Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30

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dated 'Sayannah' Thursday fne1.5j ODD
tannouncing his occnpation OF the itvof
! snyannah and the ca,l,,re of oner INN
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4 70 ~, YELL 1i"t'''' ua.eu : Huisnay, Dec.
! 3Iu, AT 4 II. M states that the city OF
A Savannah. was occupied by Gen. Sher-
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man VI .iAo my, Hiii!S VI siiS s-Aet' "iu :,
.lnirht Hardee escaned with the main
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bHu1 ni".1,, ;,,,,'' .ha;na:, aiate S o. 1h
ward. He enumerates as captllred. $40
ss,";,n,,.r ISo .,.,,,,, 10 I.,fnport;,,o, ~.
/ to1 u'ir' - ioeo'iiov co Viii
tSood order), l5O cars, large lot OF ami
\ munition and materials of war, steam
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No. men ton is ma(le of the present po-
Sition of Harllaa'S forcac which hal
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peen estiihateu ~ upout io,Vco. .lts.s sri
i Gen. Eoster are .as f.Vows. WI e77 Wy
sAyANNAn, Gas, Dee q, E5i-,zs HIS A,rreslt,,
~ tGsas'a ,a q, n.nEot ~ De 70 present. you
thiii, dred and ,if,y guns and pl..,,,v of ammun
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! Can Fostar,s .lisnatcb fro,p steamer
GoIdan !. Gatas Savapnnh river tT,ac oo
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! rhove the honor to report iiat have lust re-
\ burned from Gen. snerman's heasiquarters in
bearer ofdispatches from G NJ :,ierili;il to YOU
;'nd also a message 20 the PRESIDENT.
,onrninn of tn. sIst. Gen. hnticipatin
the contemplated assault, ESCAPED with tbs
man Douy Oh ms ~ ''.ntty AMI iisns ;ertiery
81 ~ { MOI, issewi.y olyposits, .hs. CIV atic
I rebel rnn-cl..is were Blown up, and the navy
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issnosed IT -'C'' Wv f'h
The captures include 800 95ris1aeFs 80 guns,
lo1ohl2tlves IN igool oFnsl., ~ t,.f. . lafgt
stlnniers. .ti.d 500 bies Of cotoli sa s.oTeG
III ware houses. All these v'.luaDley, fruits OF
anams. 5tooaIess victory ;1ss nsen HE 4
WITH The tity viz. nh ste an $. to-,iay, tsktg
up ali the t5ffelo.-s we c','itl see, and passing
saey over oie.s r. ifySe,nais ~ s are inde 10
>'''i '''e Yours. etci ia' '-r f..-
Lsigned.l = s'-S j. G..TosrEK, Maj. Gen.
The ;>ic,,mond nanars Of Yesterday
st.ta flat an tl,e 23d -; yaseais Of the
/ IW;ln,;n,sto,, eyneditioI, h,d re-anneared
| rrhn d;cnotcb of Can pr,og is nnh,isbad
in tha Hiohmond nanars ma ;s os fol
] lows. "Twentv-six Vessels of the Fed
oral feat re-annearar,. rhis mornino,,
Thara hos heen no change since tho Lest
disnatch ~ rrhis is the latest intalli-
genca received from that eyneditjon.
Stoned EDWIN NJ. SrA NToN5-. q,
Sac'y of War.
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NEW I DIRK, Dec. l2.--lh tne feoel
House or representatives on saturday
last, Mr.. McMCtieh, OF NlrSinla, oiiefeu
resolutions in favor of sending within
the Union lines commissioners to treat
with the representatives OF the90overn.
ment at washington Tor a restoration OF
peace. ,,,,.
In reply TO a questloh, MI McMulien
stated that Blshop Lay, VINO had recent
ly been received IN Rlchmono, had oeen
assured by Gen. Grant that any such
commissioners would De allowed TO pass
through ms lines.
Foote has retired TO private lie IN cls-
gust. In the rebel Senate, While the
Currency bill was up, ne Withdrew from
that body. After making frank State-
ment OF the situation OF the repetition,
he said Slr, peseech honorable gen
that shall nave the honor OF address
ing this House, to LOOK at the present
condition OF the country before tney re-
solve TO Wlthnold thelf support from
this measure. What is our SITUATION 10
day LOOK dangefsin the race, ana pro-
vide for It. What Is possible TOT us 10
do? Sir, we are upon the verge OF rum.
Congress is rapidly abandoning all its
important powers, ana building up an
irresponsible mllltafy ueSpoClsH, tne
like OF which has never been seen pc
fore upon TINS earth. Inc Policy OF tne
present House seems TO be TO crush out
dissatisfaction by armed violence alone,
in imitation OF that thorough policy IN
troduced ana upncld III England Dy the
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