; H good fee! exiats in the army and navy, and everybod: ks forward hope- fully to new and more important -Sherman’s army has cut up the slave auction blocks at Savannab for Rrewood,