Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-12-29

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The cotton captured (3s, 900 baIes)
is estimated at SIC, 100000. Afurther
decline in Confederate stock based
on a cotton loan may be looked for.
Gold will feel tie effect of this cap
tursyery ssrsibly. Besides the cot
ton, $50 guns, 13 locomotives, $50
ears, 8 steamers, about 800 prisoners,
and vast stores of provisions with
large quantities Of small arms and
ammunition. Hardee had blown up
the rebel iron-cIads that were in the
harbor, which of course must. be sd
ded to the Confederate loss.
And all this Is but the beginning
tof the end. Shermani is free to go
where he pleases. He is not the
man to allow an opportunity to es-
cape uuimproved. Restless, viglant,
daring; yet cautious. he viii be heard
| from shortly al Charleston, or Au-
gusta. Ofhis success no one need
doubt.
Grant holds Lee at Richmond as 8
VICE. s-.>-- haa uroed the
arming of the slaves as an immediate
tpressing necessity, to which Davis
as far as he dsres assent. 1t is
stated that the measure has been
adopted in the rebel Congress, in
secret session. If true, it only
shows the desperation of these lead
ers--and that Providence is working
their sure destruction by means of
the institution to save which, they
declared war.
The expedition against Whining
ton, has not effected anything yet,
but of its ultimate success, we have
no earthly doubt. AT this season of
the year, storms are prevalent on the
coast and vessels will probably find
more to contend against from that
cause than from the rebels.
General Torbet from Sheridan's
army has been making an extensive
raid around Gordonsville. If snc-
cessful, Lee will find another source
ofsupplies cut off, and difficulty of
supporting himself in Richmond
greatly increased.
Gen. Burbridge and Gen. Stone
man are operating extensively in
Southwestern Virginia. The only
news of their movements comes
through rebel sources, but from them |
we can easily perceive the situation
of Confederate affairs in that quar-
ter to be very precarious. Bur-
bridge will hardly be caught at 8
disadvantage as before. and General
stoneman's indefatigable energy and
vigor will ensure victory 10 our arms.
A few days will place the resnlto DO
fore US.
Hood up to the latest dates has
not been able to cross the Tennes,
see. The river is very high, and
most of his pontoon bridges have
been carried away by the current.
1t is hardly possible that the rem
nant of his army can escape as our
gunboats have possession of the
river, and are now above the shoals.
Hoods luck has been adverse all the
time, and it is to be hoped will con-
tinue so, until the last tatterder-
me- lion of his army disappears be-
fore the victorious legions of Thomas.
Later news state that Hoods pom
toons have been captured, and that
his cavalry have abandoned their
wagon trains. If this be true, the .
route of his army will he complete. {
Thus it will be seen that at all
points the success Of the Union
cause is very marked, so much so
that it cannot fail to cheer every {
loyal heart, as much IS it depresses
the rebels.
BY way of general summary, I
and in order to still more strengthen
this good feeling among our friends
we give the following statistics, be-
ing the results of the last sixty days
1t foots up thus: ,
Guns Captured 254
Prisoners captured 22,600
Rebels killed and wounded 5000
Rebel Gems. killed wounded and
captured 25
Rebel railroads destroyed, miles 2S5
Locomotives 13
Railroad cars 240
Cotton captured and !
destroyed $4,000, 900
In addition, we captured a large :
number of wagons and immense
quantity of stores, besides sinking
he Albemarle, Florida and Sea
King, and taking or destroying over
twenty blockade runners. And all n
his was done with comparatively \
little loss. In all this time we lost Z