New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-10

Y, DECEMBER 10. 1864.
the particulars Of fight between Wheelers cavalry
aud the enemy which took Place last Saturday IN inc
neigbborhood OF waynesbmougb, between Mil'in and
Augusta, ard atont twenty miles Forth OF the former
Place Wheeler attacked kipatiichs cavalry OF satur
day evening and drove them back npon their inlanty
and about midnight made an att Ok upon the iankee
infantry. Tho next morning hiipatrsa. WIZ hls ca.
airy and the Fou tenth Corps Of Yankee infantry AZ
tackled Wheeler who rad thrown mp breasiworks, Dnt
were repulsed with heavy loss. kiipa'rick was re-
ported ~ have seen wounded. wheeler was SUI
dnently however obliged to fall back. the enemy pring
ye,y superior io uupibers, and tAreatelns 10 hsnA
him. Tho encuy ther turned stont and proeeeoed ID
the direction of Mi!hn.
expedition has dpplyei distlnguis % ability aud gar
lentry. He is brave and accomplished oficer. iuly
ap TO his profession III sseFI rSHIes' et''i u
which it must be- admitted he has NOT been very
successful During tits campaign he has hang npon
shcsmans rear cutting on ttrngslers. antnoyered Oh
ton Of hi. cammind pfscedca ;.e epesuy asstro;ins
bridges and ferries 1ud onmetnE roeoS In aouitoh
~ al this fc has bree or four times beaten sal eor
forces Of the eneIa,s cavalry Ia battle. lie ara hi'
men have been constantly ia the saddle FOR low nearly
Il month. ,
VIZ end in the Georgia papers some history Of the
long letter wri.ien from hicigcviio aitcr tie Yam
KEGS bod e'l. and written 10 calm, dihpas l"ia'e
stslc without 9ry ntemp NJ exggeIatiob, We nhu Tue
following terrible pgrr graph:
THE most ,lr.aifu. .hng was their violence t0werd
the ladies. Attest six or seven srne.cd ae last ex'
tremty. One yoGng e q became cfJsed consequence
and has been seat 20 iho Asylum Oiher l1iics were
stripped OF their garments and. In sGth pisi, com
PEELED u Iay tie piano; aud 10 tic event Il refusal
switched numerically lie: Oeorgians remember these
Tie zane wriier spcaking Q. tie condition Of s.er.
mans army. ssys:
The soldiers were admirably clothed and appointed
| Each man lad eighty rsrhds OF ammunition ELit
their wagons contained fixed material without slut
Raions for forty Days had been prepared aId ih'y
suffered for no,hinS.'
Gen Wheeler ssi,es that be has whipped hipilrick
throughout doubling bin up upon TIE mslh boGy' ne
has not taken great many prisoners because t.e az
zee. feeling thar ,hey deserved dsat have iofnsec 10
| surrender A very considerable number have per.
maneny leased pna.aI'onA ~ Fhec0uiss Of b1'kS A"a
| Jcfcrton. -
last accounts LIS omrv represented rs being quite
nynszed sad or.srTsese4 a. has reception In the Stale
/ ofGeoIgia.
THE WAR NEWS.
! From The nckmo,Id Examiner Dec. :. ,
| Few rdmors aud 10 Dispatches We're received
on yoserlny Tie lnes o. Redmond. contrary t. cola
mon expectation, confined 10 he qute qaet. IIeIs
was No exchange Of peppers ho~e'eI-s iact " la
proves that there had been movement oi ireope 'i
! that the ordinary routine was not fetsthhs.ea. 49,
Anirorman o. tbs ne"tiapet di.oet nom " m ,
rg;on tells i the evhceotion 81 Ielsrsums % ,ne
chef news NJ that utiropos Ii 10 the pfeih"ht per
sua.on both OF pc9pe and officials, that said eveeue-
tion In prGcoss a Performance 1Id thnt NJ hse
rendered necessary by thH hiur cielms'Ihs --tna'
ee has sent n large portion - his army 10 beorsIh.
Tho suc in rrrnai asslICs "a that Grhci Known 10
be ccr mulating large io,es on this sdo ut he Jimr
and wl Try the strength Of me INES ci I0hnohd
FROM GEoRGlA.
The military drama in Georgia Is drawing
r,pIy Ia lis G.HsL,rtnL Gen. sherman IS nt last hp
/ uraaciirg the coast, whittier he bas been fraveing
! twenty.thFee dsys Whether hs VIII eoUriete ,he
Journey not depgds very much upon eetn e. is
J front who VIII rcfdaciy dispute h's inrlher euVhneo
toward Savannah er Dgrlen after he passes os,'a,
point IL Is reported sn,' ~. aa,ence Az H. nn,
lor What shefinia vii do wtcp be finds iorIidAbi'
force 10 his funi. hsj sfe disposed e. believe 'hit IT.
! Inc. on hi. oppo~sr. Lot h.a 10 what be viii , H
certainly fee. that fss. va .'sish Ia soeie oieA
situnii0n
| YAEkEE RAID INTO LpCDoN.
An officer down from London county reports
that tie Yante, Gen. Merritt. with force Oh some
three ,hou,and va, out las. week on grand rs"ing
\ expedition through that county. burning inhis ana
bans aud layis waste everything aer ihe tanner o!
Sheridan in TIE Valley Ia some cases the destruction
o. property was rsnton and swifI that large nun.
her o i,,onins hocs and live stock had been burned
was that the property OF 100 9 Mon iien war not
spared ~ the Yankees and suffered alike WITH that 81
o,hor cit0en.. After comWii'ins AL ,hc destruction
they couli. Merritt and biz band OF mrandefs ras'ly
re,.eated TO the Potomac.
, A Ngv ORDER 0F SHERMAN.
A as.,tpman from the VALLEY has SHOWN 10 u'
an rier lately issued by sheridan f the protection ~
Lis lines of conan alton he threatens, the rai.
road fre,n Winchester 10 cut interrupted by any q!
our soldiers whom he 10 pleased to style gueGfiiias
10 hold the o,es Of that town and adjoining country
.ponsbc FOR the set aud 70 arrest and punsh them
| and coniscatc their property. THIS 10 cowafdi,
device and via fail to n,imidste our soldiers IL Is
Iind oi military terrorism very popular WIZ Yankee
commanders who arc al aid e. face men IL battle.
PROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
The bloody check given TO The enemys COL
umn at Honey Hill. near Giahaurle, seems 70 have
considerably cooled his enthnsnsm We Sc DO tlfihss
accounts Of any Yapiee advance IN thp quarter Ia,
CAar.,en He1, syy Of the 3ls ia-f mentions 'uior
tbs, tho onnny Is Purifying his present post"n close
snder the 81 his gunboaiA III this be true II -
dononAr ration against Our lines untll Re -hsh hn'c
learned definitely that Sherman IS within striking us
taice Of tho coast. 40
TIE WsTrgry has fcw additional particulars OF Gen
Smiths rupufss " the enemy IN "Wednesday lbo iu'
faury that participated in the otack consisted OF fou
OF white and four regiments OF negro troops
Tie slaughter o. the assal'ants was frs gater thnh ~
6rst repfsrd An officer IN whom The editor oi Ihe
Nrcpv has full confidence. writes that hc himself
counted two hundred YANKEE dead end between eleven
and twclye hundred ankce wounded Its on the held
Wei nby The gallant Gcoirops "nd oshrfs VINO 'oeA
mart In the conflict be proud 81 their success.
Foster has bern sebding up ba lloons skyrV&"@ shh
c,lou lights appended to balloons FOL some day past
supsosed to be Scnals 10 the enemy
PROM TIN TRANS MISSISSIPPI
The Mo6iL Register has received Houston pa
N,rs Ia TIE I'd uli. II leans hom the gentleman
no brought them that there was nothing oil strfing IN