The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 16, 1864, Page 1

News My-Telegraph to the N. ¥Y. San. GLORIOUS NEWS ! GREAT BATTLE AT NASHVILLE. ——— a GEN. THOMAS ‘VICTORIOUS. 17 Guns and 1,500 Prisoners Captured. WOOD'S WHOLE ARMY ENGAGED, GOOD NEWS FROM SHERMAN. The Fleet Co-operating, FIGHTING BEFORE SAVANNAH. Prebable Fall of the City. THE CANADIAN F.AIDERS. Their Re- arrest Ordered. &e., &e. Glorious News—Great Victory at Nashville. (orrictaL) War Department, Washington Dee, 15, 11:30 P, M.—Major-General Diz:—The Department has Just received unofficial despatches from Nashville @nnouncing that General Thomas with the forces woder his command attacked Hood's army in front &e., of Nashville at nine o'clock this morning ; and al- Gough the battle is not yet decided, the whole ac- tion to-day is described as splendidly successful, The @nemy were driven from the river, from ther in- Our Kne advanced on the right five miles. feschments, from the range of bills on which Qheir left rested, and forced back upon his right and centre, and the centre was pushed back from @xe to three miles, with the loss of seventeen guns and about fifteen hundred prisoners and bis whole Bue of earthworks except about « mile of his ex- treme right, where no serious attempt was made to dislodge him Bgbt. Hood's whole army, except the cavalry and Our casualties are reported to be @ stall force near Murfreesboro, were engaged Epwiu M. 8ranton, Secretary of War. Movements of the Rebel General Lyon. Louisville, Ky, Dee, 14.—The General Byon on entering Hopkinsville on Monday, con- @cripted every one he could find, and burned what be could not carry away. A conscripte! gentie- man succeeded in getting the guard over him fuebri- sted, and escaped while the rebel soldiers were in quest of coal, General F. MeCook's advance guard hed ao skirmish with the resr guard of General Lyon ut Elkton. Generals Siomeman and Burbridge have effected a junetion at Reausyiile, end wiil closely follow Breckinridge. The cavalry ef Gencra! Thomas's army crossed a few days since f the South side, with the exception of a sufficient foree to pursue and rout any rebel force on the Berth sie of the river, The defences on the pailrogl have beeu so strengthened that no dauger te apprehended. rebel GENERAL, SHEKAIAN, Bighting Before Savannah—The Fleet Co- operating. Washington, Dec. 15.—The following telegramwm was received from Fortress Monroe lest nivht: Telegrams in cipher received at Weehington at W p. m, Dee, 14, 1364, from Port Royal Harbor vie Bortreas Monroe, Hon, Gtieon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: Lhave just received a communication from Bher- man's army. din fine spirits. Tehal! bring ot! my available ree into connection with the army. A dispatch is forwarded with this, Very respectfully, {Bigned,) A. Dantouns, Rear-Adrotral, Alearer of dispatches from Admiral Dahigren @rived in thiacly this morning with the following fe portant dispatch for the Secretary of the Navy: Fiae Sreawer Puitaparrnia, } Port Boyvat Hak 8. U, December 12.) Hon, Gideon Welles, Secretury cf the Navy : Bir—It is my happiness to Ay pele the depart- nt that General Sherman wish his army is near vannah and I am in communication with htm In view of his probable arrival [ha! stationed geveral stenwers at different poimts, and bed come @own from the Tilafurney yesterday in order w be et hand, I had not to wait many hours, This moruing, sbout § o'clock, the Dandelion eerived with Captain Duncan and two seonts, Ker- nie Myron J, Cormick and George W. Quimby, Gane the {ollowing !!nes from General Howard : Heapvgvanrens Der'r or THs Aumy ov Tawa, | Ngan BaVANNAd CanaL, Ga, fo Comminder of the United States Naval Forces at Savannah, Wa, ; We have met with A reebig waccese thus far. @roops in fine spirits and near by, ” Respectfully, 0, 0, Howara, Major-General Duncan states that our ferces were in 7] ‘with te ralels 0 few mules qutaiie of Gan He is fow miles from Savannah, | —— SHERMAN AT SAV ANN AH! The Grandest Episode of the War----Route of the Victorious March from Atlanta to the Coast. vannah, He says that Sherman's army is not in | want of anything. Perbape no event could give ereater satisfaction to the country than that which Tannounce, and I beg leave to congratulate the United Btates Goverrment on its occurrence. ] Tt may perhaps be exceeding my province, but T cannot refrain from expressing the fe pe that the Department will ermmend Capt. Donean and bis companions to the Hon Secretary of War for some mark of approbation, for the snecers {ny catablish- ine communications between Gen, Sherman and the fleet. It was an enterprise that required both skill and courage. | Thave the honor to he, Very respectfu Your obedient servant, | {Riened) J. A, Dantares, Rear Admiral Commanding 8, A. B, Bquadron The following extract of o letter from General Shertnan, written before he started upon bis march, shows not only that he reached the point at which he aimed, but that he accomplished the diffieult work some 12 or 14 days earlior than he expected: Kusgetos, Ga, 9PM, November &, 1564 Captain Pexxock, U. 8. N. Mound City: nafew days I will be off tor anlt water, and | hope to meet my old friend, D, D, Porter, again. | Will you 'e kind enongh to write him and tell him to look out for me about Ch ns fi Hilton Head to Savannah, W. T. Sance Major Genera! ' i} | That Gevers! Sherman bad captured Savanneb before the steamer which brought the above dis- | pateh had fairly got out of the harbor of Port Roy- | alis probable, from the fact that the messenger | who reached here this morning save that wien | coming out of the harbor, and when too late to communicate by sivnala the whole fleet began to fires sajute, Upon looking towards the vessels, they were belng gaily decorated with flags in honor of some great victory. The opinion that prevailed on board the steamer was, that siuce she left the wharf news had reached the Admiral of the fall of Savannah A Philadelphia Report, Philadelphia, Dee 15.—The Evanina Tene Gaara bas just received the following special dispate Washington, Dee, 15.—Another scout has ar- rived from Sherman's army, with dispatches to the | President. He reports Savannah captured on the 10th inst Keports vin Fortress \onroe (Correspondence of the Sun.) Fortress Monroe, Dec. 14.—The steamer United States arrived this morning from Port Royal with ® large number of returved pris between seven and eight hundred, of prisoners, under Col, Mulford, was progressing favorably. Nothng defruite in relation to General Sherman's movements could be learned by the prisoners who came on the United States, but the firing of his guns in the direction of the savannah River was distinctly beard for several days prior wo her sailing from Port Roya!, and the forces that the rebel government have heen able to assemble The exchange ing Bavannah and Charleston, so that Genera! Sherman will meet with very little resistance until be reaches the suburls of Savaunab, where great preparations bave been marie to give him a bloody reception in case be assaults the city, The mah Naws, of Wednesday says: an- We learn that a fight occurred yesterday at the | the evemy were efea and | severly punished It is anid = strou column of ipfantry and cavalry attacked the conmand of Col, Fiser, which is stationed on the outpost, aud which had not: | front, in which who thouyht, no doubt, to run over bim with bis Nitle eqnad of men, From Pocotaligo we warn that on Tuesday a foree of the enemy advanced toward Coosawatckie, | baring Tillafinny bridge, They were attacked by finny Bridge, about five miles below P cotllge They advanced towards the raiiroad, and wer driven beck, ‘he cadets who were first deployed a6 skirmishers, fought thern from one t mx, and behaved like veterans, Arong the Georgians one was killed and seven wounded, The enemy have landed a large force at Mackey's Point, and was orted advancing towards Old Pocotuligo. They wil be taken care of, The force which landed at Boyd's Landing has dieappeared, That which fowgbt the cadets on T Y, Was about s mile from the railroad, and is reported entrenching. Qur condifion in that looalisy will be more setis fastucy ot next secouns | of the 6th, | Crmontone of the Tth, , the onemy ore, estimated at | have been placed in the entrenchments surround- | yore than one-quarter the number of men | opposed to bit, but handsomely repulsed the foe | Geveral Gartrel!'s coumand and driven | ack. On | Wednesdey morning a portion of Ces | among which was & cempany of Cituuel Cie dets under Captain Thompson of the Forty- | seventh Georgia Regiment, had ao sharp | | fight with a heavy force of the enemy near ‘Titla- a oan s on —ammeah f SPORTANSSUN® \ Yogev y CRATE 5 A v cwestenr chy rok Py , 54 3 NS ow epaw _ \ LaMcasren ’ IS Yournn S i . ‘a Sobreryy oam\rorow & The Savannah News of Thursday, aay Day before yesterc the enemy again made an atteinpt to take the Charleston and Savannah = rail- road, but were repnised and driven back Yes- ay morning fighting continued nearly al! day, and bad not ceased atcark, Our force had driven \ Gitar bock every assault, and the enemy had made no | progress whatever, Biltimore, Dee, 15, 1964. —Anguata, Ga., papere of the 7th, received at the Augntoan office, have the following : Beaurecard arrived at Angnsta on the morning The Cowarrretionattat of the 7th saye: Yankee prieonere report that Kilpatrick was shot through the head and mortally wounded, m the fight on Sunday, et Walter’s Bridge The aay naengers by the Savannah train, on mday afternoon, report all quiet in the neighbe vod of Pocotaligo. report states the enemy were advancing their main column on Coogawatchie. It fs alao reported that 3 ity two guns on Fleetspur Creek, Nothing definite, however, wae ob on Bund tained, Washington, Dec. 15, 1964.—There is no posi- tive news of the fall of Savannah, It ie merely probable ‘The March from Atlanta to Savannah— Details of Operations, The success that bas no far attended the opera- tions of General Bherman in his march from At- lanta to Bavannah, fully justifies the public confi- dence in his ability and genius, No movement of the war has produced a groater terror im the Con- fedcracy, or word fully demonstrated its inberent Weakuens, A resume of the operations shows that the syparent lull of the two opposing armies after the capture of Alanta, in reality covered the most intense ac- tivity and preparation. General Bherman et once realized that the campaign, so far from having | terminated with the fall of the ‘Gate City of the Bouth,"? had in reality only commenced, and he at once set himself to accomplish the ends in view. He promptly issued the Genera) Order,"* whieb produced so much excitement everywhere, for the retirement of all civilians from Atlanta, and devoted the whole resources agi his army to hurrying up from beeea in Tennessee and Kentucky for his contem- plated campaign, It mattera but lithe juss uow t inquire how far bis origina) plan of campaign was chanved or modified by the subsequens de- monstrationa of the enemy upon his rear, It is suffictent to state that General Sherman's disposi- tions, from the very moment of the occupation of Atlanta, seemed to contemplate the contingencies supplies | that afterwards occurred. He evidently be- Heved that he would not be lef to occu- |} py Atlanta im quietness, He therefore set himeelfto the work of fortifyiug it so aa to render it secure as @ temporary or permanent store house, or buse of suppli The works wero improved and the fortifications strenvthened, so | thas when Generals Hood and Beauregard after- wards fell upon hi on the Tennessee River, tion to be held by a single entire rebel hosis, while the bulk of bis forces were thrown back to repel the rebel assaults upon Delton, Resaca, and the other points upon his long !iue The rebel army ermy corns agalrs was driven back into Central and Northern Alabama, but drawing the Union mr after {t under c'rcunstances indeed that were valenlated to produce the impression that the rebel | leaders had secured atriu » of strategy in arrest. ing Sherman's intended merch into the cotton wiates, thus throwing the mpaiyn over another year. This was ur ily the calculation of od the people of Goargla an to evacuate Atlanta recover Tennes: the Union arm ¢ Tu evacuat.on of Atlants however was fulfilled ina way that nether Davie nor beaurevard hed antici- peted. General Sherman recoynized the useless ness of attempting to chase the retreating rebel Jot. Davis when Le pre athe would force ly elude bim and therefore detached General | Thomas with a suffic'out force to the outeide of the clvc.e—in tle country between he Teunessee and Cumberland rivers—to sew ihat the re'ela, whotm he | bad left behind, should not break through from the | mekie and invade Kentucky aud the freo etates | This is simply the attitude of General i the present ime. He stances guard at Nasiville, and in due time will be tn » posivon W resume the otten | General Sherman's preliminary ing been ctlected, he at once ente . tions for the brilliant campaign that has electritied the country. He witharew his forces from the useleas pursult of Hood's army in Northern Ala- | bans and Tennessee, and threw the bulk of hig | force back to Atlanta, which was by thie thme | amply supplied with rations sud munitions for the new campaign. The anny was divided into two separate columns -ommanded by G als Slocum and Howard, respectively, Genera Blocurm's com- mand consisted oi the Pourtoouth and Lwente Wide ro} tal ry 4 rdoncweedy : ; 4 jy ‘ PORT ROYAL~ /TBULASKE. Army Corps. General Howard's wing, with which General Sherman moved, consisted of the Fifteenth aud Seventeenth Corps, Thecavairy, which was splendidly organized and equipped, Was command- o! by General Ki! patrick, and was proportionately axsigned to each wing of the army. The entire force consisted of not less than fifty thousan! mon, Everything being {n readiness the cities of Rome and Kingston were burned on the 10th of Novem- ber, asa preliminary step to the abandonment of Atlanta, and our forces were withdrawn from the line of the ache pry de railroad, which was torn uj) and destroyed, and on the 12th of November At- lanta was also given to the flames, the public pro- perty capable a transvortation having beeu viously removed. Al) the public buildings and factories were destroyed, and the fortifica- | tons dismantled so as to render the place worth- nother | | trace! | the expedition army through a circle ¢ in which it could constant: | ns at | lews to tho rebels, The army then commenced to file out from the cit t may here be added that the news of the evacuation of Atlanta produced temporarily the greatest rejoicing in the South, where it wae at firs! revariel a@ @ retreat, But this fecling was disaipaied into gloom os svon es Gen Bhertnan's real desivns were manifest. The route of General Bherman's army may be traced on the map sbove. General Slocum's wing was the first to leave the city. Is moved on the Mine of the Georgia railroad, wolng west towards Augusta, on the line of the Atiania, Auguste and Charleston railroad, ag marked on the map. Gen eral Howard's command advanced ae far as Jones- boro’, twenty-five miles south of Atlanta, driving outthe r-lel General Howell Cobb with a few thousand Georgian militia, The rebel forcea re- tired successively to Lovejoy's Station, Griffin and the other stations along the railroad to Macon, but were too weak to oppose Sherman's procres Those places are al! markedou the map. On the 18) Ger, Sherman's advance occupied Griffin, and on the following day it entered Forsyth,forty miles from Atlante, and within ‘thirty miles of Macon This movement to the vicinity of Macon produced an impression throughout Georgia that General Sherman intended to attack that place, and caused & hasty stampede of the Lovislature from Milledge. ville, the capital of the State, It ®, how- ever, that General Sherman (Hows olumn) made s detour from Forsyth wwards Eatouton, where the whole army unitetl, aud entered Mil- ledgeville on the 2iatuf November, Genera! Blo- cum's movementa t) this point may be traced on the line of the Atlanta and Auguste Kallroad, Hie column marched on s shorter and wore direct line, and moved more slowly, so as t connect with Howard's Corps at the appointed piace. Hence it was split up into numerous expeditions, which spread through # vast extent of country, myatl- fying and Lafting the enemy 4s to the real objective poiut of the campalgn, Ou the 19th, a portion of General Slocum's force reached Cantu, the capital of Cherokee County, by wide detour, aud burued Governor Brown's bouse aud destroyed the principal buikiings apd two- thirds of the city, Canton is thirty miles north of Atlanta aud seventyginiles trom Forsyth, where General Howard's coluiaa is known to have been This shows that Sherman's swept across » belt of country frou ty to e hundred miles wide through the richest state in the South. Another detachwent of Blocum's force is reported to have weupied Covington, (marked upon the wap,) on the same dey Centon wes burned, These pices are fifty miles apart, Ou the ‘lst, Generet Blocum advanced to Greenstoro and Cuiou Polus which may be on he wep at distances seventy sod uinety miles, respectively west of Atlantis, From these points Generel Blocun diverged asslready sited, wards Eatonton to join How. ard's colutoy, aud thence the whule army warchod to Millodgeville, the Beate capitol, Tue direct dis- tame trons Atlante Ww Milieuyeville ia bundred | aud twenty wiles, but the actual distance traversed by the army Wie probenly ut less then » hunured end diy miles, Ths shows thot the ammy bad made exactly Uileen wiles & day-——the precwe ime | marked by Bheruau previous tw the’ Geparwure of | The vulk of the ariuy retmeined at Milleuyeville tor several days—from the 22d to the Hhut several feiuts were nade with heavy sinus, A lorce went to Griswoldv.lle—« place Within # lew miles of Macon, ou the line of reiWoad frou Mavon t Gordon--marked on the map tweuty tn les westof Macon, A #)irited cavaly tivbt wok place of Griswoldville with reLel force detached trow Macon, but the everny were driven back with the lows of over & x buuared io killed and wounded, A large portion of the Laon army left Milleige- ville on the #d, The rear guard remained bebind for w vay or two louger, Goueral Blocum's wing moved as before on the Lue towards Augusta, while Genera: Howard deflected Bouth, in the di- rection of Gordou wad Lrwinton, he caveiry ad- vauce crossing the Ovcouce Kiver, which is West of that place, on the Zith, Ou the previous dey Blocura's Corps croswed the r.ver her up, «6 M iveville, General Sherman's coluuin (iow. uru's) mavaveed on the line of the Georgia Ceutral | Ru iruwd, towerds Millen, It is uot certain that | herman wtually attacked Mijlen, a@ repo mae} itis known the: be was within a few miles of that place on the let of December, Millen ia # bundred wiles frou Muilledyevidle, on the line via, Gordon, uavelled by Howard's column=thus again making gvod time-—tifleen miles s . Frow Millen reiroads diverge to Augusta, Macon, Charleswo and gBavanneb, and Gengral sherman Tuau@urveres in the Vicinity of this place tor seves ral days, with a view of dividing the aitenuon of the epemy, Jbe Gistance from Milieu w Auguste ie Uity cules; 0 Buvannen seventy, aad to Charles. ton n buudred males, la thie Uiengle General between to threaten each of them, By this time General Slocum hed advanced tos wards Auguste. (mn the 9th hy oocupled one thirty miles south of Aare, Beartly within eu; ard's column. movements of the two wii Produced the itapression among the rebels that as poe. was the point eimed s!, and the Confederate Tees were concentrated et that The fons were withdrawn from Wilmington and other points, and the militia was gethered in from AL ihls time tho ereay’pretiaslly pressed towards this time the i the South Carotina hne ine General Poster begins to appear on the scene, with General Sheriuan from Port Royal. tae 6th of December ® joint military and naval expedition, under Gen- eral Foster and Almira! rebigress Preseeces up jarge Broad River, and destroyed the at Pooo~ taligo, thus cuiting off railroad communication between Charleston and Savannah, A heavy skir- mish cecurred at this piace, and the rebels claim . viotory in this vicinity, but the ou! opere- tions clearly prove that the advantage was on our side. Our forces entrenched, and threw out plok~ ete which communicated with Sherman's cavalry advances, On Saturday last (10th), General Bher= Mab, according to the rebel papers, waa at Bloom- ingdale, fifteen miles from Savannah, Broad river flows into the mea st Port Royal, an@ the next river south is New river, It wil! be seen that in all probability Generals Foster and Sherman have united, It is positively knowm that they are within communicating distance of eech otber, The eutire distance from Atlanta to Savannah is two hundred and twenty-five miles, and the disteuce traversed by the army !s probably about 6 hundred miles more, making « total of nearly three hundred and twenty-five miles. As the rear of General Sherman's army did not lease Atlanta until Nov. 14 and the rebels report the army et Bloomingdale an the 6th December, it wilt appear that the excellent time of fifwen mileseday wee made throuch the entire period of twenty days on this long line of march. All the rail: in the vicinity of the line of march were destroyed » the sleepers were torn Me and piled in heaps for couflagration, aud the rails laid upon them were bent by the heat in every direction and rendered worthless. Aavannah is strongly fortified towarda the sea, but it is believed to be vulnerable. from the Iand approaches. It ia nos fraprobable, however, that a great bettie may be fought for ite pomsession, aa the euemy were known to heave made covery p on to defend the place, General Sherman's army mainly subsisted off the country through which it and the wails of the Southern press respecting the loss of live stock, corn and pn have slready reached Our readers through the columns of the Bum, The Canadian ders. Sensation in Canada...The R re te be Me-arrested, &c. Quebee, Dee. 15.—The discharge of the Bt, Al~ bane raiders surprised the mombers of the Govern- ment, and the. und of the discharge is pro- nounced ridi . The magistrate is hkely t be severely dealt with, New warrants have been issued by a Superior Court Judge for the re-arress of the raiders, and constables are in pursuit, Aa efficient military force ls to be sent to the bor- der towns immediately to prevent further deprede- tions Quebec, Dee 16.—The Cabinet hed a long session to<lay, and it is understood that the members uvanimously denounced the act of Judge Coursal, discharging the Bt. Albans raiders. Officers are on the track of the raiders, and they cannot escape, if they remain in Canada, Itis probable Judge Oour. sa) will be dismissed, Montreal, Dec 15.—The Attorney General de. ethat the Mavistrate’s decision was wrong im of the 8t. Albans raiders, and orders their rreat, and the money to be given up, Toronto, Dee. 16.--There ts « profound sensation in regard to Coursol's decision, in the case uf the raiders, The best legal authorities pronounce ft contrary to law, and it meets with general condem- nation. Washington, Dec. 15.—The Government fe offi. cially informed that fresh warrants have been, issued for the apprehension of the St. Albans raki-~ ers, Who were recently discharged pursuant to a decision of a Canadian Court, and that the police fu that quarter are making every effort to prevent their esvape. Albany, Dec, 15.—A public meeting has been called, to be heli In Troy, to-morrow (Friday) evening, for the purpose of endorsing the late or- der of Major General Dix, {n reference to rebel raids from Canada, and to suggest or adopt such other meaaiires an wi)! jusure the protection of our fron~ tler, The names of General Wool aod Mayor Thorn head the list of sl.ners, Congressional Proceedings. XXAXVIIIth CONGRESS—Second Season, BENATE, Washington, Dee. 16, 1964.—Mr, Sumner offered the following, which was adopted ; Resolved, Tuat the President of the United Slates be requested, if not inconsistent with the pubhe tn teronts, to furnish to the Bonate any inforwation om the files of the Department of State concern the paper published in the volume of Treaties, and en- tided “An errang: went between the Uniied States aud Great Britain, between Richard Rush, Bay ° Acting Becretary of State, and Charles Bagot, iis Britanic Majewty's Envoy Extraordinary, reluting to the naval force ty be maluteined upon the Aweri- can lakes." Mr. Cowan presented a petition from the cigar makers of Philadelphia asking that the tax betakea off the manufactured article and put on the raw material, Referred to the C Mr. Lane, of Kansas, offered ¢ lowluyg : Resolved, That the Committee on the Cond: at ot the War be instructed to inquire am to the tut of the alleged charges taat large uumbers of @isivyal porsous are in the employment of the government im the navy yards, quartermaster'y and ordpauce departments, &c., of the country, to the exclusion of loyal wen, wh power to send foe persons aud papers Mr. Lane, of Kanaas—I desire to make a state, ment that was made tu my prosenee last uight, before a large Luly of gentlemen, in a pubhe speech, that @ few days avo the son of a soldier, who died of starvation in a rebel prisun, applied ms the Philadelphia Navy Yard for the employment which was Deeessury for ihe maintenance of the family lott Ly this soldier who had died or starved, He was refused, while at the torment of his refusal there were thousands of « al men in the employ- ment of that navy yard auke this statemons In the hearing of the chairman of the Cogumittee on Naval Affaire, and call bis attention toi. L ask for the passage of the reavlution, The resolution of Mr. Lane was then paased. The resolutious of Mr. Chandler, offered yester- dey, io relation to the Bt, Albans raiders, wera referred to the Foreivyn Comrmnttee, Mr, Brown offered the following, which was moped: Kesolved. That the Committees on MiNtary aflege Oentinued on Che last page