Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-29
LIRE PORFEElR- BUTLERB EXPEDiFION.


Richmond papers Of the 24:h, was known by the Yam.
lsesn,Isgaid to The expedition. that has been &c
pslsed at Wilmington. That serious dobts 40 % tte
FOLLOWING special despatch TO the Herald! Z, <, ::
| 81. +; ;WisAIksrOs, Dec 25 1854,
Thsre Ii much anxiety itlI hero Ia reference % the
WILMINGTON .e1pe iiIon, Rs the dtiy caused By the
sotin has u6dOubtedly been improved BY tie rebels
% strengthen tile positgn. ills e4peo.ed however,
tst % me Ia posalt in ofmGtgn W be rcosiyed hsi
ia ia3ffoE iG:rstaferas 10 IT,. There Il no olb hui
ihal desperate attack Sill be made, atd, at within
tue bounds OF possibility, saecsss wal be aItain,d
::' FROM TENNEsaEE: AND KENTUCKY. tx:
SOIBiAe rvArBsa IatA H1tp-N. YtI.srs VI sIs,
T6a Rsraid says+ y: f1i .,.i,. IT, ~ i.
r. No later intelligence regardr g the pursuit Of ihe
{. uLalt III AOodsTebe army BY General Plomss has
rsEGbel VI N lhe past lH1 days L :'.r i g.ii
+ lls fs0tl General L. o., Win two or thrs3 thou
laEd oil lhe men from Nous amy with Nhpn he left
NAsllvI, 10 81 Ii ErOHIiLg through .Ilsoty, doing
SRdt 10 uisge Ls can. Not uAred tiiisf However, ID
given lil u dspfe dale. brigade Of Uhlol liz OBS
n folio wing hun UP ol.ssy. He recently destroyed
feS spahs II Tie ti.utYne aud Nashville RailIO pad
bridss at 81 z4bstbpor, KY, aud on 9lIuIdAy lasI
Hag threatening AaldIaa shs HI, = F.: - e,
=. ;; &. FROM TENNESSEE > :l-..5 4
T6%4a'Sriisdh eoataina tho folio wing additional in
lregAfd 10 doOa's ndovsments: i;:% Al
\ isRYI1.EE, Dec. 2a--The la;est repbrts nj,
Hoed.s army al DaGk Iter, near Columbia, whion Se
vas crossing sa rapidly as possible, with TaomaS bur-
tu!lg vigotdu'J. = A. III. r'Ei T. =: r.
The rebsls had uiide something Of stand At 4,
srfiig Hill, whpre taree pieces OF az lIey sad
| / ar jt pfisoi arr Tsrs csptured. ' - =. =
The Telegraph haa' been completed to Spring aIu
IL 49, n,NEE.r
here Tor acdnioT troops 60 be seut tu 10 Iatber n
rcGsI pIt4seets ylO wofotO bs found sylrjwbere IL
| the Surrounding country, ), T.. #.'l % -;
Ills ssjd thsfin psssiag througI Rankin tho r;b
tplssutted al the 8 yorts and number Of priyata
resideLols. 10 haury DouAiy thsy have bsen eou /.
tcrIplipg everybody sbls TO go into tie sfmy: ar
cbu6Gcsung The property Of all who had dad he toh
,ct!ption. /. ia thought they VII make free d Of
Whatever iaST be III too stoiss in Oolpmbs now Ia,
i ,hsy LeTe 10 lsEve. citiEsn Of Columbia InEorms
uy that nearly all tia mills M Haury county had baan
burned bs the F5dsrSls when they vera syso1atihV
thst region and when the rebsh shah have l.ft ibs
county the Cilisals will find the mselyos poorer by
several millions of dollars, - 4. 5'ii'i :
General James u. KHips; OF the a,Yeath O.vlIry
Division, made lucky hiI on satatdiy afternoon.
near BisitWoodI capilflngtEo a5yd Belonging TO he
h and S0.h LouSiana cavalry, e gather with sbnut
1.-TWO hundred aud hhy psieoheIs including tvahtv
cam nissianed ttSeIs, two brigade music.Sna. and
two sets of musical iqstrumshts one OF silver and
he o,hsr brsSs. TIE aIg Of the 30h ,uisials vac
faded sid torn, red cotton ground, with blue cross
and tEelys silver S4ol stats % .A' stG5s. That d
| the An Louisiana Commanded By Colonel Hunter,
Who vas also capture J . magnificent one The
ground is Of red bunting W2 cross made OF tesJy
blue sik, the 'boIdr OF yellow twsd silk, twelve
gold stars bsitg upon the eross This hiss bears Tie
ioIlWing iHTcIiPion Jackson, Port Hudson, Baton
Rouge and sHisoh'" Is .....'i, i'::i n.
10Y iHI SlWs Is0N 4'OhaIl. was RIsII,lp i4 slsHa-
~. i ID !SgFoS. - I'%t'i .f.i
- - q WlshlSaros, Dec; g. 1854.
The news Of The capture Of Savannah by Gsbsral
sbermsn became known here about Ten p. n and
caused general rejoicing, IL has made ihIsindesd a
vefv merry ChElstmas and the most In ,css
lion sympathzsrs abandon all hope Of future sucness
Srd toLeste the formulation of the rebellion 10 d
closs az haud T. .i;., a.;
siaos General Shsfnisn started rsm Atlanta ii 600
tsbsi flonsis have been Exchanged, anu II ig ths
same lime We have captured nearly $4,000 Of the
| enemy. Atths rata three npnlhs further oohtiuu-
snce 81 the war will give u5 the ~hols rste iOrUs as
pslsoGeis: g." ... T.. ~. -