Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-22

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wards the conquest of the South as the
capture of Chicago towards the conquest OF
the North.
FOSTERS FROM THE COAST
Prom the Charleston Courier, 18th.
The enemy on Friday afternoon made an
attack on our lines st CoosaWAtchie, and
were again badly repuised. The fight took
place between the Tilifinny trestle. work
and the Coosawatchie bridge. The heaviest
fighting was between the enemy's troops,
consisting of brigade ofinfantry aud ar
ttIIery, estimated GthbOnt three thousand,
commanded by Gen. Hatch, and the 6eor-
Ria troops under the command of General
L. H. Gartrell, on our right, resting on Til
ifnny Creek. All accounts concur in
stating that the fight was hOtly contested.
The musketry firing was terrific. Our
force was estimated at not over nine hun
dred, consisting Of detaohments of the Fifth
and Forty-seventh Georgia, and the First
and Third Georgia Reserves.
Skirmishing commenced early in the
m orning, and was kept up with more or
less Vig0r until four o'clock in the after
noon, when the engagement became gene
raj. The enemy attempted to gain posses
ion of the TiIiRnny Out and tresile work,
an important position commanding the line
of railroad at Coosawatchie. Our troops,
on the enemy's approach gave cheer, and
before they could come up charged them
with great gallantry. The fight lasted
ing finally driven back to their entrench-
ments The enemy's loss is said to have
been very heavy, while ours will not exceed
one hundred killed and wounded. Gen.
Gartrell was painfully wounded by trag
ment of she'll in the arm and side. Oapt.
Sheffield, brave and gallant officer OF the
47th Georgia, was killed on the field; Cap
tains Heartnett aud Wood, of the lst
Georgia Reserves were wounded.
The reserves have received the highest
encomiums for their distinguished bravery.
The color bearer of the lst Georgia having
been wounded, Lieutenant, whose name
we could not learn, took hold, and rush.
ing forward, was killed within thirty yards
Of the enemy's line of battle,
From prisoners taken in this fight, as
we'll as flom some of our own men who
were captured, and afterwards escaped,
We learn that the enemy estimate their loss
in last Thursdays engagement at between
seven and eight hundred killed and wound
ed Our loss in this action WAS seven kill
ed and fifty wounded.
The enemy have evacuated Boyd's Land
ing aud established their base at Bees
Creek, from which there is a direct road to
the Coosawatchie Railroad bridge. Their
gunboats in Bees Creek command the bat
tery 10 their present position near the line
of railroad. A despatch from Major Gen.
Jones, received last evening, reports all
quiet at Coosawstohie and POcOtsltRo
OF Shermanis movements we hear plen
ty of rumors. Our latest and most reliable
intelligence states that he is moving eau
tiously towards the coast below SaVannahi
probably for Genesis Point. Fighting was
reported on Saturday at Monueu, about
teu miles from Savannah. The Sarunoah
railroad. was reported torn up ffOm the for
mer point to the junction OF the Central
and Savannah railroad, A day or two will
develop Shermau's intentions. Our pre-
parAtions to defeat him are believed to be
ample.
REBEL CONGRESS-, RICHMOND, DEC. l6.-MoRE
ABOUT PEAoE NEGOTIATIONS.
Mr. Turner, IN. c., under a suspension
of the rules, introduced resolutions that
the President, by and with the advice aud
consent of the Senate, be and he is hereby
requested to appoint thirteen commission
ers, one from each of the States of the Con-
federate States TO tender propositions Tor
conference, in order to negotiate terms
of peace, aud failing in this, sAid commits
sioners shall use all their Influence TO se-
cure an exchange of prisoners and to miti-
gate the horrors of the existing war.
Mr.. Turner supported his resolutions at
some length. He did not believe that the
United States would listen to Dny terms
which we could offer, but believed the offer
of such an effort on our part would be
most salutsry in sllenCing the objections
aud murmuriugs OF the lukewarm and
faint hearted. He did not favor separate
State action. As 70 his State, the dis0f.
fected did not talk against the war, but
against the Administration.
In North Carolina the two political par
ties-Whigs aud Democrats-had been
kept alive by the discussion Of the ques
ton of Secession; the Democrats fAyoring
aud the Wings opposing the measure
These party discussions had never been
quieted there; but WAS famed and kept
alive by the fact, or superstition, that those
who had been most active in favor of Sc
cession, and most violent in the pTotesta-
tiOn of their determination to shed their
blood, it necessary, in maiutainiug our
independence were now sheltered from
serving the country In the field bshind
petty Offices, under ths appointment of the
Confederate Government. The belief that
scarcely any except Democrats had been
appointed TO fill the Offices in the gift of
the Government, had go dissatisfied the
people that although before the war the
majority of the North Carolina delegation
was Democratic, now only a siogle mem
Der of the delegation remains to represent
that party, and he holds his position by
the tenure of sixteen vOtes.
The people of North Carolina and part
of Georgia mad gotten into their heads that
something could be effected by peace nego.
tiations, and, if the action proposed by his
resolutions had no other etfeci-and he
confessed he did not anticipate any other
it would at least quiet the minds of
many thousands Of persons On the subject.
Mr.. Barksdale (Mi5s offered the follow
| iUg resolution Rs r substitute for those
proposed by the gentleman from North
Carolina =
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