The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-09

force-est rnsied to hc three hrisadca was land
ed This force Wa immediate engaged 10y KIRK
lands brigade but a. half fsst five O'Clock th' en-
emy siill maintained his footing ON the beach his
not improbable that other troops will 10 landed TO-
= ght. and possibly some artillery Tue enemy SNOW
htwecn Wilmington ard It r.shct, and las
cui oG commuuicsuon by land W Oh the latter. II
b. is not disodgcd soon, = +hcr must f.l A. Fort
Morgan did. ,ud with its fal' TIC port Of lm.us.
ton will he sealed. Once firmly established ON the
narrow spit n sNnd, won TIC outer end n which
Fisher stands, the closing Of The river above Nill 10
only matter of time; and hon away go slcr,
Caswcll aud all thc other works by which thc har-
| Dor and town arc defended There has lccn cross
| derelicton Of duty between herr and Richm ud
but whether the military or r1Hay Autlur tos arc
responsible for il remains to be eccu. bui moro
Of this hereafter. Genera whitius is ~ command
| below. Ills report of the operations to-day has
not been received as close. Gen Bragg doing
al he can wih The handful Of men prescu. ~ bold
thc place.
The E1,srSrh has q snccring editorial m Hut
ler's failure and in,ima'es at he will tc nscr
cd to private life II adds
ERuUer is now to got leave 10 retire into private
| life, and not " be thrust upon va any more As
| Commissioner, We shnl eoou know whether the
| ombarrassmcuts In the w0y of exchange really
arise rom puuctnc shout that i,ion and out
law, or from Other more rational considerations.
| The death % Generals n cd and Forrest we're re.
| ported in Augusta.
| South Carolna PAPER gives the following
coun, OF the results of tho battalion Of Union pris.
| oncrs that entered tie rebel army as rucaus Of
escaping the frishifl hArbAriues sf their prison.
pen;
| Pour 4 nc six companies constitutn. the bat.
| TALON were sent forward. For some time after go-
! ing 10 tho funt tie conduct Of the command was
| generally good. They were several times under
,lc fire II snArpshooicrs and one was wounded
| They were generally steady on duty. On u about
the 18th inst, when encanped within about seven
hundred yAr.ls u the encmy's outposts, sherman
sent score, en- ssary, promising amnesty il they
Immediately ioincl him, aud great severity " they
did not II they should fall into his hands. The bat
| talon, With lew exceptions, mmediatc'y decided
upon going over to tho enemy and upon capturing
or, Hno,essary, killing Their officers TlIs, which
| was 90 bo done at concerted signal, was discoy-
| cred in time Sew OF their number were shot on
tho spot, apd the rest have becu rcinsnicd 10 tho
| fcdcca prison
Tic Ralcish n. O. ProdRrss gives tho Mlosug
reasonable and apparently truthful sc,ount o. tie
Federal expedition TO the Roanoke river, wh.oh
nsrrows he Richmond claims u GLORIOUS C,nfcd-
crate succcssc'" down 60 ,he mos, r.I.cuL,usly
small proportions
We learn, ON the Autt Gritty Of gentleman who
| lcii foP Branch, on the Roanoke, the preceding
hon'Ia', that tbe engagement had vii. the Yam
KEGS on the occasion OF their late advance was a
very small Alar-uot man being klll'J on Ctlt I
side. and mono serousy wounded. CO.. Hinton
aut tvo or sN hlru we're "a. en- hy Tue Yankees,
while eight of the Felcrala were taken hy bows
Two OF ne l0nkec snubO. 4. were blown mp IN the
river hy tor elocs. J,l. Mh tiorl's artn was tru.
ken, but - VAS thought th,re WAS no danger OF h.s
losing i The ,nemy came atuyc to.t Branch,
but becoming alaruleI, they rourud g. Plymouth
without making any determined eifor, g. take il.
Dispatches from Charleston, Jan. 9th, 'tate;
Prom Savanna we e e. that GJu. sherman .a
pursuing very Cuucilatary policy, auI h1a issiti
awocltnaton perm u.ns planters 10 bring 40 CIR
produce AZ usual, aud holds cut inducements for
,hcm 30 do 80. Tbs looks a. i ne 'e', peucyly
cure and meant 90 maj. al tie friends hc ,a il.
! Tie Charleston NTroJEY unIcrB'auIH t4at Icr-
mau has gwen the .h teus OF lyallah fifteen DAYS
70 settle up t'cir IauE aud ut.cr accounts, which
src 20 bc balanced lu Confederate treasury uN'co.
II this 10 true, herc "A - oc but lew upe gcgouutr
N savannah after the fifteen days' truce exp res.
Everybody and every b)dy's relations viii Doe ,lg'r
to square up ut ouCc Gc4. Hood heIug now saiel
across the Tennessee RIVER beyond .l uoubt, wc
await, with some interest ior details " his future
movements Gen. Tlomss Hil end ayor by AL
practical means t. prevent him IT p ssibc, but de-
! lsy HIM nj Gu cvcuiA IRON proceedng 90 Charles
ton, or any other pont ~ the prSpcctiyc luo o
sAeunsn's march. Whether II b' the object o
Hood TO isArch 10 tho defence of Charleston remains
TO be seen WhGtcycr his destination, We ma au.
rcpAtc uorc severe @ htlng between the uya
armies of the Tennessee Meanwhile Saerm1u't
march northward from savannah does lot appear
tobc making very rsp.d heniWay. The NcuIuc,
LA5 tecr uuyropItiugs, or other and more Iu port
ant causes have c.i-ti"cd 20 impede hls advance
! upon CLur eston
The K ohmoud S-NTNEL has long article on tlC
price ot beet vhcn isscl ny At SIX dollars pound
aud complains that the government aeout appoint
ed for tie purpose of selling beef at reduced ic, Z
, now ct aryes more thsu IL" specula'ors Il al Is
. The reo'lc of chr, 'd--thc great nul. .itud,
who, By the most uuri miguuB labor, cannot mAE,
, ouc-haf the s'm paid 70 .oyern'len CLERK are
! starving. li's Ih uU, flourish, bat u fixed lact
The avAr.ge Of trader. !u' atc~a ami butchers .