The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-28
Bragg EndeavOring to Criminate
Davis, Lee and Hoke.
PREPARATIONS TO DEFEND WILMINGTON.

the Goth Inst,
&C., &C., &c.
Mr.. Thomas M. Cooks Despatch.
FoRr FTHER, Jan. 20, 1855.
eircc the date Of my last dispatches everything has
rmcined very quiet hereabots succession OF north
ss.tery Of considerable violence have prevailed
aery every day since tho cntrance Of neet into the
haIbor.
rHE ENEMY MAKES A DENOMINATION
The only itcm Of of q warlike nature that has
sranspired within few days very slight demon
Gration front towards Wilmington by small body
Of rebels this morning. The demonstration really
amounted nothing
MIKE Of rHh axrcRrs or THE EVACUATION OF MHxoSp
In FORMER communication mentioned that Lee had
Iigraphed the rebel commandant here just previous
W the hght TO the effect that II this point held
Richmond would, OF necessity, be evacuated. We are
sow receiving descrtcrs from the enemy daily,
&ho tring the somewhat questionable inforrna-
non that the work Of evacua,ng the rebel capital
even really In progress Whatever
Of truth there may be In the brought In that
troops being moved away from there, believe the
fact Is beyond all doubt the weighy
AMI valuable plumber Of the rebels Is being rapidly
no ed have IL from source that Is beyond question
taat the hiney Of the celebrated Tcdegar Iron Works
has already been mt TO supposed place Of safety II
also confidently asserted In well informed circles that
ali the rebel Richmond are being 70.
moved as rapidly ss possible and that the archives Of
teeir pseudo NJ also travelling Deserters
Tell that Two divisions Of Lees army had passed
through W lmngion oate for South Carolina and
that two other divisions are reported in their army
have gone south by another route give the state
nents for what they worth scarcely daring believe
Slem myself, sine 70 large dminuon OF Lees army
would certainly lie obscr, Cd by General Grant who
would DO very apt 70 interfere somewhat seriously with
the movement
But whether the work Of evacuation be already CON-
menced or not must be clear 10 every reasonable per
that be long de erred Georgia has hitherto
been The granary and sorehouse from which Tie rebel
army has been subsistcd shermnns march through
Uat State resulted II the loss TO that army Of at least
oneLaf the Surplus stores Of that region and the dis
rupuon Of their railroad communications to such
Ssnt W render nearly the whole Of the other half
available Without these supplies Lee cannot maintain
his army al Richmond
.ussE2l1vs REgEI DOCUMENT
The whole story Is told In The following circular found
among tic rcDel papers at Fort FISHER
OT1cs CarEY ConnsaARY,l
WILMINGTON, n. G., Doc /, 1884 I
Major ySo G. Bousr-I Respectfully call your a,,cn.
non 10 the following comm nication The ComrpIssary
General directs me TO say TO you that by the authority
G the Secretary " War the ratiuns Of breadstus re-
aucel 70 one pound Pleas to instruct the officers in
Alsc,, in view Of existing difficulties Georga
The department. looks u North Carolina and South Caro-
lima supplies oil bread and meat and ofcers and
agents IA ~ not only put forth every effort to supply
c demand but aiso to collect and forward without de-
ay ely buse. uf grain and barrel Of that Gun be
spared from the State-at least until Sherman dis
posed o.
Please communicate the above to those whom you
hsuc Very repeatedly, yours
s v. REID, Major and Chief Commissary.
Omcial-Jso T. Ill JSf, hajor and QuaTtermasttr
s,RRY rRosPgcr
the above Is not inteigioe In all lis parts the fault
hes with its thor and me.
he man refused TO be disposed OF In n manner salts.
factory 70 Ia rebels but The contrary, having dis
p,s .. their suppl Georgia, IL looking
those 10 south aruin, which lext 10 those OF North
1zrolina constitute tie main reliance Of Jer Davis
Port and Terry have already ececually disposed OF
ID ir for gn suppl TIA reiOe, by their uGnis-
nuns there hing lett for tile rebels depend upon
bet the old North Stac. Already they have abo eaten
ma tate out OF were ~ Guplies wholly untouched
IN weua he Inadequate 10 Ia subsistence of Lees
Army Tor my material length OF time, even wero the
m an " psucur ng IA m abundant convenient
Ma. tisy a. or the people more willing TO send tncm
Forward hence u IA 90 what desperate straits
lhe rebellion driven ~,arvcd out Of Richmond, has
n"wA re ee 70 g., and II Is this consideration that
fyes any pausioty 10 the statements Of deserters
felred 70 above thai Lee is scattering his forces lie
fahnot much longer Keep them together
nfz SAuJvAL slLRpIp TRIM
neral Terry army, at this place IL Ia cond ton
good health srls anxious for The tine 10 cone
snen they slal be ord red forward rnoe acquainted
"a milt lry movements will BE- loss the reason
Mat has caused % long lalt here immediately tho
h.cl uf - brilliant a victory Good accounts will be
ssLt from this drec Ion in due tme
rHg E>saf ON rlE FRONT
We have now In our ilnmcdiatr front-that Is on the
pe1nins ia between Cape Fear river and tho occa-tree
srgad veteran reDei troops all Of Hokes division
arer.
soIUfAToN 1T TIE LAND fuNCrs WORKS OPPocTTB
p,Rr
Dstachmenis OF Terry troops were TO-DAY aont over
70 occ ~ the rebel works ~ Sniihvie Tort Caswel
And ON mth Island reliev ng the naval forces that
nave heid those woiEs since Their Abandonment
til. rI.sA iAycoJK T loer
report has been set alUat the North TINT tho
steamer I'll IN Hancock Captain ost lost on the ex
Scdition 70 this place Ths mistake. This is
y DOW doing duty us flagship OF Captain Answorth har
Dor master
nn N'cLxLrAs BOUND SpRru.
The Mcclellan General Terry flagship goes North TO-
eAy In charge OF Colonel George Dodge chief quarter
master OF the expedition, who visits the Headquarters Of
shs army 10 complete arrangements for the future sup-
ply oil this force Ia this Ia but proper To
state that Colonel Dodge has been highly
brieadcr general, for the very efcent manner IN which
Me onsrous duties Of his department have been per
1ormod
The Ca ptured Prizes.
ARRIVAL or THE BLOCKADE RUNNER CHARLOTTE
At THIS foRr-THE STAG EN- ROUTE ron HOS
ros.
The British steamship Charlotte or London from For
Fisher, captured by Admiral Por,ers feet under tho
walls Of the fort arrived the navy yard yesterday
afternoon, In charge Of l. W. White acting master tho
, an iron sidewheci vessel quite new, OF about ogh
hundred tons burhcn Is two hundred fifty feet long
snd has general cargo consisting OF arms ammunt on
meaic'nea clothing, NC was On her cond trip iIom
<ssSu ~ Wlmlus ton Her captain ami pnsscngors nre
- ooad The prize officers aro:- Edward w. Whise,
EosIhg master Commanding, a. T. West Acting Ensign;
= Louls heing Master Mate; Walter Taylor George
brown ami george ". Rysns Acting Third Assistant
Engineers and a crcw of w MY three men
~ p'sn stoausLip stag, captured at the same time
70 any WITH tue Charlotte for boston and IL IL
tholKht VIII come m 81 sandy Hook and e
DO nd M sbo wili prJbaiy heed n,,i 81 ~ ~ ,.
khe SAME diinehaions a. ths Charlotte md has car ~