The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-27
IAYLST FRON TIE NORTH
We have received copies OF New York
lapors Of Saturday, the 24th instant.

papers of Saturday, the 24th instant
FROM nooB'% ARMY.
The latest intelligence from the "pur
suit OF General Hood is from Nashvill,
GA the 23d. The telegram says:
The latest accounts from the front 10
cate General Thomas's headquarters al
liuttertord liilI, Yesterday morning, eight
miles this side oi Columbia. Since that
time our forces have crossed Duck river,
and lave moved to point south of Co
iutnhia Cur cavalry forces crossed at
hunters ford, below Columbia. and
dh-ued INTO the town, the enemy meam-
While retiring without firing shot We
captured about fifty Straaglers.
/ hc rebel inrCc was, at last accounts.
at Fula.ht, yesterday morning. They
are pr2hahiy some distance south Of that
place today. They arc closely followed
b. oat cavalry. No particular damage
was done to the town of Columbia by
H., passage through It of the two armies
Al least onc third OF Hoods army are
without arms and equipments, every
thing which impcics then light having
been thrown away Rebel descrtrrs and
prisoner, report the only effective corps
% lionI army 10 be ). d. LsUs.
Forrest elected junction with Hood
3; COLUMBIA on Ius-diY evening. The
water ou the ahcals i, fifteen feet deep
and III a Stand-StH.
Having failed to catch Hood, the Yam
heca are supplying the omission by
- ynterlul stories o! what damage they
R3agc done him. They put his loss at
eighteen general officers, litty-one can
non and seventeen thousand men. The
lnkce loss is fixed at seven thousand
men and two general officers. A tele
gam giycs some more of the same sort
Of staff
Frank Chcatham told his aunt, Miss
Page, that Hood was ordered to Nash
vile against hi own wishes; but he
James Hood for not attacking Scholicli
at Spring I'LL. Hood ordered Bate to
attack at Spring Hill, and he did not
DO it.
The rebel army is now beyond Colum-
hla. During the rebel tarry in front of
Nashville they captured bat two locomo-
tlyes and ten cars, The railroad is but
little impaired, and trains are running up
to $prin% Hin, but two small bridges
destroyed, Trains were to run to Mur-
ireeabolo' on Sunday,
Telegraph communication is all right
with all points bat two small trestles
~. 1 4 IL /
JohnSonyIllo itself was not destroyed
Hood has p0nt0on above the shoals
on the Tennessee river, where our gun
boats cannot reach them
The correspondent OF the Nashville
Union also gives this account Of what
Hood intended to do if General Thomas |
had not intcrtercd with his plans:
A few days since, General Hood and
some Of III, staff, together with Cheat
han, were at the house OF a gentleman
with whom conyerscd to day, and who 7
was within their lines, and while there
Hood stated that he had intended at first
81 assault Nashville that while he felt
confident he could DO 50 with success. he
had concluded that the sacrifice would
be too great unless called upon to do so
a a last resort. He proposed, instead,
10 blockade the Cumberland above and
below, and cut the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad aud then Thomas would
De compelled to evacuatc the city for"
said Hood he has but the Fourth corps
lnd few conscnpts; / know that all
The stories about his strength are false
his men are few and dcmoralized y; and
Ill present concurred with him. No
ougcr ago than " ednesday night, Cheat
nam stated, as | ann positively informed,
hat he had no doubts about capturing
his city. We have taken stronger
places" were his words, and We Will
AXE Nashville