Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-23
bel0nEihk 70 than SaIaE M q nearly lin,

The Confederate, referring to tho same affair,
says: - 80 1S''
Inan affair which occurred few days since, be-
tween Hardee and Shcrinan's forces, we repealed,
successfully, FIVE assaults upon our lines, and held
the position until the object was effected In draw
Ing of we lost two guns, hocause the horses had
been killed and che guns could not be brought
away, .,'..-... ~. I
Our loss in the affair was about 400 killed and
wounded. Tho enemy's about four thousand. -
Sherman marches no more uninterrdptedIy.
49,. THE BATTLE AT BENToNvILLE.
Raleigh papers of Tuesday, received yesterday
forenoon, contain no reference to the battle Of
Bentonville. The Confederate hopes to be able in
day two to give its readers reliable and cheer
ing Intelligence So far, 1t says, everything is en-
| couraging. Gen. Johnston inspires enthusiasm
and his army Is in fine spirits and each day increa-
/ sing in numbers. s,-a..
ABSENTEEs RETURNING. m si....
By order of Gen. Fry, commanding at Augusta,
Ga, Gen. JOhnston's appeal to his soldiers and
Gen. Ices amnesty order have been printed and
circulated broadcast over the country where news
papers do not reach in that department. The effect
is visible in the hundreds who are arrising at Camp
Of Direction daily. Their shouts and entbusiasms
are heard at all hour, as the crowded trains pass
| through Augusta.
FROM ALABAMA.
ihe late freshet has been very destructive
| throughout Eastern and Central Alabama, inter
fering materially with the planting of crops.s
| Provisions, however, are comparatively abun-
dant. Corn can be bought either in large or small
| quantities at eight or ten dollars per bushel.
There Is q great scarcity OF transpoi tation,
horses and mules being impressed for army ser.
| vice. ...H h..t.s ,.,r..i-.
SAVANNAH ITEMS. er
The Savannah Republican Of the TIL instant, an.
nounces the arrival Of number Of refugees from
the upper part Of Georgia. os f1.sir -ft
| Gen. Webster uses as headquarters the building
formerly occupied by the Bank of the State of
Georgia. Matilda Taylor has opened restaurant.
| A cargo of ice has arrived from Boston. The Sa-
yannah Flour Mills are in operation-Jos. Lippman,
Proprietor, and Patrick L. Barry, Superintendent.
The military authorities are COLLECTING all the
rents for buildings and other property owned by per-
sons within the Confederate lines.
The Savannah Theatre is in full blast, with Miss
Lottie Houland old bag who figured on the Van.
II
Wood is selling at $40 per cord for oak and e for
pine. On the eth inst two steamers and two
tschopnsrs arrived, and seven steamers DEPARTED.
The Anhattsn, Phoenix and Security Insurance
Co.'S. Of New York have established agencies. The
Home INSURANCE Co. of Savannah is in operation,
with Aaron Wilbur, President, and M. A. Cohen,
Secretary.
Negro enlistment progresses rapidly in Savannah,
A large number Of Yankee RECRUITING agonts, cotton
buyers, quartermasters aud commissarles are oper
ating In the ncghborhOod of Savannah, going as far
as the Altamaha .f
WM. GILMORE SIMMs. ...
use De Kay" in letter from the "Ruins Of
Columbia, 7th inst, - to the Augusta Co2stitlioa
aliSt says it was hs gOsd tpTtune to meet af-
ter arriving this distinguished authorthe Nestor of
our Southern terature-whose name has long been
familiar as household words in all the polite cir
eles of the world. Mr.. S. was in Columbia during
the scenes Of cOnhagration and pase, and may yet
find time to weave into historical narrative his
experience during these days Of suffering and hor-
ror They certainly exceed in reality aught that,
with his wizard pen, he has ever conured from the
shadowy realms ofmagnation. The elegant coun.
try seat of Mr.. Sinims ("Woodlawn'), near Mid
way, was burned, together Tith-most of his yaln-
able library. Tho country, however, is to be con-
graduated upon his having saved over one hundred
volumes of his manuscript works. Few men have
| suffered more than he by the revolu,ion-hs ste-
reOtype plates, in the hands Of New York publish
ers, cOnascatpd, hls pantqtionI ruined, his stock
driven off, his house bqrued but still he is erect,
undismayed and confident Of tho sucpessful issue
Of the cause, May he live to write the Epic of our
| struggle
A paragraph in the Augusta Sentinel says that
when the Yankees were at Midway, Gems. Howell
Smith and Blair placed heavy guard over the res
idence of Mr.. Simms, and preserved il from pill
lage. The day after they LEFT a negro applied u
torch to the dwelling and burned it and its valua
Bile contents to the ground