Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-12-24

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bridge. They aiso con'a ain m Official repass
Of the baiti. OF Fir ankln. Tenn, in Which
Heod acknowledges the lass Of many gsllsas
offers and m-n. among whom he sssssisasi
Grns. B. Johnson. Williams and Gsaaby
killed. Maj. Gen. John Brown, and Biz.
Gems. S. Carter. Warigauli. Quarlss. Geek.
eral and Scott, wounded. The papers alse
state iha, on "Wednesday. the 18th. Shssnaa
carried Fort McAllister commanding the CO..
trcnce TO the Ogechee river. by storm, and
that the capture of this position put Sherman
in communication with the Yankee feet, ne.
cessitating endorsements for Savannah. Up
to this hour. $40 p. M, nothing has been
heard from Sherman later than the rebel pa.
pers' report of the capture Of Fort McAllistar.
STANTON.
Off Cape Henry, Dec. ia large feet
of war vessels, accompanied by land forces
in transports, left Hampton Roads this morn
ing, moving in a southerly direction.
The larger portion of the army transports
left during the night. At the writing, the
flag ship Malrern and several larger vessels
Of the fleet, are in the Roads, but as sailing
orders have been signalled, they will probably
get under way in short time. The single
turreted monitors went GU: in tow of :he
steamers. The Ironsides and the dOubl--tur-
reted mentors propelled themselves. Thus
far We have been favored with fine weather.
A light wind is blowing from off shore,
though indication seem to point to q north
easter before We arrive at our. journeys end.
Washington, Dee, 16.-Official dispatches
from General Candy, show the complete sue.
cess of an expedition sent by him from Vicks-
bug to cooperate with Shcrmans operations
BY cutting Hoods communications with Mo-
bile. Candy reports the probable success Of
another expedition, sent from Baton Rouge.
Louisiana, under the command Of General
Davidson, the details and objvc: Of which are
not now proper to disclose. When last
heard from, Davidson was reported rs having
caused quite panic in Mobile. and was said
to b. dcvas,ing the country generally.
New York. Dec. l6.-The Morning Star,
from New Orleans, Dec. 10th. has arrived.
She saw off Hatteras, on Thursday. the 18th.
feet of steamers steering south. west. Gen.
Davidscn's great raid from Baton Rouge had
been heard from. He reached, Tangipahna.
La, Nov. 80. burned a conscript camp, d..
stroyed all the stores, captured a large mum.
Der of horses, and carried away an immense
number of negrors. Mobile papers. Of Dec.
4,h, say that he was marching upon that
city. .-.es. ....ssr
Washington, Dec. l6.-Du ring last night
Hood withdrew his right from the river and
took position covering the Hillsboro, Gran
ny Whites and Franklin Pixies, which lines ,
have been carefully prepared for this contin-,
gency. He was driven from the first limo
easily but the second was very stubbornlyi de- ,
Tended and at last heavily assaulted three.
times before succeeding. 1t was carried.
however. and 90 pieces Of artillery and $50
men. including General Jackson, with the
remnent Of his division were taken. The sn-l
emy was forced back ten miles and his army
broken in two parte. one ON Whites Pike
and the other on the Franklin Pike, with .
range Of Bluffy Hills between them. Stead.
man and Wood pressed down the latter. A.
J. Smith, Schofeld and the cayafy dreve
them down the former. Hood can't make
another such days fight while Thomas i
in a good condition to press him. Everybody,
white and black, did splendidly. i lm
Washington, Dec. n. e:85. P. M.-Ths
following official reports Of a grsa: victesy
achieved yesterday. the 18th, by 1houas and
his gallant army over the rebel force Under ,
Hood in front Of Nashville, was ,sceived thle
morning at one O'Clock. pa ~ i'-
A surprising circumstance connected xikh
ti,is great movement, Is the small lose s0)1go6
by our troops, svincing among other thinoe
the admirable skill and caution Of Genssal
Thomas in the disposition or the battls. 10
our rcioiceings at the defeat Of the eneAy,
thanks are ducto the Almighty for he pgo-
lection Of cur gallant officers and soodSssS h
the grea, conflict they have passd tlsssge.