Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-24

TelegraphiC Dispatches,
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MORNING REPORT.
GENERAL N EW S.
LATER FROM SAVANNAH
THE PROGRESS OF THE SElGE.
ALL the CITY SUPPLIES CUT OFF.
RU.uORRD C.9PITUL.fTIO.S'.
The Demonstration on Wilmington.
Hoods Tennessee Campaign.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.


NEw YORK, December % The Herald has
additional details of Sherman's grand march
through Georgia and some Important particulars
regarding his present position before Savannah
and the prospect of its early surrender
The city Is poorly supplied with provisions and
is burdened with the feeding of considerable
, surplus population oil civilians besides ts gsrr-
sou of 30 900 or thereabouts. AS all sources of
supplies are cut off by the Union forces it will be
! ultimately starved into submission even if Hardee
does not choose to give it up sooner.
There q report recently IN Sherman ar
my that Bragg Was moving from Augusta with
10000 men to attack the besegers in the rear
Should he be foolhardy enough TO do so he will
he very summarily disposed Of
Late rebel papers have further reference to the
Union raid from Southern Tennessee into West
ern Virginia. The Richmond Examiner says il
turns out to be an extensive and damaging one.
The raiders are reported to be within eight miles
Of Sdtville. but no account is yet furnished Of
their having captured the important salt works
there.
Peace resolutions were recently defeated in the
North Carolina Senate by Al TO 30 votes
The exchanging with the rebels of 10000
prisoners, which was commenced in the Sayan-
nah river and subsequently, transferred to Charles
ton, was completed at the latter point on last
Saturday As this work is now concluded the
utluR VI our ONN tile lcDtt batteries IN
Charleston barbor and vicinity. which sus
pended during its continuance, will probably
soon be resumed If it has not been already
The Richmond Examiner notices the inv enton
and its successful operation in the rebel labra
tory in that city OF machine capable of turning
out 340,O 900 pernssion caps in eight hours
complete
Hog Winder, our men call the man the reb
els have in charge Of their prisoners, has been
10
eral of prisons, and will establish his headquar
ters at Augusta.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 10th says the
government received official dispatches from Sa-
vannah yesterday, when all quiet
The Richmond Whig of the Doth says the stu
atiod in Tennessee is melancholy enough. Ii
black day for the army of the Tennessee
when Johnston lost his command Hood was
soon Aanked. beaten and compelled to abandon
Atlanta. lie then stepped out OF the way. hat
in hand, and asked Sherman to walk through
Georgia. he himself moving up into Tennessee,
where he he's now again got beaten, and this
time We fear badly enough
The Examiner also says that the campaign in
Northern Tennessee has concluded dIsastrousy
to us.
A special to the Tribune. dated Washington
Dec. -. has the following:
Gen. Grant telegraphs that Richmond papers
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|. dated the Dist, 10 A. NJ saws the advance of
the enemy's feet arrived off that port during the
previous night. Over 80 steamers are now a.
sembng, and more are following
The Times has a special from Franklin dated
the 22d, which says: The rebels retreat from
Franklin to Duck river beggars all description.
Hood told his corps commanders to get off the
best way they copld with their commands. The
rebel army is now beyond Columbia
The railroad is but little injured and trains
to Spring Hill
Telegrsphic communication is all right in all
directions.
JOhnsOnvie was not destroyed.
! The rebel loss during the campaign is II 900
men. 81 cannon and : general officers. The
number killed at Franklin was | 400 wounded
$500, and / 900 prisoners. Before Nashville
and in their retreat to Columbia 900 were kill
/ ed aud wounded and 5000 prisoners
The Union loss at Franklin was 1900 aud az
Nashville less than 1000 The total Union loss
will not exceed 900, with TWO Generals slightly
/ wounded.
Hood has pontoon bridge above the shoals
on the Tennessee river. where our gunboats can
not reach them.
! Hood marched on Franklin with 10000 men
and % pieces of artillery He must have lost
nearly half his men.