The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-12-22
NORTHERN NEWS BY THE
GENERAL SHERMAN.

General Dana Was very successful. The
enemy was found in TO: &C but this did
not prevent General Dumas men from
accomplishing the work they started out
to do. They thoroughly destroyed the
long bridge over black river. the Mississip-
pi Central Railroad for thirty miles above
that stream, two thousand five hundred
bales of rebel cotton and about three hun
dred thousand dollars worth Of other
rebel government property, and returned
to Vicksburg with the loss of only five
killed and forty wounded and missing.
Tue exchange of prisoners recently Stop
ped in the Savannah river, has been re-
sumed in Charleston harbor, where the
fleet of Col. Mulford, Union Exchange
Commissioner, now lies. The steamer
Victor, from off Charleston, arrived at
Annapolis yesterday with further con-
signment of exchanged Union soldiers. In
late rebel papers we have the proceedings
of the North Carolina and South Carolina
Legislatures relative to negotiations for
peace. In the former body resolutions
have been introduced in both houses in
favor of sending commissioners to Wash
ington. and Jeff. Davis and the Legisla-
lures of the other States are requested TO
cooperate. The resolutions offered in
the South Carolina Legislature deprecata
any OYerturrs for Il cessation OF hosiilities
until dissolution OF the Union Is con-
cedet by the national government. Gov
ernor Bonham, of South Carolina, Is in
union with the legislature OF his State,
and is opposed tn all negotiation at pres
ent except those OF cold steel, iron and
le:il.
From the New York Herald, Dec. 49,
A Cairo despatch states that q detach-
ment from the rebel army OF Hood, esti-
mated at four thousand, under Gen Lyon,
arr now OIL their way towards Kentucky,
if they have not already arrived there,
having On Friday last crossed the Cum
bcrldnd river, some twenty miles above
Fort Donelson, on board the government
transport Thomas E. Tut, which they
seized for the occasion. After the rebels
had all got across they burned the steam
er which Was loaded with government
forage. We have interesting accounts oi
the ii shting and skirmishing TOR several
days in the vicinity of Murfrecsboro,
where Gen. Rousseau is In command OF
the Union troops. The fighting COM
menced OIL the Sd inst and was continu-
ed ON each successive day up to the eth,
when finally the rebels, under command
OF Forrest in person. were so vigorously
charged that they fed in complete rout,
and have not since made their appear
ance. On this occasion RouSseaus men
captured two hundred and seven rebel
prisoners, including eighteen officers, and
fourteen cannon.
There was much excitement in Mem
phis ON last Friday, caused by q report
that Beauregard, with strong force, was
marching on Fort Pillow. About one
hundred and fifty negro soldiers were re-
Gently drawn into ambush, on the Ar:
kansas side of the Mississippi opposite
Memphis, and nearly all OF them, it Is
said, were either killed by the rebels or
drowned III the river. 4 despatch states
that Osceola has been occupied by a
small force OF the enemy. There are
several towns Of the name OF OSccola
bat probably the one alluded to is Osceo-
la, in Mississippi county, Arkansas, on
the Mississippi river, eisnty-seyen miles
above Memphis.
tFiom the New York World ofD,c L.,
The advance of Gen. Warren upon the
line of the Weldon road, in the direction
of Weldon, Is invested with consi:lerNi L.
Importance, and its object is no itlIc
mystery. Il is made in for:nidaL;,:
strength, and is well supported. Il Wei
doa is really tue destination O! ;hi' Win;