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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
Rebel Military Itens.
From the Richmond Wing, Jan. y /

Major General Martin has been assign.
ed TO duty in North Mississippi, by Cen
eral Gardner. General Martin formerly
commanded a cavalry division under
Wheeler
General Writ Adams has his head
quarters at Pamela, Mississippi. A strong
picket is placed along the COldwater,
aud no one is allowed TO pass either way.
General ID. Hill has reported 10 General
Beauregard, at Charleston.
Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Da-
wilson has been commissioned Colonel of
the Seventh North Carolina troops, vice
Colonel f. q Haywood retired 10 the in
valid corps.
The Wilmington Journal expresses
great qualification at the skill, energy
and general ability displayed by Gener-
ais Bragg and Whiting in connection
with the defence of Wilmington.
General Ransom has been relieved of
the command of the Charleston District,
on account of i'll health, and is succeeded
by General Taliaferro At the latest ac-
counts all was quiet along the line of the
Savannah railroad.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
The New Rebel Ram.
Press Dispatch

NEW YORK, Jan l6.-Parties from North
Carolina report that the Rebel Ram on
the Roanoke river is nearly finished
She is an improvement on the Albemarle.
A company with sub marine implements
are on their way to Plymouth to see If
the Albemarle can be raised i'll time TO
met an expected attack from the new
ram, which is to move with the rebel
ram at Abingdon, above Newbern, which
is now in good condition and only wait
lug for the food tides which the spring
showers will bring The expected ar1lv-
al of one Of the light draught monitors
in the waters of North Carolina has given
the assurance that arrangements have
been made to meet these rams, which are
very formidable
Deserters from Wilmington state that
Fort Fisher was garrisoned by unwilling
conscripts at the time the recent attack
was made, who weIo anxious IL sntren-
der the fort, had an opportunity been OF
fered
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
A RaiIia-deId Incident.

A letter writer, in speaking ot the
grand charge of the Missouri brigade at
the battle of Franklin, says:
In very few minutes, General Cock
rill returned riding his wesried horse,
and severely wounded in three places
The horse Of Colonel Gates Of his brigade
which had so often followed General
Cockrills over many a weary mile, turn
ed and by instinct followed him from the
field also the rider shot through both
arms being unable to guide him. shall
never forget the steady, calm gaze OF this
old hero of many battlefield, as he sat
upon his horse erect as statue, his par
aivzed arms hanging to his side. ! as
sisted him from his horse, and he was
borne from the battlefield"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
Gen. Lee and the Texa. Brigade
EpfsOde in War.
From the Richmond wbig, 10th inst

The Texas Brigade are as noble aud
generous as they are gallant and brave
With spirit of selfdenial which does
them all honor, they unanimously voted
their splendid New Years dinner Ia the
distressed families of their brother sol
diers in Richmond.
This gallant band of heroes have been
four Years absent from their far of prai-
RE homes. They entered the service in
Virginia with over three thousand five
hundred muskets; they now only number
four hundred Upon their tattered and
war-wOrn colOrs are the names of West
Point, Seven Pines, Gaines Mills, Second
Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville. Gettysburg, Chicamau-
ga, Knoxville, the Wilderness, Spottsy Iva
MIA Court House, Chatfin's Farm, aud
DarbytOwn. 1t was ut one Of the
great battles last spring, when at
one moment of the day all seemed
lost, that General Lee spurred his horse
forward to the head of the Texas Brigade
Men, =" he said, your general calls upon
YOU TO decide the fate of the day; he VIII
lead you to the charge" but shout went
up from those noble men for the great
cbieftain to retire. Tell u.s. said they
where you would have Us go, and what
YOU would have us do, and We will so
and do it if we all die, but your life is OF
too much Importance to be risked here
We will not move an inch unless You re-
tire" With tears in his eyes brought
forth by this manifestation Of love and
affection from his trusty troops Gen Lee
retired The brigade, with a yell, did
make the charge through one, two and
even three lines of battle: they left over
half of their number killed and wounded
OH the field, but the day and their plight
ed word To their beloved Commandment
Chief was saved.
The name of every man belonging To
this "legion of honor" should be historic
Its commanders, Wigfall, Hood, Robert
son, Gregg and Bass, with those OF its
thousands of gallant privates, are names
which are aud will be forever synony-
nous with bravery aud daring the world
over They have willingly and fearlessly
dared the dangers of every field in Vir-
gipia; they have offered an hundred
times to shed their last drop of life's
blood in her defense; they now surrender
their crust to the widows and orphans OF
their noble Virginia comrades. God
bless them
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REBEL ACCOUNTS.
JsH. Davis Rather Like. TO be Grill
cised.
IErom the hammond Mhig Jan 3

From the Richmond Whig Jan y
Cape Fear the correspondent OF the
Wilmington Journal, wlites:-l happened
10 know that the President was aP
preached some months ago 10y All intelli-
gent gentleman who desired To establish
a tirst-class newspaper, which should
support the Administration, aud that the
President. after thanking him for his
good intentions, replied that while he
wished 10 receive the support Of the
press of the country, he did not wish to
have al organ devoted especially to his
interests. He said no man was 80 wise
OF elevated that he could not be bcne-
fitted by judicious and independent crlt-
icism. and that lie desired the press - be
perfectly free to condemn On approve the
acts Of Government, according as they
might deserve
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
The Richmond Whig and Mr. Fooie-'
Attack by "a Portion Of MOseby's Com
mand.
Press Dispatch.l


WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The Richmond
Wing of Saturday, referring to the ar
rest of Mr. Foote, says few days after
he announced his purpose to withdraw
from the delegations of the House OF
Representatives, he went towards the
Potomac for the purpose OF sending his
family across, that they might reach their
home in Nashville. He has not since
been in this city We forbear comment
OH the arrest until the facts are better
known.
The Danville Register learns that the
heavy rains of yesterday crushed down
the trestle work on the Piedmont rail
road between Reedsville and Reniga, and
between Greensboro and Lepissaw, so
that trains cannot pass over that portion
of that road 1t will require several
days to repair the damage done.
The Lynchburg Republican says that
a few days since Capt, Richards, ot
Mosebys command, with sixty-nine men
were attacked near Berry's ferry, by u
force of one hundred and twenty Yankees,
and in a close fight, without the loss OF
man on his part, captured seventy OF
the enemy and killed and wounded be-
tween forty and fifty of them. The es-
cape of Capt. Richards men without loss
was remarkable, and the execution which
they inflicted upon the enemy shows the
advantage of combined GOODNESS and
dash
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
Missouri state convention.

81. LOUIS, jan l6th.-In convention
today a resolution was passed express
ing the opinion that the amendment to
the constitution now pending before Con
gress should be adopted, aud instrueting
Senators and Representatives, from Mis-
souri, to vote for and Use their influence
10 procure the passage Of said amend
ment After adjournment the President
of the convention announced that all
the judges of the Supreme Court had re-
signed, and that two Of their places had
been filled by the appointment OF Judge
Clover of ST. Lonis and Judge Wagner,
of Lewis county.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
ADMIRAL PORTER.
The Late Fort Fisher Fight.
Interesting Official Report.
Dispatch 70 the Navy Department con-
eerning the Rebel Situation at the
Time Of the Assault.

Ilme OI inc Absaults
press Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-The Navy De-
plrtment has received the following:
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON; L. s.
FLAG SHIP, MALVERN,
BEAUFORT n c., Jan. L.
SIR have the honor to enclose you
letter received from Lieutenant Com
mander Temple, containing interesting
matter relating to Fort Fisher. 1t is i'm
portant as a matter of history and tells
the whole story. Your ob'dt servant,
[Signed DAVID D. PORTER.
Rear Admiral.
To Hon. Gideon Weltes, Sec. Of Nary.
L. S. STEAMER PONToosAC, OFF !
NEW INLET, Jan 2, 1868
Rear 4dn,iral Darid ID. Porter.
SIR:--It may be of assistance to you
to receive together with the rebel de-
serters mentioned i'll my last letter OF
this date, the following memorandum OF
information elected from one of their
number corporal Thos. Dawley, of the
marines He says he was stationed dur
ing and since the bombardment on the
naval battery Buchanan, commanded by
Lieutenant Chapman, and situated near
the mound, that there were between
five hundred and six hundred men in the
forts OH the two days of the attack, and
no troops in Wilmington OF i'll its vicini-
ty to reinforce them; that the fire from
the fleet was so fierce rs to drive the
rebels from their guns and into the
bomb proof throughout the greater por-
Of
commencement of the action; that
two of their best guns bursted,
killing and wounding some twenty
five men, and we dismounted eight OF
their guns, besides injuring several OF
their gun carriages; that We killed thir-
teen Of their men and wounded thirty;
that Gen. Whitny supposed the boats
which were sent into the bar OH the 18th
to be storming party of seamen, to
which he would have been obliged to
surrender; that the rapid bombardment
at sunset was terrific; that when our
troops appeared in front of the Fort the
evening afterwards, the garrison only
awaited their ass ult to sur
render without resistance that
they could not imagine why the
attack had been abandoned that matters
remained in the same condition on the
morning of the Goth and throughout that
day; that we could easily have possessed
ourselves of the fort until late in the
evening, when Gen. Bragg arrived at
Wilmington with 5000 men from Lees
army at Richmond and that on Friday,
our troops were re-embarking and Bragg
decided not to molest us.
Respectfully.
VIM. G. TEMPLE,
Lieutenant Commander.
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FROM GEORGIA.
Sherman on Reconstruction.
The Branchville Movements
General sherman Advises the People
Of Georgia ON the Subject Of Union
His Views ON Negotiations and Con
yontiOus.

Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Sas anhah
Republican of the llth inst. publishes
letter from General Sherman to promi
nent citizen stating that he is merely a
military commander and can act only IN
that capacity He cannot give assurances
or pledges affecting civil matters. In
future Congress will adjust these, when
Georgia is again represented there as OF
old He says that Georgia Is out OF the
Union, therefore total reconstruction
appears inappropriate. AS long as any
Of the people remained armed and organ
lied, the United States would pursue
them with armies and deal with them
according to military law. Afterwards
thew will be dealt with by the civil courts.
He thinks that the same course should
he adopted as indicated by General Wash
ington in the whisky rebellion, aud in
accordance with the principles OF the
Burr conspiracy. He quotes from Wash
ington and Jackson Oh the preservation
of the Union, and says the armies are
simply full of their commands, the Union
must and shall be preserved, cost what
il NAV. There is no other alternative
for the people Of Georgia than to con
form TO this view of the case. No com
missioners Oh negotiations or conventions
are necessary. Whenever the people OF
Georgia quit the rebellion, elect mem-
beers of Congress and Senator'S, and these
take their seats, the State of Georgia
will have resumed her function in tho
Union.
The refugees concur in statement that
Sherman will move on Branchville next
week
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
From d. LOuis-No Active Operations
with Thomas-The Draft Ordered BY
Gen. Canby-The Election OF sena.
tor from Arkansas Farce.

ST. LoUIs,i Jan. 16.-An officer trom
Clifton, Wayne county, Tennessee, where
he left General Thomas on Saturday,
says no active operations may be expect
ed for several days. The truthfulness
of the report that Hood is preparing to
make a stand at Corinth is not yet ascer-
tanned, but it is believed that his disor-
ganized forces are still fleeing southwark,
leaving a portion of Forests cavalry in
the rear to cover the retreat. Thomas
army has plenty of supplies and more
constantly passing up the Tennessee
river, but heavy rains in Tennessee have
rendered the roads impossible for mill
tary movements
The draft ordered by General Candy Is
independent of the late call of the Presi-
dent, and persons so drafted will not be
credited to ally State included i'll the
Presidents proclamation. Deserters
will not be drafted, and if enlisted will
be assigned to regiments serving Oh the
Indian frontier.
The Little Rock Democrat says the re-
cent election Of w D. Snow to the United
States Senate was a farce, only sixty
votes being cast, while it required sew
enty-six to form n quorum.
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From New Orleans

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE steamer
Morning Star, from New Orleans 9th, ar
rived last night
A number of expeditions have been
sent out from Baton Rouge and othel
places to chastise guerrillas along the
Mississippi
Generals Badly Smith, Gilmore aud
Steele were in New Orleans OH the 7th
The United States sloop Of war San
Jacinto was wrecked oil the lst of Key
West, Oh the Bahama banks. No lives
were lost, and most of the stores of the
vessel were saved
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
FORT FISHER.
Another Attack Reported,
Movement by Land Forces.
Exciting Rumors absnt Fort Fisher,

Press Dispatch.l =
BALTIMORE, Jan. l6th.--A special dis
patch to the Baltimore American gives
the following intelligence:
ANNAPOLIS, San. l6.-The flag of truce
boat New York, from Aiken's Landing,
James River, with paroied prisoners and
citizens arrived here this morning. 1t
Gov. Jacobs, OF Kentucky, is among the
passengers The attack on Fort Fisher
had been renewed.
The Richmond Examiner of Thursday
says: The Yankee gunboats, upwards
of 5U in number, are again visible of
Wilmington, and were also said to he en-
gagged in shelling Fort Fisher
There is also rumor that the Yankee
land forces have commenced an attack
against the fort itself, but the War De
partment has received no intelligence as
yet of it, The Yankees will not take
Fort Fisher.
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Admiral Porter's Communicative 10
the Navy Department in Reference
70 the Fsrt Fisher Ahafr-Buticr'S
Performnnces on the Occasion
New YORK, Jan. l6-The Herald's
Washington special says Admiral Porter
has sent a communication to the Navy
Department, in which he responds to
some of General Buffers statements in
regard to the naval part of the eXpedl-
tion delaying the attack on Fort Fisher,
and thus causing its failure. He says
that the only work assigned to the navy
was to silence the rebel works, and that
it did that efectually on the oath and
25th of December, but that, as General
Butler then decided an assault by his
military force unfeasible, it would not
have been less so on an earlier day He
is of the opinion that the fort could easily
have been taken by the troops il dn et-
fort had been made.
General Butler started on the expedl-
ton, the Admiral says, before the naval
feet was ready to cooperate with him,
and thus by exposing his transports to
the view of the enemy warned them OF
their danger He also charges that the
army portion of the enterprise was got
ten up in very unmilitary manner.
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WHEELING REGISTER.
TUESDAY MORNING, JAN, Il 1902
r.,....,h;c summary.

Gold, at the regular oo"' sx
terday at 2lsi, and at TUG
change at 2l7s, ,o,hs NAVY
nan.,tment q report Of tho "l'm'ns'o"
Dep",' ,'.;1~ s,pdieatins himself noIh The
shprse, preferred by Butler and saying yass
snA yo,t Fisher could easily have been
Na' ~ the troops if all effort had Osen
~. He says that the army portion 0i
The expedition Was gotten up 'D ''
81 #,nmilitary manner.
4 Mr., Foote. wife OF Senator foo'e' says
-, N. mass Of the Southern people
a,, to eoos back to the Union under
ths constitution. but are restrained 's
the military power
Tb.re vas report in Shsridan's army
Saturday night, that the rebels were au-
vaneine on Weston, W. Va,' but II was
not confined by subsequent inteiligeh'o
number OF expeditions have been
.a,t m, from Baton Rouge to ehastise
,nenillas along the Mississippi river
Keever arrested for the murder of the
Roesa family has been discharged, having
proved an alibt
Baldwin, the treasurer OF the ohiO
Female College, has abseonoed Will
about five Thousand dollars.
The Tennessee Convention passed.
r.solution repairing all voters to take an
oath endorsing all the laws, prociama-
rion, &c, Of the Federal government
before being qualified to vote
Tn. Canadian reciprocity treaty has
been repealed 10y both houses OF Congress
II reported that General Warren Is
toco,nmand the Army Of the James.
Legal opinion in England favors the
ax1radition Of the st. Albans raiders.
An official rebel dispatch dated the
l4th. saws that at that time about nifty
Federal vessels were iii sight OF Will
mington
General Sherman has written d letter
TO a prominent Georgian, arguing that
Georgia is not out Of the Union and that
it is only necessary foT her people to lay
down their arms and send Senators and
Representatives to Congress Ill order to
resume her functions as q State In the
Union
There are no military operations OF im-
portance i'll Tennessee
General Candy has ordered draft In
his Department independent OF the one
ordered by the President
The election of " D. Snow, Z s. Ssna-
tor from Arkansas was fraudulent, no
quorum being present
Lieutenant Gov Jacobs, of kentucky,
has returned.
The heavy rains have destroyed seve-
raj important bridges on the Piedmont
railroad i'll Virginia so that trains cannOt
pass fOr three OF four days.
Capt Richards, Of Moseby;s command,
with sixty-nine men, had fight with
one hundred and twenty soldiers, near
Berry's Ferry, and captured seventy and
killed forty or fifty, without the loss OF a
.ingle man: so the Lynchburg Republican,
says
The attack on Fort Fisher has been re-
newed by Admiral Porter. A cores
pondent of the Baltimore 4mericaE fur
nishes particulars of the expedition and
mode of assault which will be found else
where
The Richmond mig says that Foote
came to the Potomac for tho purpose OF
putting his wife across i'll order that she
might go home 10 Nashville
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Prestidigilatology.
nEIM MONT, THE GREAT PRES

ID TIDIGITOR made his pre'tidigitational
debut in this city last cNouing at Washing
ton Hall to fashionable and crowded hoyS
A spectator Aays: I have seen magjci
Jurors soTCeIcTs sccI-. urtIOmanCcfs, w.
politicians &C. from my, youth up, but hcrcf
anything liko unto this weird and wicked Pres
tidigitator Judge o. able but incrcdulous Edi
tori when | declare 10 you on the positive
testimony of my two eyes given on thoir hon.
or that this Belmont compcls coin imprisoned
in common glass tumbler at twenty feet dis
tance from him, 70 rap out for you description
of any card YOU yourself select secretly from the
pack walks into the middle of tho Hall aud
takes out Of a single hat cakes candies &c,
enough 70 set up a store, takes canary bird and
shoots IL away under Your very nos" aud ac
tually cuts a boys nose of besides soorc OF
other tricks equally marvellous with a. much
ease as you OF would pas, an apple rom one
hand 20 the Othor.'
The Offs were elegant. Among thoss
drawn was set ofChina by Mrs Lester rosi'
ding on Sixth street consisting OF ~ pieces
Mrs Charles Howard aud Nr. George Gray
were highly npplauded In their ballads aud "
YOU have not seen the Belmonts. just leave all
worldly and comprohcnsblo affair, at once and
pas3 an evening with them
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The Gold Market.

NEw YORK, Jan l6-Gold quiet, The
place exchange is exhausted, and opel
ators are waiting for military news
Tn chance of favorable news from the
coast keeps the price heavy 1t opened
at 1920, and reached 81 2li, but subss-
ousntly declined to 50 l9.
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Di.eharse Of keever Raseaiity at
Marysville, Ohio - The TenhesSee
Convention.

CNcINNATI, Jan. l6.--Keever, charged
with the murder of the Roosa family, has
been discharged, having proved an abb
The Bank of Marysville, Ohio. was
robbed Of $4,000 on Thursday last. The
Gazette says Baldwin Treasurer OF the
Ohio Female College, abSeonded with
about $1,000
The Commercials Nashville CORE
spondent says the Convention passed 10y
q nearly unanimous vote, resolution
that no person be considered a qualihed
voter until he takes stringent oath,
declaring himself unreservedly in favor
of the Union and all laws and proelama-
tions issued since the wal began by the
President or Congress.
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Auuearauee Of Federal Vessels Before
Wilmington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-From rebel pa
p.rs we have an official dispatch from
Wilmington, dated this morning, l4th,
which avs About fifty Federal vessels
are In sight. They are mostly opposite
the point of the former landing, with fair
weather and smeoth sea-
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Return Of r. p. Blair.

WAsaINGToN, Jan l6.-The Republi-
can, in an extra, says private dispatch
from City Point announces that the Hon.
F. P. Blair, Sr., returned to that place
from Richmond yesterday, and im1nedi-
ately left in a steamer for Washington.
He isexpeeted to arrive here this evening
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-17
Report Ofa Rebel Advance intO West
Virsiuia-.A Cavalry e xpeditiOn Sent

New YORK, Jan l6.-The Heralds
Cumberland, Md, dispatch says there
was report in sheridan's army on Sat
urday nil ght that a large body OF rebels
was advancing on Weston, Lewis coun-
ty, West Virginia, situated on the west
branch of the Monongahela river but
accounts from that region Yesterday hd
not confirm the rumor A cavalry expe-
dition left camp at Winchester Oh the
10th, and proceeded as far as berryviiie,
twelve miles southwark, without meeting
any enemy except few guerrillas, who
kept we'll OF The command then pro
ceeded to the Shenandoah, which tLey
found unfordable They learned that
Rosser's cavalry had gone into winter,
quarters at ST. funston, and Mudwall
jackson's command was atCleighton's.
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Arrival SfGeorse Brown at Tsr0nt0
Probable L ExtraditiOu Of the Raid
sr. now before the Canadian COurts.

TORONTO, c. W, Jan l6.-Hon. George
Brown arrived from England on Satur-
day night The Globe to-day says 1t Is
credibly informed that the best legal
opinion III England tavors the extradi-
tion of the raiders now before the Ca
madam Courts
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The 3.30 Loan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The Ways and
Means committee have reported bill
authorizing the Secretary ofthe Treasury
to continue the 7-30 loan for two hun
dred million more.