Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-23

We indebted the officers 81 the Exchange Bureau
Tor files OF Northern papers
secretary Stanton sent an Official despatch to Lincoln
re-ratug the accounts Of the capture Of Fort Fisher
Tie following Is an extract from the despatch
Ga Monday moz.iuz between and o'clock the mag
azue oi For Usher exploded killing ani'wounding two
E5w .Ls explosion occurred IVES not known out Gen
Tee believed a. ocCasouei by accident neglect
General Holes division. reported 5000 was at Will
min -Gr psrtiOn 10 thrown into the fOyt not
Ou- B, lore Tie assault aud while that going
-alor f'iol made by General HOke against de
IS. - ul, 10 wss iognd strong ior anything more
tl.. -stuu .sLib- attack.
y5et 81 oe,ocs on Monday morning a heavy cloud of
-1.fg s observed over tou smith, on the southsde Of
NsE Inlet Ihe al olfcer commanding thar station re.
posted 3D. 20 tLe enemy had hred tleir barracks aud evac-
he a.msueut OF the tort was y guns some of large
ca.-e sr tiei and one armstrong gun The troops IN
tLe llt u' nations for sixteen days Their loss IN killed
suI a0.Hj-i between 4OJ and 600. GeregGl Whiting
EaItIs- rycu.. ia the thigh Colonel am6, also, who
ls zone .Le fort With eiuogccme and TO relieve
1.r. Whiting op Sunday Is wounded OnMonday every
rlil -yts .s.eUet sabbath LAY. The dead be
iu- buried anu uouuls collected aud placed IL ttans
port, end Esld hospitois
F0ETBEss MoNBox Il
Tuesday, jan. l7-i0 2 Ms
GaarsI -Lemau renewed the movement Of his forces
rum -lregnol iast weet The 10Th and nth corps went
U a. sport, o. i-sgiJrl saturday, the l4th The
9Th corps under Major Genera. biam crossed Port
A. Hr n
.lIl moved on focotaiiso> General howard command
u- that wing %. The army reported On sunday the 18TH
ttt tie enemy abandoned Ls strong works ID front
saturday night cen blaTs corp now occupies strong
position across the railroad covering al approaches east
ss,d 60 Pocota.go.
mistake prevails at the North as to tile present induce
Il-4, .Jr commerce 90 Savannah There Is not yet any
large population 10 be supplied no credit or money no
c1dluolte- Ot exchange, sud there can Dc no great
amount .gI o. considerable period
10. ;Ls cotton and PRODUCTS now within savannah be-
STRINGENT pre- against supple, rbat might
tha enemy haze been mas and viii b eniorced by Genl
SL--maH- EprIE ID sfASToS,
CONGRESSIONAL
Ia The United States senate ON Wednesday last Nh
~ ,ti.SlJm the Military Committee reported resola
which urde.rJ ip BE- printed recommending that
measures oi ri4Jsa e adopted ga order to heVelt the
continuance o.. tEe bdUages pl,tsed al the south On
p. outou sa- adopted the same iay in the House Of
Tsrfet llu.-s pIontng committee % Inquire into re-
ported abuses aJ ;tr Old Capitol and Carroll Prisons
le debate Fraug mp motion % reconsider the vote
by Inch t.- lt-ygt.oa- was adopted IN which he>Sr'
~..l GJn-oa DAVIS DotiIg,h. uui Others took part 49,
ILs motion ,s. ,t,Je- "a> fully laid on the table.
.E.rEE rFoa GEN- THOMAS.
Cen Thomas has EIi,--u the War Departmental let
southwest he says that u.pd cannot gather an army
twenty Thousand men aud thar the Southwest IpasIi
% ..F IS d roh .reled country.
The 50 Igli- Cu.9u o. The l2th instant say
tpfI... OF great WlutagF movement that VIII
,--- the paba, few days It. details are contra
JsCI no present
lie Boston journal @. Jauugry II add1
&c received Intelligence from the West Yesterday of an
imp tlui military movement but withhold rfor Obvious
reasons.
IRON. TEXAS.
gf-ic.s from Texas via MatsmorIs AMI Havana state
L,s go - night vt December ~ az Corpus Christi the
t.l.. I"I.-g ,g Mat Nolan and Mr. j. C. Donald were
.--a.-. ..|ei rI tLe night of the 2iSt uit
H o. L I-a1T H a d.. ere - 81
A,I-.. -Laiels- ilo tIau0r aud Colnbulg T. b' the
ol.E towns, though which the eZpotJaUou l cot
rlu 81 % .e .luse1
BLOCEApE RUNSERs
.- blockade runner Princess Royal which was on her
a, ..a L-rmls1 Nassau, las been lost. On the "a
ins. steamers CprlejSa,e States aud the Chirora
ale reI % have arrived from Charleston the SyreR
ON. -.- Hattie gi.o ,u Charleston, aud that the AZ
u.- tl ..i the JULIA entirely lost while trying 10
- t..r llrl-st'1
- -.. -.h 'u-.7rt Che rebel steamer Colonel Lamb
ti.. @ NN,Vu. %. ctf. 1gs and 10 i reported ste Is
...-a.l .Hr aias- ard on The ssl instant arrived
The -Fuer Lara 90 tons. i1m Liverpool and Madeira
Consigned Oh Charles D. Helen, the rebel agent in HAVANA
o., .r .-,t r.iut the N"rJ which sailed on the 10TH
RETAINED .n distress lut TIE genera. ~ Hion is she
CI--ei by United states gunb1at.