Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-12-20
The News.

lie engagement between aThouas- and !
Hold. in the vicinity Of Nashville, was |
rsfewed on Friday and resulted ia al.
otter federal yictofy. The rebels were
driven from the new posisiou they had tak. |
snup, and their army bfvken iotot two
part. Unofficial dispatches report that
tn, federals have already secured 5000
prisoners and 80 pieceHof artillery. Thom-1
aa loss is about 5000 These figures, we
preeume include the fighting both days. aNo
estimate lie given Of The rebels killed and
wounded. Pursuit. of Hood was to be con.
tinaed on Saturday, kEt,
On the l4th inst, Gen Foster had an
Interview with Gen. Sherman at Fort Mo-
Allister. which work Vaa takeu~by assault
on the 18Th. Savannah was Invested closs.
| ly, and q summons for its surrender was
about to be sent in, refusal to comply
with which would lead to 40 opening Of
| the fedora! batteries. The captore Of Sa-
| vanuah, and the forces constituting its gar.
rsop, vas anticipated with coofidencs. .
| The rebels have Established a number Of
batteries on the Cumberland river. One
Of these, a few miles below CIarksrilie. -
said TO number thirty gnus,-wAs recently
attacked by three gunbOats. The assail-
ants were driven of; one OF the vessels be-
ing seriously Damaged. The ircnela6
Cincionati is reported st;Cisrkeville in q
disabled condition. A portion Of the rebel
Gen. LYONS command lie marching upon
Smithlsnd. az tie mouth of the Cumber-
land ; and another body ia moving towards
Cassyville, on the Ohio where, il is sup
posed. an attempt will be made to eject q
/ blockade Of that stream.
! Geo. Burbridgs defeated Bssil Duks'1
brigade, at XII, gsport, Tenn, On the 18th
inst. The rebsls lost their train and $50
men. Among the prisoners taken was q
brother of he late John Morgan.
II Three boats Of the federal expedition up
(the Roanoke river have been suok 49,
Iedoes. The stream is described as being
yorfect network Of Internal machines.
! The president has disapproved that par,
, of Gsn Dix's recent order which directed
\ purnit Of raiders into British territory
: and Gen D. has, in consequence, revoked
; that portion Of bis instructions 10 comman.
! aers of the frontier.
\ At g Fspisn meeting 10 Jersey City or
8 Friday night one Of the speakers stated
0 that $4,000 Of the Brotherhood" were
ready to march into Canada in case Of hos
r tilities between the United States so(
Great Britain.
. | luO oIdLllinu VctuhUu IOT E6pdfdllOn "
D the matter Of the Florida is said to b
{ solemn" in it's tone, whatever that may
mean. Secretary Seward. in bic reply
does not indorse the seizure. and espresso
desire tc have the matter fairly and sat
isfactorily adjusted.
The feet uodsr Admiral Porter, which
i. sailed from Hampton roads on Monde,
last, numbered 81 vessels, carrying So
; guns.
r An order is soon to be Issued requiring
r the possession VI passports by all person
A., arriving in rhe United States from foreig
, countries excepting emigran: passenger
directly entering Amricsn ports by sea-
This regulation will apply to parties CON
, ing here from the British North America
provinces.
James W. Nys and Willism Stewar
have been elected United Statssl senator
from the new stste Of Nevada. Nye 10 th
well-known New York politician, " ho ha
lately been governor Of the territory
Stewart is son-in-lau Of "Hangman
Foote, Of the rebel congress- Chicag
Times, 19th inst.