, 1865-01-21
Especial Dispatch to the Western PreA.1

Especial Dispatch to the western PreA.J
NEW YORK. Friday. Jan. D-aldntght.
From Fort Fisher.
4 Fortress Monroe dispatch Of the 18th says
the stcamer Blackstone, Capt Berry, arrived there
TINT morning from of Fort Fisher, bringing 210
officers and psiyates wounded In the late as
sault. The latest news from Fort Fisher Ia
that shortly after the surrender Of the Fort
the rebels blew mp Fort Caswel1 and other minor
works defending the entrance to Cape Fear River.
At the time Of sailing, the emal1er gunboats had
entered the river and wrrc actively cueacca
searching for torpedos preparatory to m advance
against Wilmington. Shortly after tho capture of
Fort Fisher diagram containing plan Of the
whole System Of torpedo arrangements IN Cape
Fear River was discovered and our naval officers
wcrc making fearch for the key to tho diagram,
BY which mems he Internal designs Of the enemy
would be completely frustrated.
t:roans from Dixie.
The Richmond Dtspatch Of the nth says: 1.-THE
enemy u proceeding his enterprise throughout
tbs winter. BE allows our armIce no rest day Of
night and yet not one single step has been taken
can have the remotest bearing upon our defense
against the vengeance Of our fmplacable enemies.
The people have become more depressed than ever
before, because they had been fattered by hopes
OF peace By persons who well knew that there
could be no peace short ofsubmfeaton and enslave-
nent-" The article throughout is very bitter to-
peace movement.
The Richmond correspondent. Of the Charleston
MMtrenry sa,s: Hopes Of seeing Gen; Lee as
trated. It is now said that he Ezecative never
contemplated anything Of the kind.
"A certain class talks Of abandoning the Con
s,e III EsFth Eavins. sspectslls whsn n he psscs
formidable than Franee. and nearly a formidabe
As England on the scas.,'
Ihs Richmond Examiner makes very severe
A$fAck m HnA "a hal
their resources ar gamb'ed away BY weak md
rect ot shaRss II essen1Ts policy 1ess Of
will continue 10 operate in future events Neither
compromise By, the North or submission bJ The
South IL possible: l9 one way Or the ether the
mil enter upon. tho coming campaign
with faded hopes diminished energy, and fore.
bod19gs Of ofcon1nuaton to that scties Of disastera
Of the only General who has commanded With pro-
1T the army OF Central South.
From WaahtnRtou.
The HrdlGs Washington special says the
friends Of General John Cochlnne are pressing lis
claims for the French mission.
Many 9f the Potomac specials contain no news.
delegation Of the paper manufacturers vere oeiofe
the Mays and Means Committee for tho purpose
o1 m urging them not to repeal The duty on paper.
woud be ye1y injurious to their interests to repeal
the ta1. tor conIae;}
WAsnGSoros, Friday, Jau- ao.-The Secretary
for he he esvs Se
Ut Fort fisher, ssys that the number destroyed
vas dyc, and thstforty-a persons were killed md
wounded. The cause Of their bursting, It Is de-
elared, cannot be determined for want oi farthor
data None of these guns werc entirely Of
wrought iron. They were Of cast iron. strength
eped ut the hreech By wrought iron bands.
=, ne Secretary OF the Treasury In response to
inquiry by what lay goods and merchandise pass
tnto Canada and thence back into the United
States, explains that goods in bond productive In
United states by Efte Of treaty regulations are'
vessels b9.way Of the ST: lawrence and Canadian
canals; yet these several acts do not provide for
the transit Of merchandise through Canada by
other routes than those designated BY the reel
Of the u. =. To- another. thnnch traus.t may
IN part be through foreign territory, has no, been
5egarded as exported within the meaning Of tho
Statee, said merchandise not being unlalen within
foreign Jurisdiction. To insure the protection Of
the revenue department, he requires merchandise
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conveyed In locked cars, and be accompanied by
an officer OF our customs through Its entire trans
pQrtatfon.
From New York.
city has been arresed snd he Srofea
Eighty cases OF cavalry boots, which it was bro
posed to chip to The rebels by way Of Mammoras,
hare h been seized by the customs authorizes, A
Urn In this city shipped &, ,oO0 wotth Of cotton
cardinc fmp1emente for the same destination The |
customa authorities have taken hold OF the matter.
The Nor!d editoEially thinks The Richmond pa
henslon and d,spafr, and wonfd willingly give up
The contest II there was any hope OF n1aeuantmons
treatment at the hands Of onr Government. It |
hopes the Administration Will embrace this op-
porfnnftv tor securing peace.
1n the billiard march, Kavanngh was the winner
by Ut in score Of l.500.