Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-05

are in fine spirits. But our enemy is perseyer-
ing, and, although signally foiied this tune.
VIII hardly be willing to give mp the design
so fondly entertained without m akiug soma
further demonstration. His discomh hted iegions
nave sought refuge aboard his ships, ready 10
cast forth upon some point which he may hope
10 nnd unprotected, and his stupeHdous ar
NADIA still prowls around our coasts bafied.
but still formidable. The immediate danger fs
over, and Wilmington may breathe freer than
she mas done Tor months. The strength of hsr
defercss has been tried by the most formjdaoIs
Meet all things considered, Of modern tims,
and nobly have they borne the trial"
From Savannah and Charleston.
The purposes OF Sherman have not been ilIu
Vicinity of Savannah. The Taiding force which
went down to the AltaRaha river some days
ago has returned TO Savannah, and in q fe "
days we may expect 10 hear of another sent in
some other direction, for purposes of dsvasta-
ton and diversion, and so on until sherman Is
fully prepared fer his contemplated movement
on Charleston, or whatever other point he NAV
have his covetous eyes upon. small body of
hiscavalry is already pillaging and scouting
en- this side Of the Savannah river, but, as All
OF me country in that section has been divested
VI C .ts gram products, not much damage will be
zone our commissariat, Whatever may be-
itsuI OF the raiders operations.
ffom Richmond Sentinel, Dec. 81
iLMiN"IoN, N G., Dec. 30 --Gen. Bragg
nnS s zee easo cor gratulatory order on the de-
mlneton, paying merited com nIiment 10 9eu
erals Whiting and Kirkland. toi I.amb ana
Inc chieers and men engaged The enemy
attack on the nrst day lasted 1--we honrs. on IN.
second day, seven hours-flring aitoaathar
% Geo shots from fifty kinds of vessels Ths,
Confederates responded with 662 shots the first
day, and 600 the second Our loss 10 ,h.s-
killed ard 55 wounded The ground IN ,hs
front and rear of the tort is covered with she'll
and torn in deep pits. Two guns in the fort
burst, two were dsmounted by ourselves, and
two by the enemys fire, yet the fort is uuhurt
Scouts report that Butler made a speech at
Newhern saying he would eat his Christmas
dinner in Wilmington 1t Is reported that n
part OF negro regiment and the 5th regiment
OF regulars were lost in the gale. The expe
dition up the Roanoke river has returned.
Reported Death of Gen. Price.
A gentleman who has arrived in Richmond
direct from Shreve port, (La.) says IL was re-
ported there before he left that Gen. Price was
dead. The Examiner hopes (and says il be-
lieves) that the report is erroneous.
Winter Quarters Befcre Petersburg.
The petersburg Express OF the 2d instant
says: "The enemy are destroying all the dwell
mgs and other buildings inside their liues for
the purpose OF erecting winter quarters They
go mp in parties of from 100 TO LOCO men, and
not only pull down houses, bnt plunder the
unfortunate citizens of their slaves and pro.
visions.
The Cheering News from Wilmington-Its
Good Effect on the Gold Market.
from the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. 81
I he inglorious termination OF the attempt of
Butler and Porter to capture Wilming ton has
had the most cheering effect upon the spirits of
our people, which will be heightened when all
the facts become known. During the first two
days cf this week there was very decided ap-
prehenson in the community that Wilmington,
our last seaport, would suceumb to the I'M
menss force sent against IL. and the i'm mediate
effect was that specie disappeared from the
market But the enemy having expended their
utmost strength on Fort Fisher, an outpost OF
Whining ton, and been disastrously beat
EN-, il again crops out, and was on yesterday
Offering at forty eight with few buyers. The
opinion is that Wilmin gton cannot be taken.
Never again Will Its forts be so siimly garrf-
sCn6d.
The Raid Near Gerdonsville-Breck,n
ridge Chafins like n w ounded Lion-The
Damage by the Raid not Serious.
From the Richmond WHY, Iiec. 3t.i
The Lynchburg Virginian, of the 3Oth, under
stands that the gallant and high souled Breek-
inridge is ehafng like q lion, deeply wounded
at the result Of the enemy's uudacious raid
into bis department. But nobody biames this
gallant soldier, so far rs we have heard, SAYS
the Nirginian. He did all that man couid do,
under the circumstances, with the means at
his disposal. He should be strengthened i'm
mediateIy, for the salt works and lead mines
are too important to the Coufederacy to put in
jeopardy by q few thousand raiders. The in
jnIy suffered by this raid. so Tar as those two
important Interests are concerned, Is, we are
rejoiced to know, not irTeparable. nor even
serious, IL will soon be repaired, but we
have reason to believe that tho enemy may
~
permanent occupation. Such a contingency
should be guarded against by all the means at
the disposal OF the Government
The Fortunes OF the Coufederacy turning
AHopeful Glance at the Future.
IFrCm the Richmond Whig, Dec. 81.
When i'll luck sets in, it is apt to now on
until it exhausts itself. The tide then sets In
another direction and continues until another
reflex occurs. Fortune has been setting stead
lily against us for some months. It may be
hoped that the turning point has now been
reached; that we have suffered all we are
dot med to suffer on this occasion; that we have
sTfticie ntly eXpiated our faults and follies, or
whatever has brought misfortune upon our
arms; and that hencsforth, for some time 70
come at least, we may look forward to a rea-
sonable share OF good fortune. So far, then,
from being depressed, there is every reason to
feel hopeful. We are not as badly off we
were this time last year. The enemy has tried
his hest, and he can never make another such
eXertion. The new levy he has ordered will
Z OF ill up the gaps which the bullets alone
have made in his ranks, far less will it cover
the losses made additionally by disease and
other causes.
Foreign AlIlance Preferable to Yankee
SHbjugation.
From the Richmond Sentinel, Dee. al
What we have said we repeat, aud we ara
sure we express in 1t the sentiment of almost
all among us " no have not come especial bond
of sl mpatby with the Yankees, or some special
mania Of hate against En- gland II we should
be so unfortunate as TO fail in our conflict with
our III WE snOul6 De OverWneImed bY
force or destroyed Dy faction, give US politicaI
alliance with England, France, Spain-any
other rather than subju CATION by The Yankees.
We could not but find infinitely better terms
anywhere than with our present foes These
propositions are two manifest for argument.
The North Carolina Peace Resolutions
Tabled.
From tie Richmond Sentinel Dec. 31.I
The Legislature 81 North Carolina has taken
a recess until the 20th OF January. Previous
TO the adjournment an effort was made in the
Senate TO take up The Pool peace resolutions
which had been laid on the table. After n
long debate the motion was defeated. Yeas II,
nays2,.
. The Negro Question.
From the Whig, December 3ll
TIE following resolutions were being consid-
cred by the South Carolina Legislature at last
accounts, and would probably be adopted:
Resoirsd, That if, in the opinion of those
authorized and comps!ent to decide, the en-
pioym nj of slaves in the army for special SER
vice as teamsters, &c. will contribute to the
military efficiency of the Con .ederate States
the State Will successfully ard promptly fur
mis- the quota which may be equired Pre-