The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 17, 1864, Page 1

THE —__. IRTY-FIRST VEAR. MBER 10,122. ’ The Latest News'| By Telegraph to the NX. ¥. Sun. MORE G00D NEWS! The Fighting at Nashville. THOMAS EVERYWHERE VICTORIOUS. More Guns and Prisoners, SHERMAN’S GLORIOUS MARCH Bavannah Said to Have Beon Captured and 11,000 Prison- ers Secured. FALL OF FORT MVALLISTER, Other Important Expeditions, A GREAT FI SAILING soar. Last Seen Of Hatteras, ADVANGE UP THE ROANOKE RIVER. Immense Destruction of Rebe] Supplies, Various Movements to Assist Sherman and Chomns, &C., 0, NC es &c. GENERAL THOMAS, The Army Everywhere Victorious, Wor Deportment, Washington, Des 10-9:15 A M —Mayor-Gereral John A. Dix: The following Beport of s batt): eetved from Ma) or-Genera! Thou ae: Nasheille, Tenn, 9 A. M., Dee Attackes! Che onermy's Net thie: and drove it from Wee river below the city, very nearly to Franklin Pike, a distance of about eight railes, Have cap- tured Chalmer's heaiquarters and train, and a second train of about twenty wagons, with be- ween eight bundred isaud priso tnd wxteen pieces Our baved aplenikly, ull taking their abare in assault- tng and charying the « I shall attack ihe enemy avain to-morrow if be stands t ficht, and if he retreats night I will before Nashville has been re- and one th f, f ariillers troops be eray's bre during the pursue bim, throwing a heavy cavalry force in bis t wear to destroy bis trains if possible, mon UW Major-General THomas. An uno Aepatch Nashville, Tenn., Deo. 15 ver the following detail 11:20 P. M.—Our line advanced sud eng Kine at 0 this A UM. The line was formed thus: Steeiman on the beft, L. J. Wood with the Fourth Corps next, A. J Brmith noxt, with Cox in rewrve next, and the @avalry under Wilsou hting dismounted, occu pied the extreme right, aided by the gunboats on the river, 1 end at times the heavy, and though artillory kot ng continuous and the casualties have been light, practice bas been fine fy r the results are very tuir, The left ooeupied tt game ground os at morning, but the right hae ac vanced five milo driving the enemy from the river, trom bia intrenchnents, from the range of hillson which his loft reste’, aud forced it back upon b and contre. Hs centre was pushed back from one to three miles. with a lowe in all of seventeen gus, and about fifteen Luadred prison- @s, and the whole line of earth works, except abeut a mie on hia extremest wight, where no semous attempt was made w dislolge him, The whole of Hood's army be here except the cavalry and one division, which Das bean detached to threaten or attack Murfreer- boro. The whole action of to-day waa splenu'dl @iccesafal, Yhe divisions commande! by Gen Kimball, of the Fourth Corps, by Gen, Garrard, of the command uniier Gon. A. J, Smith, and the ery aiv'mon under General Kuipe, were under observation, and I have never seen better work. | Genera! Kimba! 's divis.on carried two fortified po- sitiona by aranult, with very alight Joss, capturing atone point four hundred prisoners and six guns, No doubt other parts of the line did as well, Lonly speak of whai I s.w. No intelligence has been re- | geived from Geu, Slerman's army later than the | published dispate) tranamitiod and Admira! Dab! Epwin M, STANTON, S by Gen, Foster | retary of War, | Adwiral Lee’s Report of Thomns's Battle. | | tavsco brings news Our Lom 200 willed aud \\ ounded, | Clarkeviile, Teun, Dee, 16,10 A, M.—To Hon, Gideou Welles, Socretar f the Navy :—General Voomas’ attack yesterday upon Hood's left, sup. | ported by the wnth Civision of this rquadron, re- | suited in the men Wf Cha ‘a headquarterts | train papers 1,000 prisoners snd 16 pieces of artil- fery. The probable .oss t sarmy will not exceed 600 killed and wouu auuck will be re- sewed this morr BP. Lee, } L | P.M.—Major-General Diz:—Yoe western tele- graph Linoe are w # very baaly on account of vaingorma prevailing The following unotheial diepatches have been received, | “Nashvills, Dee, 16, (Hour not Stated.) Just returned f the battle hed, Buttle severe and terrific, Our foreca victorious," “Nashville, Dee 16--2:15 Po M.—Nood ts falling back avd is apparently doiug bis best to get awe while Thomas is pre bima with great vigor, frequently capiuring guns end men, Everything W far is per‘cetls and the prospect is Tomi'a ar ce my last dispateb from any air ioer There is uotbing sin Wher quarter Eni M Stanton, Reanstary of Was. | | | it was paseed off Hatteras at 6a. wm. r , NEW Nashville and Its Surroundings. The map published on this page represents the theatre of warin Tennessce, Nashville is altuate ins bend of the Cumberland river which protects itom bouh flanks, These are covered by gunboats, 8 thot tbe only vulnerable point ts the centre, The enemy cannot got across the river while the water ts bigh, and as it wae rising stoxdily the rebel chances were proportionately decrenend. Several bille ex- fond fh a semi-circle from the river above the city fo the rivor helow. On the lef the nesrest of these bilte is about a mile from the centre of the city, and the distance of the other hile gradually increases to tive miles townrda the right. An open valley, which is commanded by onr batteries, extends beyond these hile, They are all easily acressible from the city. Our entire hne revious to the late victory, wae seven miles our, extending across the bend from river to river. Our works run up and down the «ides of the hills and across the valley A fort, protected by S strong redoubt, crowns each hill, and fn the Cepresn earthwork batteries are planted to rake all the approaches. The rebe} line extended in the valley across the river, The enemy bas been busy erecting batteries, A number of buildings—some of then very fine—are itu. stol between tho lines of the two armics These have becn more or less injured to the extent, it is supposed, of seven or eight hundred thousand dollars. The rebels on Satur ¥ bad almost completed a fort in front of the Fourth Army Corpe, The object appears to be to erect worka that will rake the defences of the city and compe! its surrender, But this work required more time and supplies than the rebels could com- mand, The delay was therefore most favoralle to Us AS it enabled um to push forward reinforce. mente of every kind. As for the rebela they are eating up the coi and will soon be driven from the entire em > ¥ beyond the Tennesser Thomas's victory deprises them of the last chance of invading Kentucky, The confusion, amountin anic which prevailed among the en the Diace was first invested, soon subsided, and affairs resumed something like their ordinary condition. The city a full of refugees, who bave ebandoned property and everything !n order to avoid the merciless rele) conscription. As faat as these con- scripts are collected, they are distributed in the ranks—one to every two veteran rebel soldiers— and the old sokiiers are requirec watch the uew ners. Th bela sweep the country aa clean of produce ae conscripts, and leave nothing for man or beast to subsiat upon, Next to Nashville the chief points ot interest at the present time are Murfrees! orc’ and Chattanoo- 2m; f railroad to the latter place, Meagher holds Murfreesboro, which 19 strongly fortified with a devoted band of heroer, and a still larger garrison at Chattanooga. These plices were temporarily cut off frou Nash ville by the rebels, bus they can be held by » atmall force against a large army Several severe fichta have occurred at Murfreesbore, resulting in each cage in the defeat of the rebels. This whole country has been fought over and over szaiw, aod the realer will recognize at Corinth, Grand June- fov, Pittsburgh Lanting, Huoteville, and other laces the aeene of the grandest confiicte of the war he situation seems eminently favorable to our ent- fogof the retreat of the rebels from Murfrees- boro’ and Chattanooga, and this will probably be the next episode of the war iu this region GENERAL SHERMAN, Vositive Report of the Fall of savannah. Babs tin ore, Dee. 16.—~Tho Auguican has just re. eived a dispatch from Annspolis, atating that the steamer Varuna had just arrived from Charleston With the news that General Sherman bad captured Savannah with 11,000 prisoners after cight hours’ New Expedition. A Great Fleet off the North Carolina Conat. The groat fleet which has been ao long organizing at Hampton Rocds, sailed on Tuesday, with a large numter of transports containing land forces asithas probably reached its destination by this time, there is no longer any motive for concealing the news of ite departure, which muet have been cognizant to the enemy. The New Ironsides and The single rs departed in the tow of large the donble turreted Monitor also left. turreted Mot steamers, Beyond the fact that the expedition ¢« actually sailed, and itis most formidatle in every respect, no particulars can be given, The details of the number of veasela aud the strength of the lan! and sea forces w:!] annoar in duetime. A hebt wind blow of shore at the time of the de- | parture of the expedition; but it remaina to be seen what cffect was produced by the storm which Rey arising from the thick, set in ou Thursday, nd the inconvenience hazy woather, it is uot believed that any bad results were experienced The expedition departed in a southeasterly 1 d@reetion, Itwar safe on Thureday morning when y the steam- M rht ning Star, which arrived inthis city Inst n from Now Orleans, Cape Titteros is the most dangerous painton the Atlantic coast end it is satleactory to know that the entire fleet must have passed it by Thursday even- ing when the storm eet in, It is o pro- montory on ‘he end of an island which en- cleses Pamlico Sound, and isthe terror of naviga- | t tren It Monroe and balf W'Imiogton, saituate nears way between For- about three hun- As the expedi- Grod miles from the former piace sion sailed ou Tuesd Wim) 1 on Friday if erything were favorn- ble, The heavy draught, however, of the Tron. ide wud some other vessela would seem to indicate that the destination is farther fouth The water at Wiim'ngton being only available for light vessels. The esteem trana- port Pasapsee, from Steno Inlet, 8 C., also parsed the expe ation near Hatteras on Wednesday even- ing. Everything was favorable then, The Pa- f the \drifiing shoreward of the Lightship off Stone, in a storm on Pridey lost, Oth. The Lightship, off Light House Tnlot, 8, C., was also drivem ashore, and all hands, tnt one man, were lost, Of course this storm will December ' not wflect the expedition unless it should be bound below Charleston, when the loss of the light ships may be @ source of danger in case they were not replaced, a# they probably would be by this time, Further news of this great expedition, which is evidently intende! to bear an izeportant part in the operations now pending on the Atlgatic coset, MEU, belogked Ox With coger insorcaie YORK, uld have arrived at | TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY, General Hood’ Scene = SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1864. 's ‘Fruitless Effort. 3 > sis ¥ , ; Dia! us RU ‘ ac ane HVIL ? wAratEsaone No . F Cuancede ( * P nv The Field at Large. Highly Important Information from All Quarters. {orrictat.) War Department, Washington, Dee. 16, 8:15, P M.—To Mojor General Dix, New York.Oteral despatches from Gen. Canby have! een received to- day, chowing the complete miccess of an expedition sent by hin from Vicksburg to co-operate with General Sherman's operations and cut Hood's com- munications with Mob le, General Canby also reports the probable success command of General Davidson, the details and ob- ject of which ft is not proper now to dieclose, having quite @ panic i Mobile, and to be devastating the country generally. Lieut, © Earl commanding a» special party was severely wounded, and fell into the hands of the enemy at Fayette, Mins, The Richmond papers of to-day confirm the re Ported capture of Bristol, Tenn, by an expedition suppored to be under command of Mio eman and Burbridge. Also the surprae and capture of the Glade Bpring depot, on the railroad thirteen miles Sonth of Abineton, bey » contain General Hood's official report | of the battle of Franklip, in which he acknowledges the lors of many gallant officeraand brave men, among whorn he ennmerntes Maior-General Cle. burne, Brigadier-Generala Jobn Williams Adama, Geist, Stroh! and Granberry, killed. Major-Gen eral John Brown, and Brigadier-Generals 3, Carter, Manigault, Quinles, Cocker J!, Scott and Gordon, wounded, They alan atate that on Wednew Sherman carried Fort McAllister, commanding the entrance to the Ozeecher River, br storm, and that the capturs of this position pute Sherman in com- munication with the Yankee fleet, and necessitates the re-inforcement of Bayarnah The dispatches of General Canby, so far as is proper for publication, aud the extracts from the Richmond papera giving Hood's official report of } | the battle, and our success in Southwestern Vir- gnia and in Georgia, are subjoined, Up to this bour (5,69 P.M.) nothing has !een | | heard from Nashville since 'ast night, and nothing | from General Sherman later than the Richmond hewepapers’ report of the capture of Fort McAllis- ter on Wednemlay, onel & y General GEN, CANUY'S REPOPT, New Orleans La, Dee On the 2th ult T! reported that moveme co-operative with Gen. | Shermau's operations would be made from Vicks- burg snd Raton Rouge, for the purpose of cutting Hood's communications with Mobile, | The expedition sent fromm Vicksburg and consist- | ing of about 2,000 cavalry and e@eyht pieces of ar- | tiller, under the command of BE, D. Osteand, of the Third Colored Cavalry, reiurued on the 4th inet, baving met with a complety Atter au aduorably executed tank movement on Jac son ou the 244 ult, the expedition started fort Tig Black bridge on the Missies ppn Central Rail- road. which was reacheu ou the 27th, end alter a stubborn resistance captured and destroyed it, This cuts Hoowts anay oil from the large quanti ties of sv ppliesan i stores accumniated at Jackson, Miss, snd wakes that railroad, which wes bis main reliancey unavailable t Lim tor months to Suecess, | come. Nevides this ‘mportant bridge and trestle- work, the following property was completely | destroyed: Thirty miles of track, including culverte, the wavon bridse ver the Big Black, Vaughn, Pckett and Gu an Blatious, with all the ruilroad depots and buildings; | | twenty-six hundred bales of cotton, two locon | t.ver, four carm four ein e-coaches, twenty barrels f salt, and $106,000 worth of eturca ut Vaugnu's Biotion, The expedition was considerably har yassed on its returu Ly large bodies of the enemy's | forcee, but sutfered no muleris! losses, and brought | | back more recruits than its entire in effective men. Major J. B. Cook, commanding the 81 color- od cavairs, distin, uished himsei! and his regiment | greatly by the gallantry with which the forces | guarding the By Black Bridge were driven from | behind their stron: stockmies on ihe opposite side } of the river, Our men bad to charge svcoms the | | bridgs smounted, with nothing bus railroad tes for a pash and in the face of @ sharp fire. [have apnounced Major Cook iu general cruers as pro- moted to the vacant Leutenant-coloneley of the regiment, subject to the approval of the President, ged) E. R Cansy, Mojor General, TANKER OPERATIONS IN TENNESSER, City Point, Va,, Dec, 16.—-The Richmond Drs- of another expedition from Baten Rouge, under | Land crossed over to Rristo! When Inet heer from, Davidson was reported aa { | easily discovered Hojetou River aud break the road to prevent troops 4 reporte of the capture of Rr ato!, state that the enc- ty then advanced up the railroad towards Abing- don, which we premme fell into their hands, though we havens Information of the fact, The next we fear of them, they at nine o'clock yon. terlay morning pounced down on Glades Spring, ® depoton the rallroat thirteen miles this aide of Abingdon, taking every one there by surprises, and ip ring a'lof the railroad employees except one, ho Managed to eseape totell the tale t lost accounts the y were pushing up the rail- roadiv the direction seven miles on thia a Marlon, which is twenw- of Abing This ine road jn Breckinridge's The raider leaving bis forcos somewhere in the peig! borbood of Knox- ville, came ny the north side of the Nolaton River, It i# probable the raiders separated, one party proceeding to Rriatol, and the other tu Abiugdon, I! unchecked it is like- ty they will come up the railroad even as fer as Ba- enem j lem, and thence escape to the Kanawha, by the route followed by Hunter last mummer, [tia un- Known who isin command of this expedition, but it look« very mueh like some of Stoneman's gallop- tng work, None of the despatches received any anything wbout Saltville 1! it ia unprotected, Las doubtloas been visited by the enemy. If be ever there were any troops there, the Yankees wore apt to keep shy of the railroad, Fro COU TAWRAT VIRGINIA At Glade's Spring the enemy captured an en- gine and fourteen fate, with some railroad hands, On these a party of men were mounted and sent up, the road towards Marion, aud a dospatch from tho operator at that place on yesterday tolls us that thes were at two o'clock = within a mile of that place. Their object wis It is to burn the bridge over the from Seing sent down the line by steam to reinforce Saltville, To Saltville the main body will undoubs edly go gud, in all buman probability, bas alre: goue There are somo fortiticntions a6 Saltyille an reserves, whose numbers we do not know, If k them by any sacrifice reinforco- ais will soon put the place ont of danger. At, present it le certainly in great danger. VORT M'ALLIATER TAKEN DY SHERMAN, Official intelligence was received yesterday thet the enemy, on Wednosday, carried Fort McAllister by storm. The garrison of the fort consisted of one hundred and fifty men, Fort McAllister is on the Ogeechee river, fifteen miles southwent of Savan- nab, at the port where the river is crossed by the vennal, Albany and Gulf Railroad, and about 6 « miles from the Osabaw Sound, Thee pture of” this position puta Sherman in communication with the Yankee fleet, Without attemptiug any military criticism we cannot withhold the opinion that the exposing of one hundred men to the arcaultof Sherman's whole ary Was & piece of extravagance (oat our present talilary resources do pot seein to Warrant, The Examinge has the following: Fort McAllister commands the entrance to tho O cochte River, and has prevented the enemy here- tofore freu ascending the river, We believe there are other works further up the stream which would render the navigation of the stream by the enemy ectremely uncowfortable, The fall of Fort Mc. Allister does not by any means involve the loss of Sevanneh, Vat will necesdtate the reinfarcement of the troops defending thut city Epwis M, Sraxron, Secrevary of War, North Carolina, The Koanoke Expedition Highly Impert- wut Kesalts So Far, (Correspondence of the Sun.) Newbern, N.C. Dec, 18, 1964 —The expedition sent trom Roanoke Island to Piteb Landing, on the » River, on the Sd inat., under command of Colonel Clark, tnet with complete success, nearly a million dollars’ worth of relel corumiasary stores were destroyed and eighty-three bales of coon, anda number of prisoners, mules and army wa- ons were captured, News from the Unton expedition now moving up the Roanoke R ver bas been received. The gunbout Otsego, when above Jarnestown, ran intom torpedo, by which she was blown up and totally destroyed The preket boat Baaly, No. 6, met with the same fate. Only two lives, however, were lost. The ex- pedition proceeded on to its destination. It ts reported here this morning that our forces have captured Kinston, where they have struck the railroad, and are etill moving on {nto the inte- ror, Koan Tre steamer Creacent arrived at Fortress Monroe ata lato hour on Thursday night from Port Royal, 8. C., with 780 released Union prisoners, and pro- > Paton @ jo-dey, witox tilly goniomins (be previous ) seeded suuumediately to Annsvolis Md tand confine thelr operations to eee) i | j HI (PRICE ONK CENT_IN GOLD (TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, From New Orleans. The Baten Rouge Knid (reat Succom,Etes (Correspondence of the Sun.) New Orleans, Nov. 9.-Goll ia quoted here af #223 a $2.29, Coton a low—middling $1.20. Good fair Sugar 21 ye General Davideon's grest raid from Paton Ronge hasbeen beard from. General Davidson reached Tangipaho on the S0th ult, burned a Conscrips camp, destroyed all the stores and dwellings, cap- tured large numbers of bosses, and carrie! along with him immense numbers of negroes. Mobild papers of the 4th inst., aay be was marching on thatcity. He hase force of 5,000 cavalry. Price claime to have scoempliahed all he intends 1 in Missouri, and returned at bis leisure with immense stores A large meeting was held hore last night to make Arrangements for thereception of General Banka, who fs dally expected bere, General Canby'é wound ta gradually healing, avd he attends to alf the important business of bis office, Lieut. Carl's men have capturid General Kirby Binith's Adjutant-General, The rebels are moving large quantitian of cottos towards the river, The Electoral College of Lourmana met on the Tth, cast their seven votes for Lincoln and Jobne fon, and appainted a messenger to convey them & Washington GENERAL GRANT. All Qaiet. Five Deserters to be Show Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Dee. Voiversal quiet has prevailed along the lines ip front of Qetersburg, the last fow days, scarcely @ shot being exchanged, excepting in the evening, op the right of the line. A report is current thate number of our pickets, watching the rear of our linew “wore taken and murderod, the night before lent, ancl that, in consequence, the force of men on thia side has been doubled. Changes are Leing made in the disposition of our troops, but there te Hothiny to indicate an carly attack upon the enemy. The troops en, aged in the late raid are almost all in good condition, but sme of them returned trom the trip with froven bands and feet and othors til, caused by the severe weather that prevailed at the time, On Friday five deserters are to be hanged, New York, two from Now Hampe shire and one from Maryland, Rebel desorters are They report nothing new from two of therm fro m daiy, rebeldom Rebel Version of the Warren Raid, The followlnug is from the Richmond Exqurmmy Der, 15: Aiter their signal repulse at Hicksford, the raide ers are beliewed to have retreated to their Lines in front of Petershurs, What they have accomplished amount, in reality, to nothing, inlows we ox their depredations upon peivele property io Bussex. county. They stole a number of horses and cattle, ran off some negroes, and robbe! a great many hep rooste and pig aties, but that is all grand work, jeed, for a coluran of tifteon thousand warriors to apliab, who start out on an expedition which was intended to reanit in untold destruction of pub- lic property, and irreparable injury to the Confed~- erate cause, I’risouers say t lure was destined for Wellon, after destroying all the intermediate property of value, but it is halted and turned at the first bridge it attempts to destroy, Hurrah { for Majorieneral Warren! Tho Canadian Outrage. Panic Among the Natives, Etc, Quebee, Dee, 16.—Another Cabinet meeting waa heki to-day. coming Parliament bas been aummoned to meet on the 19th of January, Btipendary magia- trates bave been appointed on the frontier eapectal- ly to take cognizance of breaches of the interna. tional lawn; and they are to be aided by « strong Police force, Vhe Jovexan pe Quenko, to-night says General Dix's proclamation is disapproved by the Washington Government Boston, Dec. 16.—A private deapatch from eres liable source at Montreal, anys that there in a per- fect panic in Canada amongst railway managers in anticipation of non-intercourse with the United States, which is expectod unless the Government takes prompt action to allay the exciternent on the borders, At five o'clock, P.M, to-day, nothing was known at Montreal of the Contederate raiders, nor were there further developments in relation to the restoration of the money stolen from the St. Albans Banka, New York, Dec, 16,—A private despatch receiv. edin this city to-day, from a reliable gentleman in Montreal, states that it was reported that the mon- ey belonging to the At. Albans Bank js to be re. stored to-day ; that there ia @ great re-action there in Rebel stock since Wednesday, and that even the Tories feel disgusted with the proceedings of tho court prom over by Judge Course, News items, (By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Wa. M. Sinwart was elected United States Ben tor on the first ballot by the Legisiature of Neva He is @ suucin-law of ex-Goveruor Foot, but i . strony Union man, nevertheless, The United States Supreme Court is now engaged with the important cave of Stone we. the United States, inv eof the United States toe large and valuable part of the military reservation of Fort Leavenworth, Tuk powder explosion on Thursday, at Wilmings ton, took place ainouy the buildings iu Magiey'e ving the ti yard of Dupont'a powder milla, Six buildings were Cemolished and the lives of tea workmen were Jost, A irnuiie acodent cccurre! on the Grand Trunk Railway Thurwlay night, caused by a col- Iision with a weetward d passeuger train and a freght train from Detroit. After the collision woundel passengers {mailed to extricate neveral themeae!ves from the weight and were burned to death, The full extent of the loss of life is not yet ascertained, Aurina Kear Almiral Stribbling, commanding the Bust Gulf squadrov, reports to the Navy De- partment, under date of December 8, the destruc: tion of a lot of works on Rocky Point, Old Tampa Ray, by detachments trom the Uaoited States stearpors. Severs! large boilers ani everything of value connected with the works were demol.she! without a single casualty on our part Mason Gunenat Arave yesterday assumed com, mand of the military district of Washington, there Continued on the lags page,