The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1864, Page 5

‘The following is the salutatory of the-editor:— Bik i + i i gS Le £ i | e 3 2 i é a i i @atetation ef the “Savannah i i L 4 g g . i age i d fil H i a zs j at #8 i i : z k d af i Se: i 5 s. i UU EDEL PRESS ON THB ETACUATION, (bey Sey- tho. City Was Not of Much importance. WhO Cause ef the Confederacy Strongthened by Its Less, : i i ii ft iu i Hy i ft | iF i t i 80 carefully, added poth! fo the They abelled the left of ‘The United States transport Arago, Henry A. Gadsden, from Port Royal, 3 ©., at balf-pass two ). M., 00 Monday, December 26, and Fortress Monroe at P. M., Wednesday, December 28, arrived at this port ora poe and a could not get out of Ae river i "hooouat of Treason, because our iron. Id hour’s fight if had got while we earnestly desire to fonter and encourage the onl latoat f Union sent ‘squelched them {a Getraia, bet tae So muck for the rebel navy. «! Powerful to be successful 8aCKING When our troops came ii With this enanctation Geergian banner to the gpeak for it the kind regar unconquerable Union patronage oftthe citizens of Savannah, STORES, of prisciptes fin; into the city they found nove of ie teen the streots; but the poor clanses were well represented, and mobs, cemposed of and Dutch women, negroe: ‘27, at moon, in latitude 83 44, longitude steamship Fulton, with a schooner in tow, southwestward. At half-past three P. M., same passed steamér California, bound southwestward. ‘The Aragod brings & number of officers and men from army, whose terms of service have expired, Der passengers were forty-seven Union officers, Made their excape from Columbus, Ga. j Weare indebted to the kindness of Purser Bly for the Of our despatehes. the better class of citizent ‘and the thievish soldiers, id there, broke open stores and of clearing out ® grocery store, after the doors were open, wag an almost fostantaneous affair. bea rush,a crash, and then women end General Sherma: [From the Savannah Loy: This great leader, who by this shown himself the greatest milltery chieftain of the ag entered the city on Thursday, December 21. This campaign, s0 grandt: ofSavaupab by the federal aa throngh the length and breadth of Georgia, has fully de- rated national y carry the ark of th eorgian, Deo. 24.) ing Dearing away ov agree apnn thiwg that they could carry. were thus gacked, but th " when it came to the knowiedge of the military authorities, ‘and no pillage has since cccurred. Such of the merchants as have been doing business in Savannah have suffered work was specdily Josod with the ogoupat foroes. sweeping an it r _—— jae. Osoor @. Sawyer’s Despatch. " SAvANmam, Ga., Deo. 25, 184. ‘ ‘announcement of the evacuation of this city by ‘Hardee and ite occupation by General ‘Sberman’g @lready been made. The great crowning suc- General Sherman's second grand campaign was on Tuseday lest, the 20tb jostant, with little lose Poagh and stormy. billow: gales. The mind that conceived, aad the a der dnove “execu vemente, ite work. That same powerful ‘wings swept over the secession's moet. powerful i. They inspired a perfect bitants, whose residences they would visit and occupy, protests by threatening to burn the house jelr demands were not accéded to. terror existed while Wheeler's wild, undisotp!ti freebooters remsived tm town, snd the sense Of relief when the last of these ecoundrels de- not finiahed which, with its eof Georgia asa w' irresistible course anti) ede the power and autho thé government of the United States. When that the commander will ba: THR CiTY OF BAVANNAN wee mn q a Bas changed but little daring the war, ‘0 @ Sunday quietand sleep. All the stores are 4 the blinds to allthe private houses are shut, | nd Bo one seems to where ‘mye ne rina cauermana.c te Soot Bank buldiag, bent door to tbe Gastown Howse. The Rebei Divine ama Reltgioes ase aime [From the Savas: vine terian, the Lutherian, Baptist, St. moreew jm on business, He patient! sions, and adi the savan. 4 ‘Tab aight wes excsedingly Propitious for such am ope- \wotton, Tt was dark and « heavy wiod was blowing from Depart Organization will remain same maintain ite efficiency. The city was never ered than at presen’ en in Savai jenterday by the y Admiral Dahi; {From the Savaoneh Admiral Dahigren arrived Uni States steamer Larkspur, on @ wisit to Every part works smoothly Se Genera) Geary’s order announcing hie GRNRRAL ORDERS—NO, 1. Aeapovanrers, City or Savaxnay, Dec. 23, 1864 In accordance with orders received, the ig) ag assumed commant of the eity. that congrred Genera! Geary, commanding the Second ‘Twentieth egype, the extreme left of our liner on the Sevemuad river, beard the movement the bridge, but could not decide in which direc he treops were passing. He ordered bis division to ready at & Moment’s notices to move, oked:the progress of affairs. At midaight General Generel Fester Leaves Savanneh for Allton MH jena. {From the Sevannab jal Georgian, Doo. Mejor Grae! Poster erced jo this et hoard Hend on board the steamer ‘The following sted officers are announced: — Capt. W. T. Forbes, Acting Assietans Adjutant General ity on Thuredey left for ies Capt. 8. B. Wheelock, Acting Assistant Adjntant Gen ore. J « Meat. Ool. As Be Capt. Moses Veale, J, Can) Lieut. Wm, ©. Armor, Aid-de Cam Capt. Ira B, Seymour, l'rovost Marsbal. Capt. 6. L. Parker, Assistant Quartermaster, Post Quar. termaster. Capt, James Gillette, Commiesary of Bubtistence, ost and respected aocordin; ing THE LATEST NEWS. Prebabie Fight with Hardee's forces. Wasnnorom, Deo, 29, 1864, An arrival here to-dey from Savannah brings reports from there up to the afternoon of the 26th task Efforts wore being made to intercept Hardee's retreat At the time our informant loft heavy capnoneding was heard in that direction, and it was the opinion of military officers there that if he got off at all 4 be with great lose, A beavy cavalry expedition had gone south, it was supposed for the purpose of finding and liberating the Union prisoners removed from Anderson REBEL ACCOUNTS. 6, Aid de-Camp. stil farther on, crawied through the abattis, 2 through the ditches, and scrambied over the \peragets and found the fret line deserted. General Geary {mmediately advanced bis division, occupied the line and jpusned on towards the city, The second line was found They will be The offices of Genoral Adjutant General’s and te in the Central Ratiroad Bea! Giates Custom House. Office from teu A. M. to three P. M The offices of the other staf de; Exchange building and viol: ity. Brigadier General It Ie eetimated thas at least twenty-five thousand of the ishabitants remained in the city. Coonected with the rebel military and civil the city. General Hardee's wife and family were the tender mercies of our army, which Hardee bas so often deacribed in the fee seems te differ somewhat from that bis general ‘They are, of course, as all other (families, actoss Broad river. well, and General Geary, at the head of a email body of mea, hurried cn. 20m AURAEWOGR OF TER CITY BY FSH MAYOR TO GENERAL GEARY. Before he bad entered the city, Mayor Arnold, of the eily, with four er Ave of the commonaity, rode ap and (warrqndered the city to General Geary unconditionally, and expressed a trust ia the magnanimity of an bonorable Yoo for the safety of the the imbabitents, General Geary socepted the sur. properiy should be popeetea. Weneret ta will be to the ted States Volunteers. Hves and property of ord vise. protected ip livee and What line of poitcy Jation to the inbaditants, to y it the enemy has occu- village Or town; and any new piece of territory, 1 of rich people, some been ia @ copaiderable city, © are sorry to ees; but in all the South there is mot, per! another town which we could afford to sarrender with so Tittle diminution of fighting Bat hes been a port for years. The which close tbe mouth of the require some time ablic T will hasten ‘Wher his policy ia mad Before your readers. ‘THE ADAMA EXPRRER, With characteristic enterprise and energy, the Ada Express Company have already opened a to do business in the ci , the general axent in the department of ® P. Tunoteon, cashier, d the keys to their old office rn Express Com: pa arrived here to day At eight o'clock ail the ene. @ooupied since the Ng cg by the Southe: Captain Veale, with Jackson and Fort guns in both works ‘The enemy had fired the ee Rae wavE/Daned wore raised on VE ane the riverttet T the rebels observed {h°e? rents on no line of raliroads. A Oaily evening paper bus aiready been issued here, u whieh I send you, called the Savan- Loyal It ia publihed at the Daily Qewe office, and Ie conducted by Captain Summers, of the Tt is understood that the rmastor Wwilican & Morning paper, will resume publica at permitted to come here, but they House and Paviliva are bave been, and always will be, the point « ay land attact om Charleston wheo that is mace. 1 Feturved the fire and let Our tPOopain wight, Sh te Ma'te tae erection ‘The Pulnek! House, Bebrs ... open ander the old auapices, however, be ie not much likely todo, In his derdesh, vain glorious and bombastic Yaukeo @tyle, Sherman telle bis friends that when the eo com. mances to move northward, be, Shorm gun's exemple; and am (here te every recton (0 benewe hindrance to the ‘one on the heois fare did pot succeed in, shea to it was hog and bominy, an decoction called cofes wnied made © 4 Will do better, T presume, when wu ication with Hilt away of & scow im. re soldiors were also drowned, will keep Ris word, and ao conesiv: ment, nt least, of his proposed march, we paratively email, t Bevannab yestordsy. ovr 1 laring the siege haan pone that his colo: tecret of bis destination. d04 daring the eleven requent And easy. bond t of bis tom. Major General Foster, jpn Major Strong of h these bal slight wouots. Oarctiat, The recom: fod the lines by at Onld have beer fae Autores, are very Biron: and welt! shave been thken for some time except by tome et which Would remit from An KEtRCK would vecenestily be heavy. the capture of bia during the siege were we pleked up sume pris. attack on Chari where, and with thirty: arch whither he wit, Uhrongh @ couutry fa which there a extens) ve fortilications. when be left Atlant wn to Savannah, plog hn nergy Gevacal Foster ant the cool Fkti! of Cap id amid (he cheers of neibos armies uot no Array in Georgia ‘And it wan no gfent feat for him to jog And @pproesing old the women apd children who occupied the farm Ho ban burnt and cestroyed myn: 208. be Ban ruined sed merderod many de oun praca aalely over torpedoes, through rT up the river t the wharees, thus open! f communication With abe city The Canonicus was tho firet boat 4 reach SA’ We captarea ‘ao fine tm Yores yours ands al’, and Cage Cok TROrwTRR iho towa, wich I intact, about one | w THE SOUTH. LEE TO BE. DICTATOR. Proposition to Place Goneral R. E. Lee in Command of the Rebel Armies. The Wisdom and Virtue of ,-*). Davis Doubted. ,) A ‘THE WAR IN THE EAST, ' ; A Winter Ca ve: Charleston and Richmond by the Rebels... Davis Gives Notice that the Mich- igam Lake Pirates Are te be: Ceémtidered as Bolligerents... 4a Smpertant Rebel Motice “To | Whem It May Concern." PREBERBAPRALIDS. Bebel. Official Reports of the Operat inst Gordonsville and Saltville, Ye, and Pollard, Ala, WANT A GENSBALISSIMO TO DIREC? R8 AS WELL AS @RANT DORS OUR MILITARY OPERATIONS. ‘From the Richmond Enquirer, Deo, 27.) appointed Lieotenant Gene- the command of all the armies of ited Htates, the enemy with more wisdom an had ever before obaracterized his conduct of this It ts necessary to the object of this oncentration was required, and ‘without the direction of military movements by him to whom was catrusted the aocomplishinent of the end, it. Bad been foucd impossible to make any permacent ad- vance tow thas object. As long 8 she armies of the United Stasos operated without concert th plisned nothing permanent. Expeditions against Ric! Roavoxe Island, Beaufort, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Texas; however successful, to nothing. After three exre h experience Me. Lincoln was Pp seine to entrust all military ° man, and that man was Graot. Since thet appointment every movement, except .one, has becn directed at one point. The exception was Banks’ expedition to Alexan- dria; it failed, and was Bot repeated, but the troops were brought to operate im conjuuction with the other. jes, While Grant was moving direct om Richmond. , uader the orders of Graat, was ‘Ing apom. the lines of supply that Govoentrated at Atlanta, and Far- Paguton those that passed through Mobile. Sherman, successful at Atlante, cootinaed bis pert of the-attack on arobing through Georgia. Now. Butler # not in connection & com: deo, bas Richmond its objective as that of the Potomac under Meade, and Sherman, be- sleging Savanvabd, is commanded gud directedas. vy Grant as Butler before Witmington. While a Confederate. ‘army of thirty or forty thousand men are idie in the Grant bes brought to this sideall bis pon Hood. Mr. Liacole fe the and Mr. Davis eccupies the ee ne a @racy. But as long xe General Gravt moves and dit the Sr Se, of all the armite agatust hichmond, either Zenon nod necestnry hat General Lae shouldbe on ay caver ber poy Lee should prs trusted power equal posreaned ander-10 chief In the Geld, with power ‘and direct all operations that Gireotly or lndireotly to the defence of Richmond, te now abdaciutely® more ence of Geveral L am im that of any other ma Commenting upon similar suggestions the Seninel re 2 field. his country owes mt ere bie int Siar an agate serhcint eho talpt ry ‘We make this remark, nots to urdenso;ne re: apecsibitity to General Lee, but the authori bere of the implied charge of to seek his coun- sf We did not eltber directly or. Indirectly ‘‘charge’* that the couvsels of General Lee bad been disregarded or id by ant mere highly conatitational Com- 101r apeletance, egstast bis advice? Was General Hood appoint el re oa bie a Was this Teonesaee campaign en- his consent or wishes’ We botteve that tne I’resident wae deceived about Gen- oral Jobuston’s campaige,and that he was noi informed of important fecta; that he was: {i by and led to make the unfortunate change ‘on erroneous tnfermation by prejuliced and interested pereoos. We hope he has now ascertained his error, and that be will specdily sepair it by restoring General the Deceanity fora 10 18 not ipfinevced by & willingness to consult Geseral Lee; it stands upon high principies of tatlitary ecience that all ions objective point should be directed by one should be the commander in the field. Bragg as much as 4 across bid call would rally tbo gallant meu of that departm the ai of the country, when the voice of 1 By law nigensralusine of all"the armiess aud. that ihe aw a armies, and that the Preaideat would feel It to be bis duty to appoint General Lee to that posstion, and that such action. by the legis. lative and executive would revive the confidence of the country. onfederacy ace Comma J Dietacer. {From the Riehmond Examiner, Deo. 27 ) Ir the armies of the Confederate {tater are indeed about to be presented, by way of Christmas gift, with General Lee for their commander in chie’, it wii! not only be @ most appropriate agreeable present to Dut to the country it wil be such a relief as wil ue all to breathe more freely, and to the enem: and @ warping, Both Confederates and fod feo! at on-e thi id both strong and steady Bpon the wheel, t tw eid jt means business aod battie, and will make their arrangements accordingly. \hie i om the sition that Mr. Davie ts capable of Gn act 20 same and wise, which may be greatly dowtted. 10 igpiso Dased on the supposition that the order appoint era! Lee to the full command and control of ail m| tary operatior ditional; that he fa to plan caro real, complete, w nw aod appo decide wi pl It is not probable that he ‘at of the kind on avy other be charging bimself with « odiam without the mv them; that he ia to and what woveral’s cloak.” ‘and most obvious of the wholesome effects of {bia measure would be the tirin aseursnoe which would At once grow up in tho minds of our own people that the Atyength and resources of the ined will now be applied ad most efiielent manner; and thal each ed io the beods beat able We shai! know, be wited secondary gratifiestion of ‘or apie. Many good gare fa thie atruggle moments of ning. fog and den avd vitatlter of the Gauge, ce of the energy and aett nite uf the peo ite, but they have raid: to (homarives, ls the one of ie aul? very wemine that wo tuat bold Have tolled to rainay nod equlp | within therm the hfe aod destiwy of | oh tome lool’s errand, nod placed uncer cor ome fourth rate ollicer, who Must be made Wow 1 Fe 3 01 nether weluro whl ar no. aod RO ail be ruined no? We way only what many & yORdar Wil fost fo bo sadly (rue, la giepniow Lumk darig t i 52] is | Ee £ i : : i i i: i i its i i al i H iss ‘his mind. loont. Happy in comparisen would be- dregged down | ape wolves. ioe wie mln it 0 savage hands. terrible, would be brief io ite sul It woaid agony, indeed, if we, the liviog men acd women of these Confederate States, should have to ile in the dust ‘before the» most abhorrent people. on earth, with their hoof on our necks, and have to the | Malignant tyrauny of men who bi ue as they do; but. on, when we add to this the thought ul our children would thus detredden down by their children, and our cbildren’s:.children b; children’s children, the very idea becomes a torture too iutolerable to be coptompinted. If we were base enough to yield our own rights, we could not dare thus to betray our pasterit; them the battle must goon. WwW we to cower, our children would curse our memories in the bitterness of their souls, and: the world would say amen; Seoing, then, that we have no election, no choice but te Persevere, let us animate each other to the exercise of a cheerful courege end an uncomplaiving fortitude. Let obligation of duty and ef principle. When ‘aelites had nearly reachod the ead of their wan- derings, and were about to confront their enemies, there were found thoee who caused their hearts to faint by their evil prophecies, The land, Spey ae ae wh re ‘ranting we be fot go up against the people: for they are stronger thar. we’? It was in vain thet the courageous Caleb and Joshua endeavored to inapize thom with braver seati- ments. It was in vain that they assured them they ‘were ‘‘wellable’’ to.conquen ‘Would God we bad died fm the land of Egypt,’ was the bitter lamentation, “And they said one to another, lot us make use captain, aud let né return into Rgypt.’’’ What was the effect of this paper ns and cowardice? ‘To morrow turn you, and get you into the wildortess by the way of the Sen”. As the close of their pilgrimage, and in sightof peace and happiness, thay were turned ‘back again, and condemned to wander for forty years im the wilderness. Such was tho effrot ca the public interests, As to their fodividual fortunes, of all that muititude, the per. Boos who lives wore tien who med the ability to gonquc?, and encour the effort. ry ‘ana im every sea #on Of discouragement, ory out, “would God we bad a ‘were it not better that we re! ey oul to be ashamed ougat ! eg with such oraven cowar for this fight, let him retire’” Tat bim go to Fngland-to Canada—to Mexico—er to “Egypt” again. But let our men, our rea} men, the men whom God will bless, and for whose eake He will bless the country—let these unite to cry out, “Let ‘once’ and meet our enemies, ‘for overcome [there].”” It i¢ such faitl and courage, that we must courage lu our fellows. We sball the safe road to independence and the peace, A Test Voi Habeas Oerpus Ques. House ef presen- Raronpar, Dec. 24, 1944. Mr. J. M, Leach offered a resetution declaring tbat the writ of habeas corpus onget pot to be suspended ex- cept im extreme cages, where the public safety impera- tively demanded It ; that the people are united in a great stroggle for liberty, and that ho exigency existe justify. ing its ruspension. Se ean awere demanded. ayes and n An effort was made to secure a division of the ques- tlop, se as to take the vote separately on the principie ageoried and on the opinion that no exigency now exists Justifying the suspension, &c. It was ruled out of order. ‘The vote on the resolution stood—ayes, 31 ; noes, 41. The Raid en Gordonsville. REPORTED RETREAT OF GENERAL TORBERT—LEB'S OFFICIAL REPORT. Hwangvanrers, Auwy or Nortwern Virciwi, } J Pee Dec. 24, 1864. Hon. Janes A. — General Fitz Lee reports that the foree which attacked Lomox yesterday copeisted of two divisions of the euemy’s cavalry, udder General Torbert. General Lomax was | ng across the Madison turn- pike, two and a half miles from Gordonsville. The enemy was handsomely ropuised, and retired about three P. M., leaving some of lied idly last wight to engage his rear op, twelve miles from Gordon ile, Oae hour after dark. “iqnirty-two prisoners oaptnred at Liberty Mills on the 22d, being unable to jp up o@ their retreat, were liberated. General Lomax's loss was slight, R. E. LER. General Stoneman’s Raid. LE—LEs'S OFFICIAL THR CAPTURE OF SALTV! saron & Beanquantens, Anuy oy Norraxxn Virainta, os suordtiry Ot Wares ne }. Fas. A. SEDDON, re ‘er PSs fa ria, inst the enemy, sites baving been ville during the night of the 20tp. The 4 t up Rich valley, His advance hws light on the 2ist, and the enemy retired at wight aud the morning of the 224 towards Hector's D. iney are being parsued. Our troepe are bearing the fatigue and exposare with great cheerfulness. ‘The damage to the (ealt) works can soon be repaired. Many bridges and depots on the raliroad have been durned, R. E. LEE. General Davidson's Raid. DEBTRUCTION OF ALL FUBLIO PROPERTY AT TOL- LARD, ALABAMA. Moxiun, Deo, 1) 1804, | atroged ali public aud some priv iderabiy, and the bridge over Cuptaia Sentry Po) our forces paraued them, A partion o pliew amd travaportation were captured, ‘The foad was strewn with (heir dead, wae an infantry force of ancther raiding party Sunday its advance e! by Our back soveral miles, Captaia Semmes arrived here yesterday irom kurope, vis Matamoros, Jeff, Davis on the Canad Raids US GIVRE NOTICE THAT BPNNET( G, BORLEE MUSE BR TARATED AS A BELLIGHERNG. [From the Richmond Sentinel, eo. 22.7 IVT OONFRORRATR ATATRS OF AMERICA it hee eon made khown to me tha: Bennett ing Master in thd mevy of the Couledi Sivien, i8 now Unde cn of tbe E erican provloees, Amoot of ike Uoed der the fore 11 @, Rurle « Treaty, now | rat Welt c S iz is i Hi i | HH a [ & i g ? { § & i z if i i i E I i 7 i a t | i i i 2 Fg He HH li if 7 i | a > i i ps HI geet? fiat 85 government of the ey Of its officers op: i Americe assumes the & § H 3 E = Hue J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary. of State. Phe Battle Ground in. the Eact. 4 FORMIDABLE WINTER. CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHARLSTON, AUGUSTA AND. RICHMOND ANTIGE- e 3 os jemensirat! with diligence te Bave our roads in order again in inne. ‘The evacuation of Savasnak by our of thas city by Sherman’s army, ply give the epemy anothér poiut on ear The oceae front of Georgia will be exposed, like the ecean front of North tine ai pecies of hostility that will an avd ocoupy without atrevgthening the (09. It ie however, that a furmidable atiempl on Charleston will be rly cof the falb of holds & fortined position within s mile of Coosa. le, & point on the railroad between Charleston and Savannah, forty-three miles from the latter city ame ixty-one miles from. Charles! Hardee made no halt between Savanoab and Ch chie, but at onee abandoned that section of the rail ced himself where his communications If sherman, 2ow re Ha Wo presume Generad Charlesten would be more secure, Heved of anxiety concerning the state uf Affairs in Toaues~ ‘enterprise againat Charssion, @ ion of our lines 1axy become uecousary. inst Wiimington bas now disp! see, shall co-operate in iteelf, and fightin will divide thair ittac! whieh, the fature. will, develop, Savannah de used as a base for offensive enterprises, om.of the city of Augusta and from Wilmington, through ville, to Augusta, will be prominent aims of the Auguste {sen the Savannad river, about and thirty miles above Savannah, ‘of the rie wile the alr lice ‘s only 9 miles, The tides only forty-five bt 7 above of the railroad time ana ‘miles from the the city of Savasual. mot, at 16,000, Whether Grant will take C Satan is prompting (urther ib, or whether 1y to homor Sherman's falsehoods abotted salutes we shall soen know. famous }\utoh Gap canal, for which the werid hae beam ‘We \earn that hd. ‘at the upper end of the out to they are redacing to the wator' game is being done at the lower dyke. Thi! Rosalia Oy ne are te be wait on the proper authorities to ascertalo, if possible, when they would reccive the demand dus them, acore- ing througb the perica of nine weeks. This committee entered on the diacharge of ite duty and have rendered the foliowing report: — ‘The City Inspector was first waited upon, and respeet- fally assared (them that the pay rolls have been fully fo the department, aud were ready at any me ment that the Mayor and Comptrolior sign the required ee papers. The Comptroller woe next waited upcw, replied that he had already given his si ‘and all thet now remained was the acqni Tite Hosor the to whom the committee paid ther respects, whose repiy wus v0® uite go favorable. fle poritively decliged to subeeribe te ents, and escorted that he would not five ba signature though the ashes were to.lie in the streets am Digd a8 the second glory windows. gghe committee thew waived importunity. moat heartily in the determin add that they jotm of their fetlow.inbor= ‘and through whoee fi i@ them to make glad thor op 4 join in a Small degree iu the ial festivities of tke aeason, JOHN LYNCH, Chairmame Our Late Minister to Feanes. ACTION OF THK CILAMERR OF COMMERCE ‘Me Exeoutive Commitiee of the Chambdor of Commerce held a pecial meeting yesterdey for the purpose of taking action relative to the doath of the Hoo. Wa. Ie Day ton, our Minister to France, The following letter from the Collector of the Port te Mr. Low, President of the Chamber of Commerce, wae Submited to the meeting: — Custom Howes, New You, Cortacton’s Orrce, be ' Bra—I dave the honor (oenclore & com cstved this day from Mr. Bigelow, cur & Phoold the Cham ber of Commer take xotion to make Ko: e it will give me » doom th expedient te . Nt wer serv May air, your obedient APRN, Gousetor, A. A, Law, Enq, Pree qhe fetter referred to above was poilished ta the Hanatp dey before yesterday On motion of Mr, Low, the following rerelution wae , to order thet the mem of ths chamber may ar ve athued nuthorrtic dambacsador WOO Was te