Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-26
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Fer Afsernooa RePoEl pc Do PaEe.
Last Nights Report.
Renorted Fan Of savannah.


BALTIMoRE, Dec. 25.-An associated
press. letter from Fortress Monroe, dated
8 o'clock p. N. on the Gath says:
The mail steamer Thomas Collier has
just arrived.
A telegraph operator named Baker, be.
longing 70 one of the chief Offices IN Rich
mond. escaped night before last, and hav-
ing succeeded in eluding the vigilance Of
the rebel piekets, made his escape success.
folly into our lines yesterday evening. BE
was subjected 70 q severe examination by
Gen Grant, and stated that intelligence Of
the fall OF Savannah aud capture OF the en-
tire forces, 5000 in number, commanded
by Gen. Hardee, had reached Richmond q
few hours before he made his escape. There
WAS q report prevailing at the same time
that Fort Fisher, commanding the entrance
TO Wilmington, had also fallen through q
combined attack by Gen. Butler and Ad-
miFal Porter's forces, but this could not
be traced to any reliable source.
The spirits Of the citizens of Richmond
he describes as In a very much depressed
state, and it was with difficulty the au-
thorities could exercise any influence
whatever over the press and the eitizens,
such were their manifestations of con-
tempt for the action of the rebel govern
ment.
Gen. Griffith isIA passenger on the Thorn.
as Collier, and places the utmost conf
dence in this operation, and is of the opin.
ion thst the report of the capture of Fort
Fisher is.true, the extensive preparations
made by Butler on the sailing of the ex
petition warrantiug this early surrender
Gen. Hoke's rebel division has left its
position in front of the army of the James
and is supposed TO have gone 70 assist in
the defence of Wilmington.
The Richmond Dispatch of the.22d says:
A division Of Union infantry under Gen.
Palmer has occupied Bower Hill miles
east of Portsmouth,, Virginia, for the pur-
pose, il is supposed, 70 operate against
Weldon, North Carolina. Gen. Gustav Of
Sheridan's cavalry made an attack on the
rebel cavalry under ROsser 8 miles north of
HarrisonbuFg, Shenandoah Valley.
The Richmond Examiner of the 22d says:
Sheridan's iufautry has came up the Valley
to a point between HaFrisonburg and New
Market. His advance itiis supposed is in
tended as a diversion in favor OF the cav
airy movement on this side of the noun
tains Early has marched out to meet him.
The mounted force which crossed the noun
tains is q, 800 in number. They were yea
terday iu Madison.
The Commercials Washington special
of the Gath says: Richmond papers OF the
10th contain official dispatches from Viii
minRton of Friday afternoon. At that
time 20 Union vessels had appeared of
that place. No attempt had been made to
land troops OF attack the forts, in cOnse.
auence Of storms. The rebel papers also
say that Savannah, and probably Charles
ton had been evacuated.
A rebel dispatch from Wilmington, Of
the 2OLh, says; The enemy's feet, thirty
odd steamers, appeared of. the Inlet this
morning.
The Examiner of the 29d says telegraph
10 communication issiutercePted by storms
with all points. We have very little to
fear from theIand forces. Bragg is iu
command.
The Richmond Examiner of the 22d says:
Our iron clads cannot be moved up the
river so as to prevent the shelliug of SO-
vannRh, owing to the torpedOes.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 22d says
there has been no confirmation OF the re-
port that Breckenridge had beaten Stone
mans or Burbridge's raiders near Glade
Springs. An unofficial despatch says the
damage doae was slight and will be speedis'
" repaired.
The Richmond Examiner of the 22d has
official information that q column of the
enemy, numbering 5000, were on the Ohio
aud Mobile Road, north of its crossing of
the Mississippi river.
The Examiner also says 1t hasno adVices
from Hood, but fears he is in a bad fix.
The Wing of the 22d has an article on
the dark days of the confederscy. It says
Hood has been badly defeated, bat he can
learn lesson of endurance from Early.
n bic defeat proves any worse than it is
represented It will be the FIRST instance Of
the kind during the war.
Late rebel papers give additional ac-
counts Of Gen. DRVidsOu's work from Ba-
ton Rouge across ths southern portion OF
the southern states. Among other work,
portions Of the Mobile 4 Ohio and Mobile
4 Great Northern Railroad were destroyed.
The rebel city MarRhal Of Atlanta recent
ly returned to that town and found it oe.
cupied in lamentation over the disasters
which have fallen upon the arms of the
confederacy.