Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-28

E6 elaisW noot rs oct atiaskrE 9chobeid ~ hptiHe
RiL Hood oraeESd Bate to attack ct Spring hiA enc
be didat do 1t. =
The rebel army Il on beyond Columbia. During
thOTebel tsrrJ in front Of Nashville, they espiuted
bat two locomotives and ten The railroad is but
little impaired and trains are running up to Spril H
but two small bridges destroyed. Trains were Iun to
MuriressboFough on Sunday. .
TeleRraphic COMMUNICATION Is all right with all
points: bot IWo small trssiles are destroyed on the
Jacksonville road. Johnsonvills itself was not de-
srOyed.
Toe rebel loss durirg the campaign was Z 600 men,
is general officers ana 81 cannon captured. The killed
| at u anklin numbered IA 600, the wounded 500,
| and coo prkohers we're taken.
The killed. aud wounded in the battles before Nash.
vile and retreat to Columbia, 5000 killed and wound
cd and 900 prisoners. The Union loss In the batil3
az Franklin 2OOO, before Nashville not 900. The
total Uhon loss will not reach 200, WIN two Gene
i rails slightly wounded.
Hood has pontoQn on the shoals on the Tsnnsa
see river where our gunboats can't reach thsm
| Hood marched on franklin with 40 900 men, in
Guiding cavalry and 66 pieces Of artillery. he lost
asI half his general officers, aud counting d. serters
| which are coming In and siragglers which being
captured be will lose nearly half his men. The
is comtfsIe, although hia army is not quite snnihi
lated.
TIE BUTLTR-P0sTER HIPEDTTIoS.
'WAsHISsrOS, Friday, Dec. 2S. 1854,
Rear Animal Potter, under date Of the is b inst!
Informs the NAVY Department oil the de9I uCtlOn
the blockade runner Petrol driven ashore by the gun
boata at Nav InleL Caps Far River.
Tho Petrol WAS feed upon ard sunk, aud 6aallj was
destIo Dyed bT u northeast gale.
She uad on board large cargo Of arms and NUM-
tiOns Of var.
days the dJet has captured and destroyed IS 800 900
worth Of the snsmys property In blockade runners.
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
The relieving dispatches c>ntAin The latest from
Grants army:
WAshlSsroS, Dec. 2S-A lstlsr from the army Of
the Potomac, dated yesterday, says;
. Iiel continues TO prevail here.
Tue weather Ia such As TO prevent sny movement,
II intended.
A large number Of Caiosrs are goirg hlm, on fur
lO4sh.
Among those who left this morning we're Generals
Gregg, Potter AyrOs, Bragg and ACAllister, with the
mt mbsrs OF their cit ifs.
General Mott went North yesterday 10 attend the
funeral Of brother.
HEtDos's Amy OF TIE POToMIC
Dec. 81 1864 !
THERE'S nothing Of interest trsnspriI inihis de-
plTlment.
The enemy keep up their fra, but not so psrsis
tently az formerly on the canal at Ddtoh Gap. Very
few casualties cur owing TO the precautions taken
TO avoid the shells. ,....-.
Far the week ending The 18Th inst, IS0 de ssrtsrs
nom the Udion T nies had reached Richmond. They
would bo forwarded to the border TO start for their
| homes on block ade runners.
rRooPI GOING TO THE CANADIAN FRONTIER.
BoJF, n, Dc. 20.
Company A. heavy artillery, left Fcrt Wsuen to
d.y for frontier service. Their destination is PlAtts
| burg, \. Y.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The TdJtns contains shs following special Wash
iugtou despatch
THE wINISGTOS IIPEDITIos.
WAsBIEGToS, Friday Dec. 20 -Tas knowledge Of
the il iloLco Of weather on war should prepare the
public mind for an imperfect or hCsaiing success
OF the expedition against Wilmington TIE eIIaor-
diusry rc1 OF the gale during and before the Igsa
ago OF the let CT stesmefs, aud its Duration since
NAV lead 10 an eIhgujioU OF their stocks OF coal
90 forcs their return TO Fortress Monroe. ffe sea
siekness OF the troops on The voyage and afIes the
yeSsels four anchorage, was eGesssiVe and sxhauJ
i've The cold too, 90 extraordinary, has stk 'nsd
large number OF the negroes, unused 10 such weather
ana uupioVided for it.
M.sBY KILLED ONCE M.RE.
The pleasant INTEL genoa that the pest hosby wac
shot yesterday morning near Piedmont aLd killed, u9s
brought here 30. night by soldier.
fpsCIAL DErGILs RESTRICTED.
Tas nulssCce Of sp.,al details OF tii, GERS ard nsn
Is bling sblsed here ~ last. Large numbers we're
1amutd 10 day TOT thCir fitness 10 do duty at tho
roat. Tao hospit1s slso are bsag freed OF their
able -bodied skrlks.
SHERMAN ISD TIE NEGROES.
The disposition to blame General Sbsrnaa for not
organ Ig an army OF blacks on hs great nsrh
thrr 81 the heart Of Slavery lie vi uSt. Before he
q arled On tis expedition 10 earnestly demanded OF
Ihe War Depsr m3nt that Colonel s. Bowman. who
raEed the residue of Maryland slavery into the UAed
States Army, be sent to him to orsanz' the O'eIoes
Who q ould lick to bis columno into rtgmsnts aud
hriE ades. This Tequsst mOst unfortunately Tor the
nation was either neglected OF refused. Sherman had
to mach Eith0ut the man, the most experienced In
the Uuitei Statss this business aud whOR only lie
wanted.
GELD WEATHER,
The thermomet measured rs yesterday, this NOR
nilg "a The ice in the Potomac ia iFCm ono 10 two
inches thick ste ameTs aud vessels ere stuck every
shere Tue mail boats to and from the army sGo
constantly II time or stuck. TIE RobIrt Houia,
loaded with 900 troops, bound TO Alexandria yJster
day morning got blCGksded OF the me uh of the chan
nell end up to Line G'cCok this morning. was fast -
Macy OF the troops beard are without shelter and
suffered severely, exposed to the bitirg sir until ten
O'Clock last night.
EXCHANGED PRISONERS ERoW EIxAs-Lirs sIws IRON
TIE MEXICAN B IpEs.
CA1Ro. Dec 2S The steamer Pauline Cornell, from
Nav O:leel5 on the Is instsa; hza arrived here
| She hes o few bales OF cotton.
Toe steam transport Clinton, from Galveston on the
| II inst, had arrived ct New Orleans With S42 ex
changed prisoners Fl, N Camp Grace, Texas Toe men
who we're In the mosl sFstohsd condition, have been
supplied With necessary s;toies for their comfort by
| the Sanitary Commission.
General Hamilton and family pssset-BfsEos on the
i Clinton.
late Maianoros pspsI states thst reinforcsments
had arrived BrsEo5 Santiago swelling our force there
| 10 600 l 500 OF abom ere EegToea.
Oh. Ia frNr No
which IL not ioFliHId aud have Numerous skirmshes
/ With the Uaon trOOpe.
We have no charge to report in the New O:lssns
markets.