Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-17
CITY POINT, Va, Jan. l6, 1865.

CITY POINT, Va, Jan. l6, 1865.
Hon. c. 4. Dana, Asst Secretary Of Var
The Richmond papers to day have the fol.
lowing items
"WILMINGToN, Jan. s.-The Yankee feet,
consisting of about 90 vessels, attacked Fort
Fisher this morning about o'clock. The bonn
bardment lasted all day. The Yankees landed
coast this morning. No particulars received
from Gen. Whiting, who is commanding the
Fort.
IEditorial.l
The great winds OF Saturday brought down
the telegraph poles on the Southern lines, and
we are without Information from Wilmington
later than the 18th. On that day 6n vessels Of
the Yankee fleet attacked Fort Fisher, 1t
o'clock in the morning, and kept up tremen.
dous fire throughout the forenoon. Daring
this bombardNent they landed troops in I'M
known force miles above Fort Fisher. Gen.
Whiting is in command at the fort. This ex-
petition ie believed TO be under the sole COM
mand OF Porter, who has gone to work TO show
what he can do without Butler. All the moni-
tors on the coast have been collected for the
purpose, and it is said to be Porter's intention
Ii the attack on the fort fails, to attempt rum
ming them past there, to see il Wilmington
cannot be taken in the same way that New
Orleans was taken.
LATRR-We learned late last night that the
enemy continued his fire on Fore Fisher
throughout Saturday and sunday, but without
the least injury to the fort. The party which
landed above are endeavoring to throw up for
tifications, but are DISTRACTED by the Confeder-
ate artillery.
CHARLRsTor, Jan. 14.-The enemy's force
about Vaudeville have retired back to the Sa-
vannah river, There is some doubt whether
troops had been sent to Beaufort. There
no indications OF an advance this way.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 15.-Intelligent persons
from Savannah state that the late meeting there
numbered about &c., of whom 100 were Jews,
Sc Irish and the remainder were OF Northern
birth and shaky politicians, who no more rep
resent the people Of Savannah than dozen
deserters represent Lees army.
TsECoHD DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 15.-TWo hundred and
nifty refugees arrived here last night from Sa-
vannah. The Yankees were busy removing
instructions from the river, and say they will
soon move on Augusta, Branohville and
Charleston No movement has been made as
yet, though refugees think there will be soon.
Sherman and his officers threaten to reduce
Charleston and South Carolina to desolahon.
His rule in Savannah, for policy, contin ues
mild. He has written q letter TO the citizens,
saying the only way to have peace is to send
members to the United States Congress and
think OF any other kind of reconstruction. The
refugees brought out such servants and bag
gage as they desired. Many negroes were re.
turning 10 their masters.
A fire was discovered at Salisbury, N. c., on
the morning of the 18th, about IL O'Clock,
in the vacant store-roon in the "Gov. w
Brown" building" near the property of J. w.
Ennis 1t spread with great rapidity to the
right and left. involving almost every wooden
building in the block. Murphy's three-story
brick building arrested the flames on the south,
and Ennis brick buildings, now occupied by
the Commissary Department, arrested them on
the north. The buildings OF the Quartermas.
ters Department, &c, were destroyed, with
some property, but how much is yet unkno wn.
The losses of movable property, either public
or private, was not very great. The fire Is be-
Heved to have been the work OF an incendiary.
CANTON, MISS, Dec. 3i.-The Federal cav
airy force under Gen. Grierson, who had been
operating on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
with some success until driven off by our
forces under Gen. Iholson, captured Belle
tonte, Miss, on the night of the 3oth, after de-
stroying the Bankstone factory. They divided
on the morning of the 31st. the main body mo-
wing On Grenada. which it is supposed they
burned. The other column struck the Central
railroad, twenty miles south of Grenada, at
Winona, where they burned the depot. They
then moved south, destroying the railroad and
buildings. At sunset day they were at West
Station.
Colonel W. A. Brood well, Chiefof the Cotton
Bureau, Trans Mississippi Department, has
purchased and introduced into the Depart.
ment, pledging payment in cotton, 23,eG0 pairs
of blankets, 10000 pairs OF shoes, 10000 yards
OF shifting and towels. 150,00a pounds OF pow
der, 200,GO pounds OF lead, 5sO0O, ZOO percussion
caps and large quantity OF guns, 10000 yards
grey army cloth and satinert, and large quau-
tity OF hardware, copper, saltpetre, and great
quantity of small s torres.
Governor Foote is still at Fredericksbu on
his parole"