Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-21
THEWARIN GEORGIA
Particulars of Sherman's March.
His Army in Fine Copdition.
LATE FROM TENNESSEE
5000 Rebels and 40 Guns Captured.
LATER FROM CANADA.
THE MILITIA CALLED TO ARMS.
T. O R EIG ~ ~ r w - i.
&c. &C. xc.. &c.


NEW YoRK, December 20.--The steamer
Cuba from Liverpool of the Sd inst, has arrived,
Political news unimpOrtant
Mr. Dayton, the American Minister, died al
Paris on the ID of apoplexy. No details are sta
ted
There were appIehensions of Wholesale deser-
tions from the steamer Niagara to Scheldt
Twenty five steamers recently got away and were
pursued to the Dutch frontier, but most OF them
escaped.
The Holland London Index, in letter to Sill
dell and others, thinks Russell, to be consistent
should not stop short of actual recognition Of the
Confederacy.
The Morning Post gives a report of the par
tial recognition OF the Mexican Empire by the
Washington government
London money market OF the 2I-Funds
steady. CoDsols closed at S91 @e9ls. Ex
div discount Demand at the bank of an aver
age character. The weekly bank of England
shows a decrease.
American securities no change.
Cotton in limited demand, and prices Id
higher.
Flour unchanged.
Wheat--Prices maintained.
Beef limited. The demand is for pork.
Butter fair
The HeraId's correspondent from Fort Meal
ter and Hilton Head, says:
When General Sherman arrived in front OF
savannah, after having marched 300 miles, his
troops meanwhile living on the very best of pro
visions, he bad with him drove OF 300 cattle,
though when he started from Atlanta they only
had 200. He also gathered up on bic way over
900 able-bodied negroes and 80 many horses,
;nulcs and wagons as to embafrasS him. His
army during considerable period of the march
extended over sweep OF country sixty miles in
breadth, as much as 40 miles at times intervening
between the right wing OF one column and the
left wing of the other; but communication was
at all times kept up between the two.
His whole loss in men from the time of his
leaving Atlanta TO his arrival in front of Savan-
nah, from wounds, sickness, captures and strag-
ling and all other causes, was only about 900.
The average march was about IL miles per day
" ben the city of Savannah was invested by
Sherman, it believed il could not hold out
more than few days
General Slocum holds all the approaches on
the north side of the CITY, including all the rail
roads leading out Of town. and General Howard S
armv connects with his right. and sways around
the Ogeechee river at Fort McAllister.
The Times Nashville special Of the 18th has
the following:
Thomas has pursued the enemy TO Duck river.
He has captured nearly all Of Hoods artillery.
The river is high and all the bridges in front of
Hood are destroyed. We have captured 5000
prisoners, including 3 900 wounded at Franklin
and generals. dood had % guns, Is of which
We now have
The enemy's killed and wounded are about the
ours They will not reach } 500
The rebel Gen Johnston says their loss at
Franklin was 5000 while ours was | 900
Stoneman has whipped Breckinridge in East
Tennessee, killing number and taking most OF
his artillery.
Gen. McCook is after Lyon in kentucky aud
be can't escape.
Murfreesboro, Bridgeport. Stevenson. Chatta
nooga and Knoxville are all right.