The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MOADAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1864.

CRYSTAL PALACE,—Warm and Dry.

CRYSTAL PALACE. - TO-MORROW.
EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING and EVERY
AHUSENIEN'r. —The real place Ibr a holiday.
Come early. Open at Nine. Palace lighted up at dusk.

CRYSTAL PALACE. - TO. NI 0 RHO W.
CHIIISTMAS HOLIDAY S. Combined at-
tractions, more varied than ever. ANI USES! ENTS from
morning till night. Impossible to describe a 1 in a . vertise-
meas. . The PETIT BLONDIN, the juvenile Rope dancer ;
Mr JACKS' asi HAINES, the Champion American SKATER;
SILVESTE if, the Charmed Monster, &c. ; the ELLIS fRA
BROTHERS, the classical gymnasts ; BARNES, the
CHAMPION, VAULTE ,1 in his sixty somersaults ; JEAN
BOND and his wonderful DOG ; HERR WILLIS, the
great German Contortionist. J. 11. STEAD, the Cure.
most amusing CLOWNS. Pantomimic BALLET, with Mr.
STEAD as SI3IPKIN, forming an unparalleled variety of
Holiday Amusements.
In addition to these, THE 'THOUSAND AND ONE other
attractions cf the Palace were nurer so interestir g. The FINE
ARTS COURTS in variety and beauty are unequalled in the
world. The decorations of the Palace, with the GREAT
CHRISTMAS TREE, should be seer by all. The GREAT
FAIR AND BAZAAR, the best opportunity for Christmas
P.esents. The SHAKSPERE HOUSE. The MON-
TANARI MODELS. The Swings, Round-abouts, In-
vigorators, and other popular amusement+. The Galleries
of MODELS .AND SHIPS. The extraordinary Chim-
panzee. The unique Aquariums. All these things render
the Crystal Palace the ONE PLACE for HOLIDAY
ENJOYMENT.

This Christmas, Edmonds' (late Wombwell's) Windsor
Castle GREAT MENAGERIE will be exhibited, adjoining
the Palace. This extraordinary addition to the other attrac-
tions is, like the Palace and its approaches, all under cover.
Admission One Shilling. One Ilundrei and Fifty Railway
Trains daily, from London Bridge, Victoria and Kensington ;
also from London, Chatham, and Dover to Sydenham Hill
Station. Palace lighted up at dusk.

pRYSTAL PALACE. - TO-MORROW. -
‘..) Attraolon Extraordinary during the CHRIST3IAS
HOLIDAYS. The Entire of ED3ION DS' ilate-Wombwell's
'OYAL, WINDSOR CASTLE MENAGE.RIE, the most
extensive and valuable Zoological Establishment in Europe.
Entrance from the Tropical Department. Warm, dry, and
every comfort studied to renter it one of the most agreeable
as well as plea.ing resorts in or o tof London. The RIVAL
LION-HIJ NTERS, in heir daring and exc ting illustrations
every alternate hour, with two separate groups of highly-
trained lions, lionesses, and tigers ; together with a magnifi-
cent stud of performing panthers and leopards, surpassing
everything hitherto submitted for public inspection. Two
huge educated elephants, male and female, the largest in the
country. The only Indian male rhinoceros travelling. The
menagerie comprises some very rare specimens of the animal
kin2,dom, among which recently imported those wonderful
creatures tue Hamadryads, or Lion Slayers, are very singu-
lar, and the only ones ever brought to th a country. Noble
Royal Bengal Tigers and Tigretses. Majestic African,
Asiatic. Barbary, and British-bred Lions and Lionesses,
with Baby Lions, whelped at Windsor in November list.
Llamas, Alpacas. A pair of Burche 1 Zebra• ; two very fine
Polar Bears, Nyl Ghana, Zebus, or Sacred Bulls, black ursine
Sloth Be es, Hyenas, Woiv s, Jaekalls, &c,. &c. War Camels,
and Dromedaries, with infant Calf ten months old. A splen-
oid Aviai yof Foreign Birds, from every clime. Monkeys
from all parts of the globe. The Re;-'tiles are profuse, and in
great variety. Admission to the Menagerie, 6cl etch.

BOXING-NIGHT. - DECEMBER 26TH. 1864.-
PROFESSOR ANDERSON will hive an
EXTRA PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT. Doors open at
Feven ; to commence at Eight. Great preparations for the
Monster Christmas free, I aded with gifts and Juvenile
Trophies. Admission Is. Boxing-day at Thre , and Eight.

COMMODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN.
ST. JAMES'S HALL, viccadilly.— BOXING-DAY
and durino- the HOLIDAYS.—THREE GRAND LEVEES
DAILY, at Eleven and Eight o'clock.
"Na ure's Smallest Edition of her choicest work"—a
Bachelor and Belle of mature age, not larger than Two
Infabts

At Eleven o'clock they appear in the identical WEDDING
COSTUME worn by them at the Marriage of GEN. TOM
THUMB; and they also pr•rform Songs, Duets, Dances, km.,
giving several Comic personations, with an entire change of
programme at each Levee.

They will be drawn to and from St. James's Hall in their
Lilliputian Carriage by four of the Smallest Ponies in the
world, presented to them by General Tom Thumb;

Box uffice from 10 till 4 o'clock.

Admission, ls. and 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. Children half
price to the 2s. and 3s. seats•

ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.

MR. and Mrs, GERMAN REED, with Mr.
111_ JOHN PARRY, will appear in THE RIVAL COM-
POSERS (for a limited number of representations). • To be
followed by THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY. (Mr. and
Mrs. GERMAN REED). Shakespearian Visions of Rosa-
lind, Witch, Touchstone, and Ariel, illustrated by Mrs. Ger-
man Reed. Conc uding with MRS. ROSELE AY AT THE
SEA-SIDE, by Mr. JOHN PARRY.

Every Evening 'except Saturday) at 8. A Morning Eepre-
sentation every Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Unreserved seats, ls.
and a. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. Stalls may be
secured in advance, without lee, at the Gallery,

T H 6 , E
OXFORD
STREET, X F
W.
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The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).

°KPH EIA.I AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera
Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the
Song : "King of Bmotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and
the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid,
and ( horus ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva,
Diana, Venus, Cupid, I'luto, and Chorus ; a; d final Minu't
and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz-
henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley ; Messrs. Greene and
Laseelles.

" nothing can be prettier of its kind ; nothing can no w:th
greater spirit or be more heartily enjoyed by the audience."
—Athenaeum.

Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

THE DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talli)tt.
LE MONSTRE CHARME, by M. SILVESTRE.
Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON
MURRAY, LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of
the day.
Instrumental Solos, A c., Az.c.
THIS EVENING (first time),
KING CHRISTMAS.

Written by Litchfield Moesley, Esq., composed by Herr
Meyer Lutz, expressly for this establishment. Commence
at Eight o'clock.

CIANTERBURY HALL.
u The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
LAST TWO NIGHTS OF
PERFUME and BOUQUET, the NEW OPTICAL ILLU-
SION, in whth the whole resources of the establishment are
brought into requisition, written by Mr. W. F. Vandervell.
The usual Operatic Sele 2tions, the Anthropophaginian, (to.
Comedy by Mr. W. Randal', T. Stacey, IV. Hilton, and the
Wondrous Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and
Kelley.
Comic Il'ustrat.ions of Negro character by LITTLE 808
On MONDAY next !Boxing Night), will be performed
HODGE PODGE, surpassing anything ever seen in London.
Admission—Area, ed.; Stalls and Balcony, Is.

ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL,
Commercial-street, Shoreditch.
(Close to the Great Eastern Terminus\
Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS.
Operatic Selections, &c. Prima Donna, Miss ELLI'ON.
The Comic strength of the Company includes ANNIE
ADAMS, NE lAA' POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO.
LEYBOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. P. ALEXANDER and
Family; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian
clowns and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris,
their first appearance in England.
Permanent prices—Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, ls.
Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GRE VILLE.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.
LEVY will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during
the week and play new music nightly.

admission, One Shilling.

' CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
established 29 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street.

NEV AD DITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL
of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast
taken by Doctor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of
Physiognomy.

Open, on Boxing Day only, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m,; other
days from 11 a.m. till 5 p m., and from 7 131110.

Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence.

MADAME RACHEL'S CIRCASSIAN
BEAUTY WAill, ALABASTER POWDER, and
GOLDEN HAIR WASII can cnly be obtained at 47A,
New Bond-street.

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Sherman was in line of battle (we will not say where), con-
fronted by a strong Confederate force.
Another paper states there has been no direct communi-
cation with Savannah for several days, but we apprehend
the wires have been cut between that place and Charleston.
U. S. GRANT.
The severity of the weather has- prevented important
movements 1)3 either side at Nashville.

Nothing of importance is reported to-day from the armies
of the Potomac, or of the Shenandoah.

EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.

The Richmond Despatch of the 9th says :

We hear nothing from Sherman, Whether he is cross-
ing the Savannah river on pontoons, or sailing clown the
Ogeechee on rafts and flatboats, is equally unknown to us.
We only know, and we rejoice much in the fact, that Cen-
tral Georgia is relieved of his presence, and that our rail-
road and lines of communication are being rapidly recon-
structed in his wake. As regards their railroads, the
Georgians are to a man reconstructionists. The only news
from the &uth on yesterday was that Foster was reinforcing
his demonstration against the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad, thereby seeking to divert the attention of part of
our troops from Sherman.

The Examiner of the same date says:—

Sherman is reported to have reached a point halfway
between Millen and Savannah, and is believed to be march-
ing on the latter place. We hope ho will attack Savannah,
but the hope is faint. When he gets in the neighbourhood
and has some clear information of what Savannah is, he
will turn his steps in another direction.

The Richmond TVhig quotes the Charleston Mer-
cury of the sth, which states—
Sherman is evidently marching for Savannah or some
other point in its neighbourhood. On Friday morning,-the-
21st inst., his main body broke up his camp at Louisville,
Georgia, and marched down the Central Railroad, the 14th
and 20th Army Corps, which forms his left wing, being in
advance. Before nightfall the greater portion of the Yankee
efflumn had passed through Millen in the direction of
Savannah. We have no later news of its whereabouts.

In reterenc to this the TVhig remarks—

The Mercury had not heard of the severe drubbing ad-
ministered to the 14th Corps and Kilpatrick's cavalry by
General Wheeler at Thomas on Sunday last. The details
of this affair will show that the Yankees were badly used up
in that fight.

A Washington despatch of the 12th contains the
following :

A telegram from City Point states that the Richmond
papers of yesterday contain no confirmation of the Inquirer's
story of Saturday last, that Sherman's army had been forced
into a swamp and was nearly surrounded. On the contrary.
the Despatch of yesterday declares that Shernian was but 15
miles from Savannah, on the north-west side. The Exa-
miner confirms this intelligence, while the other papers
maintain their usual silence. Had the enemy met with any
success over Sherman, yesterday's papers would probably
mention it, for their interest is greater than ever now that
Savannah is in peril.
Another despatch of the 12th says;—

The Richmond Examiner and Sentinel of last Saturday
have been received. The former paper admits that Sher-
man's main army had crossed to the east side of the Ogee-
chee river, and that on the 7th instant was moving south-
eastwardly, directly tawards Savannah. On the 6th his
army is stated to have marched some 15 miles, and was
then about 25 miles north-east of Savannah. This would
bring him plumply in front of the city by yesterday or to-
day. The Examiner of the 9th, however, declared that
Sherman on the Bth was then within 45 miles of Savannah.
There is a marked discrepancy in its advices of those re-
spective dates. The Chatham Mercury of the 6th, however,
admits that Foster's forces had been successful near Poca-
taglio, on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. They
had cut the road, and driven the rebels from their entrenched
position.

An occasional correspondent of the New York
IVorld gives the following information :
I have just heard some news from Sherman, which I am
informed came direct from a loyal resident of Richmond.
The statements made are of the highest importance, if true,
and I transmit them just as they were given to me, without
affirming or denying their authenticity. Should the Rich-
mond papers of to-day (which I shall receive tee morrow) be
reticent in regard to General Sherman's movements, there
will be additional reasons for crediting the subjoined report.
The party says that on Saturday the 10th inst,, at an early
hour, three grand corps of Sherman's army, estimated at
nearly 20,000 men, of the three great arms of the service,
including a large brigade of Cavalry, had succeeded in cross-
ing the Ogeechee river below Bloomingdale, some 12 miles
from Savannah, and massing between that point and Telfair
—the next station adjacent on the lino of the Georgia Cen-
tral Railroad—the left wing extended so as to cut the
Charleston ancfSevannah Railroad, and sever all connexion
between Savannah and the rebel farces at the head of the in- I
let, unless by water; thus placing them in imminent danger
of capture. Communication had been effected on the pre-
ceding day with Foster, who was again rapidly advancing
upon Grahamsville, the rebels retreating from their
strong positions south of Pocataglio-bridge, and evidently
alarmed at finding themselves threatened both in front and
rear by superior forces. Sherman, who was in person on
the field, found himself confronted by a large force of Con-
federate regulars and Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina
militia, intrenched behind hasty, but well-constructed
earthworks. The battle began early in the day, and was
contested with great fury on both sides, a large detachment
of the Savannah garrison, which is declared to number
12,000 veterans, including two brigades from Lee's army,
participating. Towards noon a grand charge was effected ,
by the Union troops, which carried some of the works on
the enemy's left and centre, threatening to cut him off
from the inlet and city. This success greatly inspirited
Sherman's troops, fatigued and travel-worn as they were,
and a general advance along the whole line doubled up the
rebel formation, which at first suddenly, but at length in
considerable contusion, fell back to the immediate vicinity
of the works in the rear of Savannah, our troops advancing
in pursuit close to Telfair on the south, and a correspond-
ing distance along the upper railroad. They were however
so exhausted by the march of the previous night, and the
day's engagement, that further pursuit was impossible,
particularly as the Confederate works were found to be un-
expectedly strong. There had been some fighting on Fri-
day along the Central-road, but merely preliminary to Sa-
turday's operations. The loss in the latter day's action was
severe on both sides, amounting to about 2,500 Union in
all, and between 3,000 and 4,000 rebels, among whom were
fully 1,200 prisoners. including many officers of rank.
Colours, cannon, small arms of all kinds, waggons and
caissons were taken by our troops. Smith, Hardee, and
Cobb were in command of the iebels, whose loss was at first
less than ours, owing to,the protection of their field works
and the difficulties of the ground. But at the close of the
action they suffered tremendously. It was believed that the
entire body of Confederates at the head of the inlet,
amounting to 4,000 or 5,000 men, would be captured. The
greatest consternation prevailed at Charleston and at
Richmond, in which latter place the news was studiously
concealed from the populace, although the agitation at
headquarters was very perceptible and excited general
comment. The news was expressed secretly through the
country west of the Charleston railroad from the head
of the inlet to a point beyond Pocataligo-bridge, and thence
telegraphed, vie Charleston, to the rebel capital, reaching
the latter late on Sunday afternoon. Thence it is said to
have been conveyed by a trusty agent to parties here, 01
course, it was impossible to obtain further particulars than
the outline of the intelligence thus hastily collected. But
a day or two must reveal all. Suffice it to say that the
last word left Sherman close to the coast, either able to form
a junction with Foster and the fleet, or to attack Savannah
with prospects of success."
A Baltimore correspondent of the same paper
says of the fight at Grahamsville :
The accounts of this battle that have reached me repre-
sent it to have been contested with fierce pertinacity on bosh
sides, and to have been attended with heavy less on ours.
General Foster attacked with the intention and full expecta-
tion of carrying the position, and he had an abundance of
well-served artillery. But the great strength of the Con-
federate works, the admirable position which they occupied,
and the galling fire which was poured from them, baffled
the attempt. General Foster was not satisfied with one
charge. After that had teen repulsed he ordered two others,
and they were both led, as indeed the first had been, by the
gallant officer in person. The troops knew that they were
fighting under General Foster's eye, and they went for-
ward with alacrity and with heavy cheers each time. But
the result ef every charge was the same. Our men were
mown down by a most murderous fire of grape, shot, and
shrapnel! ; and after the third repulse General Foster be-
came satisfied that it was impossible to carry the position,
and reluctantly ordered a retreat. The account says that
our dead, and many of our wounded, were left in the hands
of the Confederates.

The Philadelphia Bulletin of the 12th publishes
the following :
The steamer Donegal arrive d here this afternoon from
the South Atlantic blockading squadron, having left Port
Royal on the 7th inst. The join tt naval and land expedition,
under Admiral Dahlgren ani 1 General Porter proceeded
from Beaufort up the Broad. River on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the
object being to destroy the Quctaligo.bridge, on the railroad
between Charleston and S Avannah. The Donegal accompa
nied the expedition to Tilif .Einey creek, but did not accompany
it further. There were s even gunboats in the expedition—
soon after reaching a pro per position a heavy fire was opened
by them. A force was I Anded, and action commenced. Be-
fore evening, Pocatalig ;o.bridge was reached and destroyed,
Our troops were then entrenched for such future operationt,
as might be needed., The Donegal came down to Port Royal
the same eyeuiugto but could not bring any details of the