The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-17
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
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DISPATCH ffoin Gen. Candy
Important Military News.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, I

MdjS,lehrh1ufbh A6mchfaaSlsp
from Gen. Candy have been received to-
day, showing the complete success OF ali
expedition sent by him from Vicksburg
to cooperate with Gen. Sherman's opera
tions, and Ecut Hoods cemmnnicati0ps
with Mobile Gen. Candy reports The
probable success of another expedition
from Baton Rouge, under command OF
Gen. Davidso1is the details and object of
which it is not proper to disclose. When
last heard from, Davidson was reported
as having GRATED quite p panic in Mo-
bile, ana to be devastating the country
generally. Lieut.-COl. Earl, commanding
a special party, was severely wounded
and fell into the hands pfFthes elenryTati
FaSette, mississippi IL - 4 'h ga J.
Richmond papers of to-day confirm the
reported capture of Bristol by our expe--
diti0n supposed t0 be Under command Of
Stoneman and Burbridge; also the sur
prise and capture of Glade-Spring depot,
thirteen miles south of ,AbingdOn, NiIgi-|
MIA. They also contain General Hoods
official report OF the battle of Franklin,
in winchIhe 1acknow iedges. the loss of
many gallant officers and brave men,
among whom are Major Gen. Cleburne,
Brigadieg, Generals John Williams,
Adam, Grist, 1Str6ke and 'Gen1bley are
killed Major General John Brown and
Brigadier Generals Carter, Minigault,
Quarles,s C0ckeTilL and Scott. were
wounded, and Brigadier General Gordon
They also state that OH Wednesday Cen
eral- Sherman carried the~swelks COM
mandilig the entrance to- ogecliee, n ven,
by storm, that the capture of this posi-
ton puts Sherman in communication
with the Yankee fleet The dispatches
of General Candy, so far as is proper for
publication, and the Richmond papers
giving Hoods, official report OF the bat
tie and onri sue ccssslin Southwestern Vir-
ginia and Georgia, are lsubjoined up to
800 P M.4Nothing has been heard
from Nashville since last night, and moth
ing from Shsrman;-other than the Rich
mOnd newspapers report of the capture
of Fort McAlister Oh Wednesday.
New ORLEANS, Dec 9.-On the 25th
ult., reported that movements cooper
ative with GelreEilI Shermans operation,
wOul1a f2ihade from Vicksburg and Ba-
ton A5ilge, for the purpose of cutting
Hoods communications with Mobile
The expedition sent from Vicksburg, con
sisted Of about 1000 cavalry and eight
pieces of artillery, under command OF
Colonel Strand, Il the nd colored caval-
Nv, returned OH the llth inst having met
with complete success, after having ad-
mirably executed flank movement on
Jackson on the 27th ult. The expedi-
tiOn started for Big Black bndge ,On the
Mississippi Central Railroad, which was
reached OH the eth, and after stubborn
resistance destroyed il. This eats Hood !,
army from large quantffiess ofstIpphe
and stores which accumulated at Jack
son, and makes that railroad, which is
his main reliance, unfit tornn for months
tocome; besides this, important bridges
and trestle work were burned
The following property was completely
destroyed: Thirty miles of track, includ-
ing cnlverts, wagon bIidge over the Big
Black, Vaughan, Pickett and Goodman
stations, with all the railroad depots and
buildings, 1900 bales OF cotton, two en-
gines, four cars, four stage coaches, TWEEN
ty barrels Of salt and S166,OOO worth of
stores at Vaughan station The eXpedl-
ton was considerably hanassed on its
return by large bodies of the, enemy 5
forces, but snttcreano material losses and
brought back more recruits than lis en-
tire loss of effective men. j. b. Cook,
commanding the Third eolored cavalry,
distinguished himself and his regiment
greatly 10y the gallantry with which the
force guarding Big Black bridge were
driven from behind Their strong stock
AIDES. On the opposite side of the river
our men had to dismount, with nothing
but the railroad ties for protection in the
face of heavy foe
4.s,sa.f.E usaE..S; CANBY,
Major General