AMERICA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 211, 9 January 1865, Page 3

AMERICA.

DEFEAT OF THE CONFEDERATES WITH A LOSS OF ELEVEN THOUSAND KILLED AND WOUNDED. REPORTED SUBMISSION OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. REPORTED SURRENDER OF MOBILE. GREAT FIRE IN BROADWAY, NEW YORK. The Marian, from San Francisco, which arrived at Melbourne, brings important news to Sydney, down to 29th September. Mr. Jefferson Davis is reported to have offered his submision to the Federals on the following terms: —The rebels to lay down their arm? and return to their allegiance ; the Constitution to be preserved ; and the slaves now held to remain so, and that these who have escaped are to remain free.

On the 20th of September Sheridan attacked Early in Shenandoah Valley. Both armies fought desperately all day, and the Confederates were badly beaten. Generals Rhodes and Godwin were killed. Two thousand live hundred were left dead on the field.

The Confederates retreated, leaving a portion of their artillery behind. Sheridan pursued and overtook them near Strasburg, and again defeated them. Total loss of the Confederates, sixteen guns and eleven thousand killed and wounded. The Federal loss was very small, and included General Russell.

At latest advices Early was retreating towards Richmond. Lee, fearing that the Fodorals might obtain possession of Lynchburg railway, intended reinforcing Early. The Confederates were contracting their lines round Petersburg. Reinforcements were also sent to Sheridan.

Three thousand one hundred rebel prisoners have been sent to Harper’s Ferry. Over two thousand were still in Sheridan’s hands.

A party of Confederates captured the steamers Parsons and Island City, on Lako Erie. They afterwards destroyed the latter, and carried the Parsons into the Canadian shore, where the JL!nidi authorities seized her. The draft is proceeding quietly. Generals Dick and Taylor have assumed the command of Mobile, but the latest papers contain a rumor that Mobile had surrendered unconditionally. A great fire had occurred at Broadway, and the loss was estimated at $150,000. The Confederates captured a large supply train for Fort Smith. The authorities state that Georgia has offered her submission to General Sherman, who is authorized to accept it on terms of their unconditional submission to the Union authorities, and their acknowledgment of Federal rights, and their admission that the rebellion was wrong. General Mosby’s death is contradicted; he was only badly wounded. The bombardment of Charleston continues. Richmond papers acknowledge General Early’s defeat and the submission of Georgia, which has added to the gloom caused by the fall of Atlanta. They remind the Georgians that they were the first to secede, and the first to attempt to surrender. General Grant is doggedly maintaining his position before Richmond, and the immediate fall of Petersburg is expectedBlack, Postmaster-General, has resigned ; Gover Denison, of Ohio, is appointed his successor. General raid in Alabama had been partly successful. He captured Athens, and butchered a number of negro soldiers. The Confederate attack on Pilot Knob has been repulsed. The Federal successes are raising hopes in the North. Gold lias fallen to one hundred and ninetyfour. Telegrams have been been received from Grant’s army, dated 26th, in which he says General Lee is getting ready for a new movement, apparently with a view of detaching a force to rally General Early’s army, or to fall back on our line of defences between Richmond and Petersburg.