Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-09


,ASost half past eleven O'Clock sOrdAJ lAOrnlOs q
Wheel transport loaded with trocps vas observed
inside the Bar near the AdpiraIs flagship. large
plumber Of bsrgss lled With men we're observed atihe
slsrn. During the morning the bSrgos we're engaged
transferring men from the trAnSportl 10 the different
vessels Of the asst and to Morrk I,land. About half
past twelve she left aud went OusSde tie Bar With
lArgs sumher Of troops still on board. +, 81
Another Monitor making the sixth now in'ids the
Bar. made her appearance Sunday. Ths Monitor Cd
OOmirgs Point during yesterday vas crowded with an
unusual number OF men. b. 1s - -,'- '-
Reports state that GnunusuAl amount Of drilling and
reviewing Il taking place among the enemy on
Morris' and adjacent Islands 10 James and Johns
Islands. 70 Gasp s.- (. 49,.
The Asrou y Gays that passengers who srriVsd sur-
DAY evening reported tbats fight vas going on some
where near Poca.aso, as hey passed that POnti but
no definite details in regard to the progress or result Of
Che reported action could be gathered
80 The EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS sr
LlsusenanG Collnsl W. h. Hatch aud his Assistant,
Captain N. j. OXIDES, Of the EichAt Bureau, lately
on visit to Savannah arrived 10 Charleston Saturday
afternoon, They vera accompanied BY ORA Brock and
Williams, and d. legitOn-Ar. j DIN ders, CHAIR
\ Gn--Ot The edmond AmbulanCS Committee. TO-
AT 10 o'clock Sunday mornlLg dag Of uuSO boat
steamed down the harbOr 10 charge Of Lieutenant Dol
HAcS, to the ontsr buoy. where he Was met BY Lieut.
Ool. Mulford. The interview Of the OOmmisBiOners
lasted till 3 o'Sook. The O0Grisr says; s-.s-l ~
Arrangements we're made Tor ihS continued ex
change OI prisoners Of ibis. harbor. Uol MulfoId's
eet comprising some eight or ten vessels are nov ~
log eussiae The haroor preparatory to rsesving pna
A.. - ufIl drs N nrT uaa
dav with s number of Yankee prisonsIs. A number OF
officers confined in Fart Pulaski Will probably be ex.
changed ana returned 60 us &C the same tins
U der the arrangements made WitN Ooloael Milford
there win be Smelling Of the cty during the stay Of
the Exchange Commissioners, which will probably be
Colonel Hatch has already turned over 70 Colonel
Milford at Savannah y-hEe huudred prisoners, and
sul xobanRe ASout i've thou and n this point
HOODS ARMY AT FLoRENcE-A car TME-sPEEcHEs or
HOOD AND FORiESF ..---
Our Southern exchanges contain yali1ns interesting
s,ters from ForsnOe, Ala, dated prior to the move
msu, Of General HOOds army from that place towards
Nashville. A letter in the Montgomery Advsrti,sr,
dated llth uL, after dsOrblDg the crossing of the
river, Gays:
kis impossible 10 describe the delight and apparent
rapture with which our presence infused the iar
ForentueE Ladies lined the streets in every direction,
cheering the army with lender words and gentle ,oks
Creeping husbands, bEOIhtra cons, In gush Of joy and
ove Never was here time Of more real joymsnt.
tired army grew sprightly and buoyant VI der the
patriotic impr bson, and not soldiSr there
tho did not inWardy feel pride in lifting suoh
Deople from The EQUALIZATION Of Yankee presence.-
Aftsr passing through the city came 20 halt near
the tulkiris threw Up bIeasiUoThs ard here, pees
sanity encamped We have remained for the p Wt week.
an liz gayeiy and festvily in our little oiy noV.
lew nignis ego the Ulcers Cf Lees corps gave
entertainment IN the college, IL siD gnlsr to
doe the friendship that existed between Mars and
Cipid a., side by side, they swept the door % the
buileipg NiLh fantastic ieet,
Rn.l, music rapturo, $, on widest wing, .-.
Went h1aling on the breast OF joy.
Another letter in the same Journal dated Florence,
n b. gives an abstract tf speech by General Brown,
of Tennessee on the occasion Of serenade 10 General
F,rrert General q Jod aso made speech. He rs-
marEed that he had so: ou for Tennessee and there
be vas goiug lei Sherman, go even to the coast. Hs
vas cot adeut that we would DO Sucoessful.
General Forrest gave SPORT sun of HE maj OF
vres sirce he left the afuyi little OVsI year ago.
Since that time be had fought the enemy every 26h
da,; had killed and csPu ed 600 tory Teuresseaus,
and ID 600 Federal troops. As for gunboals. be re-
gatded them as email fly, they made, considerable
noise, bat that was all. He regarded his late fight
With them at Jobnsonville as minor sHair. Warm
work was ahead he sAi but the cbarcss for success
we're good
The speeches we're we'll received, and Ehs speakers
retired amid the cheers Of their audience