, 1864-12-14
EEsQ3[ EEHErItHAysS MARCH,
The Latest adyicc< From the Great
l.xpcIItfoH-Etf IN Nearing SaEa;lun1
-Xhe SttnaxIun Encouraging.

BALTE1oRE, Tuesday, Dec. 13-The Charles.
ton ls.uyy Of December 9Th contains the
following:
any further lighting on the coast. We hear That
heenemy il quite active In that quarter His
main deaoDs.iation viii be made al P9cataligo
forces md distract lhe attention Of orr o:iccrs"
NEW YORK, Tuesday, Dec. 13.-The Rich
mond Dixpateh Of the 10th says:
nexs w2s
three corps Oh The NORTH and two on lAs south
With considerable resistance from the Confe1cr-
:tes, mud at last had not effected their OBJ
3cct, which was also prevented in part by the
"Wednesday. TIC I'll, t le demonstrations OF the
Fedcruls on the ferries on the Savannah r3rcr be-
came more determined, and they MANAGED TO get
rome Of tlci. infantry ac:uss the 1ats Ia sight OF
the river. Here VT were we'll prepared, and our
artilerists did goud work. 1t wa supposed TINT
they would be compel, 10 abandon iie att:mpt
Inability to get their cnnuon in position the Kan
KEGS nude very little u.s. ot artillery, ar tAis ald
The enemy had eiIac'ed # landing on tic coossw-
aatchie river, below I'uctlaaeo. hut they had not
hecn al']c 10 rtach the r1lroad''
The Richmond E-aasiner of the 10iA SAYS:
There IL no news Later thaa the 9Th. At :ha.
time the entire force OF Shcrm1n was combined
un the c:st ride OF the Uyechcc. Gu the 9th 1t
:dyanc"t1 10 lcss than Is r,ic. IIis men were
represented as lsins much fati;ued, and their
*lirtts ha.Iing. In nDmbrra they ware 90.0tD
1nutlcts. und ii most cho-laous wagon train. The
country IN lis rear was s,sarm1ng with etrasslers
e Ve4 eEss c'zn cG a;s S 1ae n e5 nl %
officers roacar in :.r i 'claration that they arc
unisers,lly 'lissus'ed with tile expedition and the
Thy ga :,e would NJ; r!sk Il, en- asc.nsat i he
could he,p it, 1.ecansr he Lad n ammunition to
spare, but woula make his "sy to the scaco,st at
10 negroes with them. Tae: had no arms. mi
were merely camp followers, clipping OF anl |
making their Tas liog!c at every stopping. to he
the general ozirr Of Sherman, fssQed at tho b. !
Ginning OF the march, cad the whole country has
s'ccn pti!!3Scd ~ mohs Of soldiers without OH.
1t every STRIP"
The Augusta Coaauu:ioxai;a of the 9Th
eays:
'.0n Monday last, a aeat took place ut Walkers
RridEe: 10 on nfinE crses 2 miles from Angasta. il
prisoners had arrived In Augusta"
The Richmond Dfspatch Of yesterdays date
contains the following: The latest news
from Sherman is that on Saturday be was at
Bloominsdalc. on the Central Georgia r, R.,
Is miles west Of savannah.
Correspondents Of rebel papers sive the
following concerning Shcrman's movements: :
Friday, Nov. Is, portion Of shcrman's
cavalry force crossed the Ogeechce river ut the |
ahoals and eubdirided into mnrauding parties,
going through public uud settlement roads to |
every farm in the southern portion Of Warren |
county. The mills at tl1r ehoa|s were burned |
By small purity, who could have been can. !
turcd Lad the small cavalry force Of our own
stohd long enough 10 ascertain their strength
Unfortunately our pcople-in tlis wealthy |
country failed 70 get of their horses
and az d. mules: mules: These supplied the place
resting their stock, m abundance was secured
from the barns and cribs when they destroy
I'd the balance By fire. leaving bat little for
Nhcc1cr's cavalry. Al was one vast scene Of
dcsolaton and ruin: In many places nothing
State House and Executive Mansion were
after consultation on the part OF Sherman aud
other generals left standing on the ground
that within six months it would be again /
part Of the United States through State &C.
t!on- The staff officers repeatedly asserted
hat thsy knew the State would 60 back.
Escaped iankec officers from Columbus con-
ICES thr guard at that placc is very susceptt-
bte Of bribery. Somebody wants ventilaHng. t
The savannah Repubciau. Of the Sd, gives
long account Of tho battle Of Honey Hill,
near GlRhum6yilic. Ii saws:
The center md left wing foacht with DIS
pirate carnestness. Several aftemuts Tcrc
made to storm our batteries, and many rot
nearly across the swamrs, bu, were iu eyeTy
Instance forced back Ly getting fire poured
into them from our lines. Froui all indica-
1ione 1t is estimated that the loss Of thc cnc-
my Is full 800 Or GOO. Ours WAS eight killed
outright and tlirty-ninc wounda@tl.e,. or
four mortally. The enemy fought to some
as they fired up hill, and most
Of their shots ranEed too high.
Tie Charleston .Ncrcury Of the 9Th admits
hat Fosters forccs had been successful near
tpoeataiigo, on the Charleston and Savannah
hallFoad. They Ind cut the road and driven
The rebels from their intrenched poaItion.