Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-06
FROM sHERiDAN's, ARMY. ) !:

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ThG Cincinnati Ey.ttte, of Dec. 80; saysE| - 81
Major General Howard is to take e!pmlpapd 81 the
lrHI tIent IF Missouri, aud be Will be snfeeeued NJ
CDnlnland of tic Army OF Tennessee by Major Gens-
raj Holm II. Logan. Tic lntErr is nowIn Now. oIk,
whence hb will proceed 70 Savannal. it'any change
Of ecinHdndrrS is made iii Renturky, 1t is under
stood thdt General Butler viii Lr assgoed TO- rhat
department. t'i..,.. i J.. $.
s.5,.:. FROM WASHINGTON. + s
+ The 7Tlafs'.contaius the following special dies:
patches from Washington, of date January lst:
Nn. BLAia's REPORTED pErAEfrRE FOR hICHNoxp.
ii Prancis 7. Blair, Sr., has gone 10 Riehpond, as
reported in the papers to-day, he has done 80 With
olt The knowlVigeof high officials here. -, ::
Il ! THE corros caFTuREp. 1T SAVANNAH. !.
In reference 70 The cotton in The. s,Vrehouses at
Savannah, We have authority for stating that the
government has deiprmibea 10 sell il and pppropri
alp ting prncePdSpf the sale, IL the parties NOW
claiming Il can establish valid claim (which can
only BE- done through the proper court aud after te
dinis htigationl then the Government " i'll rein.
l7ifie them for H. 1t is reported that Simeon Ora
pGr, Colicctoy % New York, has been appointed
agent at Savannah, to superntend the shipment and
snIs OF the cotton. . ,;.'e.'N3 - -
b, N'.',.' raE HScMASoE Of PRISONERS, -. 81
Hon John t,oyode, who has been for severd days
iu conference With le aRthOrites about The exchange
ofprisoners left for his home this evening to had
several interviews with the President the Secretary
:oflYaf atid CpR Mnlfqrd on the subject otahearly
Resumption ofthe txGhaiise, anu received from them
the lssrtnce that ny soon as few pTolihinaries
atdly rcspned, .1'his will he Welcaae tidmgs tothe
country, as, we'll as to our suffering heroes III III
South, !, ...nrg >: ,:a ~.,rt.tl !.'t;g ID g
As saOn AZ certain Intelligence is received from
General Sherman, whiclis uaiiy expcctedi COLONEL
MuiioFd viii bu Sent 10 RicIIn0nd 10 complete ar
rahgemenls necessary 10, secure the eSchangeof all
our prisoners. ....'. ~. - ', $50 q
4 large scouting PARTY, recently sen, ont by Gen,
AngiiE TO SECURE the wounded Mosby and bring him
into our lines, yesterday returned without success.
|, =. =. Il. CAPTURE OF. siockAnE RtNSERs.. -,
The following despatch is published: = ~ y. ,
50 I. lI.d'l'.' ~ YSsHiHsTpS, Sunday Jan, n
=. yho Navy Department has reeoised infoFmaiiono f
ihe capture Of the schooner E0ikUod by tue United
States steamer Glocurn, Cuptain MeHdc, Of Velieo,
Texas with 22l bales OF cotton; also OF the captures
hy- the United States stealner Pembna, off BRACES
Santiago, Texas, Of the Holland; brig Geziena; 1of
Hellgoide, bound from Liverpool to Matgmoras. The
initet States stranger MackRaw captared 9t sen the
sshooet Mafy. of NASSAU, 6tand fSoig slnlet
g. O., to Nassau with 70 bales Of c6tibn 5dboapsof
tobacco, and SOME 'barFeB.0f tnrpentfie.y J:
-, rBK OCCUPATION or SAVANNAH. : I.
A correspondent of the Times, writing from: sa-
yppnSh OH the 2Sd, says: -: 80, -! I.
1t s,impossible as set 10 toll the exact amount Of
onr captures, but they may be roughly rsiuate aS
oiloYs set1nit large guns: soveral Thousand stand
of small arms 900 tiefces rice; Tu00 Erscisapir
pnd neal 800 erces salt, oiaHspee and andttesnfas.
fer's s!pFes IN prd!ps!Oh, md many hundred Pr:
s9neIs. 5..i:.. -, f,ii.F. L"a: + =
4 Sudlcn panic ,cemed.to have Seited tbe Gonfed-'
crate army: 1tspuntoons, upon which Gfesshig to
the Garoina shore was eteGted werelhet telscn Hp.
lp'therkury, they forgot MANY prisoners trniohis
whom We nov haSa resci1d: ~. ~ - b
at S ssd raiTS s SIC sa Saa sa I'll sss
bsn. sFprd, NTH ,he sisbt wing, ceri
Northwestern hllf OF Savannah. Con. SlocnM's
cUinrund, lthectt wing, occupies tie southwestern
portion Al troops are 70 he Vedrp DE shL1TbY
Is soou IS poSsiolSI = -: 4 .i.t'i : t3fIt%fTI y
Il Is rulnorcd that the citizens Of Savannah ssta;
que tell the rebel eomnaudcf tofeppyefh.s iefces
cartnl pfhe AesIfuetion0f the city, as
by General SnsTaan, If resistance we've rnaaea.s5 =
pVs;ug The evacuation; By the eAfnlf, and BEFORE
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stuses; :wbich they robbea ofthetr-geodss "A pro:
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