, 1865-01-20
FROM THE SOUTH.
Intestine Rebel TroubIes Making
tie best Of the Fall of Fort Fisher
1HeCaae OF fFoote-s1n:1cton ut Hlch-
n Dnd,

II. 0u0s
NEW YonK, Thursday, Jan. ia Fortress
Monroe correspondent says the Raleigh Whig
comes out openly for reconstruction. Owing
to intestine troubles the interior of the State
is filled with descrtcrs and outlaws and the
State militia have thrown away their arms
and gone home.
Tie following is from the Richmond Dir
Patch Of the 17th inst, on the fall Of Fort
Fisher: " We presume this closes the port of
Wilmington. It is the main entrance To
Cape Fear River, and will, We fear, enable
the enemy to blockade the river, completely
giving them, as it does, 2 secure Judgement
other works still guard the southern chan-
nels ofthe river. Fort Fisher Is thirty miles
below Wilmington.
a*tes, Willie many nre disposed to consider It
4 blessing in Disguise. The latter who are, 1t
class. contend that Wilmington as seaport
has, IRON the beginning. done ia more HARM
linn GOOD. They say that the goods import
ed through it have been OF little good to Us,
while millions Of dollars worth Of our cotton
has thence found its way into the hands of
onr enemies. 1t is proper to aad that pos
ssbly our force which, according to Gen.
Lees disratcl, was making heavy demon.
st1ation~ against their rear, may retake the
fort.
II was reported yesterday that John C..
Breckenridge was made Secretary OF War o1
the Confederate States. We could obtain no
sea,mation o the EeRortt tdcen It 9'e'al circles
Breckinridge was expected to arrivc In the
city last night. It was also reported that
Col No1thrup, Commissary General, had been
| displaced.
Judge Halliburton. of the Confederate
! Coutt for the district Of Virginia, yesterday
l - f~ut +fxnY YHnf iNT
Of the Hen. Henry s. Foote, d member OF the
Confederate House Of Representative, from
| Tennessee, commanding Capt. Hugh s. Dog
| get, Provost Marshal Of Frcdr1cRsbnrg, 70
bring before the Judge the body Of Henry ..
Footc, on Thursday next, and show cause Why
.Mr. Si Foote fta in III lis Petition States tha!
! he lad been arrested and held
| in custody by order Of Capt. Dogget who pro
| fcssed to be acting b.; order of one james a :
Seddon, Secretary of War, &c. Happily this
matter hnd been settled by the House O
the President, declaring that they are Of tll:
opinion that the good Of the country woule
! not be subserved By the forced attendance o
said member upon the sessions Of the House
but that under a'l the circumstances Of tbt
case it is expedient that the military author
! itics discharge him from custody. we Pre-
j sumo Mr.. Foote has already been set
Mr,j. ". Singleton, of Illinois, u Yankee
peace Democrat and Peace Commissioner, i
ftili at The snottswood House. His presence
in the city has not produced great sensa
The interior Of Fort Fisher was q mos
complete picture of destruction and dcsola
tion. IT is impossible to conceive. The dead an
| diving 1ay thickly streTn along the .parape
upon the plains behind Is well us In front
The bomb proofs were crowded with npn
of the wounded Is estimated By one 9
/ our surgeons as high as 500. The parapet
and traTerEes were Fplowed and coFrugate
by shot and ehell In eFeEy direction, as we
rs the Eand plain in the rear Of the woEi
The barracks inside of the .,astion we're shi.
cred into targets. The cotnmblad
along The parapets were Hsmounted an
streWn IN confusion amid the rs wrsc
| merciless and most Internal rain Of deau
; dealing and destroying missiles that ever tb
world bus seen. The first Union flag ths
; floated over the Fort was that Of the 1T
New York.yolpnteers. After Gen. Terry ha
l'retu1ned from the capltulation Of Fort B1
. ahont lin and set up succession Of rousf1
cheers for their victorious chief. "Boys
ea;i the General modestly, and removing b
hat II think 1t is who should propo
that three cheers be given for YOU"
: The Herald's correspondent says; As s
dense masses Of black smoke. ~ It is evlde
are sa hnf hey BE- viii NOT
m ef,nrt 10 hold Caswell. At high tide Il
mar,,;ng. light drausht Eunboats and doub
tnacIs crossed the bar, and entered ine riv
1Gey are now steamng up towasds Wtlm'r YUM
ten. and as get they have encountered
rcsfs:ance."' -. . .,r.r 4,,,
n thc sontio.o dc Cuba four times, the Mont
: Cent nicus was struck forty times and !
= sisty holes in her smoke sticks. Other '
l. sells were hit In proportion, but no alnsle
e wns disabled. Among The artillery captul y
, was IN Armstrong gun, said 10 be the t
} taken from the lebels.