, 1865-01-26

NAsH1*GToS, Wednesday. Jan. 18Th, 1865.
4 dispatch which was received by the Navy De-
partncnt this evening from City Point says the
the rebel iron clads had gone back to Richmond.
The story that two Of them had grounded and had
been blown up bY the rebels to avoid capture Is
untrue. T~o Of them did get aground, and were bad
j. peppered hy our batteries, but they we're after
wards taken of and tosed back to Richmond. The
expedition was commanded by Commodore Tat
nall, and te supposed to lie the event recently
ferred to By army correspondents that would ''as-
tonieh the world
One Of the rebel gunboatswas 60 much disabled
hy the fire Of our hattcr1es that the rebels aba1-
doncd her and blew her up. One Of the iron-clads
euccccded in running past our first batteries, but
Obliged to turn tall and so hack, owing to the
'scvcrity Of the fire Of 'he secon ones
To-day'F 7ribune's Fort Fisher letter discussed
the exhuming Of The dead killed By the magazine
explosion. Many members Of one Company Of
The N3d Pennsylvania were covered with sand
while asleep. Many were horribly dist cured and
scarcely recognizable. The rebel dead lay SCAT
tered rbout. some Of them exbumed from sand,
others who had died from wounds, in the passase
way and corners Of the bomb-proofs, where they
had craw1ed after being wounded. The losses
sustained by the catastrophe viii not be 20 large
~ ut 1trsr supposed. Many who were missing and
supposed buried have been accounted for. Our
total loss in the asaanlt and 1oalon Is between
100 and 800, The splendid Armstrong Gun with
the mahogany carriage, will be sent to West
Point The boats Of the navy while sweeping for
. .torpcdoet, came across an insulated wire cable.
connecting battery coombs directly with Fort
Fisher. II wne undrrrun and taken up as Tar as
the ehore in direct line with the magazine, and BY
1ncny il supposed to account for the recent mur-
derous explosion
FROM THE soUrT.
Full fIca Of Richmond papers Of Monday, the
ed inst, have been received this Bureau, this
evening. The following IS complete ab:unct Of
their more important contents:
The leading editorials Of the H7fg, Er1mlner
and Enquirer are deSoted TO the recent action OF
the rebel Congress With view to In
portant changes in the command Of
their armies. AL ot them concur in the hope that
General Lte will have The position Of Gencrul-1r-
Chfef, and urge his appointment as the only way
to eattrfy the public mind, and restore confidence
There Is similar unaufu1ty in favor Of the rein
statement Of Gen. Joe Johnston to the command
Of the Army Of the Tennessee.
The Examiner sets numerous examples to show
that il is quite practicable for Lee to remain In
comusnd Of the Army Of Northern Virginia, and
at the same time control the government OF other
armiea by the exercise Of general snpervinon OF
the entire hcld Of operations, It ia dis1ppotnt-
ed TINT the act Of Congress does not expressly
.sso,.st r. sr,o-aratc* IN command of the 5tfrr,
ent ar1ntcs-
The E,,0u11er takes occasion to renew It's an
pcals for the immediate con.cripdon Of negroes,
The Dispatch says there was report yesterday
| TIM, Gen. Price had captured Fort Smith, Ark,
| With its carrieon Of e01 men. The report Is moi
cnntr,ncd bv Official intelligence.
| The DispatcA eays: :. M.. Jas. l. Seddon has re
| s,1noa ~ ,.<,.+t,,{a ~ Wa M b,ve m, 1,enr
mile to ,cnrn that his successor has been appoint
I'd. though several prom{nenf gentlemen ar.
| srokcn Of as l|kely to be uupofuted. Anonk
tho.c are Gen Rr.rrnn 1r.r,,. den. nrccliurfdge
md sen,tor mi. ri f;eo1t,is ), The 1Th1o men
4,nn. s-.coxo,nor Flctchcr' sian. ma ,mone- thea
.'ha.o ~,n,,o. hara hoen roent,nnea Tn fh1s con
sc,,o, ,1hare "a = +eno,t tbat the nl.cc has bee,
aa.-oa - co,, nrcctinr'dcc Int lint tc dec,,ne,
~ occcnt II nn1ess he ,ras allowed to appoint hj
Ccmn,fss,rr General. It 1e understood that Scd
,1on .yos fndnccd tn resin, by the action taken b.
he Virginia Concrrasiona1 DELEGATION. T1,es
gentlemen. II appears, sent to the President q,
of;c,,1 announcement t1,at ther Ind lost confidence
IN nj, fbe members of tho Cabinet. except Nj
TrenhoIm. md asked for a change. Eeddou, be
inr ipformed of this action, Immediately sent Il
his RESIGNATION.
import mt measures, recently passed by Con
r-rce.. were made publIe on Saturday. Ono bill
nrov3a;nr for thc commitment OF q General-Iu
rh,ef or the Confrdcrate armies. also that til
Gcpcral-fn-C Chief sha1, have charge OF the ar1nie
| nf thc cnnfetrrncy
Whether th;s {mn,3cs the power to select th
: Geuerals sho shall comu.nd those armies Is