The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-12-14
From the Potomac Army
&c. &c. A.
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From New York

FROM view orb
/ INV YoRK. Dec. i3-rhs Heraid's Dis
patch from Grants army gives additions
particulars of the Reconnaissance Of GeaeFa
Miles csmmAad on Friday last 60 Hatcher
on the right OF rebel force defending Peters
burg. after the eaptsnns The enemy : sorS
Gen. Miles men held tbem tHroesn IN
nighr their ohjeot being accom- ,shed. the
we're preparing next porains 20 resaEn Z
the army of the potom.c when & iuTiou
shArge was made upon them BY TIT
iebels who were soon'repn.sed. aud in tafr
charged upon sd driven for some distance
After the Union troops returned 10 their oil
camp. which they reached ON Saturday even
Jog. Their cssulti,s were slight A num-
Der Of rebels wsrccar,aret - 1ss
The rebel division under Gen. Field made
Reconnaissance on Saturday down tbs Dor
byto-n road ON tbs right of Gen Butler
lines. and they seemed 10 be satisfied With I
very bssty observation. a. they soou retract-
Cd their steps
About midnight Friday the rebel artillery
opened heavily both on Dutch Gap and OF
the right of the army of the Janes Gear New
Market road. but With little effsci. their FIRE
vas responded TO.
There Is NJ iatsr nsws rom Gen Warren
Who went southwark on "Wednesday lesi
Along the Weldon railroad. there wer'
ramors ,hathe had fghs ara gslaed ayIs
tory at Jarratta Station. - milee from Pc
| isrsbnrg
Rebel pspsss .no~ Z admit ehasse ke9s
Union tosce bad been lane ID bes yea Don
wa B.uff rnd Ho~lett's House
Nav YoKK. Dec l3--The hichmon,
Dispatch OF the 10Th says the news from Ga.
yesterday wss.oi somewhat exciting nature
The ensmy who bad been marching do~'
the Ogeocaee River with three corps y, M
norse aud Two on the south side enicAvoFel
to quite their forees but met With coosde
tAble resistance tom the Ootdedsrses, ~
Al last accounts hsd not effected their 80
4 sect. which was also prevented in part by d.
unisvors blebess OF tLe river
Inc approaches on wednes the 10. dem
constructions OF the Federala on the Ferriesfol
tbe Saysnual iiget became more deterfnin
ell. aud they managed 60 get some 81 thei
infantry across the Flats within sight Of sh
riv.s, Here We we're prepared and our Art,l
ley did good work ], was supposed ia
hey would be senpeiled 70 sbADdon IA a
tenBpt, frsm some cause either lack Of IN
mun.,on OF iosbiliiy to 20, their cannon 4
position. the YAnkses made very iitsse nee a
artillery. srd this sdded confidence 70 on
troops a4at@
Il We repQusd tho enemy Dad effected
i.nd,sr o. the oosa~hstohle liver heio'
Pocotaligo. but they hsd G0s been able
reach the rstiro a
| Tho Ansus,a- s.aaos u uHssss 10 40
vices g. reference 10 Sbermsn's movement
are mcssrs The advance we reported Q
oe ssirmi.hiug on Tuesday Dec On e Sta
ION 20 miles iron Savannah. ana ~er
pressing vigorously toward Savannah and v
hsve ~ dsobs decisive battle bst~se
III. ssidsts l.ti the patriot forcs hss AXE
place, the result o. winch sc msy b. enc
bsd 20 .anonnce THE N
The Richzsonok IsmsDer Of TIE iosh -,
there Is 20 uews later IbAn ibe ~ Al ih'
9 nas the entire force Of Sherman VS. can
! btned East Of Ogeechee o. the the 6.h
advanced 10 less than &c miies. fir ne
we're Represented a. much f.iigued ADD the
spirits fagkIDg In Numbers they we're ~
\ 900 nnstefs snd an enormous ssgoss trs'
The county IN his rear vas swsrmiug I'll
susglers and desertsrs whc are begging
p1lagsg st.,cu house Cisirens vbo hA'
Ia he'd ~ith tbe oE een concur 10 he csci
ration that Toe. ars asiversally dlsfusi'
With tee expedition and re was. The of
GERS SPOKE vesy freely Of sbernsss plas
They said be would not risk 20 eneagens
I n Do could help H. because ne bad 20 a.
muuision &c spare sus you'd make ia ~
to b&ssA coAs ~ The ntsrot practicsb
pcint Thssasuy kAd , 60 1000 nssro
| which bad 90 ss3s Dot -ere nsrely car
followers. si'ppiog of saa making sssir VI
home a. sTery stopping No atts1tio0
ro- paid % ~ s>uenl order Il osss1s
1 i<ued - TIE os.iar..ax - re march src 9
-hols eousiry bss osso pillagsd by nobs
soldiers vithc1t oficers