Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-05
,0.uia.he e.nna a ,,tn !, On the rsy 70 the south,

formidable sone isst" is on the way to the South,
that is large number Of old whaling ships filed with
,onea 10 be sunk 10 the Southern haf0ofs LOT inc pu
No, of barrcading Toe number OF this hset Is twenty
Ave with total tonnage Of s,SI7, Wih ',o4l .HuS ~
sione Some of these yes els IL thoughthaVe eeesuy
arrived at Savannah which port they are to eommenc'
at ami are then to continue on to eae1 Sou'neru
The following from The Situation" will thro" SONIC "s"'
on what their calculations are: 49,, ,a
The naval and military expedition, WHOM commenSeu
"a; so pori0usy By the capture OF Port hoya mas
made another splendid stroke by the Occupation oi
dcc point the most Southern portion oil hiItohs neAu
Island and Tybee Island commanding the entrance 70
Savannah. To this point portion Of our ssoue
to.,r,rd 10 the complete blockade OF all the
e,traroes TO Savannah in few DAYS py inc
| sfra,tpal blockade of the channels by ouE
sunken whalers. The map which We Puohsn To-
dsv and the editorial comments upon the recent ncEe
,ents on the mou Of the Savannah river VIII eAPiAh
In tbs ost complete manner tho oil ect and Importance
AZ ,b;s pY,sdon Savannah may be considered hence'
/ f-h 4. Of no importance 70 tho south az pors.
VI Z, - IA presuusd that the work thus commenced
by the government will b. followed up unt eae,! P;S
| in the South 10 barrice-, @D' aN
sea cut oil. ,,l, 6o,,
Nine prisoners have recently been deeharged rom
Fort Warren and FIVE others were to be dsoha ou'
refused to take the oath.
In addition TO Buffers expedition, another expedition
has been fdng out at Hi on Head, under Gen. Vele,
and is ready 70 start Tor 1urtner oOuu ~ vi" SO99'
of the following vessels Steamships Empire City, Star
OF the South CIhawba, Marion, Ariel Daniel WEBSTER
Oriental and Maarza9 with four regiments and hiteen
companies oitrocps Gen. Sherman will accompany the
execution.
The British man.ofwar Immorta'ite is at Port ROYAL
Her commander aud OF her officers visited Beaufort
several days ago, with the Federas and rambisd about
| the place.
The War Department is hourly expecting the announce
msut from General Sherman that he has taken posses
r % - ls,vs ha apfr N ~ n
90 ST. Helena Sound, about fifteen miles no'th oil for
ROYAL aud commanding the outlet Of the UorlaW and
Combahe rivers thus securing entire control OF all Tue
approaches from the the cluster OF sea ISLANDS
and sGording smother avenue for movepent towards
| the interior Of South Carolina.
AT ,irs on the Lower Potomac look encouraging
THE rebels already falling back from the river before
the advance OF the Union forces. They hardly onr re
sssnce the passage Of our vessels Many have come
no within the last days. loaded with eea 10 such ar
extent 10 lover the price in thai article from leu &c
| seven dollars.
The Reiarce came up to the Navy Yard from Indian
Head Yesterday evening. Captain Hammond reports
that iust before he ef al BALI past o'clock heavy hre
WAS opened from the rebel batteries At Shppng FONT
Three or four shots had been fred while his ship Yai
within sight and hearing Nothing could be ascer'slnec
IN regard the object the rebels were firing at as nc
yess / appeared beyond Stump Neck.
The Constitution with the advance guard OF Genera
Rptlsrs expedition left Hampton Roads "Wednesday
afternoon at O'clock for her destination southwark
Our news from Missouri represents Ben AcCulloch al
Springfield with 900 men; General Rains at Sarcoxie
with 600 on Friday last fastening TO join him, and
Gen Price At Piuevile on the same day.
The schooner John G'nin Capt. Saf)rd, which ar
rived here yesterday from Ship slnnd near the mouth
Of the Mississippi reports the Notifications a. tba point
flashed the guns mounted and force Of hundred
and fly men from the bOckadng SHIPS are detailed to
\ work the guns.
The Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad company, Of
hce Todd the newly elected Governor Of Ohio is Pres
dea has refused to allow the Cleveland Herald" to be
carried on the road on accoun. of its secession sen
| ments.
Louis P Hlrvie, Republican Is elected Governor Of
Wisconsin, Benz. Ferguson Democrat by upwards
| OF IS 900 majority.