Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-19

| -, b.osso on the Inss near Fort HARRISON (aoW
| Batnhan) The enemy opened hom Iheir NOR ars in
riut OF that work, Sat the gins OF The tOfl Piled
FJf hour or tSO she hfeg "as 'osrsby brisk, bus
| no damage Waa sustained O0t eide, apd probably
\ tia rnany Was tended with sim'T immunty from
I'm, they, hks ourselves, Lehg amply protected by
a ,r,hworLt: About hs pllls 10 the left OF Font
ESrrisou quarrel occurred bsiWae8 the peket' aud
/ shots uere exoisDgsd with ocnsleEsbls rat. Our
own o!oheis (cClHsr) were OF 6Ft compelled to fall
hsek short distance but soon afterwards do thse
1 on the enemy, and advanced someShst beyond The
| D .siton they had formerly occupied Is 10 said that
tLs tutj OF OF COnsuion vas the possession Of
house between the lines. very exouasbls cause OF
DISPUTE on day mp aud dissgFesbie 40 ihls has
kbsso few oAsus ties occurred On tAs part OF the
line nou Ting the Wouhding Of an GesT GU the picket
/ Hnr vhoss name have vet bsen stIe to learn.
ATTAIrs II sILE BAY.
I tOlnssf ondsncs OF thu Nee orlsaus Ers)
! DEPAAThIsT OF ScUrs ALABAMA, FIEF BoksIs
NJ SO.-A remarkable sillness tA,e,e every where ,
nod onIy in this Dats rtment but IL the Department of
Wrst orIda aud aI-o ia Noble Bay Is it no. the
/ cain before tie storm
ha nearest repott-d Fsbs force 60 this point s sad
70 bs a. Ssh Iiver, nf.seh miles the Mobile Bay
Ern this ID nothing mere thsn alt a4yAnce GU post-
raey remain very Gl.et on the dsfinsiSe.
~ Nh the exception Of 81 tsiana shot from the
yebsl batteries guubOais, usually TO CAT range
In elsr case, LO.hiag Of Importance has IrsI cod
ui.Lin tso past week
| A lev rebel ram mas come Gown the TCmDlgOse
4 rVsT and Is nov At Selma, havig her amor AID
ul,,irg put en- SIC is reported to bo a very ioFnida
biz enEre Of var sier ths pattern and S'ls o. the
ram Tsnc eseO captured by gs du'ilg tho Fort Nor
gan bombaIdmeLt Size 8 exp @ ed 10 arrive In Mo-
bic at an early date There said to be seven rams
ard guDb1ats infide the oosIruclon', Decides some
1 water batteries.
| The ohsh uctons are OF very sholg and almost
im2ss.sbs nature, wish largo pills. driven into she
ssrb some ght feet beneath the water, torp dOss In
1bubdSree aud LumIrsoe tul Ken YES, els. Il wLrt.
uure KIN and daring 10 oVsroous these rebel means
cf a fence. Blu, the g>ll4Bt lars Wlo reduced The
srsnsholds Of Fot Morgan and Fort Gaines will also
hum'iate the defiant sueUy nOS secure in his inner
works.
Tina, oar gslan, heroes are ready for an attack
Hhsut, order is Issued, is spPArIt The health ana
so,riia 6r me men are {; aud WITT lrisd AID
,krill o6eers, they viii rpIeF into their work with
d. mutation that ever eliqIeFP.
!, ~ eaid that there !ro Nd lsss than far or hve
boo ,de IuoneIs at Mobile, alEladea with cotton and
crg-ry aWaiii' 10 escaps.
The Irguirsr's Nov York correspondent writes:
! NLw YORK. Dec. Is 1864
| Tue Wall street ObO;Ts are trying TO rgn down
Warren lh5 afternoon 20 as I, lul up gold. They ssy
no st out TO cap Weldon, but has returned his
u s,ucu in hCnt OF Potter. burg Hence tiers should
=, uss!o Al dlhs sasndaId oil value ought 10 go up
a. least ten pr cRs. Bat thero Is panic, aud GOLD
has not gous Up anything TO. fpsak o.. Toe public
Understood al street aud It's ~ianIag WsIs' better
o than they us0d to- Il does not control public
opniun t is no lOnssT an authoritative In prefer OF
war tel. grams Of war move nsnts. IL represents IL
self QUIZ and tho goldtd calves who help JEFF. Davis
As much As they dare by ulning up gold.
| Admiral Earragut arrived IN the Hartford to- day
lie VAS met by oGIpmitIee OF Oh 'ns, headed bT
| Uol ector Draper ("ho went down Tie bay on the
.t..m.r BfuuI) ~ho tenderd him b arty NO COM
"A a1lio recognition OF his patriotic serves. TIE
1 Io,,r,I rsblitd IN a lev we'll chosen remark. He
ID he IL bound 10 return tho COMMITTEES hs elnceIe
| hanks tor tho msuusB u Which they had mentioned
hil ssrV.oeJ ahd he ,eVsd the consideration APP
4 olean g 10 his command. he hsd done more than
bs dut, snd he fsl sra sfU for IA ttkens OF spprsc
.ton he al received Later in the dar the Admiral
arrived la The eY visited the Oust House aud re-
ssiyed che congratulations OF the merchants there.
The bremen are behaving badly. Du ing the past
t,euty fius hours they baVa had three four desp.
rtn ayeulsnts iu Tie streets reeulHng In nobody
| klsd 70 DO susG, bat good many hurt. Il 'Hose"
aud kaJ" do not bshsVe themse!Ves they will have
i 20 be oou.etipIed.
| RICIPEOS OF SIssIow, CT THI ErARsAGs.
TIE Merchants OF Paiad,l phla" gave Ospt.. Wins
low of the X ssrsags. complimentary dnner on the
1 Ish In acknowledging the compliment. Wnslow
/ .. ok occasion 10 say:
| Y II Chairman Ea4 mentioned my name in connec- =
| don ~ith The KsaIs4ge and Aisbsms. / apprs ach
lhst 81 bjeo. Ei'h great degree OF dltienos pr-
forusI sa important part la that sctol. take IL for
r..tgd taaL Npu have all learned the particulars or
hat epgag meni. Toe LOldon Times had 60 spO ken
Of the Alabama as represent the hest OF her
| eass and in syeTy respect capable OF meeting the
| Kesrsags. Che mas c1mmsnded, as yOu -kaOW by
uIbtain Sdmmes whose history is we'll known to you
all iced Lot stop 10 detail the account Of the &C
lion VII oh occurred tf OherbouIg. IL was fitting
chat IL IA uld ecu: at tuch ms aud in suoh way
IL shaw, the British nation that the United States
navy powerful On the sea az our sold era are
upon the land Wlsh here 10 relate amusing in
| sIi.pt about one of lhe eeamen OF the KstFage.-
| Aher laLdn Y, lie vas arGCsts0 by frsnrhuso, Who
| sid ia ,0u Lave LAD eng ment on UEeEboufg
| Ia which lou were almost bssteB = To which JsOk
,eprsd, "Yss; and the reason OF IL was that while
Tue III 3eJs eli Americans, the crew were al -
1 RagG hmsu, Thst's the Tess0n Hhy We se1t her to
the bottom Great applause
What WiLsoE meant BY Tie above was, that If the
crew Of III, "F.orids," az well as the OthOsre, had
b en- Conf dsrsses, the Kssrssgo" would have gone
20 the bottom. 81
rHv YiSxEB PRESS ON rHs ST. ALBAs's DECISION.
The Herald says:
Tbs iades, who is evidently rebel sympaihizsr,
was iniploTed by the counsel o: the pr0sscu ion to
hesitate be.Ote dismssiOg these men, charged with
such hsleOas erimesimPlOred IN the name OF British
justice.
Fla psebabls that these released Faiiers will nov
cater and leave The ColntIy; bus ii anything Of thia
kind should occur sgain ii may lead 70 serious compi-
a.ious bstSsss. tbs county aud Great Britain Iflb
aI vi lst 10 % Ihsso cIiusis De, - he clsims 10
90 an Epgah jlage ana II this 10 the isE wa sre tc
xprc, I, ON tue English bench Ia Canada tie AusEi
can people viii have to tske care OF their r0niei
10 future and pIOteOs it by the most stringent meas
u5es. t e-.r
The TribsRs says:
Iaa word, NJ. Justice 0oursal has asnounCei tina
g. ar 40 tho Judiciary In Canada lie concerned, tn
sideal rli es In that Province have full license
Dc eend ufon the territory Of the United States,
, b, burn, aud murder, ct their own discretion.
- = 80
wskrov uoshing Of what action the Canadian an