Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-14
THE NEWS.
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W,,g,iu failed 90 receive or 1Sbauges from
gcr,i, era S5u.h OsrolOs this mCrlng, and are col
s.,,srtJv vi.htu. details Of recent vents in the
yir.,ity Of savannah, and between that city and
Charleston.
:, 6rsuePan learn SlsrmAn'5 army has Inverted
Sv,u,ah bat beyond Tie usual sEifnishing. no 6gh'
his YET taksu PlAOs. Genera Hardsa Is Ia command
Of cur troops.
A ,rsss tolegram fsOm Augusta, Gaad yesterday,
sAys:
ala the 6gat a. OOosa, hltohis, Friday, Bdgadisr
gsps,s Gar,rsI was badly wounded 10 The eide BY
s,-u N1twf hs.andiDg the severe "Ound be remained
n ,hs acid until tho 6ght closed. He was brought 10
Asguss, sunday"
wsL.rero =, pert Of . fgh: a. oOSsAshatehie, On
I'd last, and 20 info nation Of any eopH Of At that
sres sl.t Il =, has BEEN received a. tie War
n,ym,u.. General GE,r,n commanded brigade Of
g,o,s,a Reserves. ID, vas T sentative from that
sta in tie last 'nRress.
FsOa THE ssUTH SIDE
Wlns va have heard LO.hu dshni tbroagh ofH-
- cha, psls f. ON Wsr,eo ald bis eoIpI Of raiders
s,.s their rel uIe al essfcfd, ttl every reP,rG
N O, reaches Us iasioatts that instead Of going to-
v.ri. WsItou, 90 be Srg.Eany intefd,d, be is now
Min, The lutreDehmsDIs 10 left IN front OF re.
t,ssu,s IS last as The uul viii permit hin. II va
fxs.pl ths ruthless destruction OF large amount Of
paussty Ia Sussex sld the large number Of negroes
e,tl. end hor5es ion bly, carried "a by the raiders
t,e expedition Las acsomp lisbed literally nothing.
I'll. Petersburg zpTsss Of yesterday ssys latest
sdyces from below ere lO S .turdaJ afternoon, when
tss enemy we're stil reiIssLnE. pssltiOn ysstfI-
DIVE could not sss,r.an. 1. 10 e eat pity, if in
ed il msy not yet b done, that the entire column
"a no. dsperstd C ca)'lrsd Blu tho weather and tie
roads W,r5 sIossdiggy ahfsVOFabs, and, presume,
oDer.,sd against any rapid and successful movement
except BY cavalry agsinst1t,
Tue enemy made a heavy deDoustI ation or recon
nosssbes on our righ. ia the vicinity Of HatchsIs
Ron on Saturday moinny. With She purpose probably
OF asoeF the strength Of 0ur hes, and whether
tbsy bad been weakened 10 send Of uOoPs after the
rh re- We are glad to state foil satisfaction vas given
Tbs Yankees not only OaBd troops thsgs, Bat enous
a give them handsome dTubbBg, aud send them back
AZ , dssbs quick from sbsnos they started. This re-
co,totsrDg force ellsistea OF Division Of infantry
and cavalry. We l.sr0 that they we're rsPulsed and
d6ysa back in ths most gallant msnref Some lev
prisoners Hsro tai Ga.
The Ys5Lses q cue right are reported to be pulling
dosa tLss w.nisr quu,srr, sn4 EOVirg The material
furh 10 Tie ear, A they stand, they sTs probably
too clo.e 10 lie Inca
FsoH EAsTERS HORTH CAROLINA.
We learn that toe enemy, some three hundred
sror landed oD their gunboats in OhoEGu river, on
s,,dsy last and proces ded 10 AariressbOs0 IN Hertz
ford eorn.y where lhaJ destroyed all Of our esnmis
ssrv stoles and carried ! # runbsr Of horses shd
null 8.
TgE Y,EKEE PRISONERS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE From
FaE MILITARY PRnOa AT DAHyILLs.
There va = rual0r Oarfsn, ysstsfdsy that the fat-
. k.s p,isoasrs centred AZ DanVis lad attempted an
,u,,t, bu. the particulars we're very mesgre. Ffon
ne DanYIs Rsgssr received this morning We learn In
addition. Ual 90 Saturday, abOu' O'Clock P n, the
YANKEE Cioars Sol6 ed in prison No. 2 attempted TO
.arOowsr the quad and sseAps rom eus'ody. Eight
- ,ie.s of,sr, Al ,lcsrtsd sgnA ssiEsd tie tWO
isson,s On he ground dor a The pfsSh md Wrstt
their pssEsts ram Ihsn, a. she saSis time choking
e 10 prsyo-t their giving the Ellrn to the cut ide
gu,,d, But the ls OF tis ssntines Wtre hefd, sad
the oHssr Of the dsy coming promptly 10 the pace,
dersd The guards EthCui tie prison to Dire upon the
Yankees. which vas tone. sentinel aimed through
winaoW Of the prison and shet ths leader OF the
nit. Ebsn order was restored.
{ T5e fear saoi a. Colonel Of ~ York req
r,sut sho confessed that 10 vas the prime mover Of
,hs 1essze 20 broik prison. He Is supposed to be
1oos.s y wOuused.
aumbsr OF tie prfeasrs were armed win saesi
and elab, and their wounded Colonel asserts We I'M
dsrssnd that their programme Was to SsiE' the wus-
Ests az the EuardhoUss; oVsFPoSer tho guard; MAKE
prisoners Of the sHissn At the Pois, and destroy
sic iowa.
AN IMPORTANT war ITEM.
ia, q ID
iurnsa The campaign sglinss RShmOod to ner'
eo.vspisns g asOn-VE; until the forest giSss budaDs
Sn5lo,.ious Of the approach Of sprIug--Fs know o
noshlpr in he var line 10 which We can more prom
t.bl, Ssyo,s psrag.sRA IAla q e'laRg "a AliaEta|