The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-02-03
LATE WAR NEWS.


LATE WAR NEWS.
From the Army of the Potomac.
Deserters report the destruction of
a portion of the Danville Railroad by
the recent storm, and that Lees army
is likely to be out of rations altogether
very soon,
Both armies in front of Richmond
are inactive.
From North Carolina.
At Fort Fisher the strength of
the rebel works was tremendous. Adj
miral Porter in dispatch to the Navy
Department, says =
was in Fort Malakoff a few DAYS
after its surrender to the French and
English The combined armies of
those two nations were many months
capturing that stronghold, and it won't
compare, either in size or strength, to
Fort Fisher. The fort contained rs
guns, many heavy ones. The world
never saw such fighting as our soldiers
did.
The n. Y Herald's Fort Fisher cor
reSpondence says -
The 16Sth and lis New York and
4th New Hampshire regiments we're
near the magazine which exploded in
Fort Fisher. Between 100 and 200
lives were lost No list has as vet
been furnished.
At an early hour on the 18th three
light draft gunboats went up Cape
Fear river to boat opposite Cape
Fisher. Several torpedoes were found
in the river connecting with the fort
At one A. Nj. on the 18th the enemy
evacuated and blew up Fort Casweli.
They also destroyed several large YES
sells in the river-supposed to be
blockade runners. Stores are being
conveyed to the fort from our trans
port fleet.
The correspondence of the Tribune
says =
The explosion of the magazine was
caused by the carelessness of our men
who were indiscreet enough to 90 in
with lighted cigars and lighted can
dies. They were cautioned, but paid
no heed to it. The total losses during
the fight will not exceed 400 and those
by the explosion 100 or more About
100 more must be added for the navy.
From Savannah.
We get very little news from Gen.
Sherman's department. His troops
are moving, and Charleston. is their
ultimate object. Port Royal advices
of the 18th say =
On the 14th, the 18th corps and the
troops command by Gen. Hatch adj
vanced on the Pocotaligo Bridge on
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad
and captured it, together with the
Notifications and twelve guns, losing
in the charge forty men killed and
wounded. The guns were spiked. The
enemy evacuated during the night
and fell back to Ashepo toward Char
lesion. 1t was thought the enemy
would make stand at that point.
Gen. Sherman has issued an order
allowing farmers to visit Savannah
and Fernandina, and Jacksonville, Fla,
to exchange produce for supplies nee
ded by their families, and guarantee
ing them protection. In case they or
any Union citizens of Georgia are mo-
Tested severe retaliation will be resor-
ted to- He also encourages the PEG
pie to meet together and take meas
ures for the restoration of the State
and national civil government.
During his stay Secretary Stanton
promoted several officers who have
distinguished themselves among them
Fitzpatrick, who was brevetted Major
General.
The Savannah Post Office is opened
for regular business.
Recent movements of Sherman's
army were made with nearly all his
troops, whose numbers are much
greater than generally supposed.
From New Orleans.
The Indianola, our first heavy IRON
clad on the Mississippi, has been raised
and towed to New Orleans, where she
will be repaired.
The Natchez Courier of the 18th,
mentions the arrival of eight or ten
deserters from Alexandria, La, who
report a small rebel force at that place
terrifying in expectation of another
Federal expedition. Shreveport has
been made very strong. 1t has gar
rlson of four or five hundred men.
Harrison has regiment of troops at
Trinity. Deserters are of the opinion
that northern Louisiana could be easily
brought under Federal rule.
From Gen. sherman.
Sen Sherman has been largely re-
lnforced lately, and besides leaving a
sufficient garrison at Savannah, has