Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-14

csis,d UaI.el States papers;
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
The 'Es,ald publishes tie following corresponds
snCs;
Is FAoST OF RlcsHoED, Dec. 8, 1864
Gan B, O. LadlOM did AL Exceedingly handsome
,hinS yesterJay IN occupying tue rebel pO ton oppo
lite DTeb Gap. Is oeeuPatoy became desirable and
nortant IN OF der the putting OF the dnsh sl okes
M M The famed anal. lie rebel piokets stationed
bsrs have for q oI time past constantly annoyed the
.soIJisr workmen on the canal and IL was deemed
M hIv necessary q make an end Of the annoysnee-
Accordingly at seven 0'cteS yesterday morning, a
hSv Of coo.ed In AnIry, panied ty section OF
srilsry ir, .rh's Oh Uaiied Ales, we're quietly
# c;iyely mcy q Uu The left bank of the river
,,inO DOWN should have remarked that the infant
- oe sisted Of dstsohmenls from the Son. lI7,h and
lis n DATED atss cslOted trooIs
rbe nian'ry Stre moved Rtrsis The river In pom
o1ns The arli ~ at the came moment keeping The
hi shsrp,hoot. - rem friog UPON the N launch
,V The boa s. as well the man about 10 be trans
D,Ttsd The boa,a upJn being loaded pushed Yigtr
nsly cross the janice, the troOps soon landing the
sht bank Upon tfsc,ug 6 landing, tur itrjes q
oSae oapturs d and cAlvr5d the rebel pickes along
b,t hank Tnis was kept Ip until the United States
,crses al rsAehed pciEI below the norhsra terminus
81 tbe can, where d pit throHn up for pro-
,.c,ion aFals further assault. The position now held
- ~ neral Ludlow on that side OF the rVtr Is a strong
o,e and It's cess.u possession 10 TO mean mpli-
nent 10 the spirit that anmstes tbs officer The trooIs
-ossipO the river il is proper 10 state, were CON-
mIndss und.r General Ludlow, by Captain Hatlrger,
NJ me 80 United States colUrsd nisnIry. Soon
=, on Yesterday, the enemy's mortar batteries which
have IiAtro pad thtF exclusive attention TO the
psI opened With Vigor upon Gentf'l ldloW position,
.fsoanE no damage, However trty before dusk
o the eyenirg OF the 7th, the rebel ans moved down
- a mint nearer the HoElett HoLss, evden lJ with
se. of tTsl suton,rJ INT ssures> Nothing hasye been
heard from thsT'
"NY,rERY" ON TAR JiNEs RITER-L NAUTICAL "MLS
WITH THT BLACK vALIsI."
arrange, myst.riouF, ana, TO the Ysnkset), unac-
,r,t.hla fatality has recently overiAken Yankee COM
o,c, on TIE lover jim -. This singular visitation
.orslsts in the uns1pec:sdappearancs at interval
niSbtly BAKING Ares upon the placid waters Of the
,Ss, named which, taken in connection with The fact
,ba, these brilliant dsPays are Invariably ASSOCIATED
.;,b the desnustlon Of Yankee supply schooner
military barge, ingey or What not, has csuad the ut
most commotlon in the peaceful commercial ways of
boss p,rts IL It we're established fact that the
oW,n wi,h the Black V4ss" was operating in other
6Ll,--iu Memphis. New York, Washington, Detroit
oa lssShsre-We mig hit incline to the bel Of that that
sgus usrsonsgs hls entered upon his career on the
Inns. Asitis hear tie Tribune mans narrative:
FoRtRnss NosRoE, Dee 2 Captain orCpper Of the
ifamer Wyomng witch VsssCl lefG City Point yester-
5sV morning ana arrived here at mdnight, :, ports
mt wien passing Days Point on tie jams river, at
.hont 10 P NJ, be observed two EchoOneTs aground
an ,bs shcsl, one of Ehisb was on fire. Afef pro.
cgsd ny on his course down the river shot time ne
Ioolsd hack and discovered another vessel which be
n + 10 bs the second schooner, all q. As the Gap
tain had important dispatches for Admiral Porter
-LisL La E,s 81 K Gus ~ deliver Immediately, he did
MT atop To ascertain the Of the CO. ,Efatiou
A A al lhA lelIf At Az an
.oIk OF 7, bsls vi lad bosrdsd the schooLers from
ina shore made PRISONERS OF the crews aad then sp-
Olisd the mslch 20 Che vessels,
Captain Chopper slsOTspOIts that be saw between
for aud fifty picket h'es on the 'sSu bark OF the
river.
ara not knos1 but fess entertained that theJ may
have been two at three soaoo.eTs in Tow OF the steamer
can't. which lett the ioFLress for the iFOnt early
last evening foe names OF tie to1ooneis IN tow
the OoWdtry laden with ccsl aid the Magellan and
Rsslsy Hih cSTgOes of hay. Should 1t prove that
tloss destroyed it Is urSl u suppose that the re-
manic schooner, also the steamer PatuTant shared
A steamer has bean diip4'sbed to Nswport's News
{, gather what Information msy be obtained at that
pO.hL
destIu son By the rebels. tf Days Pint on Monday
night OF the tuG LIZ Freemen, and the schoOneF
amsFuan loaded with So Lars stores. IL all prObA.
billy, the same party The authors Of the COW
afdly deed committed last night.
Admiral Porter has basn informed Of the rebsl pres
snos at Days Piat aud WI take such measures ss to
oFsysni mOssations attacks on our vessels 10 fu
lnes.
Pba bal thieves marsudefs and vessel destroyeFs
hst ntes. thu bank Of The james at Days Point are
oaFhsps What they claim themselves TO be-a part Of
the FiorldLs crew.
late, A despatch from az officer al Newport NJ va.
,scavsd BIZ IsrtermgstsI James about an hour ago,
convey, tie im IMPRESSION that the steamer PatuIani,
ith her tow has pissed up the river In safety Then
he mys,erV OF the burning Of the vessels reported
BY ths captain Of the Wyoming, IL By no means
solved.
TIE TFiJ,as publishes the following correspondence
from South Carolina:
POsT RcYIL, eoUrH OARoLIsi,
Monday Esening, Dec, s, 1884.
Bys essnsl oPpIr.uniJ, hEstn 70 seEd line,
giving the situation OF Gs 10 this department and
shat / say must be the bTisisst summary, as the
steamer viii leave hsro 10 shout ksk sn hour.
Frt respecting Colonel halfOFa's operations There
had been nearly weeks dslsDlion OF the remaining
vessels Of ths Asg o. truce A,st in the Savannah river
10 daily expectation OfFecelsi1g the remainder OF OuI
siek ahd wounded pFsorers, When on Thvraday last
Osptan Hatch the rebel agent Of sIehaDgs, brought
word 10 Colonel hulfOri that the business must "
,n psuded 10 the Savannah river assigning the reason
Sh. rmans sad Fosters operations had inttrfsred
with the fcr saFjiDg of irocp1
Col MILFORD at once suggested Charleston Harbor
and are now perfected to resume business
at that point Yesterday the preliminarle
i sere psrft ced, and the Siege Of Charleston will b
stopped until our released men ara brought and de-
S"nsain Yauur. Of the arnv aunhoat Nayfover. ha