Nebraska advertiser., 1864-12-08

: umbia Pike. An artillery duel was ksI
2 up until nearly mdnight, when our troop
5 commenced crossing HorPeth river, az
? retired 70 within fonr miles of this Oily
t The fight at franklin was not in Ia
Origina pian, our became necessary Ii
order to check rebel advance aud inurs
safe crossing Of river By our trains.
Com Fitch IS here with feet Of iron
clads. saf5cieni not only to Insure safety
Of Nashy &c, out another victory in cass
Of a battle.
Washington. 81.
Following dispatches received al War
Department:
Guy Peia- 1st.-R icbmo1d Examine
.o-dag ADMITS Sherman will succeed IA
reach ug sea coast; other papers adm.
.hai he has crossed Ocoaee.
Sicned1 GRANT.
Cry PoinL st.
Gregg's cavalry was sent south this
morning Oh Reconnaissance, more partreu-
larry to dlscoser i enemy were moving
troops south.
DsptlcheS just received relative 70 il
Al headquarters Army Po,omac, S p m.
Isl: 10 Grant: Have Just heard from
Gregg, his dipatCh dated { p. IN reports
having captured Stony Creea stauon. de-
Tended BY infantry aud cavalry 10 works
with artillery. He c ptured two pieces
ofulIery, but not having means 10 bring
them oil spiked them aud destroyed car
riages, had $50 prisoners, s wagons, 80
mules Destroyed all cars and stores.
No information obtained of any troops
being send south either cavalry or infan.
try. When bearor Of Ii patches left the
enemy showed. signs Of coucentraun53
but be thinks Gregg wifi be il camp by
midRight. Signed,
MEADE.
New Nork, 2.
Commercials special says here is high
military authority for saying the situation
an Tennessee augUrs success.
Baltimore, Sd.
Party referred to in statement Of pa
rallied soldiers fr}n Georgia, rs benny
connected with iueendiary plot 10 fire
northern cites, understood here TO be
Morris Montgomery, a prominent partI-
eipalor IN ne resistance 10 Governments
"a This cry about the memorable 1851
Of April. He was at that time an OFF
Ger IA the Maryland Guards, and left
BALTIMORE during first year Of the war
10 JON the reoei cause.
New York, 81.
Richmond Examiner30e says here Is
no very iopotlant news beyond cJui1u-
ing the report tIaL the Enemy has sent
of ia Gi.ection Of sea coast a small body
Of cavalry day before yesterday they
struck railroad between Savannah ana
Augusta at Waynesboro 80 miles from
Augusta, aud are said by some TO have
plundered the trains there yesterday
We are informed that the expedition has
been intercepted and part OF the raiders
captured and me resi- Vi them driven back
on Shermans man body, the object OF
his movement easily seen, this party
we're on their way 10 Beaufort TO convey
intelligence Of Snartaan's position 10 his
government and communicate his plans.
Richmond Wing Of 3Oth says from
southern papers 25lh received las night
we CLEAN little that is prudent to publish
Augusta Cousu,utIcnalist Is ID higA P1tit
Sen ioal says ii is 10 be hoped that the
people IA the region through which Saer-
man proposes TO pass vii / ~ q enseig6s
upon him with q courage THAT snail DO
them honor. There Is t. great difference
between his situation and .a,,. oC Hood
he Is IN an eneHly's country, while Hood
Is among friends no sacrifice Of proper
~. no activity Of operations must be
counted now or considered excessive ;
tear down bridges, block roads, remove
Or destroy supplies, Gu. of foragers, and
dcht at every pass. II Sherman should
&c able to accomplish sucl journey as he
proposes-dting as lie goes-ii viii BE-
proof that he was not becom!ngly resist
I'd. Wing after stating that Itls street
ly prohibited from publishing i%ntOrna-
tlon concerning Sherman says ali We
can see ia New York papers or cur own
we are clearly OF opinion tbat Sherman
is making as fast as ne can move Tor
Beaufort, that his Interior design IS 10
unite bis forces whether our forces viii
Je able 10 stop him or not depends on 80
many contingencies us impossible 10 form
an opinion on ths s%utject. That ne wIl,
take either Savannah, Charleston OF An
gusta we don't fear in The least, If he Is
able to lake even Macon lis more than
we believe.
Cincinnati, Sd.
Gazette contains some additional par
t~icuiars Of The battle OF Franklin. The
plan Of the battle was very sim pie we
had 10 TIME TO get up a complete plan, as
The enemy pressed as soTely and o0nged
Us 10 fight oil hapd. Original plan was
10 withdraw forces Of Scnoield anu
meeting our enforcement aud give bat
tie Ia vicinity Of Nashville, but oyer san
gaine reoels pressed Us too soreiy and
when Sheffield perceived he could not
avoid a contest. drew up his lIlie army
il Lme Of battle in front OF Franklin. Al
3 o o'clock tae rebel assault commenced,
Cheathtm's corps on the right, evart's
on the lett, S. ID. Lee corps IN Feserv5.
Ga he centre Cbealhem threw bis whole
eosps-on Wagner's division with great
impetuosity, and after half hours deeper
ate lighting, pushed Wagner back on
the second line, where they became
mingled with Cox's and Rogers men on
our left and centre, reSels encouraged by
success of driving Wagner back. adYaAc-