Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-14


4 On tue way up the expedition proceeded very
cautiously and the gunboats secured the river well
fortorpedoes, and IL is believed cleared il of-all
such missiles as iar as fredericksburg, A schooner
bound up with cargo Of whiskey aud iiat was first
captured by the Read. The crew were secured as
/! prisoners, and after the cargo had been removed
| the schooner was blown up.
On arriving at Fredericksburg ii was found To be
garrisoued by Rebels, who, however offered no
resistance, and the troops were landed, and the
, town was taken possession Ut, the Rebels skedad-
F! ding.
Our forces captured the tobacco, which had late
ly arrived, to the amount Of nnety-fve tons. 1t
was manufactured, and II is estimated 10 be worth
$3.50, 900. The railroad depot Of the Frederick
, burg and Richmond road was destroyed, as web as
considerable rolling stock. The railroad bridge in
the of the city was also destroyed, and force
went out some distance ON the railroad and destroy
ed culverts, bridges, &c, The country about Fred
ericksburg was secured pretty thoroughly, and ~
ring the raid over 400 prisoners were taken. Our
men several times come in contact with the enc
my's pickets, and several shots were exchanged but
, no one was hurt on our side,
The gunboats returned 10 their original stations
on "Wednesday night.
I'm the way down the river both banks of the
river were found to be well lined with the enemys
pcketS, Mosby'S men being or the northern bank,
but not shot was fired from them, although at one
pOint where a number OF them were seen, several
shells were thrown into their midst. At one point
"a number of deSerters came of and gave themselves
Hip At another eight men who had deserted from
the oath Virginia cavalry came of. They were very
anxious TO get 10 their home in Accomac county,
' Virginia.
| A telegram from Fort Monroe, dated 9th, says;
The expedition under command Of Brett Briga-
der General Roberts, consisting of about fifteen
hundred lnei of the Twenty fourth Army Corps
which lett here last Sunday, returned last evening"
having fully accomplished the object OF their mis-
sion.
r. About |, 100 boxes of tobacco and large amount
of stores, designed for Richmond ,oere destroyed;
also a large railroad bridge. The tobacco was
stored in Fredericksburg, preparatory, II is sup
posed, to being shipped 70 Napoleon by means of
English blockade runners. Our troops brought d,odl
some sir hundred 6oseS OF tobacco and burnt the
1 remainder. We also captured about one hundred
prisoners
| LINCoLN's LIFE THREATENED.
| man named Clemens has been arrested and
committed to prison in Washington OH the charge
! Of having made threats 10 sssassnate President
Lincoln ON Saturday last, duriag the progress OF
; the Inauguration ceremonies. The Herdid'S Wash
/ ington reporter gives the following particulars
! Clemens aud another person came from Alexan
! dria, Va, on Saturday They were both extremely
dsorderly, and seemed to have been drinking free
ly. Clemens, in particular, was very abusive and
/. said using gross and profane language that he
came there to kill the President that he was late
by about one half hour aud that his Saviour would
never forgive him for failing to do that he would
do il that night, namely, the 9TH of March that he
came expressly to do it, aud he would DO it before
he lett town. lie furthet said the Government had
robbed him of certain sum of money. This is the
substance OF an affidavit.
ELECTIONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONNECTICUT AND
| TENNESSEE.
| On Tuesday next today the people of New
Hampshire win vote for State officers and-for Rep
| reSentatives in the new Congress. On the first
| Monday in April the people of Connecticut will
hold their election for State officers. In both these
! States the Democratic leaders have placed the
Democratic party in position Of bitter hostility to
the amendment of the Federal Constitution for the
abolition Of slavery In Connecticut the same
ticket that defeated last year, open anti
war platform has been again placed in nomination.
| In the election in Memphis ON the 4th inst for
Governor and members of the Legislature, Parson
Brownlow received l,ls6 votes scattering no..
The Memphis Bulletin says
Ii is clear from the result OF this election that
there ID laIge majority OF the people of Memphis
opnosed to the proceedings of the Stats Conyen-
\ tion and had there been candidate opposed TO
| Parson BrOwnlow, having any chance OF success
| elsew here he would have received enc thousand
majority in Memphis.
| ESCAPED FROM AuGPsTA,
| The HerglFS news summary says;
Tho steamboat Amazon, Captain Dillon, a valu-
Fable river vessel arrived at Savannah Ga, on the
| Pa instant from Augusta having run down the Sa-
| yannah river through a network OF rebel obStruc-
,ions and torpedoes placed IN the channel to pre-
| vent her eSsape. She was piloted by runaway
shave Captain Dillon, becoming disgusted with
| rebel rule determined to make his way to the
Union lines which after surmountng various OBJ
stacles he finally succeeded in doing, bringing with
him his steamer, his family, household furniture,
two hundred bales OF cotton and other valuable
property.
THE ''REBEI RAM olINDE.
A latter from an officer of the U, S. steamer
| Niagara, dated Ferro Spain, February 18TH states
that the rebel ram Olinde, or 'Stonewall," was ly
;ng close by that the Spanish authorities had pei
mittet the rebel steamer to make limited repairs;
bnt her commander had asked permission to leave
her in mort whilst he went to Paris 70 annul the
contract of sale, and throw her back supon the
hands Of her former owners,
PROM TIE UPPER POTOMAC.
| A Washington tsIsgram, dated 10th instant says
On Thursday night party OF rebel cavalry, I'M
der nephew of ex-Goyernor Letcher, attempted
| 10 make crossing at Muddy Branch, the Upper
Potomac They met by the pickets OF the Isl
New Hampshire, cayalay, who drove them back
killing young Letcher and ten OF the party. Cue
riilas under one of the Kincheloes are in force in
the neighbour God OF Leesburg
THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK.
| The Herald says that the Committee on VOlun
teerng have issued an appeal 60 the citizens OF New
York city and county to aid in arresting the calamity
| of the threatened draft. Thirteen thousand mel
have yet to be raised to MI the quota of the county
The committee state that the people are lukewarm
| and those who have the means have rendered then
| no considerable assistance. The fund for paying
volunteers is nearly exhausted aud in order to ayoit
drat it is necessary that the bonds of the county
issued for the purpose of paying volunteers be akeI
immediately and that the people at once lend theil
| aid to increase volunteering.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
sAdyices from New Orleans to the 4th inst, con
tain no military news of importance. Eleven car,
| ran of the track of the 0peOusas Railroad on the
Sd inst, killing ten and mangng thrty-nine mem
hers of the Thirty third Illinois regiment.