Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-24
OF North America til dominant power Of the
Hon. Henry s. Foote in Richmond. i.
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Hon. Henry s. Foote in Richmond.
From the Richmond Whig, Jan. 1871
Governor Foote, who, 1t will be remembered.
was arrested some days ago in Prince
William county, en- route for Washington, on
private peace mission, and who has since
been at Fredericksburg q prisoner on parole,
reached Richmond last night in charge OF
Captain II. T. Deggett Provost Marshal OF
that city. This officer received, when at Ham
ilton's crossing. Yesterday, q telegram from the
Secretary of War ordering the unconditional
release Of the Governor. but the latter refused
TO acceptit on the ground that he did not in
tend to be the victim of a s'snap Judgement
and therefore demanded that Captain Deggett
should, in compliance with the writ served
upon him, deliver his body before Judge Haly-
burton. The result is, that the military func-
tion ary in question is here with his prisoner,
wfo has no doubt proved as troublesome TO
him as the elephant made a present to the
countryman. The Governor is regis ;ered at
the Powhatan Hotel.
The Richmond Sentinel of January 81, says:
"There was no official information from the
South received at the Department last even-
ing
.'Belew Richmond both armies are inactive.
"On Thursday morning the enemys bat
teries opened upon our Chesterfield works, and
were promptly replied to.
"The truce boat New York arrived at Variua
yesterday morning with 500 Confederate pris-
oners on board. They will probably reach the
city this evening. The boat will not return for
several DAYS, as there are large quantities of
freight to be sent by her to our suffering pris-
oners in the United States. We sincerely hope
that the truce boats will 60 as frequently as
possible on their missions of mercy"
The Goldsboro' Journal of the 18th furnishes
all the particulars which have as yet reached
rs concerning the fall of Fort Fisher, with the
exception of General Lees brief despatch. It
says that "the Yankees succeeded In making a
lodgmeGt awith their infantry, force said to
have been some Il, 600 strong. on the river, be-
tween Sugar Loaf and Fort Fisher, where they
at once commenced entrenching.
lO0Qmont nr0hahly ri
day night. Up to ten o'clock on Sunday night
matters were reported satisfactory by our mil
itary authorities, but within probably half an
hour afterwards the enemy made a furious as
sault on Fort Fisher and took it.
"Of the nature of the struggle for the fort we
have no information. We presume there was
and men did their duty. But Wilmington has
"General Whiting was with the garrison
and OF course is prisoner, wounded too, as
we learn"
The Journal adds that "private advicss by
the train last night state that the Yankees were
shelling our forces near Battery Gatlin, or
Sugar Loaf, some miles from Port Fisher.
"In reference to the fall Of Fort Fisher, It is
said that the Yankee attacks were resisted to
the last. General Whiting behaved most nobly
After the enemy had carried the fort, he
charged them three times, and each time with
his own hands tore down the Yankee flag, and
trampled it under foot. He was wounded in
four places. but not seriously. Colonel Lamb
was also wounded. Not more than 500 or 900
were lost; very few were killed on our side The
enemys loss is not known, but it is supposed
to be very heavy, as they assaulted our works
several times"
The Wilmington Carolinian of the 18th saws
that General Whiting is but slightly wounded.
postscript after the same paper had gone to
press says:
ssWe stop the press to inform our readers OF
the bad news Just received at headquarters.
Fort Fisher fell last night, after an obstinate
resistance. General Whiting and staff, with
about 3,OC0 troops, are now ia the hands Of the
enemy. The conflict within the fort was a Sc
we're one, and lasted for two hours, hand to hand
with the enemy. We have no heart to enter
event.
"We may tell our readers, however, that our
gallant Whiting did his duty, but had to sub
cRmb TO sheer force of numbers, having been
assaulted on his sea, land, and rear faces, by
the soldiers, sailors, and marines Of the enemy
Our readers may rely on us to give them the
whole truth after a few days."