Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-03
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES
Toa our Northern hlss we gather the following ad
bidOnOl Interesting news:

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/ Toe H1slds correspondent writes as follows:
Cnr p INT Nov. 81, 1854.
Nothing Of general Interest has occurred beyond the
cobcenli Atoa Of al the ooorsd troops under Generals
Meade and Bu lsr into one corps TO DO commanded BY
Nj 2 General Wei I'll; and che sinking OF our steam
e, 70 BY q IObsls in the Dutch Gap Osrd The for
tF hAAbesn elntsnPAtsd for several month the lat
EF vas accomplished two days ago. The dredge bad
Sesu under gong some repairs and WssI ust ready 10
resume operations, uhOn q sasll GXplad,d EquAre'y
AnIdships and suck her almost Instantly In water fad
b. Son,s TO be eleven feet deep, and BY Others Keen.
Being the ouly sseAm drsegs here il would have ssr-
ously delayed che sSBHlSoa OF the Oahsl had IL o.
cured seOAaS bat the work u % nsAT sonpson tbAi
bu. tils insOnVSuisres will result Measures ere BE-
iaE taken 70 ISih AsS, Or, Of sAs TOE her su' OF The
Say
SurS 70 DpscH GIP.
asutrIl AssdqusrssSS pr. seated quite ~ Inlnst.d
ap9saRIHes ysIsrday nafrihg,- 0enelSb Meade,
Hartsq, alhsap, 0fssfSEd, ana pOa:iblJ sas o. zee
ssAeSs Sste In from ihS PSiefs ealg it1nt AUD pro
| sssssd By iaVAilon aud EtsstHsntnt on slsl. 20
Oa.ch 6sp canal, GnS0H pAnISe ~ 6ssstsa e,lnt and
iaGsiis, rniiel States Senator HsSnth Of Ofsest,
and OIner uOtShes and visitors, on General sIauis
defpA CD boat the H. hArtin 1Sish 10 say, Ga passd'
shat the Martin 10 the most elegant craft lave be
held in mary years, and recently nsds the from
Washington City TO c y Point In considerably lSs
| than IiIIsen heurG
len for Washington on temporary leave yesterday.
NEWS FROM NoarH CAROLINA.
AsorHBH DISASTROUS was Ar EIWBNH-oIsIPPsAI-
ASCB or I6LLoW BsVBH, ETC.
NEWBnH, Nov 25. 1864
Nssbern UaS Vis'bsd BY large IRE on the night Of
the 10 b. which consumed ls'gs Ttion OF OF thu
principal business books in the city. j: origin ted in
tho ice cream FALCON on Middle street, tItsndipR 10
the Medical PurVeyOI'S depot, on ord street. Pie
are arrested BY blowiDg up two stores on Middle
Irset which demolished the windows Of the Episcopal
Church opposite. The loss 10 qlits severe to the pr
lieS interested especially in goods. - only SnaIPor
ton vas saved.
The yellow fever has snirey disappeared. Toe past
three nights hAVs been accompanied With heavy frost
and frstzu R weather which insures NIsberu against
the temperance Of the fever.
4 dAiiy lae OF SeImerS Is nov established between
Fortress Monroe and NSsbePn. P.rtiss returning to
this city by Ihis route are obliged 70 EXHIBIT dOcu-
msuts shoHiOg stat Ihsy are loyal and have Legitimate
business Asre.
A sLiIush occurred the other day ct P. ymouth, in
Oh the Enemy we're repulsed.
L is rsports1 that the enemy are terrifying the Ro
anoke and OhosAn rivers, With the view OF ssAcuGg
rsiEiA
su osuCH oEDBARD 10 IIPoRI 70 Csc, THOMAS
BosIoH NV. 2s 1854
Nfjlr General Couch has been trSnsferred from tho
pastmsnt OF ths SssQuehInnS and ordered to report
to .ior General TlOlSI he left Taunton to-day for
Ts ,sise.
rae BURIIsG OF TEB GREYHoUID.
Fas Philadelphia hQuirs' contains the following
correspondence in relation 10 she burning Of Ba ls:
..sau yacht. the G:ey hound:
FoATlsss AoEROs. Nov q, 1864.
A catastrophe has just occurred on the James river,
calculated to call forth . certain amount Of regret
Shieh hoasVer far OVerbAsnosd by our Joy II es-
-. -
20 regret alluded caused by the total dsst uc-
tion BY ire OF valuable Government stssmsr, and
the ioy experienced results from the delivOrance from
the laws OF death Of three prominent disorders Of the
| Union. The circumstances are 40 fnllous:.
| N ior General Butler hEVi- 4 business 10
transact SI Fortress Monroe, lsh ta6quartsS this
morning and tool. passage down th,--ames, on board
his private despatch steamer, the Greyhound He
accom- panied BY Major General scheDCk aud Rsr Ad-
mjra Porter. 4Jne OF General BuleTS SITS also
on board The distinguished parry embarked about
O'clock aud about halt past one ocoek, Vhsn direct
ly q Hog Island, about midway between City Point
ard Fortress Monroe, smoke suipg from the
boat near the boiler and in very few minutes After
Yards ths steamer enVelOped IN sheet OF ,mes'
The mono n the IRE d. covered, the Vesspl WAS
beaded for the shore but the entire upper portion
destroyed by the deVouFnE element before she reached
tieRS.
This pos ton Of aH on board YES critical 10 ths eI-
trsme but fortunately the eteAn tug Columbus was a
the INN sdiAe nsiE bOrhOod and she initany repair
ed 10 the rescue. General Bater and bis guests aud
ali on board we're transferred to the dsek OF the 90
Iumt us lust in time them from the rAvsses OF
the FIRE or At least cold bath IN the waters Of the
| mts.
| Pint and Washington, following short stance
m The Uaks of the GeyhC uld aud hssl ned TO render
al 1ssble assistance but when shs came up the pa
senEers had al been transferred. TO the Columbus
Cen Butler aud party proc eded to Fortress Monroe IN
1.-The Ocluu bus GDd arrived there about dusk.
Several horses belonging 10 General Butler and
ats g. wire burned to death, bn+, as far as kno WD
| human lives we're lost Toe NEE spTead with such
/ q p'ii that nothing On board could be saved. Il
lees than half m hour alter the di covery OF the fire
nothing Eas left the beau u trim built swift and
| elegantly furnished Greyhound except her burning
hall. Her mains now lie on tbs beach, partly Ia the
water, .O1al wreck.
GensSal. Butler and schsnck and Admiral Porter
gre in the cabin At dinner at the time the fre
| discovered.
The 6rs originated near the boiler, but the exact
cause las not yet been AIosrtAiasd.
short fine before the disaster occurred the steam
er COssaek Gi transferred to bs Greyhound abe mail
bag for GsusEal Blisr's army. The great probability
| 10 that /! ID 1cst paSt recovery.
T "a news Of the catastrophe Vas brought 10 for-
ress Mostos By the mail steamer Webster, short time
pror 10 tie arrival of the OOlumbus ALaefsattd mitch
excitement amor 6csfs soldiers and civilians gho
| SsSGdsd the WhsrL
IRE "REsKL NCENDIARY PLOT"
TIE Yankee press ia still attempting to GE upon 'rt-
oil soRsp;rstersn and "rsbel syDpashiEMa" TIE late
useuaiIsJ attempt 10 New Ysrk. The further devel-
opssn,s eonnss,Sa thersuih ara thus given by the
Herald:
4 TsH KTEKcr OF THS LATE EIEIs N EIw TssK.
A variety CT startling rumors abound in the city;
I tus Kerhsps mere Of them are enlitlsd to MICA
srtSi, Tee dap position to hecrzs invent plausi-
tll tses respecting exraoId nary occurrences ofsTsY
description s strongly usrs ed feature Ia msnknd;