The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-12-16


on Saturday morning MADE tcccnr ois-re.
| Of toe Dsrbyto~n nd Williamsburg road,
isr the purpose Of discovering thc stre0gts
and position OF the enemy The rscotneis-
was satisfactorily accomplished. and Gen
Longstreet now reoocupied bis old position.
Our lo.s was one man Allied aud ssversl
wounded. We los, TO prisoners. Alnumber
Of The ensmy- pcksts were cspsured and
some killed and wounded.
Ges. Lee makes the following reports Coz
corning Wsrrens sxpedition.
INV yoRk. Dec. l5.-Ths Commercial.
Washington spscidi says !, Is couhdsndsntiy
believed here that Sherman has occupied
Savannah. Ii Is reported scout has arrived
from the Union amy reporting tbs capture
WAS effected on the 10th
NKw YoEK. Dec l5.-The St. Peters
burg cours Journal. Of Nov. %, contains
the following:
SATURDAY. November ist--C0uat falgo,
Charge a Affairs OF HE Asjesty. the King
OF Italy: Baron de 0riorere Bedgisn. Minis
ter of State; Mr.. Sibley. President OF the
Western UnisnF Telegraph Company. and
Mr.. Coilins. American citizen. had the honor.
to-day. 10 be presented 10 HE Imperial Ma
jesty. 1-f -
NKw YoRR. Dec. i5--A rebel dispatch.
da'ed osgk., Dec. Let. ssyas Yankee raid
log iorce Of at least 5000 eavslry sth two
pice. OF artillery and IS loaded wagons. the
rect with a pontoon. and commanded by
Gen. Davidson. reached the Angipahoe,
from Baton Rouge, II 2 o'clock yesterday
morning
Last evening. after burning the conscrpt
camps and soms out bulldogs. guluag lhs
stores. piilagiDg the Inhabitants and burning
bridges. they left in me Direction OF Freok-
linton. LOUISIANA. whirh is the direct route e
Pearl river. They carried With iheEi Capt,
Murray. enrolling officer. the Postmaster,
Williams. hotel keeper. AID all the citizens
they could catch. young and old. Their
destination 10 unknown, though they said
they were eoine TO Mobile ~
A rcoei dispatch. dated New Market. Va,
Dec Oh. Gays Lieut.. Baylor. o. lie l2sh
Virginia cavalry, attacked two companies Of
the 2lsi New / ork cavalry. uesr Mll~ooc
Clark esrsty on the i4th last. and kilsed
aud captured 90 OF the part, AID took %
| noTses.
The Ricnnoud Despatch. OF fbs i2sb
says. yesterday morning The sskes officers
~ tao prism at Danviils. nasae 80 st,essp
10 oyerpower the guard They wee hired
upou aud oci Rossnr. % New York, "a,
Instantly killed and other wounded. Thu
frightened the rest snd the attempt Wa sises
~. The Struggle lasted bus ;e~ ma1ntel
and ali sss qsies.
Tue Richmond Disisleh o. tie l2th ssyl
the latest oews from Sherman il that Satur
day lie vas al bioomlngdaie. on the CeLua
Georgia Railroad, Is miles west 81 SavNn
nsA. IL vas nos absolutely cerssin nhetbe
% his progr.mme 20 atl2ck the ehy or 8
siice AVA down 70 the coast o. ehieaFOF 4
force a passage OF the Savannah River OF
the Route cor Port Royal
Our position At Savannah + cificuls. a
i0EoiviIg me necessity OF protecting bot
the lily aud some ses miles oil the Savanna
AID Charleston Railroad, vnich leaving -
city on The Wes, curves 10 the North 40
crosses the river eight miles shove Sher
mao. <inoe he lett Millss las osaa ssihs
timDsf kebind him ard otherwise obsiractin
he roads 70 peetsn, ne scar irom TIE re
nsos.eless fsvsges Of Wbse.s.. ~ho Ia
hunted ana sase upon bin l.ks : boo
bound.
NV YoEK. Dec, l5.-rbe Hsr.ls's Hi
ton Head correspondent o. he 20 ssys. N
l.st OF cssns'lies h tie battle .. Horsy 81
nave been revised and reduced 70 40
lie only hsifs mic from the Savannah az
. vbulessos R.ilrosa saa from our irosl :.
, only he shietle Of tie Ioconoiiss. bar q
5 fsuslins % Sbe tfsis cen o. oht.nc'is hs&s
/ Further ~ ne Tilli6ssey RAsss os tie ng
: Vt TIE so.d Opo1 Nhsch o~s. Batter march.
Ne b.s- t-ksa Possession u is5olng
Gssscfys ps.a..sos whiessxGs <yseastsd
hurry -ben or iroops advanced. Pro
: there toe supplies ere ior~srdsd y zoe .ron
A detachment ~ss .zod-d ~ MAckEy
: point Wednesday zsoEn-as vach process
= Sp he opposi<s sbore q - Gregory pssst
: ton asa ssEsscnod o. point there Tor q
= pss.so.soa OF .ur sAsk- Ths susb1.ss 81
: oo-op>rssec for he SEoseosioz d our ass
AID l&EdiasE and the scol brigade urd
Commodore PrssIe i dong sfHriszs sr.
tee % shore.
Gs<- Hatch wet 70 the sroas fron Boye
s~cx % WsSa>~a%s morp.sg- By RAPID a
ssr,ss<e movements irsn r.ss. . 81; IA
succeeded ia obtaining posisisH tross MA
=. ca con nsrs. - sooa - cur heavy 20
get -. too bridges AID some fniles e
sss.rask E.ilro.d. even II vs 60 not oc-