Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-24
BRAGG SAYS HE CAN HOLD IT
HOODS Army Is DemoraIIzed
His Retreat is Probably Cut Of
interesting News Itsms.

stenmefb news mas stateueHt concern
ing the st. Adams raiders. Mr. Porter
field, the Southern agent, was intro
duced to s. T. Motto, Chief Of Police, By
George n Sanders. The conspirators,
knowing what Judge Courselrs deeisio6
would be. arranged for giving up the
money. While Porterfeld was under
arrest, s. r. Motto resigned, hoping TO
stop the investigation, but be did not
succeed. The raiders offered bonds for
the payment Of the money, il ordered by
the Court Oar counsel refused 10 com.
promise, aud demanded every dollar OF
the stolen money os
The Canadian Government will doubt
less fully compensate the bands, aud the
Court is to be dismissed
A private letter from New Orleans
says: There is $2,000,0OO worth OF cot
ton stored in the interior Of Mississippi,
within our lines, bought up by men out
side our lines At a cost1in some in
stances, Of only two cents per pound.
A Nashville correspondent learns,
from good authority, that fee. Of gun
boats Is moving up the river to Florence,
to destroy the bridge there, and prevent
Hoods army from crossing If they
succeed, the chances are greatly In
favor OF the total destruction Of Hood $
eommsndi the Cumberland aud Ten
sesses rivers are too high 10 ford, and
Hood has no pontoons.
The preparations for Christmas din.
ner for Sherman's army have been aban
doned, owing to the fact that his army
has had one grand Christmas feast dur
ing their march throagh Georgia.
The Commercial Advertiser sums ur
the fruits of the campaign in the pasl
sixty days, including the operations IN
der Sherman, Thomas, Warren, Candy
and Rosecrans, and the naval victories
at Plymouth, North carolina. II alsC
estimates the number Of prisoners cap
.ured, including 1000 negroes takes
and 5000 killed aud wounded
Our loss 10 men during the SAN,
time is not estimated.
The rebel loss is twenty-five Gener
ais killed, wounded aud captured, whil'
we lost six. Two hundred and tweaty
Eve miles Of rebel railroad have beeI
destroyed, and twelve hundred Aorse
aud mules captured The damage i
Georgia is estimated at 0,000, ,00C
and in other parts Of the Confederae
at $4,000 These estimates do not ID
: clude the sinking of the rebel ram a
bemasle, the pirate Florida, and th
, capture Of eleven blockade runners.
The Times Washington special says
The vacancy in the Ministry at Par
viii not be filled at present
The 7st5unSs Washington speci,
ssys The greatest fears are exPresse
at the Navy Department that the pul
liea,iou Of the details of General Bu
lers naval expedition 10 capture Wi
miugton and reduce Fort Fisher, una
utterly defeat the enterprise In le
than as hoars alter the pubhcatiC
those papers gnilty of the crime We
undoubicdly in Richmond, Aad the
news communicated by telegraph
Wilmington.
At the opening Of the Commission
|. trial, yesterday, Of Col North, mott,
was made By the counsel for the pr
oner for his discharge on the grOul
= that he bad obtained an interview vi
the President and bad the promise fro
;, him that if be would te Il what be kn'
be would be Internationally diseharg'
10 aud that he had made such staieme
and he now demanded bis release. I
~ Commission decided that they could I
entertain the plea unless it was an orc
sy from the President or Secretary of W
est The Judge Advocate referred 10 ca
: where privates and officers put Repsl
can votes in The hands of Colonel No
I. to be sent home, aud when they Arri'
here they had been changed to Der
!" cratic votes. The Judge Advocate 5
if the prisoners counsel pleaded par'
it mus. be produced under the seal Of
~ Secretary of State. =
: The Fribaass Army Of the Jar
- special says Deserters from
49, rebels report the most intense intei
alat in the rebel lines for news from 81
man, and although northern journals
. the northern armies in eur froat are
- of rumors Of desertiOn to their causr
rtE pte. has demerahzing effect on officers
s'Sa =, men"
y o. The Heralds Hilton Head of the
r. says cur S2-pound Parrots have been
- into position on our left so as TO {
mand the bridge, and have shelled 0
I'm rebel battery that was below the bri
~ on our left The 6rss battery Of ia
'arn tn pound riasd howitzers. of Woods
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