Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-17
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WARRINGTON. January l6-The Richmond
Wing OF Saturday. referring 10 the arrest Of Mr.
FOOte, says iew DAYS after he had announced
his purpose TO Withdraw from the deliberations.
of the House OF Representatives, he went TO-
wards the Potomac for the purpose of sending
his, family that they might reach their
home in y sshville. He has not since been in this
city. We forbear comment on the arrest until
the facts are better known
The Dsnville Register learns than the heavy
rains OF Yesterday washed down the trcs;le work
on the Piedmont, railroad between Reedsville and
Beverage station. and between Greensboro and
Seplnan, so that trains cannot pass over that
portion OF the road. Ii will require several DAYS
to repair the damage done
The Lynchburg Republican says a few days
since Capt Richards, Of Mosby's command with
sXty men attacked ne4r Berry Ferry force of
100 Yankees. and in a close fight, without the
loss of man on his part captured 40 of the
enemy and killed and wounded between 40 and
30 of them. The escape OF CAPT. Richards men
without loss was remarkable and the execution
which they did upon the enemy shows the adj
vantage oi combined GOODNESS and dash
The Republican extra says a private dispatch
from City Point announces that the Hon Frank
L. Blair Sr., returned to that place from Rich
mond yesterday aud Immediately left on a steam
er for Washington Mr.. Blair is expected TO
arrive here some time this afternoon.
The war department has received the follow
ing:
NC7-HssS ATLANTIC SQUADRON,
U s Flag snip I aiyss-
BEAUFORT, \ G. January
Sir have The honor 70 enclose , letter from
Lieut. Commanding Temple, containing interest
ing matter relating to the Fort Fisher affair 1t
is important as a matter of history. and tells the
whole story. Your obedient servant,
ID. ID. PORTER. Rear Admiral.
Hon G. Welles. Secretary Navy.
L. 5. STEAMER PoSrovsxKl
Orr NEW INLET, January ,, '65.
Rear Admiral Porter
Sir-It may be If assistance 10 you 70 receive.
together with rebel deserters' statements, men
toned in nv letter of this date, the following
memorandum information from their corporal
Thomas HOwley, OF the marines. He says he
was stationed during and since tie lombard
ment in naval battery situated nesr the mound ::
that there were between 500 and 600 men in the
fort on the two days OF the attack, and troops in
Wilmington or vicinity to reinforce them The
fire from the fleet wa. so severe as to drive the
rebels from their guns and into their bomb
proofs throughout portion OF their works.
Soon after the commencement of the action
two of their brooks guns burst, killing and
woundng some % men; that we dsmounted
OF their guns besides Injuring several carriages
We killed II men, and wounded 30: that Whiting
supposed the boats which were sent into the bar
on the 18th, TO te storming party of seamen,
to which he would have been obliged to surren-
der; that the rapid bOmbardment st sunset
terrific: that when troops appeared in front OF
the fort Immediately afterwards. the garrison
only awaited an assault to surrender without re
sstance; they could not imagine why the attack
had been abandoned; that matters remained in
the same condition on the morning of the 20 h.
and throughout that d.y; that we could easily
have possessed ourselves OF the forts until late IN
the afternoon. when General Bragg arrived with
5000 men from Lees army at Richmond, end
finding our troops re embArkiug. Bragg directed
not to modest IA " G. TEMPLE.
Lientenant Commander