Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-10

AllpsrnOas passing Ost Of the ely have 10 DO pro-
y.ded with pass from Of the leading gene
raj officers.
No pass is allowed to any male person to go to-
wards the city. All females who are caught going
towards the city are thoroughly searched.
One rich feature in the columns of the Georgian IS
quantity of Confederate official advertisements
calling upon the citizens 10 rally to defend Savannah,
also other Confederate notices, also prospectuses OF
several Religious Confederate newspapers and other
matters which reminds Of days gone by. The pub
ish saws he shall ill out with these advertisements
until his friends furnish him with new ones.
One Northern firm have already spread themselves
on paper.-Nnessrs Marsh & Brother. They have ia
ken the store No lG3 Congress street, and occupy
full column in telling what they have to sell, aud in
'ite the people TO cali, look and buy.
Il HOPE I DON'T INTRUDE,"
The Columbus San learns that as soon as the en-
envy left Columbia, the town was eneircled with
guard, and early that morning "a conscript officer,
with an escort of bayonets, waited upon sundry IN
iiyiduas al certain ages and after graceful speech,
presented them gun and equipments, with re-
quest that they would express their choice Of inian
Try commands
THE WILMINGTON AIDES VISIT To FORT FISHER.
On New Years day, the ladies Of the Soldiers
Aid Society Of Wilmington paid surprise visit TO
Fort Fisher, and rendered them View Years din
ner. The Jo,7ral says: e The ladies we're glad to
see the soldiers and they were proud Of them, too,
as the gallant line VAS formed of men whom their
commander could truly say-not one man left his
gun--nOt one man shrank from his duty"
As sequel to the above we republish the closing
sentence OF Col Lambs official report Of the attack
upon FOIs FISHER.
Our Heavenly Father has protected my garrison
this dav and feel that he will sustain Us in Scend
ing our homes iTOIa the invader.
The Charleston CoaTia GppeEds to the above the
following commentS:
So writes Col. Wan. Lamb commanding in Fort
Fisser, near Wilmington, n c. Have we ever been
defeated OF have we suffered even serious disap-
poin,lnent or check under commanders who could
truhUlly write thus Tor themselves aud for many of
their soldiers. =
FROM CHARLESTON.
We have tue Charleston ColTie. of the 3D. from
which We learn that five shots were fred the city
Friday night, since which The enemy have been ST
lent.
Two Yankee barges, under the command OF two
acting masters mates with their crews, comprising
twelve and thirteen men respectively were captured
oil Fort Sumter on Saturday night by naval pick
ct bosts from the receiving ship Indian Chief One
of the Yankee barges, under the command Of Acting
Master A. F. Rich; belongs to the bockadiug steamer
Mary Sandlord, lhe other, commanded by Acting
Master Wan. Fitzgerald, belongs TO the double ender
Pontiac. The prisoners state that they were
picket duty aud cruising in search of blockade-run-
- -
peTs.
The captured blockade runner reported among the
Nee, on the 18th inst, they state the steamer
Julia, tOwed of from where she had ben Geached
hear Cape Roman. These prisoners also report the
capture OF the crew Of the steamer Beatrice, about
whose fate much anxiety has been felt
Several ladies returning TO their homes here from
the North came into our lines Saturday through flag
Of truce On James Island.
There has been Do change ia the fleet.