Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-22

suErsndszed rssn,ss asss vIll Sc at ESQ., posoa-
ted Win ueof B<oufe lines Of coumIi icstion fas
been spsn.d bsssesa the arm, Of Gsn.r.i sisinsn
ssd has Of 0snssaI Tester. and on the 4h inst the
two Qsnsra[s dinsd together ct mt HeA lis,sr No
doubt snsestAinsd 81 Hilson Had that Savannah
must speedily tall aud when that takss place the at-
tsnsion OF 6hsrnsa will be. In all probability, turned
toward Chs'lseten or elsewhere.
Ystx GIANTS AMY. -
The Rrald says:
Ths aust OF the James river mica was eighty ruff.
asd on lass Friday evening BY sudden attack Of the
rsbtl pickeH the Usion lines In the vicinity Of Br.
muds Hundred. They we're of oour properly resi- en-
ed Io. Ths hrng, which oontlI usd for abou an hstr
was par ilpsted In By the artillery. Apparently lot
ins Of cons. qusDcs vas f,ctd byi.. o. tie rama
evening ave rebel sunboAss and two rams we're eb-
served lying uadsr the gunsof Fort Darling.
From TIE vALLlr.
Thu Herald says Of f,irs 10 the Valley:
Affairs in The Shenandoah Valley rem .in unastu,t-
ed. No fears entertained, tas been Ieptred of
the rebel General skh rifg, giving My trouble In
thu, quarter 90 he has enough 10 aneLd to Ia E.s:
Tennssses and souti Virginia ju!t now without
attempting 10 enlarge the field Of mis- operations By
penetrating further eastward. III, cold weather hes
been vary severe 10 the Valley, .Gd tie troops have
SRI red con, ids ably picket foers have been 10
ny 70 deprsdaiions BY guerilas on the railroads in
rat ellon recsniiy. The line from Hstpeis Ferry
70 Winchester 10 strictly guarded, and the hoii Cf
inhabitants ell along Il sirot has lad
most who'll sams t,ot In preventing ct. pts to in
jurs IT,
- From fENEISsEE
Stanton also furnishes D wish the following. Tie
rsporse ,rrssts death being based on no authentic
Int. Tgsnos, ws looks upon IL merely Yankee lie
th~l LTD nic oat al.
reg es Was DiPAsrNIxr,
Wa.hr z OF, Dc. Is 9P.h
Mir General John a Dig. Rsu York;
Tas iotoriig LII iai tPors mas reeve Ills
.ys,.e f,n.G va tm,s, d 9. q, LA ttso-
a ,-.-t
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NJ t.--il-, -, -. u 1864.
A rsp.i 81 res. is-- ir, AZ Js G,neIai W'isen,
states that AZ s.x p. 10 day hU alta d al OF,
osrssd Ste;, n.op,s division Of Iebti infantry tloa
brigade OF cavalry, capturing three Gu.s. TIT
Unitsd atss givaly tua IA chs division OF tssShy,
hsndsc meIy supported BY Kqpe' dy:scn a cav
airy, did tn, work. making several besut u charger,
breskirg the bel infantry In eli da ions. II dt
only ben light the rebel rear gosrd would have been
mini dfstroyed. As 10 IL, il has been severely
prniiLed. TIE wbtle srny will ctnnrre sIgcrOls
purfu { in the morn ing Tas attack Was MI do FIX
mil. beyond Ffantln n. 81 osaE THoAAs,
a. " hj'r General.
Gan. iHonA,' tTc Nd De- PAIoa.
Hn'eRs DPrtP CuyBsRLiSp
.. Near Frsrk lio, Tenn, Dec II sPMS
We havs pressed the enemy to-day bsyond Fnrllir,
capturing bis bospltsl, O. aiming tvr 500 xturc-
cd and about $50 Of our wounded in adis on 10 the
alo,e.
General Kripe, ccmmspdrg vifiob OF cavalry,
dav, Ii snsuy rrir gu I'd throuh Pr,pk In to-day,
ospgrring about $50 prisoners sad i've bstts flags with
v ~ lite lMs 'n, uf side.
Cit z,ps Fssrklin rspreiert Hcois Amy as COM
yletely dsmoral ed.
T, ADJ ion TO the olpurss Of yests day, repor I'D in
nv despa 81 flanl sht have he hoI or to rel ort
the csp,ure Of General Rucker ard sb u: iwo uDaGd
and 6fy u eonefs Of the tneuys v fs 10 Il 6st
that occpr cd about eight r,c'k last nig between
General Rocker q, d Gan. raj Ha ch, OF our cs,aly.
The ensmv has been pressed TO day bSth 10 front
and on both Huks. Brig. An JohJsop 'ufc,sded in
striking him on the nix, Just beyond F.ani 10 cap
turing quite q puubsr OF pris ,nnrs-pumter not eel
reported. Ny cavalry Is pressing m cosoly ttouat,
and en- very nuoh In hopes Of gs..ir q mary mere
prIscnsrs to morrow. tn ReR II Ia MAS
hsjsr G,bsrsL
Other de,pa' chss tuu, fica) frem Nashville s's's
tia. 900 prsoners we're captured ty Wilson, ard
tsat General Rousseau, commanding a. Ausfreetboc,
reports Forrest ksi and fifteen utditd Of HE ntn
carured.
This Superintendent at Nah vile reports itst the
railroad from Nashville will BE- tpsn Frsrkin to-
uaht, and will zap dly foil~ rhomap, thus iuIbish!Ds
him supplies and olablirg hin Z" pash or eiier Hcoa'
-, EDwiS v. SrAsoS,
Secretary CT War.
The American contains the fo!'ospg despatch:
PANIC IN GOLD.
NIv YoKK e-nber Is There hss been ers,t
panic smong The operators IN goli this morn 3,
oaufed by the news OF the successes Of The Ulion
arm o, In Gsf.eia ard Tennessee. The market cpsn,d
thia IneInirg at 22o! ard is row-one eco l--ur-
stesiy al 22li The iaitoa i?ns rethSt 1t aill 90 b
low thls figure.
PoRrIR IED RUfLIRs IxPIpIrItg.
TIE following del pa c'is potll'hed:
WAsHiEGf5s, d C l6 ls64.
Good uews Is expo ei hare this wax fscm TIE Il
petition which recently "a led frem Hampton Rasdp,
the sailing OF which wss premlturely ar nou 'ctd by
CO; tain New York aud Philadelphia newspapers, rot
hstandi the q rs which had been made to pre-
vent any puoIicatlon Of lie fact.
1t is oonrsbaud 20 yet to snufu 90 Its d'sr alton
object; bu. II may nov be properly safd tist It 10
intended TO strike sn efso'iye snd dam girg bow
against the rebellion at OF Its most vital points,
and there 70 every probability Of lie complete tuccess