Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-23
From THE UNITED STATES.

We have received United States papers OF the
20th, including the afternoon edition OF the Baltl-
more AIsuicu, of the same day.
The news is generally unimportant The Yam
KEGS had received Information from the Richmond
papers of the evacuation Of Charleston and Column
bia, and were CORRESPONDENCE jubiant thereat.
SHERNAN'S MOVEMENTS.
The Herald speaks M joyous strain of the evae-
nation OF Charleston aud Columbia by our troops,
and, hike the mountebank crying his wares at the
country fair takes advantage of the universal bus
te and hilarty that prevails among the Yankees to
extol the sovereign merits, as a curc-all, Of the
dratt which Dr. Lincoln has prescribed for the sick
Union. With the skill OF the practced Satin-
jIn4as, the Herald thus implores everybody to
come up aud enlist
This, them is the time for vigorous reinforce
u,eUt uT the main army OF General Grant. IL We
can push forward To Washington from the loyal
States WITHIN the next two months one hundred
thousand fresh soldiers, fifty thousand within the
next thirty days, ali the probabilities, from the
rc.eut military situations are in favor OF the idea
that the rebellion viii be utterly crushed before
the 4th Of July. We believe, indeed, that not even
another great battle will be needed 10 finish IT, and
chat no draft will be necessary, and that none will
be enforced if the authorities and people OF the
loyal States now go 10 Work WIN energy anu ehthu-
,iasm in the volunteering business in view OF uni
versgl calculation of peace aud the Union on the
Attn Of July
FROM FORT FISHER AND GRANTS ARMY.
The Herald says
The captain OF the steamer Ariadne, which al
riyed al Fortress Monroe from Fort Fisher on last
Friday, reports that just before he left bright
usht was seen Ia the direction of Fort Anderson on
Cape Fear river, causing Surmises that lad been
abandoned and burned by The rebels. Late rebel
papers make statements and throw out hints which
seem TO confirm previous reports that preparations
E.r the evacuation vi Wilmington by their forces
have been for some time in progress. recent
number of paper published in that town mysteri-
ou,ly alludes to important movements" there,
which ii is not deemed prudent TO describe The
same paper thinks the design of Commander Cush-
incs late expedition from Cape Fear river to Little
river was TO cut the Manchester and Wilmington
Railroad. The rebels at kinston, II. c., now think
tkat the story about heavy concentration of Union
forces aSNewbcrn, with materials for repairing and
stock Tor running the railroads leading into the in
terror is greatly exaggerated.
Our dispatches from the James river armies men,
ion continuous picket firing for seve al hou.s all
dong the liues IN front of Pete rSburg on he night
ol Thursday last, and some artillery firing on the
venag Of Friday, but do not allude TO any results
# consequence as following. A sudden aud some
What impUlSve attack on the pickets Of General
fcrrerOs division Of the Twenty fifth corps in front
Il the BERN da aetences, was made by the rebels
III Friday morning, but they were easily driven
back by the cOlored troops, who suffered little If
any loss The daily influx Of deserterS from Lees
trmv continue to increase. Ii is supposed that
,bout forty rebel; were killed BY the blowing up Of
heir flag Of truce steamer Schultz, on last Friday
attaruoOn in James river, by one of their own tor
Dedoes.