Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-13

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state that all quiet there that the recent strict
measures adopted by General Uman relative 10 coinnu
nicaon outside that post have had most solitary effect
upon predatory Rebel bands The gunboat Gazelle re-
taated for the murder Commander Thatcher by destroy
ing Rebel resdencesdn the vicinity OF the bloody deed
An expedition consisting Of portion Of Minis Battery
Ullman beyond Atchafalayh They metyith only few
Rebels, whb fled at their approach.
report was current thai the ram Tennessee captured
by Admiral Faragut, at Mobile would be sent up the
Mssis4pp river probably to yicksburg. The health of
the health OF the garrison at Morganza excellent
Bgedief General Andrew has been appointed to com.
mand the Third Brigade Of The 'RsserseCOfp..;
[ = RRoN ARKANSAS :. :.
l. :DrTRoIr Jan. Little Rock Arkansas advices of the
Jst sayJhat the military situation remains unchanged
Hon W. H. Stewbrt has been elected United States Sen.
ator from Arkansas for six years from the 4th Of March
next He eceived4s two-thrds vote In both Houses on
the hist ballot The Legislature has passed $4,000
We clip the following from the = Ssvs article Of tie
Admiral Porter VIM be summonedbefofe the Committee
oh tfe ouluct of the War soon he tin be SHARED
from is fee Hsteshony s.deslfed on SOME points Sf
An SnpcrtGnf Older hds Just been issued by Provost
Marshal General Frs announcing that underihe recent
tca Tor thrte hundred thousand TROOPS ssn o. tie 18th
of lest month me numbers specified nuyt Actually be
placed in tie held 30 cie therefore 10 he allowed
of any ie(ruits Under THIS call woy Te in the Opited
States SEW Ice ate te above meaioned and thorough
l ~ ~ D. - Z.
a 5atSnicras journal states that the steamer h. ii Lee
i Ind beeR wrecked IT, the mo1th ~ the Rio Grande. =
twenty-five of the crew weeIdfowhe. 0tleis wer6i ns
cued lu bales Of couop BY he Ernch bark Casteone.
1hf apef anhoqnces Tie estrnctioG of SIX hundred
Il bales of:c6ttonOwned by Matamors merchants. -.
4 despatch from washington to tue Louisville Journal
| saws: 80. =. -
President Lincoln has sent telegram to General Grant
to Communicate with Lieutedn Gbyelpor jacob who;fs
in Richmond, TO invite him 70 Import at Washington ilg
the CRATER burtHkRr. i;
/ A Washington despatch says ':.r' ~
The Committee on the, Conduct of the War; which
lately investigated the Petersburg mine anaf, will sooh
publish their report The testimony taken is exceedingly
yonminouA and exhauats the Whole subject 49,.
upon Generals Burnside and Meade and the General WHO
eAthe assault NOR does Gem Grant hold himself entirely
bheess in the hatter especially for having permitted
the selection Of tile ocerto LEAD the assaultng column
10 be made by lot -. - -: r. '..,i
Under tie head Of Retaliation" the american pub.
| fishes the following :. J:
The Rebelarmy commanded by Btigader General p.
D. Roddy CS. A. having on its recent predatory in
away into captivity, without any Justification whatever
Judge D. c. Humphrey, peaceable uVRn citizen, Gen.
Steadman has ordered that Clement G. Cy Senator and
James g. Donegan Rebel citizen be arrested and held ia
close confinement and sent under guard TO Nashville
Tenn and there held In the military lrsonas hostages
the safe return TO his home unnured in person and
| ARhEsT or HOTEL BURNER.
One Of the persons concerned in the hotel burning in
New York has been arrested IN Detroit Tie Tribune
| that city, of Friday, says: \.
few dau, since u commotion was visible among the
detectives in this city which gave rise to suspicion that
something UNUSUAL was going w hat the cOmmotbon
was we had some difficulty in ascerainng but after
full inquiry learned that several New York detectives
had traced OF the hotel nceDdaries of that city
Detroit which may naturally be supposed, taking
feather outgot!the cap Of our own officers. The nd-
vidual was heinSht OF our tIstcass hotels athch
place was thought he has been maturing plaus for
lie taken into custody and evidence found UPON his
person that t is thought win be sufficient TO inse his
conviction. He gave hs maine as obb Although twas
previously asceained that he registered himself New
York Sidney Stanton, be H. We believe Southernef
and bold enough to attempt no Disguise He viii pros
ably claim to be beligerent and such entitled TO all
| the benefits Of prisoner of war.
BEAST BUTLER OF "coSscIEEcE"-A NEW PHASE OF rY.
L RAINY.
The Norfolk New Regime publishes the fslleYing
Ftspoudepce
EAsTvuLE, Dec. 10 1864
Genera you allow me most respectfully to appeal
to your ceruehcy behalf OF three OF npnurors
which think Justly merit your attention. They decline
taking the oath of allegiance not from obstnacy or any
feeling of hostility the North but their sympathies be-
ing with their friends and relatives in Virginia. aey can
not look upon the oath butas pgjurya mistaken view,
admit have exhausted argument IN yam to induce them
to comply but argument lost when il comes in the way
oil conscience Many pious Christian has suffered at the
stake for conscience sake.
The first is that of young lady Miss Juliet Noting.
ham, who keeps here chidrens school, living with an
| aged mother, her only stay in life,
The second young student Of divinity whose great
desire Is to enter the Theological semihary in Pennsyl
fhe third is that of three young men considering them
named Corbn two Of them lads the sup
port of aged father who has impored them with tears
to take the oath but their answer Is Father would YOU
have US commit perjury
Tho parties are nearly strangers to me- my only motive
In alolff
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major General B'F BUTLER
H. C. CLARKE Captain and A. D. C.
REPLY or GENERAL BUTLER.
HEADo's DEPARTMENT OF Va. AND N c.
| ARMY Oh THE JAMES.
lItthe Field Va, Janury o 1866
Sr-I have the honor 60 acknowledge the recaipt Of
your communication ia relation to the cases of conscience
in certain people Of Eastyie, as therein set forth who
have conscientious scrupes against taking the oath of al
If their objection is to taking oath, then they may
be admitted TO their solemn affirmation but do not pa
derst9nd you 50 pat their cases upon that ground but that
they have relatives and friends IN the South and they
think would be perjury to take the oath because of their
| relations.
do not understand their reasoning Iftbey are we'll
disposed and loyal to the United States Government il Is
matter what their relatives II they are not we'll
disposed towards the United States Government then they
have business TO live under that Government and should
go y some country to whose Government they we'll
disposed There is neither conscience nor honesty in y
ing under Government to which they hostile receiy
ing the benefit of itsProectcn and laws and returning no
| equivalent, '.I''
You shy one of them is divinity student and desires
| to cd to Pennsylvania Theological Seminary To his
case answer that he had better make himself more tho
roughly acquainted with the duties under human law be-
/ foo he studies the Divine law. :.
~ fou say that another is young lady teaching school
she is blind to her duties her country she is
| not fit teacher Of Others,
4 Your other IS Of three O young men who have
been enreated by their father With In his eyes
take the oath Of allegiance to their county II theh re-
spect for their father IL their duty their country and
their obligations 10 its laws will conquer their love Of
Secession, they will be sent to Secessis.
You urge, as reason why the orders of the depart