Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-05
FROM. THE EMITTED
Stalls.

We fnd the following additional intelligence in
our late United States files:
THE PORT FISHER TIAsCO..
The New York Post says, ediiorially, OF the fail
ure 20 make IA impression on the derences Of VIII
mington
Tbs appears to be case of great cry and little
wool. AIter good deal Of preparation, several
months Oi gathering stores, aud ships, and guns and
nen, and getting all into order, the 1eet aud the
army sailed down ta Milmington-and Nov TeinTn.
The hOmbardment OF Fort Fisher by" the heet Was
not without results however Ii showed TO the enc
my the weak places III his deteuces which he Is pro-
Oably at this time Strengthening; and il proved to
our own SeaInen that hundred FOUNDER ParrGt gun
IL about dangerous TO those who use II Us 10 the
enemy against whom il Is served. 49,.
This attack ON ilmington must be acknowledged
sc suppose, to Ice - Ont on our fai9IcS.T FIrtui
nately We can at this moment afford filUre. We
have had brilliant series of military successes re-
gently whose Importance is not affected IN tho slight
c,t degree 10y the failure Of this entirely independent
operation az tinst " ilnington. -:.-..i 49,
TnE 81. ALBASs RAIDERS = G
The Chronicle contains the following despatch .
NV HAveN, Dec. 2I.-lhe Tagaiiua Of this
evening suys The following facts are furnished by
Captain James Rice, Provost Marshal Of the CON
script camp They are very int resting, they in
ate shat four OF the ST. All ans taldeIs have been
caught at the camp. ON friday the 23d instant, a
det,chncnt OF recruits arrived from Windsor, NeT-
mont IN which .wete four men, evidently Southern
ers, and OF good appearances:
Two Of them soon AFTER their arrival, displayed a
gr - deal pr 81. AlbAaa money, ard desired 10 knoT
whether the ST. AbanS laakS we're redeemiag Gbeir
bihs and wahicf IT, exchange them for other money
Tbey also showed hills vn Georgia and South Carroll
na banks and = quantity OF Canadian silver. They
claimed TO beiung in Canada, and sent away money
tfnR camp under different names from those under
which they enlisted They also said they came down
nom Canada with those same St. Adams raiders who
went 50 Concord and enlisted, aud were caught that
they came with them 70 the Write river junction,
when parted company their coml ai.iUnS going TO
Concord to enlist, and they comisg into Windsor for
the purpose. =.
Provost Marshal Rice, on these and otlier Slspi;
cious grounds, arrested the men On Thursday, the
2gth OF December. lie then had them Photograph.
ed and their pictures sent op 10 Governor Smith, Of
Vermont Gov. Smith has teIegTaphcd 10 Captain
Rice TO hold IN 20 the men. SINCE: the arrest of
these nrn thu two other SoItherHeTs wereheRrl 10
say that they we've present at the trial OF the St
AEtbns raiders and they khew all about the case
They also appeared 10 be Aushwith Confederate and
Canada money, aud accordingly Cept Rice has also
had these two placed in conhRe nlcnt. go,
~ fri two arrested have appeared extremely
anxious have interriewwith some friends whom
they suppose to be IN this city, and Offered $50 70
the sergeaht OF Captain Rice 81 help them to obtain
such an interview. Ehematter Is held in Rbey vance
for the present, % await further Developments.
LETTER FROM GEN, WHEELER TO GIN 6IEf4TRICE.
The following letter addressed by GeneIR
Wheeler to Fitzpatrick during SheTInans, march
through Georgia: - :.... tt'