Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-01-26

out the night. PrisOners report tue twenty
fourth corps Of the Yankee army rs being
present und,r Butler.
'Pr,m our Wilmington dispatches IL will
be seen that the Yankee Heet attack II Fort
Fisher about | O'Clock p. ". on saturday,
aud bombardrd heavily, renewing the bom-
batdmcnl NJ 10 o clock on Sunday morn
Ing, aud continuing through the day, and
that under cover OF the fire Of the fleet the
euemy landed mn infantry force above Fort
Fisher. which attacked this fort on Sunday
night aud was repulsed.
"FOr, Fisher is situated on u sand spit,
on the right bank Of Cape Fear river, NJ its
month twenty miles below Wilmington
The enemy, we presume, reached their po'
slion ahove the lo.t, not by passing mp the
river, where they won Il have been obliged
to run The gauntet OF guns both oT Fisher
aud o. Ciswcil, or. The left bank, out by
: landing on the beach, east OF the mouth OF
Cape fear river.
Coyscn.pr1oy.-'rhe Richmond Examiner
informs us that he enormous number OF the
cases in which men within conscrip, agr
contrive, by mcnns OF the cumbrous and
slow working OF the conscript law, 10 delay
& their actunl entrance into tile service, anu
ut ,ast 10 evn,lp il altogether has suggested
TO sohe abe officers that nm entire change
should b. made IN The routine of conscrip-
tion-nunrly, that the enrolling officer
should always refer each case OF di fhculty,
as it ARISES, to the Generals of C0nscription
and Reserves in each State, TO be dealt with
at once that these Generals should report
L, one military h AL, to be an officer OF ex-
prli.rce and bus ness habits; aud that the
present Bureau of ,'ouscription should be
dispensed with alto sethcr.
PRISONERS Four hundred and seventy
prisonp's captured by Gcn. Ro'srr, in the
valley, passed through Charlottesville for
lriclinoni on tuesday night last Eight.
hundre were cnprurrd but owing to sumo
inaitention on the part OF the guards, up
ward of three lundrel managed to make
thei.. escape while passing through :. noun
tain gap Anlong The prisoners was u ne
gro man belonging 10 one of the citz.hs of
Charlottesville lie was very n. xions 10
give ,,p Ii associates aud retmrntoili The SER
vice OF h : nwnrr. Mr. j. c. Patterson gave
II rcccipt TO the officer in command for the
negro, who immediately jumped from the
cars and seemed happy 10 find himself ~
ken possession OF by The town conslabes
foe safe keeping. Lynchbmy Va.) Rpub-
lcdn
( In response to resolution of the Virgin
10 Legislature, inviting him to p'ivile,lged
seat. Gen. Johnston replied with ,hc follow
ing brief nole:
i RICHMOND, Dec. IL, 1864.
Hugh W. Sheffeys Esq,
Speaker House of Delegates:
4 SIR--T hal the honor to receive this AZ
( ternoou, your letter OF yesterday, in which
in accordance with resolution OF he linse
Of Delegates, you tender me priviledgcd
seat IN tile hall Of the House.
fully appreciate the honor thus con ierr-
ed upon NO. In my estimation il is the
highest honor to which n Virpinlan soldier
can aspire. | am niosi grateful for il; the
more becnusel am conscious that AN in
iehted 10 yirginitn kindness for the dis
tine. ion Ii is n snhrci of deep regret to
me that my services ~ this great and long
war have been ~ small, anl thnt | have
done so littln 10. the llo ior aud d,fencso of
yirsi,a Should the privilege OF s,rvlng
in the iel b iestore,l 10 m prom $, to
exert myself To ile II IN ,st to earn them the
rewar uow slowed.
shall avail nvsclr as soon rs possible
of the privllcg h, ll,nse his b'srwd
and hope in ng so, 10 become acqutin.
ted with a its mahibrrs.
Thank,ns YOU sincerely for the cordial
and hi,tellng manner in which yo'i have
! e xprcssed This invitation. | am with the
, highest le .pect, yoir ohe Il nt servan
]. Il. JOHNSTON.
The Washington Star fliis noIicrs the ar
riv loi' the otii ;crsu the orrli ia I II city:
The SIC ,m ~ Daniel W;hser, from City
Pont, angl, up RON p, ut lookout, The
officers Of The pirue F.ori Ia. There are | |
OF then. III foIlow,us being lst of their
II. $. Flosd. T. F. Hiuier, and @. d. B,yan,
Masters; VIM Aherr. First Assistant En-
g.neer; j. |, Drswu. Second Assistant En-
riheer; T. Enocy, Assistant surgeon I. K.
Porter, First Lieutenant =. q. Stone,
Lieurcnanr;G +. 5inciii an " u Bon th,
Midshipmea; W. 5. Thompson Chief En-
gineer.
These officers were all neatly dressed in
new uniforms pf Confederate gray cloth,
an wor. naval caps sim. az 10 thosa worn
in tn. u 5. Navy. S.ariy all of them
wore ..chin wnskers. Of the patten wore
By the pirate Semnes.
They appear to he a harum-skarum set,
and talkel noisi'y arG,ug themselves while
they were being conveyed irOin the 9th
street wharf tt the PfDvo4t Misshais. All
of them had gpil watches, with large
chains dangling from their vest pockets,
ani several displayed qiiie profns'on OF
jewelry, such as damn pins, hiser rings
sc, the proceeds AT fh:ir piralical career.