Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-24
EATaR PROM THR UNITED

Baltimore american evening edition, OF the 2lst.-
We suhjpin the following extracts.
| TRon MIDDLE SIEHIsssE.
The Yankee telegrsphsis are making the most Of
the repulss Of Hoods army from Nashville. special
defpsich to the New York Times, dated Nashville,
Dec. 10 b, ssys:
Thomas Is pursuing the enemy to Duck River. We
have nearly all Hoods artillery, and bis army Is really
iearuly dsmorased. All the rivera are high, and al
the bridges in HOed's front destroyed. Our pontoons
are up. We captured three thousand OF the enemy's
wounded q. Franklin, Tenn. Sircs Thursday, We have
captured and brought In just six thousand prisoners
making nine thousand couatng the wounded taxed &C
/ Frsnkliu. We have captured four M jor Generals,
including GeneraB Jaokfon and Johnston, "a vel %
Brgadisr Gsnerals Smith and Roger. Hood hadsxJ-
fge piecsssf artillery. We have captured hfty-ious
Esces. The enemy's killed and wounded is Q little
less than our own. Our entire loss viii not reach
$500.
N,re of our general ofacsrs were injured This Is
the handsomest victory of.ths war; -
| Forrest gave hu freesboro another trial, and wss
repulsed. ROsseau and Mlroy drove him from tho
| town. -.ts ..s.r -iI.-.
Our late victory at Faniln was not exaggerated In
the leaat The rebel General johnson says that their
loes i've thousand In killed and wounded. he
states that sir rebel Generals killed aud four
wounded 10 that engagement. He raw hsj,r GsnsrAl
Pat Uleburnes body. He shot through the heart.
The whole rebel loss at frankn On the SOsh uI, Vas
Q 900. Ours ID officially reported at 600.
SLOVENIAN has gwen b. eek niidge cleaning ont in
East Tennessee, near the Virginia line, roasing his
army, killing, vounding ana capturing large num-
i Der, and getang most of his artillery tf
Gen. Ed. ke0ook 10 aftsr Gen. Lyon In Kentucky,
l and eannot eecspe.
Murfiessboro, Bridgeport, Stevenson, Chattanooga
| and Knoxville sli right. frs
LInIon BITwiEn riYKHE AND BRIfIsH SAILORS.
Under he flaming caption Of " British Impuasnce in
American Waten"-.h, American TArs undertake to
settle the matter 10 their twn way-the New York
HsrGd publlshss the following letter from s Fortress
Monros correspondent, dat, l5:h inst:
colision between American and British saors CO.
CARED as ev nioE Norfolk, Wa Oh al oas time thr,a
ensd 60 assume ia'h seicss proportons. Isppears
tlst the sailors attached 10 her Bf.s nnio MsJtsys
corvette Buzz nd lying a. anchor oil Norfolk embrace
every opportunity 20 and insult the sailors be-
oD g 10 the Untsd States irigae Sabine, Lieutenant
Comm indsr &. B Lazy. Out men nave been very
fort caring, until Je tefdsJ, HnIn the crew OF the Egg
usl MAS sunehes on paIipg past the Sabine, hoo.ed
ald yelled OF cur sal ors, also the dag, This wes
more than Yankee A5sh and blood could saLd AID tie
Sab boys determined TO nge the insult BY
means. A1are that that crew would be ashore last
evening 20 attend the theatre, number oil the United
States trgates creE sought and obtained leave 10 GO
| also. Before the performance commenced several
str gelsrs of the beligereI t. met snd had regu-
II
bury fellow, armed with q culass, but, notwith
standing his having weapon, received very severe
| drubb ng. .s.g
In the lobby of the theatre another alteration oc-
CURED, which Mr.. Glenn qsted Lu. the storm broke
out afresb, until finally Bngsdisr General Joseph b.
Carr a. present in Norfolk as one OF the co nmision
i with General Sbepey to isVesugate the fao.s COZ
corning the sinking of the Flor da, sent for heavy
force OF the provost guard. comPary Of soldiers,
with 6x ed blyons after arrived ffoat OF the
theatre and restored quiet. number of the sailors
i were accommodated with quarters IN the guard
house.
The officers ana sailors attached to the Blizzard
have steadily made it practice to infuls our ami
| Americans generally. The former associate mos.
closely with the foremost rebel sympsthizsrs. ard
make themselves as obnox Gus Is possible. Our Off.
re- deserve great deal of credit fer their forbeaT
ance In NOS caastisiDg these bullying Easishmen into
some dectpcy Even The greasy miGdies initiate the
ltximple of their su2ersrs, and speak Of Americans
I with contempt Asa ssmp'e OF Elglsh impudhnos,
will me,,y yale that every boat RI lrg past the
BCzzird during the night s hailed by their sentrier
shether the vessel or not Il is hgi time that
something dope by our authorities teach these
| iuuudent Johnny Bulls to behave themselves With
proper dscorum while suffered to occupy anchorage
| ground In a blocksded port
FROM GEORGIA.
The transport steamer Fulton, ct New York, from
Port Royal the 18Th, reports that Savannah was
still in the hands OF the rebels. Its surrender had
not been demanded when the Fulton sailed. The fol.
| loving paragraph is from the Bilim,rs American:
When General Sherman arrived in front OF savan-
nsh after having marched three hundred miles, bis
troops Using meanwhile the very bes. of provisions
he had With him drove Of twelve hundred cattle
tho Oh he started from Atlanta With oply two hund-
red He also gathered up on s6o way oyss seven
tho usand aOls-Doaiei negroes, AID so many horses
mulea and wagons as te em6arrsss HIN. His army,
during considerable portion Of the march, tx tene-
ed over sweep Of county sixty miles in breadth,
as much as forty miles Il smls intervening between
the right wing Of one column and the LETT of the 9th
OF; but communication Was at all times Kept up be.
tveea the t~o. The whole loss IN men from the tine
OF leaving lints till the arrival In .ront OF Savan-
usb from wound5, ckness, capture struggling and
eli other csuse., vas only about one thousand. The
average daily march was about twelve miles. By the
capture OF Fort MoAhlster thirty guns reported
ken, and about three hundred prisoners.
AKoTHRa DsAFr PROCLAIMED.
Lincoln has Issued proclamation for another draft
Of 600 men to Isks place the 18th OF February
Tn, folio siug ia extract from the proclamation;
Ard ,sksrsas by the credits allowed in aooordapce
With the Act Of Congress- In the call for 500 900 men
m ,de Jug Is b, 1864. the number of bs oh
taine a. der that call Feduosd to $50 900; and
sts the operations of the enemy in certain States
b.ye rendered it impTaotcIble to pIocuts from
them their full quota Of trOopi undsr the ssd oall
and tsksTeas FROM tbs foregoing causes but 240 0O0
man have been put into the srDy, navy sod ms oe
sery os under the said call OF July ls 1864 having
deacieroy in that oall Of $50 600; -
The refers, ], Abraham LlnOoln, President OF the
Uf Ted States of AmercA, in order to fupIly the
aforesaid deacenny, and to provide FIR otsasii:s
IN the military and naval service of the Uatsd States
do ia us tn my os for 500 600 voluateers to servo
| for one two or three yesrs'
xEoILLAsscUs IrIHJ.
| The War Depar ment bas Issued en- important CT.
der ling upon every ofSer and soldier capable for
duty to In the sld Of aud requiring pro-
yost maj nails and boards Of enrolment 90 use all
| heir efforts 10 for ward stlaiers 10 the 'front.'
Fesrteeu Union oficers escaped. from Columbia (S
p,ison on the night of the 2sth OF Noyem ber and