Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-24

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us to cay. sn.; ls6 say s,nTae:ica!iy. That leD
Whiiine'a skill as sn En.iTssr, os hi,i1s7try
as an rtli2sr, daEnot 10 imrterh,j. IL h;s
in ths hsds Of tho surpiy-.fs attrds highsT
ia this donr,unity, and is embElulsd isepRr in
hearts Of our psopio slan he haa ever bsi Il
before Cur paople now admire, 1--we snd re-
tpsat him Nor Is ihs heri,isnl q Lamb for
gotten III uaarprseia.ad. Ila, too,.!is in The
hands af ths oHGrly, and wounded. Ths eEitils
country, with unprecedented unanunjt,S, oYon-
erstea hiHi FROM all blame. lla did oil he
oon!d, ard iid it we'll sui gal!aaty, An angel
could do 70 n,0Tc Whela rhsli 80 loSatOsthe
b!ameY On a.ip bragg. .ut cantnt. We llnrs
bssn ao st;v Ii:ia%ssssi ss ias, serry 81 81
aiMssrfsg gie army; bns with Try aIasf isn;. :.
staHfag6i Tot, ID 10 nos possibIa 20 approve tbi
fE'ss1 hoW before inc. JErrshsoN D7vra'
81 hAGauoNp. Va, Jan. 25 1855 - saer
rata o'Ss,>;;,a, Of Fla. s'st.'e' We fnnT, some
0t them aif------ I-;t,'t1 poet u4,l, lay it on
his ahodij.tTs will, y h.aTY .,aiil. And ws
! uta heUs5t ennar:s 81 cnnteaa that wa Ssers
| heartily disposal ii iuItnlgs oHr :ea!ers III
giving tho asnsrGl Tiolo broaaaids, dnabs
shotted end loaded. We felt lila staying in
th:s mood, aud rather sngtily insisted that he
was 10 baris ani Nobody ela,, n7tl ias:s OF
OH official uhareatsr. whirn nar determined
siutbas1ne7s could rot Iesirt, convinced US
| that Gen. bragg, nn This o5aasioE. is nnt rs
spo: sihla for this Gissstor. Va Ycp:at 1t en-
! practically, Gen. Bragg, either 5sfore God or
man, IS gos responsible fer The Jall Of F17s
Ff2her. Gen Brsss, who il Coinulanier in
Chisf Of tEs DopAr,,Eaat III Ncrth Csro]ins,
wsg, s,,a i,s only the. agsnt Of q liEh*F power,
Whoas policy end military sd:ain;aiIstinu lia
il hound 70 cary ous it sYery yars:cuiar.--
| DeinC, therefore, tie instfu,nsnt Gf higher
power. and ubeyiag, with military precision
and ex.atnseR, tho ctteTs oil thst poHer, he
came into uapIeasllt collision with interests
and psrs,Eis, Ti.oa5 feelings GOULD MT, IN the
| natGro Of things, Re otheT shpA inirncal iu
him. va oftef kls.no tls nh6liif fir ell
trousit Eliiah &n nn, sss.rahls sta e1aoine
oseiitoT brings urna uc. ~: sau tho iusIrE.
ment tha5 ntliEas IN, nit; :. : Ests.iie:s, H!hsn
it would is iHpau:ihis !n aca ii;S hsai that
Hieli5 Il. ar It gs,n, impossible @r Unsafe td
re!uris evil for evil.
Gan::al l5.nEG. gsYs t'rs sis1a! pn,ilive 0rlors
! TO Rt:eek tl.e enemy Tho n;0n,enL l:5 landed on
.hs bsaGl,, bat Ml,sI, ti.s fact IL biz landing
Tns ssn.f.a;nsl, te itHniejietely ordered aD
nt,scA nj the taGInT's :,?t1erahn ente, with oil
the Ioross 81 big iisrrsSi. 1ts oiliasr IN oan.-
nard, WHO vas crtoi6a 10 mako th!a attack,
sfter carefully accommodating The position de-
oIina5. From tbs character 0f thai llioer,
and lli5 distinguished s&rvides he !,ga herat0!oro
performed '0r North Caruiia. IN lie field, n o
! fael tesntsd that hia 6ecliDati&n waH ths ra-
suit of lioneal G0nselicns OF the !rarslisaEtsH
Of tho attempt. Wa liaav that 6ffiesr psrstn-
elly, having sefved with him ia the t.ld, srd
feel petftntly Fstisfio: thss it waaii iu7e lean
idle for eby oih,r E1H7l IL attaml't Gha: he
would decline. But tle Ettssk Esa declined.
ard now ia General Bragg to ohs,asldrtsponsi- Us
tla lcr this? Wo tkiIk, canji5ly, hs ought
rot. Neither cugts the 6fSos: 5sho declined
to faasisbs Lis nSn sgainst strHng eatthsn
/; -1or rs Gei=H:rS by lorGa Es.Ei3 ttanbis tEs
luTnhsr of lsis os7n. hs hsld rssponuihle f*T the
| fell lf Fort Fishar. The truth III, tts rcBpon-
sibil;ty Of this Fad chester 'ssls sithcr With
thoae who did n6S Sand Il .uffiHient nambtr oil
t;cera 10 this pisue 70 defend Il, Or With tils
sn;horitica who Hallntd al ali iih:ss 10 set ~
relation to the attack OH Wilmington, ne 4 sny
snal, attempt On tha rn:! or !lio s.snJ Hia
only tue dresI Ci e wild ipsn.
Furusg sTsRTs.
The "Csro)iniap" Of til. 17'h tays:
H;rca tia fall Of Fort Fiai:5r THAR aasn5 IL
bs lull in The war element, ard luial 1ei,rt
along The lines. This derhs rssL Ct The auti~
tss 10 yut 10 cGron. Eisief Eitii ii,1ir ti:15ssg
thus fsr, tbs Yantets will R6ar, laubI:sss, rlIt
| fartu oocther sffa7t 30 bras la,!i nHi trocfE.
| With the rbinl5resTapls ccniirUsi:I arEi7inp,
ard The pesit;an or :ines i.sVs rss:.iisti, Ht
tr,;s. bis nt1i sli1rt eiii Us fnt!is one.
LIST noe tbs fail Of Pishsr (hcugh ssd, Gatl
enough ii is,) ret1sc. uS to ]ehs7fy, ha. ,a,har
mako us mnre EsEicus ir.eanterd,Hg, ii;oh by
iach cut srerf's fusthsr approach. The
var noT is !Irouzht 10 onr very dhnro Lot
rs ats % I'll thai, with eT;ry ai1anao IN Bis
bart, tloci siall nlrk :is Footsteps.
Tus ongis,gss ATTACK aEE or rgTLsr'a Lfrs
gxPo5Eb.
TIC following extracts Of letter frcEa Gel
Lsmb 10 Governor Vspas s,rsu y thu. ssruion
os i,.s ~sY ina: "hsg fram Tho psTapst ol
Fort Fisl;sI" fell into ,he haiii;s 81 ihs sntmy
cn tho oGcasion of thC frat sgseuH ur0n thz.
! work in DeosnEec:
HEapoUIDrEss CaErsDzR4Ts PaWT,
Fort Fisher, Jan. !, 1866.
,Goc L &. Faace. Raleigh, 4. O.
Dam G-ysRUoR: isead by Mr.. ", j. Pal
raer, sis battle fsE which loat.d or:r 81 o
| "Mound" cn She 24:h snd 25th DeosraItr,
1864. Tbs following oiicisl report will asso
oists pa!Isnt NoT!h Carolina boy will the
flag:
TIL. staff on the Mound bs;Eg nIpTor;dsd
with halyaIds, tia baltic fEg hsi nat been
raissd when ihe garriaon Gag vas aEot away:
Tho crdsr Tsa Immediately giTsn to ra'5c tie
Hsg, whep private christopher O. 1land, 90.
r., &c n. q. Regiment, volunteered and
Climbing ths,GS8.s,,aar a heavy fts fastsn,d
the ise.4I Ga, md edjES,99Ts vas poured on
the hsnents 10 BE- made aotufi,.,, ,fn pi1ing
to hfssnlsnt laws Of 2G:h March, 1868. 7,
aud, y motion Of MIR. MILks, On. the psstQtt1
tho a5fs SOmmittss, b -'s!,e-s:;.ess fen"
although ftsS:- ehsnta CT Shelf
The Mound IS ns-liSht flank wors. After
having tho hattlo hsg raised, Tent to The left
1spk work Ct :ks fort, which cIDusEds the
anuteRaT into the fort ca the rive, ride, 2,ssl
yards frcGi tina liound, Gnd ThiaSl 8 bstt!e Gag
On the pzrapst. l missed tho fsg at dkRn
Monday morning, and, on erquiring, learn.
tLat not long bssuro Ia, on Sunday The staff
Wss carried awhy by All sEh:ad;ny shot, which,
tcGs.l1, wil. tho wind, carried 'Eb dsg oyer
the pnisadss hnd nome distance from the work
into .5a ,uaral:, aud within the encmy's dir.
mi.h line. Maj. G:n. Eatldv reports officially
TINT GnG0f his nlGn brought. sWs7 thiH HaR
from the pasapcs. fEnnw that Aihirai For
ter desasTea tic credit Of taking it frdD, tho
psraros, AID az no did so little with his Ecisy
feet think hs rhould nos 10 .oEpsd ot tho
honor. IGlr itisnh,
WH. LAVE. Colonel.
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EsU7lL MURDER Col. Joseph JohuHGn, 81
Eulauis, ,ialIapodpa cOunty. Ala, ~cs Mir
dersa on the night OF Wudrsnlay by 3
haaSol drzrr-eis, Ual j. was attending the
sirk couch Gi sn iuy9lits wift, and shOat eight
oclnat Oh tho afenins shows msaLicasd bad
aossoii him-ylf iiasr :;a wicn.cw. Il eisai Gred
by soms unfraHn pess6n al.sidt, rcn=:fatsd
bis tkall and cauFei almost Instant death. A
party ol men in the vicinity vera aes: raining
from tbs spot and wstt fred upon by Cuianel
Johnaon'5 son.in low, but p!l thu mr,ydcTors
.ssa,,cd end ntne Of thohs o. isst accounts ware
annrehtniea. Il is alleged tLat Col. j. having