Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-16
BY Te1egraDh.
For Later Dispatches see I'D Page.
Rebel Accounts.

/ &N9b04 3SSSA4S9'
NRw YoRK, Dec. l6.-The Richmond
ON Saturday morning made reconnots,
| sance on the DarbytoWn and williamsburg
road; for the purpose of discovering the
situation and position Of the enemy. The
reconnaissance was satisfactorily ACCOM-.
plished, and Gen. Lougstreet now reoccu-
pies his old position. Our loss was one
man killed and several wounded. We Lost
NO prisoners. A number Of the enemy'l
plckets were captured and some killed and
wounded.
Gan. Lee makes the following report
concerning Warren's expedition:
HAD QuR's ARMY OF NoBFABRN Va, L
December 10Th, 1864. )
Hon J. A. Seldom, ISsersLaEy Of RaE:
Yesterday the Let division of the I'd corps
suppoTtiug the cavalry, forced back our
cavalry pickets on the Vaughn road south
of the Appomattax, and advanced towards
DinWiddie court house. To-day our cav
airy reinforced by Infantry, drove them
back across Hatehetis run, Capturing q few
prisoners and re-stablishing our lines.
(Signed.) b. Z. LEE.
HAD QuE's Army OF NORTHERN Va.
December 10th, 1854.
Hon. j. a. !SsiaOn, Seerstary Of Var:
Gen. Hampton after driving the enemy's
cayalsy upon his infantry on the afternoon
| of the 9th, recrossed the NOttaWay, and
reached Bellefield at day light yesterday.
In the afternoon the enemy attacked the
position but were successfully resisted.
This morning the enemy is reported IS re-
firing and Hampton following. The bridge
over the Weherrin was saved. Our loss Rs
far as known 10 small. The garrison un-
der Garpett and the reserves behaved we'll.
(Signed.) R. E. LEE. General.
NRw YoRK, Dec. ia rebel dispatch
dated 0syks, Dec. lst., says: A Yankee
raiding force of at least 600 cavalry, with
two pieces of artillery aud SO loaded wag-
ops and the rest with pontoons, command
! ed by Gen'l Davidson resched the ADgiPs,
hoe from Baton Rouge at O'Clock yester-
day morning. Last evening after burning
the conscript camps and some outbuildings,
cutting the stores, ptllaging the inhabi.
tants and burning bridges, they left in the
direction Of Franklinton, La, which is the
direct route to Pearl river. They carried
with them Capt. Murray. the enrOlling OH.
Ger, the Postmaster, Williams, the hotel
keeper, and all the citizens they could
catch both young and old. Their destina-
tion is unknown. They ssid they were
going to Mobile.
A rebel despatch dated Newmarket, Va,
OF the 9th, Gays: Lieut.. Baylor, Of the l2th
Va. Cavalry, attacked two companies Of
the 21st N. Y. Cavalry, near MllWood,
Clark county, on the 14th inst, and killed
and captured forty of the party and thirty
nine h0rses. s-7
The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th says
that on yesterday morning the Yankee OH
GERS in the prison at DAnyille, made an st-
tempt to overPOwer the guards. They
were fired on. Col. Ropicus, ofHeW York
was Instantly killed aud others wounded
This frightened the rest and the attempt
was given up. The struggle lasted but q
few minutes, and then ell was quiet.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th says
the latest news from Sherman 10, that or
Saturday be was OF BloomingdaIe, on tht
Central Georgia Railroad, Is miles west ol
Savannah. II was not absolutely certain
whether 1t was in his programme TO attach
the city and slide away down TO the coast
or endeaVoF to force passage Of the Sa'
vannah river, en- route for Port Royal
Our position at Savannah Is difficult, as In
VoIVipg the necessity ofProEectipg both thu
city aud some.ten miles of the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad, which leaving thI
city on the west curves to the north and
crosses the river eight miles above Sher
man. Since he left MilIen he has been fel
ling timber behind him, and otherwise OBJ
structing the roads so as to protect hi
rear from the remorseless rAvAges Of Whee
Ter, who has hunted and hung upon hin
like bloodhound.