The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-20

10 MUs 06H- LIE - ue following report
of bis operations yesterday has been received
from Maj. Gen. Thomas: -
HEADoUARTsRsD DEBT OF CUMBERLAND,
Near Springfield, Dec IL, 1850.
The enemy has been vigorously pursued to-
Gay, but has studiously avoided any attack by
my troops. have succeeded in taking few
prisoners, some two or three hundred; but our
captures are light in comparison with the sue
cesses of the past three days. The pursuit
will be continued In the morning at rs early
an hour as the troops can march. 9la{> =
The following copies OF orders found in
Breckinridge's camp in East Tennessee, are
transmitted for your information: losn8a
Headquarters Vest VirgiRiG end East Ten
nsssee, WythesoitIe, Va, Dec. I'd, 1864.-In
accordance with instructions received from
the ordnance department at Richmond, that it
has become of vital Importance TO husband
small arms, ammunition and lead, the follow
ing order is published: All lead which can be
CLEANED from battle-felds, or otherwise OBJ
tanned, will be collected by the brigade ord
nance officers, and be sent to the nearest ar
senal. All arms relieved OF their loads for
cleaning, the balls should be drawn, il practi-
cable; otherwise the loads should be dis
charged into boxes of sand or dirt, so that the
the lead may be recovered and turned into the
ordnance department. The attention of the
Commanding officers is called to the necessity
giving rise to this order, and its rigid enforce
ament is strictly enjoined by the commanding
officers. ,2naa niasaJ
s n fSigned) MAJ. GEN. BRECKENRIDGE.
j. l. SToDDARDs JOHNSON, A. A. G.
70 Headquarters Department Vest Virginid
and East Tennessee, WythespilLe, Va, Dec. 2.
CIRCULAR.--The attention of commanding
officers is called to the scarcity of forage in
this department, and the absolute necessity of
using economy in the consumption. Eviden-
ces of waste have been observed heretofore
The proper officers must in all cases superin-
tend the issue of forage, and commanding Of
Ulcers and every company officer must give his
strictpersOnal attention. hs 81 nv
(Signed) T. II. MYERS, A. A. G..
have found the railroad thus far but little
disturbed, aud my trains will be up by rail-
road in day or two at the farthest The
telegraph is up with me now.ss | find on re-
ceiying more correct reports of the operations
of the 18th inst, that Mai. Gen. Edward
Johnson's entire division, with all the brigade
commanders, was captured In the works which
were captured by assault, besides destroying
a brigade of the enemy's cavalry, and captur-
ing its commander, Brig. Gen. Rucker.
Among the captures to day are the rebel
Brig. Gen. Quarles wounded, and a number
of rebels, also wounded, lying in the houses
by the roadside unable to go away. nnsJ
(Signed) GEO. H. THOMAS,
~ ssa. Major General Commanding.
No report for to-day has reached the De-
partment, except the following unofficial
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 10, | p. M.
This forenoon the rains have been so heavy
that little progress has been made. Our cav
airy skirmished with the enemy a short dis
lance south Of Springfield, finding Forrest in
command
No intelligence from General Sherman Las
been, received tc day. aeiF
A call and draft for 100000 troops, to make
up the deficiency occasioned by credits on the
last call, has been ordered by the President.
ias (Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON,
s'' p Secretary of War.