Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-04
From yesterdays EUspiBg Edition.
THE NEWS.

FROM BELOW
The heavy firing heard this forenoon proceeded
fum an artillery duel between the Confederate bat
Ter, near Hewlett aud the Yankee batteries on the
agyth side ct James river. considerable amount
oi ammunition must have been expended.
COL MOSBY
We are highly grati6ed TO learn IRON an authentic
source that Colonel Mostly isBapidy recovering from
IN, wound and in short time viii be in the saddle
again.
THE ATTACK on WILMINGTON.
From the Wilmington journal, received Jhis morn
ing We learn the following additional particulars con-
Cegug the recent signal, iuglorIous attack OF the
. Yankees upon the city ct iuiugtou On Christ
. ma, morning. as the bells begauto ring summoning
the rorshppers To- church. the deep booming qi guns
from sea announced chat the cnemy's hect had re-
or.ued upon -Four Fisher, and the deep, heavy and
il..s,5ut roll was kept mp with Terrible rapidiiy
during che whole jay, aud away into the night, and
aII i.r yesterday with httle abatement until about
noon. when % IS probable than the gradually rising
sea compelled tIe ueet to haul en-, or al least Sacken
tGerdre. UPto three O'Clock on sunday tbe casu
elite, m the For, were forty-three.
ga Sunday afternoon, the enemy succeeded in eff
fstuug lluuiug az point not tar trom the head OF
3D., sound ami just het1U the sight If old Camp Wy
or say i've amt halt 60 six miles above Font Fish
en- ana sixteen TO Wilmington. They were confront
CT Iy General kirkland, with such Of his gallant men
al, we're then with HIM, their object being 20 inter
pos. b,tueeh Wilmington and Forte Fisher, ours to
prevent their doing So. Their force became >weiled
b. new regiment, landed from their'ransports, ours
- srriyll, Of some OF the most gallant veterans On
tie ,outfneut. On Monday General Bragg assumed
command In person. The communication with the
.F.rr s.. uninterrupted with Yankees interposing
. between orr troops in the field aud our troops
rf., of.. ths Tort Is All right and the plen IN tine
4.rtst ms: cusmys proud armada and terrific
Es.aatlgear have SO iar been powerlcs, 10 effect
u..umc ,-lms; the scientific sand hills that
sa5Ii tc Sew Inlet 90 our river -aui which stand
proud monument 10 the ,,i9Htdc genius OF the able
engineer under whose eve GUr dctyuces have been
ru,l- planned ana executed, and who, himself, Was
also iu Fisher go watch the performances of his
Works Fort Fisher aud its defence will always be
a-.. ated with the names OF Major General Whiting
and J.l Lamb.
During the night OF Sunday and ON the moruIng'of
M.Uilv two attempts were made To- take Fisher by
siarm but both were calamity repulsei by cur Ju-
MO, Volunteers.
. Tukee prisoner, al that the land force with the
djet consisted Al tour brigadss of four regiments
ell b. each regiment numbering about 500 men. OF
these tbsee landed, an under command OF General
Aur,. The ioagtb composed OF negro troops under
vy,s,l captured OF Plymouth had NO. yet landed.
TIE following report was received from Col Lamb
o1-.>- Saturday night.
FUV FISIER-G O'Clock, p. VI.
% Tile. enemy, feet. consisting ot or5rfity vessels,
l.,r.I.a- ,-5 monitors. several armed vessels and
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