The New York herald., 1864-12-24

New York. Saturday. December a, 1864
THE STU ALTON.
some Intelligence has reached us from the army and
naval expedition under General Batter and Admiral Por
ter. which sailed from Hampton Roads on the 9Th inst.
1hs Richmond papers Of Thursday. tho 22d, contain o
Asspsich from General Bragg dated the preceding day.
~ Fort FiAher beoy Wilmington, N @, stating tba.
che entire feet was In si.ht but ud operate the
weather being unfavorabe. He expresses confidence In
<ns ability o. the rebel forces to hola Wilmington
Tns retret Of VITA, srs Of General Hoods defeated,
wasted. demoragzed sud dsorsAaizsd rebel army a
bsss contin iod rapidly possible, and Il was stil
0ssg enacousy o wed up the our latest ac-
coants b. General Thomas .rsops, who. flushed with
sasr sss success though wsArsd b. their unremlsted
dsAsssg ssa marching for = week, we're ooostan.ly In
0,ct,ng some damage On the Toe. Tho remnant OF
Hoods ssros said On rburaday morning Las. ..
Psaski. rsun, seventy nvs miles south Of Nashyie,
wisa The sa;ona cavalry pressing them closely. Abou.
oos third OF his men without arms, every thing
which osud impede their flight having been thrown
Columbia The 70 that place from franklin il
saiA 70 have been Of the dsordsrly and hurried
oAarasasr. Hood telling his corps commanders 70 get
sAsir troops oG the best way they could. He viii
peoesy b. abs 70 gss Of his forces again south
Of ths rssnssss river, iato Alabama, said has
pootoons point thss where the Unioo gun
eesAs cannot reach them. Al half OF the army
hswsvsr and nearly all Of the artillery, with which he
crossed that rivsr HIS nortsward movement, he has
arsaAy sefs behind him. He will probably lose many
nsrs @ bis nsn Jet before hs again gets safely IT,
We haxs no later news this morning regarding Gene
raj sbsrnanI operations before Savannah Ths Charles
teo Courier or the 18th inst had that the city
would oapitulats the following day, Saturday last
Bot this We know did no. take Ilice, published
10 the HnALD the day before yesterday Hiltso Head
advices date the 18th nst and Savannah said
20 be then stnl tho possession Of the rebels The
Esamiaer OF Richmond says that ofncial dispatches
received in that city the 2oh from Savannah.
Occasional exchanges Of shots between tho pcketA ard
She artillery firing the neighbOrbood the Dutch Gap
oAaa ali that have disturbed the quiet Of the armies
James river for days. Very few Casualties
however result from these dssulsory exchanges OF mis-
sss. number Of Usios general and other officers have
received Of absence for the holidays Very cold
weather prevailed Richmond Petersburg
recently. Rcsmond papers say that during the week
eeds the 18th Inst tAsss arrived In that city from
tns Union hundred and eighty desortsrs who
would bs for wsxdeA " the Tor their homes
90 BLOCKADE runners.
We have Nov Orleans advicss 70 the 18th inst Three
hundred asd forty exchanged Uaion prisoners had ar
rived thsrs IRON Camp Groce, Texas, In the most
wrsscbsd condition. Matamoros paper says that the
Juiossu at Brasos Santiago Tsxas, now number two
ssousasd. having been reosaty reinforced. OF these
skxnAssss occur between the national soldiers and
dssschnssss u rebels In the vicinity OF Brownsvils
osssrsa DavIdsea and his division Of Union cav.
airy, some socoush Of whcss raiding opera
tlsas IN the lower parishes OF Louisiana No
some time ego rspusIshsa from rebel papers, have
arrived safely u Pascasoala, Lousians, from Baton
Rsaes. which place thsy left the 27th ult. rbey
moved through the southern portions Of Louisiana. Mis-
sssipp and the western portion Of Flerids
meeting with little opposition, and destroying large
quantities d rebel army supplies, occupying .
ounbsr Of towns, tearing up railroad tracks,
burning bridges, capturing . number Of prison.
sn end two valuable mails, and innictiug
dsmsss generally on the enemy. Their opera
sons caused great oosstsrnaou among rebels In The
ooussry through which they paused Their entire casu
s,ss we're swo killed eight wounded and forty captured
The rebel guerilas and bushwhacksrs continue their
deprsdstions on the plantations along the Mssssippi
river, above Nov oresns but they have nearly
nros on unarmsd transports General Csnby now so
recovered from effect Of his wound that inter
fercs but little with daily attendance 10 his ofcis duties
Tue blockade runner Petrol recently driven ashore
and sunk by gunboas New Inlet North Carolina
uer cargo Of arms and war ammunition for the
rsbsarmss. Admiral states that the value Of the
rebel property In blockade destroyed within the
las, nrsen days by the vessels or The North Atlantic
squadron s nve and half millions Of dollars.
We have late Richmond and other Southern papers
The Richmond Eromfnu Of the ais, inst, has inden
alto r~vo~t which, soeordse 70 lie showing reaches
through very tor,uous channel tha. the rebel Brec
srass NOD two engagements with the natioual forces
csAw BssesaaAs " ssssemAs On last SUNDAY and Mon.