Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-24
..aTisy sglsns .glgR gIsIrGD STATES,
Northern paper, Of t'.s i9;h hare hs.nr "a
otiysd. :fhsys are principally engaged with
roluninous accounts Of III, capture Of Fora

|; Northern paper, Of t',s i9;h hare hs. 70
:otiYsd. They are principally engaged with
roluninous .aecounts OF III, capture Of Fort
Fisher. s:. ~ .,s5s:l
49, ApDITIoNAL rlou FoET FIsIER,
a correspondent Of th. f;Tgibuns" gives the
following 1oaoaDt Of tia naannsr 10 which the
Confsdsssts stsajk, ON The Esasral r4sr was
ID dGling ths. .cpsrstilns against the
fort: ~. ~. .,sst...2 .1j -,
Tbs .laosy Of Tue dsIeral ilssI3) was, that
uoke, If ths wary snd really 1sEeEsl which he
zllas hitherto pPt7sn, himself 10 bu ia his ops.
rationy about II Il1ishin6Ha would: ssiSs tho or-,
portnnitY OF trtS S.tack upon Fers Fisher TO,
ssaanIt our dsssTsss J;nsr hs,s, and thus .r.e-
ysnt saf With drS.fsss ri sinsospsmsnts from
this par! of Cur works should any e1igenay
arise rsq qaifing a HithsfaEAiof4a part 6f tho
forc,5 Occupylag ihis dsfsEEive linst0 sisength
81 the troops unsaultjDg, Fort FiBho7.
Subsequent events proved the psrleot oor-
rec:ness Of tho hJpc.noais, As Hoks did feebly
demonstrate sgRins! onr plckots in this quar-
tar ut. the eamo iims whoa our assaul.ing
party, thinnod by the murdorous fire which
ihsy received from the garrison altar capturing
over half the fort, In ono Of the most brilliant
obargss Of elio War, Ehsn every brigade snd
neatly oTsrF rtg:m antAl tolnhtshdsr was either
killed or-&nunded, faltessl and wayered in
,htir hitherto impetaons advance.
Then ii was this. tho prudent gsnsralship Of
Gtn. TORY thoEs ons in bold rolief as his
s.ropg linss q. the north enabitl him to do
tseh C9l. AbbC.ts brigade il the face Of
Iioke's demonstrations, and sand him TO the
assistance of Gsneral Ames, when tbs rebel
stronghold, with issgarrison uf sayenty guns,
was qu;okly oaptursI and oyerfun by our en-
thusiastig troops.
Secretary s:snton writing from tho feet to
toihs President, aanoanuss that tho "rsbel
Tag" heg bean d,livo.ed into his hands.
In tis sans i..:sr, S..ahton gives tho follow
ing fronl
eusgyAS's aENT.
G:D. f,lsTGaai. reht :; 81. tL. 1,0TshISGt OF mis-
ft7ees from !:2vaH;'ak last wsek. Tia l5h
aud I'D; rnc?7 wsiit III transports to Eeaufort
op Saturday, tie lin. 1'hs lTlh onIps, under
Ms (!sr. Blair, o.ossst Port Royal ferry, and
:;itl, {. pcrtiUn Of Ga1. hcs.st'd command
moved on rono:.iiso. Ger. Howard. COM
raaadii1v t;,ss wing Of ths sria5, reported on
Suudny that ths enemy abandoned bis stfong
works in oar from: during Saturday night
Con. Bla ira on"ra noS' occupies u stfnng pnsl-
ton scross tka TsiIrtiau rGysrirg AL approaches
eastward t., Pttltnlign.
All tho sick of Qsn. 5harnsn's army arc ia
good honpitals at Beaufort and Hil!6n Head,
'7i,srs ths genial climate affords ad1aniagaa
!.:r r6oAvery superior 30 sny othhF place.
thu pai,oe aud nfdar prevailing At Savannah
eii;ca its occupation by dan. Sherman NOnla
l.at be sulp.aBsi, Few msls inhabitents are
n b. sasi Ia tins ss1ssts. Lsdisd sJl ahi.dEsli
svinos ssasa Of security. No instanap ct
disorder CT personal iojusy or iuEult has oc.
cared. Lahsrinz mea and mechanics. white
aud b:aoE, a:o sa,Aing employment.
The troops sta n,;ssrful SID r1sreatldl
t1Ws7dsAyerY ohs; ami 5ssm te iesl tksmselves
IlIlEd q. E6iiie Etli Il! Ei5i i.a:ia.i@i :! u IA
theie raiss tuYi:s.
Iii aoni,ta!;aa Sitl, ;h!a t!.s ''i'riLnao" sAya
editoriallT:
The rno7smsn. Of Gsnersl shermna, wh!oi,
fdr, Stanton reports, becomes doably important
}y .hs pSessnk suoc5cs. This RICH. wig ii
SheTmsn's army, ueder Canarai Howard. vas
tes. ronud from Slr.nnR!, TO .Bsau'nrt. 2. g.,
AID oross;Dg from poit RoSsl Llsnd to the
na:nlsul, moved up to the railroad Of Pcc5s
tsligo, and occupied ii withoat resistance.
Our furce7, therefore, sTs firmly established
on tho rsilwsY b:tTaen Savannah a,ld Chsr,
] ,sssn. ami IN pcsiiiTn to HloSe With aelsEls7
sith.T uren thas ci:Y, or iii ;Ea. bs frat in
tsni:d.--n1on RrRnnhr;lle. 'i'i,S direction and
,n,rno.s oi tho r:v namraisn cannot milnh
linEer 10 xsr; atcrss. AhGnlh Wilmington
l.nli aul assi.is! 'hs ieTass now in its vicinity,
ia will h.NaH:e the easy prey Of Sherman,
,,:,ilo il il a,lI:tr,E=rs hhfGIa lie approaches
y. ,hsra II 20 l2ng;r temptation for him to
aain sG:17 ii, ais niayuh 10 Raleigh.
Tns rEAox Ho7pHENT.
rts Tribune" contains ths following d:s-
ra.oI, from Washington, dated 10 Z. 3D., Gu
tho 18Th:
The President has he*n cldaetei ali day, do
nyiug hirnsoif to all comeIs.
L. 10 whispered ths! tao Alabama Peace
Envoys hrd audience, and that the Ptesi lent
! wsa giving hia mind 10 tho sniesvors from
I,aih sideH Of tbs lins rs Wsr 10 b;i1R ih@'it
rsh!snsne.
| GHs GHLD NakEIr.
Tie "1'Fibsns" sI6hangs su"iiuary ii 4
ioiloga:
Gold did n5: drop ua,isT Lbs Wilmington
! neWa ss was expected by the bears, who il
their esgelpess to n6Tsp kept tho prics str0nl
nearly all day O. 2l6GI2l7. Cash gold ha
i,een in demand and s1sroe, apparently by
I conoers of ao.io5 amoUg the bulls. There il
no ooEmeraial demand, and there are few
1 sp.pnlators hnla eaGdgh to operate for a nsV
4 sdssnc3. Al t!.s tl9ss of business the Ps!
was 2l5. GoIernmsrs at0cks ara steady, ant
tho demand good from all quarters. Th
! Stock market generally is lover, under th
military nawe. Money is abun liant on call .
4 6(07 per cent, snd Hora offered than can b
| used by tho stock housag In conMofcia
paper no change.
Last E0cniao Gold ~as vary stsa'iy at th,
Evening Exchange, opening st 2l54, and rising
at the most. Aftsr osll It foil to 2I5 closiai
| at 2l5s.
Ws.B1 tdToN CITY 1TIHs.
a. correspondent, writing to the NV Iorl
'.rirasa' from w sstington, On tho ii;,b, fur.
rishss tho following items:
General Butler Was for four h1aIs bsiort
Tho Coninltsee On this Conduct of tf'g War to.
daJ, and gese i COM plea, history Of lis cam.
psige, including events at WilG,ing,6a and on
tba Jsnas riwf.
The o0n1mittes will also sumraGR 3.!satenln,
General Grant and admiral Portsc TO sppear
before them, and give tlsir testimony OF
ss:ertl Important questions whiah have arisen
il connection with Gsnersl. But!:r's testi:
Laony.
Wills dsneza! Batlsr was in the act OF
offsrjrg his testimony, the salute for tbs osp-
turs of Fort Fisher wss f,si: un learning
tho Cause Of tho ari5g, hs Taisea his hand,
saying: "Thank God ior that victory"
General Whi.ing, captured as Fort Fi.hsr,
ia a native of Hartford, Connecticut, and On
CID friend cf bis captcr, General Terry,
General Tsrsy is nasive Of connsa.ious, is
thirts-eight yssTs Of sge. md usfdTs tho war
VISA o yiwyer in HsFsf.,t,:. and nol9Hsl Of q
"crnck' militia regimsnt.
ffanais L. Blair, Ss.. ali .s duli. Moh.-
gomery, ware With The Ptesi'!sn. this morn
ing. Il ia asa:si that Mr.. G!sir, Shi;s in
RlohmoaJ, suoassdet! in obtaining portion
Ct his papers stolen ffam his house ii Silver
Springs BY Breckinridge. but ell ides Ct any
oth:r rssnlt arising from his visit is Eox AOn