4 ~_ VOLUME LXXVIII- rc tittOtivgit Guide. VERY LATEST NEWS - gt TELEGRIPIL . FROM BEFORE RICHMOND lEEEtilliAlit CC-MAKS ,ALONG ;THE' NEW LINES, 71IE ROSIIIOYEIINn-As IMPRITANT ONR. A3O DUD Lr.dimtiolis 'of 'the Evactiation of Bach -, mon& • REBELS'MOVINO FRONt THE VALLEY 11th athiv I.:.xEctrrr.n NOR . The Icelse s the Late thtiles .IttitArp . ninus ~.i'ntir. o r :cur ?ores er, ?contorts, il p. tn. Nothing of Interort-lmi transpired on the lines •of the tinny to-day, although the weather has been rborefacorable than fur secant days mg. 'Thenrcepa urn I;niy liuildidg trellis along the newly established line, which will take alma days .to compleCe, when they wfirra - nonnrnee erecting nen; quarters far themselves. This will Std. be n.difcult j 91.. no there lc plenty of e'reel lent timber' in the neighborhood and the wan Lase gat used to the work. Col: Trenudne, wrongly reported as Major Ta = e• . ..mair.e, of thnlOth Moots cocain., whn was bad ly wounded in the etlagehleut . of Monday, dead. Ile was a gallant officer, and ouloh re spected and loved by Ids comrsfkA In the ser vice. Gaps. Forton, Cottonirsary of9.tbsletcaro of the cavalry division, who felt from horse vas bs4lr injured, a dar or two slum!, die 1 tali rnoridig. The aCcident occurezd by the h00f...f Alial.oraehetua,.. cau:;lit between tho logi of On • coiduroy roeul,•whcn frll,:Ahlowinzthe ThiCIAV rigsinS, ti.c 10V. nil rkttit ti Fedi/ fractured runt rhunduci illica,lUte up '"t olitatfincofbitdatith; - • • K'he total nnawr of C.ll9l4lilek• in Cid VW: en gagement bare not yet been onlcially obtaluea, but will . prore tomes - ha; lar,p.r• than /1Z !trot ro .litrx YORK, Feb: 10.—The caLra carrespon-. Zencermth In frout of Ittelanond baye:T .Titere are'onntintual IndlentLins of- the er.multion. of Rletanco4, 'malt is believed the Felicia • contain plate a concentration In Nofth Carolina, far a grand Oral strazgle 'tan, carly,day, Icnos-a that the ra. troops, among them Breckinridge's o command of Earley's Corpa; ',Armoring fratn title Tolley, annual It la at this writhor, wholly di :sided whither they get - Wit:khan:Ca brfgAde Of " caralry arrired,ln Richmond within a fear %%ye. • . . The ftraLd's carraspradance of th: Sih'says: • Tim theta:lent weather had ftaxidal, and the brigade-surgeons -report no men as having be ,- . -.amine diselded by tbe morm. It also Says; it is now danitely settled that thhline now occupied, covering llabehtes am, - 11 to beZperman entlytireld.- That the meavreent which has thus eaceasf +bear erannplished may have other objects is .doulitiets Din one4hing IS Certain, it will fully evenly - the Waited 'anis' iireortitun Virgin ., Is, and will prevent . Gee.. Lee from sealing off' Imola to - reinforce:the • - armies oppased. to Gen.: Sberman's operations and enable that gal tent lender to carriiiie with easc 'the pro gramme lel. down for tams- The fifth cerpecorraiPeadence says: Them-- sults begin to manifest themselves. It in-now clesilliat everything la jereatly lo our adieu /4104 and that, in the successful lengthening of . our „Macs,' and fortifylog . our progress, a decisive .and brilliant, victory has been igatinede•—• , The -- =used to were hurled In vale easiest our advancing • " Column's to prevent our establishing a permanent foothold. This foothold has been gained. ITe are a move farther toward the possession" et the. -tianditkide Itallrpad: ,The rattling of the cars on thsynal, and the :thrill whistle of this engine pan • sow be plainly heard. It is saying a /mod deal, tint I don't think it is saying trio mush,* that this `entire rebel army in our host eau:at drive it . from our.positlon; and furthermore,' for, them to "withdraw my considerable forceto aid lu tha dc - fence of Charleston. Is extra hazardous now.; cum. -* pared with what such a withdrawal would hare been before th e present Movement. . . . ITPLTGUARSCIS AT:MT 01 , POTOULC, Feb.lo. —Two Men were executed to-day In this army -• for desertion. Their names were Jas. L. flicks, 4th Pennsylvania. Sd Division, 11th corps. and Samuel Clement, 3d Ifaine reri. merit. The lat ter Was an tinted of cowardice In addition to de sertion l'ingif 2. Tilley. Itch Massa:liasstta, was sisoto have been shot to-4ay for desertion,, but the citation of his sentence has been ins. The losses hi the late battles at Ildeber's pion foot up *1 follows, not eonating. the misstog, whk4: will not exceed two hundred: FlubPorps-7m . filceri : lit Division, { - killed; . 13 wounded. Division. 5 killed ;' 10 wound " ed. rid Dleklcm, 7 kited; 57 vonaded..- Men_ 'killed and wounded : Ist Divielon, 18 ; 141 wiStroded: 2d Division, 10 ; 175 nouuded. " 24 Division, 09 killed ; .498 wounded. ' - Becond•Corpe"---cilicers : 24 Division, killed, 34 wounded, - 13. • 541 Division, wourided 4. Idea killed and wounded :ed Dietitian, 27 . .. wounded. fd 14,killed ; 07 wounded. Caroler Division—o" Mears: Killed, 4. 2feet hued. 11; wounded, b 2. - • . . Blxth Corps—Alen titled, none; wounded, 17, In Ist.Divie ion. Total killed and wounded, In the first day's fight it was stated that the 24 Division of the Second Corns were tho only -: troops actively cox:bred, whiEdirreport did - Lajas We to the Sib Brigade of. the SS rowed by Prexeslirigadier General McAllister: Ilia brigade was detuebed — from the _hasten and salt: to Ilie , support of Gaterel 'Balkh. They ' took position nu- his right, "near the Tucker licente, where they threw up a strong breast work. About the, time they bad it completed they:Wire relieved by General Itainsers brigade, " ' l / 1 0.wera ordered to occupy the ground between •the barer, and General : Smith's right: Before • 7 ' thij bed time to get it into position the enemy • ' , made %lute appearance to three lines: Of battle, • &Meetly expecting little - opposition at that - whore-the right of Friday. afternoon -'took I lace, - and 'tad McAlister's brigade not goal their egrund , as, they did, repulsing three dopiest:a aisser(e. the',2l division would have been peeked, and the enemygalalog the position would have ten a in the "position to cut off the sfandvimeld.Pnevir- and would undoubtedly laic naiad' a miter 'heavier loss than that re • Oen•llleOrlilatee wee 'highly complimented' by General Meade and other °Meets, for the gallant; ,v/ mti dldslef.„-.4:Otani:Dann:ay himself was No ghtingtiro taken piece glace Tuesday: 'Daertgrs who ame 'yesterday, say that remora were current in their Duet that Bbermati -rub 'possession. or Branchville, after a sharp -.• ..ngagtetent,lnit they harano particulars. • They also atato that Gen. Lew. was p re sent at ' the ilia t „Rabb:eel Mb, CM Moo d ay, And not . wlthffording his personal efforts to urge his, ;meth; Ibex - Could not be .4dio :ted light with anylblbg like the spirit they did formerly. • This • fact 'war also betided by many of our °Moors; who Said' the rebel officers endsaronad In Yuba to ' • ' urge the unalifbrward,as different potuts. Nrw Yoax, Feb: 12.—Thia Richmond Dispatch of the I M•b_ - SOP:* Grant's inurement on Sunday and !denary on lair right southwest of Peters.: . ham', was a serious and determined attempt to • ' plant Isle left near the Soothede railroad," and by so doing, odvance another step In the Incest . noent,of Petersburg. lie znay eq.:a have raved ; 'lid the capture of that road as possible. In this /se was disappointed, but ho succeeded In effect,: .• tog a lodgment on Ratchet's Creek., and there latratching himself. This pots him certainly nearer the Southelde railroad, whlch_ls the im mediate objective point. 'We, however, are well z* satisfied, that as General Lee has not made any • •sitteuspvto dislodge , him, the position cannot be .•••:- of stret From - ilarganria. La. New Yozur, Feb. 11.—A Moro:mall letter Mates that Vial.. (My, liuribut had boon 'on a tour el Inspection to that post, where he saw the forte Mid troopaof Gen. Ullman.in the bighest. ktateof eillelency. Continued emitting puttied end- reconnolasances from Mortal:la keep thl rvbcis at a tare distance from the Incality, Copt= Guest. of tber;d regiment, was recently iseeldentally shot by a sentinel. The'rectnt exottlen against fradmer's pier, rillas on Itaccourac bayou, succeeded In destropi log lone half dozen oFtbelr rendezvous, and the maortue of two /Memo," load of stages, and Um *Niue:leg of a band - of these gimrriWas, • • The st. Albans Hilders. Wasursoress, Feb. 11.--The statement which c E cr i t h i t e d through the papem,lttatt, • • • bares raiders are to be sent to Now . York for trial • :=Strath. they are retained upon complaints pro .'fen tokagaltat them In the oanßaor the Sotto of . • Vermont, and If surrendered they win be mirror, gered to the authorities of that State for trial , -oonling• to the laws thereof. Mazer' 1-ktarrar • it s proceeded to Vermont apoo entirely Sitrirtat .beslotas from what Abe newaropers harp allegAl. - yr _ r7v4 "T"VrNh. Air \ rari 4 1 AY. r rs - i r Ex 4 ' IT . •2 - tn , imitu 5.: is- fit ,, 1E TT.rriA . _ At -NO. 47. GO. tilltiT pi..wAnna:rot 113ILDIATE EXCHANGE VF 11.:10N ERS. AGI:EED UPON: The Lieutenant General COlK vilanCri fed by Congress. WARTIINGTON, Feb. 11.—Gen. Grant wc . :` f fore the crown :nee tin the Conduct or thu War this morning: Ike Conant hir, cineAlona were asktd 11' . . . "It is 'Stated, upen whit anthority I da no not know s that you are charged entirely with the ex change of priatmerar Answer—Thatistcorreet; and what is more, I hareeffected .an.. =augment furjhe exclotaze Of Prlsonces, men for men, and odlearTar oh lder, or hls equivalent, arCildlag to the old cartels, until min or the other party has exhausted the number they now hold. I get n great many Il tan from friend ofprisoners In the Smith, every Otte Of ithiebl eau:tutu be: answer 4 tell thins that - Ulla arrdegetnent has been male, and that I + appose exchanges will be madam% the sate of 3.000 a week, as fast es they can deliver than. 1 toysrlf caw Col.. Ilatrit, the Assisting erer.missioncr of Exchange on the part of the Bouth, - . and. be. to , d ,me that, the Salisbury and DbnifiteTr!Fotrt *or.bt - be 'eembig"rlOwt. on A or cc. Be sold that be would foirrard :heat at the rate . of 5.0(1) ortl,ooo a week. cnerltor —There is no Impullinent in thewsy I Animus—nert. Is no hope , linient on our side. dellt er anti revolve erery one of theme to 'ti eery short time It they will deliver those Ow! lu r id. Wuhane lost sonic two weeks, lately on account of the icein the river. Fran After the reading or this part of the teatlmeny porno the Comratite on the Conduct of the War;-Lie en enaat General Grant came Iwo tl.ei hall. ncrompanled be 'cereal friends. . :\+ rain 80 be vas notici d. erunde dtthered amoral Wm to rurlt an extent r.. to Interfere with the order of hisinetri. Mr. Mallory moved that tho liistr, take a re• else /WV tailltltCe to pay their respects to Ulm; Grant. ills wet Ituttuintot.ty are. ,t to, and 'the members generally then thrun-ze3 arounA him lle the n coon to the errs, In frout of the fleas clerk; rte. rt by ropresentative U lett. The tr.rml.rr, wi-re frmulit introda:ed to Ulm is ti.e Speaker of th, that,. There were tre . to ellttollte it of al plat,o from the Close and ealleries. Ith.pre,etntivo Soh, k, in order that the Lieu tt•talm Conceal 01nel:tile lotr t the lletretmlativLs of the people. mires th-t: he he Invited and ks,,rtel . to the Speaker's maul. Tbts Was aclaleßeell in. pi.. craw. 14 - 3 A. -4...6.1.411.1! , y tl. stand v lien the la:lrr said Gent —1 line, SL,: borer tc, itanyloce - to pA L our lo the O l 1. the. Lieu..eaant Gen,..i•of the arn.lcs of the IlaiteiL.State4, illysei S. Grant. The tritroducti.m w.re ty another it buret nt applause Troni thdtloar and the .Gen. Grant bocrial azknoirle.l.4 - ment of the compliment ac ! after a blight parse re ttrecl-ft om the cland,•thentelience again ap aml lug.as he sktuf.rea - .. • JEFF. DAVIS ON RINOIXTIONS CON DE?INING CABINET OFFICERS. Paraila Between .Great Britain and the tonrclieracy, Nirr Yottx; Feb. EL—The TiltSone has the futitoring=finmthe ltiebtriond papers of the 9th I aral.Pith—correspondenee between Jett Davis and Mr. SZeden, the iebel Secretary of War, en the rt,lgni,tion of the latter, width . is pahlislio3 in roil. Mr. Seddon tendered his resignation on utepunt of the resolution of the Virglnialegis. Jethro, taking that he be removed from oglta. Kr. Darts in response ' assured Mr. Seldon of the v:annest personal feeling towardS hire, and said tic had delayed answering id the hops that Mr: Sudden wrinla change his miutband Condole to rennin in oillee, I.a Sayll anus: I'B6lZ- BiZelllecaiiEeof his resigralion, and ergiost the chic tit length. - Denys: a., Great Britain the vote.of the Mese O'f C013:/2..106 eXpTE3iDZ tt s9DLor seallilence in Ittinistif infidence hecaa.•- Parliamentgerverns. ..With in It Is the rovers& The two cases are en. distinct as TO ha Menasha trailer_ than paralcil to etch ocher: In Great Britiin the Sac • • Is •h - nnpoasible and can do no wrong and the 'ethitry alone any respini= eitile..-1 In-' the' Confederacy the President may do. wrong and is 'responsible' for so duina. The remedy his - wrong doing 1- impeachment by the gismo of Representa tives.. The Senate le without power to impeach, nod scan only art as .11111ge3 when the Horse tat pa aches. In Great Britain, the crown being liarWitnry, as welt en responsßile the control of the people over the policy of the govern:neat, revs sts in mfueing by their Commone, to grant the surereigia supplies necessary for the carrying es of the government. In the Contidertcy, the rel. le choose a - Presldent as well es a Congress, nen by giving him a term of six years and mak- Ing the tenure °ranee of the Cabinet his pleas °toe to Lave -,..l,bartui • ithussif Coo- wirliage of enforcing • any changes of the admin istration policy dining- that term. It Is .well known , that. this lengthy term of sit years eithont reelee'len, was conferred by our cotatitntion on the Executive for the PorP 3 bs of Implentiog stability--in the Government, and withdrawing all motive* fot securing poi ultr faror at, the express ',racily, In' Great 'Britain • "Ministers am memberi of the Lc:es:Mire mamma., originate laws, guile admi a barn tion s, extrc4e appointing power to all races, sover 7 dere power bring In practice purelynominal, arc apprized in adranceof the'gnuttnis of apropored v'de of want of - conlidence, arni,have power and mince of defending thenvrivue, to the Coo f.dcraur the exact testae of all this Is the case. nrd the beatS of departments are i!' t revot admitted to the right of debate on sidjelds appertaining . to that departments as is contemplated by the Constitution. In Greet Britain even after the rote'of eeouv, the iidnittry may. &mire Parliament nut pea to' the country, which has not mare quo ntly rtrcrrett the vote. The Common. ere thus restrained , from frivolous or unfoanded charges by toe responsibility of talking them at the peril of heing disconntemanced by the pm ride. old thus losing, their own seat.. In the Confederacy the exact reverse of all thlals again the rase, , and the vote of want of confidence w,..uhl be free froln all salamory restraint or re evaiPhility. lily purpose in simply to deny that .a etc:antler( of a orate dae4ation or b Att Inuees are entitled to he considered as ell all. tboritzulve expression_ of cal -opinloo or rtquiring 'concession froth the Co ordinaet de yortnieut of the itorcrutnect. Mr, &dawn, In response to this letter. thank. Darla fpr his high consideration, bat refuses .to recall liTeresignatien. The lesmittner, In commenting upon Daris and Seddrm's Correspondence; thinks It Is not ellen ;strata have good effect on the people. It says: - There was ono Vcrglitlan in the Cabl nit who knew' that. be would ho disgraced •In pnhllc opinion here if he continued to bold Ali ,position. ...Whether bls example will be followed 'ls another former thequestion, whether pultlio confident!. will be rewired in our reeve, cud whether onundenott will continue to exist." The Erqulrtr, and Sealinricentain articles In . the samz strain. , • Preaching by a Colored Man In the tlooont of IltpresentaUves..--Derdructon of. a ' - riortade Beiner—Atileticart.Alition Cerny"lesion ffteetfairs ' , . • Wlent;tervir, Feb. Henry If'pied Garnett. colored rnlalster Yrreached in the of the House of RepreseataSleeo thls nornlnc, by Invitation - of Rev. Dr.• Channlng, Chaplain H of the anle. A largo crowd of both white and colored andliori was in titteidanca. • This Is the tint Instance of a colored clergyman preachlnz at the Capitol and occasions mach comment !In all circles. .• The - Nary Department has received a comfit!• vexation announcing the destruction or a bleek.:, ade runner MI Charleston: - She was diseovered aground by the Potimae: and Walcutta on tits outside - of the blockade, which Tassels, loosed towards her, When aiia was almadoned and flied the crew. . She is._a. nom:date wreck, being intent entirely sin .— :Iler boll was of hoe. The American Union Commission held a pub- Ile meeting at the Cnpitol to-night 'to urge - measures of relict rev the white refugees within the milluity lines of the Union and of - East Teticako.. and other - .Poitmastor General [Meehan presided. Tim .meeting was addressed by . Colouelli. G. Taylor, of East Ten nessee,' &radar Doolittle and °them._ Erond : Cavally Expedition, - . . ' Nor Yonit;Ten. - 11.;—The Timestspecial ao nounemi that n great carob" , campaign, omslat. lug oranextmordinary movement through the cotton Gulf States, is about to take place. Gen erals Thnenas and Wilson are to command the force, which' will be ample for the parpOse. Montgomery. Selma andlioldle canto be visited, and there will.be co.operatlon frOut Opt. Canby.. The expedition wlllstrut about the middle of next .week from Eastport.. The opening of the' Alabema and . TOmblabee rivers, and the occupa tion-of Selma; Montgomery and Mobile, will vir tuality coms ,i lete our military work In the cotton Masi Bold to the Itebip. • • Natr Yon=, Feb..l9.—A. Washlngtciti spacial . Jugs: Consul Dudley. at LOndon, Informs our 'government that. the .Bordostre; ram Whom _sold by.the . Danish. Government. to the rebels and she is to sail from tbelsland of Iforluntisn medtstly, tome fifty sailors having been shlpiled frcns'psgland to men her. . • ' TAPE REBEL NEWS ADVANCE OF SHERMAN'S FORCEV Branchville Occupiod. by Kil patrick's Troops. ETICUATION OF CHARLESTON CONFIRMED Communication Between Charleston and 4inguatt!,:Se7...Fed. ) GRFAT GA MERINO OF TICAITOEIS Iii4USLS ALT RICIIIIOND, two.. cco., crc. ICt:w YOTIN, Feb. 13.-1111: HaralcralVashinz ton sfecial says: It Is amierriond titers that die patelms base been reeeire-1 from City Polar, eta romers of the I tehreo`a film the report of the capture of Branchville; and also synth in the report that Charleston was Ey:lowed. Thefilik.Contalo a partial account or a greet rebel meeting In Illeh ond, at which, Mader, . as, president, wade a speech, follow.' by Jell: flilnion% and others. Jett and all MA eat Wet, Lca, Lon.grareet, !fill, and Mee, in full nnlfortn, and all thr rahal fuer (invades. 111 ,Richmond, worn present, and that the gathering of traltora and rebel t was one of the gteateft ever hold. WAYTIINGTON, Feb. 12.—The Richman l Ir leig of the 10th per.taiut , the P,llawinz: (1,r1g.101.—.1.6:3ate4 fmm Gen. IV:m.ILT, dried I.lo`utef Wek - e the 7th. p. m.. r - aps: 1.10.0..verr tuaruing. arer.a thdrgrd 6y three tirigtrias of escnin• which drove Oath Legend tto., Dcbrilrs Tend ers., I rig:d.le I.2ritig iv :11• rieitdly !mit and chary:. 41 Ow cLetv, driring tticm back 1, an the in the line of IL, :3•; inlleo from Uranch ri!:e., 4° fr.,o Auglltia ar..! only 49 xtV.1,75 South 4...4: of :t1.1,41, • A n!.l•alr•ti (real tht: tt , tt tqt , n•r It:: ma.lr thr!r aivanrc CliativrAott liailravd, ha.v.al 1 :a 1, titter, 'and burred a'hettie within n nut.• aryl e I ntl of the railroad tbrld:7o. About 7 o'elmq: yr:o ent r y eyeul.z aar mn.apt ware will:. Ittaina to ittlb eltle. the lei:lv,. The deal rem lon of bridle 11tors all ra;lroad ctaamauicatiou Wit It tIVISIAL fiet•. Winder died soldroly 111, moruing or oppol4, , xy. A ChaTl,ten n:+7+atch tu.dAy %Ay, (1,1 en,.my :srr in front IA the Et'.l,lto flue, from ne.‘r Se* ntidge to Duhrsh.' 'They enemy show no tlisp,- ~:11s.m to force ICl,lslsltlg. A dr.p.noie from General Whe-ler, d.rte.l Peh. n. F:1) - E :A Innv colunto of the ene my's lofmtry•AnCek the early. ajd Kilpatry:k is at Agr2aldliine wi~L 1131,1: brigitll..., ftrrno...,rp, lib. S.—There wai 11 . 1(1.4'.1:111 4 ": to