The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 8, 1865, Page 1

TUMTY-THIRD YEAR. ) NCOMBER 10,165. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, F | Teport baring receiwed orders in the maruing to | man who received Ate thousand a a Ss ews keep e sharp look ont, as they believed that cur | 'Mg the qnotaofNew York f By Telegraph to the ™. Y. Suan. ——1 —_____ - HIGHLY IMPORTANT! Advance in Virginia. CROSSING OF HATCHER’S BUN. Very Severe Fighting. HEAVY LOSS OF THE ENEMY. Important Positions Secured. GREATBATTLE EXPECTED YESTERDAY Our Washington Despatches, PEACE TALK IN CONGRESS. | Passage of the Enroilmant Acts | APPROPRIATION BILLS ALSO PASSED. Interesting City Intelligence. Important, Genero! Advance of the Army of the Potomac. Headquariera of the Army ef the Potomac, Motion, and cre thia d fects inteniled to be developed, but the degree of snece sulting will At three o'e the Fifth Corps, precedad ty Gregg's cavalry, started] on the road to Beam's Station {the enemy waa met on the route; but points were ta retreatol sa the About noon the ec ever which » bridy: imn reacho! Powai considerable lengwi had to dor Major Ness, were s betwrou them a: Divisions of w sake connection the 2d and Jem onstrate in that e 1st Brigade , losing bus a tew men, across the Run, om. Here a stroug making the pe flor crossing vathward, and soon met a amall force in woun ling be the Toird Divin of the Bean di © s here came to the support of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry aud irove the rebels onuection with the mght of § time vory little fighting had taken place, the Fifth Corps being scarcely Ww the Becond Corps, under Gen, Smayth, before reaching aw her's Run, tirr bo the right, advanced in o northwosterly direct) towards Arnatrong's Mill, but before quarters of # & ‘ong position, {Gen Gordon's C the vicinity ere discovered in a rps beg reported in { our men erected temporary breaat- of the Ine the balance had was zomg 0) ¢ purpose of ani strength, but no rep!; ength appeared, edvancia line of batth, with a stre men were wil read el force Was sent rou Trigaile, waa p> wamp, and was! revela offered ae. | Conpecticu, was Massuchusctia, 4 the 19th New York, was wound Sonnecticut, was | een very Leavy, os lines, each time sul | 6 wok ebout twenty pr.soners somy of woow | Mr, Couuess qured if Mr, Blunt wos pos we Mr. Wilton nai thee r army was on the move. Mr. Gritnes inquired rat General Smyth deserves much prates for the | man who had ¢ 1 t of manner in which he handled hie diviswn, being Sour tht prinite for Ne ‘ over hia retuction on U himmerif present all over the fell, watching clonely (OM Cay twit on to anbot every move of the enemy amd ready to meot it fo toake it rend (hat any per We expeet a great bette t-morrow, with more | DIG) #6 9 sul etitute a person | Mario towr dowisive reaulus than wore obtained to<tay re Mr Clar The weather to-night x clear and ecld, and is | tn prev just suitatle for a movement in thie country ban tret oti , W.D. MoGurcon | | Brod an at, ard boe au Reported Fvacuation of Mobic Cutro, ed. 6 —The steamer Mollio Alle, from | & New Orleans Sist ult.. has arrive!, Mr, Conness me eo ant she ut ar with a larg quantity of eager and mola The reported | person charged with ori M evacuation of Mobile is The Tivrs | that it ws isin this ett pays: The information ia undeniied, Twelve re | Pes ns ne y fo cause the arreet by t fusesa, who lef Mol tle on the 16t), and arrived at | euyermt with ihern. of it ‘ New Oricana stated that the evacuation commen. | Men, whoro they dried an eed the day bafore their departure ; thes the guna | PPArkine then wiih ‘ 60 | or nance stores re going to Selma by rail) the chs . ar en | water ey UH ltanaetial: With thie movement a | State of atnet aweey ing conseription going on among the | all the I= oid A eth . « ' x = rad thoan nat cos a ihe ¢ Cal aca { Mo bile, to eecape which the people were | amcertanet tt Tost flocing from the city by squads, Ib was t ee } ¥ in thew aeaet these ne themmelves » » th " “ence of th @re) iinpreze.on in Mobile that no delence of the | nein sity it city would be attempted. Iie garrison waa small pines P t and compoad of militie r aud of Gens | opport I ‘ $ tiken u ‘ ° era ry. j f rai Ma 1a ivy an ithe, Hutifiention, bin hoya R ie Avaquata, Me. Feb. t.—The Maine Legisieture adipted. He wa wt Cometitationsl Amendment ab and felont wt “ ve. sing slavery, ant a salute of 100 guns wee fired | Who had pone out t . heard fa in or ¢ he event jer ore’ ‘ St. Louts, Mo, Feb. 7.—Roth Houses of the Mis- | o @enienis sour ature to- lay ratified the amendment to |, b SAY OF AE NE e the Hitution aboliening elaver There were | Mr. Clark eina an ® | two dissenting voice Sevate and four in the | to the frat s ’ Horse | She person furnis Trenton, N. ty Feb. T.—Governor Parker gent | 0° '0 & eg eat } @ message to both Houses to-lay, et st ant f the ibresolution passed t t ; or 1 to the ustitutions t | nie t he slavery. In the Senate, Mr. Soom |» an. pers Coramittee on Fadera! Relations report on it on | it “a S “ Le a t Thurelay Sovatora Chandler, Buckley and R [elimi ba ie ‘ Ii sinerteg lolph opposed immedente action, Mr. Seovel re rhe ia aspededs Waa pled, charging that the power which ri New | | dal deney wanted delay. The motion was lost, Bena- | 4 tors Jackson and Keunedy (dema.) voting for i, Mr. Beanan, from the Sele From Canada. subject, made @ report acc 7 Toronta, (. W., Feb 7 —-A mans meeting waa | in) pow tions held lost night at St Lawrence Hall, cailed by the Rewleed, 1 saa Mayor's proclagiation, for the purpose of con. | his wariunt, toa emning the gov rume r providing to refund | 6a an | the money taken by the Bt Alban's raiders, and | inva ‘ © privity a also forthe parsage of the Alicu UI)! Amend- | larcuage ¢ uit tl ont n ly eustair the verpment | © b. Kelly, » represent monts unqualified " rs BOGE Goo akaoncl Dieiiee were expressed by » lange majority free and fearless exenes Montreil, Feb. 7 The tnvestiyation mto the | af amen er Co on on 8 pending st ‘ y coudnes of Indie ¢ sal in releas' the r vel | | sald nteryn as been commenced by the Government's | an aamauit upou the said W Comm uers, butthe proceedings are private API « t , : solved, T much of tt fete ie een imy the provilewe of toe t Queder, Feb. 7 The debate on the Confedera- | seats trou 1 one we wp) tlon scheme opened laat uigbt tn Parliament. At. | be reacuste tornry Goneral McDouald inade ® lengthy specch Qa wotion of Mr. Beaman tl) on the subject Hons were crderet to be 3 ; ee that be ot a ¢ Congressional Proceedings. Whe Houne the ‘ NAXVILIth CONGRESS Second Season. | poayor 2D SENATE Mr, Wenn! the amount én ‘ Washington, Feb 7 —-Mr. Harris presented the | ry. iehed t ety t Munon of Pewr Cooper a id others New York, | m tree on Wave Meron in favor of @ abip canal from Lake Frie to Lake | necessary to exy er) 8 ist time | Ontario. Mr. Stevena replied that Mr. Trimbull called up the resobition intro. | Genere! De stir ' - duced by hiro e few days since, declaring as fol- |e, and he consiiered wt part to ac ommoitnie w t lows: Natio Whereas, The Sceretary of the Senate bes gul- M). Prooka r 1 te at rottted the Constituhonal ames at to the Presi. | of dollars for the ¢ . | do it for bis approval ; and | thought that iftt ‘ t Wherera, Proposbons to amend the Canatitution | laration tot it y pot require the approval of the President ; there | that se are at { ore from invasion. Me did not w Reeo'ved, That the action of the Secretary in this | movements o Case shall not tetaken asa precedent for the (uwire. | from geutleme t H he 6) Go ¢ The resolution waa alopted | M wh : ence prop se a Mr Sumner—I do not wish to interfere with the | og their fntont n revular order, but with the indulzenee of my cel+ | to tamelye ‘ league (Wilson), Lam going to ask the Senate in- | * Ml i oy formally, to take up sresolusion TE offered yesier- | yy, day, calling upon the President for form that the war with reference to the ' ate Peace be never Me ae eb Mr, Saulsbury—1 hope tt not be taken up | man ‘rom sew ¥ now, I wish woffer an amendimenutto it when it | ten ha fl | ‘ « dees come up tof ; | . Lhe resolution waa not taken un I ponit u the pp bin re The chats here sak! that the nisbel business | excep ont ‘ ' ww the law lation to the enrollment bil), whieh | : a was then t Ip. | exset! r vending qnestion wae the adoption of the Ian r arnendtr tof Mr. ' te third ge ‘ . tion real so that tite t kera, roomuun eer halt ‘ a ts, or other persons who st pa ' ti) pr 4 } ante sieatl: hall he puntehet | bela that t Mr. Cowan moved toamend the th ord , ' iin her wnt! t tri! t tems ‘ ’ . + or mauiiary ¢ via Phew pave rine ble phon, in ch Messrs Gowan, Cor t ' mn ard participated, the two later rae t | the proposition, ha € “ don the adoption of Mr. Cow Mr, (hw | aroonment was decided iu tie atirinative by yeas | 6% we tbe , \ 20, nays 14 N sat Mr Grimes move! to strib ng the Lat sect + | pre i ides that any person liable to cratt may | hut amt . stitute fora drafted perso ee t Mr, Nopposed the mothou. He (W y) | ben the si hs en told} ene 6 he ) rita tote t that the clause reerre! to would be of ineabenlabee ! eared b Ine to the « \ The eonntry pee enand | Norte ’ iit hare the Ifthe pending call was filled, a ‘ en ale We want the wy) | HpeUk eA . If» t Mr. i ‘ an bee . ut Fy faa ett ! | The Fort . ‘ Nur r ‘ ¥ \ ' eu brokea t re t al tr lo | reporter! to the i vr Rare . nt ’ 1 re - 1 ' © Enrollinant 1 he 1 y t s ‘ iterfere 4 3 lan " eA foot ' ou Rood 1 hal ‘ the quota ¢ wel b i rightt ‘ ! Nerthe ‘ the me r Wer, | tra 1 , ue P tM I has t tikka & qnola, Apotber great ov wom the entisunent of twa servic Ilo (W ) bad beard ou good eutcorit t that of ¢ eruu who rey ad in N Cc.A York harbu’ “ ‘ rt ore ‘ t tad ice. The j be atr clon ot was | pny ft wivieod by Bar, sas Lad colisted 64,000 men | op s.nce the war | po 4 1 (be grap uw tay vd IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CUM RENCY? PRICK ONE CENT of transporting so emtansiv.ly, troopt = Steamehips towing other slips are to bright white Mehta at fore hee the aide Nethte, Satling woes in cerry the same ligbia as stewn org wrt (ho exeep- the white foremast roparty of the Unitel Saves Wilsan's amend- urreet te, OT areinat 31 tres torn rose, when the House pers Vibe cannot be fixed on aeconne of hod wen kept ready for lapnoare im aight, prownded We greet not be even on the port side, o #ht on the marboard side Appropr vation pepo exniber when o vem Yerevan weinlers prowwnt, avebor ehall tim Play at a bewht vos cxoomding twenty the hulk a white Nehtin ea globular @ichtineb ben fern, so diaplawel as to be weatde all round, lieht at the maet~ wh Louse acljourued, New York State Lezislature. evall carry « lan- | tern with @reeu aud red aliles A petition wor presented ny, N piayod at 0) erly in tine to ht chal nee te red Rebt on the © KeOn ON tt ftarboard an it expextiont fewer Ded yn Chena rt lets Btestnatipe Losthy placed be- Stor day ® fog mpnal, be sounded Pwo saitine or stoniners port so (haw Kear vessel are required to heep ontot the w St Btephents Col f the Baite- rrrorate’s Co band to ense of fay, steam vessels stall go orteking an- fee way of tho Int- sonree, subyect to cortam ata Flow rete of other veexel, atiali heop out mnostifieations, should be pad t of usvige~ rulog oan excise neglece. Feetiov, Feote in Baltimore. Heury 8. Poote, of the rebel Songress, reached here this morning from Drewk fat ab the left for tha N tia supposed om hie wey to ow cantinnad to the evening, tturned to rain Wews Items. (Bg TelegrapA to the New York Sun.) nm has terued an order ave prisoners, ine NOUSE OF REPRESENT ratory Place, sforty officers, arrived at Annapolis yeater+ Ow Saturday nicht the brewery of Theo. Brarke , was buroed tauitted to th oul wade’ wath, on Coo avon Taw Ariny Appropriation Ml as pamwd by the | House, appropriates about five bundre tm Mons of ‘The New York Fire Departme Vorior Commiestoners Acton and Rergeo, Supere ud others, appeared before intendewt Kennoty ate Conunitioe ergue in favor of @ paid Fire Departmens for te Deparionent, city of Now Yor Tur Secreiare of the Treasury hag with the ap. othe Preattent, designated the port of aa ploce for the purchase at pary States, an Govan with the Act af Gone thik the Dry ot the friendea« duete of tee perforinance took place at Pike’ nuyht for the wrmenw andthe the firemen | benefit of woldicrs {pte amonnted to part of Hamlet Loentenant-Governor Anderson On Monday etebty-seven querrtilas, bolonoging canga, ware ton and dent Fort are desperate characters, and it was found nocessery place +] between £6,000 and Almont every fire son at Washin | Warren for safe keeping tmittee in betel yudnee of abe them in irons to prevent thor aseaping. Tim steamer Arago, ome of the steamers caagh® Dog Tooth Bon’, Mineiasippt river, caught fire from time in the be ramiasions ra of in the joe gorge ypanies disbaud- the water's e/ge, Sunday afternoon irnod at @ kite hour to mees | @ the wate bd fovernmens boat was gained «6 and Reoasme bas been appointed Poetmistrese r order of the Presi. haw presented to mo ell » fining Mra vy otner, and ahe on the followir 4 iu this ese, yw of a soldi Union, let ber be appol aie individnal ie night between the + Suate, ou her from New York t, and the pra- outlets ere tor Tho Empire State was bully ut revanite the teachings sengers and red to & propel he newn!t of a long « ler ard taken t) New) nin suffered trifling damage. AN baa juat returned to Albar alone the Nort! fing frou N or vosrel4 in wt several p! ower sud under- | the Nations! Guard the purpose of reporting & lo the general | proballe efficicney In cane ne for calling it into service, and it) thonsand effective t ‘ules for Navigation. within twenty-four onteining rules for | inland counties. rant waters of the naral iuteu! (By Mat! to the New York Sun.) {a bad been received at the These rules rine, on the SOh 1 to prevent ¢ The rules formerly having been was Ltble thine aa were deemed more e ropbis, Tenn, Demos © @lilor arreniot > publicaweu Owiopt them, they are ut er of the city, seared wo aaling ob is under sain, wi ) be cousnicred # Bh ip ur jreitin New Orieans at the eble-bodied ia thr tng the por whether for Yorks is Growsled wis OnAiwed On CAS bust pale, vast head ; a yreon # rod Leht ou the port