The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,330, SHERMAN. HIS MOVEMENTS TO DECEMBER 6. ——eeeee The Army Concentrated South of Millea ee It Marches Vigororsly im tho Direc- tion of Savannah. A Battle Arfticipated North of Savanrah. This Week to ‘Decide the Fate of Our Army, ANOTHER CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT. General Kilpatrick Reported Wounded, 1 INCIDENTS OF THE MARCH, te, ae, oe REBEL ACCOUNTS, THE MOVEMENTS TO DECEMBER 5, MRBRMA! STILL IN THE VICINITY OF LOUISVILLE ON NOVEMBER: 30, (From the Augusta Register, Deo. 1.) ‘Theesemy remains in the vicinity of Louisville. He moved viry slowly yesterday, He is probably foraging » eounty, as it aflords bim a preity good supply forage. Mr. Sheman is evidently delayed in bie mcvemenies, end fst pour mind is « bad precursor for nim. Ate @eceess pends upon bis expedition, Oclays bave the ‘Awedeney to exhaust his supplies of ammaonition and com- ‘mistary@d weaken bim in men. For every bour bis ‘March te mpeded 14 te that much complete gain for us. THMSITUATION OF THB ARMY ON DEO. }. (Promtbe Augusta Chronicle and Sectine!, Dec. 2.) Tes eieation, as indicated ‘for Sherman, places him petween he Ogeechee and Savannah riyers, im the neigh Devheod: ¢ Millen, tho junction of the road from Augusta, ‘€he road from Savansah to Macon. Millen te ‘Mme miles from Sevasoab and A ty-three from fe Sherman's situation isa very difoutt one for tn any Gtroction, peems rather ' bry abet raged out-of to eny point of jayannah. But if he march on that city,or empt © crose she Savarnad river, and strike for ) eau(ert, fe will encounter dificuities whtoy we can oe be wonid voluntarily confront. His Wbrough maredee, and easy of obstruction. Bho Lavumab river te ovre, and the ferries are cuarded. Wether will attempt to break through these obsta- es, Or emounter vtbers, acarcely less formidable, it ay be, firther South, rts week will probably @ termine, Reahwhiliweare picking cp bis mou aod wearing out (as apm. | | SBRIMAN BEACEES WILLEN DECEMBER 2. {Prers ibe Auguste Chronicle ava Scatinel, Doc 2.) ‘She wepsie we bave (rom below atate shat tbo headel 'smain column reached Milien (o-dey. ‘F¥e Chatieston papers, however, bave-pews by wey Savecnm. The advices (rom that direction say that Sbormews advance was driven beck op Tuesday, toouts report Skorman body turued, ard was Ot precipitately iu the direction of Branswick large-cotumn -is ateo reported moving im the direction of Gur forcesere following them up closely, and it Roped willbe avie to intercept and capture a large ber Ddore reacting the coast, is fe Geought that Bherman will attompt-to cross the 2a. Ansab-r:vor at Domore’sforry, The roads beiow Mien ave been blockaded. ES ARMY CONCENTRATED ON DRC. 5 aD MARCaING SOUTHWEST OF MILLEN, {From tue Richmond Whig, Dec 6.) ‘We havareason to believe, from all we have beard, @ Sherman's aemy has unied, and ts marching with ensured pace towards the Atiantic coast, south er south woof Millen, We alec have reasca 10 aniacipate a base seme pains norther northwest ef Savannaa er: the close dhe present week GRRAVAN MOVING VIGOROUSLY FOR TaB COssr, (Prom tbe Richmond Dispatca, Deo. 6 } Oficial intettigonce nas been rece'vod that Sberman ts ‘Vat mowing lowards the Atlante 2028l in earnest. His jective poiot ia beileved to have been at jength dis wored; BOs It Is deemed injudicious to mention it.yet valle, Tea prospect is that there will be a battle within ) eaxt (hr@ or four days, which will decide the question sether aprman ia to react the coast In eatery. \OrmBs Figur ON DECEMBER 4—OeNERAL xIL- PAaraicn REPORTED WOUNDED. [From the Richmond Enquirer, Deo. 6.) learn that an official telegram received lact sight ten that General Whooler bas inflicted anoiher severe owepon the enemy. The locality of this Agbt is not. yea, for sufficient reasons, [t ocourred last Seuday |jrming. One corps of tbe enomy and Kiipatrick’s vv, oy @tacke Whee'er in a strong position. They came \ boldly tothe attack, and made several charges, all of \éeh wore mpulied vy Wheeler's men, who, though largo. outmumbered, maintained their ground and raked down foe, The despatch etates that che enemy Lost Acawily, @ was mported that General Kilpatrich was wounded. BRCOMINO MORK TIMID IN 118 MOVAMENIS° (From the Richmond Dispatch, Deo. 6.) seems to be becaming more timid tm bis xbausied in bis ability to advance jays, up to last Friday, bis avorage had boon only Give miles per day. This deley course, most dangerous to bim. It gives the Con- time (which was about ali they wanted) to ‘Sreops ia bis front. He bas wasted too mach time ‘now about obliquing to his right and marching ‘wnswick, on (be Georgia coset, and must, of neces. stvike for Savannab, or Beaufort, South Carolina, )Mearest point, He was expected by the Yankee first Savanmah os carty ag Sunday, the 26th wit., and all t night the federal sbipping off that point was throw. ‘ap signal rockets for bis information, He bed not yea as for og Millon on inet Friday, and the telegraph » to abat point was workicg at that time, Ali the fer- on the Savannab river are guarded, and all means of ming the mon have been pot eut of bis way, (AMAM RELUCTANT TO LEAVS THR RAILROAD OBXTAB OF QRORGIA. ‘From the Avgusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Dec. 9.) vertoan’s army was las! reporied (0 be near Louisville, still indicates @ movement towards Savannth. Since yman loft Atlante be kos steudily pursvod a south. ory direction, the wings of hisarmy spreading out sede Macon and Auguata, but converging to @ com: | route as it has progressed. the general MOveMeDt we oxnMot see any evidence of on te march on Augusta, If this bad been Shor. imorigival purpose be would not Nkély bave diverged + from we direct route, gtrom eur military wiles se mech time to fortify and prepare for the e@ of ove cliy, The ouly direct movment townray eta bas beto made by Kilpatrick's cevairy, whid ‘een mot and repelled by General Woeele Thies, ¢ inclined (0 bélieve, waa bata rald, intended to | the destruction of the Waynesboro Railroad Je Game mystery About the. tardivess of Suee Simarch duce be let AUMOlA, Avoiding $9 Ald 4. merohing rders bis army was to advance at lest A/leen miles @ day; but has not averaged more thags half that dts» tance, He lingers in the ral'rond quadrangle which he, has been traversing as if reluctant to leave it, It way be that the aspeot of affairs outside d» not exactly, sult Bim. He hes doubtless by this time gained seme in- forngation of the army unexpectedly gathering © oppose Atm, which inspires bim with caution, If he bas beard Of the successful advance of Hood into Middte Tennessee, Breckinridge’s victorious progress in East Tennessee, also regard affairs in his rear as rather gloomy INCIDENTS OF THE MARCH TO MILLEDGEVILLE, [From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Dec. 2) ‘Tne two wings of Sherman’s army united as Milledge- ‘ville, where they stayed three days In their route they destroyed, far as possible, all mills, cribs and gin houses, cotton screws and gins, cot- tob implements, &c., and carried of all stock, provisions and negroes. ‘When their horses gave out they shot them, At Faton> ton they killed over one bundred. At Milledgevilie they only destroyed the arsenal, depot and penitentiary, They did not burm the (actory nea) ‘that place. . Along their route the road was strewn with dead negro women and children, : At Monticello the federals bung a man by the osme of Bmith, but life was not extinct when he was cat down, It 18 stated that Mocsrs, Newton, Few and Everett, near Bhady Dale, were arrested by the federals and carried off tm chaine, ‘The right wing of the federal army, ander General Howard, crossed the Ocmuigee river between Adama? ferry and Macou. It ts said that the town of Forsyth was completely demotished. ‘The federals expressed great astonishment at the rich country they were passing and the abundance of provi- tions tn tt. General Slocum gave orders to the citis:ns along his route 40 shoot down his stragglers without mercy. One panisiment Infticted by some of the federal gene- rals for plundering was severe whipping, Batches of Yankee prisoners are arriving in Angasta, ‘The trains on tho Georgia road are arriving at Augusta Joaded with men who are responding to Governor Brown’s proclamation. A gentleman who held a long conversation with a prominent offic'al, states that General Woeeler estimates herman’s entire force at twenty-five thousand mer AD escaped prigouer etates that Ki!patrick and bis cers freely etated in conversation that Savaonab was thelr point of destination. Our cavairy has received additional reinforcements, Those who are abundantly able to judge, estimate Sher- man’s force at thirty thousand infaniry and five thou- sand cavalry. There is much straggling among the Yankoo troops. Those picked up by car cavalry report tuat tre army is worn down and almost destitute of provisions. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TUB GRATAMSVILLE FIGHT. [From the Charleston Mercury, Peo. 2.) The enemy's force conereted of ve thousand negro tn- fantry, {com Beau ort, ard Ofteen buntred white artille- rymen, Our forces were under the command of Major Generst Gustavus W, Emith. At oleven o'clock on Wednesday morning the evemy’s advance, preceded by sixteen pieces of artillery playing upen our Ines, ettacked Goneral Smith at @ piace called Honey Hil, three miles eastol the village of Grabamevilie. Our strength ot that Ume consiatea Of fourteen buadred mueketeead seven pieces of artillery. We had sonte few embragures for open bevteries, and slight intrencoments on tbe right and ieft; Vat our line was ueceszarily extended , owing-to the supe. Fiority of the epemy in numbers, aud mach of it was both aight and vaprotected. This, bowever, only-embokiened our men to greater deeds, end they fooght the pate sbreughout with an energy and resolution worthy of veteraus. The ght lasted until cark ed the enemy wade seveF al desperate chargos agaist eur Moe, but stood firm and repulsed every attack, Caaily driving beck tbe evemy’s right and centre; but their left stood upmeyed at the close of the action. For s!x hours our moo mi wed the Sight without relief. “Late in the day Geveral Robertson arrived, with the 3 birty secon Georgia, a’battery of artillery and a compan y of cavairy, ji Lime to render most eilective aid, Night came in to Close the engagement, which was concuct ed with vigor on bob sides. ‘The repulse of the enemy was complete, ‘The enemy's losses exceeded Ove hundred killed an¢ wo @pded, whiie, on our side, they were legs than one func ired—betwoen ten and Osteen killed and about eightyewou oded. After nightfall on Wednesday tbe ene mf quietly re. tired f or a distance of throes miles teware w the cover of Uber gum voats, Before dewn on Wedoes: my several ad- itional transports, carrying troops, were secon steamlog up Broad river, doubtless bringing reimfor voments to the aiscoméitted foe, On Tbureday ynorming tbe enemy’o land ‘forces remain. ed quiet, but the gunb ats kept apa pret ty constant fre of shells towards our lines, Up to two 0’ ilock there bad been no renewal whatever of the fighting. Long ere tbis our ‘orce bas been strengthened ‘vy he avy reinforce- | ments, and when next the enemy advanwes to feel oer fines we trust to chronicle a still more glor tous victory The Prassian Extradition: Case. TRR ACLUSED AND BIS LABY IN COURT INTEREST- ING PRTAILS—BICH DETSLOTKENT ANIIUIYA- amd, ETC. A bow and extraordinary interest-is manifested In the extradition case of the :iieged Prussian forger apd ab- aconder, Kruet Gekleataume. who bas lately been takea into the custody of the Untied Stetes,.on the application of the Pracaian Consul Goneri it, the Hon, Jobo Wm. Sehinidt, Naturally, of courso, this 1 worest Is-genfved to the Ger- man portion of our commu: @ty, +0 whouw the alleged do fauiter, by means of most ar@iractive amaoners, an open face and the graces of an sweomplicbed Indy, bie re. puted wife, am actress ef <oreigo fame, made himself most familiar, ‘Tkis general regard and interest now centres in \ahe pontine, examination bet: United States Com @niseiover White, which promises, or ovidently so, som * developments attractive to the Inte friends of the acous wi. The Indy cf Goideufause was in court yesterday, aod at’ es became the cynosure of ail eyes, bus the enjoyme: B Of tho privilege waa brief, as on the apptication of . We. Dittenheffer, counset for tho accused, the case was WH Ot tihthis morning, and Mra. Goldenfaess being info Mined of tho fact Imme- diately left the court room, Gold. wiauss, or Geraud, is a fine looking young man, of very wrepossesing manners, and with w ‘ané bis liberal exp. waditares won so much ‘upow bis countrymea over in Hob seen, with whom be fret associated and where bo frat Dimecif, thas be became at once & goneral favorite’ ig all,end was initiated as a member of the German! iui. lager doerivg it somewhere ia the aeighberhood of the Elysian Fields. ‘Tho ciroumstances coanscted with offence: detailed in the warrentof arrest, are Mr. Goiden- faveq 1a charged with farging@ilis to the\yemount of sixty- Ave thousand dollars jn ‘Enived Sates nd twenty veven thousm: jaro o} gum, a8 dhe warrant asserts, be defrauded of Barvetsae & » Of Basse, on the Saale. ‘The Dalangs o:' the 05,000 Se negots tod with (he General German Cnxtit Institution, of ved be \uer qbich, om the 7th o! ‘Sa xony ito tho Unniied States, oor of fight—the indy in the cour, yeeterda: bina. but whether sbe wil! ever, retore wi +4 piritlog minister, but which gathered eisie of the Teutonic Hon. The mh pe hundred and no 06 acres, Uring aitoated at Pittstown, Rensselaer © 4 which be fitted up in magnificent stylo, berid \ ‘woolle, barit him sbee), cows, horses, a1 t, 18 etcetera & truly Sabine farm. hi his retce Mt he was discovered, whic brings us spdedy conch ston of this ‘ebort eventiul history.’ The Hruasi«p Cons &! General, ont rn rom his government applied , oF bie ar. ree ination, submitting the whole 4 Netter to the direction of Ar, 11. D. Lapaugh, counsel for 7" Praw Ao government, who, afier tne arrest of Golde Mauss, accompa nS the bank’ of Le Co, Mr. Leopold Sct: Consul, proceeded to Pittatowe und attached of the accused, which United Staioe officer Presipeer’e Mi Yous Pare Preaidens's Seam reerence t) the He would accept hi 1, practsel z tuis seotence io ravethon = ori of the Rovers nor and wil motgt & Of yeaterday, (ie Mesenge Is above omitted, It a ape mooted be (race fa worthy of io Wd Dave doen | c9 of the | Am ig £09 } Mako BGOLoN GEMONE SHOP 99 OVE Hines, —r —<—<— NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1864. GENERAL FOSTER’S EXPEDITION. PRICE FOUR CENTS. THE CORM EXCHANGE STABBING CASE. NEWS FROM HILTON HEAD. Arrival of the United States Trans- port Trade Wind. Scene of the Action at South Carolina. nity of tne Accas-d—An Al- ed Conspiracy by the Produce Board Re Him-A Vener and Spiritua n Court, &e. COURT OF GENKRAL BRSSIONS., Pefore Judge Russel, ‘The court room was crowded yesterday by members of the Prodace Excl aod other citizens not in the abit of attending the criminal courts, tt having been an- derstood tbat Mr. Luther ©, Tibbetts, an extensive core mercbaut, ex-member of the Exchange, would be tried op an Indictment charging him with committing & felonious aasault and battery with a kuife upon C.roeltus Vanderbilt, tbe janttor of she building, tast February, Our renders will remember that at the time of the 5¢ t excitement was occasioned by the manner tt, aud the particulars were pubusbed im these columus. District Attorney Ball condacted the prosecution, and the defendant was represented by eminent counsel. Mr. Hall opeced the case briefly, and proceeded to call witnesses to susta'n the indictment. Mr. Cornelius Vandorbitt testified that he was the Jroitor of the Produce Exchange building, and know the dant, tbat on the morning of the Sth of February which was Monday, Mr, Tibbetts preseniod himself for a4..:selon to the Produce Fxchango, and he was about $0 exijavo to Bim that the Board bad auapended bim from mamber-bip, and Do could not be admitted, wen t feadact oecane very much excited; the de'endno 8, Dut dropped on tue floor two or three & The Expedition Up Broad River. Our Forces Land and Drive the Enemy Five Miles. A Determined Action at Honey Hill, SEVEN HOURS FIGHTING, GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE TROOPS, THE ENEMY STRONGLY INTRENCHED, i ¢ 'boxss containiog «samples of corm, and wo drew & knuio oF some sharp insicument from bis pockel, and rtobbed Mr V. in tho oulder, cuttiag throuh tho shirt, bat toflicting only » zbt wound, the wh. le Occurrence was the work of a momeot. A knife woe afterwards picked up by one of tue members, who handed jt tothe clark, The witnes wae subjected to a long cr es-examination, but nothing leular was elicited, except that the javitor received ructiona to prohibit Mr Pibbetts irom entering the As goca ag be wan stabbed Mr, Vanderbilt 4 the defendant proceedod ‘up staira to here he was soou arrested by policemen or the purpose. james Boughton, the clerk of the Exchange, who ‘was on the stairs at the time of the assault, corroborated emeut of the janitor, When Mr. Tibbetts ascended 8 Mr. Boughton ried bim that be bad been by tbe Board; he attempted to pass up, 4 resisted by Mr. Vanderbilt standing firm. any further, bot immediately dropped bis band, thrust his left band into his po ket, drew out e koife and thrust it at Mr, Vanderbilt; the drat oF second thrast closed the knife partially, be then opened the knife upon th thrast it at Bir, Vanderbilt again, who tried 4 bands to the biow, Mr Boughton was also croms examined at great length, atating ID ubewer toaquestion put by the counsel that he never saw avy of the members of the board throw dough or grain at Mr, libbetts, ‘Mr. Hall was about to enll other witnesses in support Of the wdictment when he was requested by the Court to suspend their examination until the evidence for the do- fence was adduced. FULL LIST OF CASUALTIES, INTERESTING DETAILS, hey ken we ‘The United States steam transport Trade Wind, Captain Babbidge, from Hiltoa Head, 8, C., December 4, arrived 1n this port yesterday. Purser Cparies W. Feldman will accopt our thanks for favors. Mr. Samnacl W. Mason's Despatches Hutton Hizan, S. 0,, Deo. 4, 1864. On Tuesday morning last (November 29), sbortly alter force, taken from several pointe in the de- partment, left Hilton Head on transports for an expedi- tion up Broad river, A suiliciont number of troops was left at all the posts for their defence, and, ip addition to the regular forces, tho citizens of ibis post organized themselves for guard duty, aud to aid in the protection of the post should any emergency arise, THe 1oRce, RICHMOND. “THOMAS. Gunboat Fight on the Cum- Guerilla Operations on the James River, THE CASE FOR THE DETENCR. xact compe Ay Xen ae ‘Tao case for the poople having doen closed, one of the | It would bo Improper for mo to give berland, counsel for the defeudont stated that thoy would attempt | sition of the forces iu the expedition, and I sball oly City Bes to establish the fact that Mr, libbetts waa laboring under | ailude by name to such regiments us casualties have ty Potnt, temporary tusanity ab the time the alieged offence Was | ocurred in thom. Those aro, in whole or to part, the perpetrated. 8. CADWALLADER’S DESPATCH. hei Mrs Eliza M, Neal, an elderly lady, was conducted to | Ove Hundred and Fiity-seveath, One Hundred and Gry Porn, Dec. 7, T8064. 4 DARING SRT OF JAMES RIVER GUERILLAS. An instaace of marine guerilis warfare occurred on the James river, pear the mouth of Pagan’s (or Fag ) creek, onthe night of the 5th tnst., tbat for reckless audacity wil find few paraiels in the war, Between eight end nine o'clock P, M. thirteen rebels, In emall oats, bearded a schooncr from Baltimore, owned by Charito’Gallagher, loaded with sutier’s goods, and enc.” ceeded in capturing and conffhing her crow without firing © shot. The ecbooner wag lying at anchor, wait- Ing for the tide, aud is reported to have had no watch set. All the officers and crew were below when the rob: eretorambled aboard, and with one exception only jawoke to find themselves prisoners. Ome of the men erring a noise, started up the companion way, bot con- irevted the muzzie of a piste) and wasforced intosilence, ‘Toe towboat Lizzie Freeman, with a barge tn tow, tay at anchor also within one hundred and {ty yards of the ‘gcbooner, but beard no unusual noise'to arouse her sus- picions, while the plundering of the ‘captured: achooner wont on for two hours, From this fect, and subseq A Rebel Battery Blockading. the River. ‘ONE GUNBOAT DISABLED. Forrest Reported North of the Cumber- land River Marching Into Kentucky. a HOOD BELIEVED TO BE FOLLOWING, Ren Rey Ree Pomel io fol tan Sy ge ha Twenty-seveoth, One Hundred and Forty-fourth and of the mann : ats immediately pre. | 5 Ceding tho stabbing Sho resides at 34 West Litteeutn | #ity-sixth New York, the Twenty-elghth Obio, atrect, where the de‘endant ho .rded form year previvus; | the Fittg-fourth aud Fifty-ffth Massachusetts fm- suibe Thursday previous to thecesurrence: wesad we | Nt ead & Portion of she Firss | Masment Pc co; he nai * bad trouble about bis business; that the poopie ga the | #etts cavalry, the Thirty.fourth, Thirty fifth and Une Gorn xchange bad been garubling, which nonoyed, him | Hundred and Second United States colored troops, an@ yvory much, leading him to makea cimpinint to Ul eal nird Ni 8 Ses on tise Hanah ad au watinde, when totcnedieanrasbunss'} | eno > eee tne mnie —r aobieke Wg, be was ati they were going to crush him and ODOPERITION OF TER HAVE. ruin bis business; he said ke had been groasly insulted on ‘Tho navy also co-operated, sending several gunboate te egg Oa od pellets baviog been throwd a$ | guard the landing und joining to our land force the Naval pot listen to ber imonitiona, stating ‘thet he battery, and @ force of mariues and sailors actiug as ta- convinced their only obj was to interfere with bis | fantry. [eet prevent a pre rgiy od pend purposes; COMMANDING OFVICERS. ‘said they were vile, witness minutely Hate command 3d bow be conducted himeell io the house, refusiog Rasenae. Generet J, B= BMoe.A8 fads jeep or to eat anything except rice, She endervor land forces, Brigadier General E. . Potter commanded om ecaieusees a eareneeer from going on 'Chanve, | one brigade and Colonel Hartwell, Fifty-tfth Massscba- , no toiling what I will hey drive met ji and they | ¢t#8 another, Major Genoral Foster accompanied the must be avswerable for the cousejuences.” She saw | ¢xPedition to the landing, and bad general direction of we! ‘a thosPolice court and at the Tombs. and when | tho operations, but was provented ‘rom going into the en fo ‘stabbing said he never occas knew {t; he wna tied ithe cell. Un the Thursday pre | "4, by bis lameness, leeas hy $86: wean Rahm, vious he bad a kutfe in bis band, and when asked what | Colved im Mexico. Admiral Dabigren was preseat in pore he was going to do with’ {t bo seid, “I am | son with tbe vavy. A Gunboat Pight on the Camberiand cpraummatsnces, It, 16 a on gta Boden River. going to use it; but nok unless they fo sr cen, algo, az it seems impossible for such 4 procedure to Lave Nasuvitie, Tenn., Dee. 8, 1864. — a ge a S| a RR gas fae AFP OFFICERS. oecapad the discovery of any wakeful Sherenéas hovectuabtmets: Datel Pas . sd apy man who trie to keep ma from my proverty.”” On General Foster was accompanied by Captain W. L. M. Saturday be bad a dreadful pressure on bis head. Attbe | Burger, Major Anderson, Major Gray and Captain Goraud, teon miles dows the river, Last might seven gundoate went down and engaged this battery, but without dislodging the rebels from their position, The gunboats returned to day, one of them considerabiy damaged, T earnest request, however, of Mrs. Neal be went to church on Sabbath evening; the devendant hes a wife and sit cnildren the eldest daughter being rixteon and the young est three and a bailf years oid. In answer to ove or two questions pot by Mr. Mall, Mra, Noal said ebe did not think Mr. Tibbetts used angry or harsh terms when he called the members of the Corn Fx change devils; oor did sho think {t unusual for uim to say that he was going to use a knife; she did not think Mr. Tibbetts was a dangerous man at’ that time, althoigh he might become 80 by further persecution. ' Tuere was a difficulty between Mr. Tibbetts and bis wife; abe does not hve with bim now. Mr. Oliver Love'l, » venerabls looking man, wae the next witoess. He said that for twenty years he hat heen | 0 & member of the City Council in Cincinatti, avd helped to burid up th ~ be koew Mr. Tibbetts for the last ho boarded in the same bo ie with wont on to speak of bis devotional id deon in the babit of reading tho 1 ivitiog Mr. Tibbaté to join sim, Sunday previous to the diffi of bis staff. The following is « jist of General Hatch’s staff:— Lieut, Col. W. T. Menneit, 1024 Ovited States colored tro’ Chief of Stat, First Liou. L. 8. Perry, 66th Massechusetts Volun- teers, Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Capt, W. W, Sampson, dua Untted States colored troops, Acting Assistant Inspector Geueral. Lieut. Col. H.C. Ransom, United States Army, Chief Quartermaster. Surgeon Geo & Burton, 3d Roode Isiand artillery, Chief Medical Omider. Capt Ri. L. Jowett, 64th Massachusetts Volunteers, Ontees Second Lieut, C. B, Fervow, Sd United States colored troops, Topograpbical Enginser Lieut. Col J F. Hall, Ist New York Engtoeers, Provosa Marsbal and Aid de Camp. Capt T. L. Appl 54th Morsachnsetts Volunteers, Assistant Provost Mursbal and € bef =igual ¢ Winkie, 103 ciination permitted, th 0 capturing Lizzte Freeman and the barge was ‘discussed, and at Inet encoesstully executed, ihe tug was wwing the barge to some point up the iver for a load of Bw ‘Tho only persons on the barge were a lew prisoners tsken ander guard of feur negro -solders to assist in leading ber, Guards and all were the tug no al Situation at Nashville. Nasuvirte, Teno, Dec. 82:30 P, M. Matters at the front present no change from that of several days past, There has been less cannonading to-day than uscal, Colone! Jonasop, who escaped from Block House No. 2 80 providentially, was slightly wounded by a rebel buliet to-day. Two prisapers were brought in this morntog, They Delouged to Teavesses and Arkavsas regiments. The river at wis point Is Ove feet deep. T the sboais tp scant and falliog, The robbers avon overpowered Bim. |S him, ove of whieh took ellect im the forearin, ny a severe flesh wound exteading from the wrist to elbow They then rushed ‘below and secured ptain Sautetle before be could offer any resistance, Anolber dgtachmout eprang ecross on the barge, and was dred on by ono of the negro guards who | Became sroveed by the dring and daager oo the tug. itis vot known whether his shot took effect oF not, The revsis Ured a volley tw returo Killing bim instantly, aud wounding twootbers. Att aboard were captured in 2 few recon: ai below,the batches fastened down, aod the rananckiog and rioting resumed, The prisoners wére’rovved of evarything possesring ewelry aud eit articles Bible every day, which he did on i water on to be extremoly excited, and, drawing » knife, he any speci! value -caen, watcher re iT a A se that challenged their admiration or cuptdiy ik remarked, a p- Be ge <i. Goo prig ner wae compelied to strip from bead to lout 0 end Range bis new boots, pante—every articie on b' A Reconnotesance of the Rebel Pesition to gay that bo had « Colonel G. A. Pierce, Assistant Inepector Genert Aimost-—for a disgusting pile of butterout rage, and was eet teeticn hitereee, Also with Ceveral Katoh ay a volunteer aid, (si Bop ena nate ain appa Pr vite, Teno., Deo 8, 21866, of the Court in hoaring the | General Potter's Adjutant Geocral was Captain W. C, A crnificant incident of the affelr was, that « prisoner A reconnoissanes was made to-day by our forces be- Court decided that 1 was irrelevaul The | yfanning, and Captain Silva, assistant to Col Little Ir. Tibbetts was t tenacity Hail id poe ® coaversa. | tween the LeDanun and Nashville pices. fold, Superintendent of Recruttiog, was wit him as aid. de camp. recognized one of the gueriling, aod gbr tien ta Which the rebel mated” 1 belonged to the old crew ef ub THe Lapixa, We arrived at Boyd's Port a little after daylight, and a8 the transports dropped anchor the troops shouted ecthusinstically. A fog which had settled over the ovun- try dually lifted, givii us a full view up and dows the ir, Feventing plantation houses, vestied among the foliage and pendant moss of the live oak aod pine, Om the main land picket fires were still burning defore hate deserted by the ekedaddling occupants, and cattle an@ sheep, wandering about, were proof of the haste fia he Janding place had been vacated for us. An olé dock was quickly repaired by the ingenuity of our mecbanie soldiers, pontoon boats were rapidiy put im Motion, acd, ip @ short time, wen, borees, artillery aad Supplies were on shore. LANDING OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE. 'y the cefendavt was s Mason. One 0! the questions put to the witness on crose- examination was, ‘‘Are you ® spiritualist” He eaid ne wana beliover in (he Bible, and believed that spirits revisit this earth and taik withepirits, He belleved that Mr. Tibbetts and Mrs. Neal believed as be did. (Our reporter would state that on leaving the court room be saw (be old lady jo converse with Andrew Jackson Davis, the celebrated spiritualist, Mr, and Mrs. Fletcher also testified to the condition of Mr Tibbeits’ mind It appeared from Mr. Fletcher's jt was an exieosive broker e prcbably held between four Tbe counsel was preasing the question as to whether any pervon bed more than that when Mr. Hell facetiously remarked that ‘some mes hold s good dosi of coro and stand under it."” On the Sunday Mr, Fletchor bathed Mr. Tibvetts’ bead and wrote from dictation @ letier to the wife of the de. in which be recounted the troubled condition of bis mind, occasioned by the conduct of the members of tho bill which the occupied and drov Two oF three of our meo wore killed, seven severely wounded, and a fow slightly. Forrest Reported Across the Camber- land—Hoed Beiieved to be Marching imto Kentucky. Nasuvnte, Tenn., Deo. 8, 1864. ‘The Nashville Press of yest y ayo Sholling the rebel ines and their working parties wae kept upon the 66m tnet., bot hardly 6o vigorously or persistently ag the day before, ral Forrest, with bie commend, is said mberiand river, We cannot vouch for succeeded ip forcing ihe batchway o ng the deck, The tug was just pasaing out thefiver, The engineer and ¢wo Gremeu away dy the capiors. ndoping the field they fred t & gunboat to aseertain t pen of testiinony thas the dofend and speculator In grain; to render apy aveisiance. The tug was a quently found evak @ short distance up the river, but whetber by ‘obels Or the engineer aod Gremon they carried away, ow knows. QuANT!S MOVEMENTS INDI A saris. | Te impression gains strength both our soldiers | thew "Mr Fain not tmok that the accused woutd’per, | The Naval Brigade bad lacded™ before us, and wae The oofefom, tbe Hichmond Examiaer, Deo. 6.) |, | and citizens that the rebels aro evacuating, and iftbis be | form the act, or De 2 Apprised she auiheritien | reconaottering about the neighborbood in search of tnfor- go the march op Kentucky may bo said « of the thret mation. Variy \ateresting. Many officers on the lines of Rich mond were satisfied by the movements of yesterday that a Great battle will be fought to aay, The whole of thi ‘s nogro force bas been consol. corps crossed the river on the night before iast. Yesterday they occupied the line from Fort Harrisou to the river, The white troopa joned there went off towards our tbe enemy's right—where be bas acoumulaied @ large army. Yesterday intelligence was rece!ved that e number of ports were visible on she Potomac river, com: this way, laden with troops. Thetr numbers were es: mated ot siz thousand. Dr, Simmons, one of the prison physi and said that from was called, menced, We sink this probable. A Robel Battery Pia: Aa. Carmo, IN., Dee. 7, 1864. A deapatcd from Paducah states that # report b reacned where that the rebela bad planted a battery at Harpeth Stoals, Tennessee river, and that a gunboat bad The Naval Brigade was eificered as follows: nder George Henry Frebie in command, t O’Kage, of tne Sangamon, commanding the y of naval infan' ant Whitehead, of the Pawnee, commanding the Al the time | eecond company Marive Corps—First Lieutenant G, G, Stoddard, of the New Hampabire, Adjutant J, R. Staniey, ef the Phiuadele phia The following were the staff of Commander Prebie:— Lieutepant Commander A. F. Crossman, of the Wisss- to quite possi i¢ equanimity Dr. Joho A. Welese ai ae bis opinion, the teammouy of tbo previous wit the occurrence Mr. Tibbe a at Harpeth him closely as ie familiarity whe t ene Reerterres, ppg be a boon sent to that locality, In the meantime transports Bickon, adjutant yn evidence of a ‘a Grant's army that ‘bas | are not permitted to proceed above Smithiand, Charies Barton. tbe Philadelphia, Ald.de-Cam despatched a portion of his troops towards the South, to tor bad not made 7 17 . P. aid tm the capture of Shermas. Pine reid on Stony ereek | wewe from Dom nev rope He said taat temporary insanity migut Hoopite Assiotas Surgeon Wm. J. Dowdle, of the Nava wae made to ascartain whether Lee wae really sevding | Jovsugnre OP RUNNERS—OAPTCKS OF 1m, one of the keepere of the city pri- iatant Surgeon E. M. Corson, of the Nautucket away his forces, The correspandents could not ascertain mother the delief was well founded oF net. There are good endications of a movement by Grant, That be will attempt a grand, general aiieck, @ not probable, unless the caaal ie Combed, out 4 be will again at. tempt to seize “1 tes of Both wings White Usk sweep and the Southside mee one Of thy woes protable of all probabie things. Kowign Waiter Cooper, of the jadeipt aa Assistant Surgeoo H. 1. Gibbs, of tne Norfolls ith, of the Nabant, Clerk to the Adfu- Mr. Tiboette was brought io be THR SUSANNAH, ETO. bad to be strapped down to the Havana, Deo 2, 1804, Bt, Demingo dates of Nov, 21 contain no news of im. portance. it ls eald that sickness there is decreasing, Gad the prices of provisions are still advancing. ‘Two steamers from Cadia are expected bere, each with one tbousaod men for Bt, Domingo, Pipetiog Acsatant Paymasier D. A Ta ‘The coussel on both sides Baving mgroed to close th § fn “4 reser, of tbe Wiseabickoo, junoture, the court &. roed sil thie morn. tant. ‘The following officers were also with the brigade— Lieutenant Commanding E. 0. Matthews, of ne Naval Battery, THR MOVEMENTS OF THE NEORO (ROOTS BxXCI ™ AICO ROMD, aarpne mere Helen Denoy, Coquette and Will-of-the- ren; Mr be Lane rr foe Lieutenant @. W. Hayward, pI ht [From the Richmond Dispateh, Nee intended for blockade runners, bave arrived at ma H stone, 9 La — coy ori ot 0 camps below fcheseod | Havana from Naveen, The Coquette was vader rebel , HJ Deanis.U Dester, M Uuraed, detiog Ensign Coaries Boyer, of ihe b Carolina, wer: - 7 . Lorende tt Levison, Ree d AO it Forwgn J. A Edgar, of the Nawap Ratrery, , but Botbing positive i known of ner | Clore, and, having «large gumber of mon on bowrd, It te Hepp, Manuel Riveos, B Ren Action Eorwge ‘ ft movements exceps th discoverad on yoo. | foared (bat abe ie intended for & privatvor. Three moro STvie, _ —e ater's Mate Wm Sard, of the Cxmetin, terday moreidg that White troops had been mers, one of which W@ iron-clad, ars expected from ht, The Thom: Sein rs Mate AF. Tw o yi ADVANCE—TME FIRST DAY'S OPERATIONS, As soon as A auliclent nomber of troops had landed, Ceneral Hated sent the Thirty second United States col. ored troops, Col, Geo, W. Baird. and the Naval Brigade, op the road to #trike into the country, They procesaed to the first crcaeroads without trouble, and, Inter ia the day, a Neleoo, F % 4, ¥ Roya, J R Newton, © withdrawa = from Fort Harnson Nastag The Lapa sailed yeeterday, The Cojted Staten a wreew and left th e dey Magnolia left (his afternoon, The wether here ts detightrat, baw recove’*d from his recent illness, kee pevors negrove in Grant's teenie our pe, Fangement Nassar, =Sebr Mary flarrie=C McD Harri-on, D F G.eason, Nassau. NP=Sche Vigitant—D Colquhor | Posey, J H Mermaos, DEPANTORES, Liverro Mowers Geo al! (he oegrose were Geng brown Dt OF Weston, t—Gteamehip Asia. from Bermuda Hupdred ana Petersburg, and ‘ ino joaton ymnen Mew J EA Todd, Contd Brown, A 0 ey ride of toe building Ip whieh it © | * # white troops were boing Fen! ROULD Of the Fiver ¢ ning oo! S0@ Bazar baw been pustyo i AE bennihon, Josepe Lee Ga; wore joined by otber regiments, when ao adv! waa bn ir laces. Negroes an resterday, for the fire ory Owen, ¢ ® BLTIOK, Le meric | ‘ mata road to the right sovoral miler 4 Salt air (8d 08 Peket ID frant of General Hartow's tine Jost arrived here to an ores beat who | fer} Weal nea vera, Jarnas Wa ker made up the aa , 8 pase the Coosadalodl@ Iher' #ppearatoe bere bae act canted any interriy ENO Captured andwbarued an Americas | te ven Les Wee wide et RY erceerende, set My the nti quiet, They Dave @eported tnemesiver Rere 0 | road, at Gork, the Naval Brigada, fet dy , Wey stat, Dave pot bees Aired ulin by ov ae Ot Rae a ® nah, | ME eau W , 19, ‘ an, nthe advance. The troops res 5 mer ADV doubt (hee Grant has beeo hone hundred and stg | Rutew a Br aad nreC & Kenyess, ve Aye be tl . eg ott, at IXtO eOepA, and, had, Ae. wit ph moved bt \ Willan H Creghion. Me and | improving the tne to propar D it fa @ (ow daye p + by we Coiced Staves guo- | ‘ Mrs oF Taiping, J ik Kemdersuns ei pal Cente, Aa” the expense of a (urloag oF Be OF FO * Duncas Ruverison, Capt Ciarkmih Tova