Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES.

We continue our ex raots from Northern journals
of the 20 h. The Herald publishes the following inisu
Washington despstoaes OF The 20 b.
rHT FORTHCOMING NEssAGI OF HE PREsIDMr.
Il ia understood that in addition TO the usual sum
mary OF q lire the Presidents Message will venale
n detail The yieWs Of The administration 10 reference 10
tue various peace propositions, and will clearly and
distinctly d.6ne The policy adopted here.
coSsPlRIoY TO BUES HonL,.
Under this heading, the Herald gives the following
detailed account OF the late attempt to burn New
| York:
s,or.ly before nine o'clock last night the fire bss
sounded Tor fse dn IverCd III bedroom on the h
nor Of the g.. James HOTEL corner of 20 b street
| and Broadway. Immediately after Bsrnum's Museum
| was M Are About the same lime fire Was found TO
ha nrovressinR at the S. n choss Hotel. Amost i'm
msSi taIv alter 4 fire occurred 10 bedroom at the
Iaiarge Ho,el No sooner bad this fire been put ont
chan an alarm given that the Metropolitan Hotel
| Was hfe.
Ae,ch Of these hotels there has been unmstakable
.vi3epee of incsndiarism. The means useI in most
pases was phOep lorns conveyed III snail bottles and
| their contents empdsd into the beds. Al tie 81.
NichSss fire. was scOveIed in two separate r0ome ai
the same time TGere can be little doubt OF the rIs
epcs of conspiracy TO set fire to the hotels, probably
with view 10 Ilunder, the means OF access TO them
brig ,asy.
have been that OF applying for room the person car
r,ipR with him smI carpet bag, this beg containing
the combustibe matter, consisting OF turpentne sind
Tho phoru'.
the damage done 10 the 8. james Hotel amounts to
Tn. s. n eholas Hotel 81 Il rcd the heaviest ots. On
tbs sixth floor, front building room lat was discovered
on 6,e fest. This put out vita q few pals OF
vatsr Ga the fourth of the middle building two
be3rooms. Nos lSe and 140 found IN flames -
Here the seryioes of the fremsn were called, ard be
tore extinguished the premises were damaged atou
IS 900.
The Lsfsrge Hotel Was dsm'ged ABOUT SooO; nre oc-
curripH also 10 Q bedroom.
The Metropolitan Hotel wac fred in q bedroom. TIE
loas there smou lts to shout 81 900.
.L,y,i,y's and the GramerOy Park Hotels we're both
e ed. but tinguiahed With but little damage.
Abous midnight the Belmont Hotel, in Fulton street,
oloseIy adjoining the Herald office, set FIRE by
ths ssme means some bottles containing phosphorus
hein found in one OF the rooms. The t i've fire sppa
ratus of the Herald establishment was instantly brought
into rGqusitio bur for uDaey there was no occasion
for its USE Tie FIRE was quickly put down. The Fire
Department with Marshal b ,ker at their head, Was
soon on the spot aud their services we're i'm nedstey
n aired At Tammany II, where an alarm OF fire WAS
at that moment given. Here bedroom was consumed,
and considerable loss WAS stained.
TRoN loaTRIss NoSEoE -ARRI0AL OF nLEAsID UNION
PRISONERS.
FoArRuts MONROE Nov. 24-The steamers Atlantic
and Blackstone arrived this morning in HaupNn
Roads fom the Savannah river, G,., with fifteen hun
Sred released Union prisoners. The remainder of the
feet under Lieut. Col. Milford are on their Hsy to
Annspol Nd, that bsDg the place destined for theiI
alton The tots num.sr of prisoners 10 be
thought IN by The whole et is estimated at 10 COO
and iudgng from the appearance Of those already re-
oeiyed must BIO in deplOrable condition.
MsiSr General sehsrch arrived here this morning
| from Baltimore Oh visit to the 'front.'
RuMoRs OF saHRXAS VIA ROYAL.
The Upited States transport Arago. Henry A. Gsds-
dan commanding from Port h ys, ST., at p N,
Tuesday November % and Fortress Monroe "a b Inst
| arrived here al 80 T. n yesterday.
| On Sunday tho 20 b. the of truce boat from
Savannah Iep0Fed that telegTsphic communication be-
tween that oily ard Macon had been cut on by Sher-
mate forces who had penetrated to GORDON, 60 miles
/ aazt of Macon which city had baen approached by
thrse lnes and that troops beiDg called from Va
riouz posts TO oppose further advance. No further
p,rtcusrs could be Cb.sned OIL the exchange OF pa
nsFs as forbidden doubtless in oonst qusnce OF jour
| n.Is having published some dontTabsnd IhfQFmst0T,
| Egbt etcsp,d Union Ulcers iICm Oolumois prison
came M 10 the Arsgo Who STATE thst great eonserns-
| on exists in Charleston, s ssunsa, &c, In oonst
1sncs OF sh ImSns sdVncs, AID that whils secreted
IN the woods and sEsDps, they daily saw small bodies
Of troops ma cling towards ssvsnrah.
| IRON 7Hg SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
The Times Ibishes the following in its Washington
dispatches:
L
rsconnoissarc e up the Shenandoah Valley last MOI
d,v. and we're to return Wednesday night. Tho!
oundhe rebel forces gone, aud it vas reported tina
tssy were q, staunton, tskrg cars for Richmond.
able advices from Oily Poilt state that n 20 DIVISIONS
Ear,'s army have arrived in front OF Baars position
The railcSai in tho Valley has heen compe'ed iron
Hsrper's Ferry js within three mes of Winchester.
TEE "IIMIs' Oh HERMAN.
The Times. in 81 article entitled sheImans hnc1
thus sums up the current resus Ct the campaign o
, viewed by Ysnkse eyes
The marsh of our amy seems To bavo bsen sp7ea
over wide extsnt OF rom ry According to the re b
reports, which are doub less authentic, Sherman's tw
columus have alresdy trsversed eighteen OF the MOI
populous aud wealthy counties in Central Georgia.
CLAY, FAyette, Falton, De Kdb, Walton, Nswo1. ia
q nef, Morgan Putnam jones, Butte Henry, Up lein
a Pks Bib, Twiggs and baldwin; and either bis infa
a try or cavalry have visited the following towns; d.
j esur JaekIon, GIin Forsyth, Monticello, Halsnor'