Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-12
The Positions OF the Armies
Remain Unchanged.
REBEL CONGRESS.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Associated Press Report.
sOUTHERN NEWS. =
NEW YoRK. Dec. u

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The Augusta Chronicle Of the 4th saws
The fact that Sherusn's army hAs reac he
/ Millen, settles the question that its destin-
alton is towards Savannah His route
/ however is yet TO be determined. Foster
advance, together with his sending up
signals, indicate that he expected to meet
Sherman, bus Ens latter rHtioa 30 come 10
time.
The point to be gained By the capture OF
Grahsmsville was to cut off reinforcements
from Augusta to Savannah. This would
place Savannah at his mercy, as he would
use Port Royal as base and then proceed
TO the ultimste object of his campaign i,
the capture Of Savannah, or perhaps
Charleston. He would hardly risk q battle
before Ssvannah with only the supplies he
has on hand. He will frst secure his base
and that will be GrahamsvilIe and Port
Royal In view of these considerations,
no matter what point he may make, he
viii aim TO reach the point where Foster
is now waiting for him.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th
says, the last accounts represent Sherman
at Millen, and that from there he has three
harbors of about equal distance, Beaufort,
Savannah and Darien.
It was believed by some that he would
yet endeavor to meet Foster at Grahsms-
vile, and, failing in that try to capture
Savannah.
The Savannah Republican says: When
Governor Brown fed from MilledgeviIle,
he took his property-even the cabbsge
that grew ia his garden; but he was not
so dilligent in looking after the State
property.
All the powder of the State at Milledge.
vile, was left behind also, 5000 stand Of
arms, both Of which fell into the hands of
the enemy.
Richmond papers Of Thursday say that
Grant has boon reinforced by from 5000
to 1000 men from the Shenandoah Val
ley, and that battle is imminent The
Dutch Gap Canal, they say, can be made
ready for uso in few hours. They have
report that force of our troops has effect
cd q lodgment between the two impor-
tant points Of Fort Dazzling and Hewlett
House.
1t is claimed that ono Of cur gunboats
was sunk on Monday by an iron Ut from
one Of the Hewlett House guns.
In the North Carolina Legislature, reso-
lutions have been introduced In favor of
sending Commissioners to Washington to
negotiate peace.
In the South Carolina Legislature reso-
lutions have been introduced, deprecating
pesce negotiations until q dissolution Of the
Union is conceded.
Governor Bonham, in his message TO the
South Carolina Legislature, opposes peace
without independence
The Richmond Dispatch is bitter upon
the Southerners 10 New York and at the
North 1t says if the Con federscy triumphs
they cannot expect to return to the South.
In the Rebel Senate, on the 3oth ult..
Mr.. Orr submitted a report denouncing
the capture of the pirate Florida, in Bahia
Bay.
Mr.. Foote, of Tennessee, offered resolu-
tion that Congress has no authority to in
terfere on the subject of the emancipation
of slaves, as recommended by Davis; also
against separate States negotiating for
peace, but favOring Convention of States
tor the vigorous prosecution ofthe war.
The rebel General Beale, released from
Fort Warren on parole, to act in conjunc-
ton with the Union General Psyne, in
the exchange of one thousand bales Of cot
ton from the South, for thirty thousand
blankets for rebel prisoners, has arrived
in this city and reported te General Dix.