Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-29
Grl,cral Nfms.
SAVANNAH.
GEN. SHERMAN CAPTURES THE CITY-l50 GUNS, 13 LOGOMO. T4VES. l9o CARS AND 33,OOo BALES OF COTTON TAKEN.
WAR DErARrMEsr.

WAsuIxGroS, Dec. 25, 1884, sIr.M To Aejar. General Dir.
 A dispatch has been received this evening by the President. from Gen. Sherman. It is Sated at Savannah on Thursday, 23d inst and announces iiis occupation of the city of Savannah, an d the capture ofl5O guns. plenty of ammunition. aud about 25,oOo bales of cot ton. No other particulars. are given.
 An official dispatch from Gen. Foster to Gen. Graut, dated on the 32d inst, at P. M., states that the city of Savannah was occupied by Gen. Sherman on the morning of the 2lst, and that on the preceding afternoon and night Ha,dee escaped with theSuain body of his in- fantry and light artillery, blowing up the iron . clads aud the Navy Yard.
 He enumerates as captured 300 prisoners, l50 gans. l3 locomotives in good order, l90 cars, large lot of ammunition and>paterials of war, three steamers and B 900 baleS>of cot ton. Nomen;icn is made of the present posi. ton of Harless force, which had been sstiG,s. ted at about l5,00O. !
 The dispatches of Gen. Sherman and Gen. Foster are as follows:
 SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. P, 1864. His Ercelleney President Lincoln: I beg leave to present you as Christmas yin the City uf Savunnah, with one hundted and fifty heavy guns and plenty of anlm munilion. aud also about 25,000 bales of cotton. l w. T. SHERMAN, Msjor-General. STEAMER GOLDEN GATE, SAVANNAH RIVER. Dec. 22, 7p.M l To Lieut.. Gen Grant and Maj. Gen. II. " 1 IIaiieck:
 | have the honor to report that have jus re,urned from Gen. Sherman's headquarters il Savannah.
 l send Mai Gray. of my staff. as bearer 0 dispatches from Gen. Sherman to you, ant also message to the President. | 'rhe city of Savannah was occupied on th
 morning of the 2lst. Gen. Hurdee, satici patiug the contemplated assault, escaped, wiil the main body Of his infantry and light artil
 ery. on the morning Of the 20th, by crossini .he riverto Union Causeway, opposite the city The rebel iron clads were blown up, and tn Navy Yard was burned. All the rest of th city is intact, and contains twenty tbousan' citizens, quiet and well-disposed. 1 The capture includes eight hundred prison CTS. one hundred and fifty guns. thirteen loco motives, in good order, one hundred and nine', cars. a large supply of ammunition and mate rials of war. three steamers, and thrty-thre thousand bales of cotton stored in warehouses ! All these valuable fruits of an almost bloot less victory, have been, like Atlanta, fairl won. . opened communication with the city vii, my steamers to day. taking up what torpedoe we could see, and passing safely over othe:s.-
 Arrangements are made to clear the channs of all yustruclions. .... 1 Yours, G., .. -- J.G. FOSTER.
 ..,. Major-General.
 The Richmond papers of yesterday stat that on tie 23d, twenty-six vessels ofthe Will
 nington expedition had reappeared. | The dispatch Gen Rraag, Pablishs iu the Richmond papers, is as follows: | WILMINGTON, Dec. 23. Twenty-six vessels of the Federal fleet re ,pp. red this morning. There has been nc change sluce last dispatch.
 | This is the latest intelligence received iron
 that expedition. l EDWIN NJ. STANTON, 1 Secretary of War.