Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-19

A private ceapatch, Fecsi'e1 '''7 MO''iDss "@'oo
Aha, u,us Dol & A. A0seloy, Of the artillery, nl-
diva OF Buckingham, was kill yesterday eTenlng By
shs.
GEN. HOODS PROGSAhhE
Tia Montgomery appeal has information witch
Lads il 10 believe that the event that Geo. Hood
hads ire ts,snSe OF Ma hVs too formidable to justify
an attempt 10 carry them he will move 70 the idt OF
ihe ,iS aud make CsrksV lie, miles 0lOE, on the
OsmBirland river his headquarters for she winter
AZ the sams ms lie uIdespsurs Fart DOneson, thirty
nys ss b, os on she river snd Fort usnIJ, Wlioh 10
~ niles from Fore DSRels0n ca the fsnhessse FHsF
This wsud give u Jhs command II both rTsis, 81 d
ton the pasiioB a. Oldksvis the army could dis"
anne supplies fr ho productive seuau OF Christian
TOAD snd L gan IA k.ntaCIy. Withia Tadiu At
tssn 6vs uiiss OF Oark.Viue hOt % than thirty
ss sIasr aousipg mills, ard ILe ply Of corn apd
meat IN that section 10 nsIbsustbs sldes recruits
would ok 10 our ranks ~ thousands. sId when sprng
opers the army would ocerPy oSmasndhg position,
be supplied In every particular, sud greatly increased
IL naMbsTs
GAN A r wsIsRr PsoMorED,
We are intosusd that tas snugai,hsd gentleman
bss teen commissioned IS MAJOR General
IRiH MISSISSIPPI q.
Jackson correspondent ct ,h. CLARION states thst
~. ,ls. ao,sms5t Of ,bs sasmy ia shat qisTtsr vas
l,. -ithogt ksus ssuls 10 hs, los 1, oauat she
-ithdrauai,fa cavalry fees which va ess or'ias
r.,a Il sras and anuul,tioa 20 tho Trars- hisss-
og department and tbs tain bsing Ihas lets without
l,rs.,c'iou q s.aau q lad OF fs1eFAa IN OoaiederAIe
1t.u o. iaaI5 dAsA ugol it Aad captured is. There
wls sbou, ,hirty wg,us in ths usip, convey ng
s6ou = 500 and VI aims aud lot Of smmu lihou.-
U.p,sih Sebastian vas charge at Il 1h' Fsdersi
.p.rty Is said 10 have been under oouwand OF Lieut.
Earl -, q, aota OF sfag ami Vaudsii IN have given
hasa o5uaidsrlbls nosotiety. Captain Sebastian Was
ne;A-are Of his d4ngs- until pistol WIS presented at
his heal aud no sls told to surrender. affair oc-
CURED somszL ors near O4kL NJ College, and tie
Ab,gs IS the version gwen By party Who accom-
ta.ieG The tar, and Il 'c.ed bis escaPs.
uoSIY oyERRIDEs PATRIOTISM.
Wae Texas ia comparatively free ram Ihs tread Of
enc Wis Yukes isTa6er, az 4 the body f her people
are "A true a. he Hu It to the Of soa,heru lido
pQ;,uee, srHl ve lasrl through Later ir N L'fedo
.s Houston Telegraph that no With tl0ding Sereral
\ rby Smiths orders, thcu ards OF 6 bs,E cattle sre
4.i., qua mo MEXICO ~ raoas pretendh 10 have
s,spurnt ccatrscs to iurUh the sOsdi,rs With beef
Tse hsvs q attle the river during the day. and
,tr.l. COOS hundreds ipto y, co and sVsn MsIi-
o,,. ,.ma e. esl EsIeo AID gather besves and erOss
.a.u, sys ios fp eaaUou.
BsIa. GEN. sTRAHL.
TIE Ajp.o! says; la ho da,h Of this off or the
AMY oi Tennessee has lost OF s most Psomi'iug
~, tfc5-., and TssGessso gAllsn, son. A! tie
beck us d, u of the var. General 8 rsh sss quite
r,g u. I'D hal jas, engaged in legal practice in
Dy,r com y d. rss smoug ths Grsl to voun ssr and
,t,,,t n Es,v O. "a 1ruts.aat fro N which uostoa
btI usri.o-iousY risen ,ds rsI lie held at the
dime OF his ,a,h. his brig .ds is baud OF heroes
WOO L sorelJ lulsLt tho lose O. tLtir Owed com
mantes.
No LAIER NEWS
Up The hour o. goiag 10 prss,, 20 official dee
pate 90 tom G,orsis or Southwestern Virginia bad
b,sn Isc.iy,d SO tbs War DspaTtEe1t We we're
aba o ottsiu I'll EN- o. cess from suv e ..J.sr.