Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-25
WAR NEWS.
From Wilmipgton.

OH the coast on the night of Thursday the 18th
inst, and began to land at Daylight Prisoners
estimate the force landed at from ten 10 fifteen thou.
sand, commanded by Gen. Terry. Deserters from
the enemy say consisted Of seven thousand whites
and four Thousand negroes. /
Fort Fisher Vas heavily bombarded on Friday
and at o'clock P. NJ, that day, the casualties In
the tort were four killed, forty wounded. The
bombardment : continued on Saturday and fifty two
OF Our wounded were received at Smithville from
the fort On this day the enemy extended their
lines to Craigs L>nding the rver and there csp.
tufed the Steamer james r. Grist, Quartermaster's
boat OF but little value which was subsequently, /
blown up by the Confederate Steamer Ch:camauga +
On Sunday the bonbardmeut was resumed, during |
which Gen. Whiting was slightly wounded. Heavy |
assaults were made by tho enemy, both by land and
sea at past O'clock p. N their infantry greatly
outnumbeiing ours. About this time the enemy, !
also succeeded in establishing battery on the river
between Sugar Loaf and Fort Fisher cutting of !,
water communication with the latter The assaults
on the Fort were repulsed and fresh troops we're
sent to Gen. Whiting. At one o'clock A. NJ, on
Monday, the 10Th inst, the Fort was carried by as
sault after obstinate resistance. 1t is said that
Gen. Whiting and STAFF with about three thousand
troops, are bow in the hands OF tho enemy. 1t is
also stated that the conflict was a severe one and
ton papers state that General Whiting behaved most
nobiy. After the enemy had carried the fort, he
charged them three times and each time with his
own hands tore down the yankee flag and trarnpled
. it Gnder foot He was wounded in four places but
not seriously.
There is another version which represents Gen.
Whiting as having torn down and trampled .ehite
ag raised in the fort instead Of the enemy's flag.
We learn that the 2lst South. Carolina Regiment
was surrounded and captured, arriving at the Fort
about the time Of its fall
: Later advices from Wilmington represent our
/ forces as strongly entrenched awaiting the further
: advance Of the enemy. A Federal General had in
formed General Bragg, that General Whiting and
Colonel Lamb were both severely but not danger.
city, on Gen. Huboart's staff as chief Of artillery,
succeeded in making his escape after the Fort had
| been captured.
i We have yet seen no reliable estimate of the los
ses either side. They must have been severe if
the assault and defence fierce and the hand to
hand melee as desperate as stated above. We learn
/ that 300 of the prisoners captured belonged to
|: Kirklands Brigade Of Hoke's Division Tue resi-
due, we suppose, were chiefly artillelists
| The Wilmington Carolininn of the 18th inst,
says:
Up to a late hour last night, quiet reigned along
the lines, the enemy making ro demonstration Of
any kind. His guaboats are in the river, but una
| BILE to advance. from good and sufficient causes
| Fort Anderson is still in our hands. The enemy's
Monitors draw about seventeen feet, and cannot
| carry water enough with them to come up.
| Not to speak of any other defensive agency q:
the disposal of military authorities for obstruct-
ing bis advance on the Town by the river, We may
mention that our field artillery is fully adequate to
the task q destroying efectualy, his lighter draft
gunboats.
From Virginia.
| A Petersburg telegram of the 18th inst, states
| that flag of truce has been observed in the lines
here to-day, and white flags have been flying at
different points. 10 consequence, not gun has
been fred Several parties going Northwest pass
ed through the lines this morning
A dispatch from Richmond (same dste) says:
Mr.. Foote arrived this afternoon from Fredericks.
= burg. The Secretary of War directed yesterday
that he be released. Mr.. Foote refused to accept
his discharge, and insisted being brought before
Judge Halybur:on.
Congregational,
Congressional intelligence uaimportant. In the
I House on the 18th, Mr. Marshall moved to recon-
NIT the bill to impose q duty on tobacco, and an
additional duty on cotton, with instructions to re-
port bill to take all tho cotton and tobacco in the
Confederacy on account of the government, and
provide for the future payment therefor to owners
at present market value.
This proposition was discussed yesterday and to-
/ From the Uni,e4 States.
Late Memphis and Vicksburg papers state that q
large amount of money has been raised in New York
and other cities. for the sufferers at Savannah.
{ Brigader General Geary takes command of Savan-
( nah, and Sherman was marching upon Branchville.
Federal troops were concentrating at Florence in
large numbers
Lincoln says foreigners bought the Savannah cot
ton by the sale of arms, and therefore declares il
forfeited
|, General, Johnston, Jackson, and Smith have been
sent to Fort Warren
The World says England and France will not per
nit the Union to be restored, but will recognize
/ the Confederacy before the 4th of March.
/ Gold flling-224.
/ Later.
/ Later advices state that Fort Smith has beer
evacuated by. the Federals. Confederate forces ar
tilIery aud infantry, got between Little Rock ans
that place, compelling the evacuation.
Rumors are rife of an nende raid from Memphis
Late European correspondents say that Lore
Russell has intimated to Mr.. Mason, that there wa,
no longer any just cause for not recognizing tn.
Confederate government
T. Confederate Congress.
RICHMOND, JAN 16.
In the Senate the House Currency Hal was re-
| ported back from the Committee on Finance with
amendments.
The bill increasing the salary of the Vice. Pres
dent was passed, and then resolved into secret
sion. Mr.. Orr to personal planation caused
by article from the Sentinel which heasked to
be read by the Clerk. The article referred to was
based on 4 short communication which mentions
that rumor said resolution was before Congress,
in secret session, TO open negotiations through COM
missiohers with Lincoln for peace. The wri:er de-
nounces this as treachery Of the most infamous
character and says the people will not allow them
selves to be sold by traitorous Congressman after
this fashion. The Sentinel says this report has
cited surprise and indignation, and ifany butts reg
ularly authorized mode of Communication with tb Q
enemy be ressrted to- Congress will not escape the
indignant apprehension Of the people Mr.. Orr said
this slanderous article intended IS criticism