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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ed on the lines in front of Richmond and Petersburg. Grant has issued an address to the Armies of the Potomac and James, congratulating them upon the success of the land and naval expedition against Fort Fisher. Through Confederate sources we have nothing additional from Wilmington or thereabouts. The Yankee papers continue to be filled with accounts of the capture of Fort Fisher and glorifications over the event. There was a report yesterday that General Price had captured Fort Smith, Arkansas, with its garrison of two thousand men. The report is not confirmed by official intelligence. Mr. James A. Seddon has resigned the Portfolio of War. We have not been able to learn that his successor has been appointed, though several prominent gentlemen are spoken of as likely to be appointed. Among these are General Braxton Bragg, General Breckinridge, and Senator Hill, of Georgia. There is a report that the place had been offered to General Breckinridge, but that he declined