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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
rday 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 ashe place had been offered to General Breckinridge, but that he declined to accept unless he was allowed to select his Commissary-General. It is understood that Mr. Seddon was induced to resign by action taken by the Virginia Congressional delegation. These gentlemen, it appears, sent into the President an official announcement that they had lost confidence in all the members of the Cabinet except Mr. Trenholm, and asked for a change. Mr. Seddon being informed of this action, immediately sent in his resignation. Two important measures, recently passed by Congress, were made public on Saturday. One is the bill providing for the appointment of a "Gen