Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-02
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Tie New York Times of the 3oth has the following ed
torial Oh tlri great Wilmington lizzie
rnr w,LmyGros EXPEDITION.


THE wLuISGTOH EXPEDITION.
The treat and littcring victories which have iumined
the horizon o u nation for the list two months have been
suddenly ecd by an uueA ecied reverse wosr ma
tude must b. 1T acknowledged The naval and mil
itary expedition against Wilmington under command O
Admiral Porter and General Butler, has failed To az
cOmplish It's work 1t has returned 10 FOrlres Monroe
after aaence oil 10 weeks.
THE immense number ami power OF the vessels aud guns
employ et the lOa" period s~nt IN pePaidtOh the novel
expedeuts that 10 e treda gave ground for the
hheat expectation while the popular estimate OF the
commander OF the fleet aud the leader Of the army was
such Ia give the public assured warphiy OF sucesa
Thee further fact that the active operations ol sherman on
the line OF the Savannah, aud the ceseles watchiulnrs
Of Grant ON te line Of the James would leave the els
but limited land force Tor the defence oil Wilmington IA
duceJ the supposon that Buffers cooperating amy
would have hight work. As for reLel naval iCce there
were none that could give III moments fear.
Tie work ~ be done though really most difficult seen-
ed simple Font Fisher, eartlW OH, stood upon the
neck OF land which has Cape Fear river side aud
the sea on the other aud the capture OF this defence
the principal aim OF the navy and the army II was not
INTENDED at time take tie city of Wilmington but
merely seize lis defensive outuorks, precisely ~ FaIfa
got recently seized llore Ol Mobile.
We are enabled 10 give to-day both the official report OF
Admiral Porter aud statement OF General n.er IA well
a. ,nacnd rlu of our own correspondent with tits fleet.
Every one viii read these documents 10 hnd out 10 what
and 10 HON the melancholy failure must BE- aributa
They are ia many respect, the most painful reading We
have had for many day.
initiation Of the movement Ia It's unfortunate close. Ad
miral order &. the ect opens with the words IL
first poposrd endcayOr TO paiyZe the garrison by an
explosion The explosion, which consisted ~ blowing up
no vi powder under the walls oil the rebel Tori Ma
effected Il great spectacle, but perfectly us'l So
in fact and the rebel garrison not al all laisiy we'd
The omblrment OF the font by the fleet Oi the mos
imposing skllul aud courageous character but the ,s
innate of Porter aud that of Butler differ greatly
"A 10 H. enects. Then came the extraordinary
lurstpr of no less than lax Ito p0under -PLuott
guns ON six different vessels accompanied lay PAIN
tu casualties and by the loss Of confidence. But,
more important than all there seems Ia have leen no
roIer co operann between the land force and tle
There il great discord OF statement abou this whole NUT
ter e.Rren the Admiral aud the General but We must
wait Or more facts aud more ilght before deihte con
clusion can be reached.
We made many efforts against Savannah from the 'front.'
which fhed but hast fell into hands by uneN
pected and skiIu movement IN the rear Though We have
now failed at Wilmington, shall yet certainly in due
time aud perhaps in like manner, take It also.
THE BrRBElpGB RAID.
The same paper adds
By despatch from General BuIbndge dated at Gait, s
burg Nv December lS and received yesterday by way OF
Washington we learn that hi mounted force 01 strong,
in conjunction with Gicms brigade the whole command
ed by General SOneman marched out iIom Beans station
the l2 ult AT early dawn that they met Dukes but
gade kngslOr, where hJ had made his disposition to
prevent their crossing the Oun river; that tllem sue
ceeded in Ranking tie enemy at this point and made 100
prisoners. that from the Holston the rclels were
pursued to a place called Bristol where two hun
bred aud fifty additional prisoners were taken several trains
OF and large quantity of stores From Bristol Bur
bridge Tire enemy 10 LOlicOIef Thence 10
Salt Works Abingdon some distance beyond which
Burbrdge succeeded IN capturing seven piece OF artillery
and large number oil wagons. an the iurn oil the eNic-
ditiOn large number OF bridges were destroyed In sum
ming up Gen ButLrdee says the expedition was entirely
successful aud will be- felt by the enemy than The loss
OF Richmond. The @ Works and Lead Mines are in
ruins, and cannot lie apiacel.
loss or TUE NORTH ANGLICAN.
The Times says:
BY he arrival of the steamship Ago at this port at q
very late hour last evening, received the painful news
Of the 0ss Oi the steamer Moth American, at sea, on the
coast OF Florida the 4lst inst, by which one hundred
and niuct our aick and lurioughed soldiers o0nd wa.
terry grave. Sixty lo OF the survivors Were rescued by
the bark Mary +. Libby and anTed III this city Ny the Ar
ago last night.
FROM NORTH ALABAMA.
The Times says;
IBy despatch from Admiral Lee TO the Navy Department.
dated Florence, Ala, December %, learn that he had
reach That point the Tennessee cnectualy preventing
Hood Il ON crossing he Lite Musce Shoals. But the
latter had bridge above the shoals six miles above FLOR
ence which Admiral Lee could not REACH aud which the
rebels successfully using Supplies had reached
Chickasaw the Tennessee, Tor Gen Thomas army aud
the railroad 60 Cornth in our possession, that
Hood cannot get supplies by that route.
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