The New York herald., 1864-12-13
New York. Tue sday. Dec. 13. 1864,
THE SITUATION.


THE STU ALTON.
The advance OF General Shermans army was on Tues.
day iaA, the 9th inst, within twenty-five miles OF Sa
vannah according to the admissions OF the rebel
papers, and vigorously pressing forward On that day
it marched eighteen miles and the different columns
said to be concentrated The rebels estimated Sher
mans infantry enty thousand muskes and say
that most enormous wagon accompanied the army
Little resistance has been with, and all the
A.htng which is chronicled in the Southern prints
nothing more, evidently, than skirmshng, but the
rebels anticipated heavy battle pe.ole :. .@-@s
reached Fights between Fitzpatrick and Wheeler the
3D. 4th and 5th reported tho former two q
which tho enemy acknowledge they were com PEELED 10
retire In one OF them they claim that Kparick vas
wounded.
The steamer Donegal from Port Royal, S. c. on the 7h
inst which arrived at Philadelphia yesterday af,ernooa
brought important intelligence Il the movements or
General Foster and Admiral D.bgren 10 South Carolina
for cooperation with Gene al sherman Their ,oin,
naval and land expedition moved up Broad river from
pose Of destroying Pocoago bridge on which the rail
road from Charleston TO Savaun crosses the Coosa.
whatchie river The gunboas opened are on the enemy
after q proper position been reached thus covering
the landing of tbs Unon troops, who pushed forward
driving the rebels before them and before ught roach
ing and burning the bridge, cutting or all chance Of
reinforccmenis from Charleston reaching Savann,h our
General Foster hal communicated with General Sher.
man. As General Sherman cut all tho other railroads
running north from savannah there little chance
left for relief to the rebcIs place The belle. n
General Fosters army that Gescrai Sherman would
be in Savannah on the l4h inst tomorrow We give
this morning map showing General sherman's route
from Mlleu and Gene al Fosters position Pocotaligo
No engagement has We, taken place at Nashville be.
tween the iorces OF Generals Thomas and Hood
Cairo des patch states that a detachment from the
rebel army Hood estimated at four thousand under
General Lyon, are now on their way towards Ken.
lucky, If they have not already arrived there,
having Friday last crossed the Cumberland
river, some twenty miles above Fort Donescu, on
board the government transport Thomas r. Tutt which
they zed for the occasion After rebels had all go:
they burned the steamer which was loaded with
government forage wo give dispatches detailing the
Interesting events OF the fgbtng and skrmlshing for
several days In the vicinity OF Murfreesboro where
General Rousseau Is in command OF the Union
troops The lighting commenced on the Sd inst. and
continued each successive day up TO the 7th
when finally the rebels under cnmma nd of Eorrcsl IN
person. vigorously charged that they fed in com.
plete rou and have not since made their appearance.
ON this occasion Rousseaus captured two hundred
and rebel prisoners including eighteen officers
and fourteen cannon.
There much excitement in Memphis last Friday
caused by report that Beauregard with strong force
marching on fori Pillow. Abou, one hundred and
6y negro soldiers recently drawn into ambush,
the Arkansas side OF the Mississippi opposite Memphis
and nearly all OF them, i said either killed by
the rebels drowned iu the river. despatch states
that osceoa has been occupied by small force OF the
enemy There are several Of the OF osceola
but probably alluded TO lie osoeoa in Mississippi
county, Arkansas the Mississippi river, eighysevsn
miles above Memphis
Our dispatches from the James river armies published
this morning give additional parc liars o, tho reconuois
pance OF General Niles command on Friday last TO
schers run the right OF the rebel forces defending
Petersburg After capturing the enemy's works
Mcs' men held them throughout the night Their object
being accomplished they were prepSrng next morn.
ing 10 return TO The Army Of the Pott mac
when q furious charge was made upon them
by the rebels. who were soon, however, re.
pulsed, and In turn charged upon and driven for
distance. Afcr ths the Union troops returned
iher old camp which they reached Saturday event
Their casualties were slight. number OF rebels
captured. The rebel Division under command or General
Field made Reconnaissance Saturday down The Du.
beytown road, tho right OF General Butlers lines
They seemed 10 be satisfied Wd very hasty observa
zion, a. they retaced their steps About midnight
on Friday iherebe artillery opened heavily both Dutch
Gap and on the right OF the Army o. Jsmo the
New Market road, but little eject Their Gre was
hoSevor, responded TO. There Is 90 later news Of
positive character from the column under General
Warren, which weat sou,hWM6 90 Wednesday last
along the Weldon Railroad. There 4ere uncoocrmod
rumos that be had had ngbt and g,ocd a victory
~ Jura,rs station thirty two miles from PETERSBURG
The Richmond newspaper r men think hat watren's
assSasi0n Is certainty Weldon. NORTH Carolina. whlob