bmissionist.

The Northern papers say Mr. _G. B. Lamar_ has applied to take the oath
of allegiance, to save his cotton and other property.

The _Examiner_ to-day has another article calling for a convention to
abolish the Constitution and remove President Davis.

Mr. Seward, United States Secretary of State, escorted Mrs. Foote to her
hotel, upon her arrival in Washington.

The following official telegram was received at the War Department last
night:

"HEADQUARTERS, January 15th, 1865.

"HON. J. A. SEDDON.

"Gen. Early reports that Gen. Rosser, at the head of three hundred
men, surprised and captured the garrison at Beverly, Randolph
County, on the 11th instant, killing and wounding a considerable
number and taking five hundred and eighty prisoners. His loss
slight. R. E. LEE."

JANUARY 18TH.--Cloudy and cool. Cannon heard down the river.

No war news. But blockade-running at Wilmington has ceased; and common
calico, now at $25 per yard, will soon be $50.

The stupor in official circles continues, and seems likely to continue.

A secret detective told the Assistant Secretary, yesterday, that a
certain member of Congress was uttering treasonable language; and, for
his pains, was told that matters of that sort (pertaining to members of
Congress) did not fall within his (detective's) jurisdiction. It is the
policy now not to _agitate_ the matter of disloyalty, but rather to wink
at it, and let it die out--if it will; if it _won't_, I suppose the
government must take its chances, whatever they may be.

Breckinridge, it is now said, will not be Secretary of War: the position
which Mr. Seddon is willing to abandon, cannot be desirable. And
Northrop, Commissary-General, is still held by the President, contrary
to the wishes of the whole Confederacy.

Flour is $1250 per barrel, to-day.

A detective reports that one of the committee (Mr. Mc------?) selected
by Mr. Secretary Seddon to hunt up flour for Gen. Lee's army, has a
large number of barrels secreted in his own dwelling! But they must not
be touched.

Gen. Lee writes that he thinks the crisis (starvation in the army) past.
Good.

In South Carolina we hear of public meetings of submission, etc.

JANUARY 19TH.--Clear and frosty. Among the rumors, it would appear that
the Senate in secret session has passed a resolution making Lee
generalissimo.

It is again said Mr. Sed