The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-24

night:
HEADcuARrERs, Jan. Is.
Early reports that Rosser, at the h.nd of
800 msn. surprised and captured the garri.
son At Beverly, Randolph county,. killing
and wounding a considerable numb and
taking sos prisoners. His loss slight
lo'gnedJ K. +. LEE, General.
Fort Fisher Captured.
.RicHhoHs, Jao. l6.--Ths following Off.
clai telegram was received this morning:
hEADQuARrERs. Jan. lS.
Hon. j. A. Seldom:
Bragg reports that the enemy DO mi ba rd.d
Fort Fisher furously all day yesterday. At
p. m, their infantry advanced to the ma
s'u't,n heavy demonstration at sam. hour
being made against the rear by our troops.
Al half past 8 p. IN Whiting reported their
attack had failed ant the garrison was being
strengthened with fresh troops. About 10
p. M, the Fort WAS captured with most Of
lis garrison. No further par tiuulars ut this
lims Known.
lS'gnedl X. 4. LEE, General
Personals.
RICHMOND, Jan..I5-Frank p. Blair. lef,
BY flag OF truce boat yesterday. Col J
W. Singleton, of1 Illinois, a prominen, Pence
Demo- rat, arrived on return trip and took
lodgings at the Spouswood hotel Il is up.
derst"od that Blair had a private aud conn.
deni'a' interview with the President. lie
came IN no official capacity, and has had no
official intercourse with any member ofthe
government The opionion 10 we'll informed
circles is, that this interview NAV lead 10 :,
conference between authorized agents, or
commissioners Of the two governments Il
Is known that the President will permit no
obstacle OF form to stand IN the way Of
send.Eg or receiving COMMISSIONERS.
From Virginia.
Military operations have ceased in this
Immediate department., not to be renewed.
We believe. until spring. by that time
Grant will so have strengthened his ranks,
by the addition Of new ley,-s. under IN.
last call for 100000 men, that he will. no
o""ot, recoDmencs operations. looking to-
wards the seizure sf the South..ide Rail.
road, and the inyestnent Of Pelersburg-
The gTr"trr portion Of these new .unfor.
tanates' will be sest TO army of the Po.
tomac, ~ Grant will need them, and NOR,
also to accomplish the vast Job he has on.
deitakun. Lee will CON pei him TO chang.
his line again before he Is done with him.
in The dead of~i Ter, while resting his
troops, .he great Uiys-is is maturing his
plans Tor the coming campaign. and doom.
lug hi" msnio increased shnughier-Pe-
ters""rg Express.
RICHMOND. ian. 2O.-The Examiner as
serts that the Senate IN The frs, session
adopted resolu,ion creating a commander
." ci'~f OF alithe armies of the Co nf.deracy,
and recomWended General Johnsion by a
vote OF yeas 20, nays 2; and ,ha, the u, use
'n secret session concurred in said rss0Iu.
ti"n, yeas 81, nays - The Examiner also
says that Hood has been relieved ut his
own request. Tho army -. is believed 20 be
under the eomtnHod Of Dick Taylor.
From Charleston.
CHARLEsr"E, Jan. l7-Nothinp direct
from Wheeler. One ei line of courier,
who left the front below McBride's bridp,
yesterday morning reports the enemy sill
below.
De'sf'ers taken on that side r. por, iha.
'~o corps had left ror. Royal. The cou.
''er says there is cavalry, artillery and in.
fantry coming from Coosau ha,chie. Tn.
f"'css OF the enemy are believed to be con.
eenir"ting above hIci'h-rsonvine.
CRARLEsTos, Jan IS-A Yanke. moni.
tor "n picket duty between For, .aIoui,rie
and Sumter, WIS sunk late last night-sup.
posed by a torpedo. OnIt her smoke stack
N left abovs the wsisr.
Describes rePor tha. The force on the liae
o! sa'ketohIs consists Of the l7Ih and part
of ms 18th corps--thsir destination Char
lesion a considerable body Of the enc. .oy's
infantry moved up abou, noon Yesterday
within - nnilas - ,h..