Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-14
THE NEWS.
FROM THE SOUTH sIDE-THE RAIDER

fkOH THE bOUTh tlDI-THE kAlDEks.
The ,tssl aeo,uat, rsosivsd at Petersburg. accord
ing 10 the Exp,t represe the Yankee fAiiing part
under Warren as sall retrsating on the same rou.s
they advanced their infantry in front and the cavalry
bringing up the rear. General Hampton sas vlgor.
ousiy pursuing them through Sussex county, and
hopgI f., gently diminishing with the rear guard,
could not briog them 10 an engagement.
A Ne stated 10 our edition Of yesterday afternoon,
Warren Ia making all haste TO ressh the Yankee sl
.rtnsi nsnts will o ~ riskn . fsht with Hampton.
The kxP,s1 says that the enemy succeeded In de.
s!roynE lns track Of The Weldon railroad from jar
rats 70 Be lfslt - difisI &C q tt MS .Ns
accomplished by .-.a... - he e..-iy ~
engaging our forces. ras raiders, LSu.vsr. o. -,
other damage. and the Ial', If not TOO nrca Biarsa.
can be relaid Ia short Time.
Is is reported tina. q largo body Of Yn kse troops
have been shifted from the north side OF the Jlnss 70
he southsids Of tbs Appomit.oI. It is also estmi.
I'd that FIVE large trains ed with troops novel from
City Point towards our right during Monday morning.
IL Was further rumorsa that an infantry rsinioics
nsnt, probably tie same troops, Was sent down the
Jerusalem plank road a. the same Time 10 relieve th.
raiders.
LArzR.
A de- patch, received at the War DEPARTMENT last
night from General Lee, states that Warren aud HE
raiders have rcachsd the bass from which they started
Alter the above Vas in type, We obtained copy Of
the despatch which 70 append:
HIiDsRs AMY NoRTUIRH Va,
Dee. Is, ls64.
Hon. James a Ssddon
Tie Expedition 10 Bslasld, under General Warren,
returned within the snsny's lines yesterday. The tso
divisions Of the b CORP which vent to Warren's
relief, proceeded no farther than Bs!casrs Nil. On
meeting the returning column 1t turned back. o. 70
JsluIelsm and SUSSEX 01ur House roads. 0ut irot DE-,
tsrsor. only encountered their rear guard and pur
sued no further than ths N1ttessy river They have
returned to Damp. hringipg in few prisoners. Our
loss 10 very slight The superintendent Of the rail.
road report, about six miles Of the track torn up.
Z. Z. Lsl
CONFEDERATE oIUIsRR AT WORK
From the w asniugton Chronicle oil Sindsy the IL h
70 learn that the Arools, belonging to the firm OF
kas Il o., of Nav York. was captured BY th,
Olustse, about SKY milss from Sandy Hook, on IL,
81 November. She vas commanded by Captain Bore
ham, aud was on her passage from New Orleans. viii
an assorted cargo consigned to her osnsrs. 1t appesre
that she started from New Orleans on the 20 h Ooo
ober, was ls days out and had como within sig,
niles OF Nav York when she was intercepted,
The news comes directly from the captain In let
ter TO his vile. 1. 10 as follows:
"FLosIsoE. 8. O., Nov. IS.
"DILK EMMA: was captured By the 0Onfsdtrs,.
steamer Olastee, sbou. s1y milss from New York. IL
the of this month, and brtu 5ht to this pIcs pd =
oner. lam we'll in Leslib, thank God. I earnestly
A d Nj. -, and ssk them to use their /. hasnss to
get me released. think they do 1t, rs sm onl,
ot zaa pfisoner. "THos. BoRlHAN
Ths Chronicle slstes that tie Ascoe's Grew, Ia clI-
ding III iers, Numbered fifteen, and IL MAS thought
that they we're taken into Wilmington by tbs Oluitee
PerhAIa 60.
From 6EosGIA.
We ara without single item OF neWt from Gsorgis
later than that given 10 our issue OF yesterday eve
n.ng
FREsH ARRIVAL.
BIZ the Petersburg lraiu list nigu tie authorlli,s
received considerable tqusd OF Yankee prisoners and
deserterp, amoog whom No noticed decided sprinl-
ling OF SaAbiIs The tsrss we're separated from ID.
whea. and both appropriate ly stored away. They brl
the sereotpy. story rtAtvet to Granite cont, mplaed
NOV. msDts which We have heard from deserlers i,I
more than month past.
FROM GENERAL HOODS ARMY.
We have never doabtsd, despite the bfsggadocio
slyle In which the Yankee prOss claimed a victory a.
franklin, tha, Gen. Hood had administered 10 Thomas
a severe drubbnE. The reason Of our faith has al
adv been ven In presou, issus.
L 9. night 1t was reported that gentleman direct
from North Alabama brings the integ' that Gen.
pod garsd complete victory at Franklin On the let
instant, taking FIVE thousand prisoners and killing
immense number Of the enemy. Oar loss. all told, wac
about thirty Ave hundred. Among our killed was The
brave General Pat. olsburne, and two other Gensr
fi;es whose names were not given. We lock With
int interest, Lotorly for the cial report Of the
battle Of FaLkln but to the operations which are YET
I, follow before the campaign closes In that now inter.
ssting seat Of war.
.wARDID.-0n Friday last the bogus Virginia Leg
isa.ure In session at Alexandria, es ced Joseph &C..