Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-25
WAR NEWS.
From Wilmiagt0n.


From Wilmington. -.
Our latest Wilmington paper is ofthe Goth. The
Journal says our losses in. the late fight were
heavy, being about ons hundred killed and four or
five hundred wounded. The total loss, including
Of the killed and wounded yet pabhshcd
The Joa-nas states that the enemy were attack
ing, Fort Andersen and other works below Whining.
ton. The fort IN geDe- but that paper does not
think that the town must necessarily 5e captured.
It was reported that tie enemy attacked Gen.
Hoke's forces on Thursday evening last Heavy
cannonading was goingon, bot IT may have been
the enemys gunboats firing at our forces at or near
Sugar Loaf We have run1or that some of the
enemy's gunboats were blown up In this engage
ment, and that Gen. Hoks repulsei the lard forces
Of the enemy. We give the rumor for what it is
worth
We do not know what forces We have 1t vii.
mington, but the fear seems to be that 10 the end
the place will be captured We hope, however, for
the best If We should receive any further news
from Wilmington before going to press We will add
it to this article.
From Sherman.
Gen. Sherman has commenced active operations.
at the head, it is said of 80, 900 men, He is SUP.
posing to be aiming Branchville where It is stat
ed considerable Confederate force is awaiting his
approach.
We have no Augusta papers later than the 14th.
The Chronicle & Sentinel Of that date saws the re
fugees from Savannah all concur in the statement
that the general treatment Of the people Of that place
by the federals has been mild These refugees saw,
that Sherman, with Fosters reinforcements, has
! about $4,000 men, and that he began his movement
against Branchville and Augusta on the 18th. Ono
Of the correspondents of an Augusta paper says the
fate of Charleston will be decided in the course of
thirty days.
In Savannah market apples are selling at $12 per
| bushel cavalry boots $Sa25 per pair butter 75c
per 10 cheese Soc per ID adam antine candles 4Oc
per 10, Havana cigars $l0a15 per doz, potatoes 81
per Dbl, mackera 81 per 10, mustard sos half pint
lemons and oranges $40 per box Ofcourse this is
, in greenbacLs.
From Petersburg.
Every thing quiet around Petersburg and Rich
mond. profound quiet" says the Express of
Thursday, "now reigns throughout the hostile
camps"
Congressional,
On the 10th inst, the Senate passed unanimously
the House bill concerning the Cherokee Indians;
also the House resolution to prepare an address to
/ the people of the Confederate States.
In the House, Mr.. Marshalps resolution relative
to pressing cotton and tobaecoo was adopted-yeas
AZ, nays 81. Senate joint resolution of thanks to
zen. Standwaite, Col. Gano and Gen. John S. Will
liams was passed unanimously.
| Mr.. Foote, rising to question of privilege, ad-
| uTeSSeu Tie HOUSE LOT Two nOurS. lie asked leave
! of absence for two months, but Afterwards with
drew the request
;; Mr.. Sneed introduced q resolution to expe Mr..
Foote, which was referred to the committee on Eec
tions, yeas A, nays SO.
On the Goth the Senate passed the House bill au-
thorizng the establishment Of an Office of deposte
m connection with the treasury. The bill to con.
solidate the army passed blythe House, was dis
! cussed.
In the House, ]. NJ. Leach submitted resolu.
ton declaring that no exigency exists ustifying the
suspension of the writ Of habeas corpus Reject
ed-yeas 26, nays 49, The Senate bill authorizing
reserve troops to be removed from one State to
another, passed-yeas 60, nays 16. The exemption
bill was further considered with any result
The Eraminor asserts that the Senate in secret
session adopted resolutions creating the Office of
commander in chief, of all the armies of the Con-
federacy, and recommending the reinstatement of
Gen. Johnston by vote Of yeas 90, nays O. And
that the House in secret session concurred in said
! resolutions-yeas So, nays IA.
From the United States.
Papers Of the 18th contain reports Of the cap
ture of Fort Fisher.
The Baltimore american says the fleet sailed
from Beaufort, arrived of Wilmington on Friday
and landed the troops promptly without opposition.
The bombardment on Friday and Saturday was I'M
precedently heavy. On Sunday the land troops
aided by 1000 seamen and marines assaulted the
Fort at half past three o'clock P. NJ Gen. Terry
commanded. Possession of the works was obtained
by ten o'clock after desperate fight
The Federal loss WAS heavy especially in officers.
Gen. Curtis was wounded The garrison fell back
to the extremity of Federal point and were there
captured. The american claims the capture of
1000 prisoners, Gncluding Whiting and Lamb
both woundsd) and seventy.two guns.
Two hundred Yankees were killed and many
wounded in the Fort, by the accidental explosion
| rs Sc, Tho looo - 10 E~hk 30
estimated at 900 killed and wounded Confederate
loss 500.
On the 10th inst Mr. Blair spent several hours
with President Lincoln. Mr.. Blair says he had an
interview with Mr. Davis-that his expedition was
highly satisfactory, and al would be known in pro.
per time.
In the U. s. House of Representatives, Mr. Cox
pontment of Peace Commissioners, which were
laid on the table, yeas "a, nays 81.
The Hon. Edward Everett died suddenly at Bos.
ton, ON the 18th, Of apoplexy. He had addressed
the people few days before, in Faneuill Hall, in
fvor Of sending provisions to the people Of Savan.
Under orders from President Lincoln, the "several
executive departments will cause appropriate hon
ors to DO rendered to the memory Of the deceased,
at home and abroad wherever the national name
and authority are recognized"
The TenneAke Union Convention has nominated
William 1t. BrOWnlOW t0r Governor OF tnat otato.
He accepted the nomination. Some three hundred
delegates we're in attendance
The Very Latest News.
The Wilmington Journal Of the slst, just receiv-
ed, states that on Thursday evening last in q
skrmish near Sugar Loaf Clingman's brigade re-
pulsed the enemy No important movements in the
river below Wilmington The Journal states that
the railroads are open, and that COMMUNICATION ia
had between Wilmington and Kmssvills and
Charleston.
The enemy's loss in the assault on Fort Fishe,
is put down At one thousand killed. and wounded,
vassome c.nnonadings near that place on the lath