Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-29

Richmond papers OF the 2lst and q, pstant furnish the
following intelligence:
ATLANTA--ITs FATE
Gen Howard, dispatched by Gov Brown u ,ooL into
the condition of Atlanta has learn from the Mason
Confederate returned and submitted report of the state
of the city.
The destruction has been greater than supposed
Out of the tenemens OF all kinds which covered the site of
Atlanta only four hundred have been left and about four
thousand have been burned and it believed the destruc
ton would have been far more universal but for the inter-
ference of the Catholic priest who made manly resist
ance backed by the Catholic sodiery in Shermans army
against the firing of houses which would have endangered
the Catholic church and parsonage.
We sorry to learn that after the departure OF the
enemy the few remaining houses, together with the debris
left by the flames, including large quantities OF ron tools
and on, remorselessy pundered by the people
from surrounding Counties who brought their wagons from
long distances to carry of the plumber Hundreds
engaged this shameful work for many days before their
operations could be arrested. The few remaining dwell
houses been pundered of their furniture and the
State has been despoled OF large values.
MIR. STATIONS REPORT.
We learn from the Yankee papers that Stanton has pre-
pared the main portion of his report but delaying it's
publication until the result of pending military
are fully known. Should Thomas succeed in dispensing
Hoods army, and Sherman accomplish all that was ex
pected of him, and the ButlerPorter expedition against
Wilmington prove successful they say the tone of his
port will be very different from what it would be if this
information il not received" We have not the slightest
idea but that the contingencies mentioned will very ser
ously operate upon Mr. Stanton But Hoods army not
Dispersed Savannah not taken by Sherman and Wilmington
defiant it's neghbor Charestonhe hated cradle Of
the rebellion
Richmond papers of Friday and Saturday have been
ceived, from which we take the following extracts:
gentleman direct from the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment brings information that Gen. Price has organized the
recruits brought from Missouri by him into five br
gades. Gen Joe Kelly and Gen. John b. Clark Jr have
each division Gen. JEFF Thompson commands Kellys
old brigade, and Col John T. Coffee has recruited reg
ment eighteen hundred strong On the 18th OF November
Gen. Price was Issuing rations to thirty Thousand men
His expedition into Missouri completely successful
bis orders permitted it TO be- He has the largest
corps in the Confederate army and every man Mssouran
Gen Pagan whom he detached for that purpose captured
Fayetteville with ts garrison Of eight hundred men, on the
4th of November.
BEAUREGARD HEARD FROM.
CHARLESTON, DEC. 23.-To Gen. 8. Cooper: On the
10th instant the enemy eight hundred strong occupied
Pollard After burning the Government and railroad build
ngs they retired in the direction they They
pursued thirty miles, losing portion of their transporta
ton baggage and supplies and leaving many dead negro
troops the road Our forces were commanded by Gen.
Liddel, and acted with spirit and galantry
p. g. T. BEAUREGARD, General
Pollard ia an important station at the junction of the
Mobile and great Northern and Alabama and Florida rail-
roads. 1t is seventy miles north of Mobile.
BRECKENRIDGE HEARD FROM.
We have at length, Gays the Lynchburg Republican of
the 22l definite intelligence from Gen Breckenridge as
late Tuesday evening in the following despatch kindly
placed disposal by the gentleman to whom it
addressed 1t proper to say that the despatch is from
an officer at Dublin who is IN position to obtain correct
information:
DUBLIN, DEC. q0-A deapatch from Gen Breckenridge
day dated at Mount Airy fifteen miles west of Wytheve
he ha fought the enemy for two days successfully
Marion The enemy had retired IRON his 'front.' but whether
they retreatng TO East tennessee not he had
ascertaned.
Since this despatch nothing authentic has been received
Through passengers by the Western last night brrg
report that reported at Dublin yesterday morning
that Gen Breckenridge had Overtaken the enemy short
distance beyond Marion and fight progressing yes
terday We think the report highly probable though we
have nothing by telegraph to confirm it, We have heard
nothing reliable concerning the salt works but is gener
ally believed they safe thus far.