The New York herald., 1864-12-10
THE sITUATIoN.

despatch from City Pouy, James river etates tha,
the Second and Firth corps, Army OF the Potomac
were massed in tho vicinity Of the Jerusalem plank
ROAD on last Tuesday night, and on the morning
commenced their march towards Stony Creek station.
on the Weldon Railroad. The detachment, or these
corps from the main army in front Of Petersburg
does not materially weaken II, as Il has lately been
considerably reinforced. Our despatcpes rive an
account Of an important acquisition Of ground
made by small detachment OF our troops on
Wednesday last The enemy's continual firing on
the working parties In the Dutch Gap canal
Interfering considerably with its completion portions q
three regiments Of soored infantry section Of Mar
tns Fifth regular artillery direction OF General
B. C. Ludlow, from tbs south side OF
James river to the north SIDE or the
Union canncUs In that vicinity; drove Rebels
~ss~- sOusmept at the upper terminus OF the ca
NAL where they insrsnchsd themselves. thus securing
the aborers In that imporsant military work from fur
thor moIeststion The eDemy's batteries subsequently
opened on General Ladiow's position, but did
DOT DO any harm. number Of new Is.
sisnments Of general officers have been made
In tue Army of the James An order has
been issued directing the OF the practice
on The part commas oned officers Of borrowing money
from prvaies under the penalty OF dismissal from the
service some breve, projections Of general o GERS ia
the Army o ,hePotomac have recently been made The
Richmond people disappointed by Grant not having
made grand attack on the rebel lines on the 9th inst
That was the day they had fixed upon for it, The Rich
noud papers say that the Sixth and Eighth corrs from
the Shenandoah valley, have recently reinforced the
armies before -. rssol capital
shsrman's movements stH epsross large portion or
the attention Of the rebel newspapers They say that h
remained With his principal force the vicinity or Men
Tor several days for the purpose OF gathering In supplies
that the I'd instant bc reed hs march from north
o tno toWn .od on the 81 Was distance south OF
" On the 9th osant Qsst Tuesday, his advance was
reported skirmishing with the outpOss OF the rebel
defending svr nah and was expected that on
tue 9th inst q esterda) would reach the coast The
Augusta Constivtiona,ia believes that siuce leaving
Atlanta "Generai sherman has rot for a m9ment hesi
taed ss to the point be attacked the road to it"
Il Gays ths, on leaving Nien he wud 50 arrange bis
army that he would move savannah without fear
OF attack either flank General wtceler
fesses that in his engagements with General
fitzpatrick he not taken many prisoners, .be-
cause the Yankees have refssed TO surrerder" The
Charleston R,rcsry General has fori
aed the position which he took up after the battle OF
Honey Hill. where supposes he viii remain Until sher-
rnan reaches within striking dntarcs OF the coast II
estes that Ioster had been Tor days and nights
seeding Up balloons, sryrocsets, b. supposed 70 be
signals TO shernans approaching host
The rumors few days ago that Hood aud Forrest had
crossed their ocos 70 the north side OF the Cumberland
river TO have hsd foundation wbstever. Equally
grounAess all the shout Union disasters
that Stream Up TO yesterday there bad been mate
risl change In the rositiOns Of the two opposing
armies before Nashville. There has been oops.d
srsbe skirmishing between tie Fourth corps, under
few On asus,ie. sde the rebels being driven back
One OF the Union batteries fred on the rebels cone
time os Ihursdsy morning without being replied to
rue rebels have made demonstrations the cumbsr.
land river below Csrksvue, one hundred in nfty miles
above ts mouth. Prom there 10 Nashville, 6fty miles
turthS up, transports have 10 be conveyed BY gun
eoss, there are several rebel batteries slons
,he banks between those Two places. Yesterday
our eunbosts down from Nashville, attacked one q
these batteries, siIcpced It. and drove tho rebels away.
rebel brigade has foce from IN front of Nashville in
the direction Of Murrreesboro; but whether for the
purpose a attacking that town s nc, known. On
Thursday siertoon the guerilla leader Gentry took PCS.
session Of Lagrange, Tennessee.
General Burbridse, with his force O. Union iroors
~s al Beans station. IN East tennessee On TUESDAY,