, 1864-12-18
Qhtca4o Gribn,1e.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER is, 1864.


evident that he has won one Of the most de-
cis{ve victories Of the war. Acareful pcrusal
Of Thomas dispatches would Indicate a loss
to the enemy Of from 10, 900 to Il, 600 In pris-
oners alone As the results of Thursdays
fight he announces IT guns and 500 prison.
ers. On Friday he announces that " the mum.
ber Of prisoners captured yesterday greatly
exceeds the number reported.h 30 much for
Thursdays achievements.
On Friday he reports that Brig. General |
Hatch has large number ofprsoners; Major |
Gen. Schofeld'a corps captured many |
prisoners, and sir pieces Of artillery; Major |
Gen. a. J. Smith cappted sixteen pieces Of
artillery, tTo Bsigudior Generals, and two
thousand prisoners; Brigadier Gen. Garrard
carried The cnemy's intrcnchments, captur-
Ing all the artillery and troops Of the enemy |
on the line; Brigadtcr Gen. Wood captured |
eight pieces Of artillery, aud over six hundred |
prisoners; and finally, Generals johnson and |
Caxton, who drove the enemy from their bat
:teries, captured "a large number" Of pris- |
oners. All this, amounting to II guns and
4, 100 prisoners, enumerated, with vast mr.
ginof uncnumerated captures both Of guns
and prisoners, can. hardly sum up less than
aixty guns, and from ten to fifteen thousand
men.
Whtn we consider that Notwithstanding |
Thomas' reinforcementa recently received,
Hoods column is believed to hare fully equal
led, If not exceeded Thomas, IN numbers, and
had the advantage of fighting behind In.
trcnchments, while Thomas assailed, SO
.slgnal a triumph becomes almost unprece-
dcnted, and must provo the highest tribute
to the gcncralship with which the battle on
--tn
latest bulletin corrects telegraphic error,
and estimates our loss at the cud Of the Sec
ond days battle ut not to exceed 8, GOO. The
entire result forms TT subject not only for
our re}oicings, but for profound religious
gratitude. We anxiously await the fuller re-
suits Of victory 60 brilliant.
The news from Gcn. Sherman is Of the most
encouraging character. He IL now In full!
communication with the cooperating armies
as is evidenced by the Interview between him.
self and Gen. Foster at Fort McAlltstcr On
"Wednesday last. His army Ia In splendid con-
ditiou, having lived upon tho fat Of the land,
.and for the past thirty days celebrated thanks
giving upon acccsh turkics, chickens and
sweet potatoes. Savannah is closely besicgcd
and has been summoned 10 surrender. II the
summons is refused 1t will be enforced In q
taking way by battery and bayonct-
Victory after Victory comes flashing along
the Tiies. The old command OF John Mor-
gan, now under Basil Duke, has been manu-
suInc1y defeated by dcn. busondge IN len
ncssec, and Its trains captured DICE Nor
gan, a brother Of the deceased horse-thte1,
was among the prisoners.
The navy is coming In for It's share oi The
glorious events OF the day an expedatton
in Tampa Bay has destroyed some Important
salt works, md another IN North carolina
captured MuFtfccsooro, oestfoyea an I'M
mense amount Of rebel stores, and captured
large number Of horses and mules.
The fleet IN the Roanoke. hlVeF Is meeting
with Ill luck, tue gonooat otsego anu Dasies,
and q steam launch having beet destroyed bS
: torpedoes, entaising, however, but slnall loss
0f l1'c- 1he neeL ls no" cnEaeu ~ '.h'us
: them up, md VIII thcn unaoaoteo's atono
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