The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1864, Page 1

it if : ———_ Lao = SHERMAN General Sherman and Admiral Dahlgren in Communica- tion with Each Other. UESPATGH FROM ADMIRAL DAHLGREN, No Pasitive News of the Fall of Savannah. REBEL REPORTS OF THE SITUATION. Kilpatrick Reported Mortally Wounded. General Foster Marching on Coosawhatchie. Tuo Rebels Defeated on Hot- spur Creek, ae, ‘The Press Despatches. Wasurncroy, Dec, 15, 1864. The-foltowing telegram was received from Fortress Monreadast Bight:— Yalegram in cipher received at Washington at ten P, ‘M., Decomber 14, 1864, from Port Roval harbor via Portoeas Monroe: — Son. Growox Wares, Secretary of the Navy:— Tbayo just received a communication from Sherman's a is afew miles from Savaonab and in fine ehall briog all my availobie force into connec- tho army. eh is forwarded with this. Very respectfully, J. A, DAHLGREN, Rear Admiral. of despatches from Adiniral Dabigren arrived y shis morning, with the following important or the Secretary of the Navy:— FraG Sreamex PHUADRELPHIA, Port Roya, Hagnor, 5. C., lec, 12, 1864, on WELLES, Secretary of the Navy:— ’6 my happivess to apprise the department Sherman, with bis army, is near Savanadh, communication with bir, his probable arrival 1 had stationed several pet different points, avd-bad come down from yesterday in order ww bs at hand, [ had many hours. ing, about eight o’closk, the Dandelion ar. Captain Duncan and two -scouts—Sergeant jorge W. quimby—beuriag tho fram General Howard.— anox on ran tmenatnee N&*R SAVANNAH Canal, GA. DER Of the United States Naval Forces in be Ga.i— have met with perfect success thus far. \pespirita and near by. espectiully, 0. O, HOWARD, Major General. can states that ourforces were in contact M6. fow miles outside of Savannah, Shermac’s army is not iv want of any- aa, cy Ener OF 1 event could givo greater satisfaction to the that which I annouoce, and 1 beg leave to United States government on its occur- ipa be exceeding my province, but I cannot expressing ths hope that the department Captain Durcan and his companiogs to the ty of War tor some mark of approbation, Im establishing communication between nand the ileet. enterprise that required both skill and honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient J. A, DANLGREN, Roar Admiral, ckading eyaadron, owing extract of a letter from Gesoral Sner- a his march, shows not Servan! Convmanding South Atlantic b ton before he etarted up ‘enty Wot ho reached the point at whick he aimed, but Saathe omplished ¢be dificult work sme twelve or Sonrteos Aays earlieg than be expected:— Krsaston, Ga, Nov. $~9 P. Capt. Poenoer, U. &. N., Mound Ci'vi— te & (ow days Iwill be o” for satt water, and hope to meet wy old friend D. DB. Porter again. Will you bs Rind eneayh 20 write bim, and tel! him to look oat for me, abou! Chrietmas, from {lilten Ho1d to Savannah. W, T. SHERMAN, Major Cenoral. Yuet Gwreral Sherman had captured Savannah before 4h \veumer which brought the above despatch had fairly got opt OF abo harbor of Port Royal is probable, trom the fro. tat the moss says (bat when coming ont of the harbor, and when too Savy A> commucieate by signals, the whole fleet began to Gre a ea) er who reached hore this morning ite. woking towards the vessela they wore boing in bonor of some great orated witn flags T ‘on that prevailed on board the ateamer was the, she left the wharf, news had reached the Ad- aoicabor eho fell of Savannah. Pravmrart, Deo, 15, 1564. ning Telegraph has Just received tho following peor Cospatehies Wasnxcton, Boo, 15, 1854. Amothgr scout has arrived from Shermau’s army with horas to tho Presideot, He reports Savanaab cap- tured on he 1010 inst. Wasuinctox, Dec, L5, 1854, ‘Ther’ ono positive news of the fall of Savaansh. It te merely probedis. GENERAL POSTER'S COLVIN. he Attack on the Chartestom and Sa~ wannah Railrord, OTSPATCH FROM ADM Wasmxcros y Department has received reports from Ad- slgron to Decomber 7, which contain some in- Jotal's of tho operations on Rroad river, and 9 Charleston and Savannah Railroad, which aay beow reported, paley, tho SOW alt., the adeoios was ma: yon ani towards tho railroad sbove Grahan ‘710 aseans of the aav bg columos and tte resuit have ady reported, A brig wad twarinee foot co-operated in this advance, and feudered rricd with (t# boat bowitzers as well aa tts * ypon the work which barted t\@ pro. Jo of sailor afooday Gen, Foster, with a few trgs ant two or eo Gouured men web. Tuto Wash branch, asc “ oval forty, captured a “ ree light es, tho goard ronw ng away, evi hot vet, sid Suid tot ' v4 Sonome, wher> a small work, w.t ’ of vn 19°04 800 uw to bur tho arcr (bay ® eounld of thousaud varda, and the rebels, after fring a fow sbots, retired to the woods and | cavi Jet them pound away. At the sam) time asotner columa A was pushed out by General Hitch from his right. and the | Pontiac sent ser boats up from Boyd's landing. The whole affair, however, was merely ® reconnoissance, made to appear like a demonstration, for the purpose of misleading the rebels ana dividing their forces, Boissance was made of another stream, the Tulffiany, going in another direction, and, with the Coosabatebie, forming & peninsula or island, over which the ratiroad passed by two bridges, at no great distance from each other, where the ground was very favorabie for cutting the railroad, moved very oasily up Broad river, and reached the en- trance of the Tutiflany about eight o’slock A.M.,and in e@onsequence of the low tide the force was in toate. In tho lead was a launch of the teat division, | amor Acting Master E. G. Furber. single road that leads up between tho rivers, width of the island being well frontof a small force, and each flank covered by @ -otream: Tho rebels appeared to bave bosn completety ‘deceived by the previous demonstratiens towards the Coosahatchie and its battery, and when they percetyod the real direction, sent a force with ali-dispatch to dis- pute the landing, one of their regiments being a veteran rogular; but they were gradually pusked back towards } ectimited at between seven and i | front, when the blue jackets came up at a quick pace with their howitzers, and opened fire, when the rebols gave way, etill falling back before our men, report came that the country bridge had been de- stroyed; NEW YORK, FRIDAY, Sunday last, Gomplétely routed =A portion of the party we: gies and carriages, which they bad stolen, all of wh amounting to thirty, re captured. A considerable killed avd wounded. The Yankees were d driven up te Osterhaus’ camp, Osterhads sent out @ regi- ‘The fring was renewed the next day, while a reson when he was to abandon his cantured m ‘Oar loss in the ‘two affairs was two killed and séven wounded, severdi of the latter m/rtaily. THE FIGHT AT STATION NO. TWO AND A ALF. [From the Charleston Courier, Deo, 94 A report prevailed im the oity yesterday that General Hardee iad met and attacked ‘tho enemy at Station No, Tvo and @ Half. Tne portion of Shermaus army cn- reported to be Slocum’s corps. No resulte 2. THR APFAIR ONLY A SKIRMISH. {From the Chartestea Courier, i ec.'0.) Sherman's army is reported still moving toward Sa- tearm that the afl at Station No, Two on simply gome slight skiemishog. Tho 0 prevail that Sherman ivteads to attack but if heettenpts it bo wilt bo badly de- feated A report was to cir ‘on yesterd:y that un the arrive! of bia forces at No. Two he bed turned off im the direction of Sister’s ‘ferry, whica woutd indicwte an intention to cross into South Carolina, “he enemy rear | Pocotatiga wore reported shelling tho ‘road on Hriday, About ove hundred prisoners from Serman’s army ar- rived if the city yesterday, | GENYRAL KILPATRIOE’S WOUND SAID TO BE MORTAL, {From the Auvusta Chronicle ard ~ertinel, Dec, 81 Tt ie-suid that hilpetrick was shot rhrovgh the herd at the fight at Walker bridge op sunday. The wound, i is stated, 18 mortal. GENERAL WINDER’ OPERATIONS LIMA—Ri MOVAL OF THE PRIS MAN'S PATH. [Fromthe Augusta Chremicie.) ‘Wo had the ;jeasvre on yesterday of meting Captrin Capers, of General Wi der’s siaif, ho is in our city in coniecii'n with the Coniederate Prison Bureuw, whose headquarters are ‘to be locited to this city, Captain informe us that all the prisoners at the points wihin reach of Sherman have deen safety removed. Hoveiso Btates toat the vandals wero so ctisappointed at fimcing that the blue betivs had flown from Millea thatthey vented their spleen on the detencetess iababitemte ct tho vieiwity. ™ QacaArmy While t jedgevilic. THB DEVASTATION OF TAK CITY AND ViCIN'TY. rom the Aveusta Chronicto and Sentinel, Des: 9.) ‘The Yankees kicked up quite a hiss in the state House, “They had a mock tegisiature, eleciod speaker, clerk, Kc. and were introducing bills, resolutions, &c., 1% a fa On Tuesday, the 6th inst., gunboats and “transports Higed to lana | After landing the whole force moved quickly up the the adapted to the the railroad, The rebel forco gathered thickly apom the By evening very important result, ag enly a little furthor on are the railroad and bridges. Ashe report was being prepared, matters were reported going on favorably, the sound of the howitzers and musketry being lively. CASUALTIES IN THE NAVAL BRIGADE. A list o° the casualties in tho fl et brigade, awnbering twenty-three, is forwarded, as (ollows:— N SOUTH CARO CRS FROM SH&N- Killed. Kaapp, sergeant marines, gunboat Mingo. Wounded, Corporal Clancy, of the Pontiac: Corporal Young, of the Canandaigua; Privates Maltory ,of the Canandaizua; Nelly, of the Sonoma; Wa'ker,of the Pawnee, mortally; Wilson, of the Mingo. Missing. Privates Joy, of the Mingo; O'Neill, of the Mingo; Gea, c pike: of the Saratoga; Henry Kittering, of the Mem- phis. Wounded in Action, Dec, 6, as far as known. Ordinary coaman Fdward Birch, of tho Sonoma; lands- man Patrick Gleason, of the Sonoma; Patrick Hayes. of the Saratoga, yames Norturup, ef the Mempais; Michael Lynch, of the Sovoma; mariue Themis Mullen, of the Mim- gee; ordinary seaman George Groth, of the st, Louis Ordinary seaman Thomas McPmald, of the Saratoga; lanasman Charles flowe, of the Saratoga; seaman Horace Thompson, of the Now Hampsbire; Mortimer Town, of the Saratoga; Kobert Wilson, of the St. Lowis: Charies Miller, of the Geraninm; December Tob, Corporal Kdward hemmever, of the Pontine. breathless, with thre al ncemedt “the Yankes's are the most precipitate haste andatarm, This bad travestie.on the closing bourse of (he late session. L. Carrington, Faq. of the House, succeeded in 8 :ving the records of his de partment, having rotoved them via Savamnah,'Thomas. villa, Albany end Macon, and thence back to the capital. in bug: } Col. 8, J. Crook, 22d Ney ae { The thirty firet taken were safely brought into eur lines, | Lieut, George H. Lindsay, 18tu ( onnect , Lieut. W. Willis, Sist lod . ae OF arsine aoen Peaneyivaria, firty-six of the Twenty-first New York cavalry went up Lieut. H. Rievards p, luvd indians there to capture our men as they came in squids to the Lieut. tucus C. Gutee, 18th United States infantry, rendezvous, It happened, however, that before they ar- Oy 8 rate, when a courier buret ito their midst, simost ning (’—when tne who'e concerv’absquatulated with not @ the eificrent and indefatigidte clerk ‘The Yankees ravaged hi nice Jittia farm, pearthe city, Killing all his stock, and destroying everyupicg in the a DECEMBER 16, 1864. P NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Breekinr Operations, HIS SCOUTS NEAR ENOXVILLR, fas the Bristol Register, Dec, 8.) General Vaughn's scouts bave been within four miles of Kooxvilie, No enemy 1s repurted this sile Of Seraw- Derry Plains, Union citizens stil eonerder the federal evacuation 0: East Tennessee as & probabie uccurrence at It is very evident the force at Kooxvil'e ve movement in this section f Hood in Middle Tennessee A EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. Col. E, G, Mareben, 14th New Ye Lieat, Col M. P, Gullumn, dtp Roode Island artil'ery, Capt, Jobe Morrts, 24 Peonsyivania arwiliery. Capt, 8, W. Sherman, 4tb Kbode |-land artillery. Lieats George fl. -tertiog, A. D. C. Gen. Terry’s staff, . Sd New ‘Hampebi portion of Bui for the purpose of watching guarding (be road towards expectation that the garrison at Knoxville mey skedaddie by that route, Is vot known, Particulars of the Capture of Company fivec New York Cavairys ichmond Enquirer, Deo. 13. | On the 6:b instant Company A of the Twenty. it New York cavairy, started out from the viewity of Winchester have to ck, 18th United States intantry, Capt. W. A. Robisson, 77th | enosy!vanit Capt. Kin bristopher, Isth United States tafantry, Capt. Joseph A. Ricnley , 771b Indiana, Capt, K. L. Palmer, 67th New York. Capt DB. W. Aloott, 134tn New York, Capt. Andrew stewart, Assistant Adjatant Generad, Capt, M. Te baldwin hice aaa to ca) ture Biylor’s company of tho iwellth Virginia cave Capt. 8.'C, Judson, 10th New York. alry. Ihe iatier met them uear Waite Lost, and kitted, i “ wounded and captured all but thirteen, ‘The Yankees Gupt, B.S. Calit, 2d Uniced states abarpshooters, i. Jonn W). Wheeler, Lock Comnoctiout. BJ. Wright, 6th Obie cavalry. Faout WH. Syih, 16.b Unived states tofantry, -‘Leut R, J. Wilser, 600. nite! States cavalry. ‘Lies. Oscar Roba, isto Pevusyivania. Tieut. Win. ©, Keck, 62d Vounsy iva. ta, “Leat, Dwight Hakes, 1Sto Counectiont, jeut, Dd. Van Keusseiaer, 1200 United States infantry. Lieut, @ Van Kavsainer, Lista Now York, Lieut, B.A kay, 8otn New York. numbered sixty and Baylor's ecmmund forty mien A tow jaye before Haylor coptured tho guard at CharlestowD nd Key's Switch, fis pris vers, e1bty five is number, reuched Kichmond yesterday, io al‘o captured ove hundred horses [From the Ricbmond Dispateh, Dec. 13 } Avery bindsomo affair took place iv the Valley Inst Tueeday, Cajtain Baylor's company of the Twelfth Vi givia cv vairy bas been on detached service for two weeks, under Lientevant Paylin, aud on lust Tarsday were to mect at Kernstown, Ihe Yankees got wiod of it, and rived Lieatenant Baylor’ nad thirty-five men tocether, ana, besrigy of their trip caught them pear Millwood, Only, thirween of the Yavkees escayed—sovon | elug Killed, seven wounded, and the rest are now ia the Libby, We did not loge a man. [a the two weeks Baylor's com- pany, woich numbers thirty five men, has been on do facto! service it has captured eighty-five Yankees avd ‘one buadred and fi.teen borves—averaging six a day. Lieut. E A, luttii, Mata New York, Lieut, Coartes Joves, idk Pennsylvania cavalry, Capt. James N- hawcne, 9h Ono cavalry. Lieut, W, Willer, 10: Connecticat. Lieut, T. W. J avis, Lota New York. Lieut, JG, Blue, iat . Lieut, Charles Suter, 89th New York, Lieut, Phemas Ouio, 88th Indiana Lieut WG. Palloway, 15t0 Uuned States tofantry, Capt, CC Moon, 2000 Indi aa, : Lieut. B,G A. Veiersen, Ist Rhode Island cavalry. Lieut. SD, Hinckey, 10cn Wisconsin, Major Z, A suiith, ieunesseo cavalry. } Capt. @ B, Donabay, Zen Vennsylvauia reserve corps. Adjt J. i. Paimer, l2uh Ohio, ; Capt. B. F Campbell, 36un Maine, Liew. 4. K, booke, 1st Kuude isiavd cavalry, Lieut, #. P. Bishop, X. Q. “L, 4th denueesee cavalry. © Davis, d8tb Lino. D. Madore, btn Virginia cavalry. Lieut. A.D. Grau, 117th New York. Lieut. W. A. Movary, 200th Now York. Lieut W H it Whison, 10(n New York, Lieut, Douglas A. Kelly, 100th Unio lAeut. W, HL. Brioker, dd Penusy!vania cavalry, Lieut, games U. kiddy Maryiand ligbt arallery, Liew, H.W Libby, 16th Oni, Lieut, W. W. liayoadio, 1st United States artillery, Lieut, M,C, Constun, 19th United states infantry. Lient, M.D. Pullman, Avting Comm)ssary Subsistance, Shrovder, Sd Maryland iniantry, Moriis, OU diary laud infantry, pudnor, Sth saryiaud infantry, H HL, Stowart, Oth Maryland tofantry, Kop, duh Marylaud invantry, us Murry, 2d Uo ted S.ates sharpshooters, Lieut, H.C. potter, 18th renneyivauia cavalry. Lieut A, W. Mo uve, 2d Ono, Opposed to Union tn Any Snape. {From the Charleston Courter, Dec. 10.) The Savannah News advocates and oud rses the propo sition to change tho name of Union ¢ounty, Ga , but op- pokes achange for Livcoln county, as that county was bamed 11 nuvor of ove of the true patriots of the first revolution, who is no kin to the tyr nt Abe, This min and his name are hateta) to Southern patriots; but (he mo and the pame of the Revolutiouary hero are pot. What have our friepda of Union district, in this State, decided ns to thay nue, or have they postponed the mat- fer until tio olowe of tue war? ‘Lhe Rebel Ketugecs in New York. [rom the Richmond Whig, Deo. 10.] Tt gives-us @ great dal of pleasure (o observe that the Fankecs ave about to make ther coun ry too hot to held ‘he Bou hern refuceec, who have resorted to it in the hour of their country’s distress, to get themselves out of the Teach of da ger, In tuo cliy of New York especially— the inain resort of these renegades, On this continent nt Jeast-—Ceneral Dix, arcely in'enior as a thief-taker and ysitor to butler himself, is giving them an immeonke of troubis He has pat the detective police upon them, and they are following them up as a Dlacksvake follows up @ rat, from ono hole to another. ‘The iate attecopt to get tire to the hotels of the city —with which, we suppose, the © poor creatures, who Anu: not the spirit to cet jire toa tone colin on & prairie, a bnodred ast npe of subsiatence on the plac Private Brandt, of tho Souo are longer Bien to. Baldwin hon bas not corn cnough ped pment! nitont las Gales States. miies (rom baman habitations, had about as much to do ci u to last till sarch, ond meat is net, and wilt not be. Tho | Capt Damel i. Newell, 73d lud ano. as tbey bad with the last eruusioa of Mount CORE Free Wenn house next to Me, Carrington was dacved, and it was | Capt. Geo. JL. etacr, 10dtn New Yori, Vesuyius—is. the pretext for this extraordivary Commander ’rebie reports to Admiral Dabigren, under | shrongh the presence of his wi.o alone, suat bis-ewn place | Capt. E. 8. Wilson Ist Masguchusetts cavalry, rigor. Wo with Geveral Dix the most thoroush date December 7th, as follows: — was Saved irom the dimes. success, Let bim vot be cboice in making bis arrests, Lieut Fuller Lingiey, 7th Rbode Island, ut out grocnand ripo, Ho has aright to presume, prima Lieut. F. Ro bastman, 2d Peunsyivania cavalry, Yi From the Macen Cor to 7 A ‘ Xesserday, ale . landing, wo dragged tb© | on cungay,‘November 20, Slovem 8 corps of Serman’s | Lieut T. ¥ George, 42d Iinot. { that every man of them is guilty of something jowitzers through the swampy ground, aud hur | army, began to pour inte our devoted city. ‘tho | Lieut L. H, Reynolds, 424 Iilinoia, C mpion of guilt is aiways strong against ried them forward with tho marine battaliou, | fow companies of troops whieb-composed our local guard ee ~ rome yee pope ' Pek md read Fppeartrcrene erittet ike A . Most Nic etores seut. W. Y. Buller, such a war as this, ope tue General Tho sailor iniantry landed above with the army, | Bad deve withdrawn, | Most! the public etoren had been | Pat, KE. D.0. Lond, 2d Pennsylvania artillery, them with.all its went. If there be none to and advanced with it, As we burried on we heard sharp firing of musketry in the advance, aud hurried up to reach the fleld just as the rebels had been driven from it with lose, Gur sailor iniactry fought woll, ani had thirteen or fifteen wounded out of ove un dred and ten, As soon as the howitzers came up one was placed in the road and scattered an attacking column, while the other piece shelled tne woods to the Jeft, The marince Purpigbed Abrough, the woods, and there was more or UAL DigGt, 108 CURIS DAA e vary Us ve jeft, and they played upon us down the cross roads, and dor mercies of the invader with the balance of bis army. perp cere of high Tank, al dated with, aod asked to protect pri fool wat it wer very ex) evsive to bea revel. Shy seomoed te think that evo yebing we bad thing from them, and hiding did very little goo ape Lue Most exper delon, Qpother on the right of the simo-Foad, 4 regiment | ever heard of, and knew exactly whore to iook for bid. < S s, Oh hy Gaed ree Pmipemerned two or (bree private dwellings in th right, wich destroyed a bridge and prevented | vicinity, but none in the city. Tae Peoiteotiary ‘oan. be. the rebels fiunking +. Tho repels appeared tq bo in geod lorce, and to receivegcontinual reinforcements. We drove the enemy, and encamped ov the field of battle. ensily repaired, piers are uninjured Tho enemy remained here trom Sunday evening until Friday morniug, which gave them tine to pillage the sur- from the woods in front und on the right. Our howitzers shelled the woods 1 tue right, end prevented the evemy from closing on ua in that direction. =harpsboot- ers were ia the trees in front, when the firing bad ceased in a measure, and four pieces were withdrawn as 4 re- Serve to the rear, to occupy the position we arc now in- freuching. Iwo heavy howitzers are still at the front for the night, under Lieutenant Hayward, [£ have been in battle or on the move ail day,#od st has boon rain- ing bard. the country in small partia, frequently unarmed, Captyin Sam McComb, Lieutenant Joe Beall McComb, Gus Cone and Theodore Savford were cay near this pace by some of Sherman’s forces, Siessra, Reali ana A, MeComb esciped at No. dl ©, RR. ow Tuesday inst, avd arrived here sife on Friday jast, Capt, Sam McComb was still a prisoner when they tert, ‘They algo etate that Hon, Tuos, F. Wels, our imi State Senator, wos a prisouor in the euemy’s hande We sincerely trust that they way be @90n released from du rance vile. When Sherman's army approached Milledgevilte on Sundoy, tbe 20th ultima, we had the President's Mes- sige in type, ready ‘or pudication, The next day wo tock down our press wad bid it aud the tyoe of our office whore tuey could dot ind it, Oue of the Yankee gene rais had bis headquarters iv our office, but did It iittle damage. We print the presout issue on » hand press, not set hoving had time to get Home ovr eyiloder p Our -Mce bas literally bee don wader foot by ine Geutiles, but we hope by ners week to be all right The Fortress Monroe Deepatch. Forrrnsa Monsoe, Dec 14, 1964 The eteomer United states arrived. this morning from Port Royal, with « large number of returned prisoners, ight buudsed, The exchange of prisoners, under Colonel Mul(ord, was pro grossing favorably. Nothing defintte Jn relation to General Serman’s move- meats could be learned by the prisonere who | again. Ihe mails have been kreatiy darnaged, 90 tant o , ed State: any rivers wil| not get their papers this came on tho United States; but the fring | eek, bur we hope (ba mails will soon be resumed and of his guns ie the direction of the Savan- | thivgs go ov as usual. nab river was distinctly heard for several days prior to PEPE TT b A t ory, J phate slat Hy ciei } General foster’s Column. er Bailing from i’ort Koyal, and the forces that the rebel | ones OOP 1ULAINNY Béitees government havo been able to aszembie have been placer cer ari or, Lec. 9 in the trench meuts xurcoun ling Sav nh and Charles. Wo Ieara toa lpr LBs oe “he 5 e 0 eat with very itt venved tow burning Lulaiinny bridge. ton, so that Goneral “norman will moot with very HU | ghey worg attacked by Gen ral Gartreli’a command and rosistance untl be reaches the suburbs of driven back. Op Wednosday morning 8 portion o: our 1 made to g forces, among Which woa a company of Citadel Cadets, wuere great preparations have be bicody reception ia case he uasauits the city, REBEL ACCOUNTS. under Captain Thomson, and part of the Georgia Vorty- seventh re. iment, the whole under Maj.J 3 White, bad &@ Sbarp ficht with @ heavy force of the enemy pear talige about tive miles below I pwards the railroad, bat wer * 4 who were first deplored SNERMAN IN VINE OF BATTLE BEFORE FAVANNAM. } skirmishers, about one to six, and (From the Kichmond Pispate Doliaved hike ¥ © rezret to learn that’ Cadet There is nothing new from Geor Shermun is near | W, J. F, Patte of Charlestoa. Was seriously wound Savannah, probably now five miles distant, bat be bag } ed, Laving been shvt in two places, through the jeft lung not yet made an attack, and it is etill dountful whether | and thigh. He was broucht to the city on Weduesday he wili do so or make for the coast south of the city, | Bight Cadet A. of Columbia, was slightly wounded in the face; Cadet Lleutenant A, Coffin, of Aiken, hag a severe wound!ia tho bead; Cadet Joseph Barnwell was shot through the thigh; Cadet B. ©, MeCarty torou’b tho left shouider, but not dangerously wounded; Cadet A. R, Heyward wounded iu the left bend, There wero one or two other trifling casualties in th ‘adet com. Yankee newspaper statements to the contrary notwith- standing, it is very certain that he has not yet opened Communication with the const, thongh it te not to be de- nied that he may do so very soon. [tis to be hoped he will not seck to leave the country without attempting the capture o| Savannah. ‘Toe ariay and people are prepared for bis reception, | pavy. Among the Georgians oo@ was killed aod Laren. } several wounded, but we did not learn how A Into despateh, received from below Charleston, tates | many. The euemy have large force at landed a Mackey’s Volut, aud were roported advancing towards Old Pocotaligo. “They will be take: of, ‘the fore which lauded last week at Boyd's Landing bas diay peared, That which fought ihe Cadets on Tuesday was about a mfe from the railroad, and js reported as ta trenching. Gur condition im that locality will be more Satisfactory at pext accounts. that Shermen’s army was in line of bittie (at what potat we will not gay), con 4 by a strong Confederate A baitie was imminent, and our gonerabs thore od themselves fully able to cope with whe ORO (GA.) FIOIT. AvGuata, Dec, 5, 1864, t To Governor M. 1. Poxtiaw:— ‘The Savannah ‘ews of Thorsday says:—Day before About midnight on the dd Wheeler's cavalry attacked | Yesterday the chemy again mnade an attempt to take thy the enomy on the Savannah ratiroad, 9 tiles below | Charleston and Savannad Ratiroad, bat were repulsed Yesterday moraing fighting continued newly all day, and had not ceased at dark. Our forces had driven back every assault, and the enemy had mado no progress whatever. and beaten b: Waynesboro, Following ap their defeated cavalry ho came upon a heavy force infantry tearing mp tho rati- road——it daylight @ very heavy ¢ rce of cavalry, infantry and artillery, before which he retired, fighting, to Brier creek, iaflicting a heavy lose on the enemny. ‘This morn. ing it is ascoftained that the epemy bave moved rapidiy towards Savannah, our cavalry pressing their rear. All ans should be concentrated at e, and the people of the country a! ad@ all ronds leading actors tho Savyaa- nah river, below ihe mouth of Brier creek. BRAXTON BRAGG, News trom the Pacific Coast. SAN FRANOWOO, Doo, 12, 1804 Heavy rains are till prevailing. ‘The treasure receipts from the interior for the last tea daya are nearly two millions and a quarter, Bullion is in demand at $820 a $830, REPORTS OF WHKELENS SCUUIS~ KROAPTUKE OF | Currency bills are selling at 125 premiam tn gold. Coin LIRUTENANT H. He MONTGOMERY, FLEH ONITED | pig gy yor cont promium. Siepes CAVALRY a i bia South Carolinian, Dec. 8} The Nicaragua steamship Moses Taylor sailed today, We y last, Lie ot Reynolds, of | with a large number of passongers. The steamer John L, Stephous arrived yesterday from Mozatian, with nearly $100,000 specie, and siargo amount of silver ore, Thia steamer brings the dotalle of the sur- revder of the city of Mazatian to tho French on Novent- ber 13, Tirce French ships roasted that port om tho 12th, and a flag ef truce was sent ashore to inform Gov, Rovales crossed the Savaurh river at Modson’s (erry. in Boa fort divtrict, He bad bben eng iced on a scout, and ve- coming separated from tho oommand, croveed into thie State to ro,oim them bigver up, No representy Shermans cavalry as ocovoying Bea. num's ‘ridge, on Brier cresk, sixteen mniies [rom the iver, with all the roaés towerce the river oceapiod and Foe ee ee itta ina, nat, teatbead ol uae | that the city would be blockaded om and aitor the 13th, b Was neor the Serent station it aod that hostilities would commoncs tho same day, Tho Tho indicat vt with an a next day ® barmiebs fire on tho city was followed by ile fity, or n det C ‘ i The streets were erowded Several surrcuder nnd ocoupation, removed, and the ill fated inbabitints were Jett to the ten. ‘On Monday Shetman arrived Host of the men betong- ing to the city left beforetheenemy arrived. lhose who ved and our poble women had to submit to allthe in- tyrauny and oppression which the ievader saw fit Robpery of every kind and in every degree isgasting scenes 0: plunder in tho presence, and with ad when exposto- te property, we wore told that they invended every Southero wan perseer indeed Belong! , for they wd and adroit thieves’ that we eavily repaired; the walis are not injured except at tho gato, and tee large building containing the cells for the ers being composed of granite, brick und iron, can ‘The railroad bridge across Fishing This morning the fring was revewed by the evemy | creek cau be rebuilt in aphort time, as che abutments aud ronndigg country for many miles. They etrojled about Adolpbus: tured ato Leases, ho may make ove to cuit cach, 0 a8 bo planses. If ho can make aDy- thiny by the tra-saction-—aud ‘ew Yankees will and take a job that dave Lot pay—we shall hear of his suc cose with creat pleasure, We sbail bo delighted to bear that these rene.ades have not been able to save their money by playing traitors to their country aod deserting ber in the hour of diatress.. So, freaway,General You ‘ean bardiy go wrong in this matter, and you have the hearty sympathy ol the whole coniederacy. V1 $9 @ fatul deluston for any mara to suppose that when Capt. G. S, P, Dircas, 3d Tennessee cavalry, Capt. W. M, Beoman, ist Vermont cavairy, Acjutunt G, A, Coffin, 20th Indimua, Lieut. H. S Horton, 10ist Pennsyivauia Lieut. Caaries Howe, 218¢ Tlinois. Lieut. G. M. Bulfum, 1et Wisconsin, Licut. H.C, Duan, 10m Kentucky. Diet. J. K. Green, 2d Indtava cavalry, Capt. Daniel Gould, 133d Virginia. Lieut, Col, Q. Moulton, 26th Massachusetts, {ieut. Hy G. Lombard, 4th Michigaa, Lieut, C. Mutr, 16un Missouri. Capt, R, Davis, 7th Onie, areur ‘13d Pennsylvania. Capt: hoses Wiley, 1st Tonaessce cavalry, Lieut. Col. John Waliis, 47tb Onto, Lieut. A. A. Sweatiand, 2d Peunsvivania cavalry. Capt, K Kissaw, 9th New Jersey. ject, sainee Bren, JA 2d United Staten sharpappocters, >| 4, Col. H.R. Stoughton, 2d Un! Capt. ds G. Keyle, 2d Indiana cavalry, i ? romain neutral with impunity entered into war, w enemy presses her soil, the moment the bioed of her jon of the overt act. Lieut. J. 0. Ladd, $01b United States infantry, Lieut. N. W. Hayes, 34th Obio, i Lieut. AB. Jonam, 7th Michigan cavalry, q Capt. W. 5. Hodwe, 120th I!linois. Caps ©. W. Newlan, 7tb Penusy!vania cavalry, . Lieut. W, Cobiil, 76th New York, Lieut. Henry deylor, 60un India Lieut. H. G. Hamilton, 140th New Yorks Capt. J. A, Maviey, 64in New York, Cat H. b, Hoyt, 140th New York. Iieut. H. Apple 1st Missouri cavalry, Capt. W. moo, 17tb Alichigan, Major 0. J. Smith, 6th Indiaua, Capt. K. Willistas, izth Volo, Lieut, J. A. Reid, 2d North Carolina, Lieut. £. O. York, 2d North Carolina, o w York. Lieut, f. M. Lee, oth Michigan, Taeut. ¥, J, Brownell, 13th United States, Lieat. Webster Jones, g0tb Obio, Lieut. D. J. town, 1Tih fowa, jieut G. D. Bisbee, 16th Maine, Capt. A. Heer, Uhio Major N. P. . 6tu New Yors cavalry, Capt E. Shultz, Sth lowa cavalry. Capt oR. Day Minnesota, Lieut, Myron | elows, 14yci Vonasylyania, Lieut, James Casey , 424 New Yorks Capt. RG, Hatcuioson, 9sb Michigan, |) Wihams, Yourth New York. for bis coutry is agaimat it, *\y conntry,”” be in the right; but my country, right or wrong.”” wotully decsived. It is@ fatal mistake to supoc ipdifiorence to the cause of one’s country can ever be forgiven. 1.00 at the tories of the old Revolution, even At thore who did no more thon sympathize with the pud- lie evxomy and reoice at his success. Lo@ man, they went down to the grave in a coud, shuuned by their fellow eitizens as though they had tho plague abous them, And such Will be ibe fte of ail such 4s i this war bave takon part with the enctnies of their couutry. Buch bope 1@ aveid it ‘The case 18 po better of those renegades who escane from corvice in the army by fying to the enemy's coua Ary of oso»ping throngh the blocksde to Kurops. There they hope t enjoy themseives, while bere a8 home every be mav, wornan aod child is sullericg privatious from the war, apd our brave suldiers are encountering unheard of toils and braving unheard of daugers. Moted, and noted only to be deep ised. Btate inthe confederacy would pass on ch will be ish every v8 iO coniiscata Fy alow of property they 6, and to forbid their ever returuing as gitizens. By sbaodoning their country fo the hour of peril they forfeit ail ciaim they could ever have had to her protec: Let them stay mong those thoy prefer (o their own countrymen, wuvro tuey might be fsome service by staying at homo, We hope the Yankees will pass lawa to conilseate the property of evory man capable Of acting as @ soldier who halis from tue Souin, aod who 18 wow residoat in aby of the Yaukee tn eee Lic Got Veuvoek iiuey tape WA Sway States. Licut. J, Spindier, 73d Lilt.0 fc Capt. W. t. wil, Oth Lowa. Tne New Rebel Uxemption Mil, Maj. W. L. U-rsou8, 20 Wrseonsi MOUSE OF BEPLESENTATIVES. Capt. I, As Bice, isd Delaware, SaTouDaY c. 10, 1804, ‘The House met at the usual hour, Me (Mites, irom the Mi itery Committee, reported the Goveral | xempticn bili, The clause in regard to the ¢remption of the pres ts ma -riaiiy changed; also that in relation to teachers, ex- empting Only teachers of colleges, thevlogival semingties Lieut. CP. Butler, 20tn Jaiana, Lieut. 7, H. Ward, o¥th | wited Siates Infantry, x , 1th Maine, . Canheld, 2186 Olio, mas Hagay 79.n ilinols, Lieut. G Cleghorn, 21st Obto. out. W, bs itoach, 49th New York, and military academies. apt, J A. Russet, 93d tino The only entirely new exemption clause i: that re. Cajt J. W. Gross, 10th Kentucky. lating to thoollicers and employes of uy Capt BR, Harkness, 10un Wisconsin, and Kanawha Canal Company, Lieut. Fe M. Faye, 42d New York. Toe \Aafvecn ti me hauds” claw tute W. Ge Liatton, 62d * No Vice | resident of tha t Lieut. W. tron, 62d Pennsylvania, Members and officers of Cougrees and of the several Stave Licut. ©, 'W. Braudt, Ist New York artillery. Caps. J.T. Piggott, 8th Penoeylvania cavalry. Lieut. W. A, Duley, 8th Poonsylvania cavalry, G.C. hurgon, 77th Uiinols. | i ord, 14th New York. | alt, 13510 Onio, | Michigan. | 0 New York. ch other Coniederate a f the laws of th ssary for the proper administra oF State goverumoats Every minister of religion in the r charge of his ministerial dutics, who,on the 17th day | Of February, 1804, had, a 0 rules and usages tion to which he belonged, the pascoral gions Congregation, but no minister of re. {caro ol a | Nigion shall be exempted under the provisions of this act ed, oe who Lieut. W. Liout. HP, Crawiord, ‘Assist. Surgeon J.J. 1, Thompson, 12th Lieut. L. L. Stone, 24 Vremout Assist. Surgeon L. A. Warrea, Sth lowe cavalry, who bas at any time during the war cogs all hereafter eugage in buying or selitny ! physicians of asylums iweane and nurs insane; One oditor for each hewspaper being pub- IrYs Ohio, Ree ir partes, D6 daenpeenanetsn cneuley, ed at the time of tho passage of this act, wud such HK. Kelly, 1280, Peonsylvaoia Volunteers, ical printers and pressmon as said editer miay certity on oath to ve indispensable Co the publication of such Dewspaper, tho public printer of the Confede- favo and state ¢ nmeats, aud such jourveymen Printers 8 the said public printer shall certify ou oath | to be indispensable to perform the public priating; one | akilled upothocary in each apothecary store, who was pt. J, Krouse, dd Pennsylvania artillery, ‘apt. JL. Green, Assistant Adjutant Goneral, Liaut. B, H, Clute, 60th Mesanchusetta, Licut. H. W. Baldwia, 2d New Jersey. Lieut H. Proquette, 32d Lilinoia Adjutant Charles Ross, 1th Indiana, ; Drummer W. Nealey, $1st ORI0, intermiesion sinee that period. Skilled pharmeosutiats Pian int Irkiey, Banal corps, engaged in the manuiacture of drugs and modieines to : the value of $250,000 per «unum for the u of the go Seoond Assistant ineor Joan Loverney, U. 8 N, | erament or blic; all physicians who aro or we: H . asalbes | “ " for the ten years next preceding tbe Lith day of Febraa- | Terrible Gxpiosion at Dupont’s Powder jf ry, iss4, in thy regular practice of their profession, and Mitts. who have not been engaged in buying und seliug fr TEN MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUND! profit; all presidents and teachers of col.cges, theviogient seminaries and military acaceinies who have becn rogue Wruwinaton, Del., Dec. 16, 1864. Six mills in the Hagley yard of Dupont's powder mills, noar this city, exploded this morning, killing ten men, | and wounding sevoral otters, Tho explosion was the most serious ove that hae oocurred for goveral yoars, lariy engaged as such for two years u Page of this act; superiutéudents and p hospitals The iaw tn reference tw raijroad com; tlaily the samo as heretolore. T sable employes of the James uot to exceed oo workman ry three linear miloe of said c ‘All pereoua who are now regular mecwbars o- thy ety of Frieads and the association of Dui Naw rines ae Mevonisis, ibe persons 20 exempted to pay into the Treasury a tax of Gye hundred doll a Sagunpat, Nov. 1, 1004 | ausd, and cell bbe marketable sarpius of provisions sua Count Patigd, Chargo d’Attaires of his Majeaty the King , 6/80 Dow on hand, and which they tay taise (rom yoar s ‘ " A } to year while thivexemption con inues Bolgia State; of italy; Baron do Vrlero, Belgian Minister of State; Br. | Revie: to familiog of soldiers, «t price xt bofore the pag aiclaus of public 8 is gubstan- Reception of M Sibley and Col by the Emperor of Rassia. Tho St. Potersbueg Court Journal of Noveraver 2 coa- tains the following —- Roypolds bad to charee several prisoners, | with poowe, Things were conducted quistly. : ‘ t Lie bh tt ‘ Mont ery rin — decreos for peosarving order and the regulation of the Sibley, President of the Westera Union Telegraph Com~ | sioners of tho Stale under the impressment act, . a ad « wad fron om bia " * ‘s - - “a the go within fiver 8 bet 4 army whea he wen nd prese and malls bad been issaed since « vew officlal orgaa pany, aod Mr, Coilins, American citizen, had the bonor 1 ecnmues aban eS bow in actual contract with the gov: tured,in an almost famiahod condition hod been eatnvlisued, new municipal officers appointed, | *-Hay to be presented to nis imperial Majesty or of exemption and detail ia voeted Tana, oa with enone Nt and a mail route opened to San Blas, ecretary of War, to such farmers a made, ON ui iti ue x " pened to Sa Bl Raliroad Coneoligation, ravers ae be may be satisiied wis) bo Wedabeee Krekve J yenthraay/ xe he rhs, | ' Baw Fuancisco, Duo. 14, 1894. Provipay nm, Deo, 15, 1864, ful to the country im the pursuits of ageio: lure bh ye the auomy wore aeerted ana severely } Arrived, eternghip America, (rom Saa Jaan del sur, Aspects? meeting of the stockholders of tho Air Lis aia ping & may also ‘ Tt We saidithat a eurong forge 06 twiantry ad with ihe passcagors that. feft Now York, by tno Nioa. | Railroad at S¥oousceket to-day, voted Co consolidate with | 54 yo may bo antisfied ouctt t> vo rata ben fone is eho BtaLOned! | agus roate; Movember Ab, the Doston, ivartford avd Prie Ratlroad J 08 rcouunk Of Public wecessi ‘ i er of men oppor ‘ bau e 0. or BHrdthe ‘ re © vol dotal nd « tive honever b y vopuned sue ter, th \ i {> Tublaten 3 on f mand Vaus | Phe s¢hooner Iscact Snow Ashore, — | ibink it ig ‘ 4 on Mt the foe, Who suouglit no doabl to Fun Over Biba Fy e's letadd, We ti wold, besitos #160,000 | ws’ Hove, Dee, 16, 1864. | @laiie (or cetyice im tt r at ' ins itis Balad oF inet ig a " | ag TRanchonnian taraal Siow, of Rockiaidy Yacntd. trom | 5 Las tank sapere and cutragiors (ue OcthARAY ’ CONDE R¥OAGYD ON THA Lr IX can ; : ,, | Now York for Feston, with a catwo nt corn and edoboR, | OF obberw iso aball “oun e ; fiom the Seeantna Atoll é hb nia, for New v waa ree Ash fet okitou Low nb, West Chop, but | years » OF persons nod tO light du i Wo hear 0 Gale @ galllawt anuievenoent of our rai whalers foe ® Waals oruise. Will probabiw be wat olf without damaye, tor milivary gory ice 16 the Led. hig country is engaged in # war for existence he can Wo care not what may de the circumstances under which that country lirst ether whe were right or whether ahe were wrong in doing 80, the toment the foot of the children begins to flow. from that moment neutrality } becomes treugon, and the ueatral man 12 2 brajzor in his Beart, how careful soever be be to abstuin from the As long a@ war is {mmi- Lieut. J.D. Ssmpéon, 10th Indi $ sent, not actually raging, so lovg has Lieut. HH. Pierce, 7h Connecticut, 4} right to warn, to devrocate, to remo: Lieut. G. W. keis, 18th Connecticut. the sound of tho first cannon takes away all Capt. M. W. Ogan, 14th Ohio. such right. The rotations of the parties are from that moment completely changed, and he who is not was the famous toast of Decatur—«My country, may she always inat ig the true doctrine, and those who think otherwise, and set according to thoir sentiments, will find thenwelves Let none the casd~ THE NEW YORK HERALD. RICE FOUR CENTS. VICTORY. Great Battle in Front of Nashville. Hood’s Rebel Army Driven from Their Strong Posi- tions and Forced Back Three Miles. Nearly the Entire Line of Rebel Works Occupied. Capture of Seventeen Guns and Fifteen: Vundred Prisoners, &., Sccretary Stanton to General Dix. &e., &o War Deranrmenr, Wasnrneron, Dec. 16—L1:30 P. M. j Major General Dix:— The Department has just received unofficial de- spatches from Nashville, announcing that General Thomas, with tho forces under his command, at- tacked Hood's army in front of Nashville at nine * o’clock this morning, and, although the battle is not yet decided, the whole action to-day is de- scribed as splendidly successful. Our line advanced on the right five miles. The enemy were driven’ from the river, from ‘their intrenchments, from the range of hills on which their left rested, and forced back upon bis right and centre, and the centre was pushed ba ck from , with the loss of seventeen one to three mi guns and about fifteen hundred prisoners, and his whole line of earthworks, except about @ mile of his extreme right, where no serious attcmapt was made to dislodge him. Our cazualties are reported to be light. Hood’s whole army, except the cavalry and @ small force near Murfreesboro, wero engaged. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Movements of the Rebet General Lyon on Hopkinavilic, Ky., deo ' Lovisvitix, Ky., Dec, 24, 1864. The rebel General Lyon, on entering Hopkivsville o@ Monday, conscripted avery one he could find, and burned whet bo could not carry away. A conscripted gehtlem 1m succeeded in gotting the guard over him inobriated and escaped while tue rebel soldiers were ip quest of coal. General £. MoCook's advance guard had a skirmish with the rearguard of General Lyon at Tikton, Generalg St neman avd Burbridge have effected a Junction af Reamsville, and will closely follow Breckin- ridge. ‘Tho cavalry of General Thomas’ army crossed @ few days since to the north side of the Cumberland river, aud yesterday recrossed again to the south sido, with the exception of a suflicient fores to pursue and rout aay rebel force on the north side of the river. ‘The defences on the raiiroad have been so strengthened Ghat no danger iv apprenended. r Camo, Deo. 15, 1894. Assteamer from mp the Obio river reports that 1h revel G ‘al Lyon and command occupy Eddysville, ow the Cumberland river, with a force estimated at from twenty-five hundred to seven thousand, A battery three miles below the town opened on the steamer Naugatuck, but did little damage, All the boxts at Southfield had been ordered to tae opposite side of ths river, and gun- boats hud been sent to destroy the battery THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. Sr. Locrs, Deo. 15, 1864, The Lawrence Tr/byne says that the notorious brigand Quantrell wes removed in an bulance in Price’s re- treatiog army, sick beyoud tho hope of rocovery. ‘Tho recent explosion of the steamer Marin, at Caron+ delet, previously reported, is ald to have boon the { work of rebel torpedo, An investigation will soon be rande, $ Toe printers of #t, Louis are on a strike, but the pubti- cation of the newspipers has not been suspended, The ere over Ofty ceuts per thousand ems acd steady ‘work to good bands, ‘The Democrat's Fort Scott (Kansas) despatch, dated the 2d, has the following:— Yesterday's courier arrived from Fort Gibgon with des- patches, causing apprehensions for the safety of a large government train, which lett the camp on the Dry Wood, ten miles from this place on the 224 of November. The train consists of one hundred and twenty government wagons (five yoke of oxen to each ue) and thirty sutler wagons (ix mules to each), all heavily loaded, for Fort Gib- 80m, a diatande of one hundred and eighty miles, guarded by @ few dismounted cavairy and a section of artil- about twenty-five men, The traia is now said to be corralled on Noosho river, about one handred miles south of this place, and the men were throwing up do fences, being closely invested by the rebel Gen, Gaines, with one thousasd men and five caunon, Colonel Moonlight is reported to be moviog to the assistance of the trains, NEWS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI. 15, 1964 ans the 8th of cotton for Tho steamer Olive Branch, from fost., bas arrived, with Ofty-three b: Cairo. 7 She brings no news of importance, At New Orieans cotton, sugar and mollasses woro quiet and nothing was doing. The sieamncr Anoa Jacobs, from Memphis with one hundred aud twonty-eight bales of cotton, bas arrived. Arrival of a Captured Eiockade Runner in Hampion Roads Yorre Mowros, Dee, 14, 1864, The blockade runner Head. Hamptoa Roada this morning, in ebarge of Hosigo Joho Small, Jr., of the United Statec gunboat Cherokee, having been captured on the 8th Inst, ix lougitude 76 43 west, latitude 34 15 north, while on the way to Bermuda with a yalaaple cargo of six hund: 1 and gen balos of cotton and a large qrantity of spirits of turpentine, The Duteh Conaui, wife and three children were cu board at the time of her Sho {gy @ now boat, wnd bad just made ber fires sefully into Wilmington a short time pre viously, with a cargo of Euglish riflles and blankets, por oaptare. chased for the use of the rebel army, baving been shipped by agents ia England, A Vessel on BPtre, Bostow, Dec. 15, 1904, A deapaten from Highland Light, Cipe Cod, states that 4 Inrge vee ippoaed to be asbip or bark was dis ered op fire from ih ation this afternoea, Sho was weoty taileg Cron land, ina oortheasterly direc. nso! she was # mass of Games trom stem to siora, and wad undoudredty totally destroyed, No vew wel could ¥@ seen uear ber fate of tie axew ta opkuown