, 1864-12-28
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secretary s'anaone o'opa"sa 10 ~ eooo
holiday misslVc 1oF 1oyaa 'olks as "as ever
pcnncd, and from all. the various theaters Of
war brings only words of cheer. Hoods army
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Ha''hS 'ts pieces Inc more minute oe1"ls
Of our situation arc best shown in our Men,
1iAis and Nashville dispatches, but through
cpt 11,cre Is mt one ray ofconsolatioa7brthc
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os'nss' 'na' IL VIII sooa VI o'e''
shcrinan evidently hasn't gonc INTO savan-
noh to open winter boarding houses for his
troops, but is already on the war path, q
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e"F't"int'on ma occupa''on os ous '1ooi's'
There is little doubt hiat savannah. despite
1hc vigilance OF Inc olochaoe' oas oecn, oy
means o. 1he numerous lhicls oh 'as nousS-
combeo coast, tne maintenance u 'ef3 "'e-
" contraband trade, ant IL Is AfcauS . toplc
Of inquiry who nsthc fourteen Qua maAons
OF dollars IN cotton seized " our tso2ps'
Most likely some British or french o"ness
Will turn up ior H.
Acw that Savannah mas 1aten, LIE 4osa'
'eoEefe lor war news anu Will no' .css .utSs-
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ohcfeo 'aen sra'sng s''uuu ~
1l'e LET'S q our o,oeAaums s4eAo w.
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4a'ihe tnaoe 1ue'f ie9s fe"eu 'no3s eaan
mele a.l.e .! @1e 'eesete euu ~ ~ tas
cohl'aoano 't"oe. II i'ae oeen uan.nt auo
dangerous 10 "alcn 1nu "n.1 W t1e eaps
Fear riFer ana Keep LOOKOUT 'or Tue heet
"nl'o'-thc-~lep clal1 1hat nave run Ii anu oat
over tAc snHsng oars aoo .n1ousn lue 1n'rl'
ca1c cnanncis' hoen oua"A1o Will co'tou anu
Inward Win gooos a"o WILT 'Annt''ous.
me great acet 1or "eeks IN Prepa.ataon ~
for11css Monroe nus aouotless efe tnls oessun,
IL 1t has not accomplished, Inc VOTE OF pcf-
aect'ne lnc olochaoe a. "nuiinstoa oy lne
secure anu holo1ng ol 1nc port 1tseu Will LIS
oeleIses.
Our maohasnt a'spatenes 1o7"A'a Tue CON-
Trehcnsive summary OF war news IN secreta-
r. Stanton's bulletin, the most important
touching the operations Of the expedition,
derived from late Richmond papers through
Gen. Grant. From these it appears that the
grind naval attack opened on Saturday, the
batteries Of the feet raining terrific shower
OF missiles on the fort and itsapproaches- In
der cover Of this bombardment landing oi
troops was effected under Gen. Butler, and at
last ndvices Of Sunday this force WIS not to
1e dislodged, evidently much to the alarm
and chngrin Of the Richmand journalist who
chronicled the fact. It is impossible TINT
Fort Fisher will hold. out long under
the cojoint influences brought to bear
for Its reduction. 4 Newbern dis
patch contains suggestive hint rs to q tre-
Ecudous carth-shakins explosion having tn
ken place to the southwark, believed to be
connected with the operations of the great
fleet. Ncwbern, as bird flies. is over eighty
miles from Fort Fisher, and were tllis at all