The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-12-20

Last Nights Dispatches.
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INV loklx, Dec. l5.-Ihe heralds cor.
respondent 81 Buffers Headquarters dsiipl
the 18th says:
Last evening abort ak O'Clock the line
Of Brevet Maj. Gen. Fenen. command,nr
Bermuda Hundred. were attacked BY the
rebels. The firing which was both heavy
and acessant Tor an hour Was mostly GEN.
fined to the pickets. though there was sufic-
lent artillery used on our aide 10 rcpcl Il.
Five rebel eunboats and two rams, the
Virginia and Richmond were distinctly OBJ
served lying under the guns of Fort Darling.
yesterday towards evening They are doubt.
les there for purpose.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th has
ssrni official editorial in favor Of arming
slaves, and says Gen. Lee IS in favor Of the
proposition. The Enquirer says when We
saPPlieAse European nations for help we must
be prepared TO receive Il on their conditions
which will be the abolition Of slavery. IL
| also asks. shall NE prOlong the war, sacrifice
our children and destroy our country for he
sake of the negroes. Ii concludes. We hate.
detest, despise the enemy far more than We
love slavery.
A telegram to the Richmond Wing from
lynchbarg the l4sh says. q body OF Yankees
returning towards Bean'sShtion encountered
our forces at East Zollicofer Station. Tenn.
near West Bristol, where q ight Was said 10
be progressing at last accounts
The Richmond Sentinel OF tho 10th saws,
Foster Is quiet under his failure on the Sa-
vannah Railroad and Sherman has seemincl,
despaired OF opening communication with
Beaufort
The capture Of Fort McCallistor is an
nounced. The liability Of its capture has
been well understood Sherman will now
be able to get supplies by way OF Assabow
sound Should he capture Savannah il will
have exchanged city ia the interior for
city on tho esast which has been completely
closed to commerce since the loss Of Fort
Pulaski m 1862.
NEW YoKK. Dee. 1.-The Commercial
announces Wilmington is supposed TO be the
destination OF the great expedition which
sailed from Hampton Roads on 18th inst Ii
says Admiral Porter will probably Try to ei>
feet first. the reduction OF the Forts which he
sheiledat long range Soon as the fort slack
ems, light drait boats and monitors AS the
Forts 70 encounter distractions 10 rear about
to aid in the reduction Of the Fort :.
Admiral Porter probably will have re-
source to explosion of powder close under
the walls. demolishng them by the cons
cussion. Powder will be carried there by |
an old transport. Distractions removed from
Cape Fear lriver. the feet can pass up to
Wilmington and assist Con. Butler In the |
capture of the place. IL success Is achieved |
Wilmington will undoubtedly be made base |
for future operations. The Commercial al |
so says there is TO be no winter quarters for |
any armies except portion Of Grant which |
will continue the siege of Richmond sud Pc |
tersburg Before the first OF may We will |
occupy entire coast, and every strategctic !
point upon the line Of communicaiioniin the
South
Lee will be peweriess TO prevent this and |
and by the first OF May will find Grant ready
to dispute with him for the POSSESSION Of |
Richmond
Nrw YeRK. Dec. l9.-The Commercial
special from Washington says that Rich |
mond papers of Saturday concede that Sa-
vannah must be taken. Telegraph commu-
nicstions with that city was cut on This
indicates the complete Investment Of the
place.
IL is expected Mr.. Stevens will introduce
bill changing the time for imposing two
dollars tar on whiskey. from February TO
January Isl.