Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-28
REBEL ACCOUNTS,

Affairs in the Observation-Disclosures
Driven Nine Miles-Price ReOrgan.
izing-The Capture of Savannah
Mobile.
New YORK, Dec. N.-The Richmond En-
quirer Of the Ath says: Our cavalry were
attacked by Lomas' cavalry on Thursday,
and the latter gradually fell back on Cor
louisville, Va. IL was rumored portion OF
the Union force had gone in the direction
of Charlottesville. If Gordonsville was not
menaced till yesterday (23d), the place
was safe, owing to the disposition of troops
The Whig of the oath, says the probabfli-
ties are that Gordonsville been occupied
by the enemy.
Gen. Lee, in an official dispatch of the
22d, says: Rosser attacked and drove back
Clusters division nine miles from Harri-
sonburg. This was the reconnaissance
made by Custer already noticed. He fell
back when his object was attained. Rich
nIond papers, in view of the danger OF
losing GOrdonsville, say it contains no sup
plies and is worth nothing.
NEW York, Dec. .N.-Richmond papers
claim that the Uirion raiders under Stone
man or Burbridge, who have done so much
damage and caused so much alarm in South
west Virginia, have returned to East Ten
nessee. They also say that Gen. Davidsons
expedition from Baton Rouge has done in
calculable damage to the railroad, and de-
stroyed immense quantities of supplies, 1t
is also stated that Price is organizing his
army in Arkansas, and has $4,000, all Mis-
sourians. linz g,sr
The Richmond Enquirer of Saturday ac-
knowledges that the affairs of the Confed-
eracy are under cloud. .,...-n. .
Beauregard, under date of Charleston,
Dec. 22d, announces that our forces occu-
pied Pollard. Ala, burned government
railroad buildings, and retired, pursued 80
miles by Gen. Siddell.
The Richmond Dispatch of the oath says
Standwathe has clothed and armed his In
dians, and is in the vicinity of Fort Smith,
destroying Yankee wagon trains. Fits
hugh Lee is in the saddle again, in the
vicinity of Charlottesville, Va.
The Richmond Sentinel says the ex-
change of prisoners will be resumed at
Richmond In order that the nine thousand
due the rebels may be delivered. 1t also
says the negroes, frightened at the pros
pect of conscription, are leaving Richmond
in droves.
Latest Richmond papers doubted the re-
port of the capture of Savannah, but con-
soled themselves that, if true, it was all for
the best. The Dispatch says: Even allow
ing Savannah, Charleston, Mobile and even
Richmond to be captured, still the war is
not over.
The Dispatch of the 24tl, says Yankee
column has started from Suffolk in the di-
rection of Weldon. This force is supposed
to be the same lately stated to be encamped
at Portsmouth.
The Richmond Whig of the 24th, says
Gen. Gardner is accumulating troops to
meet the Union raiders operating in the vi
cinity of Mobile, and Gen. Maury is doing
the same at Mobile. The Union troops,
$500 strong, are marching on Mobile. Scott
and Others are in the right place at the right
time, and warm work may be expected
shortly. Unless there is strong Union
force to cooperate, Mobile is in no danger.
Gov. Watts, of Alabama, has issued stir
ring proclamation calling upon everybody
to fly to Mobile. Another proclamation to
the militia from Gen. Duff Green, says the
enemy are within 20 miles of Mobile.
A Lynchburg dispatch OF the 2lst says
Breckinridge has fought the enemy two
days at Marion, the county seat of Smith
county, Virginia, and driven them from his
front.